AN: I don't own anything but my OC characters and parts of the plot. Everything else belongs to their owners.
Twenty minutes later, we were at the next hotel of our vacation. I quietly got Persephone out of her car seat into the stroller before doing up the straps. Elijah and Cole grabbed our bags out of the trunk before handing them over to us. I took Persephone diaper bag, my carry-on bag and my luggage.
"Okay. Our dinner reservations are at 6:30. So we have a bit of time to explore the hotel, your rooms and the pool," Elijah told them.
"Wait, what are room assignments?" Kate asked.
"First room assignment is Aurora, Persephone, Cole, Buffy and Myself," Eliah said.
"Second Room Assignment is Rebekah, Jeremy, Kol and Jenna," Klaus said.
"Third Room Assignment is Klaus, Kyra, andAndy," Finn voiced.
"And Finally, the last Room assignment is Finn, Kate and Leo," Jenna told them.
"Elijah, did you get the..." I started to ask.
"Yes, I got either the pack in play or the roll-away crib," Elijah said.
We headed into the hotel and sat down as we waited for Elijah, Jenna, Finn and Klaus to come back with the room keys. Ten minutes later, they came back with the room keys and handed them out.
"Let's go explore our hotel rooms," Elijah said as we headed for the evaluators.
A little while later, we were at the door of our hotel room. Elijah unlocked the door before opening it. I rolled the stroller into the room with my luggage.
"Looks like we'll have to be quiet when we put Persephone down for bed," Buffy whispered as we saw the two queen size beds and the roll-away crib in the corner.
"Looks like it," I whispered back.
I laid my luggage on the bed before walking over and getting the crib ready for Persephone. After it was ready, I laid Persephone into the crib and turned to the others.
"You guys, go explore the hotel. I'll stay with Persephone while she finishes her nap," I told them.
"I'll stay with you," Elijah said as he came over.
"Are you sure?" Cole asked.
"Go have fun," I voiced as I got my laptop out and got to writing my next chapter.
Buffy and Cole headed out of the room before softly closing the door. Elijah pulled out his laptop got to work for his historical business.
Time Skip
Persephone was up, diaper changed and was fed her dinner. Now, it was time for us to get dinner. Elijah got Persephone situated in her stroller before her diaper bag and placed it into the stroller compartment. Elijah and I walked out of the room with the stroller before heading to find the others. We met up with the others in the lobby before heading to our dinner reservation.
"Hey, did you have fun?" I asked them.
"We went swimming," Kate said.
"I just looked around," Buffy voiced.
We walked up to the hostess table.
"Hello, welcome to Tradewinds Restaurant. Do you have a reservation?" the woman asked as she looked up.
"Yes, three tables under Mikaelson," Finn answered.
The woman showed us to our tables before we sat down.
"Your servers will be with you," the woman told us before leaving.
We opened our menus before looking for what we wanted.
"What looks good?" Leo questioned.
"The Tanglewood Farms Chicken breast," I answered.
"The grilled Ribeye," Kyra voiced.
"The double-cut pork chop," Kate stated.
"Good evening, I'm Daniel, and I will be your server today. What can I get for you?" Our server Daniel asked.
"I would like The Tanglewood Farms Chicken Breast," I ordered.
"What would like to drink?" Daniel asked.
"Just water," I answered.
The rest of our group ordered before Daniel left to put our order in.
"When does Sea World open at?" Andy asked.
"10 am," Klaus answered.
Our drinks came as we continued to talk about tomorrow. A little while later, our food arrived, and we began eating. God, I feel like a pig. This past week, I've had cravings, nausea and I think my period is late. God, I really hope I'm not pregnant again. I mean, even if I was pregnant, I would love the baby anyway. I shook my head at that thought as I continued to eat my chicken breast. An hour and a half later, we were done eating and were heading back to our rooms.
When we got to the rooms, I bathed Persephone before putting her into a clean diaper and sleeper. Cole took her from me as I heated the formula up. Buffy had jumped into the shower after I had bathed Persephone.
"Here," I said as I handed the warmed bottle over to Cole.
"Thank you," Cole replied as I got my PJs out of my luggage and headed for the bathroom.
Buffy was getting out of the shower as I came into the bathroom.
"Having a shower as well?" Buffy asked as I laid my Pjs down on the counter.
"Yeah," I answered as she got dressed.
"So, what are we supposed to do when Persephone's sleeping before we go to bed?" Buffy questioned.
"Watch or Read whatever on our laptops, I guess," I responded as I undressed, took my hair out of the ponytail, and took off my jewelry.
"Well, see you when your done," Buffy said as she headed out of the bathroom.
I got into the hot shower before washing my hair and body. Ten minutes later, I was out of the shower before changing into my PJs and putting my ring and protection necklace back on. I brushed and blow-dried my hair before bundling up my dirty clothes and grabbing my shoes before heading out of the bathroom.
When I got out of the bathroom, Persephone was in the crib, her noise machine was on, and lights were turned off. I put my dirty clothes into the laundry bag before grabbing today's shopping bags and got everything we bought out. I placed my items into my extension bag before repeating the process with Persephone's and Willow's extension bags. Elijah, Buffy and Cole followed suit with their thing items. I pulled out my Peanut Butter Explosion and took a bite of it as Buffy grabbed her choice donut. The boys followed suit with their choice. I stuck my donut in my mouth as I placed my phone on its charger before grabbing my laptop and charger out. I opened my work e-mail to see if I got any orders forms for my designs and music. I found out that I had three orders for my art designs and three request forms for my music. I would have to wait and do my music orders in LA. I will have to start planning the art designs now but do them during my time at the hotel. I grabbed my work planner for the art designs out. I opened it to a new page and started planning what the people wanted. One person wanted art design about Disney, another wanted it about broadway and a last but certainly not least wanted it about music. I started to plan what I would like for each of the chosen topics to be.
"Aurora, it's time for bed," Cole whispered as he got into bed.
"Okay," I whispered back as I closed my work planner and turned off my laptop.
Cole took my work planner and placed it into my carry-on. Elijah grabbed my laptop and charger and put them away before I rolled onto my side and closed my eyes. I assumed Cole and Elijah followed suit, and we went off to sleep.
Time skip
It was morning and our first day at Sea World Orlando. Buffy and I were already up and moving as we had enjoyed the fitness area in the hotel. Now, we had our outfits laid out on the bathroom counter as I took the first shower before Buffy took hers. I got into my underwear and bra before getting into my creme-coloured shorts and orange top. After that, I put on my sandals and did them up before putting on another protection necklace in the place of my trinity protection necklace. I slipped my Claddagh ring on before doing my hair. I brushed my teeth before putting on a bit of lip balm.
"That was a great workout," Buffy said as she got out and dried her body.
"Yeah," I replied as she blowed dried her hair. "It was."
Buffy got dressed in her outfit for the day. Today's outfit consisted of light pink shorts, a blue t-shirt, red high tops, a necklace and flowered earrings. She had a bracelet and her sunglasses as well.
"How did you sleep?" I asked Buffy.
"Surprising well. I'm surprised Persephone didn't wake me up crying," Buffy answered as we headed out of the bathroom with our dirty clothes.
When we walked into the bedroom, Elijah was feeding Persephone her breakfast as Cole got out her outfit for the day.
"Did you enjoy your workout?" Cole asked.
"Yeah. It was much needed," Buffy replied as she put her dirty laundry into her laundry bag.
"Yeah, I agree," I voiced as I laid my trinity necklace into my jewelry box. "The workout helped with stir-crazy feeling since we haven't slain vampires or demons in a while." I placed my dirty laundry into my laundry bag.
"That's good," Elijah said as he wiped Persephone's face with a cloth before she started crying. "I know. I know you don't like that. It's okay. There we're all done." As he finished washing her face.
"Time to get her ready," I said as I came over and took her out of her stroller.
I laid her down on the bed before getting her out of her bib and sleeper. After that, I changed her diaper before getting her into her clean onesie and pants.
"Here, let me do the sandals. Go pack the diaper bag," Cole said as he came over and took the sandals.
I made up her bottles for the park day before putting them into the diaper bag. I grabbed the baby sunscreen from the diaper bag.
"Here, put on her sunscreen," I said as I handed Cole the baby sunscreen.
"Thank you," Cole replied as he took it.
I made sure her hat, soother, sunglasses, a board book and a soft toy were in the bag before Cole handed me the sunscreen bag, and I put it back into the bag.
"Time to get breakfast," Elijah said. "Everything ready?"
"Yep," I replied as we headed out the door and for the evaluators.
When we got downstairs in the lobby, we met up with the others. Kyra was wearing light pink shorts like Buffy, a purple t-shirt, a flower necklace, earrings & a ring, white flats, her protection necklace and her hair was in a side braid. Kate was wearing blue denim shorts, a floral tank top, a flower headband, black shoes, a silver charm bracelet, her protection necklace, and pink sunglasses. While her hair was braided to the side. Jenna was wearing black tights, a blue tank top, a jean jacket, black high tops, a flower necklace and had turtle tote bag.
"Ready for breakfast?" Jenna asked.
"Yes, I believe we are," Elijah answered as he rolled the stroller over to Tradewinds Restaurant.
When we got there, we were seated at our tables. A little while later, we started to look through the breakfast menu. I already had my eye on the Orange Souffle pancakes.
"What's got your eye?" Kate asked me.
"The orange Souffle pancakes," I told her.
"That sounds yummy," Kyra voiced.
"Yeah, they do. I'm going to get sausage links with them and a glass of orange juice," I told them before asking. "What are you going to get?"
"The Belgian waffles with bacon and a hot tea," Kate answered.
"Classic Eggs benedict with bacon and orange juice," Kyra responded.
Our waitress came over to our order before leaving once more. It wasn't before long that our drinks were here. Not long after our drinks arrived, our food came, and we began eating.
A slight time skip...
We were done eating and were on our way to Sea World Orlando.
Less than ten minutes later, we were in Sea World and were heading for our first ride, which just so happened to be near the Dolphin Nursery. We rolled the stroller over to the nursery to see some dolphins at the glass.
"Do you see Dolphins, Persephone?" I asked as I bent down to Persephone's level as she reached out at the glass in front of her.
"do...do..." Persephone said.
"Yes, Persephone. Do-dolphins," I replied as I laughed.
"It's time to get in line," Kate said.
"Who's staying with Persephone?" I questioned.
"I am," Elijah said as I got up.
"Okay, we'll see you both after the ride," I replied as I kissed his cheek before heading into the line with the others.
Twenty minutes later, we were in front waiting for our turn on the ride. A little while later, we were locked and loaded on the coaster before the ride started, and we were off on a Manta ride.
After the ride, we met up with Elijah and Persephone. They were in the Manta Aquarium looking at the Manta Rays.
"Hey," I said as Elijah turned with Persephone in his arms.
"Did you have fun?" Elijah asked.
"Yes, I believe we did," Kate answered.
"Where to next?" Andy asked as he looked at the Manta.
"To Stringray Lagoon," Finn responded as Elijah placed Persephone back into the stroller and did up the straps before placing her sunglasses back over her eyes.
We headed out of the Manta Aquarium before heading to the Stringray Lagoon.
A walk later, we were at the stingray lagoon & feeding area. We headed to buy some feed for the stingray. We fed the stingrays as they swam by us. Elijah had Persephone in his arms as he reached down and petted the stingray. Persephone laughed as Elijah got closer to the stingray.
"Persephone, are you laughing at your daddy petting the stingray?" I asked her.
I touched the same stingray as Elijah before sanitizing my hands. I took Persephone from him before Cole handed him the hand sanitizer.
"Thank you," Elijah said as he took the hand sanitizer and sanitized his hands.
"Did you take the photo's Kate?" I asked her.
"Yeah, I did. The photos are perfect for the album," Kate answered.
"I can't wait for Persephone to be old enough to do this with us," I voiced.
"Me too," Kyra returned. "I mean, she can enjoy more of the rides when she's older."
"Elijah, where are we going next?" I asked.
"We are going to the Dolphin encounter," Elijah answered as our group came over to us.
We headed out of the Stingray lagoon and towards the dolphin area.
We headed to the underwater view area instead of the above-ground viewing area. Persephone was still in my arms as she reached out towards the glass as the dolphins swam by us. She laughed as the dolphins stared at her.
"Persephone, are you laughing at the dolphins?" I asked as I laughed with her. "What do you think we should get you a dolphin stuffie?"
"I think we should. Persephone showed an interest in the dolphins so far," Cole said as he came over to us. "She didn't laugh at the stingrays."
"Maybe she likes certain animals," Elijah replied as he walked over from a sign.
"Elijah, can we get a picture with you, Persephone, Cole and Aurora with the Dolphins?" Kate asked as she had her camera out.
"Of course," Elijah responded as we got ready for the picture.
"On three, Say Dolphins," Kate said. "One... Two... Three..."
"Dolphins," Elijah, Cole and I stated as Kate took the picture.
"That was a good one," Kate said as she saw the picture.
Cole took Persephone from me before laying her into the stroller. I headed over to Kate to see the picture.
"Your right. That is a good picture," I told Kate. "Have you ever thought making a business of taking pictures?"
"That might be a great idea," Kate said. "I'll think about it."
We continued through the underwater viewing area and looked at the signs before realizing it was lunchtime.
"Guys, where are we eating lunch today?" Rebekah asked.
"Captain Pete's Island Hot dogs," Finn answered.
We headed out of the viewing area and towards our lunch location.
Where we were eating wasn't far from the stingray lagoon. We paused and looked at Captain Pete's Island Hot Dogs Menu.
"Is everyone ready to order?" Elijah asked our group.
"I am," I answered.
"Me too," Cole responded.
"Me three," Buffy returned.
"Let's order," Elijah said as we headed up to the order window.
"Hello and welcome to Captain Pete's Island Hot Dogs. What can I get for you all?" a worker asked.
"Aurora, why don't you go first?" Elijah suggested.
"I'll have the Pete's Chicken Tender Platter with a sprite," I ordered.
"Okay," the worker said as he typed my order in.
"I'll have the Pete's Famous Totchos with a coke," Cole ordered.
"I'll have the Pete's Foot Long Hot dog with just cheese and a Fanta," Buffy ordered.
"I'll have Pete's Famous Tochos with a water bottle," Elijah ordered.
The worker told us the total amount of our order. Elijah paid as the workers got out food ready. A little while later, we got our food and headed off to a place to eat.
We found a place to eat and sat down in the Dolphin Theater. I heated Persephone's bottle before feeding her. I ate my lunch as I fed her. After I fed her, Elijah took her to burp her.
"Where is the nearest changing table?" Elijah asked.
"It's near Empire of the Penguins I believe," Jenna answered.
"I'll go change her," Elijah said as he got up with Persephone in his arms.
He headed out of the theatre with Persephone, the diaper bag and the stroller. We all finished what we were eating before heading to the baby center.
When we got to the baby center, Elijah was coming out with a sleeping Persephone in the stroller.
"How did you get Persephone to go to sleep?" I asked him.
"It wasn't hard," Elijah said as he came over to us with the stroller." I sang her a song from my childhood."
"Where are we going?" Klaus asked.
"Build-A-Bear Workshop, first," Kyra answered.
"Okay, off to Build-A-Bear," Klaus returned as we headed over to where we saw Build-A-Bear.
When we got there, we built three penguins, two bears, one shark and one Elmo with clothes and accessories all designed all Sea World. After that, we paid and headed out to our next store.
"What's our next store?" Kate asked.
"Coconut Bay Traders," Finn answered as we started our walk over to the next store.
It didn't take long to find Coconut Bay Traders, and we headed inside to look around. I found Persephone a Dolphin stuffie before finding a dolphin bracelet for Willow.
"Did you find something?" Elijah asked.
"Yeah, a dolphin stuffie for Persephone and a dolphin bracelet for Willow," I told him.
"Nothing for yourself?" Elijah questioned.
"Nope, I personally like penguins better," I responded.
"Did you two find anything?" Elijah asked as Buffy and Cole came over.
"Nothing, we wanted," Buffy answered.
"Okay, then. Let's go pay," I voiced as we headed over to the cashier desk with the stroller.
Elijah paid for the dolphin bracelet and stuffie before we headed out of the store. We waited for the others to come out with their things.
"Where are we going next?" I asked Elijah.
"For a snack, I thought we would try Edy's Ice cream Parlour," Elijah told me.
"That sounds good," Rebekah said as she and the others came out of the store. "I have a craving for ice cream."
"Me too," I replied.
"Me three," Kate voiced.
"Me four," Kyra stated.
"Before anyone says me five. Let's go get ice cream," Jenna said as we started on our way to the ice cream parlour.
When we got to the ice cream parlour, we headed into Edy's before looking at the menu. I already found what I wanted to eat as I turned to the others.
"Do you have something in mind?" I asked Buffy.
"I think I do," Buffy answered.
"Me too," Cole replied.
"Then, let's go order," Elijah said as we got in line.
It wasn't before long we were in front and ready to order.
"Hello and welcome to Edy's Ice Cream Parlour. What can I get for you all?" the worker asked.
"I would like the brownie sundae," I ordered.
"I would like the Mint Chocolate Chip Sundae," Buffy ordered.
"I would the Dulce Le Leche Shake," Cole ordered.
"I would like two scoops of Vanilla ice cream in a cone," Elijah ordered.
"Will that be all?" the worker asked.
"Yes, I believe that is it," Elijah answered.
The worker told us the amount, and Elijah paid for our treats before they were put together. A little while later, our treats were ready. We headed out with them. Elijah pushed the stroller with one hand and had his ice cream in the other.
"Mm, this is good," I said as I took a bite of my sundae. "I love the brownie."
"Hey, we got the same sundae," Kyra said as she came over with the same sundae I got.
"Yeah, we did. It's very delicious," I told Kyra as we headed for a spot to sit and eat our ice cream treats.
We found a spot and sat down near our next ride.
"So, are we going on the Turtle trek next?" Kate asked.
"Yes, that's the plan," Jenna responded.
"Then to Trek Treasures," I voiced. "The gift shop for Turtle trek."
"After that to Manatee Rehabilitation area," Klaus said.
"Then to Journey to Atlantis and its aquarium," Finn told us.
"And finally, Golden Seahorse Gifts," Elijah said.
We continued to eat our ice cream before it fully melted. After we were finished, we headed for the Turtle trek and walked into the attraction.
After we were done with the attraction, we headed for the gift shop. I found a sea turtle stuffie for Persephone and a turtle necklace for Willow before heading up to the cashier with the stroller and items in hand.
"Is that all?" the worker asked as I laid my items down on the counter.
"Yes," I answered.
The worker told me the amount before I paid for the stuffie and necklace. After I paid for the items, I headed out the door with the bag and the stroller and headed to the nearest bench to sit down. I looked over at Persephone to see that she was awake.
"Good afternoon, Miss. Persephone. Did you have a good nap?" I asked as I took her soother and placed it into its container before I put the container back into the diaper bag. "Did see the turtles?" She smiled as I got the sea turtle out of the bag and showed her.
She laughed and squealed as she saw the stuffie in my hands.
"This is yours for later," I told her before placing it back into the bag. "Come on, let's go change that diaper of yours."
I walked as I texted Elijah and Cole before heading into the baby center. I changed Persephone's diaper before warming up another bottle for her. I fed her before burping her and placing her back into the stroller. I did up the straps before getting back up and putting the diaper bag back into the compartment. I rolled the stroller back outside, where the others were waiting.
"Hey, sorry. Persephone needed a diaper change and a bottle," I told them.
"It's okay," Elijah said as he kissed my cheek before taking the stroller from me.
"Yeah, you shouldn't have to feel bad that you needed to feed or change, our niece," Kate told me.
"Okay, next stop. Manatee Rehabilitation area," I voiced as we headed back towards the area.
When we got there to the Manatee section. We could see them in the waters.
"Wow, I can't believe how many Manatee need rehabilitation," I muttered as I saw so many Manatee.
"Yeah, but they get the help and are released if they can be released," Kate voiced.
"Where to next?" Kyra asked as we turned to the boys.
"Journey to Atlantis," Finn answered.
"Who's staying with Persephone?" I asked.
"I am," Elijah said. "We'll be in the aquarium when the ride is finished."
We headed over to the ride and got in the line before Elijah and Persephone headed to the Aquarium.
An hour and a half later, we were in front of the line and waiting for our turn. The ride vehicle was in front of us, and the doors opened. We walked on and locked ourselves in place. A couple of seconds later, we were off to the Journey of Atlantis.
After the ride, we met up with Persephone and Elijah as they looked at the aquarium glass windows filled with sea life passing by.
"Having fun?" I said as we came up behind them.
"She is sure enjoying seeing the animals," Elijah replied as Persephone kept looking around at the sea life.
"Yes, it seems that she does," I voiced as Elijah laid Persephone down into the stroller before doing up the straps.
"Guys, let's go to the gift shop," Kate said as we headed out of the Atlantis aquarium with the stroller.
After seeing the sea life, we headed for the Golden Seahorse Gifts Store. I didn't find anything that I would have liked. So I headed back to the aquarium exhibit with Persephone while the others shopped.
"After this, Miss. Persephone, we're going to see a Dolphin show," I told her as we looked at the sea life passing by. "Then we're going back to the hotel for dinner, quiet time and sleepy time. How does that sound?"
"There you are," Cole said as he and Elijah came over.
"Didn't find anything I liked," I replied. "Sorry, I didn't text. I thought Persephone and I would look at the underwater sea life before the Dolphin show."
"It's okay," Kate said as she came over. "We were just worried."
"Let's go see the show before we head back to the hotel," I said as I stood back up. "Whoa!" I swayed a bit.
"Are you okay?" Elijah asked.
"I just felt a bit dizzy," I responded.
"Maybe we should skip the show and head back to the hotel now," Klaus suggested.
"Yeah, I think that might be a good idea," I voiced.
"What's happening to you, Kate, Kyra and Rebekah?" Jeremy asked before saying. "I mean, your nauseous, getting dizzy and having cravings. It's not like your pregnant."
"If this continues, when we get back to Los Angeles. We'll make an appointment with the doctor," Kate voiced.
We headed out of the aquarium exhibit before heading for the exit of Sea World. We walked to the cars before getting in. Cole dealt with Persephone and got into her car seat before Elijah put the stroller in the trunk. We were off back to the hotel.
When we got back to the hotel, we ordered our dinner at the Boardwalk before taking it back to our rooms to eat. Elijah fed Persephone her puree dinner as we settled to eat our dinner.
"What did you get?" Buffy asked.
"I got the Cheese flatbread and a chocolate cake with water," I told her before asking. "You?"
"Pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw and carrot cake with water," Buffy answered.
"I got the Parmesan Meatball Sub and Butterfinger cheesecake with ice tea," Cole voiced before taking a bite of sub.
"I ordered the cobb salad and carrot cake with a hot tea," Elijah told us as he finished wiping Persephone's face with the cloth.
Timeskip
After dinner and dessert, we did tummy time for Persephone. She started to like tummy time, but it was time for her bath. Elijah bathed Persephone, and I got her ready for bed. I read to her one of the new books I got her from Suess landing as she fell asleep in my arms.
"Nighty-night, Persephone. May your dreams bring you happiness," I whispered as I laid her down into the crib before laying her blanket down her.
I headed to the bathroom and got changed into my PJs. Buffy did the same. We both headed back into the bedroom, and I got to work on my new plans to expand my business. Four hours later, it was time for bed, and I just went to sleep. I didn't even realize that Cole and Elijah joined me in sleep.
A Giant Time Skip Later...
Dear Diary,
Day 9 in Orlando was hard. I've been nauseous but never dizzy. But it was weird. Kate, Kyra, Rebekah and I have all had the same symptoms. Anyways, let me tell you what has been happening these last five days at Sea World Orlando.
Day 10 & 11- Aquatica: We spent the next two days at Aquatica water park. It was fun and less stressful. Kate, Kyra, Rebekah and I had a bit of nausea, but it went away by lunchtime. We had fun swimming, going down water slides and just hanging out. Persephone enjoyed the water as much as she was in it. Her naps were 2 hours long each day. While Persephone napped, I read one of the variations of Pride and Prejudice while the others had fun. After spending the first day in the water park, we had early dinner before heading back to our rooms for whatever we wanted to do. Our room watched movies. We did the same thing on the second day.
Day 12- Our second day at Sea World: Our breakfast, we did the breakfast buffet this time. After breakfast, we headed into the park and enjoyed Pacific Point, the orca viewing, and Antarctica: Empire of Penguins. Elijah got us a tour close-up tour with the Penguins. I got to pet a penguin and got my picture taken with them. It was so cool. After the Penguin tour, we headed for Glarical Collections. Our room group bought three Penguin Mugs, one blue Penguin Frame, one Penguin stuffie, and four Personalized Penguin Cups. After shopping, we headed to Expedition Cafe for lunch. We ordered tenders, fries with Shredded Cheddar-Jack Cheese, Bacon Bits, Chives & Sprite (me), Orange chicken with fried rice & orange Fanta (Cole), Teriyaki Chicken with fried rice & coffee (Elijah), and Crispy Chicken Sandwich with Mac 'N Cheese & Coca-cola (Buffy). After lunch, we did some more shopping as Persephone napped. We did a little shopping at Little Miss Matched. We bought Persephone two pairs of toddler sandals and a couple of pairs of toddler sunglasses. We watched the orca show before heading back to Expedition Cafe for a snack. Kyra, Buffy, Kol, Jeremy, Klaus, Andy, & I had the chocolate cake. Kate, Finn, Leo & Elijah had the carrot cake, and Jenna, Rebekah, & Cole had the cheesecake. After eating, we headed for the Kraken ride. Kate, Kyra, Rebekah and I stayed back with Persephone while the others had fun. While the others were having fun, we looked at Kraken Gifts. We bought a Kraken T-shirt for Xander, Oz, & Jeremy. Persephone woke up from her nap before I changed her before giving her another bottle. Then we headed to the exit of Kraken before waiting for the boys and Jenna. We went to another show before heading to Lakeside Grill for an early dinner. Our group ordered Bacon Cheeseburger without lettuce, tomato, onion, with fries and sprite (me), Signature Grilled chicken Kabobs & a water bottle (Elijah), another Bacon Cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, onion, fries & coca-cola (Buffy), and a Lakeside Mediterian Burger with fries and an Orange Fanta (Cole). We also ordered our desserts to go (2 chocolate cakes-Buffy and me, 1 carrot cake- Elijah & 1 cheese cake-Cole). After eating, we headed back to the hotel for free time. Elijah and Cole played with Persephone as I ordered what I needed to expand my business. While Buffy watched a movie on her laptop. A couple of hours later, Persephone was bathed, changed and put down to bed before a bit of quiet free time before we went to bed.
Day 13- Third day at Sea World: For breakfast, we did the buffet again before heading off to the park. This day, we did the same areas we had done in the previous days before lunch at Captain Pete's Hot Dog once more. I had Pete's Foot Long Dog with cheese and a sprite as Buffy had Totchos. Cole had a Chicken tender Platter as Elijah had the same thing had on our first day here. After lunch, we didn't do any shopping while Persephone was sleeping. So we watched a couple of shows and did a couple of rides while we waited for her to wake up. After she woke up, I changed her and gave her a bottle before heading to Sesame street. We got there in enough time to see the Sesame Street Party Parade. Persephone was in my arms as we danced to the Parade music and saw the characters as they came by. After the parade, we met Elmo and took a picture with him before heading to try some of the interactive features of Sesame Street. For dinner, we had Altitude Burgers to go. We ordered three Build-a burger [Bacon Cheeseburger with Ketchup & Waffle fries] & a Sprite (me), [Grilled Chicken Burger with Ketchup & Onion Rings] & an Orange Fanta (Cole), [Cheese Burger with ketchup, mustard, Onions & Waffle fries] & a water bottle (Elijah) and the Altitude Burger & coca-cola (Buffy). We took our desserts to go and bought the same as yesterday's desserts. We headed back to the hotel for free time. Buffy headed to the pool with the others. While Cole, Elijah and I stayed in the room with Persephone for some quiet time. We did tummy time, fed her dinner before bathing her, changing her into a clean diaper & sleeper before laying her down to sleep. Elijah got some work done. Cole and I watched a movie. Buffy came back before getting ready for bed. The rest of us got ready for bed before heading to bed.
Day 14- Fourth day at Sea World: Our last day at Sea World Orlando. We did the traditional breakfast buffet before heading to the park. After we got to the parks, we did several aquariums before heading to the shark encounter. The boys and Persephone liked seeing the sharks. After seeing the sharks, we headed for Fin Gifts. We bought a whale stuffie for Persephone, and Buffy got a shark tooth necklace. After shopping, we did the orca viewing once more before heading for lunch at Food Truck in Sesame Street. Our group ordered the Hawianna Grilled Cheese Sandwich- Pulled pork with smoked bacon bits, cheddar cheese, and BBQ sauce & french fries (me), Hawaiian Grilled Chicken Tenders, served with Island BBQ sauce & french fries (Buffy), Asian Tempura Chicken Tenders & Fresh Fruit (Elijah) and The Turkey Melt Grilled Cheese Sandwich - Roasted turkey breast topped with sweet tomato and American cheese & fries (Cole). We ordered our drink at a separate food truck. Our drinks were the Elmo's Rockin Rasberry Smoother (me), the Big Bird's Pineapple Delight Smoothie (Elijah), Cookie's Blueberry Bliss (Cole) and Abby's Strawberry Sparkle (Buffy). We fed Persephone before eating our dinner and drinking our smoothies. After lunch, we headed for Hooper's Store in Sesame Street. We bought a big bird stuffie, a cookie monster stuffie, Elmo Bubble wand, Pink Poka Dot Hat & Elmo Cape (Persephone), and a couple of Sesame Street Pins, Lanyard & Sesame Street Frame (me). After shopping, we headed to do some rides that Persephone couldn't go on in the Sesame Street area. Then we headed for a snack as Persephone woke up. Cole fed Persephone her after-nap bottle. Our room group ordered two coca-cola Icee with vanilla soft serve ice cream (Cole & Buffy) and a Blue Raspberry Icee with vanilla soft serve ice cream (me). Elijah got a Wild Cherry Icee with a vanilla soft serve ice cream. After snacks, we got onto the Sunny day Carousel with Persephone before going to the Wild Arctic. We saw walruses and beluga whales. Persephone kept laughing when they would open their mouths and bubbles came out. Then we headed for the Wild Artic Gift store. We bought a Beluga whale stuffie for Persephone before heading to our next store. The next store we headed to was called Sea World Rescue. Our group bought seven sea world rescue utility packs, three sea world rescue t-shirts, one sea world rescue ornament, and one sea world rescue hoodie. Which donated 5% to sea world rescue. We were happy to spend that money to help sea world rescue.
After SeaWorld Rescue, we headed for Sea World Store. We bought a SeaWorld Retro Rainbow Water Bottle, a vintage Character Fleece Blanket, a SeaWorld Retro Logo Mug, a SeaWorld Florida Local Yellow Adult Tee, a Light Blue SeaWorld Mamatee Tee, Seaworld Penguins Pin, a Penguin Ornament & a Dolphin Fireworks Throw (me), a SeaWorld Whale Tye-dye Toddler Tee, a Rainbow Sloth Plush, a 'Witch Way to Candy?' Dolphin Toddler tee, a SeaWorld 'Why I Otter?' Toddler Tee, a light blue SeaWorld Rescue Toddler Tee, and a Miyoni Wolf Plush (Persephone). Our group also bought a SeaWorld Retro Repeat Pink Clear Mug, SeaWorld Retro Rainbow Water Bottle, SeaWorld Florida Local Mint Adult Zip Hoodie, a SeaWorld Rainbow Text Blanket & a SeaWorld Turtle Family Pin (Willow), a Sea World Retro Repeat Blue with White Tumblr, a SeaWorld Retro Rainbow Water Bottle, and a SeaWorld Penguin Dog Tag Pin (Buffy). Elijah bought Most Jawsome Dad, a SeaWorld Retro Blue with White Mug (Giles), a SeaWorld Retro Logo Mug, a 'Have a Turtle Awesome Father's Day' Mug [S.W], and a World Greatest Walrus Father Mug. Cole bought a SeaWorld Retro Logo Tumblr, a Nanocoaster Kraken, a SeaWorld Florida Coaster Cutout Model Manta, and a Coolest Dad Penguins Mug.
After shopping, we headed for our dinner reservation at Voyager's Smokehouse. We ordered the Texas Style Brisket with waffle fries, Mac 'n' Cheese & a sprite (me), a Smokehouse sampler with waffle fries, Mac 'n' Cheese & coca-cola (Buffy), a Smoked Chicken with waffle fries, Garden Side Salad & a glass of wine (Elijah) and the St. Louis Style BBQ Ribs with waffle fries, baked beans & rootbeer (Cole). We took our usual desserts to-go and headed back to the hotel for free time, sorting out shopping and packing. We did the dinner routine with Persephone before doing the bedtime routine. After Persephone went to bed, we did some packing and sorting out what we got today. Then we went to bed ourselves.
Today is check-out day: We are leaving the Renaissance at Sea World. After check-out, we're heading to Disney Springs for Brunch and some shopping. A*
I closed my journal before placing it into my carry-on. I looked over at Elijah as he fed Persephone her breakfast.
"Where are we having brunch?" I asked.
"Chef Art's Homecoming," Elijah answered as he started to wipe Persephone's face.
"So, what are the shopping places today?" Buffy asked as she closed her luggage and zipped it up.
"Today, we have the art of shaving, Build-a-Dino, Pandora Jewelry, Alex and ani, Ever After Jewelry Co.," Cole told us. "Lily Pulitzer and Sugarboo & Co."
"For today's snack location is Gideon's Bakehouse," Elijah voiced as he finished wiping Persephone's face clean.
"Is everything packed?" I asked.
"Everything is packed," Cole said. "We are ready to head to the lobby for check out."
We grabbed the bags and luggage before heading out the door with the stroller.
When we got downstairs in the lobby, Jenna, Klaus, Finn, and Elijah headed to check out as we waited with the others.
"So, Chef's Art Homecoming for brunch," Kate said.
"Yeah," I replied. "While the boys are at Art of Shaving, we'll be at Build-a-dino."
"That sounds like a good idea," Kyra voiced.
"We're doing a lot of Jewelry shopping," Buffy said as Klaus, Finn, Elijah, and Jenna returned.
"Time to go," Elijah stated as we headed out of the hotel with our things and the stroller.
When we got to the cars, we packed the SUVs with our bags and luggage into the trunk. Cole put Persephone into her car seat and did up the straps before handing the stroller to Elijah. Buffy, Cole and I got in as Elijah put the stroller into the trunk.
"Disney Springs, here we come," Cole said as Elijah got in and started the car.
We were off to Disney Springs.
Twenty minutes later, we were in one of the park garages at Disney Springs. Cole was getting the stroller out of the trunk as I brought Persephone into my arms. Buffy grabbed the diaper bag.
"Here," Cole said as he gave me the stroller.
I set Persephone into the stroller before doing up the straps.
"Here's her hat and Sunglasses," Buffy said as she handed me Persephone's hat and baby sunglasses.
"Thank you," I replied as I put Persephone's hat and sunglasses on her before standing back up.
"Let's go eat," Andy voiced as we started our way to Chef Art's Homecoming.
When we got to the restaurant, we headed for the hostess table.
"Welcome to Chef Art's Homecoming," the woman said before asking. "Do you have a reservation?"
"Yes, three tables under Mikaelson," Klaus answered.
"Of course," The woman said as she looked up the reservation before counting how many menus she would need. "This way."
She led us to our tables before we were seated.
"Your servers will be with you in a moment," the woman told us as she gave us the menus.
Elijah took four menus and handed them to us. Elijah gave six menus to Klaus before handing the last four menus to Rebekah.
"What looks good?" Leo asked as we all opened the menus.
"The biscuits for starters," I voiced.
"What else looks good?" Kyra questioned.
"Hello, my name is Luke, and I will be your server," Luke introduced himself before saying. "What can I get for your drinks?"
"I'll have an orange juice," I ordered.
"Me too," Kate said.
"Me as well," Leo replied.
The rest of our group ordered their drinks. 4 more orange juices (Buffy, Andy, Cole, & Kol). 4 glasses of water (Klaus, Jeremy, Rebekah, & Elijah). A Strawberry lemonade Cocktail (Finn) and a Sweet Tea Shine (Jenna).
"What can we get you for starters?" Luke asked.
"Our table would like the biscuits," Elijah ordered.
"Our table would like the house-made Doughnuts," Kate ordered.
"Our table would like the house-made Doughnuts as well," Jenna ordered.
"What would you like for your main course?" Luke questioned.
"I would like the Fried Chicken & Doughnuts with Griddled Country Ham," I ordered.
"I would like the French Toast with the Pecan-smoked Bacon," Buffy ordered.
"I would like the Hallelujah Biscuit with the Potato Gratin Hash," Elijah ordered.
"I would like the French Toast with Seasonal Fruit," Cole ordered.
The rest of our group ordered before Luke went to put our order in. Ten minutes later, our food and drinks were here, and we were enjoying the food and the company.
An hour later, brunch was done, and we were heading for our first shopping stop. The boys walked into the Art of Shaving before the rest of us headed to Build-A-Dino. We each made a Dino for ourselves and one for our shopping buddies. We also made one each for those who weren't on the trip with us. A cast member had us shake a heart before they were filled with stuffing. Then we dressed it with the personalities of each person that the dino was for. Then we did a birth certificate for each, which included the date it was made, their names, height, weight, fur & eye colour, and who they belonged to. Finally, we headed to pay before heading out to meet with the boys.
The boys were outside waiting for us as we came out of Build-a-Dino, which was connected to the Dino Store/T-rex restaurant.
"Hey, did you have fun?" Cole asked as I kissed his cheek.
"Mm, did you have a shave?" I asked.
"Yeah, I got rid of the stubble," Cole answered.
"I thought you boys were only buying products," Kate voiced.
"We thought we could use a shave as well," Andy responded.
"Okay, girls, before you give us third degree. Let's head to Pandora Jewelry," Klaus said as he tried to defuse what we were going to say.
"Let's go," Kyra replied as we headed for Pandora Jewelry.
When we got to Pandora Jewelry, we walked in and started to look around. Today, we were choosing a bracelet and two charms to start our pandora journey. Elijah, Klaus and Finn have said, 'we'll be picking charms for our last two vacation stops. While they will pick the other charms for our bracelets.'
"Hello, what can we do for you?" a woman asked.
"We are looking for two bracelets and two charms first," Elijah said as Cole was with Buffy doing the same.
"What colour of bracelet?" the woman asked.
"Both rose gold," Elijah answered.
"Okay, let's get to work on the two charms," the woman responded.
"I would like the sea turtle charm for both of them," I answered as I decided. "The Dobby Harry Potter on one of them and on the other, the Hermione Granger."
"Why don't you take Persephone outside? I'll choose the other charms for the bracelets," Elijah suggested.
"Okay," I said as I kissed his cheek before heading out of Pandora with the other girls following me. I turned towards them before saying. "You too?"
"Yeah. What did you choose for your first charms?" Rebekah asked.
"I picked the sea turtle and Dobby," I answered.
"I picked the sea turtle and Hermione," Kate answered.
"Did anyone else pick the sea turtle for sea world?" Kyra asked.
The rest of the girls of our group raised their hands.
"Guess great minds think alike," Buffy answered.
A little while later, the boys came out with their bags and over to us.
"Where to next?" Jenna asked.
"Alex and ani," Klaus answered.
We headed over to Alex and ani jewelry store.
When we got there, we separated to choose our bangles. A woman came over to me, Elijah and Persephone as we looked at the case.
"Hello, are there ones you would to see?" the woman asked.
"I would like to see this one... this one... this one... and this one," I said as I pointed to the ones I liked.
"These are good choices," the woman responded as she got the four that I picked out.
"What do you think?" Elijah asked me.
"These two for me and the other two for Willow," I responded as I looked at the second one that I had chosen for myself.
"Will these be all?" the woman questioned.
"Yes, just these four," Elijah answered as we headed for the register.
The woman rang up our bangles before Elijah paid, and we were given the boxes in an Alex and ani bag. We headed out of the store to wait for the others.
"You made a great choice for yourself and Willow," Elijah voiced.
"I thought the family one for Willow was a good choice for her. Our group is like a family. We fight, and we make up," I responded.
"Did you guys pick what you wanted?" Kate asked as they came over to us.
"I picked two for Willow and two for me," I answered as they stopped.
"Where to next?" Kyra asked.
"Ever After Jewelry Co. & Accessories," Finn answered.
We headed over to our next jewelry store.
When we got there, we separated and looked for what we would like. It didn't take long for something to catch my eye. It was a snowflake bracelet that had caught my eye as I was sort of like Elsa with ice powers.
"Hey, what caught your eye?" Elijah asked as he came over to me with the stroller.
"The snowflake bracelet," I answered as I kissed his cheek and pointed to the bracelet.
"Perfect choice. I'll go and get a worker," Elijah said before handing off the stroller. "Go take Persephone outside."
"Okay," I replied before heading outside with the stroller.
I looked down to see Persephone asleep but sucking on her thump. I headed to the nearest bench before shaking my head. I grabbed her bottle and warmed it up before getting her out of the stroller.
"I know, I know, but you need to eat before you go to sleep," I whispered as she cried before quieting as I gave her the bottle.
Persephone held the bottle as she fed. A little while later, she was done eating and I was burping her. I put her back into the stroller before heading to the nearest bathroom with a changing table. I changed her diaper before washing my hands and giving her the soother. I laid her back into the stroller and put her blanket over her. I headed back to find the others waiting outside of Ever After Jewelry.
"Sorry, I needed to find the nearest bathroom to change Persephone. I meant to text," I voiced.
"It's okay," Elijah said as he came over with the jewelry bag.
"Next stop Sugarbook & Co.," Jenna voiced as we started on our way to the last store of the day.
When we got to the store, we walked and separated. I headed to the first thing that caught my eye. Elijah picked his favourite quote journal before grabbing an artisan book. I grabbed a green marble journal for Giles before setting it into my buggy that Elijah grabbed.
"Where to next?" Elijah asked.
"Gourmet Food section in Kitchen section," I answered as we headed to the section.
I grabbed five Sugarboo & Co. artisan Caramels and three Malvi Marshmallows 5-Pack Cotton Candy flavoured before putting them in the buggy. We headed to the next section before grabbing two Basil & Mint Hand Lotions. We continued on with our shopping.
Thirty minutes later, Elijah and I had finished shopping. We had bought one journal & one artisan Caramels for Giles, one quote journal, one Malvin Marshmallows 5 pack Cotton Candy Flavoured & one artisan Caramels for Elijah and one artisan book & one artisan Caramels for Angel. We bought one artisan Caramel, one Malvi Marshmallows 5 Pack Cotton Candy flavoured, one blessing candle with the engraved box (saying: May you stand in your light...), an elemental candle (Light), one Birthstone Crystal Wishing Bottle (October), one healing stones box set, one basil & Mint Hand Lotion, and one wooden Hexagon Shelf with stones for Willow. One Artisan Caramels, one Malvu Marshmallows 5 pack Cotton Candy Flavoured, one Basil & Mint Hand Lotion, one blessing candle with engraved wooden boxes (saying: May Love and Laughter...), an elemental Candle (Water), a birthstone crystal wishing bottle (April), a healing stones box set, a wooden hexagon shelf with stones, and a baby Swaddler for me. Elijah and I also got Persephone, a 'you are my sunshine' blanket, an 12-18 month 'We can be Heroes' shirt, a Peter Pan book, The giving Tree book and Where the wild things are Book.
"Let's head outside," Elijah said as he grabbed the bags that were in my hands.
I took the stroller as we headed out of Sugarboo & Co. We waited for the others before heading to Gideon's Bakehouse.
When we got there, we got into line and waited for our turn to go inside Gideon's Bakehouse. Elijah, Persephone, Buffy, Cole and I went in before our friends. We walked through the line to the counter before waiting for the cashier to be ready.
"Hello and welcome to Gideon's Bakehouse," the woman said before asking. "What can I get for you all?"
"We would like an Original Chocolate Chip Cookie, an Peanut Butter Crunch, a Pistachio Toffee Chocolate Chip, an Coffee Cake Cookie, a Cookies & Cream, a Triple Chocolate chip Cookie," I ordered.
"Anything else?" the woman asked.
"Yes, a True Red Velt, a Daily Chocolate Slice, a Daily Double Frosting Cake Slice, three Good Old Fashioned Local Milks and The original Peanut Butter Cold Brew," Elijah finished the order.
The woman got our order together as Elijah paid before heading out of Gideon's Bakehouse. We waited for the others before we headed for the cars.
When we got to the cars, I placed Persephone back into her car seat before doing up the straps. I gave the stroller over to Elijah as he packed our shopping bags. Cole got into the car with the treats and drinks. Buffy joined me and got into the back seat.
"Legoland Hotel, here we come," Cole said as Elijah turned on the car.
We were off to the next hotel.
An hour later, we were at the hotel and were getting the bags out of the trunk. Our today's shopping bags were in a souvenir extension bag. I picked Persephone out of her car seat and into the stroller.
"Shh, she's still asleep," I told the others.
"Okay, room assignments are the same as last time," Klaus told us.
We headed into the lobby with our bags, treats, and drinks.
We waited for Elijah, Klaus, Finn and Jenna to come back with the keys. A little while later, the boys and Jenna came back with the keys to the rooms.
"Okay, let's go explore our rooms," Jenna said as she led her group to the evaluators.
Elijah led us to our set of evaluators before we headed up to our room. A couple of minutes later, we were on our floor and heading to our room. When we got to our room, Elijah paused before turning to us.
"Our room is a different theme than the others," Elijah told us before opening the door.
"Wow," We said as we walked in and saw a pirate theme room.
I saw a pack and play in the corner.
"I made sure to ask for a pack and play when we booked the hotel," Elijah told me.
"Thank you," I replied as I laid my luggage bag on the bed.
Elijah got Persephone out of her stroller as Cole got the playpen ready.
"How long has she been sleeping?" Buffy asked.
"An hour and forty minutes," I answered as I checked my phone. "Persephone napped after breakfast for about an hour."
"She'll be up soon," Cole said as Elijah laid her into the playpen.
"While she's sleeping, why don't we eat our snack from Gideon's?" I suggested.
"That's a good idea," Buffy responded as Elijah handed out our choice cookie.
"...And Peanut butter crunch for Aurora," Elijah said as he handed me my choice cookie.
"Thank you," I replied as I took it.
"Here is the milk," Elijah said as he handed me milk to go with my cookie. "I'll put the cakes in the fridge." As he placed the slices of cake into the mini-fridge.
"So, what's the plan until dinner?" Buffy asked with a mouth full of cookies & creme.
"Well, when Persephone is awake, we'll do the room's Treasure hunt," Elijah answered as he took a bite of his Coffee Cake cookie.
"Wait, this room has a treasure hunt?" Cole questioned.
"With a prize inside somewhere," Elijah voiced.
We continued to eat our treats and talk about today and tomorrow events.
A Slight Time Skip...
After Persephone had woken up, we did the Treasure hunt, which was fun. Persephone was laughing as she watched us running around the room as we tried to find everything we needed to get the treasure. We got our prizes before we headed down for dinner. Tonight's dinner is at Shipwreck Restaurant for our rooms group. The others decided on Bricks Restaurant for dinner.
"Hello and welcome to Shipwreck Restaurant," A worker said. "Do you have a reservation?"
"Yes, under Mikaelson," Elijah answered.
"Yes, here it is," the woman said before looking up. "Right this way." She showed us where we would be sitting. "Your server will be with momentarily."
Elijah got Persephone situated in the high chair before locking her into the highchair.
"Hello, my name is Daniel, and I will be your server," our server Daniel introduced himself before suggesting. "Why don't we start off with drinks? What can I get for you?"
"An Iced Tea for me," I ordered.
"Same for me," Buffy told him.
"Sprite will be fine," Cole said.
"An Iced Tea as well," Elijah responded.
"Okay, three iced Teas and one Sprite coming right up. I will be right back with your drinks and the first course," Daniel told us before leaving with our drink order.
A couple of minutes later, Daniel came back with our drinks and our first course. It was a mixed green salad with toasted almonds, dried cranberries, fresh tomatoes, fresh apples, red onion, and asiago cheese tossed with homemade poppy seed dressing.
"Here are your drinks and the first course," Daniel said before telling us. "Now, you have a choice for your second course."
We looked at the menu at the choices before deciding on...
"We would the Pirate's Platter," Elijah told him.
"Good choice. I'll go put your order in while you get started on your first course," Daniel said as he wrote down our order before heading to the kitchen.
"Aurora, where are the pureed foods for Persephone dinner?" Cole asked.
"Here," I answered as I took out the puree-made food from Persephone's bag. "Here's her spoon as well." Before handing them over to Cole.
"Thank you," Cole said.
"Don't forget her bib," Elijah voiced as he handed over the bib.
"Good idea," Cole responded as he put the bib on her before starting to feed her the pureed food.
The rest of us started on the first course as we waited for our Pirate's Platter. Sometime later, our Pirate's Platter came, and we dug into the family-style platter.
An hour later, we had eaten dinner and our provided dessert before heading back to the room for some more quiet time. Elijah bathed and changed Persephone for bed.
"Well, time for storytime," I said as Elijah handed me Persephone. "Miss Persephone, what do you think we should read?" Cole held out two of the new books we had bought. "Where the wild things are," As Persephone reached out for the storybook in Cole's right hand. "That's a good choice. This was your Uncle Jeremy's favourite."
I had Persephone between my legs as she sat up on her own before starting to read Where the Wild Things Are.
Ten minutes later, Persephone was out like a light as I got up with her in my arms before laying her into the playpen. Cole laid her blanket down on her before we shut off the light. I walked over to the bathroom before doing my bathroom routine. After that, I dressed into my Spongebob Squarepants top & shorts before taking my dirty clothes and placing them into my laundry bag.
"Night, Aurora," Buffy said as she peered around the corner.
"Night, Buffy," I replied as I looked over at her before getting into bed.
The boys took their turns and got ready for bed. I got into the middle of the bed before closing my eyes and turning onto my side. A couple of minutes later, they were in bed, and we were off like a light.
Time Skip
It was morning. Persephone was already up and dressed for the day. Elijah was feeding her while Buffy and I got ready for the day. I placed my greenish-blue dress on before slipping on my brown flats. Buffy helped me up on my spelled protection arrow necklace before putting the bracelets and my Claddagh ring on. After I did my accessories, I did my hair before helping Buffy with her outfit.
"Can you help me?" Buffy asked as she was already dressed but needed help with her necklace.
"Of course," I responded as I helped her put on her necklace.
"Thank you," Buffy replied.
"Your welcome," I returned as we brushed our teeth before heading out of the bathroom with our bags.
When we walked into the main bedroom, Persephone was fed and ready to go out.
"You girls, ready for breakfast?" Cole questioned.
"Already," I responded.
"Let's go then," Cole returned before we headed out the door for breakfast.
When we got downstairs, we met up with the others.
"How was your first night here?" Kate asked.
"We had dinner at Shipwreck Restaurant. It was family-style. The food was great," I answered. "Our room is themed to pirates. What about your rooms?"
"Kingdom Themed," Kate answered.
"Lego Movie for our group," Jeremy answered.
"Adventure," Kyra told us.
"Where are we going for breakfast?" Rebekah asked.
"Bricks Restaurant," Finn answered.
"Let's go eat," Andy said as we headed over to Bricks Restaurant.
When we got to the Bricks Restaurant, we were seated at our tables before heading for the buffet. I grabbed Freshly brewed Ice Tea, a chocolate chip muffin, assorted fresh-cut fruit, sausage & bacon before heading over to the waffle station. I grabbed a waffle with whip cream and warm maple syrup to go with it. I headed over to the tables, so Cole could go and get his breakfast.
"Thank you for staying with Persephone. Go get your breakfast," I told Cole before he left to get food.
"Aurora, that looks delicious," Jenna said as she came over and sat at her table nearest to us. "What did you get?"
"I got an Iced Tea, a chocolate chip muffin, some fruit, sausage, bacon, a waffle with some cream and warm maple syrup," I answered before asking. "What did you get?"
"I got a coffee, a croissant, yogurt & granola with berries, biscuits & gravy, some eggs, bacon," Jenna told me. "And a waffle with fresh fruit compote."
Cole and Elijah came back with their breakfast before sitting down. Buffy was following behind them with her breakfast in hand.
"Find something?" I asked Buffy.
"Yeah, and it looks delicious," Buffy responded as I dung into my food.
I looked over at Persephone as she played with the toy attached to the stroller. I smiled before taking a drink.
An hour later, we finished breakfast and were at the park. We were heading to our first ride of the day.
"So, the Grande Carosuel," Cole said.
"Top layer is for the older kids and adults, and below is for the little ones and their parents," I replied.
"Can I go on the top layer?" Cole asked.
"Yes, you don't have to ask me," I responded.
"I know. I just thought you might want one of us with you and Persephone," Cole voiced.
"I'll stay with her," Elijah told him. "You go to the top with the others."
We put the stroller in stroller parking before getting into line. A little while later, we were in front of the line and were waiting our turn. Seconds later, it was our turn to get on. Cole, Buffy and the others went up top as Elijah took Persephone before I got on the black horse. Elijah gave me Persephone before taking a picture of us on his cell and got on the brown horse next to us. The ride started as the music began before it started going around.
Two circles around later, we were off the ride, and we were heading to Build-Your-Art-Gallery by Lego DOTS. When we got there, we designed a little lego art. After we finished our lego art, we added it to the wall before heading out to our next stop.
"Where to next?" Rebekah asked.
"The Heartlake area," Jenna answered.
We continued our way to Heartlake City.
When we got to the Heartlake City, we first headed to the Heartlake Stepping Tones Fountain before creating our own music with stones. After making music, we headed to Mia's Riding Adventure. Kate, Kyra, Rebekah and I stayed back with Persephone as Buffy, Kol, Jeremy, and Jenna got in line. Elijah, Klaus, Finn, and Cole joined them in line with them after some encouragement from us.
"Go have fun," I told them.
"We'll be fine," Kate voiced.
"Are you sure?" Elijah questioned.
"Yes, we are just going to explore before meeting you guys at the exit," Kyra responded before they joined the others in the line.
We explored the area and had some ice cream at the Heartlake Ice Cream Parlour before heading back to the others.
When we got back to the ride, the rest of our group were waiting for us.
"Seriously, guys. You are going to ruin your lunch," Finn voiced as he saw us eating ice cream.
"We had a craving," Rebekah stated.
"Plus, we're still hungry," Kyra told them as we finished our ice cream.
"Time for lunch anyway," Kate responded.
"Where are we eating lunch anyway?" Leo asked.
"Fun Town Pizza & Pasta," Elijah answered as we headed over to our lunch spot.
Time Skip
It was after lunch, and it was time for Persephone's nap. We ate enough at the buffet for our stomachs to stop the cravings for a bit before we headed to the baby center in Legoland. I fed Persephone her naptime bottle before changing her diaper and rocking her to sleep. I laid her down into the stroller before putting the shade cover over her. We headed back out of the baby center to our only shopping of the day. When we got there, we separated and looked around. I only found two mood bracelets that caught my eye before paying and heading out of the store. A little while later, the others came out with their bags.
"Where to next?" Kate asked.
"I thought we would take a walk through the Botanic Gardens for some quiet," Finn answered.
"That would do Persephone some good," I voiced as we headed for Botanic Gardens.
When we got there, we started to walk through the beautiful gardens. We saw different trees and plants. We took photos, and we just enjoyed nature as we walked through the beauty of nature. By the time we got out of the Botanic Gardens, it was time for a snack. We headed for the Funnel Cake Factory.
When we got there, we got in line before waiting our turn. A little while later, it was our turn to order. Cole, Buffy and I ordered our funnel cakes with powdered sugar and a scoop of ice cream as Elijah ordered his with powdered sugar and fruit. After we were given our funnel cakes, we headed back towards the Pirate Cove for the Pirate Water show. We watched the show as we ate. After the show was done, we headed to the baby center as Persephone had awakened from her nap. I changed her diaper before feeding her. Persephone and I walked out of the baby center before placing Persephone back into the stroller.
"She's been changed and fed," I told them as I did the straps up before turning on her fans.
"Where are we going next?" Jeremy asked.
"Miniland USA," I answered.
"Let's go," Kyra said as we headed for Miniland USA.
When we got to the Miniland, we walked through. We saw Las Vegas, New York, Washington DC, our very own California, Pirates Shores, Florida and the Kenndy Space Center. I loved seeing the different monuments, and it sounded like Persephone liked the sounds that the Miniland made around her.
"The Miniland was well done," Klaus said.
"Yeah, and Persephone liked hearing the different sounds around her that it made," Cole voiced.
"So, where are we going to now?" Kyra asked.
"We are heading to The Great Lego Race," Jenna answered.
"I will be staying with Persephone this time," Klaus told us as we headed to our first ride of the afternoon.
When we got the ride, Klaus stayed with Persephone as we got into line. Sometime later, we were in front of the line and were waiting our turn. A little while later, the ride vehicle had arrived. Elijah and I got in the front as Cole and Buffy got in the back before placing our VR goggles on. We were off on the Great Lego Race.
After the ride, we met up with Klaus and Persephone before heading to our last ride of the day.
"Flying School, here we come," Kol said with excitement.
"Kol, you do know it's just a roller coaster. We aren't actually learning how to fly," Kate pointed out.
"Really?" Kol questioned as he turned his head towards her.
"Yeah," Kate voiced.
"It's still fun to me," Kol responded.
"My turn to have some one-on-one time with Persephone," Jenna stated.
"Are you sure?" Kyra asked as we got to the ride.
"Yeah, go have fun," Jenna replied before she took the stroller from me, and we got into line.
Some more time later, we were in front of the line. We waited for our turn before the ride vehicle arrived. The doors opened as the passengers got off, and we got on. Cole and I in the front and Buffy and Elijah behind us. Then it was Kyra and Klaus, and behind them were Andy and Leo. Behind the boys were Kate and Finn, and Jeremy and Rebekah with Kol behind them with another passenger. A little while later, we were off on a flying journey.
After the ride, we met up with Jenna and Persephone. Then we headed back to the hotel for some free time before dinner. When we got to the hotel, we split up and headed in different directions for our free time. Elijah, Cole and I headed back to the room with Persephone. Buffy went to the pool with the other girls. After Elijah, Cole, Persephone, and I got to the room, Cole and Elijah played with Persephone got some work done for my art designs and some prototypes designs for my add-on to my business. An hour later, it was time for dinner. Buffy was back in the room after an hour at the pool.
"Time for dinner. Where are we eating?" Buffy asked.
"Bricks this time for dinner," Elijah answered as Cole Persephone food out of the fridge before placing it into the diaper bag.
I got Persephone into the stroller before doing up the straps. We were off to dinner.
When we got downstairs, the others were heading to Shipwreck Restaurant as we headed to Bricks Restaurant for dinner. When we got there, we waited to be seated. A little while later, we were shown to our table. Elijah stayed with Persephone as we headed to the buffet. I grabbed breadsticks, Italian sausage, Fettucini Alfredo, mashed potatoes, and beef strip loin. I headed back to the table with my plate.
"You can go and get your dinner, Elijah," I told him.
"Okay, darling," Elijah responded before kissing my cheek. "I fed Persephone her dinner." He left the table before heading to the buffet for his dinner.
I watched as Persephone played with her soft as I ate. It wasn't before long Buffy and Cole came back with Elijah behind them.
"This looks good," Buffy said as she sat down before beginning to eat.
We continued to our dinner before getting up to get dessert. I picked up Ice cream and a couple of cakes before heading back to the table. Persephone was fading fast. She had so much excitement today. I ate dessert as Elijah got up went to get his before Buffy and Cole came back to the table.
Twenty minutes later, we were done with dinner, and Elijah paid before we headed back to the room. Elijah bathed Persephone before getting her ready for bed. I chose another storybook to read tonight.
"Ready for storytime," I said to Persephone as I took her from Elijah.
I read Horton Hears a Who to her before laying her down to sleep. Cole laid her blanket down as Buffy came out of the bathroom in her Pjs.
"Night, Aurora," Buffy said as she headed to the bunk beds.
"Night," I whispered as I headed into the bathroom with my Pjs for a quick shower.
When I got into the bathroom, I turned on the shower before stripping out of my clothes and putting my jewelry into my locked jewelry box. I undid my braided hair before getting into the shower. I washed my body before realizing I had an unexpected visitor.
"This feels good," Cole said as he joined me in the shower.
"Hello, my shower time," I voiced.
"Now it's our shower time," Cole responded as he washed his body before helping me with my hair.
Sometime later, our shared shower time was done, and we were drying ourselves off. I quickly got dressed in my nightwear as Cole got dressed in his. I dried my hair before brushing my teeth and putting on my protection necklace. We headed out of the bathroom to see Elijah dressed in his nightclothes.
"Ready for bed," Elijah said.
"Yes, I believe we are," I replied as Cole turned out the light and we got into bed.
A little while later, we drifted off to sleep.
A Giant Time Skip Later...
Dear Diary,
During the night of our first full day at the Park, Persephone got up three times. Two for feedings and one for a diaper change. Anyway, let me tell you what happened during the rest of our time at Legoland.
Day 17 & 18 in Orlando- Day 1 & 2 at Water Park: The morning before heading to Water Park was spent having breakfast at the Bricks Restaurant once more. After we ate, we had some downtime before the Water Park opened at noon. At noon, we had all times of water fun. We had a cabana nearest to where we wanted to do that day. The next day was the same, but our cabana was a different spot for that day. We all had fun, and Persephone enjoyed the splashing in the water. By the time we got back to the hotel, we were all tired, and We had dinner together before going straight to sleep after.
Day 19 in Orlando- Day 2 at Theme Park: We had breakfast at Shipwreck restaurant before heading to the park. We went explored more of the park. We went on the boating school ride, then the Lego Ninjago Ride before meeting with the characters, and then Coasterous. For lunch, we headed back to the Lego Ninjago area. We ate at Ninja Kitchen. After lunch, we headed to the Baby center to change Persephone's diaper and feed her a bottle before putting her down for a nap. Then we headed to Botanic Gardens again for a walk around before going to Wu's Warehouse for some shopping. We bought a Panda Bear Stuffie (Persephone) and Sweet Birthday Cake Popcorn Pucker Powder (Cole). After shopping, we headed to Kingdom Cones for a snack before Persephone woke up from her nap for a diaper change and feeding. After changing and feeding Persephone, we went on Beetle Bounce, the Lost Kingdom, Merlin's Challenge, and Unikitty Disco Drop. After that, we went to two more shores. The second to last store was called The Lego Factory Experience. We bought an Engraved Brick (Willow) and Built a model kit (Cole). After that, we headed for The Big Shop. We got a Legoland Onesie (Persephone), a Baby Yoda Lego Set (Buffy), and a Harry Potter Crests Lego Set & Brick Heads Baby Yoda Set (me). We picked up the pictures that were taken by Photographers at the Park. Then we headed back to the hotel for some quiet time before dinner. We had dinner at the same spots as breakfast before heading to bed.
Day 20 in Orlando- Half Day in Theme Park & Water Park: We ate breakfast at the same place before heading to the park. When we got to the park, we went into the Rebuild the world area and built whatever came to mind. After that, we went to Emmet's Super Suite and met him before going to the Lego Movie Masters of Flight. After the ride, we did the Battle of Bricksburg and got wet. We had lunch at Taco Everyday before getting Persephone ready for her nap. We did another walk around the Botanic Gardens before heading to the Water Park for some more wet fun. Persephone enjoyed splashing in the water again. At the end of the day, we ate dinner at the hotel before going to bed once more.
Day 21 in Orlando- Half day in Theme Park & Half Day in Water Park: The First half of the day, we did our favourite rides before having lunch at Burger Kitchen. We did the same Nap Time Routine for Persephone before having a snack at Firehouse Ice Cream and picking up slushies at Fun Town Slushies. After Snacking, we headed for the Water Park for the afternoon. When we were done with the Water Park, we headed for Granny's Apple Fries (Dessert) and Pepper & Roni's Pizza Stop (Dinner). We picked up the day's pictures taken by photographers before heading back to the hotel to eat our take-out dinner and dessert. We fed Persephone before doing the usual bedtime routine (Bath, Diaper, Sleeper & Story). We packed our bags before going to bed ourselves.
Today is Check-out Day at Legoland Hotel before going to Disney Springs for Lunch. After lunch, we'll do some shopping before heading to our next resort vacation. A*
I closed my journal before stashing it into my carry-on. I looked over to see Persephone eating her lunch as Buffy fed her.
"Is everything packed and ready?" Elijah asked.
"Yep, we're just waiting for Persephone to finish her lunch," I answered.
"She is just about finished," Buffy replied as she headed to clean the bowl and spoon. "Here," As she threw a face cloth at Cole.
"Thank you," Cole voiced as he caught the cloth before wiping Persephone's face. "I know. I know you don't like this. But we need your face cleaned to go out." He whispered as she cried. "There, all done."
"All ready to go?" Buffy asked as she came back into the room.
"Yes, I believe we are," Elijah answered.
"Let's go then," Buffy said as she grabbed her carry-on and luggage bag.
I grabbed the diaper bag and put it under the stroller in the compartment before grabbing my luggage and carry-on. Cole took possession of Persephone's luggage and his own. Elijah took his luggage and carry-on bag, and Buffy grabbed hers. We left the room one last time.
After we got downstairs, we met up with the others. Klaus, Elijah, Finn, and Jenna headed to check out as we headed to the cars.
"Aurora, how was sleep last night?" Kate asked.
"Good, Persephone only woke two times. Once for changing and once for feeding," I answered.
"That's good," Kate responded.
"Where are we eating lunch today?" Kyra asked.
"We are eating lunch at Chicken Guy today," Cole answered as we got to the cars.
Cole, Andy, Leo & Rebekah unlocked the cars and opened the trunks. I got Persephone situated in her car seat before doing up the straps. I put the shade screen down before closing the door. I headed over to Cole and Buffy to help them put the luggage into the trunk. A little while later, we got all of the luggage bags in with enough room for Elijah's luggage. Buffy and I got into the car with our carry-ons as Elijah, Klaus, Finn, and Jenna came over to the SUVs.
"How long more?" Buffy asked. "I'm hungry."
"Not much longer," I answered as the trunk closed and Elijah and Cole got into the car.
"Okay, everyone. Next, stop Disney Springs," Cole said as he started the car.
We were off to Disney Springs.
An hour and twenty minutes later, we were in Disney Springs and were heading to Chicken Guy.
"So, where are we staying this week?" Andy asked.
"Animal Kingdom Lodge," Jenna answered as we were almost to Chicken Guy.
"Okay. What are the room assignments?" Leo questioned.
"Aurora, Persephone, Cole, myself, Kyra, Andy, and Klaus," Elijah said.
"Kate, Leo, myself, and Buffy," Finn answered.
"Jeremy, Rebekah, Kol and myself," Jenna told him as we got to Chicken Guy.
We walked into the restaurant and got in line before reading the menu. By the time we got in front, I already knew what I wanted to eat.
"Hello and welcome to Chicken Guy. What can I get for you?" A worker asked.
"Aurora, why don't you go first?" Elijah suggested.
"Hi, can I get the three tender combo with a sprite as well as Triple Double Mint Shake and a Mac Daddy Mac N' Cheese?" I ordered.
"Of course," the worker responded as she put my order in.
"Can I get the BBQ Chopped Chicken with natural Grilled chicken and an Oreo Shake?" Buffy ordered.
"Okay," the worker replied as she put the order in.
"Can I get the Southwestern combo with a sprite as well as a Chocolate Shake and the Mac Daddy Mac N' Cheese?" Cole ordered.
The worker nodded as she put the order in.
"And I will get the Mexican Street Corn Salad with a Vanilla Shake and a loaded Fries," Elijah ordered.
The worker nodded once more and put the order in before telling us the amount, and Elijah paid. Sometime later, our order arrived, and we went outside to eat our lunch. The others joined us with their orders, and we just started eating what we ordered.
A half-hour later, we were done eating and were heading to our first shopping stop of the afternoon.
"What's our first stop?" Klaus asked.
"The Lego store," Kyra answered as we walked over to the Lego store and headed in.
After we walked in, we separated and looked around.
Thirty minutes later, we had bought Personalised Mini Figures (Elijah, Cole, Buffy, Willow & Me) and a Brick Heads Harry Potter & Friends Lego Set. We headed outside to wait for the others.
"Aurora, I think Persephone fell asleep," Buffy voiced.
I looked down into the stroller to see that Buffy was right. Persephone had fallen asleep already.
"I guess you're right. It's a good thing," I responded. "Persephone was changed after she ate her lunch."
"Where are we going next?" Buffy asked as the others joined us.
"We are going to the World of Disney," Kate answered as we started on our way to the next store.
When we got there, we walked in and separated once more.
Thirty minutes later, Elijah, Cole, Buffy and I were done shopping. We bought a Home frame, an Angel Nuimo + Clothes set, a blue/gold Mickey Ears, Mickey Head with Castle Ornament, Tiana Crown Pin + Black Panther Pin, & a Wishables (me), and an Animal Magnet Shirt (Persephone). We also bought an 'Original Mickey' Shirt, Slinky Dog Ears, Thor Pin, a Wishables, & a Minnie Nuimo + Clothes set (Willow), an XOXO Mickey & Minnie Shirt, a Wishables, & Eyore Nuimo + Clothes Set (Buffy), a Captain America Pin (Elijah) and a Groot & Rocket Pin (Cole). After shopping, we headed outside to wait for the others like last time.
"So, where to next?" I asked.
"Basin, I believe," Rebekah said as she came out with Jenna, Jeremy and Kol.
"Yes, that is where we're going next," Finn voiced as he and the rest of our group came out.
"Let's head over," Kate said as we started on our way to our next stop.
When we got there, we separated and looked around. After a while, we bought a Belle Bath Bomb, an Elsa Bath Bomb, a Mickey Mouse Body Butter Cherry Watermelon & an Orange Vanilla Shea Salt Scrub (me), a Snow White Bath Bomb, an Olaf Bath Bomb, a Mickey Mouse Cherry Body Scrub & a Sugar Scrub (Willow), and a Sven/Kristoff Bath Bomb, an Minnie Mouse Bath Bomb & a Lavender Shea Salt Scrub (Buffy). After that, we waited for the others before taking awakened Persephone to change her diaper and feed her. Then we headed for Disney's Photo Pass to take some pictures. Sometime later, we bought the photos before heading out of the Photo Pass place.
"Where are we going?" Kyra asked.
"Disney Pin Traders," Elijah answered as we headed towards our next stop.
When we got to Pin Traders, we walked in and separated again to look around. After a while, we were done shopping. We had bought a Kingdom of Cute Mystery Pin Collection & a Four Coco Pin Set (me), a Four Lion King Pin Set (Willow), a Hercules Mystery Pin Set (Buffy) and two Marvel Mystery Pin Collection (Elijah & Cole). We headed out of the store with the others behind us.
"Where to next?" Andy asked.
"Once Upon A toy," Kate answered as she sighed.
I could tell that she sighed because the question was asked once more.
We headed over to Once Upon A Toy.
When we got to Once Upon A Toy, we separated again before looking around, but it didn't take long to find what I wanted to get Persephone. I got a Dumbo Plush and a Doug Stork Bag Plush before we paid and checked out. We headed out of the store with the others before heading to Amorette's Patisserie.
"Hello and Welcome to Amorette's Patisserie. What can I do you for?" the worker asked.
"Yes, can we get a Mickey Mousse, an Amorette's Petit Cake, a Carnel Sea Salt Eclaire, a Chocolate Eclaire and a Mickey Brownie?" Elijah ordered.
"Of course," the worker said as he put the order in and got our order together.
A little bit later, we were outside waiting for the others.
"Hey, Aurora," Buffy said.
"Yeah?" I replied.
"I think Persephone went back to sleep," Buffy voiced.
I looked down to see Persephone asleep once more.
"Let her sleep for now," Elijah said. "We'll get her up in when we get to the hotel."
"Ready to go?" Kate said as they joined us.
"Let's head to the cars," Cole voiced as we started on our way to the Orange Garage.
When we got to the cars, I got Persephone into her car seat and did the straps before handing the stroller over to Elijah.
"Here," I said as I handed over the stroller with the diaper bag.
"Go get in the car," Elijah replied as he kissed my cheek.
Buffy and I got into the car before closing the door. Cole joined us with the treats. Elijah put the bags, the stroller and the diaper bag into the trunk door before closing it.
"How long do you think it will take?" Buffy asked.
"What to get there?" I questioned.
"Yeah," Buffy replied.
"About fifteen minutes give or take on traffic," I voiced as Elijah got into the car and started it.
Cole put the address to Animal Kingdom Lodge into the GPS. We were off to our Disney Adventure.
