Florida - Darren and Sheila's wedding - 2008

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after an uneventful journey we perform the obligatory pose in front of the universal logo, it doesn't help with the jet lag.

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Ahhh! Cinnabon, how we've missed you.

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day 2, up at 5am and so make the most of being awake and join the queue outside universal waiting for the park to open, so keen.

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hopefully this is as close as I will ever get to one of these :)

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re living our child hoods in Dr Seuss land.

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the Hulk, the best ride in the place. Jules could only take one go before being left a staggering, green looking shell of her former self.

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the rip saw log ride, believe the notice at the beginning about getting wet!

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a bedraggled Jules.

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ringing out the soaking t-shirt, yes that's wet pants.

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big kids

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mmm, we get to Darren's stag do. we arrive at downtown Orlando in a bar with the slogan, 'anything goes at mows' and they're right. I'd love to show you the full gory details but this site has to remain family friendly ;)

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our 'shag ball' where we became acquainted with our shark mascot.

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Sunny thinking no one's looking

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Jem listening to the shark?

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the journey home

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next day and the perfect cure for a hangover. loud bangs. Si has the great idea, in keeping with the politically correct theme, of going shooting.

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ooo look you can put your finger through that hole

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strange choice of targets, must be an American thing, nuff said.

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after 50 rounds with the 9mm we progress to the biggest guns we can hire. jokingly referred to as the hand cannon.

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Si with his revolver

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Darren showing us how it's done. the hand cannon, or desert eagle mid shot.

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to wind down after all the testosterone, there's nothing better than cheese cake. I can recommend the vanilla been mousse from the cheesecake factory.

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location number 2. Captain Harams, in sleepy Sebastian, pleasant change from the plastic of Orlando. (even if the sign outside came with its own piped music)

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pool fun

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after the pool fun.

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pool

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another one for the deep end

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Sam learning to fly

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hot, hot, hot, the girls making the most of the sunshine

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brotherly love over strawberry daiquiris.

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on our boat trip out to wedding island

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like father like son

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Si in his element

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sunny doing a interactive version of the owl and the pussy cat reading with help from the children.

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Like mother, like daughter

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the best desert island wedding ever

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between formal engagements it's important to find time to fill your hat with sand.

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the cruses

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the happy couple, watch out for the crabs.

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party on the water front.

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bit squinty but Jules wanted at least one photo of the two of us looking "normal"....

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majito oooyhhhyyyeeeaa!

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trouble

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not know how this one made it online

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nice pair... of drinks.

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Flynn, gum and an audience what more do you need.

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pulling ugly faces with vegetables competition

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even Flynn looks impressed at Alex's efforts

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us all looking and starting to fee slightly blurry

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dancing

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cake cutting

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???

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showing how much we care!

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the day after we decide to take our lives in our hands and all hire jet skis

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man and machine in perfect harmony

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who let Jem drive

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i'm a lot more scared than i look.

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safe return, the only casualty being Jem's sunnys after I took a turn a bit too fast and we both went flying (I think I've broken another rib!)

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