Alligators, Roller Coasters, and Cookies

1 Chronicles 16:34 - "Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever."

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Recently I visited St. Augustine with my family, and visited the Alligator Farm, a zoological park featuring Alligators, Crocodiles and other wildlife.  While we were there, a kind worker let us feed the alligators.
I saw Maximo, the huge alligator that has been there for a long time (as long as I can remember), some monkeys, an albino alligator, and other wildlife.

At Busch Gardens I rode about 15 times on the roller coasters there.  They had a new one called Cheetah Hunt that would zip the riders up to the top instead of having a long suspenseful wait.  This coaster lasted over a minute!  I also visited Jungala, a place with a lot of fun suspended rope "tubes", and X-cursions, where they had different wildlife in little habitats.  While I was there, I saw a snake with stitches in one of the habitats.  I also saw a horse model made out of wood! 

We had a great turnout for the Cookie Bowl!  We had two teams, the Allies and the Chainsaws.  We had a few quarterbacks, including my neighbor, my brother, my friend and myself!  I had a lot of fun, and during halftime we had cookies and Gatorade, courtesy of my sister, and my parents, respectively.  One of my neighbors won the halftime reward for the best performance! 
When I left to go to Liberty Riders (I had to ride that day), I had finished my role as a QB for my team, leaving it tied 42 to 42. 
When I came back, I learned the final score: 126-119. 
The Allies won in overtime!

-NehemiahC

Pictures courtesy of Joseph Cook (top and middle), and Elizabeth Smoak (bottom).  Thanks so much! :D