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Aubrey’s Roller Coaster Birthday A story written especially for Aubrey for her 7th birthday party by D. Cull November 5, 2016 Creative 360 1517 Bayliss St. Midland, MI 48640 989-837-1885 www.becreative360.org She tried looking down to the floor without bending to see if the ground looked further away. As she looked down, she could see a teeny bit of the tip of her nose and then waaaaaay down she saw her feet on the floor. Wow! The floor was further away than it was yesterday for sure! She wondered what it would be like to be as tall as the first drop on her favorite roller coaster Millennium Force. Aubrey woke up. It was her birthday! She was seven-years-old today. She quickly ran to her mirror to see if she looked any bigger. She was sure she did! She was sure her pink and purple pajamas were shorter this morning. Oh! How she loved that roller coaster! She rode it as soon as she was tall enough and has loved it ever since then. Aubrey loved roller coasters just like her Dad – especially the ones at Cedar Point! She had never missed a year going to Cedar Point since she was born! Her Dad has also gone every year since he was born. This past summer they went 6 times! Maybe they will go 7 next summer now that she is 7 years old! There were many roller coasters she was tall enough to ride already, like Magnum XL, Gemini, Iron Dragon, Mean Streak and the Blue Streak. People were always surprised to learn how many roller coasters she liked to ride, although she didn’t understand why. Now she would have to wait through a lot of snows to be able Suddenly, Aubrey’s Mom reminded her that it was time to get to go back to Cedar Point. But, at least she could still swim at ready for her birthday party at Creative 360. She was so indoor pools during the winter. Some of the indoor water parks excited! Most of her friends would be there – Brooklyn, Ella, had slides that were similar to roller coasters. She could also Emma, Karly, Lyric and Myliegh would all be there. It would be run races like her aunt. so fun. She wondered what craft they would make and what else they would do. It was hard to decide what to wear to her party, but she knew whatever she chose she would be so fashionable. .

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