Dear Kayla,

I was SO excited to get Flat Aubie in the mail!! I think he may have gotten a little lost along the way because he just got here a few days ago but was welcomed with lots of love! I have missed Auburn so much since I moved down to Orlando so getting to spend some time with Aubie made me very happy. He had a very busy schedule while he was here. I introduced him to all of my friends and the family that I am living with. Aubie got to help the Taylor's decorate for christmas!  He even help decorate their Florida Gators christmas tree!! Aubie says, "Go Gators!" He also got to spend some time with a gator football player from a long time ago! That is whose Gator helmet Aubie got to take a picture with! Even though Aubie had lots of fun decorating, I think his favorite part of the trip was getting to spend a day out on one of the many lakes in Orlando! Florida is called "The Sunshine State" because it is always sunny and pretty warm which makes great lake weather all year round!! It took him a lot of practice but he finally learned how to water ski!! After his long day on the lake, he got to hangout with me and my friends while we enjoyed some tasty Florida oranges! Thank you so much for sending Aubie to me! You are so lucky to have Miss Barron as your teacher. I love her very much!

War Eagle!! from the Sunshine state,

Sara Pate

Kayla