Sunday, December 5, 2010
Grandchildren
On November 12, 2010 Carrie (Kirk's daughter) gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. They named him Dakota. Dakota was welcomed by his parents, brothers: Kyler, Kael, and Brayden, and sisters Taylor and Jasmine. Big family!! This makes 12 grandchildren for Kirk and I. It is also making it more challenging for us to decide what to give everyone for Christmas. Now gift cards are nice and easy, and I'm not above giving them (and have done so many times). But I really do like to try and think of something to give for Christmas and birthdays that I think they will enjoy. I wish I were more creative, but oh well that's just not me. I surprise myself when I come up with something cool. Our grandchildren are scattered all over the U.S. Our children are fairly reliable when it comes to letting us know what their interests, hobbies, likes, dislikes, etc are. We also have "adopted" grandchildren that we love dearly. Did I mention that we have another grandchild on the way? Bella is going to be a big sister in May of 2011. Pictures of grandchildren to come soon.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
EPCOT CENTER ORLANDO FLORIDA 11-20-10
Ady at resort beachGymnasts in China
Susie, Robyn, Alice, Kristy, and Adyson
Kirk and I at entrance of Epcot.
On Saturday 11/20/10 we drove to Kissimmee, FL just a little over an hour from where we are staying. The girls (Kristy, Robyn, Adyson, and their roommate, Susie) were in Florida for a week staying at a timeshare resort in Kissimmee. They were doing 5 days at Disneyworld, so we decided to join them on saturday. We decided to go to Epcot. It was a beautiful day and except for one very, very, unpleasant ride we all had a good time. We enjoyed most of the rides and events, and walked through the many countries. We enjoyed listening to the British Invasion in London along with Adyson getting Alice in Wonderland's autograph. We enjoyed the gymnastics troupe in China, the drums in Japan, and dinner in Morrocco. At the end of the evening we totally enjoyed the ILLUMINATIONS light and laser show over the river. It was awesome. After leaving Epcot, we stayed the night with the girls at the resort and went to downtown Disney the next day. We had a great time with all the girls.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Kennedy Space Center 11/13/10
Kirk and I took a day trip to Cape Canaveral, FL on Merritt Island to visit the Kennedy Space Center. We had a great time. It was nothing like what I thought it was going to be. I purchased our tickets online the night before at what I thought was a good discount, only to find out when we got there it was the same price as the Senior Citizen price (55+), which we already qualify for. Oh well, no big deal. We saw 2 IMAX movies. One about the Space Station and the other about the Hubble satellite. We went on the shuttle simulator ride. A very short ride that you would not want to be any longer. The rocket garden was awesome displaying all the rockets to date that have been used in the space program. We saw the launch pads (there are 2) from a distance. You can buy an upgraded ticket which will take you to the launch pads and also allows you to have lunch with an astronaut. We learned the history and tons of information regarding the space program. If you ever have the opportunity to visit Kennedy Space Center, please do. There is much more to see and do than what I mentioned here. We ran out of time so did not get to see the Astronaut Hall of Fame. We were there for almost 6 hours and did not get to see everything. Our ticket did allow us to return another day within 7 days, but we won't be able to this time. Well worth the money!!
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