Florida Trip Oct. 2008

This should be the last of our Florida trip and as you can see my inexperience puts it at the first. Oh well, I'm learning. These are just a few misc. pictures depicting the fun we had with Ryan and Shayndel and their cute kids. Thanks Ryan and Shayndel for making this a most fun and memorable trip. We love you......

With all the fun things we did, this was the perfect last picture of Grandma on our trip.

Too bad these kids don't love Grandma....Yeah right!

We went to a German bakery on Saturday for fun music and great food. What a treat. Minnie and Mickey costumes for the kids. Missing is Major as Donald Duck. I went for a motorcycle ride on Ryan's hog. Shepard wanted to go with me.

Travolta has nothing on me (Wild Hogs).

There are so many things to do in Orlando, Florida. This trip we chose to go to Universal Studios. We have already planned our next trip to see Walt Disney World or at least parts of it and Daytona Beach. It's fun to plan trips to Orlando because of all the attractions. It will keep us coming back at least a couple of times a year. Of course the biggest attraction for us is seeing our son Ryan and his beautiful wife Shayndel and their adorable children, Saveyah, Shepard and Major. They are the cutest family and we just love them. We had a blast at Universal Studios.

Shayndel and Major on the carousel. Major at 7 months "liked it alot".

Group photo with Scooby Doo. The kids loved this big fuzzy dog. Pictures with Shrek! He's not such an Ogre. Picture with Princess Fiona and of course Donkey. Grandma and Grandpa entering Universal Studios.

Grandma is contemplating renting a scooter for the day. Actually would have been a good idea.

On one of our days in Florida, we went to the Kennedy Space Center. It was incredible. I can't explain how big the rockets and the motors are but they are huge. These pictures don't do them justice. As you can see I was enthralled with the space shuttle. I can't believe anything this big can fly. As they say in the movie Space Cowboy, "it looks like a flying brick" . This day was our only rainy day in Florida but we didn't mind as there were plenty of indoor exhibits and rides. We went on a space shuttle liftoff ride that made you feel like you were really going into space, complete with waitlessness, sort of. It was a fascinating day and it's always fun to see things up close and personal after you have seen them on TV.

These are the rockets and the fuel tank that propel the shuttle into space.

Back end of the shuttle. These engines are enormous. Underneath the shuttle are all these heat tiles. Who thinks of these things? Backend of the shuttle with the wing. It's bigger than it looks in the picture. Shuttle nose. Doesn't look like it could fly. These are rocket motors. They vary in size and power Saveyah and Shepard in a space capsule. Not much room in those things. I couldn't resist getting my picture taken with JFK the first President to fully understand and fund space exploration. These are some of the first rockets that propelled astronauts in space. They are bigger than they look

Here we all are at the entrance of the Kennedy Space Center.

This is our trip to Florida to see our son Ryan and his beautiful family of Shayndel, Saveyah, Shepard and our newest addition, Major Steven Smith. We had so much fun with the grandkids. We don't get to see them enough so when we do, we spoil them rotten. Sorry mom and dad. More pictures to come!!!!!