While watching the space shuttle launch was our main reason to go to Florida, we also visited Downtown Disney which resembles a huge boardwalk with shops, restaurants, and lots of fun activities for kids. We rode this Peter Pan inspired balloon ride which went 400 ft up into the air. Downtown Disney also has an enormous Lego shop and Ben loved building with the duplos.
-
-
The End of the Space Shuttle
On July 8, 2011 we watched space shuttle Atlantis take off from the Kennedy Space Center which marked the end of the manned space shuttle program. It was soo hot that day. We watched the launch with a hundred thousand of our closet friends. We were on the beach in Titusville just across the water from the Space Center. See the dock in the background? Those are all people crammed onto the dock. After the launch we headed over to the space center. Part 2 of our Florida adventure coming to the blog tomorrow!
-
Mother Daughter Getaway to KC
So there’s a lot of excuses as to why I haven’t updated this blog of mine in FOREVER. I could talk about how work has been kicking my butt, how when I get home all I want to do is curl up on the couch, or how I lost all motivation to do anything-I’m pretty sure there was a week recently when I didn’t cook a meal the entire week. Oops. But enough with the excuses. Since things have been so crazy, my mom and I decided to have a little girls night away. Last Friday we packed our bags, I left the little man with J, and we headed off…
-
Getaway to St. Louis & Other Happenings
Things have been crazy lately! With so much to do and so little time, a little break was just what we needed. This weekend J and I escaped to St. Louis by ourselves, leaving Ben at home with his Memaw and Pampa. Although we love Ben and doing things as a family, sometimes it’s nice to have time to ourselves and remember that J and I were a “we” long before Ben came along. Of course we did end up talking about him most of the time. We stayed at the Hilton in downtown St. Louis right next to Busch Stadium and the Arch. We went to the top of…
-
A Weekend in Kansas
My goal as a mom is to provide Ben (and any future kids) with the best life possible. Pretty big feat huh? And just how will I know when or if I’ve accomplished this? When Ben looks back on his childhood and can remember all the places he’s been, experiences he’s had, and the love that surrounded it all. Since Ben was born, I’ve always been the kind of mom that wanted him to experience everything. The library, swim lessons, the park, zoo animals, all of it. Even if he would be too young to remember it-we were going to do it-that’s what pictures are for. When Ben was the…