Florida in the Winter

After some pretty cold weeks in Illinois we thought it would be fun to get away from the cold for a bit and since James was going to be in Europe we headed off.  The trip was a bit rough given that everyone managed to get the flu.  I do feel sorry for the person cleaning our hotel room from that night. :)  The boys struggled riding in the car while feeling unwell, so it was honestly the hardest trip we've taken so far.  Fortunately, I didn't get sick until after we arrived.

Now we will pretend like the traveling part didn't happen because it is better that way.  We have spent the past few days at my parents house.  We have spent much time at the beach which the boys have loved.  Michael in particular loves the big waves of the ocean and while the gulf will be fun he will miss the waves.  :)  Hyrum loves the sand!  I mean really, this is the biggest sand box ever, so what toddler wouldn't be in heaven.  He even learned to venture off and explore but wasn't too keen to get wet.  That seemed like the perfect balance for me!



On Sunday while I was sleeping all day everyone went out for a walk on a pier.  I was glad they could have some fun while I was no fun at all!

On Monday they went fishing with grandma - one of her favorite activities.  They didn't catch anything edible, but they had a blast doing it.  We then, of course, spent more time at the beach playing in the water and looking for shells.

On Tuesday we were in for a real treat.  We went to the Kennedy Space Center thanks to my Aunt who works there.  We took a bus tour to see the launch pads and much more.  

This is the crawler used to transport the shuttles.  It moves no faster than 1 mph.  Slow but faster than any of us could carry that stuff.  :)

This is the most famous launchpad from where we sent people to the moon!

Hyrum didn't love the bus, but he survived!

We finally saw some gators!!!!  Can you find him?

 The center was full of replicas as well as real shuttles and other items that have been in space.  This one was real and you could see the burn marks on it.  It was pretty awesome exploring and seeing all of the cool things.

This was a great slide that the boys loved sliding down.

Every little boys dream come true - lots of buttons to push that look important.  

 The big boys also got to go in a shuttle simulator.  They thought it was awesome!  Though, Joshua wasn't so sure if he would want to do it a lot.

In the rocket gardens.  These were some big rockets!

 It was a fabulous day full of adventure and new experiences.  And Hyrum even survived!

Today is our last day at the Turner's, so we are cleaning up and packing!  We are going to meet my grandparents later at the park now that we have gotten rid of the flu.  (It isn't nice to share things like that with older people.)  And then we are headed to the Petersen's!  It should be another fun day!