Monday was a funfilled day. We had friends coming to central Florida for their Spring Break, so the girls and I drove up to meet them, and spend a day at the Kennedy Space Center. I may have been more excited than the girls about the rockets, but we were all excited to see Erik and Mark and their girls! Thia, Janele,Ceci, and Liv have all been great friends since they met. When these four girls get together, it is like the adults could all leave for the weekend, and know they'd just have a blast together all weekend. So yes, we were excited.
Their flight arrived Sunday evening. At 8 AM on Monday, Ceci was knocking on our door so they could all take a quick dip in the hotel pool before heading out. Thia does not normally agree to getting up any earlier than she absolutely has to, but for Ceci, she even had a smile.
After they swam, we were ready to get a quick breakfast, and go see a space shuttle. I had the priveledge of driving all 4 girls in my car, which meant I got to hear rousing renditions of all the latest hits popular with the 'tween set.
We finally arrived at the Kennedy Space Center, and off we went, wandering through the Rocket Garden, then in to see the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The girls crawled into the nose cone of one of the first manned rockets to go into space, went on the launch simulator, and played a live action version of Angry Birds with large slingshots (to learn about trajectory?). Some things were more exciting than others, but it was a great day, spent with great friends!
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| Not everyone gets an early morning smile from Thia! |
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| In front of the nosecone from one of the manned rockets in the Rocket Garden. |
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| Thia, in front of the cargo bay of Space Shuttle Atlantis. |
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| Under the back end of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. What a vehicle! |
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| Ceci, Mark and Liv propelling the Angry Birds, important to every future astronaut's education! |
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