What we’ve been up to…

Well it’s been a while since our last update.  We have been home in Florida since the end of October and still have not been able to find work. While we’re searching for work we thought we would have some fun. We have been getting the house in order, spending time at the beach and going to some of the theme parks. The prospects for work are looking up so we are going to have as much fun as we can…for now.  

On November 26th we went to the beach at Cape Canaveral to watch the launch of an Atlas V rocket. The rocket is carrying the latest mars rover and it will take almost nine months to get there! It was a nearly perfect day. 

parachute surfing guy:

The rocket is going to come from that tower…so we’ll keep looking that way…

The rocket launch didn’t come from that tower and there was no noise at first. When we saw it we started snapping pictures as fast as we could, fortunately some of them came out.

It was really bright and after about 30 seconds the noise came.

 

The rocket was traveling at 4900 mph so it was gone pretty quick, but it was impressive none the less.

So what do you do after a successful rocket launch to Mars? …go to an alligator park…of course!

“Yes” we had to do this:

While at the alligator park we saw peacocks:

More peacocks:

…and more…

…and monkeys…

…and snakes…

…and vultures…

…more vultures…

…and stupid people…

…more stupid people…or person…

and of course alligators:

Lots of alligators. Did you know alligators are cannibals?

After the alligator park…it was December…so we put up the Christmas tree, decorated, and put lights on the house:

It’s December and it’s still in the upper 70s, even low 80s so off to Disney World!

Stand under the tree…”ok”

 Inside the entrance, town square railroad station:

town square:

Huge Christmas tree in town square at the start of main street USA:

Main street USA looking up toward town square, decorations are beautiful:

Main street USA looking toward Cinderella’s Castle:

Cinderella’s Castle, at night the lights are amazing:

Mickey, Minny, Cinderella, Snow White, and some other…character:

We had a great time, this place never gets old:

Ok so we rode the people mover, woo hoo! …but it was AFTER space mountain!

Before riding the people mover…waiting to get on the roller coaster inside space mountain:

Getting ready!

Heading up to the top:

The rest of the ride is in total darkness so this is the last one. This is near the top just before the first fall:

Beautiful:

It’s a small world. This ride is less annoying than before. They don’t play the song at all while you’re waiting to get in your boat:

…it’s a smaaall smaaaall world….

…it’s a smaaall smaaaall world….

Remember records? Remember when they skipped?  …it’s a smaaall smaaaall world….

skip

…it’s a smaaall smaaall world…

And of course…

The haunted mansion:

Swiss Family Robinson tree house:

The lights in the park were amazing:

Really beautiful:

The castle changes colors:

Start of the parade. People started camping out an hour and a half before the parade started. We showed up five minutes before the start so our view wasn’t the best. Still had a great time!

Not the best pictures but you get the idea..

Girl on a mushroom. Is that Alice?

Worm on a mushroom:

Alice again?

Pirate ship…Captain Ron, I mean Hook!

Dwarfs:

P man:

Big head, little hat, lots of lights:

Purple castle:

Is this Pete’s Dragon? Anyone know?

The parade ended with a long wavy American Flag and a Huge Eagle, really really nice!

Then the fireworks, they lasted about half an hour. Really nice show and I could not get a decent picture..

Pictures are terrible but the show was perfect!

And one more of the castle changing color from blue to green:

That’s it for now…