We just finished a family trip to Disney World. Not all of our family was able to be with us, but most were. We missed Adam and Serina this trip. We will have to make another one. One of the reasons we went to Florida was to see Kathy and Andrew who are living there while Andrew is in graduate school.
We were able to spend some time at Disney World with Kathy and Andrew while Scott was in meetings. He joined us in the evening when he was finished. We had a lot of fun. The most fun was watching our little Tinkerbell...Addison react to everything. I know she is too young to ever remember this trip but I will remember it always.
My favorite day was going to see the space shuttle launch. It had been postponed earlier in the week and was scheduled to go on Sunday evening. We went to church with Kathy and Andrew. Their ward was wonderful. Afterward we packed a picnic lunch and all loaded into the rental van and made a 35 minute trip to Titusville to Space View Park. We had fun visiting with a couple thousand of our non-closest friends and spending a relaxing afternoon together. Two of Kathy and Andrew's friends joined us and that was fun to get to know them. The kids played board games while we waited.
For me, witnessing the miracle of science and all that living in this wonderful country brings was the icing on the cake. It was so exciting to listen to the conversation with the space shuttle crew and ground control before the launch and when they said to the crew, "Good luck and God speed, we will see you in about three weeks," I felt a huge amount of gratitude and pride. It made the 4 and 1/2 hour drive back to Kathy and Andrew's house worth it. Traffic coming home was horrible any route we went. We had fun, laughing; Andrew slept; we needed a bathroom; the baby was tired of being confined in a car seat, but Scott and "Gladys" the GPS got us home on some back roads which shortened our trip home.
Things I learned on this trip.
1. Florida is much warmer in March than Utah.
2. Grandbabies are the best!
3. Family vacations are wonderful but 8 days may be a little too much togetherness.
4. Grandbabies are the best!
5. Diets go out the window when you are traveling.
6. Grandbabies are the best!
7. A long drive home is worth it to witness a miracle.
8. Grandbabies are the best!
9. Curtains do make the best hiding spots.
10.Grandbabies are the best!
Life is wonderful and spending it with your family is what it is all about. My motto: Enjoy the journey!
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