Scott & Sammie: 2007

Monday, December 31, 2007

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

My Family Found

I met many of my real aunts and uncles Sunday, November 11 due to the loss of my Dad's brother, Richard, from injuries he sustained in a bad car accident a week before. My aunt Shirley Hamilton and her husband, M.C. came from Oklahoma. Stanley came from Virginia and DeJa and Sandy brought their mother, Virginia from Oregon. They all came to Judy and Wendell's home in Marysville, CA. We missed meeting another sister Eva by just a few minutes. My Dad is from a family of 8 children.
It was absolutely wonderful to meet them all after so many years. They made Scott and me feel so very loved and welcome. They all remembered me from when I was little. Shirley babysat me up until I was about 4. We had a great time getting to know each other. We hope to see them again!

Rachel's Baby Shower

It was so fun to see Rachel and Emily Wight, as well as their Mom, Donna. Donna's sister and mother were also there. Of course Debra was there too. It was a wonderful reunion. I hadn't seen them, except for Deb, for many years. Rachel's third child, Carmen, is due 1/21/08. She was just adorable. She and her boyfriend just finished moving back into their newly remodeled home. It was absolutely gorgeous!

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

The Kennedy Space Center

On Monday we went to the Kennedy
Space Center. It was so cool to actually see the Discovery Shuttle on the lauch pad. It launched the next day. Wish we had decided to see the launch but the crowds would have been hideous.

The used shuttle engine was especially interesting to Scott. That is the platform that is the closest to the launch pad you can go. Across the road was that crawler that carries the Shuttle to the launch pad. The building far away in the picture is much bigger than it appears. It is one of the largest (cubic foot) buildings in the world. That is where they assemble the boosters to the shuttle. The long dark things that look like windows are actually doors that take hours to open in order to get the shuttle out.

Wilderness Lodge

We also took a boat from Magic Kingdom over to the Wilderness Lodge. It was just our style. It was kind of dark so I didn't get any good pics of the lobby, but of course Mickey was there as a totem with Goofy and Donald Duck. Scott said we will have to stay there next time we go and yes there will be a next time! The Wilderness has it's own geyser but we didn't see it spout. The stream originates inside the lobby, goes outside as you can see and then cascades into the pool.

Grand Floridian Hotel

We visited the Grand Floridian Resort Hotel. It is beautiful but the guests all looked so stuffy it was uncomfortable. The 3 stained glass ceiling domes were just amazing.

Mickey's garden

Mickey's garden, he grows the most unusual shaped pumpkins, don't you think? We stood in line and had our picture taken with Mickey.

The Haunted Mansion

The Haunted Mansion was much more elaborate looking than at Disneyland. The mausoleum names we got a good laugh from. Hope you enjoy them too!

Port Orleans Riverside -Our Resort

We stayed at the Port Orleans Riverside Resort. It truly was on the river. Our room looked out on the courtyard with a fountain. The other side of the building looks on the river. You cross a bridge to an island with the pool, cross a bridge on the other side to the main building with the lobby and restaurant which is fashioned to look like a cotton mill with a working waterwheel. All very serene and pretty.

M-I-C-K-E-Y, Mickey everywhere!

Mickey is everywhere you look. Notice the filigree work in the lobby of our hotel.

Dinosaur

The fake dinosaur skeleton was pretty realistic. The Dinosaur ride would scare the little ones but we thought it was pretty good.

50's Prime Time Cafe

We ate at the 50's Prime Time Cafe at the MGM park. The ambiance was great. The waiters make you set your own tables and yell at you for putting your elbows on the table. The TV played excerpts of several TV shows and movies from the 50's in black and white. It was a really fun place.