Kennedy Space Center - Brevard Resident's Appreciation Days

This year, it was just me & Drake.  He led the way.  I followed.

We had a great time.  He is now tall enough to ride the Space Shuttle Experience.

Of course, we have to take a self-portrait!

Here, we got our picture taken with an astronaut!

Then, we checked out a 3D movie about the Moon.  Tom Hanks narrated it.

This entire thing is made of Legos!  How cool is that?

Freeze Dried Ice Cream!  It doesn't melt!  Drake ate some, and then we stuffed it my bag for later.  Delicious!

The playground is one of Drake's favorite spots.  We tried to meet Wyatt & Linda here, but the timing just didn't work out.

Next year, we really have to remember to bring a towel, and a change of clothes!  Mom really wanted to go in too, it was SO hot!

Since we had never visited the Astronaut Hall of Fame, we saved time in the afternoon to check it out.  Drake was still a little damp.  Oh well.

What a fortuitous choice.  The Hall of Fame boasts lots of hands-on interactive exhibits.  Here, Drake is trying to tighten a bolt, while sitting in a rolling chair.  This is meant to demonstrate an astronaut, on a space walk, fixing something, maybe on the outside of the International Space Station.  Not as easy as it looks.

The G-Force Simulator.  This one was a bit much for Mom.  There are two pods that spin on an axis.  Inside the pod, you feel the G-Force as it simulates an airplane flight over some mountains.  Mom was OK until the end, when the screen was turned off, but the door wasn't open yet.  It felt like we were still moving, but I think it may have been all in my head....

Here, Drake is wearing a space helmet.

This was the second simulator.  Drake enjoyed it while Mom just watched.  I was still feeling a bit queazy from that G-Force ride.

We had a lot of fun that day.  Thanks to everyone at the Kennedy Space Center!

The Halloween Ginger Bread House

Drake loves to build Ginger Bread houses.  This one is his reward for a perfect report card.

 His friend Wyatt is here to help.

 One for me, one for the house.

 There was a bunch of black icing left, so we decorated some pretzels too.  The ones with the Nerds taste the best.

It's all done.  Now who gets to eat what?

BOO!

The Halloween Costume: The Bomb

Let's make a paper machet halloween costume.

What would you like to be?

A bomb.  A bomb?  Yeah, a bomb.

OK.

When I was little, my mom made me a Humpty Dumpty costume like this, and my brother Tom was a giant eyeball.

So, here we go.

Lets cut a couple holes for your eyes and arms.

And another flap in the middle.  That's where the candy goes.

Here, Drake is attaching the flaps.

Its a good start.  We still have a few more layers of paper to add.