It's always a little harder on vacation to make sure that you're staying within the realms of appropriate when it comes to sunday. At least it is for us. If that makes us heathens, well, then there you have it! We found a ward today that started at 10. That is one nice thing about vacation, you can pick your start time according to how you feel! The internet sure makes it nice for locating a building as well! You just have to go here.
Afterwards, we decided to head east for a calmer day at the Kennedy Space Center. It was really interesting. It involved a tour guide on a bus out to the shuttle launch pad and some educational movies. The next launch, we learned, is scheduled for February 24 (which is this person's birthday) It was supposed to go in November but there were some mechanical difficulties (I guess you don't want those if you're going to space...) There will be 6 astronauts on board and this will be the 39th and final mission of the shuttle Discovery. They will be going to the International Space Station and delivering 2 of the final pieces needed to complete the space station. There are 6 people currently living on the space station. When an astronaut goes there, they are committed to stay there for between 1 and 6 months. Neat, huh? We decided that you would not only have to be quite smart to be an astronaut, you would also have to be very brave, able to function under great stress and have a very good eye for detail. I like Nasa's motto. It is "Failure is not an option". One video we watched was of astronauts who had walked on the moon. One of them said, "I tell all the children I talk to to open their dictionaries at home or school and find the word 'impossible'. Then take out a black marker and cross it out. That word does not exist." I liked that.
So, a "home cooked meal" of frozen pasta and pizza topped off a great day! Another busy day tomorrow. "Vacation" means different things to different people! :)
What a great place to spend the day!!
ReplyDeleteLove the" impossible" story...and the shout out to your mom! If you were happy and all together, I can't think of a better way to spend Sunday. I'm so excited to see where we're going tomorrow and what we'll be doing!
ReplyDeletelove the updates. We have enjoyed the magic of Orlando for many years. If you go back to Epcot, don't miss the attraction that teaches us about the dinosaurs with Ellen DeGeneres. It is way cool
ReplyDeleteHey guys I love the impossibe quote. There is another quote that goes along great with that one. "The difficult we do daily the impossible just takes us a little longer".
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are having fun and learning together. You are making memories that will last beyond a Lifetime. Bottle up some of that sunshine and bring it home for me. Our weather is quite cloudy....and begs us to stay inside.
Keep having FUN!!
Hi Stewart Family!~
ReplyDeleteive been lurking on your blog for a little while and finally decided to post a comment! I was hoping that when you linked to the person with Feb 24th as their birthday that I would see my face!!! but alas..no...i guess it makes more sense for your mom to be the person you were talking about! hehe..
I am loving all of the " Hill" family blogs these days - makes me feel closer to home :)
glad to see you had a blast in Florida! your kids are so grown up now!
love,
devon