the rocket launch ..

there was a rocket launch scheduled for early wednesday morning while we were in orlando ..

yes we went ..

and i am so glad that we did 

we set our alarm for 1:30 am ..

woke the kids up .. got dressed .. and headed downstairs to hop in the car .. 

we got just a few strange looks while walking thru the lobby ..

the kids had their backpacks and pillows ..

i had my camera and tripod and jeff was carrying the computer ..

strange .. 

we parked across from cape canaveral on a cargo access road for the cruise ships .. 

got the camera all set up and waited ..

at T minus 4 minutes they put a hold on the launch for weather ..

oh no we thought .. what if they don't launch ..

but about 45 minutes later the count down resumed ..

we could hear the count down ..

10 .. 9 .. 8 ..

we counted along with them .. 

and then all of sudden the horizon lit up .. 

cash said "it looks like the sun is coming up"

it was loud and bright and amazing .. 

we watched it until it was just a tiny moving light in the sky .. 

and then we went to dunkin donuts to celebrate .. at 4:45 in the morning ..

we ate our donuts and then the kids passed out for the hour drive back to orlando ..

besides having babies and running the marathon .. this was the coolest thing that i have done !!

nasa ..

while on our workcation we stopped by NASA to say hello to the rockets ..

we ended up staying all day long .. 

mission control .. 

they just opened up a huge building dedicated to just the atlantis shuttle ..

it is HUGE ..

the real atlantis is on display .. 

to say that is was just about the coolest thing we have seen won't even come close .. 

if you are ever close by the kennedy space center ..

GO !!!

GO and spend ALL DAY .. you won't be disappointed ..

we promise .. 

spelling test results ..

for those of you wondering how cash did on his spelling test ..

YEA !!!!

hey mom .. i think i need to go to the eye doctor !

at breakfast cash says to me ..

mom .. i think i need to go to the eye doctor .. 

all i can say is ...

what a way to start a day .. 

around the house ..

my ipod should be sitting right there .. in it's little red zipper bag ..

it's not and i don't know where it is ..

if you have seen it please let me know ..

ginger didn't make her bed today ..

notice the bright blue suitcase in the back ..

we leave for the seadoo dealer meeting aka a workcation in a few days .. 

shoes and hair accessories that have been sitting there for 3 days ..

i have asked at least 199 times for someone .. anyone .. to please put them away ..

no one is listening .. 

at least the trucks are organized and put away ..

cash must have played for 2 hours the other day with his trucks ..

he drove them all out .. lined them up and then drove them back ..

i told him that he was awesome !!

why can he put away 57 trucks but he can't put away 1 pair of shoes ?

sophie is so happy to have the house back to herself ..

she loves it when school starts .. 

soccer has also started ..

so in addition to school shoes laying around we also have soccer cleats and stinky socks .. 

spelling ..

it's official .. cash is in "real school"

i'm not not sure what that means but it might have something to do with spelling ..

yes .. spelling ..

he came home with his list on tuesday 

we have been working on the words every night .. 

and every morning while we eat breakfast ..

i had forgotten the difference between kindergarten and 1st grade ..

his first "test" is on friday ..

wish us luck !!!