Reid and Stefani Adopt

My parents came to Florida this month to visit.  We made a special trip out to the Kennedy Space Center to learn about space and astronauts.  We all got matching shirts from my mom for Christmas, so we made an effort to all wear them while we were there.   This was the first time my parents and my Grandma were able to see the Kennedy Space Center.  They were much more interested in the history of it and my kids were more interested in the dipping dots Reid promised to buy them and in the playground.  Oh well.  We bought a year pass because it was just $20.00 more per ticket and my parents got to have an entrance discount, so we will be back and hopefully we can help our kids see how cool and how amazing what we have accomplished really is.   Isaac's favorite and scariest part of this visit was the space shuttle simulation ride.  For awhile, he was truly convinced he and I had just blasted off into space.  He was very scared...

We had a cold spell this last week and a half here in Florida.  One day we even saw frost, and the temperature dropped to 3 degrees above freezing.  It was fun to see the kids break out the cold weather gear.  One day Isaac put on a hat and scarf to go outside, but refused to put on shoes or a coat.  I guess it's still not cold enough for shoes. The temperature has increased enough that play dates with our neighbors have resumed.  Those kids have been playing together every day since Christmas break started.  Today Isaac told me that he wish that his little friend could be his brother and that Esther would belong to the neighbor's family. It will be a little bit of a disappointment for Isaac to start up school and have his precious play time interrupted, but even if he's not grateful for school, I am.   It will be nice to have a schedule again.