Spring Break '08

Spring break, baby!! This year's family trip: Huntsville, AL. We've decided that while Cole is young, we'd like to help him discover local cities in the south. We really had a good time. The first day we went to SciQuest, a hands-on science place for kids. We watched a movie in a dome and played with several experiments.

Here Cole is using the Force to keep the beach ball in the air.

Well done, my young padawan!

There was a life-size Operation game that buzzed if you touched the sides just like the game.

My potty-humor-loving boys got a kick out

of this exhibit. You could make various sounding toots by pushing different buttons. Who comes up with this???

This scene is actually projected onto a wall and interacts with our shadows. So cool! The scene would change every 5-10 mintues to other games like volleyball, pool, or air hockey.

The next day we went to The Space and Rocket Center. Everyone should go there at some point in their life. We enjoyed the IMAX movie and Cole loved all the big rockets.

This is Brice in the toilet room of the mock space station.

Here is Cole on a ride.

Brice and Cole conquered the climbing wall - I was quite impressed with both of them! I think Brice's shoes have special powers.

Here is me and Cole standing under the new exhibit - the Saturn V Rocket. The rocket behind us is a small model. The one above us is the real thing!

The gift shop was filled with happy moments, one of which was Cole and I finding our names on mugs! (see Disney post from Christmas)

Another fun activity was Funntasia - the local miniature golf course. This was actually Cole's favorite part of the trip, go figure! We did have a blast. Here he is after his 3rd hole-in-one.

The other great part of our trip was hanging out with the Philley's. My life-long friend Penny lives in Huntsville with her dear husband and sweet little boy, Sam. They were kind enough to let us stay with them for the weekend. Sam took a liking to Cole and followed him everywhere - even into Brice's lap.

That Saturday morning, all 6 of us headed up the mountain for an Easter egg hunt and parade at Burritt on the Mountain. The "hunt" was more of a pick-up, but the eggs had candy in them which made it worthwhile. The parade consisted of a man dressed up like a rabbit leading two ponies and a goat. We got a good laugh. Brice actually ended up in one of the groups shots that made the Huntsville newspaper!

We didn't think to bring Easter baskets but thanks to my green husband, I had several grocery bags in my trunk.

It was a nice spring break. Maybe this summer we'll do Mobile . . .