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Disney World

2007-06-26T19:46:00.000-07:00

Went to Disney World for 3 action-packed days (not enough time, but all that my schedule would allow). Stayed at a timeshare resort in Orlando with my family...it would've been cool to stay longer and get to use some of the pools and mini golf at the resort, but again time wouldn't allow that. There is SO much to do in Orlando: Disney (which is enormous), Universal, Sea World, Busch Gardens, and lots of other things.

Day 1 was Magic Kingdom...very hot and crowded, but worth it. A bit disappointed I couldn't go on Space Mountain more than once. I ate ice cream every day while I was there, which was fantastic.

Day 2, my fave, Disney MGM Studios. Very cool shows, rides, ice cream. haha. I didn't get to see all the shows and stuff, but I saw the majority of amusements. You really have to go more than one day to each of Disney's parks to see everything.

Day 3 was Epcot, an educational and entertaining park. Pretty much half of the park is Futureworld and the other half is the World Showcase, where there are many "countries" full of shops and food and some entertainment. At night in each of the parks there were night shows with fireworks and light/video shows with music and boats on water with characters and such. My camera is not good at taking nighttime pics, so I there is a lot of nighttime and inside shows and rides at the parks I couldn't take pictures of.

Magic Kingdom

2007-06-26T19:38:00.001-07:00

The Fam: Me, Aunt Lyndie, Casey, Ally, Caleb, Tanda (mom), Aunt Billie
This snake is hungry on the Jungle Cruise
Cruisin' along
Teacups go round and round (and make you very dizzy!)
Riding a spaceship, ya know?
Night Parade

MGM-Studios

2007-06-26T19:23:00.001-07:00

Entrance/exit - very clean!

Rock 'n Roller Coaster
Tower of terror - View from Elevator
Tower of Terror

Streets of America - San Francisco
Toy Story Bldg (?)
Day Parade
Day Parade
Beauty and the Beast show
Indiana Jones Stunt Show

Epcot

2007-06-26T18:49:00.000-07:00

Test Track Ride

My cousin Caleb being eaten by a shark
Epcot fruit & veggie growing research facility...they serve all this food in the restaurants!

Pretty park in Canada

View as we left the park

2007-04-19T07:43:00.000-07:00

Day at The World Aquarium (April 2007)

So awesome! You have to go ... these pics will speak for themselves.
My Mom Came in Town
My mom and I sipped on a margarita and a daiquiri - yummy and fun! I am in my current favorite shirt. Great scenery with open enclosures and lots of interesting habitat designs.

Otters
A Three-toed Sloth just chillin' in the tree next to the bar. No touching please!
Otter
Manitee in enormous aquarium withe tons of other fish, turtles, etc.
Group of Penguins
Shark tank
Must I Say Anything? Haha...Brad being weird for the camera.

Caterpillar in the Science Place parking lot

Day at the Science Place and Body World's exhibit (March 2007)

Pretty interesting....lots of plastinated bodies that I wasn't allowed to take pictures of. We also saw an Imax movie,Sharks, which was very cool. The intro before the movie was a cool tour of Dallas and a bit about Texas Instruments.

this is where i get massages every so often. standing all day takes a toll on your body - especially if you are gimpy and arthritic like me. it is very nice.

Crayfish chewing on a goldfish head.

2007-03-25T23:15:00.000-07:00

Evil crustacean.

My pets. Yes, I consider my cactus a pet.

2007-03-19T16:28:00.000-07:00

My cactus in its new pretty potThe loner
Zoe. Bastet is laying around somewhere else.
Ant
Ant farm

Crawfish

2007-03-19T16:13:00.000-07:00

His claws are so much more red now!
Crawfish shortly after molting
My work was having a crawfish and crab boil a few weeks ago, and I decided to save a crayfish from the pot. So I stuck him in a plastic container filled with a bit of water and took him home. I had to go out a purchase a fish tank to keep him in, along with 3 feeder goldfish, 2 snails, some live plants, a fake plant, and some rocks. He seems pretty happy. I was pretty upset with him last week because I caught him attacking one of the snails! He was gnawing at its shells and had it in his claws. Bad crawfish!! So now I think I am going to make a nice creek his new home....soon. Until then I feed him and make sure the snails are ok. There is only 1 fish left though. One died shortly after I bought it, and the other just disappeared...hmmm.

The other night I came home from work and saw the crawfish flailing on his side, which was very odd since he should've easily been able to turn himself onto his belly. So I got a knife (not sharp) and tried to help him turn over. He wouldn't do it so I figured he was dying (save me the hassle of putting him in a creek although I would feel bad either way). Suddenly his body started coming apart! I soon realized he was molting. Crazy. So here is a pic of my crawfish next to his discarded old body armor...hehe. Ignore my junk of the kitchen counters. haha.

Daylight Savings Night!

2007-03-12T10:29:00.000-07:00

More to come.....pics for now.

Steph, Lauren, Matt at Vickery ParkMatt n Steph
Holly, Brad, Steph
This pic would've been perfect! Too bad for blinking.

Fort Worth Zoo

2007-03-12T09:53:00.000-07:00

So this past Saturday, Brad and I went to the Fort Worth Zoo...lots of fun! We tried to document most of the animals we saw. My fave was probably the Orangutans and the Meerkats. Brad liked the poison dart frogs. What a fun day of animal viewing, stroller dodging and ice cream eating!

Alligator. Wouldn't want to be caught swimming with this guy!
Whoa Boa!
Poison Dart Frogs
Brad & Steph dodging strollers all day!

Feeding Birds...seeds on a stick
Tortoise Munching
Lions
Tiger - it was roaring!
Rhino
Rhino Relaxing
Koi
Giraffe Home
Giraffe

Elephants
MeerkatZebras and Warthog
This one picked it's nose and ate it in front of us. Awww.
Orangutans

New Years Eve 2006

2007-03-11T22:40:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics from this past New Years Eve at Matt's house.