Manatee Viewing Center, Apollo Beach, Florida

Spending time with our friends in Tampa, they took us to a free Manatee viewing center. What fun! I learned that they grow up to 12 feet and have a big flipper that propells them through the water. They are otherwise known as "seacows".
The ranger that was there giving a talk about these massive animals, told us they live to about 60 years old. The manatees we saw were staying warm in the waters surrounding a power plant.  We saw nearly 20 of them. We even got to see a mom and her baby. So sweet.  

Manatee coming up for air. They do so every 20 minutes or less.

Magic Kingdom - A Day To Remember....

After Sweetie graduated  we were blessed with the oportunity to go to Magic Kingdom for a day. We met up with a former childcare provider of the boys and had a day of fun. We rode rides, and laughed and met a few Disney characters. I enjoyed watching people and children interact in this dream world. We were very tired but still managed to drive to Tampa that evening so that we could hang out with some other friends.

The boys with Chip n Dale. We learned that in order to tell the difference between the two is by the color of the nose. Chips nose is brown like a chocolate chip while Dale's is red. Dale also has two teeth seperate while Chip has two teeth together.

The boys loved riding the roller coasters!

Graduation Day 2010

December has been a whirlwind so far! The first weekend Cory had his piano recital. He played Boogie on Broadway, and Pumpkin Boogie. He wanted to play The Entertainer, but due too a broken thumb, played these other two songs. It was a great morning, all of the students at the recital played well.

Sweetie earned his Bachelor of Science Degree with Honors from Florida State Hospital College in Orlando, FL this past Thursday evening. We were all so proud of him! The church where the graduation was held was decorated so beautifully. We had precious friends watching the graduation online as well as with us and our family at the graduation itself.