October - part 1

At the beginning of October we took the kids to the Sea World spooktacular. Zack for Halloween wanted to be a train. His costume was too big to take to Sea World with the crowds so he went as a train engineer. Ashley was Holly Hobbie.

Posing with some of the really cute Sea World creatures that were around the park.

Ashley and Zack trying to sit on a baby shamu

Later in October we went up to Daytona to stay at the Wyndham Ocean Walk for a few days. This is Ashley right before she fell and scraped the side of her face near her eye.

Zack and Dan checking out the beach.

We found a park that used to be an old amusement park called Bongoland. It had a bunch of dinosaurs hidden in the vegetation. The kids had fun looking for the dinosaurs.

We also went to the lighthouse.

We got to climb to the very top. Usually this area is closed off.

This was Zack's shot at taking his first picture. He did pretty good!

Then we went to north Florida to Conner's A-Maizing Acres.

This was one sad corn maze. I'm not sure why we had to carry the flag so they could see us because we were much taller than the corn.

The corn did have some taller spots. Zack liked carrying the flag.

Ashley liked finding corn on the ground.

We went on a hay ride. (you can see Ashley's scrape on her face)

They had a big tub filled with corn kernals to play in.

Zack loved the cow train pulled by a tractor.

Then we went up to Folkston, GA to the Folkston Funnel. This is where all trains going in and out of Florida have to pass through. So there is a lot of traffic. They have a radio so you can hear when a train in coming.






Zack is waving at the train engineers as they pass. In the guest book, it shows that there are visitors from all over the world that come to see all the trains that come by.




Some beach time









When Kristen came to Florida with Gabi, Kai and Koa we went to Sea World again. The first time we went the weather was in the low 70's - perfect. This day was much hotter - in the 90's. Zack is still a train engineer (in shorts). Ashley's Holly Hobbie costume was too warm so I got out some dress up clothes I had bought her for Christmas (from e-bay)



Ashley, Gabi and Zachary


Ashley was worn out.



Ashley catching bubbles.



While Ashley was sleeping, Kristen took the other kids on a ride.

Gabi and Zachary

Ashley, Gabi, and Zack taking a break to eat dinner.

After church we took Kristen the kids over to the temple grounds to walk around. It wasn't too easy getting a picture of all the kids sitting still.

Gabi and Zack are dancing.