Crazy Nance Fam Travels: Part 3

It has taken me a while to get to this last post about our vacation.  It seems like such a long time ago, and it hasn't even been a month!

After visiting Universal and the cruise, we made a stop at Kennedy Space Center.  With Audrey's recent interest in all things space, it seemed like the perfect ending to an already amazing trip. It was a really hot day, so we were glad there were a lot of indoor activities to keep us entertained.

When we got there, we noticed that they had the Astronaut chat starting in a few minutes, so we headed straight there.  Jerry Ross was the speaker, and the kids were hooked.  Audrey even asked to buy the book he wrote (and not the kids version).  She's been reading it and is now full of random space facts.  Don't try to tell her the first person or first American in space was Neil Armstrong!

The highlight of the day was getting to see the space shuttle Atlantis.  The way they do the video and give you the context of what you're looking at before you go in was awesome.  I am not sure who was more impressed by the shuttle itself though...Billy or the kids.

The last activity we did was the bus tour.  That included a visit to exhibit on the Apollo missions and moon walks.  Audrey was excited to see a real life Saturn 5 rocket, although we had to go over with her a couple of times why the one she was looking at had never been launched.  It blew her mind that they'd just use up and dispose of the entire rocket every time!

After our visit to KSC, it was time to head home. The flight home was relatively uneventful...thank goodness!

The sweetest part about the trip home was how disappointed the kids were that we didn't get home in time to pick up the dogs that day.  We had to wait until the next day because the boarding place was already closed.  The kids were still extremely excited to be home and in there own beds.  None of them wanted to admit it, but there were no arguments whatsoever about bath and bedtime that night. I guess that's the sign of a good vacation.  It's fun while you're there, but it's also great to get home!