Sea World- Orlando

While in Orlando we went to Sea World. Again there just wasn't enough time to see everything. Must go back. :)

The artic exhibit.

If you look closely you will see 2 large walrus.

These three insisted on sitting in the SPLASH Zone!!
What is amazing to me was that I was the only one who got drenched!!

Here is Shamu's tail ready to splash us, or should I say ME!!!

This is what it looked like when Sahmu splashed the other side.

Here is a cool sequence of pictures on him sliding across the platform. There are actually nine pictures in the entire sequence, I only uploaded four.

John F. Kennedy Space Center

While in Florida I had to opportunity to go on a tour of the Space Center. We only had 4 1/2 hours, which was not even close to enough time. I definitely need to go back to Florida with my daughter. This is a picture of a painting in one of the buildings.
I can not remember where I heard the story, but I was telling a couple of students about how the turkey vultures know when the shifts change at the space center, and they get ready to eat road kill. Then, just as we were getting ready to leave we saw these turkey vultures hanging out, waiting for the shift to change.
Here is a picture of a rocket engine, that was actually used several times. What really amazes me is that as huge as the engine is they still use five of them to launch the Apollo rockets.

The size of these things are amazing. It is breath taking.

The rocket garden. The size of these rockets was overwhelming. It is so cool that they can actually get these rockets into space.
The next two pictures are from the Early Space Exploration Exhibit.

I can't wait to go back and see ALL of the space center.

National FCCLA Conference- Orlando

In July I went to FCCLA National Conference with one of my students. He is a State Officer. This was my first National Conference. It was amazing!!!

L (my student) and another state officer at a Leadership Training workshop. L and two other students I spent lots of time with during the 8 days.
The young lady in the red t-shirt won top gold in the nation for her entrepeneurship project.
The hotel we stayed at.
I had an opportunity to hold an aliigator. It was really cool.
These are two ladies I worked with in Washington. They are wonderful ladies and taught me a great deal about being a great teacher. It was so nice to catch up on what is going on with so many people that I care about and miss.
Colorado students at the Dance . They had a lot of fun. I love spending time with students, they are so amazing. FCCLA is an amazing student organization. It is amazing how much a student grows through their involvement in it. Opportunities like these remind me of why I love doing what I do. It also validates what I do. :)
After the dance, students are having a "tea" (really it was coffee) party in the hallway.

It was a great time! I look forward to this school year starting soon. So many opportunities to help students become the best they can be. :)