Daytona Beach Vacation - Continued

Kennedy Space Center - "The Rocket Garden"

This massive building is where the shuttle is assembled. The tour guide explained that three and a half Empire State Buildings could fit inside of this structure.

Looking up at this sort of thing makes you feel very, very small.

This is one of Jim's favorite pictures of the trip, so I thought I'd share. Here it is getting late in our long Space Center touring day... can you tell? Emma's in need of a nap. Mom's in need of patience to endure Emma's needing of a nap.



And here's what we waited for... a much anticipated rocket launch. A little anticlimactic. It disappears into a heavily clouded sky exactly two seconds after snapping this fuzzy picture. To us, it looks a little like one of those fireballs that get blasted out of a Roman candle on the 4th of July. Oh well.... chuckling.

Rock wall climbing at Daytona Lagoon - Jack was very brave until he reached the top for the first time and looked around. It was a little higher than he thought, it turns out.

Go kart racing at Daytona Lagoon

Emma sits on the sand and considers digging with her shovel (after rejecting the water just minutes before). Sand, however, sticks to every exposed surface of the skin and upon realizing this, she rejected it too.

A very happy Jack. Only deeper in love with the beach by this time...

(You can laugh. It was a good joke, I agree.)

A very happy Emma... away from that horrible beach and safely returned to the balcony.

One of my favorite shots of Jack. What a great trip!