Our recent travels...

Hollywood Studios

Epcot

Magic Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

Kennedy Space Center

Arabian Nights

Disney in February??? YES!!! If you've been to Disney during the summer or around holidays you know the routine...go to a big ride, wait an hour or so, ride it, move on. Even with Fastpass you'll be spending a chunk of time in lines. But if you go in the off, off season, around Jan/Feb or we've been told October, then you just walk up and do whatever you want. That includes the big rides, the shows, etc. It was amazing. Plus, the kids we saw in the park, and their parents, were all having a good time. Nobody burning up with the heat, annoyed at lines, etc. Everyone just having a great time. Btw, if you aren't aware of PhotoPass, check it out too.

Our first evening at Hollywood Studios, our favorite event was the Fantasmic! fireworks finale. In two days at Epcot, the Soarin' ride was amazing with the best show being Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!. Magic Kingdom was much the same with the traditional Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain, and the Hall of Presidents show. At Animal Kingdom we saw the Kilimanjaro Safari, rode the Expedition Everest, and saw both the Finding Nemo - The Musical and the Festival of the Lion King shows. We also spent a day at Kennedy Space Center where we rode the Shuttle Launch Experience, went out to the LC 39 Observation Gantry, and touched a moon rock! It was a wonderful week with Gary's parents, brother Duane, and Jeanel's brother Jerry.

Although we planned to spend a June weekend in Omaha, we made a last minute change of plans and visited the Nelson Atkins Museum. We started with a lunch in the museum and then spent the afternoon going through gallery after gallery and having a great time.

While in Las Vegas in February, we saw a wonderful show, Larry G Jones - The Man of 1002 voices. He was recommended to us as a future star of Vegas and we couldn't agree more. He's a "hidden gem" as one of the trade magazines said but he won't be for long. Check out his site for some video and audio clips.

Jeanel and niece Chloe cut up some strawberries as they make a salad for a family dinner in the early summer.