Mommy Travels: 10/11/09

the last of the Vatican photos

Pictures of Vatican City and inside the Vatican, including the Madonna.

The Madonna

Labels: Catholic Church, Italy, Madonna, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Rome, Rome Italy, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican, Vatican City

I already posted pictures of Paul refueling, but I was also there, so here are some other photos! In this first photo Paul is in the jet on the bottom of the picture. The next is how I was laying down at the bottom of the tanker at the very back of the plane. There is a window down there for the boom operator to work and we were able to lay down there and watch our husbands. It was awkward, but totally worth it!

This is the KC 135 we rode on.

F-15 C figher jet refueling

Yesterday, I had a once in a life time chance to watch my husband, Paul, fly. It was truely amazing to watch him fly in the F-15. I rode on a KC 135 which is a tanker aircraft. We took off and watched our husbands fly and refuel. We were also able to watch some of them do BFM (dogfight) but I am not sure who we saw. Here are some of the pictures I got of him while he refueled. I will be posting more pictures and video as soon as I have a chance.

Labels: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, F-15, military, military spouses

Magic Kingdom - Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween Party

This year we decided to go to Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween party and it was awesome!

We were able to get into the park at 4 PM, so we had time to ride some rides and snap some photos.

Then at 7 PM the character dance parties started. We went to both dance parties. One dance party had Stitch, Pluto, Goofy, and Chip and Dale. The other dance party had Minnie, Mickey, Donald, and Daisy. At both you have tons of time to dance with the characters. Most of the dances were the kind with set dance moves, making it easy for your kids to follow along.

At one there was a hula hoop contest, which I won against all the other moms!! (Bragging)

Their a special show where the Villains sing and dance in front of the castle. It can only be seen during Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween party.

Villians Singing and Dancing at the Magic Kingdom

Of course they have special Halloween fireworks. We made the mistake of sitting right in front of the castle to watch them. This is not a good spot for firework viewing.

There were many of places to trick or treat throughout the Magic Kingdom. We left with loads of candy and new toothbrushes! They provide the bags, which was lucky, because I left the buckets in the car!

Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party Parade

They also have a special Halloween parade that was really well done with floats you will only see at this party. All the characters are dressed up in costumes for it. It was a really long parade and they hand out candy to the kids during it.