Misc. Disney Pics

Me at Epcot in Italy

The Camera Man!

Reloading!

I was so excited to finally see Mickey...I tell ya, this place makes you feel like a kid again! Hehe!

So, there were really promoting Pirates of the Caribbean while we were there...Andy decided to join in!

Disney World 2007 - Magic Kingdom

Taking a break in the Magic Kingdom...in Adventure Land? I think that's where this was.

In front of Cinderella's Castle.

Being goofy....get it? Goofy!

Disney World 2007 - Epcot

Epcot

We had some yumo Chinese food in China....yes CHINA! At Epcot they have a place called World
Showcase. There are about 8 or 9 "countries" there, all with ethnic food, people and architechture. Very cool!

The line-up. Getting ready to ride Soarin' in Epcot. The park stayed open utill midnight that night for people staying at Disney resorts....Extra Magic Hours.

In the Soarin' line.

Supercalafragilisticexpelaidoious....am I even close!?!??! I think Miss Poppins liked Andy:-)

Look at those crazy kids in the back:-) Yee-haw! We took a picture of our Test Track picture. On just about every rdie they have a camera hidden in the scariest part of the ride. Well, they take your picture and in the ride gift shop, you can buy your pic....this was cheaper!!!!!

Andy in Epcot. This was by far my favorite park.

There was a flower festival going on at Epcot while we were there. Andy got some good flower shots.

Disney World 2007 - Disney's Animal Kingdom

Riding the train at Animal Kingdom...we needed to rest our feet!!!!

Mountains in Florida!?! This is the ride Expedition Everest. We rode it 5 times....not recommend even for the hardiest of roller coaster riders.

Andy getting ready to board the ride. This must have been only ride #2...he looks too happy and stable for it to have been #3, 4 or 5:-)

Disney World 2007 - MGM Studios

Andy and I in front of the Tower of Tower at MGM Studios. Awesome ride!!!!

Having too much fun with glow sticks:-) We are waiting for Fantasmic to start...a water/lights show.

The big city:-)

Waiting for lunch at 50's Prime Time. A 50's themed diner.

The whole crew ordering lunch. It was really good!

It's a Party!

The Birthday Boy

Andy and Kathy each had a birthday that week.

Presents!

Day Two - Ocracoke Island

Here we are on the Ferry going to Ocracoke Island. The only way to get to the island is by ferry or boat or I guess you could swim but i suggest the first two options. Anyway, we had to drive our car onto this huge ferry. I have never been on a boat like this before. The only boat I remember being on is my dad's little fishing boat he had...the kind you have to paddle! It was really fun and interesting. And we didn't get sea sick! Hehe!

This is the Ocracoke Island lighthouse. The last of the three. It was not as big as the others, but still pretty cool. It is currently being used and cared for by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Okay, so all over this island there are places where you can take your car out onto the beach and drive around like crazy people and that's just what we did. It was fun and a little nerve wracking. I felt like I needed to have a life jacket on just in case we got sucked in by a wave. Me, always the positive thinker!!! Andy had a ball and was waiting to do this all day long.

Andy, scaling the huge sand dunes. This is while we were waiting for the ferry to come back.

Day Two - Cape Hatteras

This is the Cape Hatteras lighthouse. It was my favorite and the tallest lighthouse in the U.S. This is not the original spot it used to sit on. They had to move it away from the beach because the beach was eroding away. Which Andy and I figured they could have restored the beach and saved lots of $$$$$. But they probably wouldn't have listened to us:-)

Here we are sitting on the steps leading up to the lighthouse. You can go up to the top, but it didn't open until April. We were disappointed.

This is the area where the lighthouse used to sit. It was a pretty beach with zero development anywhere. I saw a bunch of dolphins (maybe sharks???) jumping around in the water.

The lighthouse in it's new location and us in the old spot (or there abouts).

Day Two - Boide Island Lighthouse

This is the Bodie Island Lighthouse. It was the first of three lighthouses we visited on our drive down the Outer Banks.

Day Two - Jockey's Ridge

We decided it would be fun to go to Saudi Arabia!! Haha...just kidding. This was day two at Jockey's Ridge. It's a huge area of sand dunes that go forever. It's quite amazing and makes you feel like you are really in the dessert. It makes you really thirsty too!

Posing in the sand.

You see that small speck way far away? That's Andy. He decided to run up the dunes. He made it pretty far considering how hard it is to walk/run in sand. There were a group of girls clapping and cheering him on as he ran...then they saw me...then they stopped:-)

Day Two - Kitty Hawk, NC

We are in Kitty Hawk, NC. The home of the first flight. This was a pretty amazing place. This big hill reminds me of the sand hills in Nebraska.

This is the monument on top of the hill in the picture above. It's very striking.

The Wright Brothers Memorial

Day One - Bush Gardens- WIlliamsburg, VA

This was the sunset Andy captured on our way into Hampton, Virgina. We had to cross a really long bridge and go through a tunnel under the water before we came into Hampton. There was a huge port there with lots of big tanker-type ships.

This is me and my friend Pong (he's shy and didn't want his picture taken!). We were riding the Alpengiest for the first time. It's a coaster where your seat hangs from the track...if that makes sense. It was super scary, but super fun. I think this was Andy's favorite.

We figured it would be good to get our picture taken together one last time before we were hurled trough the air at 60mph. Yikes!

This is part of the coaster, Alengeist. It was soooo scary! Andy's fave, he's so brave!

Hoop it up!

The newest addition to the driveway.