Rainbow Morn

I went outside early one morning to take the garbage can to the end of the driveway and noticed a beautiful celestial sight. My friend Stacey's daughter Erin say it also after seminary. I don't remember having ever seen a rainbow that was a full half circle before. It made a fram above my house. It was really cool. Note: pictures don't really do it justice.

Orlando-Lake Eola

I went to Orlando with my boys in the middle of October to visit my family and we celebrated my 33rd B-day. We had a lot of fun in just a couple of days. It was the last trip we took with the Rockin' Minivan because I got myself a Honda Pilot a week later. One highlight of the weekend was taking a boat out on Lake Eola. If you're not from Orlando: Lake Eola is pretty lake in the middle of downtown Orlando. There is a paved path that goes around the whole lake. There's a park for kids to play at, a small theatre, a Chinese pagoda (just for show), a cafe, and a place to rent swan-shaped paddle boats and gondola-looking small motor "watercraft." I have gone to Lake Eola many times over the years and have always wanted to go out on a boat. I finally got my little wish that weekend. My brother Will and I went out on the water with Chris and Ethan and my brother Steve stayed back with Matthew who wasn't interested in our little adventure. We chased real swans on the lake at which time Will exclaimed, "Ramming speed!" Very fun.

Boating

A friend named Travis has a boat and a few of us went out on it in early October. Before we got on the motorboat there was a little paddleboating which was fun but doesn't compare to the "big boat." We went to Crab Island which is a place on the Choctahatchee Bay very close to the Gulf. The water there is knee deep and very clear. It's a very popular place to hang out and BB-Q and play frisbee. On the way to Crab Island we say a bunch of dolphin swimming. They got so close to the boat and lookied like they swam right under us. Very Cool!