Two children, two different experiences, and one beautiful story! God gave us two miracles.
Have a wonderful day!
Jackson is such a great dog! We heart him!
Let me just get that little bit....oh, you caught me with my tongue out! 
Who doesn't like to lick the whipped cream anyways?!?!?!
The last time we went to this park, Jacob couldn't do this...
(sorry for the sideways video)
We're enjoying every minute of his successes! God is good!
This horse, Autobahn, was very interested in licking. Jacob thought it was very funny that the horse was "lick-it" on his mommy. 
This is Jacob on one of the Mounted Police horses named Jose. We learned later in a show, that Jose is 15 years old and has worked and trained with the same officer for 13 years. Such powerful and amazing creatures!
During the show, Jacob was watching Jose and his officer very intently. You can tell by how red his face is, that it was VERY warm inside the training barn. Even the fans weren't much help...
"Jacob, where's the horse?"
Jacob thought it was funny that Jose could "kick a ball" just like he does. :)
Here's Jose and his officer demonstrating part of their training program. These horses are trained to walk sideways, break up fights, walk through caution tapes, walk on tires, and remain calm during loud noises, among other things. 
The cutest part of our afternoon was when we got in the car to come home, Jacob said, "Horses, like it," without any prompting from us. So fun!
Jacob loved to lay all over Ellie. She is the oldest of the dogs and lets Jacob just do whatever. Jacob would crawl inside her crate sometimes and sit with her. He would love on her every chance he could! She is a sweet sweet dog! We love Ellie!
If you can believe it, we took all three dogs, and Jacob in the stroller, out for a walk one evening. Yes, we were adventurous, that's for sure. Anyhow, after we returned the dogs were worn out. Here's Ellie's face after our walk. So funny!
We arrived in Florida around 9:30, and after checking into our hotel and getting a bite to eat, we finally got to sleep around 11:30PM. Knowing that we would be fighting the crowds to get a parking spot close to the launch, we decided to get up early and find a good spot. So, at 4:00AM we left the hotel and headed toward the launch site. Luckily, we found some open areas on one of the Causeways. Even with just a few hours of sleep, Jacob was as happy as he could be! What a trooper! 
Around 8:30, Jacob got an hour nap...
Of course, Jacob had to have a shirt of the last shuttle launch!
Despite all our efforts, the heat and exhaustion still got to Jacob. He had a minor meltdown because I would not let him have a plastic spoon. 
But, he was quickly distracted with laughs from Daddy!
We drank some water and had the fans blowing!
Jacob even entertained himself in his chair...he loved putting his cup in the holder! He looks SO BIG in that chair. 
Finally, we heard the magic words. Shuttle is "Go For Launch." So we snapped some pictures before the main event.
Just before the launch, many people were shouting, "USA" and "I Love you guys!" But the moment that got me, was when the announcer came over the radio and thanked all the astronauts for their contributions to our country. Tears came so easily. Then, the moment we were all waiting for...
It was an amazing opportunity to view the shuttle launch live and in person. I am so glad that Jacob could witness a major part of America's history.
A cute picture of the family!
Here's a fun picture of Jacob and me looking at the Cuckcoo clock. He loved that Cuckcoo so much! Every hour he would hear it and say, "Cuckcoo!" His eyes lit up every time. This picture pretty much sums it up!
