USS Battleship Alabama

Our Tour of the Battleship Memorial Park

in Mobile, Alabama

 Logo

 B-26 Liberator

Battleship USS Alabama

The ship was commissioned 16 August 1942, and is 680 feet in length, with a beam (width) of 108 feet 2 inches. She is registered as 35,000 tons (70 million pounds), but under battle conditions, she weighed in at well over 45,000 tons (90 million pounds).  Her assigned crew was 127 officers and 2,205 enlisted, but she normally had a crew of 2,500 men aboard.  She earned 9 Battle Stars, and shot down 22 enemy airplanes during World War II.

Ship's propeller 

 Side view USS Alabama

 Mommy, D Man and Ducky about to board ship

 Ducky manning one of the many 50 calibre guns.

 Three of the nine large turrets

 Large turret shell (D Man couldn't believe it was bigger than him)

 Daddy, D Man and Ducky firing more 50 caliber guns.

 Map of the USS Alabama's service

 Ducky on one of the bigger guns

 Informational plaques on board

 D Man in front of the big guns

 Captain D Man

 Captain Ducky

 D Man checking out the living conditions for the crew

 D Man and Ducky preparing to fire the big guns

 D Man climbing to the upper decks

 D Man just couldn't resist a hand stand on deck

 D Man and Ducky trying to pull up the anchor

Six big guns at the front of the ship

 D Man on his hands again at the front of the ship

 Side cutaway of the interior of the USS Alabama

 Another side view

 D Man in front of one of the helicopters on display

 D Man with a replica of the H.L. Hunley (a submarine of the Confederate States of America that played a small part in the American Civil War, but a large role in the history of naval warfare).

Submarine USS Drum

She was commissioned 1 November 1941. The ship is 311 feet 8 inches long with a beam (width) of 27 feet 4 inches and displaced 1,526 tons.  Her crew was 7 officers and 65 enlisted men.  She earned 12 Battle Stars during World War II.  She was dedicated to the park on July 4, 1969.

 D Man and Ducky on the back of the sub

 The USS Drum's kill record

 Mommy, Ducky and D Man walking through the sub

 Ducky steering one of the rudders

 D Man and Mommy in the engine room

 Looking toward the front of the USS Drum

 Model of the USS Drum

 War memorial

Sailor D Man 

F-4 used at the entance of the park

Regionals-Gymnastics and Our Trip

Tallahassee, Florida

State Capital Building

This year we studying the States so it was nice seeing the capital of Florida

Our Family at Breakfast in Cracker Barrel in Tallahassee.

I forgot my purse there and had to go back, Thank God they put my purse in the safe.

Entering Alabama

USS Battleship Alabama

More pictures to come

Entering Mississippi

This was exciting because we were going to Jackson and that's another capital that we will studying.

Ducky @ a Local park in Jackson,MS

D Man playing in the pond at the park with friends.

D Man made a boat while we were at the park. Nature at it's best:)

Jackson, Mississippi

State Capital Building

D Man waiting for his turn for the meet.

We couldn't get any good pictures of the meet but Here's how he did:

4th on Rings

7th on PBars

9th on Pommel

9th All Around

1st Place Team Plague.

There were 35 boys in his age division, he did AWESOME!!!

Ducky playing with her Friends at the meet.

Friday Hopping



Creativity For Kids Recycled Cardboard Zoo Review and Giveaway

Recycled Cardboard Zoo (#1659)

Age Range : 4 - 94

$29.99

Let's go to the zoo! This cleverly designed set comes complete with everything you need for play and pretend; from fuzzy flocked animals, a tree full of monkeys to a realistic looking fish-filled aquarium. The easy-to-assemble zoo includes animal enclosures, entrance arch, 12 markers, color-in stickers, aquarium accents, pre-printed paper backgrounds, punch out people, animals and plenty of zoo accessories - more than 100 pieces in all! The zoo measures 30"w x 17.5"d x 15"h. You can use the supplies included or go "green" and turn everyday items into fun accessories. Even the package becomes part of the play experience.

 

 

•Sturdy Cardboard Zoo Base Assembled: 30 in x 17.5 in x 15 in

•Color-in playmat (printed inside box) 17.64 in x 29.4 in

•Cardboard Fence Posts

•Cardboard Tree 14.8 in

•Cardboard Aquarium Base

•Cardboard Entrance Assembled: 14.25 in x 6.71 in

•Colorful Floor Papers

•Colorful Background Papers

•Velvet-Flocked Animals to Build (11 total)

•2 Sheets of Creative Color-in Punch-outs

•Colorful Creative Punch-outs

•6 Faber-Castell® Dual-tip Washable Markers

•30+ Color-in Stickers

•Sparkly Stickers

•Aquarium Plastic

•Adhesive Foam Squares

•Glue Stick

•Self-adhesive Wiggly Eyes

•String

•Instructions and Ideas

•Contents may vary from those shown or listed

D Man and Ducky, so excited to get started with The Recycled cardboard Zoo.

D Man at work.

Ducky coloring away.

Thank you to Creativity for Kids for letting us review.
I have to say this is a wonderful product for kids.
Our children had so much fun coloring,gluing, putting together the Recycled Cardboard Zoo.
Everything you need is included in this Recycled Cardboard Zoo.
Your children will enjoy hours of fun, mine did. What better to save our earth and recycle even our crafts. Earth Day is everyday, preserve our Earth!!
After you are finished with The Recycled Cardboard Zoo, our had the opportunity to play with it which is many more hours of fun. I LOVE this product, I wasn't sure what to except but I'm fully satisfied with this product. Thank you again to Creativity for Kids.

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Mighty World Review and Giveaway

Mighty World

The Wilderness Camp Set

sku # 8596

$14.99

Thank you to Mighty World for letting us review The Wilderness Camp Set.

Ages 4+

Come pitch a tent under the canopy of night with the all-stars of Adventure – Ken and Neil. Both figures come with their own cozy zip front sleeping bags and mess kit and a tent that sleeps two. Keep even warmer by saddling up to the roaring campfire in this deluxe cooking and camping set.

When we got the Wilderness Camp Set , our son was so excited that he could barely contain himself.   The Wilderness Camp Set has your child playing with it for hours. They are using their imagination and having fun at the same time. They are planning out there next adventure on the camp site with there camp fire for there marshmallows, telescope to look up at the skies, sleeping bags to sleep in there tent, map to map out there plan and much more.

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