More from the Fort

Here is some more from Fort Pickens.  Such an exciting place, so rich in history!  Here are the children standing by one of the lower guns of the fort.  Jarod is demonstrating how the cannon would sound when it was fired.

The outer walls of the fort was connected to the central portions of the fort via tunnels.  Here is one of the tunnels (it was blocked off a little ways in).

Here I am with my cutie babies.  They are just adorable!

Here is a really cool feature of the fort.  The fort was built on sand; so to counteract the shifting foundation, teh engineers looked to ancient builders for the answers and utilized the "reverse arch" technique.  FOr every arch that you see around the fort, there is a reverse arch just below it.  Just as the upper arch evenly dispersed the weight of the building above the reverse arch evenly dispersed the weight into the sand and back into the base of the walls.

  This picture is just so cute.  Jarod was looking at the rifled bore of the cannon.  We had such a good time at the fort exploring.  One of our days to tour the fort we caught the tail end of a Blue Angel practice session; that was something to watch.  Love you all.  Thanks for coming along on our tour of Fort Pickens in Pensacola, FL.

More From Dianna's Party

Sorry about not putting any text in. But I think the main idea was the main idea that was communicated. ;) You see here Pit Master Res with BBQ expert and guest judge Mr. Marvin. THe food was so good! Good job, Resa.
Here is Leilani and Darby playing softball. She is such a ball of energy. The children had such a good time hanging out with their cousins on this trip.
Here is my new little friend - Elisaia. He is so adorable and has a very laid back demeaner and inquisitive nature. He has this "Indiana Jones look" that is just so cute. He wanted to come with me, but his parents said no.
Here are the hula hoop champions displaying their skills. Dianna does a good job and Jarod surprised me with being able to do it.

Look at all that food! The LORD truly blessed us with good food and great fellowship. We had a great trip. I have so many more pictures from the trip that I will try to get up between the two blogs. Love you all and thanks again for a great trip.