Disney... Part 1

From June 20th til the 28th we were either in the vehicle of enjoying beautiful Florida, in particular Disney World.

The drive was long... 15 hours, but eventually we got there.

First stop, Animal Kingdom.  We watched an amazing Lion King show and met Mickey and Minnie Mouse for the first time while here.

After checking in at the hotel and a quick change of clothes, our first nights dinner was at The Rainforest Cafe.  Then we walked around Downtown Disney, I must say that our favorite thing there was the life size Lego sculptures.

Finally, we settled in for the night at the beautiful Shades of Green Resort.

Videos of the Day:

How we told the kids about Disney World...

We were expecting a slightly diffrent outcome... mabye one with more excitement?!  Instead all they wanted was another treasure hunt!

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Strine

Saturday, June 9th.  8:30 in the mornig.  The view was beautiful, the sun was shining and the day was perfect for a wedding.  Congratulations Andrew and Chelsey!

End of the Season...

Baseball is now officially over.  Till next year...

He's 2!!

Well, a one year old was laid down to bed at night in a tent... but woke up a 2 year old in his cozy bed at home!

the birthday dinner: Steak and rice pilaf

the cake: Chocolate with coconut creme filling

the gifts: Sesame Street play set with the characters, some Elmo shirts, Hot Wheels semi (The Undertaker), Elmo MP3 player, and Elmo K'Nex

If you haven't been able to tell yet, Sesame Street, specifically Elmo, was the theme for the day.

The original theme was going to be cars and trucks... so why not enjoy them both!

Happy Birthday Eli!!

Memorial Day Camping Trip....

For Eli's first camping trip we decided to not venture to the Shenandoah Valley, but rather just down the road to Pohick Bay.  We played in the water park and then set up the tent.  For dinner we roasted hot dogs and cooked beans over the fire.  After playing at the playground we devoured some s'mores and then got showers and ready for bed.  Little did we know that a storm was brewing... literally.  So, our camping trip involved putting kids to bed and then getting them up about 10:00 pm.  With fears of 40- 50 mph  winds we weren't willing to risk our 3 kiddos in a tent.  If it was just us, we would have hunkered down and road it out.  So, other than sleeping in the tent and waking up to a pancake breakfast, we got to experience all of our camping adventure that we had planned.  But, that's okay, we forgot our pillows at home anyways and I didn't have a bowl to mix my pancake batter  in either!  whoops!