Disney World

Here we are at Disney World Magic Kingdom. It was wall to wall people. Danny was pretty much afraid of everything. We did take him on Splash Mountain and he survived but if you ask him if he wants to go again he says a very clear NO! Anything that is a little dark or even dim he freaks out. We started out at Magic Kingdom and then the crowds started getting to us so we went to MGM Studios. It wasn't quite so crowded. We then headed over to Epcot at about 8:30 to catch the fireworks but that was a big mistake as it started to pour almost as soon as we got there. We ran back to the tram but we all got soaked through.
Danny was thrilled to see his hero Buzz Lightyear. We also saw Woody from Toy Story but Dad had taken off with the kids to some other attraction and I didn't have the camera. Jeanie has her little autograph book. I plan to go back to the Magic Kingdom on our third day with Danny and Jeanie and get her some more autographs and take her and Danny to Toon Town for the kiddie rides. We didn't have time yesterday.
Posing at MGM Studios.
Finishing up supper at the Pizza Planet. A pizza and drink came to $8.02 a person. We did some splitting and eliminated some drinks. We had planned on going back to the Condo for lunch but it turned out not to be worth the effort. You park, then are shuttled to the ticket center. From there you take the tram to the Park. We would have had to to the reverse and then do it again on the return. When we go to Epcot and the Animal Kingdom I plan on bringing our cooler and pack a lunch. I'll put the cooler in a locker until lunch.
Molly and Jeanie in the Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground.

Our first stop at the ocean. Actually at the Gulf. Here are the kids looking at all the hermit crabs running around the sand. The tide was very low and there was lots of critters to check out.
Jeanie has some little jelly creature. If you click on the picture you can see it better.
Jeanie with a shell with a little crab in it. Danny would not go in this water. He says it's gross and scary. At this point he said, "I hate Florida!". He sat on the beach and kept complaining, "Florida is so boring!" The rest of the kids had a blast finding different kinds of crabs.
Everyone (except Dan) checking out all the critters.
A pose in front of a Myrtle Tree.

We're Here!

This picture was taken at Metro. Everyone did great and loved flying. I was so proud of Danny. He was a bit nervous when we got up at 4:00 am but when we got to the new terminal he was so excited with the fountain and moving sidewalks that he forgot to be scared. He did great and was sleeping about 7 minutes after take-off. Jeanie was a trouper also. She sat with Dad but did great. Molly freaked out a bit at take off but loved it.
Here's Danny in Florida!!!!!
Dad and Danny looking out the window of the tram on the way to get our luggage.
The girls in the tram. I missed a picture of them doing pilates and dips holding on to the poles!
Danny two minutes after we arrived at the condo. Kicked back on his bed watching TV!

We hung out here at the condo after a Wal-mart run and lunch at Pizza Hut. We had a terrific thunderstorm. It was lightening and thundering like I've never heard before. The power went out and the fire alarms started blaring. The power stayed out for about 30 minutes or more and the alarms rang just about as long. Needless to say, Danny was freaking out big time! It did clear up and the kids went swimming. The condo has a two story high slide. Brett said it was kind of freaky as it was night and pitch black in the tube. All the kids went down it many times including Danny and Jeanie. Tomorrow we hope to get up by 8:00 and head to the Magic Kingdom. Danny keeps saying,"I LOVE Florida!!!" We told him he hasn't seen anything yet! We haven't left the condo!! The Condo is beautiful. New and clean! We are having fun!!!

Before......After

Yahoo!!!! The kids are done with school!!! We're getting excited about our upcoming vacation and then lazy old summer time. (Because the kids are really ambitious and hard working during the school year! Yeah right!) It doesn't look like we will make it for St. John's this year. It is always disapointing to miss. Hopefully next year. Lynette and I are going to get back to our walking. That is if there are any days this summer that we are BOTH home. I also hope to spend some good quality pool time. I love swimming company so anyone reading this, if you want a sun day, call me!

Tag

You have to give one word answers and then tag five people:


Yourself: capable

Your Partner: skillful

Your Hair: short

Your Mother: friendly

Your Father: humerous

Your Favorite Item: goodrecipe

Your Dream Last Night: confused

Your favorite Drink: coffee

Your Dream Car: small

Dream Home: lakeside

The Room You Are In: living

Your Fear: guns

Where You Want to be in Ten Years: here

Who You Hung Out With Last Night: daughters

You're Not: creative

One of Your Wish List Items: beds

The Last Thing You Did: laundry

You Are Wearing: capris

Your Favorite Weather: fall

Your Favorite Book: Years (Laveryl Spencer)

Last Thing You Ate: peanut butter and jam sandwich

Your Life: blessed

Your Mood: relaxed

Your Best Friend: Fred

What Are You Thinking About Right Now: packing

Your Car: Yukon XL

What Are You Doing At The Moment: eating

Relationship Status: Married

I tag sisters Karen, Ria, Lisa, Sarah and Tricia. If you don't have blogs, start them or answer in the comment section of this.

Larissa's Shower

Larissa made it through her shower. It's a little overwhelming when you don't know everyone. It's also very overwhelming to be the recipient of such generosity and love. We are very thankful to have such a wonderful Christian family. It truly makes our hearts overflow.

Jeanie is home today with the stomach flu. I was suppose to chaperone a fieldtrip today with her. Her class is doing a Historical Tour through downtown. We were suppose to get a treat from Dairy Queen and have pizza at a city park. I'm not too disappointed to miss it as it is drizzling and I have plenty to do before our trip. I just hope the flu doesn't go through the family.

Emily and Matt left this morning. It was so fun to have them. Emily asked Cale if he wanted to go "Cale's house" and he said, "no, Jeanie's house." I guess he wasn't ready to leave. We'll miss them! It's always the worse right after they've been here.

Suckers and Riding in the Rain

A couple of grandkids and my baby enjoying suckers from the picnic. It was a wet one! I had to be there at 9:00 am to help set up the hotdogs. I was pretty happy to have the job of serving hotdogs as I stayed high and dry under the pavilion. Dad was going to come in time for church with Emily but they never did make it. I guess they decided they'd rather stay dry at home then get soaked with two kids at the park. Go figure! It's been a fun weekend having a couple grandkids here and the adult kids hanging around. There were some lively games of Scattergories and Pictionary going on.

I was dozing in the chair Sunday afternoon when someone says, "Is that Danny riding his bike?" Sure enough, it was pouring buckets and Danny decided to go ride out in the rain. What a nut!