FLORIDA! PART 2

Wednesday was our family day at Magic Kingdom. The boys enjoyed riding all the rides and meeting new "friends". Papa spoiled us all with a Character Lunch at The Crystal Palace and we got to meet all the Winnie the Pooh characters. This was definitely David's favorite part of the trip. He loves Pooh, Tigger ("Ger-Ger") and Piglet ("Pig-Pig"), so when he got to hug them and give them all high fives, he was in heaven! :)

Thursday we all spent the day at Typhoon Lagoon water park. Just like the beach, the boys thoroughly enjoyed playing in the water. They had a whole kid area with slides and everything just right for David. He loved it! The hardest part was getting him to leave. Steven loved the water also and following his big brother around. After we got home, we enjoyed a yummy taco bar for dinner and family pictures. Cheese!

Friday was our last full day in Florida, so we spent half the day at Animal Kingdom and the other half at Epcot. We all had fun taking turns riding the big kid rides and watching the kids enjoy the animals. By 7pm, we were all exhausted. We went back to Papa & G-G's house and just chilled for the evening. Nice and relaxing.

We left on Saturday afternoon, after Papa whipped us up a wonderful breakfast, with a couple of 2-year old helpers. :) It was such a wonderful trip and we were so lucky to get to spend the whole week with our family. We love you all & can't wait to do it again!

FLORIDA! PART 1

We recently had the wonderful opportunity to join James' family in the beautiful state of Florida! It was such a great vacation, full of family, Disney, food and fun! We packed a lot of entertainment into 1 week, but it was a blast!

We arrived on Saturday, May 1st. The 7 hours of traveling were definitely exhausting, but the boys did surprisingly good. David was so excited to look out the window and watch the "pane" take off. Although the squeezing of my hand and quiet "Whoa" he muttered as we climbed the skies showed that excitement was not his only emotion. :) He did enjoy being served his own pretzels and apple juice while he watched Winnie the Pooh in the comfort of his very own seat. He looked rather comfy.

Our first day was nice and relaxing. We went to church with Papa & G-G, and enjoyed a relaxing Sunday with family. And David & Will enjoyed storytime with G-G!

Monday, we were ready to go! James, David, Steven & I went to Disneyworld's Hollywood Studios. We had so much fun introducing the boys to Disneyworld. We watched tons of shows and David got to meet "Buzz" and Woody, Lightning McQueen or "Cars" as David calls him, and Mater. David was a little nervous when he saw Buzz, so Woody calmed him down with a big hug. So sweet!

Tuesday was our Beach Day!!! We journeyed out to New Smyrna Beach and had a blast! The boys absolutely loved playing in the water and the sand. It was so fun to watch them discover new things! This was both of their first trips to the ocean. So exciting!

After the beach, Papa & G-G were nice enough to babysit the boys for a little while so James & I could go out to dinner. We went to The Melting Pot for this first time and it was GOOD! So nice to enjoy a quiet evening together. Thanks Papa & G-G! :)

More pictures to come. Stay tuned. :)

Our Backyard Project

Oh, what a project we have begun! When we bought our house in March of 2009, our backyard was a blank canvas. It's fun to make all the decisions, but it is A LOT of work. Good thing my hubby is such a hard worker & loves to get his hands dirty.

We began last summer by having all the weeds cleared out. It was pretty bad.

In December, we put in our fence. We paid someone else to do that. We debated doing it ourselves and it just seemed like way too much work and stress.

This month we hired someone to come in and extend our patio. It is wonderful! Steven loves it because he can finally come play outside without crawling through the dirt and rocks.

After the patio was finished, James & I began building our planter boxes. These were 100% James' idea and they look beautiful!

Our next step is to dig the trenches and begin the sprinkler system. Then lay the sod and plant our flowers, bushes and herbs. Can't wait until it's all done!

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter this year at our house! We celebrate Easter on Saturday, to help keep the spirit of the Sabbath on Sunday. It was great! Saturday we were able to take David to his first Easter Egg Hunt, put on by the City of Kanab. He wasn't quite sure what to think of it, but he sure loved running around the golf course! But when he did get his first egg (after running past a ton), he was pretty excited about it. On Sunday, we were able to relax and enjoy General Conference for our church. What a wonderful weekend!

David's one & only egg :)

Steven enjoying an Easter tradition- Golden Rod Eggs

David enjoying the freedom to run

He spotted Buzz

Buzz Lightyear to the rescue

Steven's eggs

A Bright Visit

I know it has been forever since I posted, so I decided to play a little catch up today. In March, we were so excited to have The Bright Family-Sam, Jenny, Will & Elena, come visit us for 4 days! Such a blessing to have them visit us, all the way from West Virginia! The weather didn't cooperate to do a lot outside, so we made our living room into a funhouse. :) Here are some pics of their visit...
Will & David swinging at the park

All the kids in their jammies from Papa & GG

Wrestling with James

So cute! David, Steven, Will & Elena

Boys' Bath Time

Will playing in David's new tunnel

David Loves Elena!

Boy's ready for the walk to the park

Sweet Elena