Well, I have been holding out because I wanted my 200th post to be a really good one. Originally I wanted to do a giveaway, But I just was not pulled together enough to get that done. So I have compiled a few months worth of activity's into one post!
We made a trip to the beach with some friends on Leo's birthday (and my friends birthday as well). It really just happened to be coincidence that we were both planning on going. Katie and I both ended up getting taken down by waves but not at the same time. Katie was first and she was pretty shaken up. She ended up getting sick after that but wanted to stay at the beach so she did not ruin Leo's birthday. What a good big sister. She ended up throwing up about 4 times. The last time being when we got home. Then she was fine.
So here she is being a mermaid. This was after she got sick the first time and we marked the "no play" zone with Hugh's shoes on a mound of dirt.
Some of the boys taking a rest after playing in the water.
Hugh has been promoted to Captain and this is him in his last few moments as a Lieutenant.
Being sworn in as Captain.
Simon has been learning to ride his bike. He has grown a lot since Christmas. We have had to raise his seat 2 times and he is starting to pick up his legs for brief moments while riding.
Katie and her best friend decided to have a Lemonade stand. They moved in the last couple months of school and both Katie and Leo had a friend to play with and their personalities matched so well. It was very sad to have to move when we finally got neighbors we blended so well with.
They made $5!!!!
We had a frog visitor one evening a few nights before we moved. We had fun looking at it and touching it.
Simon did not like it so well when it hopped in the bucket when he touched it.
I then had to say goodbye to good friends. It was hard but not so much at the same time knowing that a lot of them are moving over the summer as well. That's what happens in the military. This is my friend SuEllen, she was the RS President and I was her Secretary.
We then had a quick stop in SC to drop off our stuff while we went on vacation. It was over my birthday and boy was it adventurous. That day we were at my brother-in-law's with his wife Stacey and a terrible storm suddenly hit. From the time we first heard the thunder to the storm hitting only about 5 min. had passed. The wind picked up so quick while we were gathering pool toys and towels. We watched at her back door and I say some dust pick up and I ran to the front to see what it was doing and I swear it could have been the beginnings of a tornado but then it ran into some trees and ended there but that wind still was scaring the heck out of me! Only about a 10-15 min. storm but it was fierce. We ended up all sitting in one room waiting for it to die down. Not too much damage and way more details I am leaving out, but I think the biggest loss in it was my Sister-in-law's (next door) trampoline ended up across the street about 50 yards into a field, may not seem like far but there house is set back a bit and the trampoline was in the back yard. They are lucky it did not hit their house and it flew over their neighbors fence at 2 different sections and it did not damage anything. It was torn to pieces. That's ok they needed a new one anyway.
We then headed to Disney World where I didn't get nearly enough pictures. But I got a few and they are some good one's. We fires hit Epcot and I do not think I took any pictures there. The next day we went to Disney Hollywood Studios where we got to go on the Star Wars ride. Simon was too little for a lot of the rides but he was the only one that go to sit on this!!
Hugh decided it was way more worth waiting in line for Lightning McQueen than Phineas and Ferb.
This was the "Honey I Shrunk The Kids" playground. The kids loved it. Everything was giant!
Spiderweb
Play dough
Dog's nose
Tinker Toys, and that is a stalk of grass next to them
We did eventually see Mickey Mouse. Simon had fallen asleep so he was out with Hugh.
Winny the Pooh had no waiting after we saw Mickey. There was a line before that.
Ice Cream sandwich has a whole new meaning now! LUNCH!!
Hugh's favorite character Jiminy Cricket!
We took a break from Disney to go to Sea World. First show... Shamoo!!
We were on the 3rd row "splash zone". They were not kidding! The kids and Hugh went higher after the first signs of getting wet and they announced that we would be getting wetter. We did not want more crying kids. But stayed and by the time it was over I was soaked head to toe. But it was so worth it to be that close.
Last day was Magic Kingdom, and our rainiest day the whole trip. See that nice streak of rain off to the left.
But we still made the most of it and the rain ended up not being to terrible. But we got to meet some Princesses.
Everyone has to go on the Dumbo ride. You have not experienced Disney until you have been on that one.
Katie, Simon, and me waiting in line for the Small World ride while it poured down rain. And Simon's cute hat that got left in the hotel at the last min. I am still heat broken and still plan to get another one.
Simon likes Buzz Light-year and we enjoyed to ride. I think I scored like 150,000 points and Katie got like 14,000.
In the hotels they have to hand towels and it was perfect size to wrap around Simon. It was on better, this was after he walked about 5 steps.
Now here we are all moved. Getting settled. We have already put up a tree swing, I will take pictures of that fun soon. Katie is loving her new chores of feeding the dog and checking the chickens for eggs. And Hugh is loving catching June Bugs to feed to the chickens.
I am in the process of helping my Mom get her new craft room set up, organized and usable. But not without stopping to do a project first.
Remember
this? Well I think I have finally gotten around to partially taking care of that craving.
It is going to be a quilt for Katie. It really is a lot simpler than it looks. But it has been fun doing it. I still have some edges to but around it then I am going to hand quilt flowers on it.
Oh and a couple last mentionable's. During the whole move I have been sick. I finally went to the Dr. and it turns out I have bronchitis. And I have just been called as the 1st councler (the only councler) in the YW presidency! So excited!
So thats my last 2 or 3 months in a nut shell. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. I do have a few more things to post but that will be for later. Like the video of a guy singing a song about Katie and Simon right after we got out of the Lion King show!
There are 2 dark green things on top, those are the bell peppers.
Some of the boys taking a rest after playing in the water.
They made $5!!!!
Simon did not like it so well when it hopped in the bucket when he touched it.
Dog's nose
Tinker Toys, and that is a stalk of grass next to them
We were on the 3rd row "splash zone". They were not kidding! The kids and Hugh went higher after the first signs of getting wet and they announced that we would be getting wetter. We did not want more crying kids. But stayed and by the time it was over I was soaked head to toe. But it was so worth it to be that close.
But we still made the most of it and the rain ended up not being to terrible. But we got to meet some Princesses.
In the hotels they have to hand towels and it was perfect size to wrap around Simon. It was on better, this was after he walked about 5 steps.
It is going to be a quilt for Katie. It really is a lot simpler than it looks. But it has been fun doing it. I still have some edges to but around it then I am going to hand quilt flowers on it.
I like it. Fits me way better. I guess I am just more of a mountain bike girl. A little sad they did not have it in hot pink, just kidding. There was one in blue but it was a 24 inch and adults fit 26 inch better, I discovered. So again a little adjusting of brakes first then the test drive, I am satisfied. I do need to adjust the handle bars as well. And the tires were low. But all is well now with that.
