Disney!

Well our first real family vacation was a hit! And how couldn't it be..we went to Disney! The kids both loved flying, so that was a relief! And we all had a blast. Our hotel was amazing, we would definately stay there again. We got to ferry back and forth to the Magic Kingdom, which was super fun. We could also see the fireworks from our hotel beach and got to see a Boat Light Parade each night from the hotel beach also. It was perfect!! Tyler rode every ride possibly...even Space Mountain! He's my dare devil! Lindsay enjoyed the princesses, of course :)
Here are some pics to share...

Our hotel, the Wilderness Lodge, was amazing! We will definately stay there again!

Family shot in front of the store in our hotel:

Princess Lindsay at the pool:

Trev and Tyler at the hotel pool:

Tyler playing drums at the Animal Kingdom:

Kiddos night swimming, which was a big hit on our last night:

Anniversary dinner at the Cape May Cafe. SOOO good!

Tired Princess Lindsay on her birthday, this shot cracks me up!

Lindsay with Cinderella at her birthday dinner. Too cute!

Kids ready for Lindsay's birthday dinner at 1900 Park Fare:

Knight Tyler and Princess Lindsay at the Bibbity Bop Boutique:

Tyler getting his 'hair' done:

Mouse ears!

Lindsay on her first roller coaster, the Barnstormer:

Pony Rides at the Whispering Canyon Cafe, which was in our hotel:

Tyler LOVED the water slide at our hotel pool:

Love this picture of the kids waving to Woody:

Trev and Eeyore:

Dad, Barb, Me and the kiddos:

The bunk beds in our room for the kids was a huge hit!

Lindsay with Aerial:

Lindsay getting an autograph from Snow White

I don't think her smile could get any bigger :)

With her favorite princess, Jasmine:

Back To School

Last week was a fun week for the kids. Tyler started kindergarten. In the morning I drop him off at school, then drop off Lindsay. He then takes a bus to daycare. He was very excited to start school. His favorite parts are the bus and snack time. Go figure! ha! But he is doing well. We are trying to adjust to getting up a bit earlier in the morning though. That part is a bit rough on both of them. Lindsay is now in a preschool class and transitioned without any issues. She's been tired and cranky at night, but other than that, she is doing well and likes her teacher and friends :)

Tyler with his buddies Ella and Andre on the first day of school:

Trev and Tyler on his first day:

Tyler on his first day!!

Lindsay on her first day of preschool:

Near her cubby:

Tyler with Trev after his preschool graduation:

Attempt to get a pic of the kids together at Tyler's graduation:

Tyler performing with his preschool class:

Yeah to Tyler and his buddies!!

Last Summer Concert

In the summer, we have summer concerts every other Thursday in our development. Its one of our favorite things to do as a family. This year we only missed one. We went in the humidity and all this summer! We had the last one the other week and it was the best one of the summer. The kids had a blast!

Trev & Aaron

Beth, me & Lindsay :)

Lindsay and her friend Kaitlyn

Lindsay & Kaitlyn again

Tiny Dancer

Well with Tyler taking ice skating lessons and starting baseball in a few weeks, Lindsay has asked to do something also. While her first request was to take 'princess lessons', we narrowed it down to two other choices...ballet or gymnastics. So I scheduled her for a trial ballet/tap class first. Gymnastics is next weekend. The place we tried for ballet was an hour long lesson with half being ballet and half being tap. She was all excited to put on her little leotard and go! However, I was pretty sad when we got there and I learned that the class was 'closed' meaning parents can't go in to watch! Boo! And apparently Lindsay loved the ballet but half way through the tap wasn't too excited because she didn't have tap shoes! Oh well! But she loved walking around with her little skirt on :)

We will try gymnastics next week and then try another place for ballet...one where I can watch and where the class is a little shorter!

Checking our her little shoes:

Here's my little ballerina:

Visit to PA in July

Time to catch up on the blog! First up are some pics from our trip to PA in July. Trev goes up every year to play golf with his dad and brother in a golf tournament at Bucknell. This year we came up the last 2 days to visit with everyone. Pics are in reverse order as usual :)

On the way home we stopped at Hershey and here's a pic of the kiddos in front of the racing car:

During our visit we went to Knobels. Its a decent sized amusement park about 30 mins from Trev's family's home. I don't have a picture of it, but Tyler rode on the Phoenix, which is a pretty serious wooden roller coaster. I was a bit nervous..but he did it!

On the Frog Hopper:

Tyler, Trev, Nicole & Tracy on the log flume:

Tyler on the bumper cars:

Lindsay & Olivia on the mini whip:

The kids in their little pool at Gma's:

Lindsay up to no good with the hose:

Action shot of Olivia spraying Tyler:

The girls having tea in their matching princess pjs:

The kids at the Fence:

Lindsay's Big Girl Bed!

Its a little bittersweet. After Lindsay actually asked to have a 'big bed like Tyler's' and being that she's getting big now, we converted her into her full size bed and out of the toddler bed. Sigh. No more cribs in our home. I shed a few tears over this the other week. So strange. No more high chairs, booster seats, swings, pack and plays and now cribs. My kids are getting big! Lindsay is loving her new bed. I am not done working on the room, will post some pics when I am complete. She has asked for 'princess' stuff in it, so I am trying to find some princess themed accents. But the bedding is on there for now.

Here is a pic of her room when we first moved in.

Now her big girl bed!

She loves it!

Awe!