tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45498832588154052792024-03-14T03:25:09.858-05:00McLain Family MomentsAlyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-51179988654832865552012-02-08T13:50:00.002-06:002012-02-08T14:09:53.328-06:00In our free timeI'm not gonna lie, I was a little nervous to see this sign on the water right next to our building, just feet away from the swimming pool...<br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5369.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5369.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Yes, it says "Danger, do not feed the alligators." But I am happy to say we did not have any gator encounters while we were there!<br /><br />So every spare second we had we spent relaxing by the pool. There was something about the fact that it was November that just made it all the better!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5930.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5930.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We all loved that hot tub!!!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3346.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3346.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5895.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5895.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5891.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5891.jpg" /></a><br /><br />(Sis was trying to make scared faces... don't worry, she can swim and tread water although it looks like she's in pain!)<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5889.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5889.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5883.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5883.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5909.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5909.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5912.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5912.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5924.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5924.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We also spent a lot of free time at Downtown Disney, just minutes from our resort.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3316.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3316.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Checked out- and spent a lot of money at- the largest Disney store, in the world I believe! It was like a mall- but every store was Disney! The kids were in HEAVEN.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3340.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3340.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5520.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5520.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5515.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5515.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We stopped to have some yummy treats!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3317.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3317.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5509.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5509.jpg" /></a><br /><br />There was also an amazing LEGO store with some awesome displays!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3331.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3331.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3329.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3329.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5514.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5514.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And Daddy spent time, in the pub of course, with some Guiness.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3344.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3344.jpg" /></a><br /><br />So there it was! By this time we only had one more day at Disney. We debated a lot over whether to do Animal Kingdom or another day at Magic Kingdom, and eventually decided on MK. Final (finally) Disney post to come!Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-76602827310265338192012-02-02T10:58:00.003-06:002012-02-02T11:22:01.977-06:00EpcotYep, still here and still trudging through our trip documentation!<br /><br />This day we hit, and loved every second of, EPCOT!!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5600.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5600.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Epcot was a real goldmine for our character signings. For Sissy especially. Studs took a picture with Stitch and Donald, but that was it. Everyone else he felt was too "princess-ey".<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5526.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5526.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5524.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5524.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5632.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5632.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5624.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5624.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5627.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5627.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The kids favorite ride was 'Spaceship Earth' and we rode it numerous times. It is the ride where you ride slowly up and through the big ball watching scenes about the history of communication in our world.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5661.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5661.jpg" /></a><br /><br />You have your own computer screen for the ride and they plug your faces into a story. The kids were so amazed at this.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5664.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5664.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5535.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5535.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5529.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5529.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5663.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5663.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We saw Nemo and all of the aquatic exhibits after the ride, pretty cool! Studs loved seeing real sharks.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5561.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5561.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5559.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5559.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5549.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5549.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5557.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5557.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Had some lunch and enjoyed some stellar scenery. How beautiful is this? It was about 80 degrees that day, just gorgeous for walking around.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5565.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5565.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We walked through all of the different countries they feature and looked through all the shops which are totally amazing.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5591.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5591.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5589.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5589.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5588.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5588.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5570.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5570.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5575.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5575.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And Sissy had her dream come true when she spotted Alice. This was Alice's reaction when Sis told her that she dressed up like her for Halloween...<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5578.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5578.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5582.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5582.jpg" /></a><br /><br />There is something about this picture with Snow White that is just so magical.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5607.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5607.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5608.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5608.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5621.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5621.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5613.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5613.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5610.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5610.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5623.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5623.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5637.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5637.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5645.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5645.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5658.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5658.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Studs loved riding 'Test Track'. It was one of the last things we did because we got a Fast Pass for it but couldn't return for over 4 hours! It's quite popular but super fun.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5649.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5649.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We loved Epcot. It was even better than we remembered! I was worried the kids wouldn't be as into it since there wasn't a lot to ride but there is a ton to look at and do.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5685.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5685.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We found <em>Raglan Road Irish Pub</em> when walking through Downtown Disney and became a little obsessed with it. We took the kids for dinner there that night after Epcot. My husband bleeds green and loved the food, the Guiness, and the awesome Irish dancers. I am starting to see Irish dancing in my daughter's future! This picture is awful but words can't describe how awesome these dancers were! We enjoyed it so much there, we went 3 different times to eat real Irish food and drink Irish drink. And the kids thought the dancers were awesome!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5692.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5692.jpg" /></a>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-44917261138490362912012-01-12T10:18:00.002-06:002012-01-12T10:51:37.566-06:00Night at the Magic KingdomYes, I am bypassing Christmas for now and still trudging through these Disney posts!! :) It's actually been great fun to look back at our pictures. For Christmas I made the kids each their own Disney photo book with their own memories and pictures. I think they still look at them every day!<br /><br />On this particular day, it was our "late day" at Magic Kingdom. We slept in, swam all morning, gave the kids naps, and headed to Disney about 2:00. We wanted to do stuff during the day, but get to see the light parade and fireworks. So we were all rested and ready for the evening!<br /><br />The kids each brought a costume and chose to wear them this day. We made Sissy all fancy for her "date" with Rapunzel later that afternoon.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5375.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5375.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5383.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5383.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Oh, how Sissy loved that castle!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5388.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5388.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Daddy took Studs off to do rides while Sis and I made our way to the line to meet Rapunzel, who has her own special location. This was by far the LONGEST we waited at Disney. I should have kept track, but I didn't. But it was a long time!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5391.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5391.jpg" /></a><br /><br />When you get towards the front of the line they let you into a little area with some activities to do while you wait. The parents stay in line and the kids went and colored special Rapunzel coloring pages.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5395.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5395.jpg" /></a><br /><br />It was worth the wait. Sis loved every bit of it.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5399.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5399.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5401.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5401.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Studs had great fun picking what rides he wanted to do, like the Winnie the Pooh ride. He loved playing with the "honey" walls!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5403.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5403.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3276-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3276-2.jpg" /></a><br /><br />It was starting to get dark so I took Sis to grab dinner for everyone. While I waited in line, they had an area set up for kids to hula hoop in. This is what I love about Disney. They have little stations like this where they need to be, hula hoops, bubbles, coloring, etc... Love it.<br /><br />And look at Sis rock that hula hoop!!!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5407.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5407.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />After dinner we headed to SPACE MOUNTAIN, but sadly, Studs was denied because he wasn't tall enough. So Aunt Nicole and I took Studs and his cousin off to go do a few other rides. Sissy did a great job on Space Mountain! We bought the picture of her on it because it is hilarious. She was calm, but her pupils were dilated all the way and her eyes were open WIDE. She enjoyed it,though.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5406.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5406.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We were so excited to see the castle start changing colors!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5417.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5417.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5419.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5419.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5423.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5423.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5426.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5426.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5447.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5447.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We got our spots and sat down in the front row for the 'Disney Electrical Parade'. It was stunning, the lights were amazing, and the kids loved every second of it.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5436.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5436.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5428.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5428.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5438.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5438.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5439.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5439.jpg" /></a><br /><br />After the parade they do a cool presentation on the castle. They take pictures of people all day enjoying the park and then put them up on the castle to music. I can't even put it into words, it was magical. They turned that castle into so many different things, it was breathtaking.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3302.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3302.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And then came the fireworks!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5463.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5463.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5467.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5467.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5476.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5476.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5480.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5480.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5487.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5487.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5491.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5491.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5492.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5492.jpg" /></a><br /><br />On the way back to the resort...<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5505.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5505.jpg" /></a>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-21916827021790416762011-12-21T14:45:00.004-06:002011-12-21T21:27:00.244-06:00COCOA BEACHAfter 2 long days at the park we decided to drive up to the beach the next day. Cocoa Beach is only a 40 minute drive from Orlando so we packed up and headed out first thing. We all wore shorts and tees, and I took our swimsuits "just in case". Ha!<br /><br />When we got to the town of Cocoa Beach we hit our favorite place that we had been when we had come 10 years earlier- Ron Jon Surf Shop. Sissy and I bought some new Reef sandals, we picked up some beach toys, and a couple t-shirts. They moved into a new building, the picture I took below, since we last came and it was pretty cool!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5325.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5325.jpg" /></a><br /><br />When we got over to the beach I soon realized we needed our suits on asap! It was 80 some degrees out w/beautiful blue sunny skies.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5323.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5323.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The kids have been to the ocean before, Sissy a few times while we lived in New York and Studs while we were visiting up there when he was a baby. We used to go to a beach in Rhode Island. But obviously the kids couldn't remember that so they were super excited for their first time really swimming in the ocean. <br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5246.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5246.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5307.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5307.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5311.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5311.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5276.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5276.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5284.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5284.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5240.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5240.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Studs wasn't quite as brave as Sis and didn't spend as much time in the water. The waves were crashing pretty hard and he got knocked over several times, even right near the shore. There were several surfers out, though, so he thought it was fun to watch them. <br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5243.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5243.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5252.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5252.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5253.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5253.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5254.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5254.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5319.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5319.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5289.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5289.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5287.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5287.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5314.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5314.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I don't have a whole lot of pictures of us actually swimming in the ocean, but trust me- we spent hours in it! I had my camera out when we first got there and put it away to enjoy the water. The kids had a great time swimming in the ocean and they took turns coming out far with us. All 4 of us walked up and down the beach for quite awhile collecting neat shells and lots of snails.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3230-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3230-2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3256.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3256.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5299.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5299.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3263-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3263-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We miss the ocean a lot! We had so much fun that day. Disney was wonderful and so fun but there is nothing like the beauty and awesomeness of the water.Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-71393987462394585442011-12-18T16:25:00.008-06:002011-12-19T19:38:45.412-06:00A Magical KingdomWe were ready for Day 2 at the parks. We ended up spending 3 of our 5 Disney park days at Magic Kingdom. It was, of course, our favorite so we ended up changing our Animal Kingdom day to an extra MK. Sissy is so well-versed in Magic Kingdom she could be a tour guide there. She memorized the map!<br /><br />This first day at Magic Kingdom was our "go early day/parade day". We arrived early at the park, went on rides all morning, ate a late lunch, and got great spots to watch the Main St Parade, and left when it got dark to go eat a good dinner and swim.<br /><br />Here are the kids at the condo ready to go!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5117.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5117.jpg" /></a><br /><br />There is nothing like the anticipation of arriving at a Disney Park!!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5120.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5120.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />It was a beautiful morning and it was, surprisingly, not crowded at all!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5128.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5128.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Here are the 4 cousins, wearing fashions designed and handmade by DULU DESIGNS. The kids looked adorable in them! (and the yellow made it easy to spot them)<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5138.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5138.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />After taking our pictures in front of the castle, we went to the building that housed the princesses for Sissy. She was over the moon excited. Her brother, not so much. He did not care to look at or go near a princess. It was too "girly". Sissy, on the other hand, could barely walk she was so in awe.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5146.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5146.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5150.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5150.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5152.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5152.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5153.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5153.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5155.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5155.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5156.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5156.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3200.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3200.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5157.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5157.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5163.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5163.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3178.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3178.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />It was difficult for everyone to pick a favorite ride at MK, except for me. I love It's A Small World. Adore it. Rode it 4 times.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5160.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5160.jpg" /></a><br />The kids had a blast on everything. We looooved Pirates, Peter Pan, and the teacups. Fantasyland is getting a new makeover set to open in 2012 and we could see the construction taking place and it looked AMAZING!!<br /><br />It was then time for the parade. We had a nice bench for the adults to sit on w/the kids right in front of us so it was perfect. I videotaped the entire parade and the kids love watching it. And it was pretty fun, we saw a ton of characters.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5165.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5165.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5175.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5175.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5180.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5180.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5181.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5181.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5184.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5184.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5189.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5189.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5185.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5185.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5198.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5198.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3194.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3194.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />The kids loved The Jungle Cruise, which consists of riding on a boat w/an incredibly cheesy tour guide looking at fake animals. They thought it was awesome.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3196.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3196.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />It was starting to get dark and we were ready to leave and eat. It was hard to go with the castle lights starting to shine, but we knew we had another day set aside for coming back and watching the fireworks. We said goodbye and headed back to the condo- next day was COCOA BEACH!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5205.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5205.jpg" /></a>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-29375733468194908992011-12-08T20:15:00.007-06:002011-12-11T18:42:13.758-06:00HOLLYWOOD STUDIOSWe decided to hit Hollywood Studios our first day there. It was a good choice because we were able to meet a ton of characters with very small lines, lessening the pressure of needing to find characters later.<br />Hollywood Studios had a building for only character meets so we got to see Mickey, Minnie, Tigger, Pooh, Piglet, Handy Manny, Jake from Neverland Pirates, the Incredibles, and several more. We didn't stop at all of them, though, after meeting characters for an hour or so we were ready to go explore!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1545.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1545.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1542.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1542.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1534.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1534.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1537.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1537.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1548.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1548.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1546.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1546.jpg" /></a><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1547-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1547-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3031.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3031.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1556.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1556.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3035-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3035-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Lightening McQueen and Mator had their own area outside and Studs thought it was awesome. They were really "on" and were making all the vroom, vroom sounds that they really would make.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3054.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3054.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3055.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3055.jpg" /></a><br /><br />For lunch we ate at the Pizza Planet Arcade, which Studs was in love with. The meals were really nice for families and the pizza came w/salads for the adults and the kids' pizza came w/grapes and carrots. I was relieved, feeling like I was giving them something healthy! The setting was a lot like Pizza Planet from Toy Story and the arcade was pretty fun.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1563.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1563.jpg" /></a><br /><br />One thing they don't lack at any Disney Park is food choices! I was astounded at all the stuff you could get. We got some delicious ice cream later on. Yes, it was $4/piece but the serving size was so big it was easy to share!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3092.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3092.jpg" /></a><br /><br />My kids get super excited about rides that are "spooky"- especially if they don't have any idea what happens inside of it. They were pumped about riding The Tower of Terror.<br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3095.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3095.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I did not ride it. I do not appreciate rides that make my stomach drop. But the kids had fun. Or so we thought! T's favorite ride so far had been STAR TOURS and we did that at the beginning of the day. At the end of the day, we decided to go back and do it again. We were loading into the "spacecraft" picking our seats when Studs jumps up and starts to run out and says "I don't want to do this one that drops again!" We had to physically put him back into his seat and assure him this was not the ride that DROPS. He was scared to do it again!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5047.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5047.jpg" /></a><br /><br />When we got to THE VOYAGE OF THE LITTLE MERMAID we were approached by one of the Disney members who wanted to know if Sissy would like to have a special Disney moment. Sissy was shy and refused, but Studs volunteered. It was pretty fun, before the show began he got to go up to the front and she introduced him to the crowd, and every said "hi T from Wichita, Kansas". Then he got to have the microphone and shout "Welcome to the show!" And for doing that he got a special card saying "First Mate Studs got to have a special Moment at Disney World". And he got to have Ariel and Prince Eric's signatures.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3040.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3040.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Amazingly enough, a couple hours later we were waiting outside to see the BEAUTY AND THE BEAST LIVE show Sissy was approached again about having a special Disney moment! This time she happily accepted (was jealous after seeing Studs do the last one). They took us to the front of the line and escorted us inside the auditorium to the front!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5051.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5051.jpg" /></a><br /><br />They gave Sissy a Disney pin and practiced her "job" with her...<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5050.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5050.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3100.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3100.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The show was amazing. Just amazing. The cast, the singing, the costumes. We loved every second of it!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5061.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5061.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5062.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5062.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5066.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5066.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5068.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5068.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5069.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5069.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3114.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3114.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Now came Sissy's part. After they bowed she got to go up to the stage and the Prince and Belle shook her hard and gave her the rose from the show.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3117.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3117.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3118.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3118.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sissy was totally enamored of Belle and declared Belle her new favorite princess. She also got their autographs after the show and a Special Disney Moment certificate for Princess Sissy, too!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5083.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5083.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5085.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5085.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Then Studs was up, what he had been waiting all day for. Meeting some Toy Story characters!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0016.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0016.jpg" /></a><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0018-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0018-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The line to do this was not short by any means. However, it was in a building that looked like every scene from the movie so we walked through Sid's room, Pizza Planet, the backyard, etc... and on into Andy's room.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3061.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3061.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3064.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3064.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3072.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3072.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5024.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5024.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Studs was in heaven. He wouldn't even get too close at first because he was so in awe of them.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5028.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5028.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5033.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5033.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And could hardly take his eyes off Buzz!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5037.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5037.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5040.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5040.jpg" /></a><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5090.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5090.jpg" /></a><br />The kids loved the Buzz ride, too!<br /><br />We were there at such a great time (week before Thanksgiving) because it wasn't crowded and everyone had their Christmas stuff up! The lights at Hollywood Studios were amazing. Breathtaking. Lights everywhere you looked, lights set to music. My pictures do not do them justice! And yes, some of them are blurry.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5114.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5114.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5107.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5107.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5108.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5108.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5102.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5102.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5113.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5113.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Hollywood Studios was a total blast. We went back to our rooms afterwards and put the kids to bed, had a couple drinks and hit the hot tubs! :)<br /><br />And did I mention why some of my photos might be blurry? Because not only was this to be our first day at Disney but it was also the "day I broke my camera two hours into the day". I was having so much fun, I dropped my camera twice that morning. Then the third time I dropped it, waiting in line for STAR TOURS, it shattered the lens. This was a nightmare for me, and yes, I bawled like a baby. LUCKILY my sister-in-law had just gotten a new IPHONE that took great pictures and she wasn't planning on using her camera. Crisis averted, I had a camera to use. And boy did I use it. :)Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-73687791424331268562011-11-28T17:50:00.002-06:002011-11-28T18:07:14.944-06:00We're back! And oh, what a time we had. Pat and I keep joking with each other because between the kids and us I think we mention Florida/Orlando/Disney at least 25 times a day. We had such a wonderful time. After being away a week and a half it was definitely hard to make the adjustment back. I still have beach sand spilling out from piles of dirty clothes in my living room. I took almost a thousand pictures. <br /><br />The kids were READY to go from the beginning. They delighted in the fact that their friends were in school and they were missing out!<br /><br />Ready to leave for the airport, and SIS SPORTING A NEW 'DO! Shortest her hair has been since she was 2!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1518.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1518.jpg" /></a><br /><br />In the tram at the airport. The kids were great on the flights. Studs had a little bit of a hard time with his ears the first flight to Atlanta, but we chewed and yawned and were able to relieve it.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1522.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1522.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Arriving at the Orlando airport. The kids got so ridiculously excited about seeing just the statues that they had in the airport, we couldn't imagine how they were going to act the next day!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1528.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1528.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1530.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1530.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We stayed at the Marriott Grande Vista right across from Sea World, just 5 minutes from the Disney parks. What a place!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_3520.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_3520.jpg" /></a><br /><br />It was huge, with rooms and condo-like homes like we stayed in. It had a ton of stuff to do on site. NUMEROUS pools, fountains, kid's pools, a Pizza Hut, a candy store, etc... The kids loved their playplace that they had.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5937.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5937.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We went with Pat's parents and his brother, his wife, and 2 kids. Our place was great because we had a large common area and kitchen. Our room and bathroom off of the common area was large and we also had 2 more wings off of the common area where everyone else had their own spaces. There was a ton of room and it was ideal.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5878.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5878.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Our favorite was the screened in porch where we spent every night relaxing and enjoying the weather and scenery.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5873.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5873.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This was the pool, fountains, and hot tub that we used b/c it was right downstairs. We also used the main pool area which was 3 times the size of this!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5875.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5875.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5871.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5871.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5932.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5932.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Awww. Paradise. I was not prepared for the weather and did not pack well. I thought it would be cool so I brought lots of jackets, long sleeves, and jeans. Um, wrong. It hit 80 degrees every single day. We swam every day. We went to the beach. I had no idea it would be so wonderful and luckily we had a washer/dryer in our room so we were able to wash our bathing suits and warm weather clothes!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=107_5931.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/107_5931.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sooooo much more to come! : )Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-2661235809660570392011-11-07T13:52:00.006-06:002011-11-10T15:58:03.722-06:00FALL (in a nutshell)Wow. Blogging is getting more and more difficult! We are go, go, go all the time. I have been working- a lot- and since my work is done at home in front of the computer I don't have a lot of desire to spend much more time looking at the screen. It's definitely been a whirlwind past few months and I know this will continue on into Christmas.<br /><br />We are leaving for Disney World next week. Next week! We have had this trip booked for so long we are almost in a state of disbelief that it is here. But it's true! I've been scrambling to get everything in order. Not to mention, I'm preparing for our return when we jump right onto Black Friday and Christmas decorations!<br /><br />So here is a "glimpse" of our fall (working backwards):<br /><br />Halloween- Buzz Lightyear and Alice in Wonderland<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1370.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1370.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1366-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1366-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1352.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1352.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1461.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1461.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sissy's school had an awesome Fall Festival that we attended. The kids got to trick-or-treat at all the classrooms and then have pizza and games:<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1372-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1372-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1373-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1373-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1376.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1376.jpg" /></a><br />Sissy and her bf Klara<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1377-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1377-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1380-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1380-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1381-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1381-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1382.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1382.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1385.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1385.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />On Halloween they had a costume parade at her school and then their Halloween parties in the afternoon<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1399.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1399.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1407.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1407.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1421-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1421-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1431-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1431-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sissy had an amazing soccer season. She truly enjoyed her team and her coaches and she had a blast. The improvements they made were amazing.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1396.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1396.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1339.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1339.jpg" /></a><br />School picture day:<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1313.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1313.jpg" /></a><br /><br />In October Sissy performed and road in the parade at Greater Andover Days<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1301-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1301-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1275.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1275.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1276-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1276-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />With Nana and Great Gma after the parade<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1292.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1292.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I cannot even believe this as I am typing it- but we did not make a family trip to the pumpkin patch this year. We were so busy we really didn't give it a second's thought until literally Halloween. Oh well, surely taking the kids to Disney makes up for that??? I did go w/Studs' class and he had a great time.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1241.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1241.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1252-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1252-1.jpg" /></a><br />And loved the poor kittens that were running all over<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1235.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1235.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Daddy also had a birthday!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1267.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1267.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1268.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1268.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />So that's it! My next post will be recounting our Disney memories. Ahh- CAN'T WAIT!!!Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-67311216100827449782011-10-05T14:29:00.005-05:002011-10-05T14:58:42.696-05:00Speak Now World Tour 2011Last weekend Sis and I traveled to KC w/my sister for a Taylor Swift concert at Arrowhead. Sissy has been looking forward to it for months and it did not disappoint! Sissy wanted to wear hearts for Taylor, hence our heart shirt and leggings! It was an outdoor concert and we were blessed by a BEAUTIFUL night with no wind and a bright sky.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1204.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1204.jpg" /></a><br />Our seats were definitely not close, but thanks to technology we felt like we had a front row seat!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1206.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1206.jpg" /></a><br />Sissy doing her "heart" for Taylor, waiting for her to come out...<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1210-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1210-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1212.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1212.jpg" /></a><br />Her genuine first reaction upon Taylor appearing...<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1217.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1217.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1225.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1225.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1227.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1227.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1232.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1232.jpg" /></a><br /><br />My pics were not exactly stellar, so I borrowed some from the tour website. This concert was great. No wonder she appeals to young girls, she spoke directly to them, in their language, the whole concert. She was so sweet and so beautiful. Sissy loved the fact that she changed her dress every couple songs. She couldn't wait to see what she would wear next!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=tswiftpic1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/tswiftpic1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1223.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1223.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=tswiftpic2.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/tswiftpic2.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Her sets were awesome. And she played many different instruments, from the piano to the banjo. It was very inspiring.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=tswiftpic3.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/tswiftpic3.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sissy's favorite was this song/sketch with the wedding, of course!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=tswiftpic5.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/tswiftpic5.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And she thought the purple dress was the best!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=tswiftpic4.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/tswiftpic4.jpg" /></a><br /><br />At one point she flies over the crowd. There were a lot of cool ways to involve the audience. At one point they released tiny pieces of paper in the air and with the lights it looked like snow. The kids went crazy and it was sooooo beautiful!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=tswiftpic7.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/tswiftpic7.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=tswiftpic6.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/tswiftpic6.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I took several videos of her songs but accidentally erased all but one! So it's not great, but it's a tiny glimpse into what it sounded like. <br /><br /><embed height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid63.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh130%2Fbabymclain%2FMVI_1228.mp4"></embed><br /><br />I am so happy I took her! Usually this is not my sort of thing, I am much more of a Pearl Jam or U2 person and country is definitely not my choice. But she was amazing and Sissy thought it was the best thing she had ever seen. It is great for her to see such a great role model and someone she can look up to! We will definitely be looking for more TS concerts in the future!!!Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-53241883078490258422011-10-05T14:29:00.001-05:002011-10-05T14:29:10.273-05:00Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-4646964053475834052011-09-19T19:10:00.003-05:002011-09-19T19:35:48.082-05:00Studs' bdayWith Disney World being less than 2 months away, we decided to have a small, family party for Studs this year. After attending Sissy's first soccer game the morning of his birthday, Studs came home to find <em>Disney on Ice: Toy Story</em> tickets as a surprise afternoon treat. Grandma had Sissy and Mommy needed to stay home to prep for the party, so Daddy and Studs spent the afternoon together. <br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1082-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1082-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Now, Studs is very particular about some things and when he makes his mind up about some things he never forgets it. So, when he said a few weeks ago "I want a <strong><em>PUPPY MONEY</em></strong> cake for my birthday" I knew that I had to get on it. And everyday for the past several weeks he has been asking for his cake. Now, he has a particular puppy he sleeps with that he wanted it to look like. And the money thing? I have no idea. <br /><br />I spent the night before his birthday baking homeade vanilla and chocolate cakes and vanilla sour cream and chocolate cream cheese icings. It took forever. And then the next day as soon as Daddy and Studs left, I began the horrendous task of decorating- something I did not enjoy at all.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1085.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1085.jpg" /></a><br />And this was the result! Not too shabby, but after many, many hours of work I was seriously regretting my decision to do it myself. The color theme for the party became brown, white, and red as an ode to the cake and the balloons and everything followed suit.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1091.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1091.jpg" /></a><br /><br />When Studs got home from Toy Story we did a little photo shoot with him.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1100-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1100-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1101-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1101-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1107-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1107-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1108.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1108.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1134.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1134.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Then our family began to arrive and we ate Studs' fave pizza.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1148.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1148.jpg" /></a><br />Who needs presents? He was pretty happy just using the pizza box as a giant canvas.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1152-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1152-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1156-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1156-2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1157.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1157.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1162.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1162.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1164.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1164.jpg" /></a><br /><br />He was very impressed with the cake and I was very relieved that he liked it- and thought it looked like his puppy! Notice the money on the sides? Just what he ordered- a <strong><em>"puppy money"</em></strong> cake.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1167.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1167.jpg" /></a><br />And this picture made everything sooo worth it!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1169.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1169.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1176-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1176-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I love my little, happy guy! He had a great birthday and is excited to be one step closer to kindergarten. If you ask how old he is he will say, "well, next I'm going to turn 5 so I can go to kindergarten like Sissy".<br /><br />His school, by the way, is going amazingly. He ADORES his teachers and begs to go. And he has the best.teachers.ever. for a kid like him. They've both known him a long time and just think he is the funniest. His orneriness doesn't bother them one bit! I have gotten nothing but glowing reviews for him including one teacher saying, "my favorite thing about T is how bright eyed and ready for anything he is". And it's true! He's a happy little guy and we wouldn't change him for anything in the world!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1192.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1192.jpg" /></a>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-71012566835468494102011-09-09T22:09:00.003-05:002011-09-10T08:41:43.879-05:00Studs<a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1068.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1068.jpg" /></a><br /><br />My "baby" is four today and as every mother does I can't believe that he is this old and where did the time go?<br /><br />I am taking his birthday as an opportunity to quit calling him "Big Boy" on my blog. Although he is a big boy now, his nickname around our house (mainly with his daddy) is Studs. On the second day of school his teacher told me that she asked him if he minds if she calls him 'Tator' and he said, "no, but everybody just calls me Studs."<br /><br />Studs is a lively addition anywhere he goes. He is very loud, he has a booming voice, and always has something to say. He makes us laugh constantly with the things he says. He uses the words "well", "tasty", "you gotta be kidding me", "perfect/pu-fect", and "I gotta tell you..." the most these days. And he still pronounces a lot of words wrong which makes his phrases pretty hilarious.<br /><br />He misses his sister like crazy while she is at school. But Studs has his own crazy schedule going on these days- he has school 3 days a week and he also goes to Kid's Day Out on another day. If he's not in school or KDO he either is running errands with mommy or napping at home. His newest addition to his life are bunk beds, which he loves. I struggle with it because he sleeps on the top and I can't get in bed and cuddle with him! But he's always willing to cuddle me on the couch if I need it, thankfully.<br /><br />I asked Studs some questions to document where he is at this point in his life. <br /><br />Favorite food:<span style="color:#006600;"> um, peanut butter and jelly</span><br /><br />Favorite movie: <span style="color:#006600;">um, Toy Story, well it has Buzz</span><br /><br />Favorite TV show: <span style="color:#009900;">I just like Toy Story. And kind of Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Well, I don't. I need to think about it.</span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><br />Favorite toy: <span style="color:#009900;">Buzz Lightyear, well he has a lot of things to do on him.</span><br /><br />Favorite holiday: <span style="color:#009900;">Halloween! I'm going to be a ghost.</span><br /><br />Favorite thing to do at school: <span style="color:#009900;">After we eat snack we do show and tell.</span><br /><br />Favorite sister: <span style="color:#009900;">Lily.</span><br /><br />Favorite color: <span style="color:#006600;">Red.</span><br /><br />Favorite book: <span style="color:#006600;">(</span><span style="color:#009900;">puts finger to mouth) hmmm. I don't know! You need to think about that Mommy. Oh yeah, I know a favorite book. Toy Story. And I like my Cars finding book.</span><br /><br />Favorite place to go: <span style="color:#009900;">To the mountains. And go to the north pole with cold thing there that I put my mouth on.</span><br /><br />Favorite place to eat: <span style="color:#009900;">Jason's Deli, well, it's yummy pizza.</span><br /><br />Favorite dessert: <span style="color:#009900;">Halloween brownies with the colors on them.</span><br /><br />Best friend: <span style="color:#006600;"><span style="color:#009900;">Momma.</span> </span><br /><br />Funnest thing he did this summer: <span style="color:#006600;">After we went to the mountains and we drove there a long time. And we went hiking and we will come back there.</span><br /><br /><br />Yesterday he celebrated his birthday at school. We made fun dirt cups for him to take! And he has a fun day ahead- we'll head to Sissy's soccer game and then surprise him with tickets to Disney on Ice: Toy Story! And then this evening we'll have all of our family over for his party.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_1063.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_1063.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Happy birthday, my love, my Studs!!!Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-68979084629325406682011-08-19T15:56:00.002-05:002011-08-19T16:07:49.416-05:00Letting the pictures do the talking The Finale
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<br />Wonderful end to the summer and makes us even more excited for Disney World in November!!!
<br />Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-78377818486316796752011-08-17T13:48:00.002-05:002011-08-17T14:36:08.765-05:00Letting the pictures do the talking Part 2Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
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<br />We love, love, love Colorado. It is so gorgeous and the weather...wonderful. Only bad thing is that we got back right in the midst of a very busy time! However, we got plenty of relaxing in there and are ready to begin our new school year!
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<br />Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-39517308210712292922011-07-27T13:39:00.003-05:002011-07-27T14:14:58.950-05:00Kindergarten knocking at our doorIt's official. I completed Sissy's kindergarten enrollment and she is now set to begin school at Circle Greenwich Elementary. As most people know, I am over the moon about the school and am so excited for her to start. However, it's going to be a huge adjustment for me...uh, her.<br /><br />Mommy may tend to "do" a lot of stuff for Sissy. Fill her water, open her yogurt, peel her orange, etc... And we are now having to practice doing things a little more independently, namely lunchtime things. It sends chills down my back, the thought that my little girl might be sitting in a crowded lunchroom unable to open her yogurt container. Or that a Ziploc might be a little stuck.<br /><br />Sissy seems to have no worries about being in kindergarten and going all day. Fortunately, or unfortunately probably at times, since we are out of district we don't have any bus options. So I will be taking her and picking her up every day. And not riding a bus means that she is picked up by me at 3:20 and we're home right after. I feel like she'll still get some relax time before dinner, homework, and telling me all about her day.<br /><br />I am also in the process of getting my sub certificate so hopefully in the next few months I'll be substitute teaching at her school! But we'll see, I'm just starting the process now, but I'm hoping it all works out.<br /><br />So, not wanting to find things gone when we need them, we headed out on a mommy/daughter date to buy school stuff this week and last.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0462.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0462.jpg" /></a><br />Sissy got to pick her favorite place to eat- Chili's. Why, I'm not sure. Well, actually I do- chips, pizza, and broccoli- her faves.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0464.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0464.jpg" /></a><br /><br />As over-anxious as I am, we are pulling out the stops. I ordered her a new monogrammed beach towel for nap time and was going to order her <a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/624957/"><em><strong>this</strong></em></a> lunchbox she had picked out the following day with her name on it. Then we got to the store and she discovered all things Barbie and that plan was shot.<a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/624957/"><br /><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0466.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Here she is with her loot and her new Barbie lunchbox that she decided she wanted more than anything.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0468.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0468.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0471.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0471.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We also did some back-to-school clothes shopping and picked up some hot pink boots!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0470.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0470.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />On another Sissy side note, she and I also went to the Relay for Life event at WSU's stadium with my mom and grandma, Sissy's great-grandma, a cancer survivor!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0401.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0401.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0403-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0403-1.jpg" /></a><br />Sis and her great-grandma<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0417.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0417.jpg" /></a><br />With Uncle Micah and his girlfriend Chaz. Sissy made them climb the stadium steps with her numerous times and thought it was the coolest thing ever.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0406-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0406-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />The whole event was a little disappointing. There were only a handful of booths there and really not that many people. But Sissy had a blast. She did a little line-dancing, she requested Taylor Swift's 'MEAN' from the dj and danced to it.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0410.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0410.jpg" /></a><br />And learned the chicken dance with grandma.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0415.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0415.jpg" /></a><br /><br />It's hard to believe it's almost here, elementary ALL DAY school!Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-13668042201400307102011-07-24T20:12:00.003-05:002011-07-24T20:43:52.655-05:00Wedding blissI am still playing catch up in the blog department! This summer is shooting by so quickly and the last minute activities are taking over. We went school shopping the other day-ahhhh- and planned a trip to Colorado leading up to the day before school starts. What was I thinking?<br /><br />Anyways, our best time as of yet this summer was at my cousin's wedding in Kansas City in June. We were all very excited for a quick getaway. We drove up on Friday and met our good friend from college, Zach. We just love him and the kids fell in love with him, too. We all went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner and then back to our hotel, which was gorgeous. It had a great pool so we were all able to sit around and catch up while the kids swam. Another one of our good friends Wyeth came over as well. They were both in our wedding and we loved the time we were able to spend with them!<br /><br />My cousin, Jamie's, wedding reception was at a beautiful golf course and our hotel was on the grounds, a few feet away from the reception area. She had a lovely ceremony at a church and then we headed off to the reception. We took family pics outside first as the sun went down.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0005.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0005.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0007.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0007.jpg" /></a><br />Jamie and Brent, the happy couple<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0014-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0014-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0015-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0015-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0018.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0018.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Then we headed indoors for the reception. The kids had a BLAST. Big Boy has not been to an occasion like this in quite some time and we quickly found out he loves to dance, and not surprisingly, show off for a crowd.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0032.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0032.jpg" /></a><br />At one point we had to pull them off the dance floor so the bride and groom could dance, and they looked on with amazement.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0041.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0041.jpg" /></a><br />My mom and the mother-of-the-bride, my aunt Mary.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0043.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0043.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9996.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9996.jpg" /></a><br /><br />One of my cousin's has a boy and a girl not far from my kids' age and they were fast friends. Sissy and Abby spent the.whole.entire.night singing up at the front. The band was soooo gracious and gave them (dead) microphones so the girls were able to be up front and sing their hearts out.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0048.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0048.jpg" /></a><br />Big Boy and Carter opted to put beer koozies on their hands and play "dog"...<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0046.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0046.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0052.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0052.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Jamie and I, and in the following pictures we may look a tad bit rough around the edges. This wedding was my dream come true in that my hotel was walking distance away. Therefore, no driving and lots of family around to watch the kids! I <em>may</em> have had <em>a little </em>too much to drink. And Jamie and I <em>maybe </em>were crying a few minutes before we took this picture while talking about the fact that our grandmother (who has been deceased for over 10 years) was not there to see it. And very unfortunately, our grandfather was not able to be there as well since he is fighting cancer. :( So we were sad for awhile, but Jamie was a beautiful and stunning bride and she had a wonderful wedding full of friends and family!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0054.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0054.jpg" /></a><br />With my sister, we are all 9 mos apart so we were very close growing up<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0058-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0058-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0057.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0057.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I awoke Saturday morning not feeling very well. We had a little breakfast, said goodbye to family, and let the kids swim with their cousins until check out.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9977.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9977.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9985.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9985.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Our little family was having such a good time we did not want to go home! So we prolonged it the best we could. We hit Joe's Crab Shack for some lunch!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0073.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0073.jpg" /></a><br />(pardon my appearance, it's been a long time since I've been that...<em>tired</em>)<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0075.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0075.jpg" /></a><br />Then we hit Oak Park Mall and the Disney store and rode the carousel<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0064.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0064.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0068.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0068.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Eventually, we had to reluctantly come home. I thought it was hilarious because Sissy has been playing "Jamie's wedding" with her Polly Pockets. This is the scene on her bed, dinner and tables on the right, dancing on the left...<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0076.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0076.jpg" /></a><br />And then another reception area on her toy box with a stage and people dancing to the singing girls. It was the thrill of her life to get to sing with a real microphone at the wedding!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0086.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0086.jpg" /></a><br />It was a very memorable weekend, we all had such a good time and we are so happy for my cousin!Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-55991111895695187432011-07-10T20:13:00.002-05:002011-07-10T20:23:48.965-05:00T-ballWe had initially decided to skip t-ball this summer in Bel Aire because it was a 3 night a week commitment, but eventually joined a team in Andover because it was only 2 nights and full of our friends! I was able to put both the kids on the same team, which was wonderful! They have their last game tomorrow and we have all really enjoyed their little season.<br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0090.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0090.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9941.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9941.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9937.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9937.jpg" /></a><br />They have both come pretty far. In the first couple games, as pictured below, Big Boy would run sort of into the middle of the field instead of to first when he hit the ball. However, we are kind of past that now and their awareness of the ball and the rules are getting better. My kids had never really played much- except with a plastic bat the tee in the backyard. So they started out slow but are doing really well now and having lots of fun with their friends!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9939.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9939.jpg" /></a><br />The team!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0233.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0233.jpg" /></a><br />Sissy and Big Boy shared some very loving moments one game that I just had to capture...several times...on film.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0081.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0081.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0083.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0083.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0080-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0080-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0085.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0085.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And the best part of t-ball? SNACKS and DRINKS!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9974.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9974.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0248.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0248.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And Coach Dustin!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0242.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0242.jpg" /></a>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-70650155031039690462011-07-07T15:11:00.004-05:002011-07-08T20:18:26.363-05:00What's up with Sis<div>Sissy has been very busy!</div><br /><br /><br /><div>She had orientation at her new kindergarten, Circle Greenwich Elementary. I ADORED everything about it, especially the class sizes of 16! :) :) :) The building is new and the classrooms are amazing with all the bells and whistles!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9784.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9784.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9783.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9783.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div>Beach Day at the end of school<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9582_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9582_1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div>Hanging out with her best school friends Ella and Chasey<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9518-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9518-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9545-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9545-1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div>We had a great garage sale to make some extra cash for Disney World and Sissy did her part my selling lemonade and cookies! She was quite proud of the sign.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_0097-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_0097-1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div>She finished up soccer season!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9829.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9829.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div>She had her dance recital, which we look forward to every year!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9629.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9629.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9632.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9632.jpg" /></a><br />Friends<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=CopyofIMG_9585.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/CopyofIMG_9585.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=CopyofIMG_9610.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/CopyofIMG_9610.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9687.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9687.jpg" /></a><br />She had a wonderful class of beautiful, smart little girls and mommies that I looked forward to seeing every week!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9681.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9681.jpg" /></a><br />This was the finale. She was getting kind of bold there in the back and told me she wanted to go back up to the front and do it again.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9716.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9716.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9734.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9734.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div>Sadly, her field day was forced indoors due to rainy weather conditions in the 50s- in MAY! The kids still had a blast.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9788.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9788.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9800.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9800.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9803.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9803.jpg" /></a><br />With her teacher Mrs. Reimer and blue lips from her snow cone<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9805.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9805.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div>Her class celebrated their last day of school at the park with ice cream sundaes, bubbles, and lots of playing. The kids had a blast!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9826.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9826.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>And that takes her through May! Ready for summer!</div>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-44408886632081031132011-07-07T14:59:00.004-05:002011-07-08T20:18:03.484-05:00Big Boy's Happenings<div>Well, I took a nice, long 2 month break from blogging but 1400 pictures and many stories later I am going to try to get back to it!</div><br /><br /><br /><div>So here is the wrap-up of what Big Boy has been doing the past couple months!<br /><br />We celebrated Mother's Day at school with his class. They sang us songs, made us a lovely brunch, and made us a slideshow. It was wonderful and Big Boy was a very charming date.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9575.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9575.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><embed height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid63.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh130%2Fbabymclain%2FMVI_9579.mp4"></embed><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9580.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9580.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9578.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9578.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>He also had Field Day at school, which he LOVED! It was a lot of fun and a chance for the kids to show off the basic coordination skills they have been learning in PE this year.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9746.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9746.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9754.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9754.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9757.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9757.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9760.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9760.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9762.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9762.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9763.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9763.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9769.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9769.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9768.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9768.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9775.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9775.jpg" /></a><br />We also got some yummy snow cones!! :)<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9778.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9778.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>He had a sleepover at Aunt Ashlee's house with Sissy...<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9903.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9903.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>And we signed him up for t-ball! (much more to come on that later)<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9912.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9912.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9920.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9920.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>He's been really enjoying summer! He's a little fish so we've been hitting the pool a lot, hanging with friends, and he got to go to Vacation Bible School!</div>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-48940495801603064692011-05-05T14:16:00.003-05:002011-05-05T14:30:28.700-05:00Easter RundownApril and May are just INSANE for us. There's no other way to describe them, I literally just do not have the time to be sitting here but I'm trying to keep up! End of school, ballet recitals, birthdays, holidays, housework, school activities, garage sale... I am struggling to keep up! I just took another p/t from home job, which equals 4 now but who's counting, and I am going from sun up to sun down! (more on that later- and actually, if you count a golf tournament I just said I would collect sponsors for, that makes 5) Things are good, though, and we're looking forward to summer!<br /><br />But here it is, the Easter post, summarized into a lots of pictures with no words, but you get the idea. We had a fun holiday with lots of fun activities.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9279.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9279.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9280.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9280.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9288.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9288.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9323.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9323.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a 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/></a>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-15962398786085853012011-04-21T09:45:00.002-05:002011-04-21T10:04:30.470-05:00You be the judgeCast off- did not go well. We went in thinking, like the doctor said, that the only potential problem was if the two bones he broke grew back together. Pat assured me we didn't have to worry about that because of the way Big Boy could rotate his arm, even in the cast. And we was right, the bones did not grow together.<br /><br />So we were very optimistic. Big Boy was a great patient and got to keep his cast, which was awesome!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9188-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9188-3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9192.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9192.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9191.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9191.jpg" /></a><br /><br />And then the cast came off. And it looked...bad. Exactly the way it looked when I took him in a month ago. The nurse had a bad look on her face, he had to get a ton of x-rays, and I felt sick. This is what his arm looks like:<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9210.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9210.jpg" /></a><br />In this picture you can really see how the bone sticks out still.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9212.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9212.jpg" /></a><br />But isn't he still so cute and happy?<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9230.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9230.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This is his "normal, other arm:<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9239.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9239.jpg" /></a><br />And this is his broken arm. See the difference, the big curve? His bones essentially healed curved and so much bone grew around the break that he has a mass that sticks out.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9235.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9235.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Despite all this, he is happy and healthy and will be going to a pediatric orthopaedist next week to discuss the next step. The kids have Easter parties at school today, and I just had to take some pics of them ready to go.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9258.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9258.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9253.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9253.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9251.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9251.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9247.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9247.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9245.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9245.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9240.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9240.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Pat has a feeling they will tell us he can have surgery where they re-break it and cast it again or that we can leave it and hope that it doesn't make too much of a difference. We'll see. I have to say, it looks horrifying in person. And to touch it feels like the bone is still sticking out. :( This is the worst part of parenting, when something is wrong with your child! So what do you think? Is he "healed"?Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-85888993027732536582011-04-20T13:14:00.004-05:002011-04-20T13:45:10.431-05:00Program notesLast Friday was Big Boy and Sissy's big Spring Program at school!<br /><br />The weather was pretty cold and thwarted some outfit plans, but don't they just look so cute together?<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9068.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9068.jpg" /></a><br />Sissy, the star, doing her poses<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9067.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9067.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9065.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9065.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9057.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9057.jpg" /></a><br />Yes, there is only one picture of Big Boy. Why, you ask? Well, I took 14 of him by himself and <em>this</em> (if you can believe it) is the best one. Sigh.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9072.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9072.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9086.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9086.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Big Boy's performance was first with a couple other classes. The pictures chronical the entire show. First, his teacher brings them out and puts everyone in their spot. <br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9088.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9088.jpg" /></a><br />Already, about 6 kids have switched spots. T looks to the class next to him and starts sticking his tongue out at them. Pat and I are starting to sweat.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9090.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9090.jpg" /></a><br />Okay, he's being a little crazy but some singing is going on and he's doing alright.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9098.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9098.jpg" /></a><br />Then he exchanges some strong words with the girl on his right. They point their finger in each other's faces and Big Boy begins covering his ears instead of singing.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9101.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9101.jpg" /></a><br />Then he puts on his mad face for a few songs and gives the girl next to him dirty looks.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9108.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9108.jpg" /></a><br />Then we're back in it again when he hears his favorite song and his favorite words in one of the songs, "When I say God's not, you say dead. When I say the devil is, you say WHACK!"<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9115.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9115.jpg" /></a><br />Blurry picture, you get the idea. He made a venture across the stage to say hello to his teacher.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9121.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9121.jpg" /></a><br />And this is the end, where they all kind of lost it. It was hilarious. The girls in the front row kept pushing each other off the bleacher and stepping on each other. Overall, it was so funny. But he knows the songs and actions so well I definitely wish he would have sung a little better. I wish he could have watched Sis first!<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9125.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9125.jpg" /></a><br />The story with Sissy is obviously much different. There is some strong concentration and some belting out going on. She did a wonderful job.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9142.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9142.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9150-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9150-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9162.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9162.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9152.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9152.jpg" /></a><br />Greeting each other afterwards...<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9181.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9181.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sissy receiving her flowers from her fans for a job well done.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9179.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9179.jpg" /></a><br />T also received flowers, the manliest I could find! He was thrilled, clearly.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9180.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9180.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Afterwards everyone gets to go to the gym and have unlimited cookies and punch, I stopped counting when my kids were on there fifth helping. Sissy had a wonderful time with her best friends and we saw her abandon us for the "cool table" for the first time ever. We got our cookies and sat down where she ditched us immediately to socialize. They were so cute.<br /><a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_9187.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_9187.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sidenote:<br />Sissy takes showers, and showers only. She takes them for one reason, and for one reason only: to sing at the top of her lungs. This is a shower performance I caught last week and then the actual song at school. Love it! (sorry the pic is sideways)<br /><embed height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid63.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh130%2Fbabymclain%2FMVI_9049.mp4"></embed><br /><br /><embed height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" src="http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf" allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" flashvars="file=http%3A%2F%2Fvid63.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh130%2Fbabymclain%2FMVI_9148.mp4"></embed>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-85091968762757151412011-04-13T14:09:00.002-05:002011-04-13T14:33:45.107-05:00Superstar!!Sissy had her second soccer game this weekend. Pat and I missed the first one since we were in KC for a wedding, and we were really anticipating seeing her in action! <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8885.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8885.jpg" /></a> She did remarkably well. I don't want to say that we were surprised, but so far athletics have not been her strong point. Or rather, they just don't interest her as much as singing and dresses do. She is actually a very fast runner and really stayed in the game. She didn't hesitate to get right in where the ball was. We thought she did awesome! <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8897-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8897-1.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8917.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8917.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8924.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8924.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8931.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8931.jpg" /></a> Getting some advice from the assistant coach (aka Daddy) <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8927.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8927.jpg" /></a> We do regret not putting Big Boy on the team. We would have had to fib about his age, but he definitely would have been just fine- broken arm and all. He took every opportunity he could to get out on the field and show off his moves as well. <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8938.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8938.jpg" /></a> Sissy w/Gma McLain, one of her many fans <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8939-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8939-1.jpg" /></a> I snapped this picture right as she was running off the field after the game. It is definitely worth it when you see that big smile, she had a great time! <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8949.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8949.jpg" /></a> Although this was probably her favorite part... <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8951.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8951.jpg" /></a> Big Boy's class took a trip to the fire station. T and I have probably been on 10 of these such tours, but he was still excited. <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8856.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8856.jpg" /></a> He was the helper, of course, and interupted the firemen about 50 times. <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8863.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8863.jpg" /></a> He had a thing for this fireman, would not back off. He was fascinated. <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8864.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8864.jpg" /></a> And what happens when kids get up close and personal to someone? Yes, they make inappropriate comments. The firemen were nice enough to be talking to the kids and were super friendly and one child, who shall remain nameless, said, "Fireman, you got a BIG nose!" Oh, how humiliating. I could picture in my head the fireman's Facebook post that night, "Hosted a group of preschoolers at the firestation today. Was going great until some BRAT told me I had a huge nose." The irony of it all is that before the tour T's teacher prayed for us to be examples of Christ and praise God through our actions. Hopefully the fireman was already a Christian and can forgive that (still nameless) child. <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8869.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8869.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8874.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8874.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8875.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8875.jpg" /></a> On a side note, Pat and I had a weekend away to KC which was much needed! He had a high school friend getting married and we were excited for some time away. The wedding was lovely and the reception was pretty cool. It was in an arts building, a place where local artists use the space as a studio of sorts. <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8796.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8796.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8799.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8799.jpg" /></a> And much to Pat's delight, the music was a Neil Diamond cover band. Now, I know this picture cannot possibly do them justice, and they were pretty cool. We had awesome bbq for dinner along with several kinds of wedding cake and pie. And did I mention it was anything you want, free drinks? :) <a href="http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/?action=view&current=IMG_8815.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Photobucket" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/babymclain/IMG_8815.jpg" /></a> This weekend I will escape to KC again, this time with friends for another "break" from reality. Also, the kids have their big Spring Program at school Friday night. Where is April going? It's passing by fast!Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4549883258815405279.post-65245759295145315882011-04-06T14:37:00.002-05:002011-04-06T14:51:24.716-05:00Winning the lottery......or, at least it feels like we did! Yesterday we got a very disturbing letter in the mail. Sissy did not get accepted into ANY Wichita magnet school we had applied for and was being put in a waiting pool. Now, I've heard about these waiting pools. Basically you wait until the first week of school and then try to throw your kid in somewhere. Not a fan. On this very same day my friend Christy was telling me she had gone and looked at Circle and they told her there was a waiting list for kindergarten. I lost my mind. I was so upset all night just certain that Sissy did not get in. Our only real option was to keep L at CCA for another year doing half-day kindergarten. Now, don't get me wrong, CCA is the BEST!!! The academics and religion is above and beyond what I would want for my kids. But I have to accept reality. THEN... As soon as I dropped off at school this morning I promptly called Circle and talked to my contact in the district office. I told her I had to know for sure so I could start making plans. And she said that Sissy is IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So we feel like we have the best of both worlds at Circle. The drop-off time is ideal (before Big Boy so I can have the full 3 hours he is in school to myself) and the school is exactly what I want. Oh, happy day!Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440878065306073881noreply@blogger.com3