Summer Fun (August)

We've been busy this summer doing all kinds of fun things.  Most days we are either in the pool, at the water park, or at the beach!

Joe and I went to a "dining out" dinner w/ his squadron last weekend and we had such a fun time!  I was able to wear a dress that was already in my closet from a couple of years ago and the shoes I wore w/ my wedding dress went perfect w/ this dress!

 Joseph learned how to "skid" or "slide out" on his big wheel this summer.  He pedals super fast so that he picks up speed and then turns the wheel sharp so that he slides in almost a complete circle.  He sure loves doing this.

 Madelyn has learned to pedal and ride her tricycle all by herself this summer!  Can't believe how fast both our children are growing up.

 2 weeks ago we went to a Tides Baseball game.  This was J and M's first baseball game and we made it about 3 innings before needing to head home.  They had a Tides bounce house that J and M loved.  Another big hit was peanuts and a snow cone.  :)

Joseph took 6 weeks of swim lessons this summer (the lessons were Mon-Thurs morning for 30 minutes).  He made a TON of progress and is swimming like a little fish all under the water.  He was happy to have his best buddy at swim lessons!

J can swim over half the length of the little kid area of the pool under water!

We have a couple of beach babies that love playing in the sand and in the water.

Both kids love riding on the body board w/ their dad!

Joseph got buried in the sand.....

My kids LOVE the mall just as much as their mommy does!  Except they don't exactly like the shopping part as much as I do.  When they ask to go to the mall, the carousel is a MUST!

This kids call this sprinkler "CRAZY GUY"!  The front of him as a face w/ eyes, nose, and a mouth and 8 arms to spray water!  Crazy guy has provided lots of fun this summer.  :)

Family Photo Shoot June 2012

We were able to get some family pics taken at the beginning of June from one of my favorite photographers Rachel Sutherland!  What you probably can't tell from these pictures is that a nasty storm was brewing on the beach as we were having our photo session.  It was actually raining in the first 4 pictures below, but you would never know b/c Rachel is just so good at what she does!  Thankfully she was able to work her magic and captures these pictures right before the bottom fell out of the sky.  As she was taking the last picture of the kids playing in the sand, the rain started pouring and we all jumped up and ran off the beach and for the car!  It was such a fun photo session and I will treasure these pictures forever! 

Downtown Disney

On our flight to Orlando, Maddy rested in my lap.

And big brother had fun playing Leap Pad on the plane!
The airport has a tram that goes to the baggage claim area. This was a big hit w/ our big boy!
Nan and Pop had already been in FL for a couple of months and had nice tans! We were excited to see them!
Playing w/ the Mickey statue at Shades of Green resort where we stayed...
We walked next door to the Polynesian Resort and ate a wonderful lunch.
Joseph's favorite part was the Mickey Mouse shaped plate. :)
And Maddy got to eat Ketchup for the first time and boy did she love it. Too bad she won't be able to eat it again any time soon. :( Poor girl has a terrible reaction to acid in certain fruits and to all pasta sauce and tomato based products.
Another one of Joseph's favorite parts was the Mickey Mouse ice cream sundae!!!! Yum!
Our balcony over looked this beautiful Mickey pool!
Maddy had lots of fun swimming :)
Joseph did too!


There were neat remote control small boats that the kids were able to drive.
Pop did a good job driving the little boat too!

Joseph and Maddy saw some cute birds on the ground so that's what they are smiling at.
On the shuttle headed to Downtown Disney.
We visited the Dinosaur store and Joseph thought it was really cool.....Maddy....not so much. She was afraid of the loud roars and moving dinosaurs.
The kids loved riding on the little kid train.
High fives for Daisy!
Joseph took Pop for a ride...
And Maddy took Nana for a ride...

Magic Kingdom had fireworks each night and we were able to see them right from the Shades of Green! They did red heart fireworks for Valentine's Day which were super cool!


Downtown Disney is always fun and what makes it even more fun is that it's FREE!!! The kids really enjoyed the rides and playing at the Lego store. Next post....SEA WORLD!