Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Visit to Kansas

Over the 4th of July we went to Kansas to visit Ryan's parents.  Claire was able to meet her Aunts and Uncles for the first time! We were worried how she would react with all the new people and with sleeping at a new place but we have now realized Claire is a champ!  She really was so comfortable with everyone-still wanted to be with me at all times-but wasn't scared of meeting new people.  We were so thankful. 
 
There's this cute little park in KS where we like to play.  They have these little Wizard of Oz cut-outs and we especially liked them this year because we just finished reading The Wizard of Oz!  (Random fact- in the book Dorothy's red slippers are actually silver!!)
 
This was also especially fun because we now have Dorothy!!
 
 plus this adorable Tin Man...
 and scarecrow!!
 This was also Claire's first time on the carousal!


 We also went on a train ride!
 Of course we had to pose for a few pictures.


The kids also love to play outside at Grandma and Grandpa's.






 Fireworks are always a hit in KS!!
 We always take a family photo!


 This was a very fast trip but we were able to see a few friends while we were there.  Here's Ryan and his good friend Justin with all of the kids! 
 Claire also got to meet her Great-Grandma and Grandpa!  (Along with Great Aunt/Uncles)  Bad picture but I should have downloaded a better one-there are much better ones where you can see Claire!
 We also got to see Maya and Nolan! Too quick as usual but it was so fun to see them.

Claire actually slept fairly well the entire time which was such a relief.  I was worried about how she would do.  After this trip we were home a week and then headed up to my parents' cabin!  Busy busy summer! :)

Monday, March 4, 2013

Days 7 and 8 of Disney...our last days!

Phew, this is a lot of Disney, I know. :)  I want to be sure I record everything so I'll remember when I go back and scrapbook it.  Since I've already scrapbooked Jackson up until he's three months old, I'm sure it will only be 5 or 10 years until I scrapbook this trip.  ;)
 
We spent our last two days either playing around at Magic Kingdom, or playing around at our hotel! 
We checked out the few rides we hadn't done yet, like Pirates of the Caribbean (Jackson didn't go so we stayed back and took pictures instead!).
 
 Then went on to do all our favorite rides again.  My mom and I took the boys to eat at Belle's castle restaurant one last time.
 (it's "snowing" in the windows)
 I had to post one of my kids' favorite things at the park-the moving/talking trash can.  A man uses a remote and a microphone to make it appear like it's talking and moving on it's own.  The man hides so you have to really look around to find it.  (Can you see Cooper and Jackson touching it right in front in the red?)  On the last day we were there I got really embarrassed because we were watching the trash can in a big group and it rolled up right in front of me and kept saying "ma'am" over and over.  I kept telling the little girl next to me it was talking to her, she kept saying it was talking to me!  Finally I said yes, and it told me to put my hands on either side of it.  So I did and then it started playing music and moving back and forth-so basically we danced together.  Then it asked me to marry it and told me to lean down and hug it.  There was a really big crowd and I'm pretty sure I was bright red.  I was just so thankful only my dad and the boys were there-if my mom had been there she would have video-taped it for sure!
 Everyone went into another ride(can't remember which one) and Jackson did NOT want to do it so we sat outside with him.
 Of course we had to try the buzz lightyear ride AGAIN!  I wish we had kept track of how many times we rode it.



 On the way out we had to take pictures one last time in the front!
 Finally with Grandma and Grandpa!



Our hotel had this big fun splash area and it was warm enough that the kids could play in it that evening.







 The last day we had until about 1 at the park, and then we had to head back to the hotel.  Cooper was acting really tired and crabby and just not himself, and I finally kissed his forehead and realized he had a fever!  Poor baby!  And of course all of our luggage had already been checked at the hotel-I had all my meds in there.  I was able to buy some meds at the park but they didn't take away his fever at all.  It turned out he had a double ear-infection.  The flight home wasn't too bad, I just felt bad because there was only one of me and I wanted to sit and hold him the entire time but I had to keep getting Jackson stuff and keep him entertained.  Thankfully Laura, Tom, and the kids were behind me because we had a late flight and both Jackson and Cooper fell asleep at the end.  I had to carry Jackson and hold poor Cooper's hand until we got off the plane, so Laura was able to take all of our carry ons for us.  It wasn't very fun but we made him home and Ryan met us at the airport with meds so we were good after that! :)

It was a magical vacation, thank you SO much mom and dad for another fun trip!!!

Friday, March 1, 2013

Day 6- Hollywood Studios Again

We headed to Hollywood Studios again to visit our favorite rides again.  We saw Jake and the three older kids wanted a picture with him. 
 
Then we saw the army guy by the Buzz Lightyear ride.
Ben and I rode on the Toy Story ride together and got stuck for a few minutes so I had a chance to take a picture of him on the ride!
We then went to the Honey I Shrunk the Kids play area.  The kids were so excited to finally play here!





We arrived really early at Hollywood Studios to sign the kids up for the Star Wars training.  Jackson wasn't old enough, but Cooper, Ben, and  Elizabeth did it.  See them right in the middle?  The kids went on the stage in front of all the parents and all the kids practiced together fighting with a light saber.

 
Then Darth Vader interrupted the lesson and the kids had to fight him!!  Here is Elizabeth.
 
Ben...
 and unfortunately I was video-taping Cooper so I didn't get a picture of him fighting Darth! :(  I think Laura and my mom did.  He was so serious and looked a little scared, I think he thought Darth was the real deal.
 Here he is, so proud with his certificate saying he completed the training!

Afterward we watched the parade.
 
 Laura and Tom had taken Elizabeth on a ride so we had the boys.  Here are Grandma and Grandpa with their boys!

 We watched the Indiana Jones show and then right afterward the boys saw these guns.  Just what I love seeing my little 3 year-old holding. :)
 After the show we met up with Laura, Tom, and Elizabeth and we all got a few treats as we were leaving.  We got a funnel cake and somehow Ben ended up with it all over his back!  Guess we adults were a little too enthusiastic about it :).