We had a Young Womens activity with my miamaid class where the girls brought a little friend and we made pizzas and cement handprints and played. Well, Scotty was a little friend to Kaila, a girl that has babysat the kids quite a bit. During the evening he asked her if he could tell her a secret. Of course she said yes, and leaned down. Scotty then whispered to Kaila, "when I grow up I am going to marry you!"
Is that not so cute. I wish I had brought my camera, but I forgot it. So sorry there are no pictures on Scotty's future bride. I will be posting more later on our miamaid repelling trip and she will be in those pictures, so you can look for her!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Track Break Vacation to Florida!
Our vacation began with a long airplane trip to Florida. We had one layover in Houston. The kids did so well on the flight. The only problem was that I gave them a sippy cup of Chocolate milk at 4am when we were driving to the airport and didn't think to have Scotty go to the bathroom again before we boarded the plane. He passed out before the plane even took off. Well, he sleeps real deep and next thing I know I check on him and he had a little accident. ok it was a big one. So, Scott took him into the bathroom and had him stand on the toilet while he washed out his clothes best he could so he wouldn't smell all day. The crazy thing is he really didn't mind having wet clothes all day! So... you just never know what has been on your airplane seat! Don't worry we did tell the stewardess so they could clean it up!
The kids colored most of the layover! They were really good. I think they were just so excited to get to Florida and see their friends!
I think Scott was the most anxious to get there. Doesn't he look so enthused?
We had a wonderful vacation with our great friends the Mortensens. We are so grateful that they would let us invade their home and they would hang out with us for a week. They are one of the best families we know and we love them a ton. In fact the kids call them Uncle Dale and Aunt Tammy. They really think the kids are their cousins too. We feel fortunate to have friends like them. We haven't seen them in almost two years, but when we get together it is like we were with them yesterday. I think we look like we could be related, all the blond heads. "One of us is not like the other, one of us is not the same." Can you guess who that would be? Yep ME!
We went to Disney three days. We spent a day at Wild Animal Kingdom, a day at Magic Kingdom, and a day at Epcot. Magic Kingdom was the most crowded, but that was where Maddy was able to ride the most rides. I think the carousel was her favorite ride, because she was on a horsey.
Scotty was in heaven with the two boys. The poor kids is always with girls at home. He was glued to Kendall all three days at the park. Both Kendall and Taylor were so kind to Scotty. They played with him and allowed him to be their buddy all week.
Our family adored little Max. I think he made us more excited to have our own little baby. I love this picture because Scotty is so proud to be taking care of Max. Isn't he so handsome?
Our family in front of the Epcot Center!
Haley and Amy had a great time together. They were inseperable as well. I think they look like they could be sisters in this picture. We sure wish they lived closer!
Here are the BOYS! They had such a good time paling around together! I think their favorite rides were Thunder Mountain railroad and Splash Mountain. The three boys went on Thunder Mountain railroad one time by themselves. Scotty was so proud that he was tall enough to go on these big roller coasters. In fact one of the only rides he was not able to go on was Mount Everest. He was very mad about it too. He was giving me such a hard time that Uncle Dale told him he would take him to the line and see if he was tall enough. Well, he wasn't but the worker said he would let him go. He came back to me beaming because they said he was big enough to ride it. He did not end up riding on the ride but that didn't matter all he cared about was being big enough to ride it. Wow, I didn't know mens egos started at such a young age
These are some rare photos of Maddy in the stroller. For some reason she did not want to ride in the stroller. She walked a little bit but spent most the time time in her daddys arms or on his shoulders. She could be bribed a few times with a sucker, but then she caught on pretty quickly and that did not always work. The video will show you her true feelings about staying in the stroller. I decided on the third day that I was going to put down my foot and make her stay in it whether she liked it or not, then eventually she would accept it. Well needless to say she never accepted it and got her way. Look out we are in trouble with this one!
Taylor loved pushing Maddy around. He was so kind and sweet to her. But she was kind of afraid of him for the first few days.
This is us in front of Wild Animal Kingdom. If you notice Scotty running away in the background. He had no time for a picture. He had to go and find Uncle Dale. Scotty was Uncle Dales little buddy the entire trip!
Aren't these kids adorable. They all got along so well too. They had a great time!
The Prime evil whirl was one of the kids favorite rides. I think the girls went on it four or five times. Truthfully it made me sick, so I only went one time.
New Smyrna Beach!
We spent a day at the beach. Despite the wind it was a beautiful day. The kids didn't mind that the water was a little cold. They swam and tried to build sand castles, but the tide kept coming in and washing it away. Haley was learning to boogie board and did so well until a wave knocked her over and she got scraped on the sand. Well... that was the end of that. I think Madeline played in the water the most. She did not like the deep, but she loved the shallow where she could run around and splash in the waves.
Aren't they all adorable?
Surf'in in the USA~!
Maddy loves playing with her big brother!
The Wild Life
We went for a walk on Sunday and were able to see some neat things. They live right next to a Lake so it was beautiful. We looked for aligators and found one lounging in the mud (see below). We also saw this huge tree that felt like a sponge. The kids thought it was so cool. They could bunch the trunk and it would not hurt their hand because it was so squishy. Kind of strange.
I think Scotty's favorite part of the trip was enjoying the wild life. He would go toad hunting at night with Uncle Dale. He even caught a tree frog and brought it inside to show me. Well it got out of the cup and Scott had to chase it down and take it back outside. We saw alligators, all kinds or cool birds and even a bald eagle. There was so much to do right in their front yard, we didn't need to spend all the money to go to Disney World.
ORLANDO FLORIDA TEMPLE
Scott and I were able to attend the temple while we were there. It was so beautiful! We wish the Las Vegas Temple could have such lush green landscaping, but we live in the desert! Thanks for watching our kids Tammy! One of the highlights of this trip for me was taking a day and going shopping with Tammy. It was so nice to be by ourselves and indulging ourselves! Girls need that once in a while!
The kids colored most of the layover! They were really good. I think they were just so excited to get to Florida and see their friends!
I think Scott was the most anxious to get there. Doesn't he look so enthused?
DISNEYWORLD WITH THE MORTENSENS!
We had a wonderful vacation with our great friends the Mortensens. We are so grateful that they would let us invade their home and they would hang out with us for a week. They are one of the best families we know and we love them a ton. In fact the kids call them Uncle Dale and Aunt Tammy. They really think the kids are their cousins too. We feel fortunate to have friends like them. We haven't seen them in almost two years, but when we get together it is like we were with them yesterday. I think we look like we could be related, all the blond heads. "One of us is not like the other, one of us is not the same." Can you guess who that would be? Yep ME!
We went to Disney three days. We spent a day at Wild Animal Kingdom, a day at Magic Kingdom, and a day at Epcot. Magic Kingdom was the most crowded, but that was where Maddy was able to ride the most rides. I think the carousel was her favorite ride, because she was on a horsey.
Scotty was in heaven with the two boys. The poor kids is always with girls at home. He was glued to Kendall all three days at the park. Both Kendall and Taylor were so kind to Scotty. They played with him and allowed him to be their buddy all week.
Our family adored little Max. I think he made us more excited to have our own little baby. I love this picture because Scotty is so proud to be taking care of Max. Isn't he so handsome?
Our family in front of the Epcot Center!
Haley and Amy had a great time together. They were inseperable as well. I think they look like they could be sisters in this picture. We sure wish they lived closer!
Here are the BOYS! They had such a good time paling around together! I think their favorite rides were Thunder Mountain railroad and Splash Mountain. The three boys went on Thunder Mountain railroad one time by themselves. Scotty was so proud that he was tall enough to go on these big roller coasters. In fact one of the only rides he was not able to go on was Mount Everest. He was very mad about it too. He was giving me such a hard time that Uncle Dale told him he would take him to the line and see if he was tall enough. Well, he wasn't but the worker said he would let him go. He came back to me beaming because they said he was big enough to ride it. He did not end up riding on the ride but that didn't matter all he cared about was being big enough to ride it. Wow, I didn't know mens egos started at such a young age
These are some rare photos of Maddy in the stroller. For some reason she did not want to ride in the stroller. She walked a little bit but spent most the time time in her daddys arms or on his shoulders. She could be bribed a few times with a sucker, but then she caught on pretty quickly and that did not always work. The video will show you her true feelings about staying in the stroller. I decided on the third day that I was going to put down my foot and make her stay in it whether she liked it or not, then eventually she would accept it. Well needless to say she never accepted it and got her way. Look out we are in trouble with this one!
Taylor loved pushing Maddy around. He was so kind and sweet to her. But she was kind of afraid of him for the first few days.
This is us in front of Wild Animal Kingdom. If you notice Scotty running away in the background. He had no time for a picture. He had to go and find Uncle Dale. Scotty was Uncle Dales little buddy the entire trip!
Aren't these kids adorable. They all got along so well too. They had a great time!
The Prime evil whirl was one of the kids favorite rides. I think the girls went on it four or five times. Truthfully it made me sick, so I only went one time.
New Smyrna Beach!We spent a day at the beach. Despite the wind it was a beautiful day. The kids didn't mind that the water was a little cold. They swam and tried to build sand castles, but the tide kept coming in and washing it away. Haley was learning to boogie board and did so well until a wave knocked her over and she got scraped on the sand. Well... that was the end of that. I think Madeline played in the water the most. She did not like the deep, but she loved the shallow where she could run around and splash in the waves.
Aren't they all adorable?
Surf'in in the USA~!
Maddy loves playing with her big brother!
The Wild Life
We went for a walk on Sunday and were able to see some neat things. They live right next to a Lake so it was beautiful. We looked for aligators and found one lounging in the mud (see below). We also saw this huge tree that felt like a sponge. The kids thought it was so cool. They could bunch the trunk and it would not hurt their hand because it was so squishy. Kind of strange.
I think Scotty's favorite part of the trip was enjoying the wild life. He would go toad hunting at night with Uncle Dale. He even caught a tree frog and brought it inside to show me. Well it got out of the cup and Scott had to chase it down and take it back outside. We saw alligators, all kinds or cool birds and even a bald eagle. There was so much to do right in their front yard, we didn't need to spend all the money to go to Disney World.
ORLANDO FLORIDA TEMPLE
Scott and I were able to attend the temple while we were there. It was so beautiful! We wish the Las Vegas Temple could have such lush green landscaping, but we live in the desert! Thanks for watching our kids Tammy! One of the highlights of this trip for me was taking a day and going shopping with Tammy. It was so nice to be by ourselves and indulging ourselves! Girls need that once in a while!
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