The first part of our Disney trip!

Yes I got to take the kids to Disney!! It was totally awesome! The kids and I drove up on Friday morning with my mom and we went to the mall first. The kids got their pictures taken with Santa which was quite an expierence! Caden was in awe of him so he couldn't bring himself to smile. It was like he was hypntize by meeting him. Casey on the other hand thought the big man in the red suit was going to take her and never give her back so she totally freaked out and screamed like a little screaming monkey. It was really funny to see the two totally different reactions. We got the picture and it captured it perfectly! I grabbed Casey back and she quickly took her "bit" (blanket) and insterted her two finger in her mouth and sat there sucking them wide eyed while she calmed down.

After the mall we went to Downtown Disney!!! I LOVE it there it is awesome. Mom found a dress for Casey that was more than half off! It is a beautiful christmas Belle dress she won't be able to wear it for awhile but she will love it when she can. We all went to T-REX, a resturant like the Rainforest Cafe but with Dinosaurs all around, and Caden was soooooo excited. He loves dinos now and he just loved when they all came to life around him. Casey really enjoyed it too which surprised me I thought she would be more scared but she is fearless (except when it comes to Santa).

My Dad drove up that night to join us for the weekend but Joe had to work so he instead picked up extra hours on Saturday so we could get some over time since it is Christmas and we need the money.

Disney was amazing but this post is getting long so I will fill that in another day! Pictures will come when I can get my computer to work : )

Decorating for Christmas and sickness

So I am a firm believer that it's not truely a Christmas Tree if it isn't a real good smelling, needle dropping, sap filled tree. Well yesterday we were supposed to go and get our tree but Joe is really sick so when he got back from work he really wasn't up for it. He said we could go after he got some rest but since I had the same thing all this past week I knew that wouldn't happen. Thankfully my mom had purchased a $40 christmas tree from Target recently for the outside patio but hadn't put it up yet so I asked her if I could borrow it this year. Caden and I put it together and decorated it so that when Joe got up from resting it would be all done. I think he was surprised I went with a fake tree seeing as I HATE them so much but I figure Joe's health was more important this year.

It's not really so bad it's just a little too perfect and has no smell so I will have to get a candle or something. Though it is very pretty I think my Christmas spirit is a little dim because of it. This will definetly be the first and ONLY year of a fake tree in my house. I got the rest of the house all decorated and it looks really nice I think. The kids are loving it and having a ton of fun playing with all the christmas bears I have collected over the years.

I will post some pictures soon as I can. Only 18 days till CHRISTMAS!! Yippie!!

Thanksgiving

So it's been a long time since I posted anything but we've been busy. We have been getting ready for the holidays and having a very good time while doing it.



This year Thanksgiving was with Joe's family so we celebrating with my family the weekend before we left for MD. Joe had to work in the morning so Caden, Casey and I helped my parents put up the outside Christmas lights. The kids had a blast watching their grandparents work and the weather was amazing perfect to be outside in. I made the turkey and Mom made everything else. I think I got the better end of the deal : )



We left for Joe's Uncle Scott's home in Silver Springs, MD the Wed. before Thanksgiving and it was a rough go. Caden was horribly sick starting by throwing up all over my moms car on the way to the airport and then continuing to get sick while at the airport. If we could have rescheduled our trip we definetly would have but since we couldn't we went anyway. That was probably a mistake since Caden was sick the whole time and then Casey got sick and now I am sick and so is our niece Ellie. But we did have a very nice time with the family up there and we were really glad we got to see them. Hopefully sometime we will get to see them without anyone being sick!



Caden was feeling a little better on Saturday so we took him and Casey to the Childrens Museum in Baltimore. Joe's brother Tony and his wife Christine and their daughter Ellie went with us and it was really a great time. The kids had such a blast and I really hope we can go back as they get older.



Here are some pictures of the trip and our holiday. Enjoy!

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