I LOVE that my kids are 2 and 3 years old! Right now I am listening to them play a very nice mixture of tea party and store. Mostly I like listening to them talk to eachother because I have noticed more and more lately that there are a whole lot of I love yous and "I am the big brother Casey Bug so I take care of you". Of course we have times where like right now Caden is crying because Casey accidentally pushed him over but then they usually fix it like right now it is already fixed she said she was sorry and kissed his ouchie : ) They really are so much fun!!
Lately I have had some really horrible migranes. I started having them when I was 19 I think and got put on some meds to help keep them from being so bad but then you know me I thought "hey I haven't had one in a long time I will stop taking my meds and not go to my dr. appointment" Yea not very smart because since I haven't been to my doctor in 2 years I don't have any medication to take now that my migranes are back worse than ever AND my nerologist is booked solid till June 9th! So till I can get in they gave me some sample meds that don't help keep me from getting the headaches but they stop them once they are in full blown going to cry or puke or both stage. I am very greatful for them anyway though because they knock me out and I can sleep through the pain. Unfortunatly that means my mom has to watch the kids or they end up going to bed early because I try to put off taking the pills till night time. So I have done everything I can to stop the "trigger" that causes my head to feel like it is gonna blow off my head into a million little pieces. That includes giving up chocolate and dairy products : ( Two things I have come to realize that I love and eat a WHOLE LOT of LOL! I also avoid nuts but that isn't really a big deal for me except for peanut butter because I do love that and I eat a lot of PB&J sandwiches at lunch time with the kids. I have been 2 days without a migrane!!!!!! So even though I really am craving chocolate right now and a pizza I am going keep eatting other things instead. I still have a headache that never seems to completely go away but I don't have to keep the shades down in the house and I don't feel like sound is stabbing me just some pressure and a little sensitive to light still (I carry my sunglasses with me now everywhere). I wish I knew what caused them to come back or why they are so bad all of a sudden but I guess that is just a mystery I will have to wait to solve till June 9th.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Good Friends
Lately I have realized just how very blessed I am and how very blessed I was growing up. I hear a lot from kids (mostly ages of middle school and high school) about how friends are saying mean stuff about them or how they don't have any friends and family that really understand their christian belief and why it is important to them to live their lives the way the Bible says. I truely feel for them and I hurt that they have to fight so hard to stand up for what is right and don't have the luxery of coming home at the end of the day and having a very supportive dad and mom.
I had tough times as a kid growing up I mean no one doesn't but I loved growing up. My parents were so supportive and were always encouraging us to do the right thing and making sure that we were being respectful and nice. We weren't allowed to have "cliques" because that meant someone couldn't be part of it and that would hurt someones feelings. They loved getting to know our friends and we did have a very core group that we did most everything with. I still love those people. My friends didn't encourage drinking, smoking, lying to our parents, sneaking out, or dressing so that we didn't leave anything to the imagination. If anything we were pretty hard on eachother to dress modestly (sometimes we got a little annoyed with the boys for being so concerned) and I don't think any of us ever said mean things about eachother. It just wasn't done! So I want to thank those friends (ya'll know who you are) and thank my new friends for being there for me. I am praying every day for my kids to have friends as great as you guys and that God would be blessing all your kids too with the same thing.
I am also praying for each kid out there who is struggling with making friends or who believes they are friends with someone who is really just out to hurt others to make themselves feel better. The only friend you need is Jesus but he supplies us with many friends that we want. As far as the kids that are braving being the only believer in their family I just want to hug them so badly. I wish that it was that every parent and family member believed but that just isn't the case but God is gonna use you so much in your families lives even if you can't see it. Make sure you continue to love them and show them respect because God made you part of that family for a reason. I know that He is preparing you for a great work. One day you will look back and go "wow I didn't see why I had to go through that then but if I hadn't I certainly wouldn't be prepared for this!" Just keep being who God wants you to be.
I had tough times as a kid growing up I mean no one doesn't but I loved growing up. My parents were so supportive and were always encouraging us to do the right thing and making sure that we were being respectful and nice. We weren't allowed to have "cliques" because that meant someone couldn't be part of it and that would hurt someones feelings. They loved getting to know our friends and we did have a very core group that we did most everything with. I still love those people. My friends didn't encourage drinking, smoking, lying to our parents, sneaking out, or dressing so that we didn't leave anything to the imagination. If anything we were pretty hard on eachother to dress modestly (sometimes we got a little annoyed with the boys for being so concerned) and I don't think any of us ever said mean things about eachother. It just wasn't done! So I want to thank those friends (ya'll know who you are) and thank my new friends for being there for me. I am praying every day for my kids to have friends as great as you guys and that God would be blessing all your kids too with the same thing.
I am also praying for each kid out there who is struggling with making friends or who believes they are friends with someone who is really just out to hurt others to make themselves feel better. The only friend you need is Jesus but he supplies us with many friends that we want. As far as the kids that are braving being the only believer in their family I just want to hug them so badly. I wish that it was that every parent and family member believed but that just isn't the case but God is gonna use you so much in your families lives even if you can't see it. Make sure you continue to love them and show them respect because God made you part of that family for a reason. I know that He is preparing you for a great work. One day you will look back and go "wow I didn't see why I had to go through that then but if I hadn't I certainly wouldn't be prepared for this!" Just keep being who God wants you to be.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
The great Dog search!
Since the whole Belle fiasco I have been reading every book I can get my hands on for training puppies, making the dog part of the family, and how to teach puppies and kids to know how to treat eachother and all that fabulous stuff. I now feel that my head is going to burst from the knowledge. I know there is a very big difference from knowing what to do with a dog and actually doing it but I am excited to actually use what I have learned.
Now I just have to find a puppy! Which you would think would be easy but frankly it isn't. We want a 8 week old puppy that will only get to be about 25 lbs or so but isn't a toy breed. It needs to have no known health issues of course and preferably home raised around children already and working on house training. I know that these things exsist because I have found several breeders that this is the norm for them but the main problem is that most of them have waiting list AND the money of course. So far the cheapest I have found is $600 and frankly my husband works too hard for us to put that much money on a puppy that will need to be spayed in just a few weeks time too. I am not against mutts it would just be a lot easier to have a pure bred so that we know how big the dog will be. We are not really ready for a new puppy at this time anyway so we have plenty of time. I am hoping to find one after we return from the cruise so that my in-laws won't have to worry about a puppy that is being house trained and all that jazz.
The kids also know we are looking and these are Caden's specifications...
1. needs to be little like Daisy (Auntie Heidi's dog)
2. needs to be cute like Daisy
3. preferably yellow or white
4. could we please get Casey her own puppy so she doesn't try to take his (this isn't gonna happen as one is more than enough!)
5. needs to not bite hard like Belle did cause that was just mean (this made me laugh and a little sad)
6. needs to be one we can take with us so that it won't be lonely
Casey just wants
1. Daisy (yep she just wants Daisy she thinks that anna might miss her but maybe not lol)
2. Lady (you know from Lady and the Tramp she is pretty sure that Lady is real and she should have her)
3 she would prefer the dog to be pink and only pink
So we are praying for our future dog that we don't rush into anything and that we are able to provide the best home for it. My parents dog, Bandit, was amazing he really was like the best behaved dog ever. He passed away this morning we are thinking from a stroke. He was only 11 years old which is a little old but his bred can live up to 13 so my mom was hoping for a few more years. We are hoping that when we find our dog we will be able to train it to be as awesome as Bandit was because that would make our family complete : )
Now I just have to find a puppy! Which you would think would be easy but frankly it isn't. We want a 8 week old puppy that will only get to be about 25 lbs or so but isn't a toy breed. It needs to have no known health issues of course and preferably home raised around children already and working on house training. I know that these things exsist because I have found several breeders that this is the norm for them but the main problem is that most of them have waiting list AND the money of course. So far the cheapest I have found is $600 and frankly my husband works too hard for us to put that much money on a puppy that will need to be spayed in just a few weeks time too. I am not against mutts it would just be a lot easier to have a pure bred so that we know how big the dog will be. We are not really ready for a new puppy at this time anyway so we have plenty of time. I am hoping to find one after we return from the cruise so that my in-laws won't have to worry about a puppy that is being house trained and all that jazz.
The kids also know we are looking and these are Caden's specifications...
1. needs to be little like Daisy (Auntie Heidi's dog)
2. needs to be cute like Daisy
3. preferably yellow or white
4. could we please get Casey her own puppy so she doesn't try to take his (this isn't gonna happen as one is more than enough!)
5. needs to not bite hard like Belle did cause that was just mean (this made me laugh and a little sad)
6. needs to be one we can take with us so that it won't be lonely
Casey just wants
1. Daisy (yep she just wants Daisy she thinks that anna might miss her but maybe not lol)
2. Lady (you know from Lady and the Tramp she is pretty sure that Lady is real and she should have her)
3 she would prefer the dog to be pink and only pink
So we are praying for our future dog that we don't rush into anything and that we are able to provide the best home for it. My parents dog, Bandit, was amazing he really was like the best behaved dog ever. He passed away this morning we are thinking from a stroke. He was only 11 years old which is a little old but his bred can live up to 13 so my mom was hoping for a few more years. We are hoping that when we find our dog we will be able to train it to be as awesome as Bandit was because that would make our family complete : )
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Something to think about
For a while now I have noticed that peoples blogs seem to focus on a main item whether it be organic eatting, breastfeeding, circumcision, organic gardening, and of course coupons! Well I love to read and I am a mom and since most of these blogs are written by mothers I read them...then I get upset because most of them have this total ere about them of making it seem that if you don't do these things you are a horrible mother and your children will eventually grow up to be frightened little people that will resent you forever! LOL!!!!! Like seriously?? Are we actually worried that someone later on in life is gonna come up to your kid and ask how long they were breastfed and our kid is gonna
1. actually know how long they were or
2. tell the kid how long and the other child is gonna be like "Oh my goodness your mom has ruined you and didn't love you as much as my mommy loves me!"
Or that a child will come up to another one and tell them that what they are eating is horrible for them and tell them their parent is poisoning them slowly at which the poor child cries (yea this one I have actually witnessed at a party it was crazy hurtful and the poor mom was just torn up.) I personally think the other mom is doing much more damage by allowing their child to be so hurtful and unloving. Well I think that it was getting to me a little you know it isn't true but then wonder...
I was given such a relief today reading my Bible. Paul simply states in Galatians that in the end it doesn't matter wether you are circumcised or not (live by the law and rituals or not) what matters is if you believe that Christ died for us and that is the only law that is truely important. Well I believe that with all my heart. I also realized that these women who are so focused on do a great job with certain areas of their parenting (such as making sure their baby doesn't have ANY sugar) are lacking in other much more significant areas....you know like they are showing favortism to one child over another due to age or sex , or teaching their children that it is okay to put down other people for how they were raised, making themselves feel self important for doing the things they do, and most importantly not focusing on God first and silly trends and lifestyle after.
God wants us to try our best but you know what he knows we aren't perfect and thankfully he forgives! I believe that if the parents heart is focused on Him first, then spouse, then children and lastly self then He will bless that family. I know that He is not enjoying our picking on the little things that don't matter because they aren't glorifing to him they are just things that make US feel better about ourselfs and families.
I don't fault people for having strong beliefs in how they do things I mean you shouldn't do something unless you believe in it but don't put others down or teach your children that their is no other way. The only thing there is no other way to is God. God has our days numbered and how we eat and live does not shorten or lengthen them it only affects how we feel and live out those days. Something I struggle with sometimes as I look in the mirror and remember what I used to look like 10 years ago in highschool. I mean the fact I don't run every day or that I can't fit in my size 2's anymore shouldn't affect my walk with God. That is what I should be focused on right now and so that is what I am gonna be focused on. No more whinning or picking on myself or others. Just focusing on God and doing my best to raise my kids to be lights in this world.
So another thing I discovered is that I need to make sure my kids hear more about God and who he is and everything from me and Joe. We talk about the bible and we pray but I mean we need to make sure our kids know how to love like Jesus does and how to control their tempers and to show people respect. So that is what we are working on now I am very excited about this and I am praying for all the other mothers and wives out there trying to find a way to balance everything.
Yea so that is my ramblings today.
1. actually know how long they were or
2. tell the kid how long and the other child is gonna be like "Oh my goodness your mom has ruined you and didn't love you as much as my mommy loves me!"
Or that a child will come up to another one and tell them that what they are eating is horrible for them and tell them their parent is poisoning them slowly at which the poor child cries (yea this one I have actually witnessed at a party it was crazy hurtful and the poor mom was just torn up.) I personally think the other mom is doing much more damage by allowing their child to be so hurtful and unloving. Well I think that it was getting to me a little you know it isn't true but then wonder...
I was given such a relief today reading my Bible. Paul simply states in Galatians that in the end it doesn't matter wether you are circumcised or not (live by the law and rituals or not) what matters is if you believe that Christ died for us and that is the only law that is truely important. Well I believe that with all my heart. I also realized that these women who are so focused on do a great job with certain areas of their parenting (such as making sure their baby doesn't have ANY sugar) are lacking in other much more significant areas....you know like they are showing favortism to one child over another due to age or sex , or teaching their children that it is okay to put down other people for how they were raised, making themselves feel self important for doing the things they do, and most importantly not focusing on God first and silly trends and lifestyle after.
God wants us to try our best but you know what he knows we aren't perfect and thankfully he forgives! I believe that if the parents heart is focused on Him first, then spouse, then children and lastly self then He will bless that family. I know that He is not enjoying our picking on the little things that don't matter because they aren't glorifing to him they are just things that make US feel better about ourselfs and families.
I don't fault people for having strong beliefs in how they do things I mean you shouldn't do something unless you believe in it but don't put others down or teach your children that their is no other way. The only thing there is no other way to is God. God has our days numbered and how we eat and live does not shorten or lengthen them it only affects how we feel and live out those days. Something I struggle with sometimes as I look in the mirror and remember what I used to look like 10 years ago in highschool. I mean the fact I don't run every day or that I can't fit in my size 2's anymore shouldn't affect my walk with God. That is what I should be focused on right now and so that is what I am gonna be focused on. No more whinning or picking on myself or others. Just focusing on God and doing my best to raise my kids to be lights in this world.
So another thing I discovered is that I need to make sure my kids hear more about God and who he is and everything from me and Joe. We talk about the bible and we pray but I mean we need to make sure our kids know how to love like Jesus does and how to control their tempers and to show people respect. So that is what we are working on now I am very excited about this and I am praying for all the other mothers and wives out there trying to find a way to balance everything.
Yea so that is my ramblings today.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Bored
It's a Sunday afternoon and we are at home watching Bambi at the moment (well Caden is sitting at the table eatting an orange). Sundays are usually pretty busy with church in the morning then lunch, naps, and swimming, yardwork or some project but today it is raining! Church was awesome a very good service on why God allows suffering to mold us and so we can grow closer to him. Caden of course wanted to go to a resturant for lunch (because when Grandma and Grandpa let him ride home in their car they take him out to eat first) and so Joe said we could pick up McDonalds and Subway which was a total treat! Then home we went and the kids went down for their naps...and my being bored began.
Typically I am tired and nap when the kids do especially on a rainy afternoon but today I just wasn't in the mood to sleep. I decided to get on the treadmill instead and when I was completely worn out from that did some stretching and weights to kill some more time. I had sent a text to some friends to find out what they were doing and they said we could come over but they were having a big party with their family so Joe wasn't into that. The kids got up and played and I sat and stewed because I was sooooo bored! So I decided to make bean bags for the kids which took all of 10 minutes but still it was fun. They love them by the way and were having a blast playing with them after I made them : )
Joe made us some green smoothies and we played Hungry Hungry Hippos, an all time favorite game of mine, for a while. The kids have painted and I have just about exhausted the internet trying to find fun stuff to do. I found some very fun Mothers day card ideas so I am excited about that. I am not sure what else we are gonna do today and I am still bored.
I find this really weird as I typically am not bored but I so wanted to mow the lawn and swim today and have popcicles by the pool I think I am more disappointed than bored...maybe. And now I have probably totally bored ya'll by typing out my boredom LOL
now aren't you glad I have this blog to bore you with? : )
Typically I am tired and nap when the kids do especially on a rainy afternoon but today I just wasn't in the mood to sleep. I decided to get on the treadmill instead and when I was completely worn out from that did some stretching and weights to kill some more time. I had sent a text to some friends to find out what they were doing and they said we could come over but they were having a big party with their family so Joe wasn't into that. The kids got up and played and I sat and stewed because I was sooooo bored! So I decided to make bean bags for the kids which took all of 10 minutes but still it was fun. They love them by the way and were having a blast playing with them after I made them : )
Joe made us some green smoothies and we played Hungry Hungry Hippos, an all time favorite game of mine, for a while. The kids have painted and I have just about exhausted the internet trying to find fun stuff to do. I found some very fun Mothers day card ideas so I am excited about that. I am not sure what else we are gonna do today and I am still bored.
I find this really weird as I typically am not bored but I so wanted to mow the lawn and swim today and have popcicles by the pool I think I am more disappointed than bored...maybe. And now I have probably totally bored ya'll by typing out my boredom LOL
now aren't you glad I have this blog to bore you with? : )
Monday, April 12, 2010
I Hate Sweating!
So today I found out that my little Bug (Casey) gets her dislike of being too hot from me.
I decided that I would get on the treadmill just a little bit ago because my friend Sarah told me how she ran 2 miles yesterday and I told her I hadn't run since before Thanksgiving but kept wanting too. So I did it the kids were sleeping and I thought "hey why not!"...Well I made a mile and a half which is pretty good for me because I really am a wimp but I LOVED it! I would have kept going if not for the fact my legs started to buckle and since that seems a little dangerous on a moving treadmill I stopped.
That was about 10 minutes ago and I am STILL SWEATING! I am completely grossed out by myself right now. I really am I don't like anything about sweating this means I need to take a shower and re\do my make up now before bible study tonight. There is nothing appealing about this at all. I think I am gonna go jump in the pool...
I decided that I would get on the treadmill just a little bit ago because my friend Sarah told me how she ran 2 miles yesterday and I told her I hadn't run since before Thanksgiving but kept wanting too. So I did it the kids were sleeping and I thought "hey why not!"...Well I made a mile and a half which is pretty good for me because I really am a wimp but I LOVED it! I would have kept going if not for the fact my legs started to buckle and since that seems a little dangerous on a moving treadmill I stopped.
That was about 10 minutes ago and I am STILL SWEATING! I am completely grossed out by myself right now. I really am I don't like anything about sweating this means I need to take a shower and re\do my make up now before bible study tonight. There is nothing appealing about this at all. I think I am gonna go jump in the pool...
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Embracing Florida Weather
I have lived in Naples, FL my whole life (I know you didn't think people like my existed but we do!) but I have always HATED the heat. It is a horrible cycle that happens every year...
Spring is here and it is really summer
Summer comes and it is basically like someone put us all in a oven and turned it to 600
Fall comes and it is just more heat no changing of the leaves no sweaters just plain HOT!
Winter....well we get to wear a light sweater then boom we get some very enjoyable freezing (at least to us FL people) weather which is bliss! but typically I complain during this whole thing because it doesn't last long enough and I know the heat is just around the corner.
I have planned on leaving this horrid heat for some time now but have now come to the reality that frankly it ain't gonna be happening anytime soon! So I have decided to live like a true Florida girl this year. I fully enjoyed the cold weather this winter it was amazing!! Now Spring has sprung and the heat is coming in quickly. I am actually enjoying this too for the first time since probably I was about 8 and I got some great summer clothes for my birthday (which is in Feb.) and I couldn't wait to wear them when it got warmer.
I got a new swimsuit for my birthday this year and nice cover up and I am wearing them very often now I have a nice base tan going on and my children are working on becoming little brown berries (don't worry I put lots of sunscreen on them). My parents got a sprinker for the backyard hose for them to play in and we have been outside every day since it has warmed up. We have already gone to the beach and I am planning on going at least twice a week as long as weather premits. I must say I am looking forward to becoming an outside girl and living up to being a true Florida Girl.
Now I have hit a small snag in my new found attitude towards Florida outdoors...that would be my little 2 year old daughter. She isn't a fan of the great outdoors at all really and frankly doesn't like the feel of sand on her feet she says "it is dirty!" she wants nothing to do with the ocean because "it is cold" and the pool well she would rather float on a raft or sit sunning herself on a chair or towel....oh and did I mention the sprinkler isn't her thing either because it is cold and then grass sticks to her feet. She does greatly enjoy reading though so today I discovered that if she brings books to the pool she doesn't complain as quickly so I guess we will be bringing books outside to all our adventures LOL
Caden (my 3 year old) has always enjoyed living in florida and lives each day to the extreme making sure to get as wet as possible.
Spring is here and it is really summer
Summer comes and it is basically like someone put us all in a oven and turned it to 600
Fall comes and it is just more heat no changing of the leaves no sweaters just plain HOT!
Winter....well we get to wear a light sweater then boom we get some very enjoyable freezing (at least to us FL people) weather which is bliss! but typically I complain during this whole thing because it doesn't last long enough and I know the heat is just around the corner.
I have planned on leaving this horrid heat for some time now but have now come to the reality that frankly it ain't gonna be happening anytime soon! So I have decided to live like a true Florida girl this year. I fully enjoyed the cold weather this winter it was amazing!! Now Spring has sprung and the heat is coming in quickly. I am actually enjoying this too for the first time since probably I was about 8 and I got some great summer clothes for my birthday (which is in Feb.) and I couldn't wait to wear them when it got warmer.
I got a new swimsuit for my birthday this year and nice cover up and I am wearing them very often now I have a nice base tan going on and my children are working on becoming little brown berries (don't worry I put lots of sunscreen on them). My parents got a sprinker for the backyard hose for them to play in and we have been outside every day since it has warmed up. We have already gone to the beach and I am planning on going at least twice a week as long as weather premits. I must say I am looking forward to becoming an outside girl and living up to being a true Florida Girl.
Now I have hit a small snag in my new found attitude towards Florida outdoors...that would be my little 2 year old daughter. She isn't a fan of the great outdoors at all really and frankly doesn't like the feel of sand on her feet she says "it is dirty!" she wants nothing to do with the ocean because "it is cold" and the pool well she would rather float on a raft or sit sunning herself on a chair or towel....oh and did I mention the sprinkler isn't her thing either because it is cold and then grass sticks to her feet. She does greatly enjoy reading though so today I discovered that if she brings books to the pool she doesn't complain as quickly so I guess we will be bringing books outside to all our adventures LOL
Caden (my 3 year old) has always enjoyed living in florida and lives each day to the extreme making sure to get as wet as possible.
Monday, April 5, 2010
avoiding housework
Yep I am avoiding the cleaning that is staring me in the face right now. So I will fill you in on the last week or so : )
Joe and I had a fabulous time at Disney it really was amazing. We stayed at this wonderful hotel that is more of a vacation condo place. It was only 89 a night from Travelocity! It had it's own kitchen and all so we decided to save money we would just make our meals which turned out to save us a TON of money. We only ate at Disney the first day because we hadn't gone shopping yet and we split a meal. That was our most expensive meal : ) We had saved our gift cards for the Cheesecake Factory and we were able to eat there twice (and even got cheesecake both times) without any out of pocket!
We went to all the parks it was great. Since it was Spring Break all the parks were a little more busy but they also stayed open till midnight or sometimes 3a.m. so we would sleep in (which for me was just like 7:30 cause I am so used to waking up with kids it was weird to sleep longer) then we would make breakfast and get ready to go to a park we would stay till around 2 or so go back to the hotel make lunch and take a NAP! (yep I got a nap it was amazing and wonderful) We would then take our time getting up and would look up which park was staying open the latest and then either make dinner or go to the park first. We made a point of going on all the rides that are not kid friendly since I haven't been on those in about 4 years now (except for splash mountain when I went with the wonderful Deering clan). We avoided the ones I always go on with the kids because the lines for those were amazingly long and since I know we will take the kids again soon we decided they weren't as important.
Joe's favorite ride was Everest Expedition at Animal Kingdom and I have to say it is an awesome right I think we went on it a total of 4 or 5 times because we liked it so much. My favorite has always been Tower of Terror but I only made Joe go on it once cause he really isn't a fan of the whole waiting to fall thing LOL Joe has also already decided we are going to have to plan another anniversary trip for our 10 year one and he is starting now : )
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The kids had a great time with my parents and Caden has decided that he needs to spend the week at Grandmas much more often since they did so many fun adventurous things.
Okay I can't put off the cleaning anymore I will have to do another post later
Joe and I had a fabulous time at Disney it really was amazing. We stayed at this wonderful hotel that is more of a vacation condo place. It was only 89 a night from Travelocity! It had it's own kitchen and all so we decided to save money we would just make our meals which turned out to save us a TON of money. We only ate at Disney the first day because we hadn't gone shopping yet and we split a meal. That was our most expensive meal : ) We had saved our gift cards for the Cheesecake Factory and we were able to eat there twice (and even got cheesecake both times) without any out of pocket!
We went to all the parks it was great. Since it was Spring Break all the parks were a little more busy but they also stayed open till midnight or sometimes 3a.m. so we would sleep in (which for me was just like 7:30 cause I am so used to waking up with kids it was weird to sleep longer) then we would make breakfast and get ready to go to a park we would stay till around 2 or so go back to the hotel make lunch and take a NAP! (yep I got a nap it was amazing and wonderful) We would then take our time getting up and would look up which park was staying open the latest and then either make dinner or go to the park first. We made a point of going on all the rides that are not kid friendly since I haven't been on those in about 4 years now (except for splash mountain when I went with the wonderful Deering clan). We avoided the ones I always go on with the kids because the lines for those were amazingly long and since I know we will take the kids again soon we decided they weren't as important.
Joe's favorite ride was Everest Expedition at Animal Kingdom and I have to say it is an awesome right I think we went on it a total of 4 or 5 times because we liked it so much. My favorite has always been Tower of Terror but I only made Joe go on it once cause he really isn't a fan of the whole waiting to fall thing LOL Joe has also already decided we are going to have to plan another anniversary trip for our 10 year one and he is starting now : )
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The kids had a great time with my parents and Caden has decided that he needs to spend the week at Grandmas much more often since they did so many fun adventurous things.
Okay I can't put off the cleaning anymore I will have to do another post later
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