Florida was a hot success!

Wow, has it really been nearly a month since my last post? Sorry we've been unbelievably busy.

Florida was great. The drive was much better than I could've imagined. Ry was great and watched quite a few movies. We made it to SC on the drive down. The next day we were in Florida by 5pm. Trav and I shared the driving for the most part.

First stop was my parent's house in Bradenton. We had a wonderful few days there. Ry rode a scooter made by my dad (!), did a lot of swimming, went to a minor league ball game, fed fishies, played on a playground, ate ice cream and more that I'm probably forgetting about.

After a few days at my parents we then drove to Orlando. My parents joined us for the first day at Magic Kingdom. Despite the heat and crowds we had a good time and got through most of the kids rides by around lunch time. We left the park at 1pm due to the heat and needing a rest. We checked in to the hotel, took a nap, and went swimming. It was back to the park later that day for a character dinner, more rides, parade and fireworks. Ry seemed to enjoy all the rides he went on but I think it's safe to say he probably enjoyed Dumbo and Pooh's ride the most. I loved the fireworks! Ry made it till about 11pm that night.

The next morning we said our goodbyes to my parents and decided to head to MGM for the day since we got through all the Disney kid rides. While MGM didn't have a lot of rides, I think they did have Ry's favorite overall, the Toy Story 3D one. He loved it! We were also able to enjoy a Little Mermaid show, Playhouse Disney show, meet Toy Story characters, and do a few other rides. We left the park in the early afternoon to get a nap in.

After our afternoon nap, we headed to Downtown Disney. We wanted to take Ry to the Lego Store. He loved all the lego statues and abundance of lego choices. He chose an airplane set. After visiting several stores and taking in a few sites, we decided to eat at the T-Rex Cafe. It's a dinosaur version of the rainforest cafe. Ry was very hesitant at first and a little scared. He finally relaxed enough to enjoy it.

The next morning we headed back home and made it to Virginia. Trav would've driven the whole way but I wouldn't have let him. Overall we had a great trip. We think we'll wait a few more years for Disney again and go in a cooler month.

Away We Go

In a few hours we are departing for Florida. I am hoping the 2 day drive goes smoothly. Our plan is to make it to NC/SC tonight and then drive the rest of the way to Florida. We will be visiting with my parents and then heading to Disney for a few days.

Thanks to my friend Kira for watching the house/cats while we are away.

Wish us luck and say a prayer!

Wordless Wednesday

New Pet

Yep, we have some new pets. And no they are not dogs. We are now the proud owners of 5 American Bull Frog Tadpoles, 7 pond tadpoles, and 1 African Dwarf Frog. Exciting, eh! In school we had tadpoles, butterflies, ladybugs, ants, and more. Well at the end of the year we released many of the creatures but I didn't feel comfortable releasing the tadpoles and obviously small dwarf frog. Cleaning the large tank has not been much fun, but watching the tadpoles/frog has been amusing! We do plan to release the tadpoles when they are full grown frogs.

Children's Museum

On Friday I took Ry to the Children's Museum. It's one of our favorite places to go and we certainly have gotten our money's worth out of our membership. He had a great time exploring Mr. Roger's room, water room, garage, and art studio. We even enjoyed a nice lunch there too!

Wildwood!

We took an impromptu trip to Wildwood (NJ Beach south of Atlantic City). Trav grew up there. His parents still live there and own a motel there. I LOVE going and never miss an opportunity to go. All 4 of his brothers were going to be in town. It is rare that all 5 are together so we decided to drive up for the weekend. Despite our short trip, we had a great time! We went swimming, went to the boardwalk, rode bikes and enjoyed yummy food! We had a wonderful trip and are always so thankful to be able to enjoy his family's motel (Tide Winds Motel). We will be heading back for a full week at the end of July and couldn't be more excited!

Schools Out....for the Summer

Yes, that's right! I am officially done with school for the summer. Ahhhhhhh!!! I have nearly 2 months off and couldn't be more excited. I can't complain as I had a fairly good year but it's always nice to have a break. On the agenda- lots of vacations and work on the house. I hope everyone has a nice summer! (I know I will.)