Our Disney Trip - Finally!

Well, I know that many of you have been glued to your computer screens daily just wainting for my next post (ha. ha.) so I'm sorry that I've disappointed you yet again.

I have been trying forever to find the time to post about our trip to Walt Disney World, but it just doesn't seem to be there. So, instead of posting a long narrative about the trip, I'm just going to post a few pictures. Afterall, pictures speak louder than words. However, I will say that although we had some bumps in the road here and there, overall, we had a blast! The kids loved it. They're at the perfect age where you here a lot of "Ooohs" and "Aaahs".

This first slide show is of the characters that we met throughout the different parks. It was well worth the wait to meet them. The kids were amazed by every one of them.

The second slide show is of us (Daphne, Kaylee, my mom, and me) eating breakfast with the princess in Cinderella's Castle. The food was good and the princesses greeted each table. This was well worth the money!!! One thing that we thought was odd, though, was that Mary Poppins was one of them. Did you know that Mary Poppins was considered a princess? We all love your movie Mary Poppins, but we don't remember you being crowned a princess in it.

This last slide show is of a beach in Clearwater where we went to find shells. We also found a lot of hermit crabs and even a starfish! The water was fairly chilly, but the kids didn't seem to mind.

Hope everyone enjoyed those! I have a fourth slide that just has some general pictures that I'll keep working on. It takes so long for me to load them that my internet turns itself off and then I have to start all over. Very, very frustrating!

I hope everyone's having a good week!

Happy Birthday Kaylee!!

Once again, I have neglected to post about my child's birthday. The parent-of-the-year award is slowing fading away!

Kaylee turned 5 years old last Tuesday, the 13th. We haven't had her family birthday party yet, but we did celebrate by going to Chuck E. Cheese with her best friend NJ. We also took her to Build-a-Bear to pick out some new clothes for her kitty and to The Children's Place to pick out some new clothes for her.

Here are some things about Kaylee:

She can go from a smile on her face to crying in no time. It's amazing to watch and can sometimes be very annoying! (Just telling the truth!)

She is doing a really good job in dance and seems to be enjoying every minute of it. During her recital, she didn't once seem intimidated or to have any kind of stage fright.

Kaylee has a beautiful smile that always looks so natural. I think that she' very photogenic.

She just got her hair cut. She said that she wanted it chin length so that's what she got and it looks absolutely adorable on her.

Kaylee's voice carries and you can she usually hear her above other kids. She also tends to yell. This may be because she' the middle child and that's what she has to do to be heard.

I did not think that Kaylee was very cute at all when she was born (I think I have officially lost the parenting award), but now, I think that she's beautiful.

She's not very athletic. She'll participate in outdoor activities for a few minutes, but then she's content to go play in the dirt or do something else. However, she does really enjoy riding her scooter that she got for Christmas.

She's not very competitive. Which is strange considering how competitive Micah and I am. This may also be another reason that she doesn't enjoy sports as much as some other people. Sometimes, I'm afraid that since Daphne beats her all the time, then she wonders what's the point in trying. That's why I'm glad that she enjoys dance. Dance class is time to focus on Kaylee and nobody else.

She moves at her own pace. Which is often slower than the rest of us. But this is usually because she is looking at her surroundings and maybe even making up stories about them.

Kaylee's favorite princess in Cinderella.

She likes to sing Hannah Montana and High School Musical songs.

She has been reading for a few months now and within just the past few weeks she has started learning addition.

Happy Birthday Kaylee!!


Micah turns 30 tomorrow (the 21st)!! I'm excited because he's reaching that milestone before me. I don't think that he's too thrilled about it. It's nice to know that he will always be older than me!

Also, I am working on getting picture from our trip to Disney World posted. Since we still have dial-up, it's taking forever. Hopefully, they'll be up by the end of this week.