Mobile

A few weeks ago we went to Mobile to check out a huge Christmas lights display-- we were not dissapointed!  I think Roo and I enjoyed it more than the boys did, but maybe as they get older they'll appreciate stuff like this more.

They had an underwater themed display which was my favorite. 

Ty making a funny face because Ryan did.  He wants to do everything his big brother does.

While we were in Mobile we toured the USS Alabama.  It was neat to get to tour a piece of history. 

It was a super foggy day.

Ryans present from his secret Santa--he loves Legos!

Marianna Caverns

When we went to Orlando a few weeks ago we stopped in Marianna on the way back to check out the caverns.  I am still kind of sad that we didn't ever make it to Carlsbad Caverns when we lived in NM so I figured if we were driving right by these ones we might as well stop.  Again it was something that I thought the kids would enjoy more than they actually did, but I know Roo and I thought it was pretty neat.  Plus I'm sure the kids enjoyed getting out of the car to stretch. 

The boys trying to demonstrate how bats hang upside down--and we actually did see a bat!

Entering the cavern

Some parts were really low so we had to bend over and walk.  I was glad I could wear Ty because I learned that day that if you touch the formations they die--and I could just picture him touching EVERYTHING.  I didn't want to be responsible for that.  Thankfully we made it thru without killing anything.

One of these days I'll get caught up and post the blog in real time--but until then, here are some pictures of what we've been up to these past few weeks.

One nice thing about living in Florida is that is still warm enough for the kids to go outside and play.  I've been trying to get them outside as much as possible, because lets face it--they fight.  I've found a little bit of fresh air is good for them!

Ty has started taking his arms out of his outfits

We went to a couple of Christmas Parades--and the kids got so much candy!!  We ended up leaving part way thru because some of the parades here are so long!

One day when I got out of the bathroom I couldn't find the kids...and then I found them with a bowl of candies I made (you can see if between them) hiding.  Stinkers!

Disneyworld days 3 & 4

The last 2 days we went to Disney were my favorite...we went to I think Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom.  One day we even went back after dinner so that we could see the parade and the fireworks (you know how much Roo likes fireworks).  These 2 parks seemed more geared towards little kids so I was able to do more things with Ty. 

Disneyworld day 2

I forget the order the went to the parks...but everyday was about the same.  Get to the park right when it opens, ride some rides, sight see, wait in line, eat ice cream.  Wait in more lines.  Repeat.  Even though the days were long the whole trip went by too quickly!

Disneyworld day 1

For Thanksgiving we met up with some of Roos family in Orlando to go to Disneyworld. The kids had a blast!  Ryan and I ended up having bronchitis while we were there but he was such a good sport about it and still had a good time.  I think his favorite part of the trip was hanging out with his cousins...it definitely wasn't going on rollercoasters!

As long as the ride was slow and didn't get dark...Ryan liked it.

We tried to do a few 3D things...Ty definitely wasn't digging it.  We'd go outside and eat ice cream instead when everyone else was watching.

There weren't too many things the first day that Ty was tall enough to do but thankfully Disney is full of plenty of places to explore!

Watching Ryan play soccer...he did so great and even got an awesome assist (of course Roo and I were talking and missed it)

A few weekends ago the Gulfarium was free for kids so we had to go.

I'm still working at being in more pictures with the kids (you're welcome Mom)

Catch up

I have a lot of catching up to do so I'm just going to put a lot of pictures up.

A few weeks ago I was able to go on a Spouses flight on Roos plane and it was awesome! 

We flew down the coast and the view was amazing.

The boys weren't able to come with but they enjoyed watching the planes take off.

I just thought it was cute how he used Mickey as a pillow.

Such a goof!  I have about 30 minutes to kill in between the kids schools and there is a dollar store near by.  Which means I buy a lot of junk I don't need.   Like these glasses. 

For Halloween Ty was red bird.   He's already learning about getting hand me downs from big brother.