Disneyworld 2009

We just got home from Disney 2009!  We had a lot of fun but Bobby and I are in need of another vacation.  It is a lot of work to take 4 children under 6 to Disneyworld a week!  Hope you enjoy the pics.

Heath got called up at Storytime with Belle to be Papa in the story.  He was so excited!  He had this smug smile because he also lost a front tooth while we were gone so he is snaggle-toothed big time!

Chloe and Caroline dancing at the Street Party at Magic Kingdom.  Baloo the Bear stopped to tell them Hello!

The kids in front of the tree of life at Animal Kingdom!

The kids with Leo and Annie from the Little Einsteins.  The girls were thrilled to see them!

Dancing at the Block Party at Hollywood Studios.  They had a blast trying to mimic all the dance moves!

Fireworks at the Magic Kingdom.  We watched from the backside this night and the front side on our last night.  It was neat to see both perspectives.....but it was much more dramatic from the front!

Chloe and Caroline checking out Minnie Mouse's house.  They loved every minute of it!

Caroline and her daddy on what she called "Space Mountain".  It was really that little train thing that went through Tomorrowland but she thought it was the real thing!

To Infinity and Beyond!  The girls were as excited as the boys to say hello to Buzz.  

We always say as we leave Disneyworld that it will be awhile before we go back....but I think we have the Disney bug so we will probably forget how tired we are and go back sooner than we think!

McDonald Family Reunion

Chloe going down the slide.

Heath going down on his belly.

Eli going down on his belly.

Laughing at the bottom!

Caroline safe on the swings!

A couple of weeks ago we went to the McDonald Family Reunion.  The kids had a great time playing on the old playground equipment the church had out in the yard.   Here are some pictures we got of them.  The boys had a ball going down the slide head first on their stomachs.  Caroline loved the swing but never made it all the way to the top of the slide.  Chloe loved the slide!  

You Never Know!

Chloe and Heath dressed as Darth Vader

Chloe with a cross between Buzz Lightyear and Bible Man

Caroline as Captain Feathersword and her Diego laptop

The kids the night of the Dora the Explorer episode about kings

Life is never dull around here!  There is always someone dressed-up and ready to play!  Don't be surprised if you come to visit and find our kids disguised as someone else!

Back to Blogging!

We got it all fixed and I am back to blogging.   Be sure and scroll down because I have posted many things the past two days!   Happy New Year!

First NFL Football Game

Heath and Eli experienced their first NFL football game this weekend.  We took them to Atlanta to see the Falcons play the St. Louis Rams.  We have season tickets to the game but have not taken them until this game.  Heath had a difficult time sitting still.  Eli did a really good job!  Eli didn't much like the loud fireworks and music they played at the beginning of the game and when the Falcons scored but he was a really good boy!   They had a BMX show at half time and the boys really liked that!   When we were leaving Eli said, "I weally wove the Falcons!"  

Christmas 2008

We started our Christmas Eve festivities by going to the Candlelight Service at church.  After it was over we came home and got ready for Santa.  Eli and Heath fed the reindeer with reindeer food they had made at Heath's school Christmas party.

The boys then shot off a Roman Candle and watched it go off in the sky.  That was the first time they had ever done that and they thought it was "Tool" (Eli speak for cool).  The girls were scared and watched from the porch!

They then lit some sparklers.  The kids thought that was pretty neat also.  Heath even thought that when his Daddy put them in the ground that they looked like birthday candles.  We said that we were celebrating a birthday....Jesus'.

This is what the tree looked like after Santa had come to visit!

Chloe and Caroline

Chloe and Caroline again.....I could not get a picture of them looking at the camera.

Eli as a Storm Trooper.....our boys are really into Star Wars right now.

Heath with his Star Wars underwear......they were thrilled with these!

Well, you can see we had a fun and exciting Christmas.  Hope everyone else did too!

Eli's Christmas Program

This isn't the greatest picture but the lighting in the church makes it hard to take a good picture.  We do have video though.  Eli had his Christmas program at school and he did a really good job.  They sang several songs and his favorite was Jingle Bells.  He did a really good job and you can see by the smile that he had a wonderful time!