Walt Disney World

Oh how I wish I could show you all 815 pictures we took on this trip, but that would craziness and a complete waste of my time and yours.  There are many that i would love for you to see, but will limit myself here. 

We made the last minute decision to go to Orlando with Izzy before the busy, hot summer begins and before peanut graces us with her/his presence this Fall.  Miss Izzy is really into Mickey mouse and friends right now, so what a prefect time to go.  We stayed at the Gland Floridian, a place I have always wanted to stay.  It was wonderful...a nice vacation for us...so close to Magic Kingdom was one stop, literally 5 minutes, so made going back for naptime a breeze.  I was able to get some much needed "mommy time" during those 3 hour periods as well. 

Our 5 day/6 night trip started at Magic Kingdom, then Animal Kingdom, and Epcot and even an evening trip to Downtown Disney (thanks to my sister, I would never have discovered this wonderful place of shopping and Ghirardelli ice cream.)

So, let the picture sharing begin!

The Castle!!

Loving the Carousel

The Castle before the parade and pulling on Daddy's ears are fun

The Dumbo ride

Sleeping Beauty

Telling Cinderella her name

Assuming the picture taking position...for some reason it was a "pressed position."

All business with her page ready for Belle to sign.

Minnie and Mickey...very fun.  Minnie pointed out Izzy's hairbow and her dress with Minnie on it.

Her first roller coaster ride...she loved it!

Her first roller coaster ride "official card."

Seeing Pluto in the Spectrumagic parade

Waving to Mickey

Hm, who is coming next?

SNOW WHITE....ahhhh, my favorite!

Racing cars against Daddy...we won:)

Grand Floridian from the boat

First Character breakfast...Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and Eeyore

The Luau at the Polynesian Resort

Do not try this at home.

Walking back to the Grand Floridian from the Poly.

Animal Kingdom...not a lot of pictures here...but haven't we all seen animals before?

Aladin's carpet ride

Another Character breakfast.She had the best time and they brought her a cupcake to celebrate her birthday.

At the hotel...had to put this one up.  She looks like she is 5.

Fairies - Fawn, Tinker Bell, and Silvermist

We found Snow White on our last day...it was great and she was so happy to see her favorite princess.

Downtown Disney on our last night was a great way to end the vacation...and Izzy's first trip to Rainforest Cafe.

It's been too long...

Goodness, I can not believe it is almost June. Sorry to be so absent!  I guess we have been busy to say the least.  We are all good.  Izzy is keeping us entertained with singing, dancing, watching Snow White and Peter Pan over and over.  If you need to know the words to any of the songs, Chris and I have them covered.  We sing "Hi, Ho, Hi, Ho," to "We can Fly!" and Izzy's favorite, "Hook is a Codfish!"  And what is even better, I have them in my head at work.

With June fast approaching, Izzy's 3rd birthday is coming up.  She decide she'd like to have a Mickey Mouse and Friends party.  So, let the planning begin!

We also just got back from Orlando to see the Mouse and princesses, fairies, pooh, and many others.  Iz had a great time, and so did her parents.  Pictures to come later.

And, one other thing we have been busy thinking about and would like to announce is that baby #2 is on the way and due in November (after mid-term elections, of course.)  We are excited and so is Izzy.  She is pretty sure she has a baby in her tummy too.
The picture is a few weeks old and of poor quality, and I can't get blogger to accept a pdf file, so, just visualize with me a picture...peanut #2 is about 7cm long.

Happy 9th Birthday Abigail Lynne!!

I can not believe you are 9!!!  Where has the time gone?  Really.  Abby, I hope you have the best day.  Eat double the cake for us, okay?  This is last year's picture...can't wait to see this years!

Happy 1st Birthday Wyatt!!

I can't believe this little guy is 1 already!  We hope your day is awesome and being 1 is fun.  Some highlights from his party last weekend...

Wyatt trying to figure out what all this sticky stuff is.

Singing "Happy Birthday" to the big boy.

A little help from Mom and Dad with the candle.

Happy Easter!!

As you can imagine, Easter is a big hit in our house.  Yes, we gave Izzy candy...its Easter for crying out loud.  I don't care if you think I am a bad mom.  Some parents don't give their kids sugar, ever.  I'm sorry, but that is just weird.  The eggs, a huge success.  The Easter bunny hid eggs and Izzy was happy to find them that morning.  Here are a few pictures from that morning as well as the egg coloring we did the day before. (Yes, she is wearing a Home Depot apron with her name on it:)

A Thomas the train DVD from Grandma and Grandpa

A Easter book from Grammy and Poppy

Mmmm, jelly beans

Cherry Blossoms

We made a trip to DC to see the Cherry Blossoms on Good Friday.  Grandma and Grandpa Field were here to enjoy them with us.  Izzy thought the "pink flowers" were awesome.  She had a great time running around all of us and getting her picture taken.

Pledge of Allegiance - 2 year old style

You can watch Izzy saying hr Pledge of Allegiance here.  Don't be offended she is not actually holding a flag, but a feathery pink boa thing.  To her, anything can be flag if you are holding it up.  Sorry that these are sideways.



Also, the Christian flag, sort of...work in progress on the second half)



And a pledge to the Bible

Camping - Izzy style

Izzy received a camping gift from a friend of mine for her 1st birthay and she STILL loves it.  It is made by Little People, highly recommended if you need a gift for a girl.  Here is Izzy (and Daddy) in action.

Ragamuffins

So, this is a post that comes from a book that was introduced to me this past Fall.  "Journeys with the Messiah" by Michael Belk. (http://www.thejourneysproject.com)/  Michael is an amazing photographer and has taken his talent and turned it into these awesome pictures, followed with great story.  This one, "Ragamuffins," was one that stuck out to me today and I wanted to share.  The picture below is poor resolution, but if you go to the website, it is much better.

Accepting a gift with humility.

When Jesus said to His followers, “To enter the Kingdom of Heaven, you must come as little children”, I assumed He meant because of their innocence. Then, reflecting back on my time as a child and times I have watched my own or others playing, I could only conclude that “their innocence” was not the virtue to which Jesus was speaking.

Children were loved in the first century, but unlike children today, the world did not revolve around them – gifts for every occasion, birthday parties and trips to Disney World. Children were more humble, having fewer expectations than children today.

The Kingdom will be a gift to people who know they are not worthy of such a gift – “the poor in spirit” - the people who are not trying to impress others or position themselves where they will look good to the King. “Come as little children” means come to Him in humility, expecting nothing, knowing that grace and salvation come as His gift. A relationship with Christ is much more about the gift received than what we give up.

Take some time today to read and reflect on Mark 10:13-15.

Happy National Pancake Day!!!

You know it is National Pancake Day, right?  Well, it is...if you care.  We do...we are having breakfast for dinner....yum-o!

Wipe Out World Hunger

Over the weekend, The House and The Worship Center partnered together to package 125,000 meals for Haiti.  It was awesome and tiring, but who said helping others is always easy?  We had so many volunteers helping..a huge thank you to all those folks and those who could not be there, but donated money towards the meals.  We could not have done it without you for sure.  Here are some pictures from the event...yes, I know you are all jealous of our hairnets!!  Izzy had a wonderful time and actually was helping at times.

Izzy sporting the hairnet and standing on her spot.

Isabella and her buddy, Ryan Mac

Tamela

Go Roni!

Izzy and her "Aunt Katrin."  Yes, the tongue is out.

Chris and Sarah taping up the boxes the prepred meals go in.

Randy and Gloria came down from Pennsylvania

Honey and Isabella...CHEESE!

Disney on Ice

We were given Disney on Ice tickets....box seats even, so we had to take Izzy.  She LOVED it.  I don't think she took her eyes off the floor the entire time.  Yes, she is wearing her Minnie costume, because who doesn't want to look like Minnie for a this special event.  She made people smile all day wearing that thing...very cute.  And, we made it home in time for a nap and she was not taking it off, so she napped in it too.  Okay, Chris and I had a great time too....why do we love Disney so much, not sure.  We saw all the Princesses, Nemo, Incredibles and they did a cool thing on "It's a Small World."

 

Anyone else?