What a magical vacation we had. Disney was everything I expected, magical,
exhausting, fun, and overstimulating.
The boys loved Disney and seeing their eyes light up,
made the whole trip, worth it, in my opinion.
They loved Small World, and Petar Pan, the oohs and ahhs and mommy look,
daddy did you see that, really made me enjoy our trip. They loved the rides we went on, especially
the Men in Black ride at Universal where they could shoot at the aliens. Austin hated, and I mean HATED, Despicable Me
and Shrek, he screamed his little heart out, and even though John David was
fine on those rides, he HATED, Simpsons ride.
Both boys loved the pool, especially the resort
pool. The pool had zero depth which is
comforting for John David and Austin was comfortable jumping in the pool,
bigger the splash, the better. What I
did not expect from this trip, was John David going under water on purpose. He's always been a little more timid of the
water, but really has come out of his shell.
I'm so proud of him. And Austin,
he was swimming and blowing bubbles without his floaties. He has 1 swim lesson and learned so much
during that lesson. The boys are
fishes.
I loved Magic Kingdom at night. I'm so thankful Kevin and I took the kids
back. The electric parade was very cool
and the how the castle changed pictures during their presentation was amazing
and the Fireworks! I loved the
fireworks. Boys have only seen the
fireworks once before so I felt that this was a special time. Especially over looking the castle. It was during this display that I truly saw
how magical Disney is!
We went to Chef Mickey's to meet Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto. Seeing the boys face light up was amazing. They really loved meeting them and showing them their Donald and Mickey stuffed animals. They still talk about it a month later.
The SHRM conference was amazing and inspiring. Lots of
great speakers and break out sessions and I'm bringing a lot back with me. Tim McGraw was amazing and am glad that I saw
him. We didn't even get seats, we made
our way as far up as we could and stood the whole time. I think I might even have lost my voice.
The Hilton Orlando was wonderful, I loved the pool
outside and LOVED the PALM trees. It was
great to just sit on a lawn chair and enjoy the scenery. The only thing I didn't particularly like
about the hotel was the bed, which is a big thing, but the scenery at the pool
more than made up for it. Next time the
conference is in Orlando, I will stay there again, and enjoy that pool again!
What I learned about Florida:
- the lights are forever LONG
- the handicap stall has a sink in it
- there are birds everywhere and they like to eat your food
- It rains almost daily
- They like keep the convention center cold
- The flowers are beautiful
- And most important, I loved Florida!
The boys and I went to Wisconsin with my dad and Mary, aunts, uncles and cousins. We had a blast but sure did miss Kevin. He couldn't come since he didn't have the vacation time after our trip to Florida. We went to Scharenberg's which is where my family would take us when we were little. We hung out at the lake all day and really had a blast. The boys loved the water and mostly the sand, sometimes they said they didn't like it and other times they did. Both brave boys went tubing. I can't believe it! We were in the boat and next thing I know they were asking to tube. What is going on?!?! I feel like yesterday, I was bringing them home from the hospital and now they are doing big kid things. It's just surreal and overwhelming. They also went fishing for the first time and caught a few! We were only there for a couple of days but we sure did have a blast. It was nice hanging out with everyone!We truly did have a wonderful vacation. I look forward to the many vacations we will take and memories we will make.
A lot is going on now too, t-ball, summer and back to school, which means next month, Austin will be in Kindergarten. Can't think about that now, must focus on summer.
