Back to Boston!!

n the middle of our busy trip to CT, I took the kids to hang out with our friends Mike and Davina and Noah in Boston. This great family was our (and technically still is) our next door neighbors. This was also the first time the kids returned to Boston since we moved. They had a great time the night they hung out with Mike and Davina and Noah while Christie and I went to Rhode Island for Christie's cousin's wedding. Check out what they did!

Miniature golf anyone??

OH YEAH!!!

Boo Boo is all business!

Caeley is going for it too!

Look at this kid! HARDCORE!!

Speaking of hardcore, look at this thing! This is part of the golf course!

"So I am planning to hit the ball right over there!"

"It's all you Noah!"

"That's how you do it" " You got it Mike?" "MIKE!!!"

Time to end the night with some ice cream and....

GIANT GOLD FISH!!

This was almost more fun for the kids than the golf!

What a great visit! Thank you Mike, Davina and Noah!!!

BACK TO CT!!!

Hey everyone! I came up with the kids for two weeks in June to visit our old stomping grounds in CT. Thank you Laine and Pop for giving the kids an amazing two weeks! Also, thanks for taking some amazing pics that you'll see here on the blog! Let's get into it shall we?

Any trip to Laine and Pop's means lots and lots of swimming in the lake! Here are some great shots! Here is Elijah loving the lake!

Laine watching the activities...

And of course, snacks!

My kids love playing with each other.

Look at this smile!

I know I am biased when it comes to my own kids, but my little girl is growing up to be amazingly beautiful! Thanks Pop for some of the most beautiful shots of here so far!

Time to boogie board!

Saying hello to Aunt Carrie's new little man!

Enjoying a snuggle with Laine!

Caeley and Allie

Bath Time

In the midst of this trip, Christie flew in for her cousin Dana's wedding. It was a built in date night in the midst of a very busy trip!

When the kids returned to CT after being in Boston with our friends Mike and Davina (see the next blog coming up!) it was time for strawberry picking!

Thanks again for an amazing two weeks Lane and Pop!

Disney Trip Part 2!! Animal Kingdom!

On day 2 at the park we decided to go to Animal Kingdom. This park is awesome! There was a lot to do and it seemed like it was much more our speed.

Here we are in front of the Tree Of Life. If you can look closely, there are beautiful sketches of animals in this huge tree which is the center of the park.

Another big draw for us was a part of the park called "Dino Land USA".

Caeley and I riding the Triceratops ride ( Dumbo ride, but with Triceratops!)

My beautiful fam!

A little closer pic of the Tree Of Life

Now this is crazy! You see that rollercoaster behind us? Caeley went on that rollercoaster! She met the height requirement and she made it through the whole thing. I had gone on it before and warned her that it was going to be a little crazy (it really wasn't that too bad, for ADULTS!) As we pulled into the station, I put my hand on her and I could feel her heart pounding out of her chest. She said " I don't think I want to go on that till I'm older" haha! It was a special bonding moment with her rollercoaster obsessed dad ( I tried talking her out of it! Just for the record!)

Though it wasn't as hot as the day before, it still was hot! What a better way to cool off then some Mickey Ice Cream!

Another way to cool off and another reason why this park was just our speed was because they had amazing shows!! The "Finding Nemo The Musical" show was seriously as good as any Broadway show you could see. You would pay 50 bucks to see a show like this! We went to see this twice during the week. One of the major highlights of our trip

Another great show was the "Lion King" show. It was no "Nemo" but we liked it a lot!

We then went on a little safari. I felt like the kids have been so spoiled with their memberships to the Boston and Nashville zoos that it really wasn't much to write home about. But there were some animals that we didn't get to see at our zoos. Here was a cool sighting of a rhino!

Someone is getting tired...

Ok! Ready to go!

The funny thing is that we met most of the main Disney characters not at the Magic Kingdom but at Animal Kingdom!

This beat any show, any ride, anything! Note to parents: find ANY Disney character to meet!

On the way back to the car on the tram, there was a case of silly face that broke out. First with Elijah, then it started to spread!

THIS is what this trip has been all about. Most of you have seen a lot of pics of our kids, so you know the real deal when you see it! More to come soon....