Disney 2014

We woke the kids up at 6:30 on Wednesday morning to head to Disney.  We had originally planned to go on Tuesday, but decided against it with the rain.  Although everyone decided to go to Disney on this day, we really didn't have to wait too long for any one ride or show.  Our first stop was Peter Pan, as it is their busiest ride there.  We also rode on The Little Mermaid, It's a Small World, Barnstormer (Connor's first time), Dumbo, Pirate's of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and Tomorrowland Speedway.  We saw Mickey's PhilharMagic, Monster's Inc. Laugh floor, Country Bear Jamboree, and the Going into the future show (not sure of the name). We watched the parade during the day and fireworks/light show in the evening.  The kids also got to meet Tinkerbell and Rosetta.  We packed in as much as we could into one day and left the park around 11:00 pm.

Peter Pan...

Riding on The Little Mermaid...

Dumbo….

Waiting on Mickey's PhilharMagic show!

The Parade!  Elli got to see Anna and Elsa without having to wait in the 4 hour line!

Watching Country Bear Jamboree (Elli has told me multiple times since then how much she loved this show)

Riding Pirates of the Caribbean!  (I can't believe I posted this picture of myself….it was a good picture of Mom and Elli….otherwise it wouldn't be on here, as I look like a cow!  How much longer until my due date??)

Pirates of the Caribbean!

Meeting Rosetta

And Tinkerbell

Big Thunder Mountain.  Elli, Dad & Scott got on this at 9:30 at night (the first available fast pass for this).

Traditional castle in the background picture….

Mom and Connor riding the Tommorrowland Speedway

We rode It's a Small World because Connor wanted to and I'm not sure how you go to Disney without riding it.  Unfortunately, we got stuck on this ride.  There isn't anything much worse than getting stuck on here and having to listen to the song over and over again!

Waiting in a line...

The kids were amazing at Disney and did so, so well!  Connor passed out around 10:15 or 10:30

And Elli was out around 10:45 or 11:00 pm

Siesta Key 2014

We took our annual trip to Siesta Key, FL a few weeks ago.  We were all looking forward to it and had had a countdown with the kids for weeks prior to the trip.  We woke the kids up at 4:30 on a Friday morning and headed to the airport for our early flight.  The kids were so excited….

We flew into Tampa and had an hour drive to the condo.  Connor (in his mad voice) told us he wasn't tired and he wasn't going to sleep.  Two seconds later this happened…..

The kids absolutely loved playing at the beach and could have spent all day there.

Connor made this his seat….

The kids took a short nap on the beach one of the days we were there.

We went to the drum ceremony on Sunday evening at sunset.  The kids were so excited about this and danced the night away.

Dancing...

We went to St. Armand's Circle on Tuesday evening for dinner, shopping, and ice cream.

We also spent a lot of time at the pool during the week!  The kids loved swimming in the pool and hot tub.  Elli did well practicing swimming without her floaties on and even learned how to do a flip off the side of the pool.  

Scott, Dad & Connor went to a baseball game (well….it got rained out) one day, so we decided to do a 'girls' day with Elli.  She received her first manicure, went shopping, and we had lunch.

On one of the rainy days, we took the kids to the mall and let them ride around in the train…..

Our last day on the beach, Dad finally remembered to bring the kites (the kids had been wanting to fly kites all week).  They each took turns….Elli held the kite for all of 5 minutes.

And Connor held it for about a minute…..they were then ready to go play in the sand!  So much for the  kites :)

The kids were waiting to eat dinner at one of Scott's favorite places, The Hub!

Connor was mesmerized by the guitar player at The Hub!

Swinging at the beach….

Our last day in Florida, we decided to let the kiddos skip their nap, so they'd have more time to swim.  We decided to eat an early dinner and then planned on leaving for the airport from dinner.

The kids were entertained with Papa and Daddy's glasses at dinner….

Our flight ended up getting delayed at least 2 hours and we didn't get home until 2 am.  The kids insisted on holding hands while walking through the airport (so cute).  They did great the whole way home….especially considering they hadn't had a nap!

Connor pretending that he was sleeping on the plane :)  He actually did fall asleep a few minutes after this!

We had such a great week!  Scott and I even got to go on two dates!  I was sure we would have come to a decision on baby names during our date.  I took so many videos that I need to post on here sometime!  In the middle of the week, we went to Disney for the day, which I'll do a separate post about due to all the pictures.  We didn't have the best weather, but it didn't bother the kids at all.  They loved being at the beach and swimming in the pool.  Elli said multiple times "I wish I could live here" (ha- we're all a little sick of the Ohio weather).  Thanks for a great week, Mom and Dad.