Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Disney: Round 2 - Part 2

After a great nights sleep where we all slept through the night (WooHoo! Quite the accomplishment with two three year olds and two one year olds) we were all ready to conquer the Magic Kingdom!!

Good Morning!!

Soso came up to say good morning to Baby Landon
 It makes my heart happy how much these two love each other :)
All clean and ready for the park.. only to go get all germy!
Our day at the Magic Kingdom started off a little rocky. When it comes to sunscreen with Ryder it's always a lose-lose situation. Apply it and he doesn't get sunburned, but apply it an he winds up with it in his eyes, rashy, and a big uncomfortable mess. Of course we applied it because we were going to be in the sun all day, but it got in his eyes. I am always so careful, but it always irritates his skin which makes him rub his face which, of course, gets it in his eyes. Needless to say he was a big mess!! Luckily after we rinsed his eyes out and got his mind off of it our day turned out fabulous! We got on almost every ride, AND the kids got to do Splash Mountain for the first time. They absolutley loved it and kept their hands up on the way down the big hill!! It's so much fun watching them experience it all together.
Of course my favorite part is the parade. I love watching the excitement in their face as their favorite character comes dancing past us. They wave so hard to their favorites with so much enthusiasm. They always turn back to us jumping up and down with excitement that each character waved at them.
Here they are watching the parade round the corner coming our way.

To make a perfect day even more perfect Woody came up to say hi to them during the parade!
And the two that always steal the show :)
All ready for Mickey Philharmagic....
Side Note: In this show it was dark, and I decided to sneak a diaper change in without a long trip to the bathroom.
These two are all ready too!
I insisted on going on the It's a Small World Ride even though no one else wanted to. It's just a favorite of mine for some reason :) While joking with everyone about how lame the ride is I felt something on my leg and quickly realize that Landon was peeing all over me. That quick diaper change earlier was actually a diaper put on inside out. Needless to say instead of absorbing the pee it did the opposite. While still on the ride I gave Landon's lower half a bath with wipes, put on a fresh diaper, and a pair of short Amanda had for Dyson. I however got to wipe my legs off and let my shorts air dry and wear them the rest of the day :) In this picture below we were enjoying the ride just a minute before it all happened.

At about 9pm we were pushing eleven hours at the park. We wanted to wait for the 10pm fireworks, and Ryder told me he was just shutting his eyes to "recharge" for the fireoworks... Not only did he not see fireworks.... he didn't see anything until the next morning. He was pooped out!! 

Such a great day at the park!!!

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Disney: Round 2 - Part 1

Do you know what's great about living in Florida?

Disney World specials! When we went to Disney a couple months back we got the 3 day passes for $99. We only used two days which meant we needed to plan a trip back before our passes expired at the end of the month. We headed back up with Grammy, our Aunties, Miss Amanda, Gigi (Sophia and Dyson's grandma), and the kids. We rented a house this time to stay at, and the kids were so excited about having a slumber party together. We left Friday after school, checked into our house, and then headed to Downtown Disney for the night.

WooHoo!! Disney World!!
 Heading into the downtown area with his girl :)
 We ate dinner at T-Rex. Ryder was so excited to go back to this restaurant, but is seriously trying to get off of me and run away in this picture. He is SO terrified of this dinosaur! T-Rex is similar to the Rain Forest Cafe in the fact that all the animals move and there are effect every 15 minutes or so that similate a storm coming through with flashing lights and animal noises. Pretty intense for the little guys :)

Best Friends
Thanks Gigi for the Woody hat!

We stumbled upon a little dance party. Ryder had a blast dancing to some fun party songs and of course some LMFAO! Gigi even rocked the hula hoop for a little while.
 Landon was dancing from the stroller and eventually got out to dance a little too
 Being silly in a store
Pooped out... he was so excited on the trip up he couldn't nap.
 Getting some rest before our big day the next day!!

Monday, May 7, 2012

Family Putt Putt

Last week we decided to go out and have a family day...
We honestly don't do it very often. Derrik is always working and wants to be home when he does have off, or we have something else we have to do. His officiating has ended for the school year, and we have had a little extra time together. It has been so nice!! We decided to take the boys to play putt-putt. I had a feeling Ryder would love it, and of course he did. He made it all 18 holes and wanted to play again. He did really great and took it pretty seriously the whole time. Him and Derrik even got along while Derrik was giving him some pointers :)




The beginning of many golf lessons to come from Daddy

He was so proud of himself for being brave and going into the cave :)

Celebrating a great shot!
Daddy's still a great golfer even while wearing a baby


Monday, April 23, 2012

Landon's 1st Birthday Party

Landon's first birthday party was yesterday, the 22nd. Which of course used to be known as "Daddy's Birthday". Clearly he forfeited that holiday by having a son the day after his birthday. We were sure to make sure we had a small birthday party for Daddy later that night, but yesterday was clearly all about our big one year old. We invited our closest friends and famiy, and of course, some of Landon's favorite little ones. It was such a perfect day for him. Not too many people and the babies all seemed to have a great time. We just had some pizza, finger foods, and hung out. Of course we did the honorary smash cake and presents as well :) It was such a perfect day with those who truly love our little guy around! Thanks to those who came... and of course we missed those who were just too far away to make it!

The party decor...

cupcake cake

the smash cake

goody bags




We had a slide show on the t.v. of some of my favorite pictures from Landon's first year and his newest birthday photos.


My sweet boys in their new swim suits for the party.
Do you see how big Ryder looks in this photo?! Where did my little boy go!

The birthday boy showing off those teeth of this

:) love him!

Gigi, Dyson, Landon, and Grammy
Here is Ryder and Connor... They were SOOOO thrilled to have their picture taken!!

Mack swimming with the kids

Of course Landon's best friend was at the party!
His big day is coming soon!!

Ryder and his best friend :)
(Ryder was saying "I hate taking pictures" through is teeth in this picture)

Uncle Ryan and Cathryn
<3

Let the fun begin!

Not quite sure...

Big brother had no problem eating his cup cake

Connor was already rinsing his down by the time I got to him!!

Sophia made a mess with her cupcake like usual :)

Someone is getting the hang of it....

Yum!

Ryder with the real birthday boy

Uncle Ryan with his girls

Mommy and Daddy with our one year old!

Clearly realizing he missed the front part of the cake

I'd say he smashed it perfectly

Staring at Miss Megan (Connor's Mommy)

I think he has a crush on her!


Feeding Uncle Ryan some cake

What-A-Mess!

Ready to get cleaned up

Birthday hugs from Connor

Although Landon couldn't open his own gifts, I had some VERY willing other little ones!

Landon playing with his friends :)

The One Year Olds
Landon (April 23rd), MaKenna (April 19th), Dyson (May 19th), and Makenna (April 28th)

Such a fun day!! :)