10 hours and

you're at Disney World!! Jeebs' parents were kind enough to invite us down to Orlando and go to Disney World with them. We were so excited. We went to MGM or now Hollywood studios, Epcot and Magic Kingdom. At Hollywood studios Tates got to make her own light saber and could have died a happy little girl right there. Cagey also made his big purchase of a Darth Vader shaped case of Star Wars cars. The highlight for me was at Epcot where I got the kids to pick an oyster for a pearl. Taylor got one that was almost exactly like the one I got 15 years ago (7 mm white, yellowish). But, Cagey picked the next oyster and he got TWIN pearls that were a silver blue in color. They are the coolest things.


Posing for the camera on the Aladdin flying carpet.

Tates on the carousel- she turned down the Peter Pan ride for the carousel. What is it about a carousel?


Ezra and I were got bored waiting so I snapped pictures of him and fanny packs :)

Cagey discovering his twins! The girl said less than 5% of the pearls have twins- awesome.
Dolphins were in the aquarium swimming and playing it up- "look at us we're flippin' little dolphins."



Ezra and Cagey can fit in the stroller together and there was hardly any screaming (Ezra did have a drink to keep his mouth occupied and keep him from screaming).
Saying goodbye to Disney...Before we headed out for our last day at Disney we went exploring around the hotel pool and I had to snap pictures of the 3 amigos in their Star Wars shirts.
Ezra was trying to do the lean back thing- I was so afraid he was going to slip under the rail and go down- and yes I know I'm insane.

We had a blast- thank you grandma and grandpa for the fun getaway!

Fanny Pack ATtaCk

We are back from Disney World! My kids really don't know how lucky they are. We had a really good time and are T-totally exhausted. But, while I was sitting outside a ride Ezra couldn't go on because he was too short, I started snapping pics of people wearing fanny packs. I have many many more, but I think you get the idea. Why oh why would you wear one of these things? I admit I wore one in middle school, but I regret that decision whole-heartedly and have turned from my fashion sinful ways. Does anybody want to hear what you have to say if you're wearing a fanny pack? Let me answer that, No- you're wearing a fanny pack! If you have one, do yourself a favor and throw it away. There are better options- a backpack, a wallet with a lanyard, if you have a stroller ummm it has compartments that are not strapped around your waist sitting like a colostomy bag on your hip. If you need more email me- vblog@jamvan.net. Really I can help you. Let's recap:

1. Never wear a fanny pack unless it's 1988- it's not now so move on.
2. Never buy your defenseless, helpless child a fanny pack ( I blame you ma).
3. Look for other options.

I have more cool pictures and excitement to share if you're not offended about the fanny packs- join me back here tomorrow.

Martha Martha Martha

I pulled out my Martha Stewart Halloween and Fall magazines this past weekend. I can't wait to make some more freaky decorations! I love Halloween because it's my 2 favorite things- dressing up and cool weather! (hopefully, last Halloween it was 80 something, we were burning up!) Oh yeah with just a touch of spookiness.

Yay Cloche or Nay Cloche

I've been wanting a 1920's style cloche for a while, but couldn't justify spending the money on all the ones I found. And then...I found one at Maurice's for a lot less than all the others. So yay cloche or nay cloche? (disregard the checkered print shirt- I realize you have to wear the right clothes to make this hat work, I'm just undecided as to whether or not I could pull it off)
So....Goobers or Raisinets?

romance

The mainstream idea of romance these days seem to center around passion, lust, promiscuity and fornication. These are such fleeting, silly, and completely wrong ideas. Heavenly Father's plan is an eternal plan of romance. We live worthy lives and become sealed to our spouses forever in the temple. Marriage is not the end of romance as the world would have everybody believe- it is the beginning. I get to be with Jeebs forever if we live worthy and to me that is the most romantic idea ever. (Me after Ezra was born, pumped full of fluids)
(Which also means when I look like this he still has to love me, swollen nose and all,poor Jeebs :)

We tried to go to Jacksonville

We had to turn around.

When your husband works from home...

I came home yesterday around 1 pm from running a couple of errands. I drove through our neighborhood without any trouble- the duck pond was high, but nothing unusual after 3 days of constant rain. After I got home we pretty much stayed huddled in the house for the next 6 hours and watched the rain. We had a nice size puddle in our back yard at the edge of the woods, but nothing major. Around 7:30 I decided I needed to try and head out to a party to take a friend her present. I got Jeebs to drive me because he loves me :) and we headed out. As we took the first right out we drove through a huge lake in the road which was a little freaky and I had the feeling we should turn around, but I really wanted to make it downtown. As we made the next left to go up out of our neighborhood we saw flashing lights and what looked like a road blocked. After heading up closer and going through yet another lake and a river in the road we were signaled to turn around. Wow. We turned around and tried to cut through another little street- blocked and yet another pond in the road. We headed back to try the last out and yes you guessed it- blocked ( and another lake in the road). We drove back home and rounded our duck pond. If you look at the pic (that was taken this morning) - the water was up so high you could only see the tops of those cement benches on the right. I guess when your husband works from home and you're busy watching Harry Potter, drastic things can happen.




Ezra has become a toilet diver- yuck and double yuck. He is so funny when I get the camera out he always gives me this cheesy grin. I wish I had his eyelashes- or really any of my kids' eyelashes- they all lucked out and didn't get mine.




And this is Taylor's artwork from school. She wanted Grandma to see it- if she would ever read my blog :) j/k MA!