Chillin' at Epcot.....

Although the weather was quite nice while we were in Florida, with only a few spits of rain here and there, Lyndsey, Byron and James found it necessary to cool off in a "cool zone." Of course this was right after Lyndsey, Byron and Anne just got off the Test Trac attraction and LOVED it!

Our Disney World Vacation

We finally had our first "real" family vacation...Disney World for Halloween! It was, as I have told some friends, wonderfully exhausting! We spent 4 days in the Disney parks and rode as many rides as we could....and loved them all (the scarier the better for Lyndsey). We also got to experience Mickey's-Not-So-Scary-Halloween party on Friday night. Lyndsey loved dressing up to trick-or-treat but James would have no part of it. We did manage to survive a dining with the characters experience before the party. James was didn't like Goofy, Pluto, Minnie or anyone else coming near him. As long as they were at a distance he was fine..well, maybe just okay.



Here, I managed to sneak James up to Figment without him realizing it and get a picture!







We stayed at a beautiful lodge called the Wilderness Lodge. It was set on a lake with ferry transportation to and from Magic Kingdom (buses took us to MGM, Epcot and Animal Kingdom).














Mom and Dad (Anne's parents) were able to join us to experience the fun with their grandkids. Although the walking was exhausting for us all, it was great to share it together as a family. We only wished our entire family could have been there with us.

She's at it again!

Lyndsey is really getting into this softball thing. I guess she is becoming a SUPERSTAR since in this pic she hit her 1st homerun! What an athlete we have on our hands.

Two of the babies....

James and Sushi are becoming fast friends. Ok, so it took awhile but what do you expect when James always steps on or pulls Sushi's hair?

Role Reversal......

Ok...so we are outside playing and James wanted to swing, as usual. Well, he is normally in "his" swing and Lyndsey pushes him and then jumps into "her" swing. But on this particular day, James is in Lyndsey's swing and vice versa. I had to take a picture of the adorable pair.

Our star player!

Lyndsey loves to play softball these days! During her 2nd game this past weekend she hit the ball TWICE and got to first base. After one of her hits, another teammate hit her home! She was so excited...as were Mom and Dad.

The BIG Project

Byron and I decided the kids really needed there own play area in our backyard. Now this was a bit challeging since our backyard is very narrow and small. We couldn't buy one of the kits due to this obstacle so Byron designed his own swing set to fit our yard. He reviewed the kit book and measured numerous times until we finally began. This is the final product after 3 weekends of intense, laborous work by both he and I. The kids have played on it everyday for hours and love it!