Magic Kingdom

Hanna & Haley at Disney World for the first time!!!

I love this family pic in front of the castle.......too bad

Jason is pointing.

We saw an amazing street parade after being there

only 30 minutes. It's pretty overwhelming at first as you

want to make sure you get to everything! But first things first,

stop hunger pangs.

Woody and Jessie got off the float and danced in the street.

Even though it was October it was still in the high 80's......

I certainly felt pity on the poor folks dressed up in costume.

We got our picture with pirate Goofy. Not a particular

favorite but he was there none the less.

Goofy thought it would be funny to grab my head and plant a

"kiss". I didn't think it was very funny and it didn't feel the greatest.

Hanna with Daddy on Dumbo! I guess the sun was in her eyes??

Hanna's 1st roller coaster! Jason and I got to ride on the Barnstormer with Hanna

while Mimi sat with Haley. Luckily, we didn't have to wait in any long lines all day!

I got so tickled at Hanna as she really started screaming as the coaster took off.

I guess for a 4 1/2 yr old it would seem pretty scary. She probably won't step foot on another

coaster for several years to come.

What a magical place!!! Around every corner there is something new and exciting.

I think our first trip to Disney with the girls was a huge success! We left with lots of

fun treats and ate lots of yumminess! We can't wait to come back in a few years

for a totally different experience!

Sea World

We're off to see Shamu!

Hanna & Haley LOVED the dolphin show.

Shamu just had a new baby a few weeks prior

so we got to see her swimming around with the new

baby. It was sooooooo cute! I didn't take a picture of that.

We rode the ocean carousel.

There were some pretty scary ocean creatures on this carousel.

It's amazing to me what kids will sit on to go round and round

in a circle.

They had the park decorated for Halloween and we loved

these pumpkins!

We rode the spinning squids. Nothing too exciting but

the girls seemed to like it. I didn't realize what all Sea World had to offer. It has

been so long since I was last there and I'm sure it has changed a ton!

We saw penguins, turtles, manatees, polar bears, dolphins, whales, sea lions & otters,

a walrus, any kind of fish you can think of, sharks, sting rays..........

The girls had a blast and both said their favorite part was the dolphin show.

I have to agree.

At the beach!

Looking for sea shells the first day.

Haley didn't quite know what to think about the ocean. She wasn't very trusting.

Hanna loved walking up and down the beach to look for treasures.

At this point Haley wanted to be carried mostly.

She started warming up a bit after getting into her

bathing suit and digging in the sand.

I love Haley's stance here! She thought she was a goner for sure.

Sweet little piggy tales!

The "H" triplets.

Haley loved asking us to fill her bucket with water.

By the end of the week she would at least attempt it on her own.

Hanna LOVED the beach this time around.

The last time she was at the beach she was only 22 months and

didn't care for it much.

Testing the waters. Still a little unsure.

I think this wave took Haley by surprise and knocked her down.

We had so much fun and desperately needed a vacay!!! It was great having my Mom

with us as Jason and I were able to get a little alone time on the beach. She

was a great help and the girls loved having her there. We couldn't have asked for better weather!

Hopefully we'll see you again real soon beach!

Alone time with my Hanna-Banana

Awwwwwwe, the joys of having one child at a time to lavish all of your precious time on. It was only a few weeks ago that I was grumbling over such a rare treat. I have since punished myself for being so selfish and now relishing this time with each of my precious children ;-). You see, I have been accustomed to at least one day of complete alone time to do with whatever I may choose with no judgement at all.

My current predicament leaves me with at least one child Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. While having only one does make my everyday life exponentially easier it does not make it ideal. Since I have only myself to blame I can no longer begrudge my fellow SAHM of their child-free outings but instead ask for their patience and understanding when my child is the one throwing a tantrum in the middle of Victoria's Secret. Not this child.....pictures to follow of the "trouble maker".

Welcome home Anthony!

Anthony and his fiance Hillary

Anthony's friend Kermit (yes, Kermit) and his wife Amanda. Such a sweet couple!

Hillary feeding Haley. This is Haley's favorite new look......her mean look. I think she looks like the Incredible Hulk.

Me and my baby Bro!

Hillary with her parents, Lori and Nelson. I am so mad that I didn't get even one picture of my Mom and Dad!!! Or Jason for that matter. I'm sure he slid under the radar on purpose.

And this would be Mr. Turtle Ice Cream Cake.

My brother.........what else can I say other than I am SOOOOO proud of him! He has been a flight engineer with the Guard at the Nashville Air Force base for the last few years or more and recently enrolled in special engineer training that kept him from home for almost a year. He first spent time in Florida (I think) jumping out of planes and into the ocean and inflating rafts and who knows what else (sorry I can't even remember what I had for breakfast the day before), then he spent time back in San Antonio where he went thru boot camp (I'm sure that was a fun place to revisit), and from there finished up his training at the Little Rock Air Force Base.

We LOVED having him so close while we still lived in AR and he drove the 3 hrs to see us whenever he could. We planned to spend a weekend or two with him in LR but we moved so quickly! Luckily, we are only 30 min away from each other now!!!! I never thought I would be able say to that! So thankful that we are back in TN for the big wedding (not sure if we would've been able to make it otherwise ;-) Congratulations Anthony, on everything you've accomplished. I love you and wish you and Hillary all the best!

Go Vols!!!

Enjoying some bloody mary's on the way to the football game! Yay!

Approaching the stadium. It was so great seeing orange everywhere again!

Now, I know my AR friends are going to scoff at my Volunteers post and while I KNOW I did

not attend the University my better half put in plenty of $$$, blood, sweat and tears and

afterall, I was born and raised in TN and proud of it!

What a great opportunity to go to a TN Vols game with my sis!!! Everybody split up

and Heather I and got to sit together. Man, did we have fun. I think we laughed the entire game.

We did watch 95% of the game while the other 5% was spent people watching. No, we did not win but

I never really expect to win, especially when the opponent is FL. I just loved being back

in the stadium again. It was a wonderful weekend! Thank you Mark and Cathy!

Fun in Franklin

Having lunch at one of my favorite new lunch spots, Tossed. The girls love their yogurt "smoovies" and I love their homemade crepes, salads, sandwiches..........

We went to The Factory in downtown Franklin. Such a neat place! We love going there for lots of reasons but mainly for homemade ice cream and all the neat shops; very eclectic and original.

We had lunch and browsed the shops and took some pics.

We had to make time for some ICE CREAM!

Hanna wouldn't look at the camera for some reason. Go figure.

My Mom came out Friday so we could celebrate her birthday

and so she could babysit for the weekend!

Having lunch with my favorite peeps!

So sad Aunt Heather has to leave!

These girls love their Aunt "Hedder"! Thank you so much for spending the week with us!!!

We had so much fun!