Cocoa Beach

Today we headed out to Cocoa Beach. What a beautiful day!! I just loved being at the beach. The girls had a blast jumping waves and playing in the sand. We really didn't want to leave. I told Matt he needed to buy us a house at the beach. HA! The sun was shining so bright and it was about 82 degrees. All our freckles came it. It's so fun to see them again. I hear we will be going home to snow so we will see how long they last :(

We also met up with Uncle Bob and his friend Steve. We had dinner at a Mexican Restaurant then walked around Downtown Disney. It was such a great time laughing and catching back up.

Tomorrow is Matt's birthday and Bob is going to meet us at Epcot for the day. We are really looking forward to it.

Disney Day 1 & 2!

Well, here we are. Monday we took the girls out of school about noon and drove down to Port Huron. We did a little shopping for those last minutes items. We stayed at a hotel next to the airport. Tuesday morning our flight left at 9:22. We were in Orlando by noon. Once we got the rental car and drove to the condo we could check in early. So we got settled and headed to Magic Kingdom.

We got there about 4:00 and secured our fastpasses for Space Mt. While we were waiting we went on Buzz Lightyear, It's a small world, Haunted Mansion, and few other smaller rides and had dinner. Then it was Space Mt. Grace was so scared and Kaitlyn rode in the very front and LOVED it!!! We ended our day watching the end of the light parade and then the fireworks from the parking lot.

Today we woke up early and got to the park. We were able to ride Thunder Mt 2 times in a row. Then Splash Mt and got a fast pass for Splash Mt also. Then off to the rest of the rides for the day. We were so amazed how getting to the park and being there early how fast and simple it was to get on the rides. By 10:30 the park was a zoo.

We had some lunch and rode a couple more rides, Thunder and Splash again ( with fast passes ). Then we were all done. Matt and the girls went swimming while I have been downloading pictures and updating the blog.

We are off to Downtown Disney now to walk around and have dinner at House of Blues. Missing everyone and wish you all could be here with us!!

More to come tomorrow! We are off to Cocoa Beach and to have dinner with Uncle Bob and Steve tomorrow.

Good Bye Hockey, Hello Disney!

Yesterday Grace played her last hockey games of the season. She was a pretty sad little girl. She loves getting out there on the ice and doing her best. They melt the ice tomorrow so it's off to play some road hockey to keep up the skills.

Kailtyn had her achievement day lunch for 4H yesterday also. It was a very busy day with hockey games in the morning and evening with Kaitlyn's lunch in the middle. All the kids each had to make a dish on their own. Kaitlyn made a tropical ambrosia salad. It was yummy. So her 4H class is done now. We will see if another one comes up that she would like to do.

Today has been spent packing and planning for Disney. We are taking off tomorrow around noon. Heading to Detroit where we will spend the night in a hotel near the airport and we fly out at 9:22 in the morning. We are all very excited and can't wait for the adventure. We have a couple "down days" planned in there so we won't over do it. We will be taking our computer with us so watch daily for pictures and posts. We will do our best to keep it updated.

I'm off to finish my "chores" then off to Brooke and Jim's. They have so graciously invited us over for dinner so we don't have to worry about that. Plus it will be nice to get out of the house and away from it all and come back refreshed to tackle the last minutes things before bed.

Kaitlyn's OEC Trip

Kaitlyn's 6th grade class went to the Outdoor Educational Center just an hour north of us. They had 3 days of activites. Some were: mapping, using a compass, animal survial games, leather making ( Kailtyn made a leather pouch ) a barn dance and of course a campfire where the kids did a skit. It was 3 days and 2 nights. Kaitlyn had so much fun and said she really didn't miss home. They kept them pretty busy the whole day. The girls were in one dorm room and the boy in another. The place is on about 300 acres. With a new dining hall and dorms. They got to see how they make maple syrup also. She took over 80 pictures and so this is just a sample. She talked non-stop when I picked her up but crashed into bed at about 8:00. We are so proud of her and how well she did. She made a point to tell me she chose milk for dinner every night and ate her veggies and even tried soup, which she said she still does not like. Next time you talk to her you will have to ask her about it. It was a great experience and one she will never forget.

Tobermory

We headed up north to Tobermory to check out the area. It was a beautiful day and the scenery was awesome. On the way back we stopped at Sauble Falls to check them out and as a bonus the girls got to play at a park. It was wonderful to share the day with my dad.

Dad's Visit

Dad arrived in Thursday night about 10:00. It was so great to see him again and we all were anxious for him to arrive. Friday we decided to hit the road and drive up to Collingwood, about 2 hours north of us. We took the back roads through the country to Collingwood. Once we were there we had some lunch and walked around a bit. We decided to drive back on the main highway home. Grace put on all her hockey gear and Kaitlyn played her flute for dad. Then it was a walk through the park to the lake. After dinner we played Apples to Apples and WhooKnoo. We all headed to bed a little early after being up late the night before and have a big day.

Today we decided to have a slower morning. We headed in to Kincardine to show dad around the town. After lunch we took another walk to the lake and drove up to see the hockey arena Grace plays in. Matt is making his yummy ribs for dinner then it's movie night.

Tomorrow we are planning to head up to Tobermory to check out that area. Matt and I have not been up there yet so it should be fun to see what it has to offer.

Skate and Swim

Both girls had a friend spend the night last night. So today we went to the free skate and swim at the local activity center. Skating was a blast and the girls really enjoyed themselves. Swimming was a zoo. As you can see by the picture it was a Where's Waldo scene. But all the kids had a blast going off the rope swing and just playing around. We will have to do swimming again.