We headed to florida for the King Tut exhibit. The weather was great while we where there. It ALMOST made me think about moving back. We had a great time visiting family and friends but it was nice getting back to SC and Daddy. The boys all agreed we love Florida but were all glad to back home.
The boys are studying the amimal kingdon. They had alot fun leaning and playing with earth worms.
We enjoyed New Years Eve with friends here at the house. Had a nice fire in the pit and roasted mashmellows along with a firework show. All the kids stayed up to watch the ball drop and then some. Hope everyone has a a year filled with peace, love and happiness. May friends and family always be in your hearts.
Uncle Jim, JD, and Jamie came to visit us right after Christmas. We all went up to Maggie Valley NC to ski (except Ethan, who I'm sure was very spoiled by Grammy and Pappap). The weather was warm but we still had a great time. JD and Jamie did Great for their first time on skis. Donovan went to ski school and had a blast, he was told to slow down a few times by his teacher. Tommy spent the day in snowboard school, he did great and is balancing on toes and heels like the pros(well almost). Austin spent the day on the slopes with Tom and myself, he has the greens down and getting ready to go on to the blues this season. Tom made a few runs up to the top of the mountain. Jim and the kids took a lesson and then they were off to the lift for a few runs down the mountain. We ended the day at Grannys chicken, memories came back to us of spending time with the Mancuso family there.
Tommy turned 10 and to celebrate we had a joint paintball party with his buddy Andrew. It turned out to be a cold a slightly wet day, but that did not stop the kids or grown up kids from having a blast. After 9 hours of playing they asked when can we do this again.
Donovans class went to a Christmas tree farm (something we didn't do in Florida) and got to cut down their own tree for the class. When asked what the best thing about the trip was, he said seeing Santas Pajamas and socks hanging!
Leaving is always hard, but it was great to spend Thanksgiving with our wonderful family and friends. What a special treat it was to spend time with Robert, Terri, Sidney and soon to be baby boy Duffy. We were theme parked out the last few days and just enjoyed the pool (yes, it was nice and warm) and visiting our awesome friends the Mancusos. We got to see their new boat, what a beauty. I was glad to see that the miles have not changed a thing with the kids friendship, they just seem to pick right back up where they left off last time.
Wednesday, Nov 23, 2005.
We spent the day at Universal's I of A. What a great time! The lines were not as ruthless as yesterday at Disney and we got to do all that we wanted. Tommy has topped the 54" mark so he rode The Hulk and Dueling Dragons 3 times each! Donovan is now 40" and went on Spiderman but got a little freaked out. The big kids (T, H, T, & A) went on the Jurassic Park water ride, but kept dry with ponchos. I don't know why, though, because the kids got soaked thanks to the talking (and squirting) fountain, and the parents found a watering hole of their own! At least we made friends with Spiderman, Merlin, and The Cat In The Hat. Hope to see you all soon!!
We started our Florida vacation at our WONDERFUL friends the Mancusos! They always show us a great time. They had a get together at their house with a few of our friends. Thanks guys for your hospitality!
We went to The Magic Kingdom today. The boys had a blast even with all the crowds. Donovan loved meeting Woody and Jessie. Ethan had a blast just watching everything and everyone. Tommy and Austin had a great time on Space Mountain and Thunder Mountain (with child swap they got to ride everything twice-thanks Ethan). We all had fun exploring Tom Sawyer's island especially the Fort with the hidden tunnel.
Yesterday we spent the day at Epcot but due to the weather we opted to leave the camera behind. Highlight of the day was Donovan being tall enough to ride Test Track and boy did he like it!
FIELD TRIP
The family (yes, all six of us) went to the corn maze on a field trip with our homeschool friends. We played in a corn box, not a sand box, went on a hay ride, picked out pumpkins from the pumpkin patch, pet Jack the donkey, played on the hay stack and of coarse did the maze without getting lost.
