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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Disney

We got to spend a few weeks back at Disney before doing our big move to Virginia. In many ways, it was a perfect last destination for us. The weather was gorgeous, we were back at our favorite RV park, and of course the kids had a ball at Disney. But they had just as much fun playing in the sand at the RV park and visiting with some friends. It was really a wonderful few weeks. Here are some highlights:

It was really amazing to see how much the kids had grown just in the 5 months since we were last at Disney. In May, Rinnah went on these Dumbo-style rides but was nervous. This time she LOVED them. Just couldn't get enough of it and was even doing the up/down controller on her own.

From Disney-October


From Disney-October


Characters are still a favorite!
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From Disney-October


From Disney-October


From Disney-October


Ian completely skipped over the water last time-but this time he actually asked to play at the splash pad and had a great time!
From Disney-October


Waiting to get splashed
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From Disney-October


Look at those cool dudes
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Attempting to get some 4 year pictures
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From Disney-October


From Disney-October


Picking flowers
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Back on the carpet ride-this turned out to be Rinnah's absolute favorite. She rode at least 10 times.
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Ian was tall enough (just barely!) to ride Big Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain, and Soarin' this time. He did great! He looks a little nervous in the picture, but honestly, he was begging to go again and again. He rode 6 times and would have happily ridden more if we'd have been willing to keep waiting in line!
From Disney-October


From Disney-October


From Disney-October


From Disney-October


Getting splashed by the camel outside the carpet ride
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Love that static hair!
From Disney-October


From Disney-October


From Disney-October


Anytime Ian rode his bike to the playground, he insisted on wearing his helmet the whole time he was playing.
From Disney-October


From Disney-October


Playing with friends who came to visit
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Rinnah using the dump truck to fill up the huge bucket, LOL
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Rinnah and her baby (that day she had lovingly colored her with marker, fed her applesauce, and poured dirt on top of her)
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More friends came over to visit
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Engrossed in watching a caterpillar
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From Disney-October


From Disney-October


Back to the splash pad
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From Disney-October


From Disney-October


A very frequent routine:
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From Disney-October


From Disney-October


"Mommy, I got REALLY wet!!!" she'd say. Then run back for more!

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From Disney-October


From Disney-October


"Cheese!"
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Before we left, we stopped for a day at the Orlando Science Center. Of course the water exhibits were a favorite.
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From Disney-October


Storytime
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Petting a baby alligator
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Ian loved this car exhibit. You could change the tires, change the air filter, refill the fluids, change the oil....all sorts of car maintenance things. I think Ian changed the tires about 15 times.
From Disney-October


From Disney-October

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Catching up-Lynchburg, VA and visiting with Aunt Katy

After our visit with my mom in New York and Pennsylvania, we headed back to Lynchburg, Virginia. While we were here earlier in the summer, we fell in love with the church that my college roommate Debbie and her family attend. We were there for about 5 weeks and already started getting plugged in. Honestly, this was the first place that we were sad to leave. Sure there are plenty of places we'd love to revisit, but this was the first that the excitement of a new place didn't outweigh the sadness of leaving. So we decided to move there this fall and rent a regular house again. We went back after Pennsylvania to look at rental houses.

While we were there, we also had another birthday party for Ian, when our friends came over for a cookout and s'mores. These punch balloons Debbie brought were a huge hit!

From Lynchburg-September


From Lynchburg-September


From Lynchburg-September


From Lynchburg-September


From Lynchburg-September


From Lynchburg-September


From Lynchburg-September


From Lynchburg-September


From Lynchburg-September


From Lynchburg-September



After our short trip to Lynchburg, we headed down to Florida. We already had reservations at our favorite park in Orlando, and we wanted to take the kids back to Disney again before we settle down. We had just over a month until the house we picked would be ready to move in. On the way down, we stopped in Jacksonville to visit with Aunt Katy. We got to spend a whole day with her at the park-the kids had a ball!

From Aunt Katy-September


From Aunt Katy-September


From Aunt Katy-September


From Aunt Katy-September


From Aunt Katy-September


From Aunt Katy-September


From Aunt Katy-September


From Aunt Katy-September


From Aunt Katy-September


From Aunt Katy-September


From Aunt Katy-September


From Aunt Katy-September


From Aunt Katy-September

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