Pinwheel Quilt Along

We interrupt this weeks vacation picture posts to bring you some much needed quilting pictures. 

psiquilt is hosting a quilt along.  A pinwheel quilt along and I am loving it.  I decided to join in on the fun after I saw a few of Rachel's blogs.  And then of course I had to copy them.  Yes I'm not being original or anything, I'm using the same fabric, the same colors as she did in each of her blocks because that is how much I loved the look!  I am happy to say I have kept up pretty well.  I have about 4 blocks to catch up on right now, but overall I've kept up.  Here are a few of my blocks so far.

 I am loving how this is turning out.  Can't wait to get them all done and put together!  Stay tuned, I'll share some more pictures when I complete all the blocks.

The Magical Kingdom

The day we spent at the Magical Kingdom was long, but so much fun.  I think this was my favorite day of the trip.  The kids were actually pretty good.  Jake loved going on all the rides.  The parades were fun, the fireworks were the greatest.  Doesn't Disney do the best fireworks?

It's a Small World is always a fun ride for everyone.  Sam's head was going back and forth like a mad man trying to see everything.

I love that there are rides that we could all go on together.

We went on the jungle safari ride.  My mom was taking pictures to blog about her trip.

Jake climbing through the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse.  I always wanted to live in a treehouse when I was little.  I loved this show.

The kids took a little break right before the first parade.  I wanted to wake them up so they could see Micky and the gang, but I was over ruled.  As a side note, I do love my new double stroller.

From Sam's bug eyes, I think he was soaking all these new sights in....

Buzz Light Year is Jake's new best friend.  Toy Story has now been watched about 10 times in less then a week.  He loves these guys.

Jake road his first roller coaster.  It was the Goofy airplane ride in Toontown.  He loved this ride.  During most of the rides he would have no expression on his face during the ride and then get off and be screaming happily about how great it was.  But while on the roller coaster I would look back at him and he would smile at me every time.  It is so weird when your little one can stand at the "are you this tall" sign and be able to keep on moving through the line.

Jake playing in Toontown.  I love all the little things there are to do over in this area.

My mom and dad feeding Sam.  It was so nice to have them along.  We had such a good time and were so grateful for all the extra help we had with the kids!  Mike said the day after they left he wanted them to come back cause I guess I'm nicer when they were there.  (Like I said, the extra help was so nice!)

Grandma pushing the kids before the fireworks started.

I do believe this is the happiest place on earth!

The SpectroMagic light parade was fantastic.  It was so much fun to see all the cool lights and floats.  The kids loved it!

Donald's float was one of my favorites.

Sam stayed up for all the festivities.  The parades and the fireworks are my favorite, so I'm glad he was up and happy for them both.  This was WAY past his bedtime!

The fireworks done at any Disney park are the best you can get.  This didn't disappoint. 

My favorite part of the whole day was watching Jake during the fireworks show.  He was so happy and animated through the whole thing.  Screaming, pointing, laughing.  He was giddy!

The Magic Kingdom is very magical and is truly the happiest place on earth.  Especially when you're with my fun family! We are already trying to figure out if we can get back there this year since we have the premium pass.  I can't wait to have more magical memories here.

Sea World

We spent our first full day in Florida, playing at Sea World.  It was so much fun to see the shows and the animals.  The whale show called Believe was great.  Its amazing to me how they are able to train these huge animals!

Below are a few pictures of our day.  The whales, the dolphins, and my dad and Sam waiting for the rest of us to get off the carousel.  We had a great day. 

Happy Birthday Dad

                                                 It's Big Jim's big day. 
                   Have a great day dad!  Thanks for being so good to us all.
                                                 We love you!

Marriott Grande Vista

We stayed at a great resort in Florida.  Marriott's Grande Vista is amazing.  You are surrounded by lakes and a golf course.  There are several pools, bridges, boats, fishing, stores, restaurants all right on the property.  I wish we had actually spent more time just hanging at the resort.

We were lucky enough to have my parents with us on this trip, and we were able to stay in a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom condo with a full kitchen.  This makes it very nice with little kids to do breakfast and dinners and not have to deal with them trying to go out every night.  I would highly recommend this resort to anyone traveling to Florida.  It is right up the street from SeaWorld (about a 3 minute drive) and is only 10 minutes away from DisneyWorld.  Makes it very easy to get to all the parks.

Hanging out in the room the day we arrived.  Sam was so happy to have some new surroundings.

Grandpa bought us ice cream one night after dinner.  It was a nice walk across the bridge and over to the little sweet shop.  Jake ate his very first ice cream cone all by himself. 

Jake and Grama had a great time walking back to the room.  They danced and skipped the whole way back.

We had such a great time here.  Can't wait to go back!

The Happiest Place on Earth

I've heard it said that Disneyland is the happiest place on earth.  We've just spend a week at  Disneyworld and I have to believe in the magic.  It really was one of the best trips we've ever had.  I was a little reluctant about taking our 2 small children to Florida, a 4 hour flight, to Disneyworld, too much of everything for them.  But they did great.  Loved the flight, loved the Magic Kingdom, loved Animal Kingdom, loved the resort we stayed at...it really was magical.

If you're planning a trip to Disneyland and to Disneyworld in the same year, I would highly recommend getting this premium pass.  If you go to both parks you've paid for the pass.  If you go three times in a year you've saved a lot of money.   Plus you don't have to pay for parking.  It was great, we went to all 4 parks, and I can't wait to go back.

I'll be posting some blogs and pics of our trip during the week, check back soon!

Menu Mondays

I gained some weight back this week due to last weeks menu and vacation!  I have go healthy and low calorie/low carb this week. 

Its also getting warmer in these parts so there will be lots of grilling going on!

Monday - Pork chops, green beans, applesauce
Tuesdsay - Pork Loin Roast, asparagus, strawberries
Wednesday - Chinese Chicken Salad
Thursday - Grilled chicken, cesar salad, fruit
Friday - Skillet Lasagna