Disney Cruise Part 2

Yes, I know, it is taking me way too long to get the blog caught up. Goodness... I'm splitting the pics up with one set family fun and the other set character fun. 

Our very first pic of the cruise! M was obviously overcome with excitement.

Daddy-Daughter

Awe - look at us - BFF.

Friends for life! Whether they like it or not. :D

Pirates Night! Many people made fun of my wig, but I wore it with pride.

They did love the night. Also ended with some mega awesome fireworks that we watched from our balcony. 

Note the pirate earring.

Fun memories!

Disney Cruise Part 1!

This will definitely be multiple posts. We had so much fun on the cruise and if the kids, Poppy, and I had our ways we'd be back on another yesterday. :D 

Kevin was kind enough to give us an early shuttle to the airport. All he charged with a hug! 

The kids were sent the cutest backpacks from our Disney travel agent. Perfect for snacks and Big Baby.

Ross provided an airplane selfie. This was Avery's first time flying and she did great! 

There were zero flight issues and we landed right on time. 

Then we had the shuttle... Hot. Mess. We were stuck in traffic forever to get to our hotel. The air didn't work either. It was just a Debbie Downer. 

Fast forward to the next day. We washed the funk of our shuttle off and woke up to being picked up by a Mercedes limo van for just us. It was truly the best! The air worked. We had chilled water. Tons of soft comfy seating. Yes please! 

Driving up on the interstate you could see the ship. 

A couple of videos of the excited kids - including some howling. ha

Getting closer...

We made it! 

to be continued...

Ross Randoms

I have been noticing a trend for a while now. Boss is agreeing to let me take fewer and fewer pictures. 

This first picture is pretty funky, but needs documentation. He lost his double tooth this summer! Missy Collins had to pull it for us at church. The gum had grown down inside the tooth since it had a hollow spot b/c of the fused part. Crazy weird to look at until it went back to how it should normally appear. 

Ms. Mari kept him for a day before camp start and she got him an Elvis "CD"! He was thrilled and gave it to Pop b/c he knew of his love for Elvis!

Why hello President Kennedy. 

Ross, Bella, and Addi went to a golf camp this summer too. They had tons of fun! 

This was also a huge summer of swimming for Ross. He even started jumping off the diving board! I never imagined the dude would so quickly turn to loving to swim! So fun! This is the only picture I have of our swimming times this summer, but it'll do. Avery still mainly plays on the steps, though she has ventured out around the shallow end.

Ross Randoms

I have been noticing a trend for a while now. Boss is agreeing to let me take fewer and fewer pictures. 

This first picture is pretty funky, but needs documentation. He lost his double tooth this summer! Missy Collins had to pull it for us at church. The gum had grown down inside the tooth since it had a hollow spot b/c of the fused part. Crazy weird to look at until it went back to how it should normally appear. 

Ms. Mari kept him for a day before camp start and she got him an Elvis "CD"! He was thrilled and gave it to Pop b/c he knew of his love for Elvis!

Why hello President Nixon. 

Ross, Bella, and Addi went to a golf camp this summer too. They had tons of fun! 

This was also a huge summer of swimming for Ross. He even started jumping off the diving board! I never imagined the dude would so quickly turn to loving to swim! So fun! This is the only picture I have of our swimming times this summer, but it'll do. Avery still mainly plays on the steps, though she has ventured out around the shallow end.

Avery Randoms

It has been way too long since I posted so I'm going to do some making up. First we'll start with an Avery randoms post. Pics I've taken over the last couple of months that I want us to keep up with, and that I know she'll love in the future. 

Ms. Carly sent this me a bit ago. Avery loves Hercules. She was always so gentle with him, and I'm told loved to be his vet and check up on him every day. 

Grace Lutheran also did a veggie and flower garden this year. The kids LOVED it! Avery wanted to water it all the time when I picked her up. 

A few outfits she put together herself, along with telling me how she wanted her hair styled. 

Her very last day at Grace Lutheran. They had cupcakes to bit farewell. I think Avery had blue. :)

Looks like Lorelei did too. 

Avery loves Grandad. She talks about him pretty much daily. She'll weave very interesting tales of what they do together. I decided to print her a pic of her very own. She was thrilled and randomly carries it around with her. 

She's a special mess to our family. Such personality. I'll end the blog with a quote from yesterday. 

Per the norm Ross was giving Avery grief so at two different times she elbowed him in the backseat. I told her if she did it again she'd be going to her room when we got home.

Ross to Avery - just really you need to obey mommy. 

Avery to Ross - well I try but you just bother me and make me rude! 

Girl has a point. 

Last Day of School

The last day of 1st grade was here before we knew it. Part of the time it seemed like summer would never get here, and then boom it was here! He had a great 1st grade year!

Mrs. Somers. He loved her, and so did I. She was perfect for him. 

Avery finished up at Grace Lutheran too. She and Ross are both going to the Athletic Club for summer camp. So far so good. 

Mother's Day

The best we got. It was a good day! We went to church with Mam. Ate lunch in Little Rock. Had a quiet afternoon. The kids picked out the dress for me as their gift.