Disney World Day 3 Down Town Disney

On our lazy day we decided to swim and visit Down Town Disney. The kids were just as happy ro be at the pool than being at the parks. Our hotel, Port Orleans French Quarter had a fun pool and the kids had a blast swimming.

Down Town was fun too. We rode a boat over there and walked around a bunch of stores. The kids favorite was the Lego store. They had so many displays of Lego creations, they were amazed.

Disney World Day 2 and 6 Magic Kingdom

We were so excited to go to Magic Kingdom because we heard it was most like Disneyland. We also chose to stay there the last day as well. The kids had the most fun there. This was the hardest day though. The kids all had meltdowns, they were totally exhausted and Mila was getting sick. I'm glad that we were able to go a second day because it was rough. We did as many rides as we could though and even stayed until the fireworks that night. They were amazing and the castle was gorgeous!

Mila went dressed as Minnie. We had to ditch the dress after about 2 hours because the circulation in her chubby little arms was getting cut off. Poor baby.

Topher also started getting sick, and breathing problems always follow. He was so exahausted he fell asleep doing his treatment that night.

We happened to catch a breakfast with the Pooh and Friends just by accident, but the kids didn't complain. Topher wasn't convinced that these characters were nice either. He asked me at least three times to protect him from all the characters.

Locked up with Zurg.

Pretty Christmas Decorations

The Castle

Disney World Day 1 Hollywood Studios

We started off with a 2 1/2 hour plane ride to Florida. It was so much nicer than the 6 hour one we are used to taking. Once we got there we met up with Papa and Grandma Rubalcava and boarded the Disney Magical Express. We got to bypass baggage claim and Disney guaranteed our luggage would be there within 2-3 hours. Well we didn't go to bed until about 10 and still no luggage, so we put the kids to bed in their clothes. The luggage didn't show up until about 3 am, I'm just glad it didn't get lost. I was a little worried.

We started the first day off at Disney Hollywood Studios. The kids loved the Tower of Terror, Toy Story Mania, and the really fast Rockin Roller coaster. The rest of the day was mostly shows. There was a little Mermaid show, Muppet show, a super cool stunt car show that Lightening McQueen made an appearance in. We saw a cool parade and ate lots of yummy snacks.

Mila was excited to be in her little crib.

we had a really fun time trying to get a picture with Mike and Sully. They were being so silly, it took about 5 minutes of goofing around before we got a good picture. The kids were giggling so much, except for Topher who just wasn't convinced they were nice.

Had to get a picture with Lightening and Mater.

The line was WAY too long to get a picture with Phineas and Ferb, but it was fun to see them from a distance.

The kids got to play on a playground based on the movie "Honey I Shrunk the Kids". They thought it was awesome!

I loved all of the little statues made of greenery. So cool.

It was a fun park. We had an awesome day!

Halloween

Starting out Halloween with a big kiss for dad.

Ward Trunk or Treat

Harry Potter

A pretty witch and Rapunzel

Buzz and Woody

Our Trick or Treating gang

Special Sunday

This Sunday was our ward's primary program. It is my favorite Sunday of the whole year. As usual, it was just beautiful. Timmy and Maura both had speaking parts, which were so good and Timmy sand the 1st verse of I Lived in Heaven all by himself. He did so great. Singing in sacrament meeting is scary for a grown up and he did it beautifully. I was one proud mom.

Another thing that made it special was that the general Primary President Sis. Wixom was visiting in our ward that day. She visited the primary kids and made her way to each nursery to see the kids and visit with the teachers. My sister Cassie is Topher's primary leader and when Sis. Wixom came in to see the nursery, Cassie grabbed Toph to have him tell her what he learned that day. Cassie asked him about the things Heavenly Father made to put on the earth and he told them that he made all different kinds of animals, naming them by name. Then she asked him why Heavenly Father made the earth and he simply said, "Dus (just) because Him wuv (love) us. Cassie said it was a really sweet moment. Those little ones really are listening and absorbing more than we think. They are such special spirits.

8 months

Don't worry...she doesn't pull herself up yet. Dad just thought it would be fun to let her stand for a minute. She thought she was hot stuff. :)

This little girl is getting so big. She is now army crawling everywhere. She goes wherever she wants to and is into everything. She is able to pick up cheerios and loves having her snacks. This means I have to keep the floors clean because she picks up and eats everything. She loves to make her way to the bookcase and pull out and chew on all the kids books. Her sleeping habits have gone down hill though. We are working on her soothing herself to sleep in the middle of the night, I'm crossing my fingers that she gets it soon. The kids are still enamored by her. In fact, they fight everyday after school about who is going to hold her first. They tell me every day that they love having a baby around. She entertains us all and she the center of our world.

Cub Scouter

I cannot believe I have a kid in scouts already. Timmy has been loving cub scouts. He looks forward to going every week. He earned his Bobcat and got his badge at the last pack meeting. They made T.J. hold him up-side-down while he pinned the little pin on me. I'm glad he is enjoying it so much. I hope we can keep up with it until he gets his eagle!