Summer Part 1

We've been having a great summer.  The weather has been great, we've done lots of fun things with friends, and we spent 2 weeks doing swim lessons at the lake and both kids have improved so much!  William likes going in the water and is much better about getting his head wet.  He will also swim on his own (with a flotation device) which is another huge leap as he would never let go of an adult when he was in the water.  Emily is a little fish and is swimming on her own and getting much better and gaining more confidence to swim on her own.  The kids and I along with Grammie, Carrie, and Beatrice had a great trip to Florida where we visited my Grandma Rita and Uncle Eddie and spent some time in Disney World.  The kids had a blast and so did I!  Here are some pics of our summer fun!!  All pics from my phone...

Feeding the fish at the quarry

Ready for Swim Lessons

Ice Cream!!!

Yum!

Carnival Fun

More carnival fun

The kids had a blast running from ride to ride all night long!

On a side note, Emily played the game where you try to pop a balloon and they no longer use darts, they use bean bags!!!  What has the world come to??

Emily's first pedicure.  She loved it!!

Mommy Daughter Toes

Swimming with Uncle Ben

Playing school

Emily likes to pretend she's going to kindergarten everyday!

Emily wrote this all by herself and showed me when she was done.

A night out with Jimmy Buffett!

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Buckets before Buffett

William finally got his big boy bed!

He requested to go to bed early the first night.

My big boy.

Play Doh with Tyler

Dance Picture

On the plane...let the adventure begin!

Ready to go!

Lego Buzz and Woody

What a hat!

Our little shopper is also holding her first souvenir.  She wanted it all!!!

Fun at Animal Kingdom

Rainforest Cafe for lunch

First ride at Magic Kingdom while William sleeps...Teacups!

Mickey Ice Cream for dinner!!

Headed to Princess Breakfast

Alone in Epcot

Meeting Belle

Someone's excited

He had fun too!

This one's for you, Aunt Erin!

We got the prince, I mean pirate, in one picture!!

Posing with Cinderella.  They danced together also.  So cute!

Someone looks a little....FROZEN!

Cupcakes!!!

Now that's a lot of play doh!

Fun with Olaf

More ride fun!

The overall favorite...It's a Small World!

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train was...AWESOME!!!

Thanks to her brother sleeping again, this lucky little girl got to go twice! :)

Grammie and the castle

William was done with pictures...

Eeyore

Pooh

Will would talk to them but wanted nothing to do with pictures!

Emily posed like a pro

Breakfast was fun!!

Barnstormer Selfie

Another fan favorite for both kids!

Dumbo

Both kids loved Thunder Mountain Railroad also!

They are definitely ride lovers!!

Grammie got awesome ice cream cones after the parade.

Someone refused to nap that afternoon and only ate a few bites before passing out!

Carrie and Bea joined us for the rest of the trip.  Carousel fun!

Waiting for a snack after nap time.

Bea is so happy!!!!  I love watching them enjoy each other.

Cousins

Chef Mickey's!

Bea thought Goofy was ok and even Will took a pic!

Emily is the only one to pose this time, and Bea is about done.

Last girl standing!!

We got Will in another picture.  Woohoo!

We tried...

Good Morning from Florida...

Beach babe with her castle

Playing charades with Uncle Eddie and Great Grandma

Someone learned to whistle while blowing on her pizza...

Digging with Brandon

Playing with Lawrence and Brandon.  It was great we got to see them too!!

Ready for Grammie's birthday dinner

We tried Grammie...

Happy Birthday!

What a great visit!

Back to the airport...

After we came home, we were at the mall and William walks right up to this manikin and asks me to take his picture.  Seriously kid?  We had such a hard time getting him in pictures while we were away and he poses like this at the mall!!!

And Emily got in on the action!

Roller Skating girl

Haircut with Daddy