Crystal Palace

We had lunch at The Crystal Palace, a first for us, and it was a real treat!  The kids loved meeting all of the characters and having their picture taken with them.

Piglet was even cuter in person!

They must have really been spellbound because they even posed for a photo together without any fuss.

We almost missed seeing Pooh, but he came back out just to see us right before we left.

Disney

We took a quick trip down to Disney this January.  We did our usual, Friday night at Downtown Disney, all day Saturday in Magic Kingdom, and came back home on Sunday.  I think the kids are finally old enough that we are ready to spend a few more days (and dollars!) on a longer trip.

Marci had a ball driving the car at the Motor Speedway.  She giggled the entire time as we tried to catch up to Osten and Daddy in the car ahead of us.

Osten was tall enough to ride Space Mountain, and so he and Daddy gave it a go.

He was a real trooper, but it was a little too dark and fast for his taste.

Georgia Girl

We took a weekend trip to see Grammi and FaFa in January, and we all went to a Georgia basketball game.

Of course, no trip to Athens is complete without a visit to the bookstore and the stadium.

Oh, the pre-game anticipation is so exciting!

Little Sister strikes a pose!

Helmet Head

When I count my blessings, one of the most unexpected ones is a little boy who loves to wear his helmet.  Or, more likely, a little boy who remembers to put on his hemet but forgets to take it off.  Either way, I'm grateful to have his little head protected.  Especially now that he's getting to be more and more adventurous on his bike.  This shot is from a spill he took earlier this week that resulted in a skinned elbow and a torn shirt.  Of course, it was a brand new uniform shirt.  Needless to say and for more reasons than one,
I thought it was worthy of picture.

Here's a shot from another day . . . doing homework (Marci isnsists that she have work to do, too) after riding bikes after school.

And another shot of a silly boy hiding behind his popsicle stick. 

He'll even eat a meal complete with pudding and a popsicle without removing his helmet.  At this point, I'm pretty much convinced that he'd bathe and sleep in his helmet if we didn't remind him to remove it.
Yes, I am definitely blessed!

Lightning Bolts ~ Part Two

Here's a shot of the team after the meet. 
 ~ Mason, Genevieve, Madigan, Emma Grace, Osten, Tate and Jack.

And one silly shot with Coach Jennifer. 

Go Lightning Bolts!

Osten had his first swim meet this afternoon.  His coach had a lightning bolt tatoo ready for all of the kids on the team when we got there, and it calmed his nerves right away.

FaFa and Grammi were there to help cheer him on along with Daddy, Marci and me. 

He even posed for a quick shot before starting warmups.

And I got another quick shot before the meet started.  My goodness, when did he get so big??!!

Lovin' the Lingo

Oh, how I love the little kid lingo! There's not much of it in our house anymore, but I do have two favorites that have luckily continued to linger.

Buh-sgusting ~ (As in, "Eeew, Mommy! That's buh-sgusting!)

Bless-you ~ (As in, "Mommy, I just bless-you'ed three times in a row!)