Disney World!

We just had a GREAT weekend in Orlando with our (way cooler than us) friends, the Smiths! They were kind enough to invite us down with them, which worked out great because then Sawyer had a buddy to keep him going all day. We only planned on spending one day at the Magic Kingdom, so we went from open to close (and we can't believe the kids made it, with no naps)!

Dumbo, Tea Cups, Carousel, and Hunter screaming (in excitement- even though he looks angry)...

Mickey and Minnie! Sawyer has already asked to have this framed and put in his bedroom!

Sword in the Stone attempt (not successful; sorry, buddy), It's a Small World ride, and climbing the beanstalk:

Boating through the jungle (a favorite; especially the elephants):

Cooling off at the splash pad, hanging out with his buddy Sierra (in many ways):

The castle, day into night:

We stayed for about 10 minutes of the 9:00 show/fireworks, and then took off to make sure we'd catch our shuttle back to the resort (so we could get those kiddos to bed)! It was such a wonderful day, and I can't believe how smoothly it went with three toddlers! We have a ton of fantastic memories now, and loved hanging out with the Smiths! Thanks, guys!

Swim Day

Saturday we spent the day back at the Hyatt resort enjoying their pools & recouperating from the long exhausting day at Disney. The 1/2 acre of pools, hot tubs, waterfalls & slides were really spectacular; particularly the amazing cavern formations to swim through (Sawyer loved paddling through these)!

Sawyer even did a canonball contest! He was so proud (and so were we).

Rainy Ball & Berries!

Monday night Sawyer had a game scheduled at 6pm. It started drizzing around 4pm, but it wasn't really suppsed to rain hard, so we figured the game was still on (and we never received the notice of it being cancelled, like we have in the past). We showed up, and so did about 4 other kids & the coach: telling everyone the game was cancelled. There were some seriously disappointed kids, so coach Tammy took them out to play around on the field anyway! It was very cute, and Hunter loved an excuse to splash around in puddles.

I also just noticed on Saturday that we have strawberries showing up in our topsy turvey already! They're small, but I'm not sure what to expect, never having grown any berries before. I'm sure they don't get as much sun as they're supposed to, but I've got them placed the best I can out on the deck. We unfortunately face north, though, and have a big overhang. Oh well. We'll just see what happens!

Momma's Day!

I have wonderful boys! Here are my sweet flowers Sawyer insisted on getting for me.

My boys were so good to me for Mother's Day this year! They prepared breakfast, Joe watched Hunter for most of church, Joe prepared lunch AND a chocolate cake, and we went for a walk on a new trail along the Chatahoochee (the weather was incredible)! I'm so happy to be a mom & LOVE my BOYS! Thank you, guys, I feel very loved!

Circus Fun!

We had a fantastic time going to the circus on Saturday! I can't believe we haven't gotten Sawyer to one before. He (and Hunter) were both entirely captivated. My camera ended up having a low battery, so I only snapped a few pics of our day before it died; but here's what I got:

It was also an entire carnival. His first ride: the helicopter! He also rode his first little roller coaster, a ferris wheel, and the big swinging boat (is there a real name for those? They're at the very top, Joe with his arm around Sawyer). Only the boat freaked him out a bit (but it was Joe's favorite), but he LOVED all the other rides. It was a great evening to watch him be SO excited!