Let's Do A Little Catch Up

Ok so let's do some back tracking. First, I will never get this far behind again. I don't fill out baby books or any of that fun stuff so I need this for my records.

June 2014

We continued on with living a fun fun life and took the kids on another Disney cruise. We truly enjoy Disney cruises. We feel like it's such a great cruise for both adults and kids. When you want to attend the adult activities, you just send the kids to the amazing Kids Club area. It's truly unbelievable and Disney has thought of it all.

We took Lauren on a fun dolphin adventure in the Bahamas (C man wasn't old enough)

 She still talks about the dolphin adventure. Dolphins have always been my favorite animal and I think they are hers too.

 This is what Connor did during our dolphin adventure. 

 My Mom & Dad got to go on the cruise with us!

 Beautiful Castaway Cay, Disney's own island. I could live there. Seriously.

 We don't get to do many vacations with my family as our schedules usually conflict with jobs, etc. This was such an extra surprise because we just rented a condo in Florida for a week only 2 months prior to this. Fun Fun!

 They have such a fun Papa who plays with them!

 Getting her hair braided. Girlfriend has this down pat. She loves it.

 Thank the Lord I married someone who is fun. I would go nutso if we just stayed put all the time. I thrive when we get to visit fun and new places. I want our kids to grow up with lots of experiences under their belt.

 Pirate Night!

 My sweet boy with the cutest sun kissed cheeks. He went to the nursery every night after eating dinner to play with friends. He thrives in social interactions and has never bat an eye when being dropped off anywhere. Minnie even came for a visit.

 Fireworks night. It's so amazing how Disney has a full fireworks show from the boat.

 How Connor feels about fireworks. He got so scared of the loud noises.

 Lauren gets afraid of loud noises too....

 Let's be honest....bedtime was a pain in the rear. 

 Lauren could live in a hot tub. She loves it. We finally just parked a chair in front of it.

 Lauren's favorite has always been Ariel. She gets so shy when she sees her though. She literally does not say a word and is in awe.

 Last night....booooo!

 Connor was over pictures clearly.

 And go figure, just like last time, Lauren picked up strep. She was a sick girl that last night.

 Going away party!

 Connor was blowing kisses to the characters. Sweet sweet boy.

So that was just part of our June but the best part :) The kids are currently counting down until our next Disney trip.....3 weeks to go!

5 month hiatus

 A 5 month blogging break. Craziness. Time to get caught up. I will start with this past weekend and then do a monthly recap from May-September. We had a busy and fun summer.

 

Welcome Fall. Oh how I love Fall. It's not too hot and it's not too cold. There are pumpkins, apples, cider, and I can bust out the fall candles. What's not to love?

 

We continued on with our love of travel and made the trek to Asheville, NC. I was reading someone's blog a few months ago and she talked about SkyTop Orchard. I looked them up online and it must be a happenin' spot to be in the fall. So our little family went apple picking on Saturday and had the best time.

 

Mom and I loving this new experience.

These two loved picking apples. We had to hike it all the way to the last row of trees to find our treasure. I just saw on their Facebook page that they are all done with apple picking for the season so we barely made it in time. 

We seriously filled that entire bucket to the top (about 18 pounds). The Pink Lady apples are soooo good. At the back of the orchard, the trees were still filled with Pink Ladies. The kids could easily reach them and they had a blast. 

I'm so glad this guy wasn't flying. His schedule has been a little intense with us having to get an apartment in his base city. I'm so glad he had a few days off. 

My Dad and Todd had to give our sweet little L a lift to the top. She thought it was the coolest thing reaching to the top to get the apples. 

This little Connor is growing up way too fast. He had an absolute blast. 

I'm pretty sure she thinks her Daddy is the best person on the planet. 

Love my little fam. 

Connor was so precious and would hold the bucket to fill it up. 

The views from this place were incredible. Those mountains in NC are just so beautiful.