Day off: A Trip to Disney!

We took the day off on Friday, and ventured to Disney's Hollywood Studios. For Christmas, Roger's parents are gifting us money toward our annual passes, thus, we were able to purchase the passes early, to get a jump start on the Disney fun, for our Disney-holics. :) We started the day off, by going to the Playhouse Disney show. This show features Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters (a favorite in our house), Handy Manny, Little Einsteins and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. All shows on the Disney Junior Playhouse Disney programming. It was a HIT! They were mesmorized. Then, we walked around the Studios, played in the Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground and grabbed lunch at my favorite place...PIZZA PLANET (From Toy Story)! Then we left early, to make it home to babysit our dear friends' little girl, Ireland. It was a GREAT Friday!

Entrance to Disney's Hollywood Studios

Caitlin and Daddy preparing for the show to begin

Playhouse Disney...Where the Magic Begins :)

Mommy and kiddos

Jake and Mommy watching and singing along

Mesmorized

LOOK, IT'S MICKEY!

Riding down the flower petal slide at the Honey I shrunk the Kids playground

BIG ANT

WEEEEE!

Climbing

Love this kid

Tired

October Beach Day!

We decided one Saturday morning, to just be spontaneous and go out and enjoy this beautiful October weather, and hit the beach! So, we did just that! We took the kids to Honeymoon Island State Park. It is a nice secluded beach, that is great for families...not a crazy touristy beach. Our kids love it, and we feel comfortable letting them run all over the sand there. 82 degrees in October, and it was windy that day...just perfect. Enjoy!

September Random Photos

Caitlin and Grandma having a tea party

Love this picture of them!

Washing Daddy...errr...I mean dishes with Daddy

Such a happy boy, showing off his bear, Radar

GO BULLS GO!

Caitlin attended her very first USF Bulls Game, Mommy's Alma Mater!

Caitlin and Mommy

Caitlin and Daddy

Our Silly Girl

Our silly boy

My Very First 5K

I was walking around my neighborhood one day and my neighbor stopped me, and we started chatting. She mentioned that I should do this 5K run through the zoo...and that it might be fun. I thought, 'hey, I could do that!' so, I started training and on August 27, 2011, I ran the 5K through Lowry Park Zoo. It was so much fun...and in February, my friend Ashley and I will be running the Disney 5K! YEAH!

Nancy's Visit: August 2011

My sister came to visit last month, and we had a blast. Of course, being sisters, near the end of the visit, I thought...wow...she has been here a long time...and then once she left, I thought...She wasn't here NEARLY LONG ENOUGH! Ha, oh sisters! Well, I miss her terribly and wish she could come back NOW. Here's some pictures from our visit. We pretty much hung around the house and played with kids her entire visit. However, we did manage to get in a visit to Downtown Disney. :)

Disney...Again!

Roger's parents were in town the last weekend of July, and we decided to take a trip to Disney World. They hadn't been since 1988, so they were definitely ready to see Disney through Caitlin and Jake's eyes! It was a great trip...and Caitlin quickly roped Grandpap Haney into buying her a balloon within the first 10 minutes after walking through the gates. :) We had a great time during their visit...and even managed to get a trip to Clearwater beach in for some play time and a sunset. A super fun time, as always!

Meeting Mickey and Minnie

Waiting for Daisy

Family Shot

Ready to go home

Still smiling after a long, hot day

G&G Haney with Kiddos

Haney Family at Disney

Haneys and Sivulas at the beach

Caitlin having fun

TWINS...almost! :)

Me and my Momma!

Little Bug

The Haneys at the Beach

NKOTBSB...and an AMAZING weekend with a Forever Friend

Life is funny...you are in grade school, longing to grow up and not have to be a little kid anymore. Then, once you get older, and work in the real world, and start dealing with adult responsibilities, you long to be a kid again. Well, for one night, I felt like a kid again. All that was missing was my Joey-Joe t-shirt, and my Dad driving me, my sister and my cousin to our first New Kids on the Block concert. Fast forward 21 years, and it is me, driving my friend Catie and I to Orlando, and seeing New Kids on the Block in concert...and what a night it was. We had a wonderful afternoon, just walking around the Millenia Mall, eating a KID FREE DINNER at P.F. Changs (man, I forgot what that was like), and then heading to the show. I loved every minute of it. Sure, I missed Roger and the kids...but the day away was amazing.

Catie and I sang along to every word and danced in the aisles. NKOTB was wonderful...BSB was good...but the PENTULTIMATE was when Boyz II Men were the surprise guests near the end of the show. AMAZING...it was at that point, I felt my voice go...and Joe McIntyre's 'Please Don't Go Girl' before it, might have had something to do with it as well. :)

Thank you to my life-long friend Catie, who is truly a blessing in my life...and one of the greatest people that I have ever known...it was a night/weekend I will never forget. And our 31 year-old selves, were BEAT on Saturday and Sunday, just trying to recouperate. :) Love you, Catie!! <3

LOVE this girl!

NKOTB

Boyz II Men

The weekend would NOT be complete without our TShirts...

...and BIG BUTTON!