Golden Spike National Monument - Fun Outing!

We decided to go on a fun family outing to the Golden Spike National Monument. It was so fun! The boys really enjoyed the steam locomotives! This is where the west and the east train lines met. I love family outings! We had such a blast this day!

Happy Birthday to my Sweet Bryce

I can barely believe my baby is 5 and entering kindergarten. Where have the year gone? I'm so grateful to have this little boy in my life! He is so sweet, funny, handsome and smart! I can't imagine life without him! He was so excited to celebrate his birthday. We had some friends over this year. Last year that was not possible. Friends and Family who couldn't be here all called and wished him a happy birthday which he thought was really neat! I hope he grows up knowing how much his father and I love and appreciate him!

Team Revolution and Team Rapids

We enrolled Bryce (and Ian) in soccer. The idea was that it would provide them with the opportunity to get out and interact with other kids and also help them burn off some excess energy. Well Bryce does very well during warm up and individual practice, in other words when everyone has their own soccer ball. The problems start when there is one ball for the entire team. Bryce doesn't grasp the concept of go after the ball with you team mates. He will actually stand in the middle of the field crying because " They took the ball from me! " LOL! Last Saturday at an actual game, he laid down in the middle of the field while his team and the other nearly trampled him. After the game, I told him that for everytime he goes after the ball and his foot makes contact, I would give him a quarter. I'm not sure if bribery will work. We'll see! In his defense, he is the youngest kid on his team, just barely 5. Maybe he'll get better as the season progresses and there is always next year.

Ian is with the 3-4 year olds and they don't play games. They just have practices. Well it's like yanking out teeth with a wet tissue to get him to partipate. He cries if I'm not on the field with him and even when I'm with him he doesn't want to do anything. Usually, I can get him to play and practice, but heaven help if anyone should look at him let alone talk to him. Crazy kid!!!! I don't have any pictures of him yet because well it's kind of hard to take pictures when you also have to be in them! LOL!

Yet more photos....

The boys getting excited to meet Mickey and Minnie. They visited the boys at GKTW. So FUN!

Bryce giving Minnie a smooch.

Horse back riding at GKTW. Spencer going on his first ride!

Ian giving a thumbs up for horse back riding.

Bryce giving the thumbs up for horse back riding. I wish you all could hear the boys gleeful giggles as they had their turn riding the horse. Incredibly cute!

More Photos of our Florida Adventures

Sorry the pic isn't that good...it was a dinosaur themed restaurant we ate at when we visited Downtown Disney. The atmosphere was excellent, but sadly the food was over priced and NOT that good. Anyhow, it's supposed to be a pic of Ian and Mike with a Dinosaur in the background.

Ian and Bryce meeting Spiderman. Ian is crazy about spiderman.

Mr Incredible! Another of the boys favorites. We found him at Magic Kingdom during one of the many parades. Too bad the strange kid is in the pic...we got there first and this kid couldn't wait I guess....

Bryce and Ian riding the train at Give Kids the World. They loved it and would have gone on train rides all day to the exclusion of meals and other activities.

Mike and Bryce riding the Carousel at Give Kids the World.

Sea World and the Boys Souvenirs

Shamu at Sea World

Mike and the boys at Sea World

Spencer with his toys

Bryce with his toys

Ian with his toys

More Make a Wish Photos

At Give Kids the World you can schedule a story and tuck in with Mayor Clayton (a Bunny). It was so FUN!!!!!!!! The boys loved it!

He sat with them, played a little and pretty much got them all riled up. LOL!

Spencer absolutely adored him!

Epcot. We spent lots of money here! The boys made away like bandits. This is where they met Stich. Fun day!

First day in Florida. We decided to start off our trip with the Magic Kingdom. For a Tuesday, it was packed! It was also very hot and humid!

GKTW and Diego and Dora

At Give Kids the World, characters from the different parks come to the village and take pictures with the wish kids. The first day there, we met Diego and Dora.

Ian and Diego

Bryce and Dora

Our Villa at GKTW. It looked like Seuss land to us. Just across from us was a Candy Land themed park.

Make A Wish - Disney World - GKTW

We're back! I can hardly believe we just spent a week in Florida. We had such a blast! We are already looking forward to taking the boys back some day. We were able to visit the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney Hollywood Studios, Downtown Disney, Sea World, & Universal Studios - Island of Adventures. We stayed at GIVE KIDS THE WORLD VILLAGE and enjoyed a TON of fun activities there. It was so fun to see the boys excitement at meeting some of their favorite characters and going on rides! We are so grateful to Make A Wish. Without the generosity of the many people, and businesses that donate to this amazing organization, we would not have had this wonderful experience!