Magic Kingdom

I'm still fighting with an ear infection.  I was back to the doctor today.  Another Z-Pack.  Hope this one clears it up!

Good news...I got an "all clear" report on the irregular mole that was taken off my back last week.  I will have my stitches out next week and be done with it!  So thankful it was good news.

My great nephew, Duncan, turned a year old on Sunday.  That year flew by!  Courtney and Matt hosted a fun 1st birthday party for him on Saturday in Tuscaloosa.  I'll post those pictures when I finish the recap of Disney.

On to Disney...we spent our first day in Magic Kingdom.  We had our Magic Bands on and fast passes booked and we were ready to go!  Doug, Ben and Cameron were orange, Harrison gray and I was pink.  These bands were so handy to get into our hotel room, scanning for the dining plan, fast passes and charging anything we bought to our room.

The weather was dreary at first and we even had a bit of rain, but nothing to deter us and it cleared up later in the day.  I bought the Disney Memory Maker package so we had a lot of pictures taken as a group.

I had bought these matching shirts when Doug and I were in Orlando in January.  Everyone wore them without too much complaint!  The '28 stands for the year Mickey Mouse was created.

Our first ride was Big Thunder Mountain.  This was a favorite to ours when we were at Disney 30 years ago.

Still a fun ride!

Then Splash Mountain.  Good thing I packed those ponchos!

The boys rode the Tea Cup ride.  They are in the green cup.  Spinning like that makes us old people dizzy!

The boys also rode the Magic Carpet ride where the camel spits water at the riders.

We rode Space Mountain.

Super fun roller coaster!  You know it's gonna be intense when they ask you to take your glasses off!

Another fun roller coaster was Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, or as Harrison called it "Seven Dorks."

Loved that one too!

We had to ride the carousel.  It's a classic!

And a fun Buzz Light Year's ride where you shoot at targets.

That look of concentration on everybody's face!

We also rode It's a Small World which, of course, is one of my favorites!  Pirates of the Caribbean was down for renovation.  That's another favorite and we were disappointed that it was closed.

It between the rides we had time for lots of food and snacks like donuts and ice cream.  With the dining plan it seemed we had way more food than we could possibly eat!

So many good snacks at Disney!

The boys ended the day with tubs of popcorn to take back to the hotel to snack on.

We left the park shortly after dinner because the evenings got quite cool and we were all worn out!

Magic Kingdom is everybody's favorite.  The boys especially love the rides.  The other parks don't have that many.  It was SUPER crowded since it was spring break for Mississippi, Texas and some of Florida.  Fortunately we had fast passes for three of the really busy rides but the wait times were always over 1-1/2 hours if you didn't have a fast pass.

So much fun and it was especially fun to enjoy it with the grandsons!

Hope you all have a Happy Easter.  I have the treats all ready for the kids.

Will they ever get too old for Easter treats?  Not if money is involved!

I will be having our family and Randy's family for dinner on Sunday.

Karen and I are leaving tomorrow to go to Atlanta to meet Amy and Hanna.  Hanna is playing volleyball in a tournament there.  We'll be coming home Saturday though so I won't miss Easter.  I'll post pictures of that too one of these days!

HE IS RISEN!

Back from Disney World!

We got back from Disney on Friday.  I came home with a cold which has resulted in an ear infection and cough.  Two shots and some meds later and I'm hoping to be well soon.  Now Doug has it!  Bummer!

The weather here has been quite chilly too.  We had some beautiful days before we left for Disney and that was enough to spoil us!

Doug and I had our "procedures" done at the dermatologist yesterday.  He has another scab on his nose, side of his face and check and I have six stitches in my back.  We were both dreading the procedures but they really weren't that bad.  Hoping for good results.

Okay, now Disney!

Ben, Cameron, Harrison and I left for Disney on Sunday, the 11th.  Doug was already in Bradenton, FL racing with D.W. so he was to join us later that day.  We stopped at the Florida Welcome Center, of course, to get our OJ and grapefruit juice.

Then back in the car.  They were getting excited the closer we got to Disney.  Harrison is holding some beef jerky in front of his mouth.  I don't know why...why do boys do anything they do??

We stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort on Disney property.  It is a huge property!  They text me our room number that afternoon so we were able to go directly to our room, no check in, and use our magic bands to get into the room.

One of the pools was very close to our room.

We all stayed in one room.

But the cabinet above the green bench pulled down and there was another twin bed there.  That was Harrison's bed.

After unloading our stuff, we took the Disney bus transportation to Disney Springs for dinner.

We ate at the T-Rex restaurant.

There was a lot going on in that restaurant but the food was good and the boys loved it.

We walked around Disney Springs.  It is an interesting place with lots of upscale shops and restaurants.  Something for everybody and it's free to enter.  You don't have to have a Disney pass.

We boarded the bus and headed back to the hotel.  We were all tired from a very long day.

Doug arrived shortly after we returned from Disney Springs.

We were ready for our first day at Magic Kingdom the next day!

Getting ready for DisneyWorld!

Things continue to be quiet around here.  The days have been warming up (except today!) and I've been working out in the yard a lot, mostly trimming and cleaning up.  Lots of sticks to pick up after the winter.  Things are just popping out all over!  Mississippi is especially pretty in the spring.

I took this yesterday.  The Bradford pear tree is all in bloom.  We only have one Bradford pear tree but when you see a bunch of them together, it's just beautiful!

I told you in an earlier post that I was going to try yoga.  I went to the first class and enjoyed it but I was very nauseated by the end of the class.  I asked the teacher if this was normal but she didn't think it was.  I got home and before I got into the house, I was throwing up.  That was strange but I went again the next week.  I was nauseated at the end of the class but no throwing up.  Again, how strange!  I was picking up sticks last week, doing a lot of bending over, and got very nauseated.  I guess it's the bending over that is causing the nausea.  I'm going to skip yoga and have started walking on my treadmill every day.  It's probably not as good for me but I don't like the nausea.  This is probably more info than you want to hear!

Doug and I went to the dermatologist last week.  Both of us have spots to be concerned about so we will be going back in a couple of weeks to have some procedures done.  Doug has some spots on his nose and temple and I have an irregular mole on my back which was a concern.  I would encourage all of you "of a certain age" to have a full body scan.  I couldn't even see the mole on my back and Doug had never noticed it.  Thankfully they aren't serious, at least not at this point, but you just can't be too careful!

This cute picture popped up on my Facebook page yesterday.

This was 7 years ago.  How cute those little boys were and still are!

We are leaving Sunday with them heading to Disney World.  Ben and Doug are going too.  The boys are so excited and we are too!  Doug left today heading to Bradenton to help D.W. race.  He will meet us in Orlando on Sunday.  We will be at the parks Monday through Thursday, returning home on Friday.  We haven't been to Disney in over 25 years...since the kids were young.  All you had to do then was buy a ticket and go in.  My how things have changed!  There's Magic Bands, Fast Passes to schedule, dining plans to work out, and photo plans to consider.  It's overwhelming!!  At any rate, we're going to do what we can and we'll just have to go back to do the rest.  It's spring break for the kids next week.  We are staying at the Caribbean Resort on the Disney property so if we get tired, we can always go back to our room and rest for a while!  Prayers for safe travels appreciated!

I'll post an update when we return!

Not too much going on...

But I'll give you a little recap of a few things.

We went to see the Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs play on a Sunday a couple of weeks ago.  They've had a 30-0 season and are SEC champs.  We are looking forward to them going to the championship games.  It was an exciting game and so fun to be at the Hump!

There were just a few people there!  Some people had been waiting in line for hours!  We had the cheap seats ($5) which were first come/first serve.  We still had pretty good seats.  They opened the doors an hour and a half before tipoff.

The seats with the pink pom-poms are the reserved seats.  It was a breast cancer awareness game and the Lady Bulldogs were dressed in pink uniforms.  That was kind of strange.

Here's our group, minus Sharon.  Jack drove Alice Faye's new mini van so we could all go together.  We knew the people behind us, that's why they are posing too.

Cameron had his last basketball game on Saturday morning.  They came away with a really good season too.  They have a female coach, who is really a good coach, but she couldn't be there at the start of the game so Ben was the coach.

They always have a devotion at halftime.  The other coach is the pastor of the church we were playing so he did the devotional.

Here's the team.  One of the boys is 6' tall and is our star rebounder!

Here's Cam and Coach after the game.

They had to leave after the game and go directly to a baseball cookout.  They go from one sport to the next!

We've had a lot of rain here recently and some gorgeous warm days.  Things are popping out all over.

The clematis is getting green and lots of buds on it. 

The Bradford pear tree is bloomed out too.

I know it's not spring and I sure hope we don't get a really cold spell or freezing temp that kills the buds!!  It's cold one day and warm the next!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you are having a great Valentine's Day!  It's a cold and gray day here but we have no plans so it's nice to just be inside.

We celebrated Sam's 17th birthday last night with steaks at Heather's house.  His birthday is actually today.  He doesn't like a lot of attention and certainly doesn't like pictures so this is the only one we got, taken by his aunt Laura.

His request was for a caramel cake which is white cake with caramel frosting.  It's so good!

We got our wrist bands for our Disney World trip next month.  Getting excited and I know the boys are too!

Heather sent me this picture of our future driver!  Her birthday isn't until June when she can get her permit but they were practicing on a church parking lot nearby.

It's a scary thought!

Happy birthday to my great nephew Ethan in Colorado Springs.  I know he's enjoying celebrations today!

Hope you all are having a sweet day!

Our trip to Orlando

Another week has gone by.  I am really having a hard time sitting down to blog!

I started a yoga class last Monday and went again today.  I'm not sure I'm going to like this or stick with it but we'll see.  Any of you had any yoga experience?

Harrison and Cameron both had the flu last week and were home from school all week.  Emma Taylor is sick this week.  It's really going around in the schools here.  Sure wish everyone could get well and stay well!  Thankfully Doug and I haven't gotten it.

We took a nice trip to Orlando in January.  We had a week at our condo and it was use it or lose it so off we went.  It was mostly a week of relaxing and enjoying the beautiful weather, which was just what we wanted after the hectic December.

The condo was really beautiful.

And the weather was so pleasant...in the 70s every day.

We spent one day at the Mecum Auction.  Before you get real excited, it's a car auction and we were just lookers!

Lots and lots of old cars.  Doug kinda liked this one.

Also some very unusual cars.

I don't even know what it is!

There were food trucks set up under a huge tent.

Even a crepe truck!  I had one for dessert.

We spent another day at Disney Springs.  It's part of Disney but doesn't cost anything to get in.  It's mostly shops and restaurants.

We decided on a burger for lunch.

It was huge.  We should have split it!

We saw a bunch of these Minnie Mouse cards in the parking lot as we left.

I think it would be fun to drive around in one of those!

Another day we drove around the town of Celebration.  It's a master-planned community not far from Disney World.  I loved the beautiful homes that lined the streets and the unusual architecture in the downtown area.

This used to be an old movie theater but is now offices and an ice cream parlor.  Very art deco.

We had dinner in Celebration that evening at a restaurant that was recommended to us.

We split a seafood platter which was delicious!

Then we walked to a little bakery and got one macaroon.

I love those things!

We were looking for a good breakfast place one morning and I came across Holler and Dash.  The name itself was intriguing!

It was not what we expected, but these biscuit beignets were so good with a coffee dipping sauce.  Holy cow!

I guess it looks like we did a lot of eating that week!