MGM...oh wait it's Hollywood Studios now...is a bust!

We spent a VERY boring Sunday at Hollywood Studios out at Disney. I thought it would be fun, but it was SUPER boring. I've come to the conclusion that you have to be 1. a Star Wars geek or 2. a movie geek in order to enjoy this park. I do not fall into any of those categories, so it was a bust for me. My nerdy Star Wars fan hubby was into it, but Y-A-W-N. It's also not the best place to take the kiddies. Pres was terrified at all of the loud noises and dark rides, so it's a definite thumbs down for family fun. Epcot, Magic Kingdom, and Animal Kingdom are much, much, did I mention much better!!!!



















Pres did have a good time at the Toy Story arcade. He walked right in and ran to the dance machine, climbed on and began to dance! It was hilarious because Pete and I are looking at each other like, "did you show him this?!" He bopped up and down and clapped is hands for the whole world to see. I have a video, but it is dark. Hopefully you can see a little!

Tropical Storm Fay can't keep us down!

Pres has been cooped up inside for a few days and is going stir crazy. Little boys need to RUN and RUN some more. Today there was no thunder or lightening, so I decided to just let him go...he hesitated at first, but then he went and didn't look back!






He was so excited when I opened the door, he gave me this look as if to say, "Are you serious?!"



It didn't take him long to find a puddle...as if the downpour wasn't going to get him wet enough, he had to play in the one puddle!



Look Mom, I'm all wet!




He was spinning around and clapping his hands!











Time to come in! The rain was coming down harder and he wasn't too fond of that!

Let the countdown begin...

We are in the final time for sunny Florida! In January Pete, followed shortly by Pres and I will be headed to Fort Rucker, Alabama! For those of you who don't know, Pete has been selected for flight school and will be heading out to first become a Warrant Officer, and then go straight in to flight school. I am so excited for him and proud that he was able to do this. He is ecstatic about fulfilling a dream of flying!

We received this flyer the other day in Pete's military email, and it is starting to make it all seem so close!



















I've started the application process to live on post (we do not want to buy out there and there isn't too much available to rent). The people there have been very helpful and have given me some very good information as the reserves tend to drag their feet on making sure the soldiers have their orders in advance.

We will be there for 18 months and who knows what will happen after that. I have found a wonderful preschool for Pres (on the recommendation of some ladies who are out there...gotta love the Army info line aka the wives!) so that he can make friends and I will have time to devote to the business and school myself while Pete is busy with school.

Please join us in prayer for this life changing move! We want everything here in Florida to be settled before we move.

Disney Trip # 2

So...we did it, we finally took the plunge and bought season tickets to Disney. This allows us to go to all 4 parks whenever we want, with the exception of a few blackout dates. The blackout dates are holidays, and Pete and I will be in AZ for Christmas and AL for spring break, so it works out well. Pres LOVES the parks and is so good, that I spend the whole time pinching myself that I can have this much fun with a 14 month old!!!! Here are two pics from yesterday, or as I like to call it after a week of being stuck at home with a sick, cranky baby...FREEDOM DAY!!!! I'm sure you will all be soon sick of all of the Disney pics, but I can't help myself...despite being from Orlando, I LOVE THAT SILLY RAT MICKEY!!!!

A shoe...in the dishwasher...I wonder how that happened?!

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Why are you lurking around the dishwasher Pres?????


Wait a minute...why do I see daddy's tennis shoe in the middle of the doorway?








I should probably check out the dishwasher don't ya think?!




















Yep...there it is, daddy's shoe, I guess you thought it was dirty and needed to be clean!












P.S. Please disregard the fact that I do not "pre-wash" the dishes...that's what a dishwasher is for...right?!

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"Hat, hat, hatttttttt"

Pres is obsessed with hats. Any style, size, or color and he's excitedly pointing and screaming the word "HAT"! I'm not sure where or how this obsession started, it is one of his vocab words that we work on, but he doesn't jump up and down when he sees a dog which is another of his vocab words!

We have two places in our house that we keep hats...or should I say, I have ONE designated place, and Pete insists on putting them in the doorway.



This is where I want the hats to go...out of view and in our bedroom.











This is where Pete puts his hat...on my pretty entry way decoration and usually just throws it on the table with all of his junk (that's a whole different post!)













We can't walk by either one of those places without have to let Pres grab a hat off. He then puts it on, and runs to a mirror to see it on himself. Once he's oohed and aahed over himself for a sufficient amount of time, he then wants to put the hat on and off of your head-over and over and over and over...did I mention over and over again?!

I caught some sweet pics of Pete and Pres having fun with the hats. These are Pete with the hats.


Gotta love the cheerios on the ottoman and floor!















Here's some fun mirror time with them and the hats...Pres conned Daddy into carrying him in front of a mirror and putting on silly hats! Notice the look on his face as he is checking himself out in the mirror-it's too funny the appreciation you can see in his eyes!