Disneyworld

Yes, we're vacation junkies. And when we noticed an AMAZING incentive from Disney to get a free meal plan PLUS we had enough Southwest credits to fly our kids for free - we decided to splurge and just do it. We invited Grandma and Grandpa to come and they said "OF COURSE!" It was a MAGICAL week for all of us. Even as were returned home - we were ready to go again. You know how sometimes you need a vacation after the vacation - well, Disney is AWESOME. We wanted the week to keep going! Here are some fun pics to relive the magic in no particular order.

boys will be boys - we found lizards and snakes while waiting in lines and next to buildings!

We celebrated Hunter's 8th birthday while we were there. Grandma is AMAZING and somehow she found a cupcake, candle, and a lighter to celebrate the end of the day. She even got the crowd to sing for him as we waited for the fireworks to start!

The only picture of the whole troop together!
Danny LOVED these pretend guns on the Tom Sawyer island. I think he could have stayed a few more hours there.

Best buddies.

"World Record: 20 straws in a milk shake!"

At Epcot, the boys got to make masks. I love seeing their age in just their coloring - so cute.

I think this is my favorite picture from the week.

Danny was MESMERIZED with the characters. What a fun age to be there!

It was HOT and HUMID. We found a splash pad to cool off in while the big boys did big rides. Can you hear me saying "Danny, not in your mouth!"

Thanks for going wish us Grandma and Grandpa! We'd do it again in a heartbeat!

Family Reunion

At the end of August, we had a family reunion with the Hunter side of the family. Not everyone could come, but those of there definitely made a few memories to keep us chuckling for years to come.


I tried to make this picture bigger - I'm obviously not so great at editing pictures.
4 Generations - Julia, Chanin, Grandma, and Cheryl

Cheryl organized "olympic" events for the whole family. This was one of my favorite pics - you should have seen Sheldon doing high hurdles!



Another favorite - the challenge was to do Trekie fingers - notice that grandma does it just fine. Shayne had a tough time with this challenge. hee, hee

We were under the impression it was going to be a big cabin for everyone to sleep in - well, it was a BIG ROOM with LOTS OF BEDS. There were quite a few families with small kids who didn't sleep so well in strange places. In the end, there wasn't much sleep happening around here. We could hear other people upstairs perfectly fine though - maybe honeymooners??

If you want to hear another good story about a 90+ year old woman and her son-in-law trying to climb over her bed to get to the bathroom - just ask. ahhhhh, sweet memories.
Did you know there was a huge waterfall in Idaho? I didn't! It was BEAUTIFUL!

It's a rare moment to get a smile from Cole! So sweet!

This little dude kept everyone entertained. Seriously - he is the life of the party everywhere we go.