we were having so much fun in florida that i could not update the blog.
and we did not even make it to....
disney world
(gasp...i know, the horror! seven kids and no one complained though!)
we had a ball with our friends---don't you just love having peeps who are just chill???
the kids were even crying when it was time to go because they will miss each other. (awwwww)
so what DID we do...hung out at the pool, went to epcot (ate our way through it--btw, epcot gets such a bad rap because it's not "real" disney---but it was da bomb!), hung out a fun spot (the go carts rocked in a big way) and then went to island of adventure (i will NEVER ever again go on the hulk roller coaster---i mean, seriously, after a certain age mini skirts, two piece bikinis and roller coaster riding need to go bye bye)
then we left and headed to atlanta (my home away from home). we got to see my aunt and uncle again (yippeee), eat at papadeaux (yes, food again) and spend an afternoon with the petersons (Yay!!!!! why did colby cry all the way back to the rv when he left zach????? like we were separating him from his soul mate. ok...another thing i don't understand---for a full 24 hours we heard, "when are we going to see the petersons???? oh, the petersons, the petersons" (seriously, constantly--nonstop) then we pull up to their house and the kids are like, "their house, their house!!!" THEN they bolt out of the car, see z-man and hannah and say"hey." with their arms crossed (i'm like--wh...what????)
one of the many blessings on this trip has been to see so many friends and family. (in addition to all the great comments left!) but all good things must come to an end. so today we start the long trek home (ok, actually bryant is READY to go home. he's like petal to the floor, let's get home!). i'm kind of bummed but ready to actually have to walk more than three steps to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
some pics of florida...
two reasons why i would heavily consider moving to chicago (yeah, ok--not really, but i love 'em like sisters...)
this lanyards were cute (and educational). the kids got to make them at different stops throughout epcot.
turkey legs...need we say more?????
we did not see our two eldest children all week. they hung out with the alamins the whole time. and it was nice because everyone had a friend to play with. we had to ask kai who her parents were....
the only afternoon it rained was when we were at epcot. the torrential downpour did not keep the girls from having fun. we ran from cover to cover....
rain, rain go away....
enough of epcot. fun at the fun spot...bryce was inspired by dale earnhardt...
look at kenny's face (hee hee). yes, we had to stop the ride and let her off...
bryce loved the plane ride...
and then on to....
the original rapper...dr. seuss was a bad dude!
so the kids decide to stand in a splash zone for one of the rides...colby was the smart one..
the girls and i soaked after a ride...
ok, enough with the water already....
i'm bummed--no pics from atlanta this time. but i am going to try to wake up with my camera tomorrow so i can do an album on a day in the life of trailer trash. feeling a little nostalgic about coming home...
written from the bustling metropolis of vicksburg, ms.