Disney World, August 2009

For seven days, the five of us went down to Disney World. We had a blast! We stayed at the Beach Club which was great and since it was only 200 yds. from the entrance of Epcot, which was super convenient.

One of our highlights that week was watching Anna see Minnie Mouse for the first time. She was so excited, she could hardly stand it! As you can see from the pics, Sarah & Jack were good sports and weren't too cool to pose with Mickey and the gang.

Of course we had to hit the Hoop De Doo Revue for dinner one night. Steve & I spent the whole night cracking up at Sarah & Jack cracking up at the show - they were too cute!

When Steve told me he wanted to go to Germany for Oktoberfest this year, I don't think he meant the one in Disney...

But if you know my hubby, he made the best of it:)

Some of our favorite attractions were the Nemo & friends at Epcot and Jack's favorite from last time: the Buzz Light Year ride.

I know she's young, but she's quite the driver! :)

Steve giving his best...

Mr. Cool:

The token castle pose:

What a great week! I know its cliche - but really, how awesome is Disney?!

Summer 2009

Wow, sorry we haven't posted anything for 3 months, now...it's been a busy summer! We started off our summer with the kids & I going back with my older sister 10 days before Steve, so that we could squeeze in a visit to my younger sister in NC and get a couple extra days with family and friends.
Steve of course partied like a rock star for those 10 days. As a lot of families leave before their hubby (to gain extra vacation days), Steve hung out with other 'once-a-year-bachelors'. I had visions of them sitting around eating cereal in their boxers, lamenting how much they missed their wives and children.....yeah, right. The guys would take turns having dinner and would even be organized enough to buy tenderloin from the local butcher, marinate it and grill it....all this with pants on, no doubt! And I'm pretty sure the wives and children never came up in conversation. :)

The first full day back in the States, we went to the zoo. It was such a gorgeous day and helped us all get on track with the time change.

The kids and I had a great time visiting my sister and her family down south. Of course, Grandma cooked for everyone while the kids played, played and played! For the majority of our time in the states, we would travel back and forth from PA to NJ to visit friends and family.

Here are our monkeys proudly showing off their monkey bread:

Anna trying to keep up with her big girl cousins:

All the cousins on Grandmom's porch stairs:

We were able to catch a Phillies game with Joe, Val & Missy:

Joseph, Sarah, Jack & Tony running the bases after the game - very cool!

Anna showing Pop-Pop one of her new moves on the dance floor:

It was a great summer and we're already looking forward to next year!