Disney World Magic Kingdom

We spent a day at Disney World in Orlando.  Here Mathew and I are riding on Dumbo.

Michael giving it his all to pull the sword. :)

Matthew got to participate in a reenactment of "Beauty and the Beast".  He was Bell's father in jail.

We stood in a long line for "The Little Mermaid" ride, but I thought it was worth it.

Trying to be like "Gaston".

I had to carry Matthew up to meet Woody and Jesse.  He got a Woody hat while we were at Disney World, but then he also wanted a Jesse hat too. :)

My son likes to make the same expression in pictures.  See picture below....

Here are these two love birds in front of Cinderella's castle.

Disney World Hollywood Studios

We spent another day at Disney World.  Grandma Chism came along on our trip, and was a big help with the kids.  Matthew was quite excited to go on the Toy Story ride.

He loved being around all of his favorite characters from Toy Story.

He finally got to meet some of his idols, and he was a bit shy.

Here is Michael in front of one of his favorite rides (The Tower of Terror).

We're enjoying some relaxation while the kids play.

Discovery Cove

I just LOVE this sweet girl!

We spent a day at Discover Cove in Orlando.  The food was included in the price of admission, so here are Michael, Matthew and Grandma Chism enjoying their breakfast.

The boys ready to do some snorkeling!

Megan hanging out in the hammock.

This was new to her, she loved squishing the sand between her fingers and even giving it a little taste. :)

The snorkeling was so much fun, it was like swimming in the ocean with all the fish, sharks (behind glass), coral, and stingrays.

Here are some of the sharks.

Michael and I got to experience swimming with a dolphin.  It was a lot of fun, something I will never forget.

Christmas 2013

We had a good Christmas at home.  The kids didn't wake up until almost 6:30, and Matthew was excited to see what Santa brought him.  We didn't have Michael this year for Christmas, he was in Colorado.

Megan had a good 1st Christmas full of lots of interactive toys.

I think Matthew liked playing with Megan's toys more then his own. :)

His big present from Santa.

My little cutie pie.

The kids loved showing their Christmas presents to Grandpa and Grandma.

Shane put training wheels on one of Michael's old bikes.  This is the first time Matthew has had a bike where he uses pedals.  He's been riding a Strider bike for the past 2 years (it doesn't have pedals).

Lil' Miss Megan

Spending Fall Break in Utah...

The two kids and I went to visit my family in Utah for two weeks.  I braved the plane ride with two little ones, it really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.  Taking Matthew potty on the plane while holding Megan will always be memorable. 

We took Matthew to the Treehouse Museum on Ogden.

My little Rootin' Tootin' Cowboy.

He loved the trains the best, and could have spent the whole time in this one spot!

It's too bad my Dad didn't have a big smile like Miss Megan (tongue sticking out and all). :)

I rarely get to be apart of baptisms or most family functions because we live the farthest away.  It just so happened my niece Brianna was getting baptized when we were in Utah.  So it was nice to be a part of her special day and to be with family again.

Matthew couldn't get enough of playing with his cousins!

My brother Trent and his family came down from Idaho for the baptism, so we went swimming at their hotel with them.

Matthew loves his cousin Sam, and Sam has always been so good with Matthew.

This is his cousin Olivia.  These two got along really well, Matthew tends to play more with girls.  At least at school he does.

Matthew loved playing with his cousin Ethan too.

I was able meet up with my roommate KayLynn from college, back when we were going to Utah State.  We were roommates for 3+ years, and have stayed in touch.  We hadn't seen each other for 4 years.  It was good to catch up, and I know she loved teasing me again!!

We went to the Dinosaur Park in Ogden.

This was a cute picture of my Dad and Matthew.

Matthew got to go to a Halloween Carnival with some of his cousins!

I can't get enough of this cute little smile, sometimes a little mischievous.  We had a lot of fun in Utah, and I was glad my family got to meet Megan for the first time.  I appreciated my husband holding down the fort while I took a much needed break, needless to say he was glad to have us home.  We had some wonderful friends that helped out with Michael too, it was greatly appreciated!!