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Disney day 2

November 13, 2019

Our second day at Disney brought the best treat – a VIP tour guide!! We had a tour guide taking us around Hollywood Studios for the day and getting us onto any ride we wanted with no line! Yes, it was just as awesome as it sounds!!

Ready for a fun day!

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Our tour guide, Carey, picked us up and took us to the back entrance to Hollywood Studios where we were greeted by snacks! Can’t beat that!

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We then got to do it all that day. We rode Tower of Terror and Rock n Roller Coaster over and over and over again! We went on all the rides in Toy Story Land and even got to walk onto the brand new ride in Star Wars land! So so awesome!!

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toy story

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tower of terror

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The kids also got to do Jedi Training!

jedi training

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jedi training

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Plus we got to meet Chewie and Darth Vader. Samantha was not a fan!

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darth vader

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After an early dinner at Prime Time Cafe we were worn out and happy after a fun day!

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More fun ahead!

Disney!

November 12, 2019

In October, we all took a little trip down to Orlando for several days of Disney fun to celebrate Spencer’s birthday! With many thanks to GJ and Daddo, we had some excellent perks and probably one of the very best trips ever! We flew down on Thursday morning and we were ready to go…

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That afternoon we went into the park for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. It’s fun because they have trick-or-treating stations setup all over the parks and the crowds are smaller so you can ride more rides. Plus, lots of people dress up and the people watching is prime time!! ha!

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Before we had left, I had measured Samantha and knew she was about 2 inches shy of being 44 inches…44 inches gets you on Space Mountain, Everest, and Avatar Flight of Passage. Knowing my daredevil roller coaster rider, I knew she’d be so disappointed if she barely missed the height cut off. So, I went out and found the tallest tennis shoes I could find – some Nike Air Max – and then also added a few Dr. Scholl’s gel inserts to the inside! She might have been walking on stilettos but…

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She made it on Space Mountain! Woohoo! They measured her twice and she passed easily both times! Hooray!

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Needless to say, she loved it! It was the boys first time to ride it too and it was a hit all around! We continued the day with as many of the good rides as we could get on including The Haunted Mansion, Barnstormer, and Big Thunder Mountain.

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We stuck around for the parade and fireworks.

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A great start to a great trip!

Art on display

November 11, 2019

Maxwell’s art was chosen to be displayed at the bank for the month! His work has been displayed before and it’s always an honor!

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His piece is the one on the top row above his head – the black and white one with the reddish background. So cool!

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Also, happy Veteran’s Day. The kids are kind of dressed in red, white and blue so that seem appropriate!

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So proud of my artist!

School Photos

November 8, 2019

Nothing better than school picture day!! I just love comparing all the years. Starting with Maxwell…

2011 in the nursery…

2011

2012 in Older Toddlers…

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2013 in the Twos…

2013

2014 in the Threes (good hair day! ha!)…

2014 school photo

2015 in the Fours (this one was a winner!)…

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2016 in Kindergarten…

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2017 in 1st Grade…

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2018 in 2nd Grade…

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and now in 3rd grade!

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On to Spencer…

He started off strong in 2013 in the nursery….

2012 school photo

Then we didn’t get one from Older Toddlers in 2014 because he wouldn’t sit for the photographer. Yep, his teacher said he just wouldn’t do it. Oh well.

2015 in the Twos (such a cheerful smile)…

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