We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. ~ Walt Disney
Our family spent the last week of January in the two most opposite corners of the continental US: Florida and Washington. The kids and I caught a jet to Disney World Orlando to meet my mom, sister and her boys, while Steve jetted home for a visit with friends, work and family in Washington (STATE...as I have gotten used to saying here).
The kids were in heaven, playing with the cousins and visiting Disney and Universal's crazy amusement parks. Natalie said that the new Harry Potter ride was her favorite ride, while Sawyer enjoyed the more traditional Thunder Mountain Railroad. I have to agree with Natalie that Harry Potter's ride through Hogwarts and London was INSANE and worth the trip down there. Jenny (my sis) and I amused ourselves with our own Disney World Scavenger hunt which included the following:
1. Kids on leashes
2. Double-fisted sugar snacks
3. A parent couple fight
4. Winter Clothes on a sunny day
5. Sunburn
6. Inappropriate mid-riff baring princess dress (on a kid)
7. A mom in Micky ears
8. Anyone over 50 years old singing Mickey Mouse Club song (Nana got that one!)
9. A kid meltdown.
Sawyer decided to "learn to swim" and taught himself in 10 minutes of being in the pool (video to follow)...just keep in mind, he just put his face under water for the first time 2 weeks ago. Wow...I guess between Steve and I, we should expect this...
Sawyer teaches himself to swim!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w95CNADFzak&list=UUFVGvvufY9ImDKOldwx8fUw&index=1
Sawyer Swims Butterfly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsDjT49Czng
Steve enjoyed a visit home, with some home (fence) repair projects, cold frickin' weather, skiing and much needed time with incredible friends, and visits to his family near Olympia.
The trips were successful, memorable and reminded us how much we miss everyone...but the year is half over already and we will be heading home before we know it.
Here are some pics and videos of our fabulous weeks!
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| Patiently waiting for the plane to their week long adventure. |
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| A little different weather than DC....85 degrees in January? I'll take it. |
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| Happiest girl alive. |
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| Inseparable cousins. |
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| Jones girls on Tea Cups. |
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| Thanks for the awesome Christmas present, Nana! |
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| Magic Kingdom. |
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| Popsicles at Animal Kingdom and Mt. Everest. |
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| Trams are fun. |
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| Epcot kids. |
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| Entering into our fancy Moroccan restaurant for a memorable meal at Epcot's Moroccan Village. |
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| The whole crew. |
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| My favorite picture of the trip. Reid and Charlie's faces are priceless...The belly dancer made them so uncomfortable! |
Natalie and Nana learn to Belly Dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84RxP1rte_M&list=UUFVGvvufY9ImDKOldwx8fUw
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| Norwegian Village |
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| Exploring our Scandinavian roots. |
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| Trying to be artistic at the Epcot ball. |
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| Hot chicks in 3D glasses. |
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| Yup, that's me on stage in front of thousands of people. I got to be an extra in the Indiana Jones Stunt Show at Hollywood Studios...the kids think I'm famous now, so it was worth it. (Except having Harrison Ford there would have made it a tad sweeter) |
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| Thunder Mountain Railroad. |
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| Natalie post-Space Mountain ride...ugh. |
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| Hogwarts! |
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| Butterbeer...um, yum! |
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| Wizardly World of Harry Potter |
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| This was seriously amazing. |
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| Hailey liked the treats we sent home with Steve. |
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| Chad and Steve got to play in the snow. |
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| One thing we don't miss about Bellingham. |
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| Steve also got to play with Sam and Nate Laas! |
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| Fence Fixed! We kind of forgot about the stress of home ownership living in this apartment with people will fix stuff for us...:) |
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| Steve got to watch his nephews Tristan and Brady's swim lessons too. |
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