The Ultimate Summer Playdate

What do you get when you have... 

Sixty-something KIDS in their swimsuits,

Two swing sets,

a sand box, 

 several ride on toys,

UNLIMITED snow cones,

 

AND the BIGGEST inflatable water slide known to man?????

THE ULTIMATE PLAY DATE OF THE SUMMER!!!!

  Friday afternoon, our Sunday School class gathered at the home of our sweet friends, the Walfords, for what would go down in history as (according to my kids) the BEST get together in the whole entire universe!!

Needless to say, my kids had a blast...

 climbing, playing, and hanging with their friends.

And, yes... I had a pretty good time too;) 

The beginnings of a GREAT summer!

Summer is off to GREAT start over here!!! 

We are lovin' every minute and treasuring each moment!

So, what have we been up to this week? 

Well...so far...

We've had sleep overs with friends

Poolside picnics

Lots of swimming

Impromptu play dates with friends

Popcorn at the movies

Played a little baseball

with a little help from Daddy--of course

and enjoyed a good ole' game of  "Duck, Duck, Goose"

Yup, it's summer time and the livin' is easy!!!

Chocolate covered...

KIDS---that is!!

We painted with pudding last summer, and since then my kids have been begging to do it again. 

 So this morning, while it was still cool out, I grabbed some pudding, gathered up some paint brushes, and let them go to town.

 Sophie wasn't sure at first if this was art, or her mid-morning snack;)

 And even my too cool  boy wouldn't pass up an opportunity to get messy and have some silly fun!

 Sophie paints her nose!

 I'm still not sure who enjoyed this more...the big boys or the babies--lol

 Just being silly!

 Sophie and Hudson had fun painting each other! 

I'll have to remind them that this is the ONLY time painting each other is permissible!!!

 Nothin' sweeter that a few chocolate covered kids--

 It was quite messy, but nothin a garden hose and some soap couldn't handle!

 Getting clean was part of the fun too!

This will definitely be one of the ways we kick off the beginning of summer from now on. 

A total mess...YES, but what a blast!!! 

Disney Trip: day TWO!

Day two was definitely the most anticipated and the most exciting day of our trip!

 It was our DISNEY DAY!

The park opened at 8am and we were told to be there about a half hour early. That is when all the characters ride the train into Main Street and open the doors to the park for the day! 

This was something I knew the boy s(and I) would love to see!!

We parked our car and rode the ferry over to the park. This was the first time on our trip I was almost brought to tears. It may sound silly, but just anticipating the day ahead was so emotional for me. I have so many sweet memories of being at Disney growing up and I wanted to re-create some of those  same sweet "magical" moments for my boys!

We got there just in time to see the train pull into the station and the characters step out on to the platform! 

Shouts and cheers were shared by the crowd that gathered below! 

It truly was a "magical" moment.

My friend Juli, who is the ultimate Disney Pro, gave us an itinerary to follow for the day. This insured the fact that we would get to experience as much of the park as possible in just one day!

We followed our "schedule" and were pleasantly surprised at how little we had to wait in line, and  how much we actually got to do!

Dumbo was our very first ride of the day--MAGIC

(insert goosebumps and tears here)

Riding It's A Small World

(more goosebumps)

And the Tea Cups...another classic ride and YES, more goosebumps!

The boys and Shane are ready for Mickey's 3-D Philhar-magic.

Definitely one of our all-time favorites!!!

Riley LOVED driving the race-cars...

and Corban love touring The Swiss Family Robinson tree house!

Not only did we ride EVERY ride we wanted, but we also got to enjoy the parades. 

Before the parade started though, hula-hoops were passed out among the waiting crowd and an impromptu contest took place!

Riley met his all-time favorite character... Buzz Lightyear.

 And the boys hammed it up with Chip and Dale!

 Ri and Chip

We also met a scary pirate along the way...

 and one that wasn't so scary!

 Our day was indeed "magical"!!


A day that memories and sweet dreams are made off!!!!