Next part in Florida trip

So since today is a day to reminisce about what warm weather actually feels like, I will attempt to blog about our second last day in Florida. Let me tell you about today. The weather fairies have something against me having time out on the town by myself. This is the second time in 2 weeks that I have had to cancle my evening plans because of the stinkin weather. Stupid snow storm. I officially declare that I WILL be a snowbird when I am legally able to be one. I did attempt to take Kylie to swimming lessons and we made it there and back with no disasters, but when the truck drivers are even saying they won't drive the highways....I guess I won't attempt it with my minivan! It's actually not too icy, it's just super windy so there are drifts across the road that are hard to plow through, and some places it's hard to tell where the road ends and the ditch begins!! I didn't see 1 single snowplow when I was out. Talk about disappointing! This is NOVEMBER people, and we live in CANADA!!! Oh and I had a little transmission fluid explosion the other day too so now we have to put MORE money into the van. The $3000 we put into it last month wasn't enough I guess. Grrr.....So....I digress...

LEGOLAND! The perfect place for your 2-77 year old. Actually there wasn't too many rides for the 2 year old so she got to hang out with her grandmas more often then not.

An early start so we can get to the park before it opens.

Chelsea was terrified of Mr. legoman. That's why she's missing!!Grandma had a thing for the plumber. Hahaha.
Abby trying to figure out where we are and where we go to next!Steve took about 6 million pictures of this ride for some reason! HA! I narrowed it down to 2.Yes all these things are made out of lego! AMAZING!Abby and me trying not to get too wet!! The other girls wanted to go on the roller coaster but Abby didn't so we went on this instead.

Driving school Thanks for the drinks grandma! They were badly needed! A good bandaid too for a sore elbow!

Lego men ski show You pull yourself up by the rope to get to the top. Not as hard as it sound apparently.

So that was legoland! Another great experience that the kids still talk lots about, and a place that will definately be on the list to go back to. They were only open 10-5 but they stayed open an hour later because it was so busy. You really do need 2 days to do everything.

Next on the list - a short visit to Chris and Michelle's pool.

Coming soon - skating party and Chelsea on skates for the first time.

Stay tuned.

Love you all,

Jen

PART 5?? I've lost track

I've actually lost track of my brain. AGAIN!! I think it is still on holidays. All day I thought it was Monday. Turns out it's actually Tuesday! Then I forgot Hayley's music again for piano so Steve had to run it to me on his way home from work (I don't claim responsibility to this as Hayley should look after her OWN music). I hate days like this. It seems they come more often now. It's hard getting old.

We also had to throw out most of the halloween candy and freeze the rest. Hayley reacts so badly to lots of sugar. So she is sick, has the runs, and her itchy torso rash is back. Happens every time there is a party or some occasion for an overload of sugar. She gets super dizzy too. She has been tested for diabetes but it was negative. Must just be sensitive. I'm trying us all on a low g.i. diet to see if it helps. So far it's pretty easy as the kids love salad, fruits, and veggies, and water. It's probably hardest for me, the sweet tooth!

So here is our piratess, Dr. Campbell, hippy chick, and our little pumpkin. We did the acerage culdesac with the Howden kids and then headed home so it wasn't too late a night which was good. Kids had school today and it was hard getting them up but they went to bed easy! Chelsea is still doing great in her big girl bed. I didn't get up at all last night. I must say I am loving my big girl bed too. I can't believe that a person can actually wake up and feel awake in the morning!!


Here are our 4 'things' with the mother of all things in the middle. Heehee. I thought it was cute. Had to trim out my legs. My skirt had ridden up and it's way too short!! YIPES!
Saturday found us at the children's museum. A very cool place for little humans. They had a great time. Even Hayley was wanting to go back when we were finished.

Isn't the above a cool climbing structure?

Kylie LOVES big mascot type things. She hugs and hugs and hugs......

Playing goalie.

Discovered after this day that Abby, like her aunty Jessica, is allergic to face paint. OOPS!

So more great fun was had by all. I will have to save legoland for another day as I am ready for bed. Tomorrow is: Hayley to school, drop Kylie off at school, head to swimming lessons with Abby, pick Kylie up, do some banking for the preschool, eat lunch and try to get some laundry done! Hopefully my brain comes back from holidays.

part 4 - adult time

Okay so we survived halloween. Now to get rid of all this candy ASAP! I sent a bunch with Steve to leave at the office so it's out of my sight. The kids stuff we'll just have to tell them to go to town so it disappears real quick!





So thanks to mom and grandma and dad, Steve and I were able to take off for a few nights to Orlando for a date! In looking for a hotel I came across this deal through hotwire.com called the 'mystery hotel'. They guarantee a 4 star or greater hotel but they don't tell you which one until you pay. For $96 a night I was a little nervous. You can't even get a super 8 for that price. But I stepped out on a limb and booked it. We ended up at the Omni Orlando in Champions Gate. Talk about feeling out of place. When you are greeted by valet and men in tuxedos at the front door it's a little nervewracking for 2 country bumpkins. It was beautiful. Here are some pictures.





view out of our window.


LobbySteve :)

Looking out the back of the hotel towards the formal pool (in the distance)

Formal pool. Hmm..missed getting pictures of the lazy river and other pool. Then we went to downtown disney to the cirque du soleil. Another first cultural experience for us. After we wandered the streets of disney and then headed back to the hotel as we had to be up early to go to universal studios the next day. This dragon is made out of lego!

Ride #1 at universal, after which I was so motion sickness I had to buy pills to keep my breakfast down! Had to keep my eyes closed through the next ride, the coolest 3D spiderman one, so I didn't throw up. Grrrr. I never got sick on rides until I got old!

For those of you into the Harry Potter stuff, here is the castle. This was the busiest part of the whole park. Fortunately Steve and I could care less about HP and haven't read any of the books or anything so we avoided it.

And who can't help but think about their kids a little bit when they are apart. The kids would've had a blast here.

Back to downtown disney for supper at the world's biggest Planet Hollywood. 3 levels of restaurant and the best pulled pork sandwhich I have ever had.

The next morning was back to see the little humans and their grandparents. Don't go too far, it'll soon be time for halloween pictures and part 5......museum and LEGOLAND! Right now however, I must venture out in the chilly wind and clean out the van. It looks nasty, and since we will be living in it for the month of November trecking back and forth to swimming lessons, it would be nice if it were clean. And best do it before it snows or something crazy. Then we have supper and piano lessons and homework and all that fun stuff so we will have to hang out tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by.

Love Jen