Richard and Erica were kind enough to let us glom onto their trip to Disney World last month. They rented a super nice condo, and took great care of us at all the parks! We didn't have to even think about where to go or what to do next. They even took care of all the Fast Passes, and it seems like we never waited in line for more than 20min all week! Landon had so much fun playing with his cousins and riding on all the "big kid" rides!
Mom's Birthday Celebration
The kids got these from the balloon man at the restaurant. Landon cherished his for weeks and finally threw it away a couple days ago.
Epcot
Magic Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
After being forced to pose for pics all week this is what I had to choose from
The kids were SO GOOD! Landon was in heaven the whole time. He still talks about all the rides we got to go on. Sam was so sad he had to miss out. He is in his 5th clinical rotation and absences are not allowed. Hopefully we get to do this again soon!
Every year Southington, the town our ward buiding is in, has an Apple Harvest Festival. After hearing about their famous apple fritters (Sam's favorite treat) we decided not to miss it this year. Someone was raving about them to Sam at work, and told him "just to jump into the longest line we could see". We did, and sure enough it led to the most delicious treat I've had in a while. Fresh, warm, sugary apple fritters!
After our appetizers we walked around the many food tents and decided on huge cheesesteaks for lunch while we watched the parade.
Landon thought the tiny Mason cars were so funny! He still laughs everytime we ask him about the parade.
Landon started his 2nd year of preschool. He goes 3 times a week and loves every second of it!
We snatched up another car (which has already been to the shop twice) and don't worry, this was only the 2nd day I had to deal with the invalids working here at the DMV. Car troubles are the WORST!!!
They told us it would be a level 3 hurricane by the time it hit CT. We had a pretty good supply of things in our minuscule "food storage" but everyone was FREAKING out so I felt like I needed to be overly prepared. Seeing the stores and all the frantic people was the scariest part of the whole thing. I understand the importance of having a food storage, and being prepared now that I've lived through this tiny drama. The storm came and went. Sam and Landon took advantage of church being cancelled and even sat on the stoop and watched the storm for a bit when our power was knocked out. A lot of people had a lot of damage, and no power for a long time. We are SO lucky to have been "hit" so mildly. Our power was back on within 24 hours. I am so grateful for our safety and the safety of our close friends and family in this situation. Another bonus to living in the southwest... NO HURRICANES!
