Future JMU Dukes!

Three of my 5 college roomies al had babies within 7 weeks of one another. So excited for more JMU legacies were added to our ever growing group of children. Between the 6 of us we have 11 kiddos... wow!

 

Sadie, Stella & Palmer

Pumpkin Playground

The boys and I finally made it to a pumpkin festival after being rained out!  (Glad we did too, with this hurricane coming!!!)

Obvious hit:  Wooden train

 Colleen took both Taffe and McKenna up to the big slide, only to get to ride down altogether!

 Another classic photo... I promise the boys had fun here!

Town Parade

Our annual town parade does not disappoint! This year  it was perfect weather and both boys managed to stay out past 8! Not only were there celebrities like Santa and the National's Presidents, but several of our neighbors were in the parade too! 

Parade Prep: Multiple Halloween tatoos!

Never underestimate the value of glow-sticks

Happy Birthday to CT!

A very happy birthday to my wonderful husband and loving father to our children. Maybe it wasn't a relaxing or romantic birthday, but goodness those boys love their daddy... and the cupcakes!

Mom! Take a Picture of Me!

Taffe certainly learned how to cheese it up in photos after our trip! He randomly demands I take his picture, and will even dictate the pose. 

 

Rain Can't Stop Us!

Despite our squashed plans to hit the pumpkin patch, we enjoyed the warm October rain.  Taffe is now a very confident tricycle rider, and Kingston has taken over the big-wheel.  Every afternoon you can catch us riding around the neighborhood. :) My boys are getting so big!!!

 

Magical Vacation

 

It's hard to sum up a trip to the most magical place!  We had such a wonderful time experiencing Disney through the eyes of a 3.5 year old.  Very early on, we learned that the plans could be tossed aside, as Taffe and Kingston's showed us exactly what would make their day. 

Mickey Mouse sometimes left surprises for good sleepers.

 

 We had no idea that Taffe would be so enthralled with meeting characters.  The anticipation of meeting Mickey Mouse was unbelievable.

"I can see Mickey!"

 Even Kingston was pretty curious about the characters.  He got excited every time he saw a picture or the real character walking about.

 The only thing more interesting than meeting a character, even Minnie Mouse... is a ball.

Kingston saw the ball props and was on a mission to get one!

Taffe was definitely keeping tabs on which characters he saw, as he told us seriously after day 1, "But I didn't see Pluto." We just about leaped across the line to find him on our next Magic Kingdom day!

We kind of fell into the groove of "meet & greets," so we were surprised when the big boy completely shut down when it came time to meet Cinderella and Peter Pan!  Only the stars of his 2 favorite movies!  Must be something to do with them being real people?!



Yes, that is Taffe hiding inside the stroller.
Not one peep was said to his favorite Peter Pan!
 

One of the boys favorite parts of the trip was taking the boat back and forth. 

Can you imagine?  A restaurant with a train going through it!

 

In between hugs with Mice and Ducks etc., we did manage to go on some rides!  The race cars was one of Taffe's favorites.

"Grandpa can't catch me!"

Kingston pretty much liked all the rides, but the Magic Carpet and Dumbo were the best!


 

 Our favorite food spot had "live" entertainment which consisted of an alien singing, and the boys loved it. We ate there multiple times!

 Catching the parades and shows were also a big hit.  Characters that they have never seen before were as fascinating as some of their favorites!

 

 

Kingston was really into dancing at the "Street Party"

 Taffe went on his very first roller coaster...

 According to Taffe, he made this face:

So we were a bit shocked when he wanted to go on the ride again!

 

After meeting so many characters, Taffe started to get more created with his meetings.  He showed Woody how he is on his water bottle.

 And for some reason, he showed Buzz his Magic Kingdom map.  It was too cute!

 

Waiting to see Pooh and Tigger... yay!  BIG hugs!

Inside Bruce the shark's mouth!

 

 

Phew, I am exhausted!  What a great trip!