Fall Break - Part 3: Univeral Studios

Universal Studios was a day of fun.  The boys could not wait to get to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter... here they are entering Hogsmeade...

 

 

The boys with Nana, Grammy, and Uma on a ride that got them all SOAKED!



K and Daddy on One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish...

Hogwarts!

 K loving Dr. Seuss Land...

Lots of fun treats from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter...

Sam enjoying a Butter Beer in Hogsmeade.

Uma and Nana having some fun!

 

The boys with the conductor for the Hogwarts Express.

 



Fall Break - Part 2: Disney

We had such a fun trip to Orlando.  Katie was in awe of all the princesses, Cinderella's castle, carousels, and high fives from characters in the parade (specifically Chip and Dale....aka: Chicken Dale).  The boys were excited to ride the big scary ride and were very sweet to their sister and enjoyed things for her as well!  We were joined by all the Grandparents so that made it even more of a special time... Grammy, Grampy, Nana, Uma, and Pops were all in tow!  Of course another highlight was swimming at Grammy and Grampy's after a long day at the park.

 

We went to Universal Studios on Day 1.  The boys were so excited to see the Harry Potter section.  Pictures in the next post...

 

Day 2 we went to the Magic Kingdom.  It was magical.  :)  Pictures in the next post...

 

Day 3 we went to Animal Kingdom.  It's always a favorite with the safari, Kali River Rapids, and Everest!  

 

" Horse goes up and down..."

 Katie after a day at the park.  This was probably about 3 minutes after loading her into the car...

The road to the World Series was here in Orlando... Team Red Sox South cheered them on the whole way.  :)

Fall Break - Part 1: SSI

I have a lot of catching up to do... we have been too busy with stuff that is just too fun.  :)  Back in October, the boys had Fall Break.  We took a few extra days off as well and made it a full week of fun.  The first half was at the beach and the second half was in Orlando with ALL the grandparents... a kids dream!  First stop... SSI!

We had perfect October weather... the kids were still in their swimsuits!

 My sweet, sweet boys!

 Katie adding a little crazy... : )

 One of Katie's many dance moves...

 Sweet cheeks.

 The weather was great for flying a kite... the boys had fun with giant pirate ship and fighter jet kites.

 Mommy and her three little monkeys...

 

The Holland kiddos...

Katie and her "Singing"

Katie loves to walk around, do her own thing, and "sing"... here is an example of Katie in her own little world.  : )

Katie Bug

Here are a few moments of Katie's day that I have captured... here's Katie all excited to show me the outfit that Uma made for her.  The loves the owl...

 

 

One day I hear something in the kitchen and I walk in to see Katie on the floor with a bag a Doritos (notice the binkie that is also off limits hiding behind the Doritos).  She must have thought she hit the jackpot!  : )

Katie as Sofia the First...

 Sweet, sweet girl...

Snaggle Tooth Sam

I can hear it now... "all i want for Christmas is my two front teeth..."  My little boy lost both front teeth.  He's just too, too cute!

More Fall Tennis

The boys have had such a fun fall playing tennis.  They have enjoyed private lessons in the neighborhood and a league in Smyrna.  Here is some of the fun...

 

 Katie watching her "bubbas" from the playground...

Family Baseball Fun



We had some nice weather so decided to spend some time playing at the baseball fields.  The boys practiced a while with Daddy and then we had a fun family game of wiffle ball.

 

Baseball Sammy...

 Serious Baseball Will...

 Katie hit the ball...woo hoo!

 Katie running the bases...

Looks like Will is up to no good collecting all the balls to beam Daddy...

Will - Fantasy Day at School

Will's class finished reading "The Wizard of Oz" so as a celebration they had Fantasy Day where all the kids could dress up as any fantasy character.  Moms and Dads were also encouraged to attend and dress up as well.   It was such a cute party.

 

 

Here is the cutest Harry Potter ever...

 

 

Professor Dumbledore, Harry Potter, and Dorothy

 Will's Cute Class