Ethan's 3!!!

I'm so very behind on my posts, so much has happened over the last 2 months.
But I didn't want to put off posting about Ethan's special day.......


After class today Trent took Ethan fishing up in Ashton... just the two of them. Ethan was so excited! They had a really great time and caught quite a bit. Looks like fish is on the menu this week!!



While the boys were off fishing Kiari and I stayed home to work on Ethan's cake. I baked it the night before and froze it so it'd be easier to carve.
One of Ethan's favorite shows is one on pbs kids called Super Why!
It teaches letters and reading and the characters are really fun. I printed off some pictures of the characters and asked Ethan which one he wanted his cake to look like and he picked Super Why.


This was my template.....

And this was my end result. This one totally blows last year's attempt at a creative home made cake out of the water!! In fact when the boys got home from fishing and Trent saw the cake for the first time he said, "Wow, that's awesome! Should I thank your mom?" Which actually made me feel really good... if he thought my mom had done it that meant that it turned out reaaaaaally good. I'm quite proud of myself. Best of all.... Ethan absolutely loved it.

Trying on his new shades.


Ethan looooved his cake. Here he is sporting some new Buzz Lightyear pj's. We also found him a great little tricycle that he's super excited about.

Thanks to a late nap on the way home from Asthon and a smidge too much cake Ethan didn't fall asleep until nearly 11. It was a really really great day. Tonight after opening presents Ethan kept saying, "mom I'm not two anymore! I'm three years old!" Ethan is such an amazing little guy and we are so grateful he's ours.



HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHAN!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Orlando Convention Day 1

FINALLY, I know!
Melaleuca's annual Convention was in Orlando last month and Trent and I had the amazingly wonderful opportunity to go (Thank You Mom and Dad! Soooooo Much!)
Last year was the first year that I attended Melaleuca's Convention and I had an INcredible experience so I was stoked when I found out we were going to be able to go again this year. To add to that excitement I found out that we would be arriving in Orlando a day early which meant we would be able to spend an entire day as a family, just the 4 of us, almost like a mini vacation. Just days before we left it all came together and we were able to spend an entire day at..................

DISNEY WORLD!


This Magical Disney Day brought to us by the one.... the only.... KIM EASON!!
Kim and I first met in 2001 as WDW college program interns. We were both working on Main Street USA in the Magic Kingdom, I was at the turnstiles and she was on the trains. We reconnected on Facebook a few months back and it was sooooo fun to get to spend part of a day with her at Disney. Kim, YOU'RE THE BOMB!!
Our day started at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
I love the fact that we brought our son 2500 miles and one of the things he gets the most excited about is the bubbles being blown by the man on the right. At least he's happy, right?




In transit to...........

EPCOT!!!!!!


Kiari's excitement about the water feature..... kinda like Ethan's excitement towards the bubbles.
I love his face in this picture.
Trent and I took a picture of us like this on our honeymoon so OF COURSE we had to take a family pic.



All fun'ed out.
After this picture of Ethan we rode around napping on the monorail for about an hour and then spent just a little bit of time at.................




The Magic Kingdom, of course!!! Classic picture, I know.




Our Disney Day was absolutely wonderful (once again, Thanks soooo much Kim!!)
in spite of the fact that we were all going off of about 4 hours of sleep and I was determined to drag my little family to as many places on Disney property as possible. I was so excited to see Ethan's reaction to everything so it's really sad that he was so tired. In all reality we could have gone to the Magic Kingdom first thing, spent part of the day there and called it good. As it was I learned something that I wouldn't have otherwise learned...... There is this little part of me that has been wanting to hold on to the time and experiences that I had while working at WDW 8 years ago so I was beyond excited that we wre given the opportunity to take the kids for a day. In the process of dragging my family all over the parks however, I came to the realization that I'm over it. Yes I worked there. Yes it was magical. And yes I grew a lot during my time there. But that time is over and although it will always be a part of me I can now read about other friends' current WDW work experiences or trips and not feel slightly envious. We had a blast and of course I'll want to go again when the kids are older (and then of course there's the girls only trip for the Disney Princess 1/2 Marathon 2011) but I'm very happy with finally feeling content that it's in the past and not now. I hope that all made sense.

So there you have it....
Day 1 of our Orlando family adventure....
more to come.