Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party 2012!

It is becoming our annual tradition to go to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party with the Ryan, O'Brien and Gryglewicz families!!  And of course again this year we had such a blast!!!  We started out taking Jackson and Gracie to Downtown Disney and eating lunch at the T-Rex Cafe which Jackson and I had never been to before! And it was so much fun to see all the dinosaurs and experience a meteor shower and the food was delicious too!! Then we headed to the Magic Kingdom for the 4pm start of the Halloween party where we met up with the Ryan and O'brien families!!  The kids had a blast this year since they were big enough to ride all the rides and I think we almost did ride every ride!!  Jackson didn't want to ride Space mountain and he didn't want to get wet on splash mountain but he was all for thunder mountain!!  Of course that one Daddy had to take him on as I didn't think that was a good idea for me to go with little Addison on board!! Ryan said Jackson loved it screaming with his hands up in the air the whole time!!!   And when we asked Jackson today what his favorite ride was he replied"The choo-choo train" aka Thunder Mountain!!   I guess like father like son loving the rollercoasters!!! Next favorite was the Aladdin flying carpet ride!!  We did a little trick or treating which of course gave the kids a sugar rush at the end of the night but it wore off as soon as their heads hit the pillow!!!  It was a fun filled Disney night for our family and one we look forward to all year!!  We are now in full gear to start the Halloween fun this year!!!!!

Jackson in downtown Disney!

Jackson with the lego dragon!!

Jackson with the seven dwarfs as lego figurines!

T-Rex Cafe! 

Jackson with T-Rex!

Jackson and Gracie inside T-Rex Cafe!

Jackson and Gracie climbing T-Rex!

Connor, Gracie and Jackson waiting to go on the safari cruise!

On the safari cruise!!

Gracie, Connor and jackson riding the Aladdin ride all by themselves! Well Aunt Shea and I were of course in the carpet in front of them!!

Jason and Connor on the bumper cars!!

Aunt Megan was sweet enough to go on the bumper cars with Jackson since we didn't think it was a good idea for me and Addison to go!

Uh Oh aunt Megan let Jackson drive!

An action shot from Uncle Jason!

Aunt Shea and Gracie!!

On the people mover!!

Glow time!!!

Nighttime at Disney! We came prepared with Glow necklaces and swords for the kids!! They loved them!!

It's a Small World!!

Family picture while watching the fireworks!!

Jackson and Daddy!!

Jackson and I!!

The boys and kids in front of the castle!!

Ryan and Jackson watching the performance at the castle but they were sweet enough to turn around for a quick picture!!

Jackson was over my picture taking at this point!! 

Uncle Nate and Gracie!!

Family picture in front of the castle!!

Goodbye Mickey We'll See You Real Soon!!!!!

Jack and the Beanstalk and a Pizza Party!!!

Friday was character day in Jackson's class so when I asked Jackson what he wanted to be he said Jack in the Beanstalk!!!  We read that book almost every night and he loves it so much!!!  And it just so happened that I had offered to Volunteer in Jackson's class on Friday so I was able to see what everyone was for character day and even read Jack and the Beanstalk to Jackson's class at story time!! It was so much fun being apart of Jackson's class and I definitely look forward to doing it again soon!!  When I asked Jackson what his favorite part of the day was (a question I ask everyday) he replied when you came into my class mom!  So cute I think he enjoyed it just as much as I did!!!  So when we came home from school Jackson wanted to plant the "5 magic beans" that he brought to school aka lima beans! So we planted them at the side of the house and now we can watch them grow!!

Jackson's class holding up their character items!!

Jackson with his "5 magic beans" and our Jack and the beanstalk book for character day and he even wore a red shirt to match Jack!!

So cute!!

Digging in our garden to plant his "5 magic beans"

Putting in our "5 magic beans"!!

Covering them with dirt!!!!

Jackson hoping that they grow into a beanstalk in the morning so he can climb up in the clouds and go to the castle!!

And After school we headed to Jackson's good friend Brody's 4th birthday party!!!  It was a pizza making party at Zerillos Italian Restaurant and my friend Layne went all out and made everything so cute and pizza themed!!!!  Here are a few pictures of Jackson having a blast making and eating pizza and playing with his friends!!!  Happy Birthday Brody so glad we could celebrate with you!!!!  What a fun action packed day I had with my little guy!!!!!

Making his own pizza!!

Enjoying a piece of pizza!!

Jackson with a mustache!!

Chef Grant, Brody and Jackson all having a blast!!

Halfway There!!!!

I am twenty weeks this week and super excited to be at the halfway point to meet "our girl" as Jackson calls her!!!  At my ultrasound Tuesday the doctor said everything looked great and she's growing by leaps and bounds (as am I) and was moving like crazy and yawning a lot!!  Guess she is quite sleepy these days I know the feeling!!!!  She weighs about 11 ounces and was about 6 inches long so she still has lots of growing to do but it seems as though she is right on track!!!! We have also started to prepare for her arrival!!!  Addison is a lucky little girl already!!! Jackson wants to buy her everything he sees and of course I am having a blast buying the cutest clothes for her and decorating her room!!!  And she has also received some of the cutest gifts that I have posted for you all to see!!!!  We are so enjoying this time and are excited to share these updated pictures with you all!!!  Enjoy!!!

Her cute little profile!!

Triple checking its still a girl! And it is!!

She's a Gator Girl!!!  Thank you Layne for her 1st Gator gift!!!  We LOVE IT!!

This is for ALL her adorable hair bows and she will have lots!!!  Thank you Aunt Shea for this cute Monogrammed Hair Bow holder as well as her 1st hair bow to start the collection!!!!  We LOVE IT!!! 

Mu baby bump! And Addison is the weight and size of a banana this week!!!

Addison's 1st Gator Dress!!!!!!! Too Cute!! Go Gators!!

Labor Day Weekend Fun!!!

I know I am a little late posting about Labor Day weekend but it seems time got away from me!!!  But what a fabulous weekend we had in Jupiter to celebrate Labor Day weekend!!!  On Saturday the boys were kind enough to watch Jackson for us while the girls went to do a little shopping (let's be honest a lot of shopping) and have lunch together!!! It was so fun having girl time with my mom and sister it's been a long time since we have done that!!! Then we came home to watch the Gator Game with the boys even though no one was super impressed with the 1st game performance of our Gators but we are going to stay positive and optimist for the rest of our season since its only the beginning!!!!!  The rest of the weekend continued to be the much needed relaxation we needed!!! We went out in the boat and Jackson of course played at the sandbar and pool all weekend which we know he loves and Sunday night we enjoyed a lovely Labor Day barbeque!!!!!  What a great way to officially end the summer!!  Let the fall begin!!!!  Enjoy!!!

Our little Gator enjoying an ice cream cone during the game!!

So cute in his orange shirt!!

Love this one!!

A walk on the dock!!

Enjoying some popcorn on the dock!!

Pop and Jackson on the sandbar! Well the deep sandbar!!

Having fun with Pop!

Playing with uncle Rob!!

Having fun!!

The boys!!

Jackson entertaining the puppy dogs or maybe its the other way around!!

Snorkeling with Aunt Lauren in the Pool!

Pool time with Aunt Lauren and uncle Robl!!