If someone would have told me when I was pregnant that out of my three wonderful children, my most sensitive one would be the boy, I would never have believed it. However, that seems to be the case these days. I am not sure if it is a boy thing or just a sensitive thing but K is so sensitive. Just tonight, we were having a conversation at dinner time about Jesus and Easter and why he died to save all of us. I know it is kind of deep but the kids kept asking me questions and I was just being as honest with them as possible. From this conversation, we started to talk about death and of course GG Del came up. I was trying to explain about heaven and earth and why people die. I was trying to explain what heaven was and that it was not a place to be afraid of but one that would bring us all such joy. K then asked why we feel so bad when someone dies. I thought this was pretty deep for a 4.5 yr old but I explained that we feel sad because we won't see those people again for such a long time that we are sad but that the people who die (AKA GG Del) are happy. The next thing I know K had watery eyes and he would not look at me because he did not want me to see him cry. I gave me a hug and told him that it was okay to cry about it and that I still feel sad and cry about GG Del too. This is just one example of his sensitiveness. 
These pictures were taken by our friend Sue this past weekend. I thought I would post about it because it really shows the love for baseball that K and E have. Even when it is below 50 degrees outside. At this point, nothing is going to stop them. K especially loves to play! I just signed all three kids up for Tee Ball this spring. That starts in less than a month so lets hope it gets warmer out by then.
Yes, we were back at the travels again this past weekend. This time we were off to GA to visit my Aunt and Uncle. We all had a BLAST! They were so hospitable to us and the kids loved all the attention and treats. They had so many fun things planned and it was nice to get to their house and have the whole weekend planned out for us. My Aunt Lorretta told me the first night we got there that even if the kids had toys throughout the whole house...it did not matter. That was music to my ears. We were all so comfortable there. So if you are reading this Aunt Lorretta or Uncle Bern THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for such an awesome weekend.
Not only the kids but all of us loved it. My favorite was the beluga whales. They were so cool.
We had lunch there and then we went through the tunnel underneath the gigantic aquarium and we saw large sharks, sting rays, and a ton of fish. It was really cool. We also saw beluga whales, sea otters, crocodiles, and many other things.
It was neat to see where the Olympics took place and the kids enjoyed playing on the large outdoor playground. It was a gorgeous day at about 70 and sunny! It felt great. 
After Olympic Park we decided to head over to Fernbrook museum to see the Dinosaur exhibit. I love the picture above because Aunt Lorretta was so proud to be with the kids and she loved to take them around and show them her "town"! We had no idea what a hit Fernbrook was going to be with K and how taken he was with the dinosaurs.
It was really need to see him get so excited and want to learn so much about them. We will for sure find another museum to go to so he can learn even more about them.
Sunday we got up late and we all got ready so we could go to church. As always, the kids were excellent in church and after church we drove around Athens looking at all the bull dogs! The kids loved doing this.
Monday, we got up late and hung out until it was time to pack our bags and hit the road. It was sad to say goodbye to Uncle Bern and Aunt Lorretta but we all needed to get back. 
It was fun to watch and you can get so close that there is literally about a 4 inch piece of glass between you and the bear. He got so close to us that K jumped back. 
All the animals were out at the zoo. We saw the tiger, the camels, the bears, monkeys, otters, wolverines, etc.. I guess the animals must love the spring weather as well.
Today the kids were invited over to Sue's house after Sunday School. They love to go to Sue's house and I love for them to go to Sue's house because it awards me some time to get the house picked up, the groceries purchased and even get some laundry done or get to the gym for the much needed work out. 
The kids had a lot of fun and we all had a very good meal. After breakfast, we spent some time in Dinoworld, went on a couple of rides and then went to catch the Nemo musical. It started to get pretty warm (80 degrees I think) and we were all a little tired so we decided to head back to our room and take a little nap. After a short nap for everyone, we had lunch and went swimming and played on the beach. 
It was nice to just have a lazy kind of day and the kids really enjoyed just being able to play for a while. We changed clothes and then went to Magic Kingdom for the last couple hours and E really wanted to see the fireworks at the Castle. 
As we were walking down Main Street Disney, K told Jon that he could feel the magic and wanted to know if Jon could too. We went on a couple of rides and did the Monsters Inc Laugh Factory and K really enjoyed it. E was put up on the screen and was supposed to play peek-a-boo but she didn’t move. It was pretty funny and the kids had a great time with many laughs. We did the Small World ride one more time and then headed to watch the fireworks. 
K and A were all set with ear plugs as they did not want to hear the loud noise from the Fireworks. 
After the fireworks, we headed back to the hotel, got a late night snack (Mickey Mouse Ice Cream Cookie’s around…..for the kids). It was fun to sit with the five of us on the bed in our hotel room eating our late night snacks, hanging out and talking about all the fun things we have seen and done this week! 
The kids just got their teeth brushed and in bed at 10:30. We are all having a wonderful time and it is so much fun to just spend the day with the kids and do whatever.
While the boys were playing in Pooh Land, I decided to take the girls into the building where we were told the princess’s were located. There was a long line to meet the fairies but the line for the princesses was not that long. I had no idea what we were getting ourselves into but we decided to wait. After a short period of time we were led back into a room where there was Cinderella, Belle, and Sleeping Beauty. It was awesome. The girls were star struck with the princesses and they were both shaking and had a hard time talking.
The princesses were all so very sweet and wanted to know all about them. When Cinderella asked if they were twins, the girls replied that they were triplets and that their brother was hanging out with Daddy. 
Belle told the girls to tell K that he should come for a visit too because “she does not bite”. Jon was bummed he missed it but I did get some fun pictures so that was good.
It was a very sweet moment for the girls and mom too! After that we headed over to Adventure land to check out the jungle ride and have some ice cream. We also checked out the big tree house it was very cool. We decided to head back to the hotel to do a little swimming and have some lunch. It was a much needed relaxing afternoon for us after the big day yesterday. The kids had fun in the pool and playing in the sand. I enjoyed catching some rays and it felt a little sweeter knowing that there was a big snow storm back at home. Ha!
It was fun but I think we will focus our last two days on visiting more of the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Animal Kingdom in the morning for breakfast with Donald. Everyone here is sound asleep so I am signing off to do the same. We will not have Internet access now until we get home so we will update then.
We were all pretty hungry so we decided to have lunch and Kendrick ate so fast and drank so much water that he ended up getting sick. Luckily it was not the flu and was just anxiety and fast eating. All was well and we decided to make a run to Epcot. On our way out we ran into Daisy Duck and of course had to stop and say “hi”.
We got to Epcot and went in the big ball (which is really a ride into space….time travel is pretty cool and we all got a glimpse into how easy life will be in the future).
We finished our tour of the world and went back to Japan for dinner at a Teppan Edo’s, where they cook the food right in front of you. The kids weren’t really into it and we are not sure if it is because they don’t like that kind of food or because they were already full from the treats that Grandma A was buying during the day (most likely the second choice). 
The trio really enjoyed watching the cook and K was even flirting a little bit as she prepared his meal. After dinner we went on the Soaring ride. It was a blast, but Jon and K had a little adversity to deal with because K decided at the last minute he needed to go to the bathroom, so Jon took him and we decided to all meet up after the ride. Well, it was AWESOME…..Grandma, Grandpa, Nicole, A, and E went together and Jon and K went together. K was ready and willing, and actually looking forward to it because it was going to be just like flying, or as daddy put it “just like jumping from one bed to the other in the hotel room only for a lot longer”. As Jon and K got to the front of the line (second time) K started to get nervous again. He was really worried because he didn’t want to get sore and it was then that Jon figured out that he was afraid he would get hurt because the name of the ride was “Soaring” and he thought that was the same as “soaring” or being sore from something. Let me tell you, trying to explain the English language to a 4 year old is extremely complex, but in the long run, all was well and we all had a great experience on the ride. After that we got ready for the laser and fireworks show. It was great, the kids had fun, got a couple of toys and most importantly stayed awake for the show.
We are sad to see Grandma and Grandpa leave tomorrow as it really has been a lot of fun with them. They spoil the kids (and parents) rotten and we will miss the extra hands. However, we are going to get together with our good friends the T’s for the day and the kids are really looking forward that. Not sure how early we will wake tomorrow, but I have a feeling that we won't make the extra hours in Magic Kingdom starting at 8 am. “Have a Magical Day”
We are still alive and kick’ in down here in Disney World. We realize that here at Disney everything shuts down early for good reason. We are all so beat by the end of the day. Today we headed over to Animal Kingdom. We went on the Kilimanjaro Safari ride twice! 
Jon and I also enjoyed the Bugs life 3D show that takes place inside the tree of life. It was really cool and kind of spooky so we were glad that we left the kids to be with Grandma while we went. Oh yeah and when we got out of the show Grandma was in the gift shop shopping with the kids!!!! After that Bugs life show we headed over to Dino land and we rode a few rides but then it was time to head back to the hotel as Grandpa Al had already arrived. Once we got back to the hotel the kids went running when they saw Grandpa. They were so excited that he was here. We joked that he got a better reception that Mickey Mouse.
It was a magical dinner and it was so fun to watch K and the girls get smitten with Cinderella, Prince Charming, the Evil Step Mother, and of course the Fairy God Mother. The food wasn’t all that bad either.
