Soccer

AA started soccer this year! This is the last year that they are able to be on the same team since next year they go to all boy and all girl teams if we stay with this league. Andon scored his first goal at the first game....a hole-in-one right from kick-off!!! Avery has shown that she can hustle and can play with the big boys! She is right in there all the time! Andon is doing great, too! Here is the team picture that was taken this weekend....next month we get official pictures taken :)

Kindergarten!

Lots has happened since Disneyworld and I have been way behind on posting!

AA Started kindergarten! We have had some bumps in the road with some "rough" kiddos and some adjusting to all-day school but they are smart, smart, smart!!! I have finally adjusted to having them in all-day k and I am loving helping in the classroom! Friday is my morning to help and this coming week we have our first field trip....to the park next door to the school..Pizza Party!!!

Here are some pictures of their first day of school and meet the teacher....meet the teacher they are not wearing backpacks :)

2nd Half of Disneyworld trip

Monday June 22-
This morning we swam at the mail pool while Mark went for a run and Uncle Mike golfed. There was a fun waterslide, a fountain sink, a hot tub, and bridge and kid pool. After swimming, we took showers and took a boat to Downtown Disney to have lunch at Planet Hollywood. Then we went back to Hollywood Studios and saw the High School Musical 3 parade, went on Toy Story and ssaw Fantasmic....it was a HOT day!!!

Tuesday June 23-
Today we went to the Animal Kingdom. We had a huge thumderstorm early this morning while we were still sleeping with lots of thunderstorms and lightening! The kids slept right through it all...shows how tired they were! First, we ate a big breakfast at the hotel and then went to the park to grab fast passes for the safari ride. WHile we waited for the time slot to come, we went over to Rifiki's vet center and met Jiminey Cricket for the first time! Then we went ont he safari ride where we saw lots of animals. Then we grabbed fast passes for the rapids where we had lots of fun getting wet! Then we had lunch at a nice buffet where we also were able to get reserved, priority seating for the Nemo show, which was AMAZING!!! We also made it over to the Lion King show. It rained the second half of the day so we didn't get to swim at all but it was still a great day! It was even better to be cooled off!

Wednesday June 24-
Today we went to Epcot and had breakfast with the princesses again! It was funny because the Cinderella from Cinderella's Castle breakfast was Sleeping Beauty at Epcot....very interesting that Mark noticed that! Then we went on Test Track which Avery loved...Andon was a littel scared, go figure! THen we became world travelers and visited the World Showcase! It was great because the kids were able to decorate some masks and get a tag and stamp from each country....kept them occupied! Then we went to the giant golf ball where we went to space! Then we came home for some dinner and swimming and the kids watched Nightmare Before Christmas...not sure how the Chicago Bibbey's liked it but Avery and Andon love it! Then the adults all sat outside and shared some wine!

Thursday June 25-
Lucca and Nathan's Birthday! Today we had a great breakfast at the Grand Floridian with Mary Poppins, Alice, the Mad Hatter WInnie the Pooh and Tigger! Then we went to the Magic Kingdom and did a lot of rides! During a dance break during a parade, all the floats stopped, the characters came off the floats and they invited all the kids to go out and dance. Avery and I went out and Andon, who came out last minute, managed to hit his head on the float! Only Andon! He had a HUGE, purple bump above his eye and we immediately rushed him to a cool place and then to first aid. I was surprised that there wasn't Mickey stuff to make the kids smile but it looked like a school nurse's office! He had a moment with Daddy along with some ice cream....he was better quickly! Avery rode Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain 3 times! Andon went on the Haunted Mansion like a big kiddo and was only a little scared of the heads that jump up at you...this was a stretch for him! THen it started to rain and the cancelled the parade that Aunt Michele had sat saving us awesome seats...BUMMER! So we shopped, watched the fireworks and went swimming at 11:30pm! We had 2 tired kiddos!

Friday, June 26-
We dressed all the kids in their matching outfits, had some breakfast and hopped on the bus back to the airport. It was a great trip and I would not have done much different except go when it's cooler!

Week with Mickey

Wed June 17-
Travel Day to Florida. The kids still didn't know what we were doing for their b-day and we were not going to tell them until their actual b-day so we went to bed without a hint! On the plane, we had a layover in Atlanta and when Andon asked if Atlanta was in CA and if Georgia was in CA, he was bummed that were were not going to Legoland...our little detective!

Thurs June 18- HAPPY BIRTHDAY A & A
Mark woke up early to make a store run for some bread and peanut butter and we wouldn't tell the kids until we were all together. So, because they were wearing their Mickey and Minnie shirts, I wouldn't let them get dressed until he returned. They weren't as surprised as we thought but were excited none the less! We hopped on the Magical Express from the airport to Port Orlean's Riverside and couldn't check in to our room yet because it was 9:00am. We then hopped right on over to the Magic Kingdom. Around 3:00 we were sitting on the Magic Carpets when it started to downpour....we ran off the ride and found cover! It didn't stop for the rest of the day so we pulled out the ponchos and bought some umbrellas (that I forgot to pack). The Chicago Bibbey's met us at the park for dinner and we caught the fireworks at the end. A & A both got $63 gift cards for the Disney birthday promotions...that was a big help!

Fri June 19-
Today we went to the Magic Kingdom again. We had breakfast at Cinderella's Castle and it was great going when the park was empty!!! Poor Nate had some left over altitude/motion sickness from flying and carried a baggie all day :( After breakfast we went on several rides and then it got so hot we went back to the hotel to swim and take naps. We went back to the park for some more rides, fireworks and of course, the magic carpet when it wasn't raining!

Sat June 20-
TOday we went to Hollywood Studios and started with an early breakfast with the Little Einsteins and Jojo and Goliath. THen we saw the Ariel show and the Beauty and the Beast Show and went on a backlot tour. Our favorite was the new Toy Story ride.....it was fantastic and thank goodness for Fast Passes!! Our new found fun is pin trading! The kids, all 5, really got into it! Can't wait to do it again the next time we go. We went on Star Tours, which was a little much for everyone except Avery...she loves the fast rides!!!

Sun June 21- FATHER'S Day
Today was up to the dad's! We slept in and had a rough start with Andon over some glow bracelets and while everyone else went to Epcot, Andon and I stayed behind to catch a bus a little later! We went on a boat ride where we saw a cool garden and saw some shows. Mark got us all ice cream but it was so hot that it melted right off the sticks! Then we went back to swim, shower and head over to have dinner with Mickey at the Contemporary. We saw Pluto, Minnie, Donald, Pluto, GOofy and of course, Mickey! We then snuck out onto a balcony up ont he club level to see the park at night...it was pretty but a little scary!

I will post the rest later....gott put 2 kids together!

Andonism..

Andon: "I want you to get the spicy toothpaste from Target. You know the "Christ" one".

Mom: "Hmmm...I think you mean, Crest, honey. Christ is God's son, remember?"

Andon: "Oh ya...I still want you to get the Crest toothpaste though because I am almost 5 and can handle the spicy kind."

Disneyworld...14 days away!!!

Well, the big trip is just 14 days away and I am really excited! We have things planned but not too planned and we are having meals with....
Cinderella and her friends in Cinderella's Castle in the Magic Kingdom
Jojo and Goliath and the Little Einstein's at Disney Studios
Mickey and his Friends at a hotel
Alice and Wonderland and Mary Poppins at another hotel
and then again with the Princesses in Epcot

I thought it would be fun to take a look at the pictures from past visits...these are backwards by time, as you can see :)

Visiting Grammy and Family

Ok, so I know that I was the only one who took pictures but because it was a new camera, I now have not been able to get them off! So, pictures will be soon to come, I promise!

Last week the kids and I managed to FINALLY get back to see Grammy Stacy, Auntie Jelli, Papa Steve, Cousin Jamie, Cousin Josh and all the cousin kids! What a great time we had! We arrived into Sacramento on Memorial Day around 10:30am. This was definitely not the first time that I have flown on my own with the twins but this is the first time I rented a car with them on my own. We made it in our little Chevy Cobalt, which I would never recommend to anyone, and settled in just nicely with some yummy steaks, fruit salad and homemade beans! Does it get any better!

We spent the next 2 days waking up leisurely, playing outside, catching up on family chat and just being. Grammy took the kids shopping for their birthday (which is 2 weeks away) and they had a blast picking out toys and clothes. I really had to limit the spoiling because we had to carry on (ahhh, the joys of non-rev travel) and we barely, barely, barely crammed it all in! Grammy also decided to throw a little birhtday party (with 3 cakes!!!) for everyone which was really sweet. I was go thankful that my cousin Josh was able to be there!

The night that Grammy took us to dinner I started noticing that our fabulously sturdy piece of garbage rental car would make a weird grinding sound right around 45 mph. So, the next day I took it down to the Redding Airport Budget counter. The guy took it out for a test spin and of course could not hear the sound "that's like when you go off the side of the highway, you know the little marks on the side of the road to wake you up". No kidding because he took it up to 60 when I clearly told him it was when you are going 45ish. Anyways, after pleading my case that I didn't want to get stuck on the side of the road alone with my kids, he decided to give me a new car...a bright blue Versa, which was actually kinda fun to drive! After that it was smooth sailing home!

While we were there Kelly had her baby girl, Chole Sarai Kron. I knew she would go into labor while we were gone! She has a full head of hair and after a frustrating birth process which ended in a c-section, both mom and baby are healthy. Chloe is a "cutie peanut" as Avery and Andon call her! Welcome to parenthood....it's a wild journey but worth it!!!

Ok, so now I will get back to getting the pics off the computer to post from our visit!