Summa Time

We headed to Kentucky early on June 14th with Audrey and Owen.  Alexander had already been in Kentucky for a week with Nana.  The children did well on the twelve hour drive.  They were thrilled to see everyone in Kentucky.  We had been counting down the days until we could visit our family and for everyone to meet Owen.  Audrey behaved much better on the long car ride if she was wearing her princess dress. 

 

Audrey admired the beautiful flowers at Nana's house.  She especially love the 

purple "flowies."

 

We enjoyed visiting lots of friends at Jill and Danny's.  Chef Alexander roasted marshmallows for everyone.  He preferred eating his marshmallows not toasted, but loved making them for everyone else. 

             Alexander and Daddy enjoyed a fun evening of putt putt golf. 

 

Audrey and Madeline at Mama's Table on Sunday. 

   Aunt Sue was excited to meet baby Owen and visit with Alexander and Audrey.  We had a delicious dinner at Briarpatch. 

Who is this?  Adam-looks like Baby Owen. 

Adam and Audrey had a special date night at Chik Fil A's Father Daughter Date Night.

                                    Audrey and her balloon corsage. 

Handsome cab ride

                     

 Mimi came to Owensboro to see us.  She couldn't wait another week to see the babies.  We had fun playing in the pool all day Saturday and visiting Smother's Park on Sunday.  Audrey loved floating around the pool. 

 

                               

      Audrey sitting on the bench in Nana's newly mulched front yard.                                        We are excited for five more weeks in Kentucky.  We are heading to Frankfort and Lexington in July. 

Spring

It has taken forever for Spring to arrive.  These cool rainy days have been tough. 
Alexander has enjoyed learning to "read."  He loves to read to Owen. 

 Owen is such a sweet boy.  I can't believe he is three months old already.  He is a good sleeper.  He loves to eat and talk.  He insists on being part of the action.  He wants to see what everyone is doing.  He has started to get himself to sleep when laid down in his bed.  He still gets up once in the night to eat, but goes right back to sleep.   He still has a sensitive tummy. No beans or dairy.  Audrey and Alexander adore him. 

 It has been fun to see lots of new plants coming up and blooming.  We enjoyed planting seeds at home and planting the church garden.  Audrey loves the pink and purple flowers.  Alexander knows all about tulips, irises, and "pastas"= hostas.  Audrey even talks to the plants and touches them like they are her pet. 

We are excited to get to spend the summer in Kentucky.   Adam will being taking a class at Southern Seminary and doing some training with other pastors in Kentucky and Tennessee.  We are anxious for the rest of our family to meet sweet baby Owen.  Alexander left for Kentucky with Tami and Madeline today.  He has never been away from us for more than one night.  He is excited.  We will miss him, but will be thrilled to see him when we arrive in Kentucky next weekend.

  

Mommy's Boys

Florida Fun

Best friends even though they live so far apart.

April 5 began quite early.  Owen and I took Jessica and Addie to the
airport at 4:15.  We returned to Oakland about 6:45 am. We woke the
big babies and finished packing.  By 7:15 we were in the car again
heading to the airport.

By 9:00am we were on our way to Chicago.  We would then head to
Orlando.  The kids did well on the flights.  Audrey, Owen and I took
the Magic Express bus to our resort, Disney's Art of Animation.
Alexander and Adam got the rental car.  We met up at the resort at
4:30.  The kids were so excited.  We stayed in a Cars room.  We
explored our room and headed to dinner at Landscape of flavors.   We
had a meal plan and were able to eat freely in the food court.

Soon after dinner Adam and Alexander headed to Sanford to pick up
Mimi, Carolyn and Emmaline. Mimi was so excited to see the kids and
meet baby Owen.

After a late night and long day of traveling we got to bed to prepare
for our first full day.

 
Saturday was my birthday.  My favorite way to spend the day is by the
pool. The kids enjoyed the Cozy Cone pool and Owen enjoyed the shaded
cones.  It was perfect.  That evening Mimi, Alexander, Carolyn, and
Emmaline took a cab to the Orange County Convention Center to hear
Ricky Skaggs, Matthew West, Franklin Graham, and the African
Children's Choir.  Adam spent his first afternoon at his conference,
Gospel Coalition.  This was the real reason we went to Orlando.
Usually Gospel Coalition is in Chicago.  I insisted we all go since it
was in Orlando.  I miss living there, miss the warm weather, and hoped
to visit friends while there.  I knew it would be a challenging trip
with a 5 week old baby.  I knew it would also be difficult to stay
home alone with 3 kids.  This is why my mom joined us there.

Sunday, Alexander, Mimi, Emmaline and Carolyn went to Magic Kingdom.  Mommy enjoyed a walk and time at the pool with Owen and Audrey.  

Monday we spent the day at the pool.  That afternoon we went to Bahama Breeze for dinner and did some shopping at the outlet mall. 

 

Alexander and Audrey enjoyed the Nemo spray park.  

Tuesday, we went to Downtown Disney. We enjoyed visiting T-Rex Cafe, Rainforest Cafe, and having dinner at Captain Jack's. 

 Alexander enjoyed building with Legos at Lego Land.  He designed a car and raced it on the track.

Wednesday morning Alexander, Mimi, Carolyn, and Emmaline went to breakfast at The Grand Floridian at 1900 Park Fare.  Here they enjoyed visits from the Mad Hatter, Mary Poppins, Pooh Bear, and Alice in Wonderland. 

Wednesday afternoon we took Mimi, Carolyn, and Emmaline to Sanford to the airport.  We were sad to see them leave, but had a great visit with them. 

That evening we went to dinner at the Polynesian Resort at Chef Mickey's.  There we met Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto.  Audrey was thrilled to meet Minnie. 

Thursday morning we visited Disney's Beach Club Resort to dine at Cape May Cafe.  There we met Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Donald.  Audrey enjoyed sharing her yogurt with Minnie. 

That afternoon we visited our friends Darin and Courtney.  Alexander and Audrey loved playing with Whitney and her toys.  After our visit we headed to Wilderness Lodge to have dinner with Trey and Madeline at Whispering Canyon.  The children were so excited to see them.  Madeline got to meet Owen for the first time.  

 Friday morning we headed to the parks, compliments of Trey.  We began at Universal Studios, where Alexander's wish would come true.  We dined at Hollywood and Vine where we met Jake the Pirate, Handy Manny, Special Agent Oso, and June from Little Einsteins.  Audrey quickly joined in on the dancing and singing.  Alexander was so excited about meeting Jake he couldn't speak or move from his chair.  I had to hold him to introduce him.  The second time Jake came to visit, Alexander was not so shy.  It was a priceless experience. 
 

Audrey's final wish also came true on this day.  We got to meet Daisy Duck.  She is definitely Audrey's favorite character.  

 We then headed to Magic Kingdom where Audrey met Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Rapunzel.  It was magical.  It was an amazing day. 

Friday evening we ate dinner at the Crystal Palace.  We enjoyed visits from Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, and Tigger.  

We couldn't have had a better vacation with our three babies.  I felt crazy taking a 5 week old baby to Florida, much less Disney World.  It was a success though, especially since Owen got to meet his Mimi and Aunt Madeline.  I think it would have been much more difficult to take a baby a little older than Owen.  He slept most of the time.  

A special thank you to Trey who made this trip possible.  It was a trip of a lifetime.