4th of July 2011

On July 3rd actually, we went to Magic Kingdom for the 4th of July fireworks display. We got there just after noon and met our friends Cory, Jenn and her family. Cory got to MK right when it opened and staked out a spot right in front of the castle. He brought 2 huge coolers full of food and such for the entire day. It was fun! We were surprised at how few people where there during the day. Although it was really hot, especially for the girls. That might have been why.

Evey and Mike watching Dream Along With Mickey, in front of the castle

Ellie chillin' in her stroller. Can you tell by that face that the heat is not to her liking??

Our staked out spot.

View of the castle from our spot

Its getting darker! Finally!

Evey was so excited!

And now its time for the show! By this point the park was so full of people, it was crazy! Talk about feeling like a sardine! 

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I absolutely LOVE my SLR camera! These are all shots with the flash OFF!

Evey the entire show. She did watch it all and didn't hide at the big booms

hehe! sisters! Ellie did the same thing the entire time

Awesome day! Awesome show! Awesome night! Not so awesome getting out, but we made it.

Sharing

Sometimes its just so cute to watch them play! For the most part the girls get along and play together well. They have there moments, and what siblings don't? Here Evey is showing Ellie how to push the buttons on the roll-n-crawl ball.

Ellie is fascinated!

Then she see's momma with the camera

there! got both girls to look up!

Sister hugs! How precious!

Love this pic!

My girls are the best!

Posing for momma

Evey is silly, almost everyday she does something picture worthy. I get good use of my DSLR, that's for sure!! Here is what she did one day that was picture worthy.

trying to do a happy face

I told her to give me a sad face.  awwwww!

Want to know where she was at and what she was posing with??? Hehe!

Yeah, that's my silly girl in Ellie's Jumperoo!

Daddy!

The girls love their daddy! Its so cute to watch them play with him. Here are some floor time with Ellie pictures. You'll see Evey had to get in on the action too.

Hi there daddy! You coming over here?

yaaaaaay!

Ellie was grinning and laughing. It was cute!

Trying to crawl!

Ellie is trying to crawl! (at the time of these pictures anyway, she's a speed demon now!) These were taken at the end of June.

rock rock

she liked to put one leg straight out

Ohio visit

This is a long post with lots of pictures.

At the beginning of June, we traveled to Ohio to surprise my grandma and grandpa for grandpa's 90th birthday.  It was awesome! I had called gma on grandpa's b-day to wish him Happy Birthday.  I told her I had sent a card and for her to be watching for it about friday the 3rd.  Little did she know, we were traveling to Ohio that day!

ellie's first plane trip! She did so well!!

Evey was a very good girl too.

We got in at 11pm on the second, so bright and early the next morning we walked over to gma and gpa's for the big surprise.

He loved that Ellie sat so good for him!

Both girls with great gpa

great gma elly came down from NY too.  Evey liked playing in the yard with her.

Lunch time! Evey picked the chair right next to great gpa.

awwww!

Presents!

He got a reclining lounge chair. I don't think he likes it ;)

Birthday dinner with friends and family at Der Duchman

great gma Martin meeting Ellie for the first time

sitting in the rocking chair

then up on the banister

Ellie sat so good at the table

Evey petting Midnight

(Midnight is no longer with us. She passed away a few weeks later. We will sure miss puppy)

Our rental car... Dodge Avenger

Ellie and Elly

Pool time at great gma's

Evey wanted to sit next to great gma

Ellie LOVED driving gpa's truck as much as Evey did

first piggy!!

Gpa and his girls

Gma and her girls

helping gpa

grass...Ooooo

weeeeeeee!

cutie sporting her spout

walking to the car, Evey wanted to hold both great gma and gpa's hands

this way

the flower growing in the crack of their driveway.

overall, it was a great trip. I'm glad I got to stay a couple weeks.  I want to go back already to spend more time up there. Where's the money tree when you need it? (not in my backyard, we have no tree's.....yet)