6/3 - An update since Disney

I can't remember if I posted about going to watch Clifford, but we took the boys to see Clifford the Big Red Dog. This picture is classic and I am in love with it. The look Eli is giving me is priceless!!

We got to go to a friends birthday party a few weeks ago and the boys had lots of fun with their friends. I haven't taken many pictures lately but here are a few from the birthday party. These two of Eli are just too cute not to include.

Let me explain Aiden's shirt. I forgot his so we had to borrow one because he's so fair skinned and would have burned.

Here is a group shot of all the kids. Aiden didn't want to look up at the camera. Eli wasn't happy but at least he would look up.

Here are a few random pictures. The boys playing at the train table and some iPad time (yes Eli is naked; fresh from the bath). We've been working on potty train with Eli and he does a great job if we take him to the potty. He doesn't tell us if he has to go yet, but he'll go if we take him to the potty. It's a work in progress but is going very smoothly so far.

We also had a girls night out for Stephanie before she leaves. It was a fun but somewhat sad night. She'll be here for one more week so I'm not going to be too sad yet. The last picture is the majority of the group that went to dinner.

Aiden started feeding therapy 1.5 weeks ago. It was very interesting and it's a work in progress. He is doing better at daycare and hopefully that will translate to progress at home and less struggle at meal time. I'll post soon about Aiden's birthday party that happened yesterday. Trying to play major catch-up is tough,

6/3 - Disney Part 2

Here is finally the second half of our disney vacation. Day 2: Animal Kingdom. This first set of pictures cracks me up because Aiden was too small to go on a ride that he probably would have hated and he was so disappointed about it. He even tried to make himself taller by standing on his toes and then putting his hand on his head.

Once he got over that disappointment, we continued and got to see some fish at Animal Kingdom. The boys enjoyed that. We did a bit more waiting in lines for Animal Kingdom than we did at Magic Kingdom but the boys did a great job. We decided we were going to power through the day and just see how far Eli could make it without a nap. He did fairly well but they both got really cranky at lunch time and we had to separate from the group we were with because our kids needed food ASAP.

We went on this safari ride and the boys enjoyed it. It was nice for them to see some animals but we had enough sitting around and waiting and/or watching things. You can see Eli looking at the animals; he was starting to get pretty tired.

Our boys needed to get some activity out of them so we separated from the group again and went to dinosaur land. The boys had an absolute blast here. There was a playground area and a dino dig area. They had cool mist fans in the shaded dino dig area which was great although Aiden didn't like getting little pebbles in his shoes so he didn't stay there that long. 

We went to the Lion King show and Eli wasn't sure about it to begin with. He got a little scared but ultimately both kids allowed us to stay through the 30 minute show. This is the only somewhat decent picture we got of all of us. My camera started doing something weird and the white balance wasn't quite right for most of the day if the pictures seem a little off-color.

These are the girls/moms that I went with (Raechel, me, and Stephanie).

Here are all the kids. They looked cute all dressed the same. Aiden and Eli are on on the far right, then the three girls are in the middle (Regan, Kyleigh, Lily) and then Logan and Blaise. It was challenging to try and stay as a group with three families and the kids being so little and having different needs. Our children's needs included moving around a bit more than everyone else so we visited the dino dig site a few times.

Here is a good picture of Brad and I with the Tree of Life in the background. The kids were completely pictured out and not interested in taking a family picture like I was.

We finished the day watching The Little Mermaid at 5:00pm. Eli fell asleep in my arms while we were inside the nice air conditioning waiting for it to start. Everyone really enjoyed the show. I was concerned mine wouldn't sit there long enough (it's a 45 min show) but I was completely wrong. They loved it and so I.

Day 3: Magic Kingdom. We went back to Magic Kingdom and headed straight for the race cars.

Yeah. Both kids passed the height test and were able to drive (with us still in the car).  Eli barely made it but he qualified and Aiden was very happy that he passed.

I rode with Aiden and controlled the gas but he steered (although the car has to stay on a rail). Eli drove a car behind us and had a blast with daddy.

We ventured into Tomorrowland and went on the Buzz Lightyear ride. There wasn't much of a wait but it was a little overwhelming for Aiden. Like the other rides, he went through it with his hands over his ears but kept his eyes open to look around.

Again, the kids were tired and exhausted and after 2 days of me constantly taking pictures, they were not interested in taking a family picture for me. Brad and I managed to get a decent one with the castle in the background. We went home around noon so the boys could get a nap on this final day.

On the last day there, our boys were up normal as usual but they had a friend to play with since Kyleigh also gets up early.

Overall, we had a great time but exhausting time at Disney!

OK. Our blog has moved one last time: http://hoytfamilyhappenings.blogspot.com/

(it's the same as the original minus THE at the beginning since it was already taken).