Polynesian Resort & Luau

Believe it or not I am almost done with these Disney posts....

I love working on these pictures because it brings back such fun memories!!!

After our 4 days on the Disney Dream we headed to the Disney Polynesian Resort.

I have wanted to stay there for as long as I can remember. Jeff and I LOVE Hawaii and the Polynesian Resort really feels like Hawaii. From the music playing throughout the resort to the gorgeous Plumerias .... it just feels like Hawaii. We could have stayed so much longer!!!!!!

I've always wanted to go to the Luau at the Polynesian and for some reason we figured we would do that on the first night. Not the best plan... considering the littles were really tired!

The food was so yummy!!!!!!!!! This is just the start..... I would have taken more food pictures but I was trying to make sure Ty's head didn't fall in the food.

Here is Mr. Ty about to fall asleep... and he did fall asleep... then he had a big fit when he woke up.

But he managed to take this cute picture of Lily and dad when he calmed down.....

After the Luau the littles got their second wind.

This picture was their idea... they thought they were the hula dancers... and wanted me to get a picture of their act.

Taking a little break in the lobby to watch tv......

Shuffleboard

Shuffleboard on the Disney Dream

Cousin Ivan and Grandpa N.

I love Disney but taking photos is no easy task.... someone was always in the background of my pictures... (no idea who the little girl is)..moving doesn't seem to be an option... if you do the picture moment is gone....

Golf... anyone?

Mini golf on the Disney Dream......

(FYI... my camera wasn't crooked.... this picture was hanging crooked)

Lily and Ty thought this "GOOFBALLS" bag was hilarious

Meet the golfers....

Ty... He LOVES mini golf....

Miss Lily... she loves it too and seems to be the hole in one queen....

Cousin Ivan... I love this pose

Ahoy... Pirates.....

Pirates of the Caribbean night on the Disney Dream.....

Pirate Ty doing his signature head tilt pose.

He loves this pose... he will even tell you how much he loves this pose!!!

Thank you my very talented friend Robin at Red Thread Stitches for such a handsome shirt.

Very cute pirates... Lily and Ty with cousin Ivan....

LOTS of people in the background too (isn't it great how I left them all headless).......

Those hands in the bottom right corner are Grandpa N's.... when I saw him taking this photo I popped in to get one...

Our fabulous room steward did the cutest things with Lily's stuffed animals.... which she loved and still talks about!

Lily said, "How cute, they are all set up in my bed".

Back to blogging

I'm back... to the world of blogging... I think....

The Littles are back in school (all day) and for the first time in 5 years I have time to work during the day.

Some of you know that I have a travel agency (home based) for something like 14 years now. Since Lily came home I have been working in the evening or whenever she was napping. Then Ty came home, we put our old house up for sale 4 months later, remodeled (well a builder did that part) our current house, packed everything while Jeff was driving 2.5 hours each way to work 4 days a week, moved, unpacked, and got busy with life the last few years. In all of that I still worked (during the evenings) from my home office.

Well, this year the Littles are in school all day and I am back to working during normal hours. The first day they were in school I thought back over the last 5 years and just took a big deep breath. It felt like we had been running a race the last 5 years. It was one big happy whirlwind. Now we are starting a whole new kind of race... maybe a new chapter is the better word.

The Littles LOVE school! It took a few weeks to get adjusted to full days and I'm pretty sure they're still adjusting (me too). AND..... while I miss them being here it is nice to have a little time to myself again. Now if I can only remember how to balance office work with the laundry that is lurking just around the corner...not to mention the long list of projects I would LOVE to get done.

We are not the only ones adjusting......Our kitten Hershey was NOT thrilled with them going to school. He does what he can to keep them from leaving.... blocking the door... .laying on shoes or coats... toting their socks away...etc...

AND.... he must feel that I need some company because he spends the morning laying right in the middle of my desk covering all of my work.

Back to the blog.... I was hoping to have this blog updated by now but obviously that hasn't happened. I have been working on the rest of our Disney pictures..... goodness that seems like a LONG time ago that we went there. At any rate I am going to finish posting the pictures and then who knows maybe I can get something new and fresh on here. :-) We can all hope.......

So a little rewind back to the Disney cruise.....

These are from our day at the Disney private island Castaway Cay....

When we arrived it was cloudy and looked like it could rain.... By the end of the day it was a sunny day at the beach....

Lily climbing Jeff.... she was tired of walking...

Picking up our floats.... I pushed Lily around on one of these the entire day....

Ty LOVED playing in the sand...

Lily DIVA dancing at our BBQ lunch......

Ty COVERED in sand (and I do mean covered)... plugging his ears when I told him it was time to go back to the ship......

Still here

I KNOW... I know...

It has been FOREVER since my last post.

The littles are just about to return to school... SO.... .hopefully I will have some updates coming soon. Goodness I still have a lot of Disney pictures to post.... not to mention the endless amounts of summer pictures.

We've had a great but LONG summer!!! It is definitely time for school to start (for all of us).

I have enjoyed this time with the littles so much but my patience is wearing thin and fresh ideas to keep us busy are running out.

Not only have the littles kept me busy... I hurt my back (actually my bum... as the littles call it) about a month ago. Lots of fun summer activities (water parks, 4 wheel rides, hammocks that snapped, roller coasters etc) might have been the cause. Needless to say.....it made sitting, standing, and lying down all uncomfortable. After 4 weeks of physical therapy (and grouchiness) I am very thankful to say that I can finally sit at my desk without hurting like mad. Jeff was beyond patient and the littles were wonderful little helpers around the house... which I sure appreciated and needed!!!

During that time we have a new addition to our family... He is a teddy bear Persian named Hershey (because he is chocolate in color).

We brought him home about 3 weeks ago and he is super busy but the sweetest little guy. We all love him to pieces!!!

Hershey weighing in at 3lbs.

I woke him up.... which explains why his eyes look a little funny here.

MANY times this summer I have wondered (silently of course) if I am doing a good job at being MOM. I mean we have had A LOT of time together and I am sure I haven't been the sweetest mom in the world. One day... out of the blue... Lily walks up to me and hands me a penny.

I was unloading the dishwasher (for about the 1000th time this summer) and she said....

Mom, this is for doing such a good job this summer!!!! You've been such a good mom!

The next day she gave me 2 pennies.