Saturday, May 23, 2009

Nana and Popi came to visit!

My Mom and Dad drove all the way from Cincinnati the last week in April to visit us and we had a BLAST!!

This is the chest my Dad made for us! Isn't it gorgeous? It's a tradition that my Dad makes each of the daughters a chest after they get married and it takes A LOT of time and sacrifice to get it done. And, WOW, look at the product! He is SO incredible at what he does. I just can't believe his hands made this piece of furniture. It has a beautiful shiny finish, 2 drawers on the bottom, an inlay of a star inside the lid, and it is fully lined in cedar wood! Dad, we will treasure it FOREVER! THANK YOU! WE LOVE IT!!


Mom and Dad took us to Disney World! We had a blast and made memories that will last forever! Our first day was at Magic Kingdom.......
Lauryn warmed up pretty quickly to her Nana and Popi. Here we are waiting in line for a ride and she's playing with her Nana.

Jake thought the train was too loud and Lauryn was so happy, she almost jumped right out of Spencer's lap!
The Swiss Family Robinson treehouse

Spencer wouldn't let us take a picture of him wearing the "Jack Sparrow" hat and wig, but Dad didn't mind! :)
AHHH....the day at Magic Kingdom is done.
Everyone was SO worn out! The kids didn't give me ANY trouble going to bed.
The next day was Animal Kingdom!! The boys were SO excited!!
Riding the tram to Animal Kingdom
The tree....it was SO amazing....look at all the intricate carvings!


On the safari, we saw lots of animals like giraffes and lions and trees called "upside down trees" because they looked like the roots were on the top.

Bein' silly

Lauryn fell asleep on the train ride....Yes!!!
Dinosaurland....the boys FAVORITE!!

Having fun at the resort!

Dad brought all the stuff to make ornaments and taught us how to do it. They turned out pretty coot!


This was my kids first experience with Disney World and Jacob was pretty much scared of every ride and Spencer turned white as a ghost after any kind of rollercoaster and was SO close to throwing up. The boys couldn't understand that it was all just pretend. Hopefully the next time they will know what to expect.
On the way home, we asked them what their favorite part of the vacation was and Jacob said, "jumping in the pool with Popi" and Spencer said, "Animal Kingdom." I have to say that Animal Kingdom was Dan and my favorite too. It was a lot less chaotic than Magic Kingdom and most of it was shaded to make you think you're in the jungle, which made it cooler :)
THANKS, MOM AND DAD! WE HAD A BLAST!!

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