Megan decided that she did not want to play JV or Varsity Basketball, so that was ok with us to have a break after she was on 3 softball teams this summer (city league, traveling team and school team), and Nic had baseball and soccer.
Now Megan has decided to go out for the 6th grade basketball team and Upward Basketball (which is a church basketball league for K-6th).
I don't mind the kids playing sports, in fact, I rather enjoy it. I grew up in the mountains of Pennsylvania with my grandparents and it was a 20 mile drive one way to school down off the mountains, so I was not allowed to participate in sports, because of the drive.
When Basketball is over we go right back into Softball and Baseball in April.
Today we found out that Megan made the 6th grade basketball team. They had scheduled 2 tryouts and added a 3rd night of tryouts because of the huge number of girls to try out. We waited all weekend to find out if she made the team and this morning she texted me from school to say she made the team.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Disney World
We went to Disney World in January of this year and I done a blog on the All Star Music Resort we stayed at and for some reason, it is being viewed alot. So I have decided to blog about each of the parks that we visited during our stay. I will be posting them soon. These blogs are just my opinion but I hope they can be helpful to someone who might be planning to visit Disney World.
We took the kids out of school for a week in January to go, but they ended up only missing 2 days of school because of snow days. The weather in Florida was in the 70's (nights into the 50's) . The wait in line for the rides was never more than 10 minutes for any ride and most rides we got right on.
I completely recommend the dining plans. There are different types of plans, so you need to choose the one that fits your family. If you enjoy sitting down and eating a meal, you will save alot of money, plus the character dinners are worth doing and they can cost alot. The only dissadventage to the dining plan was paying 18% gratituty for table service meals. Our group consisted of 3 adults and 3 children (1 child under 1 yr old) and our table service meals would run around $150 (if we had to pay). Also, some places to eat do not accept the dining plan, so you have to check and make sure they accept it. We did several character meals and the entire group (our 6 and 5 in the other family with us), all enjoyed them. I would suggest calling for reservations as soon as you book your trip if you go during a busy time. We were able to call the week of our stay and still get reservations, so it depends on time you go. We never spent a penny on food during our stay with the dining plan, and our plan was $34.99 a person per day.
We stayed inside the Disney Resort, so we parked our van all week and rode the bus (free) to everywhere we went. Advantages: FREE, not worrying about parking, getting dropped off at the gates. Dissadventages: Waiting for a bus to arrive, crowding on bus, and if you have a stroller (like we did) getting it on a crowded bus).
If you stay inside the Disney Resort, not only do you get free transportation, but you get to take advantage of the parks extended hours.
Be prepaded to have any bag or purse you bring into the park completely searched before entering.
Tips:
* if you have a stroller... there are strollers everywhere you look and when you park your stroller, sometimes disney workers will move them to make room, but to find yours among the crowd tie a ribbon on it or a balloon or even a glow stick at night.
* buy some glow braclets for your kids to wear at night so you can find them in a crowd.
* take the $1 disposible ponco's you can buy at Walmart in a small convient package. Ours came in very handy.
* If you stay inside the Disney Resort... souviners can be bought and delived to your hotel for free so you don't have to carry them around with you.
Note to parents with children: About 8pm at night during our visit to EPCOT, we were in line for food when a gentleman (who was beyond drunk) walked up to a complete stranger and punched him in the face and they started fighting along with everyone in their group and my son got knocked over and we almost got trampeled. The gentleman working behind the food counter told me that fights were a nightly thing and that as long as Disney served drinks it would continue to happen.
With the package deal we got, the only money we spent was for souviners we bought.
We took the kids out of school for a week in January to go, but they ended up only missing 2 days of school because of snow days. The weather in Florida was in the 70's (nights into the 50's) . The wait in line for the rides was never more than 10 minutes for any ride and most rides we got right on.
I completely recommend the dining plans. There are different types of plans, so you need to choose the one that fits your family. If you enjoy sitting down and eating a meal, you will save alot of money, plus the character dinners are worth doing and they can cost alot. The only dissadventage to the dining plan was paying 18% gratituty for table service meals. Our group consisted of 3 adults and 3 children (1 child under 1 yr old) and our table service meals would run around $150 (if we had to pay). Also, some places to eat do not accept the dining plan, so you have to check and make sure they accept it. We did several character meals and the entire group (our 6 and 5 in the other family with us), all enjoyed them. I would suggest calling for reservations as soon as you book your trip if you go during a busy time. We were able to call the week of our stay and still get reservations, so it depends on time you go. We never spent a penny on food during our stay with the dining plan, and our plan was $34.99 a person per day.
We stayed inside the Disney Resort, so we parked our van all week and rode the bus (free) to everywhere we went. Advantages: FREE, not worrying about parking, getting dropped off at the gates. Dissadventages: Waiting for a bus to arrive, crowding on bus, and if you have a stroller (like we did) getting it on a crowded bus).
If you stay inside the Disney Resort, not only do you get free transportation, but you get to take advantage of the parks extended hours.
Be prepaded to have any bag or purse you bring into the park completely searched before entering.
Tips:
* if you have a stroller... there are strollers everywhere you look and when you park your stroller, sometimes disney workers will move them to make room, but to find yours among the crowd tie a ribbon on it or a balloon or even a glow stick at night.
* buy some glow braclets for your kids to wear at night so you can find them in a crowd.
* take the $1 disposible ponco's you can buy at Walmart in a small convient package. Ours came in very handy.
* If you stay inside the Disney Resort... souviners can be bought and delived to your hotel for free so you don't have to carry them around with you.
Note to parents with children: About 8pm at night during our visit to EPCOT, we were in line for food when a gentleman (who was beyond drunk) walked up to a complete stranger and punched him in the face and they started fighting along with everyone in their group and my son got knocked over and we almost got trampeled. The gentleman working behind the food counter told me that fights were a nightly thing and that as long as Disney served drinks it would continue to happen.
With the package deal we got, the only money we spent was for souviners we bought.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Malia . . . . 20 months old next week
My pictures have been coming out so blurry, but here are th latest pitures of Malia. She is my little LOVE BUG. She loves to hug and kiss and is so polite and kind. She is always sharing her food and says thank you alot.
Malia with her sisters boots on
Malia was watching TOY STORY 3 and went and got her Woody Doll and was kissing it.
and a little hug for Woody to.
Malia at a basketball game. She is wearing a COLTS NET HAT. And Megan took her to sit with her friends and Malia was a big hit. The boys were taking pictures of Megan and Malia together.
Malia going bye-bye with grandma
OK...Malia took her shirt off, put on her pumpkin hat and Megans boots.
Malia with her sisters boots on
Malia was watching TOY STORY 3 and went and got her Woody Doll and was kissing it.
Malia and Megan
updates.... Nic's 10th Birthday, Veteran's Day Parade, BFF's
I have been having trouble getting my pictures to download and so I just quit bloggin for a while.
Nic had his 10th Birthday !!! He invited 5 friends to play some laser tag and mini golf.....
There was a teenager walk up to me and gave me 1,100 tickets for our group to use. How nice !!
Then there was the Veteran's Day parade. Megan, Nic and I rode in Grandpa's car with him and Grandma and tossed out beads. Grandpa is a veteran of the Vietnam War. The car is their '68 Chevelle.
Megan
Megan and Memaw
Megan and Nic with Memaw and papa (putting the top down)...Nic is wearing papa's shirt from army.
Nic, Megan and Memaw with papa in back
Megan has been having a blast. As I think I have said before, she is growing up and has changed so much. She is hanging out with great friends who are a good influence on her.
Parker, Kylar and Megan.... They had a sleepover at our house and had BLIND makeovers and this is the result................
Nic had his 10th Birthday !!! He invited 5 friends to play some laser tag and mini golf.....
Megan's glasses she got with her tickets from the video games she played.
There was a teenager walk up to me and gave me 1,100 tickets for our group to use. How nice !!
Then there was the Veteran's Day parade. Megan, Nic and I rode in Grandpa's car with him and Grandma and tossed out beads. Grandpa is a veteran of the Vietnam War. The car is their '68 Chevelle.
Megan
Megan has been having a blast. As I think I have said before, she is growing up and has changed so much. She is hanging out with great friends who are a good influence on her.
Parker, Kylar and Megan.... They had a sleepover at our house and had BLIND makeovers and this is the result................
They also took handbags and painted on them, painting designs and their names and BFF on them. They use them for school and have become a hit as other girls have been making them to. Then they played JUST DANCE on the wii. We made a trip to walmart for paint supplies and they bought matching jewelery to. I heard one of them say they were gonna be BFF's for a long time. LOL.
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