Egg Hunting

We enjoyed our annual egg hunt with friends!

 The big boys helped hide the eggs again this year.

 It was another fun year making memories with friends!

Sewing School

Another finished project at Sewing School!

Honors Band

The Williams Middle School Honors Band got Sweepstakes at their UIL Competition.

SMART Night

We enjoyed looking at the kids' hard work at SMART (Science Math Art Reading Technology) Night.

 It was a stormy night, but a lot of fun!  The kids worked hard and had fun showing it off!

Fishing

A Sunday evening fishing trip!  Lots of fish and lots of fun!

Mother-Daughter Paint and Picnic

Our church hosted a Mother-Daughter Paint and Picnic event.

 We had a yummy lunch followed by a painting session. 

 It was a special time for Brynn and I to spend together, alongside other moms and daughters from our church!

Disney 2018

We tried new things this trip and did some of our old favorites.

It was more crowded than it's been the last few visits for us, so we felt a little more rushed to get it all in.  The kids have been saving their money from chores and holidays for a year and had fun spending it on souvenirs.  It was fun to see their choices and interests this trip compared to previous trips.

We could feel the age difference in the kids more this trip than we have in the past.  Having a span of 6 to 13 years old showed a little more with some of the experiences this time.

Disney at any age, park, ride, season or circumstance is always a magical experience though!

Blake:

Favorite Ride- Primeval Whirl and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Barrett:

Favorite Ride- Primeval Whirl and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Favorite Snack- Churro

Favorite Food- Trails End Breakfast Buffet

Favorite Character Experience- Stitch

Brynn:

Favorite Ride- It's a Small World

Kaleb:

Favorite Ride- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Favorite Snack- Root Beer Float

Favorite Character Experience- Stitch

Disney 2018 was good to us!!

Disney Day 10

Today we were on the home stretch.  We got up early and got back on the road.  After bouncing through bumpy Louisiana, we made it back to Texas!!

 We made good time and were already back home before we knew it.

This guy was waiting and happy to see us!

We had a safe, healthy, and magical vacation!!

We are already looking forward to the next trip!

Disney Day 9

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end.

We got up early to finish packing up and hook on, ready to hit the road again.

Leaving Disney is always so hard after a week full of magic and quality family time!

We pulled out of our campsite slowly, trying to soak it all in one last time. As we headed down the road, we talked about our favorite things about this trip, and what we look forward to next time. 

 All of the kids napped on the first leg of the drive. We stopped at a rest stop for lunch and a stretch break.  Today was St. Patrick's Day, so they had on their green! 

 We drove to Ameristar RV Park in Vicksburg, MS for the night.

We pulled in, leveled it the best we could, and climbed in for a short sleep.

Disney Day 8

After 4 straight days in the parks, we were happy to spend the day at Fort Wilderness again.

This is the best campground and we were looking forward to a day of relaxing and exploring.

We started the morning off with a golf cart ride up to Trails End for the most delicious breakfast buffet.

 The food and atmosphere here are the absolute best. This is by far our favorite place to eat!

 Afterward, we did a little relaxing and rocking while our food settled.

 We went back to our campsite to continue our relaxing.

On our first day here, the kids made a Mickey head out of pinecones to decorate the entrance of our site.  They wanted me to record it in time-lapse. It was fun to watch it and see them creating the Mickey head in super-speed.

Sitting in our rockers with full bellies... magical!

 We went up to the Meadows to get free sodas in our refillable mugs and then went looping. 

 We made our way back up to the Settlement.  The boys played Checkers on the porch while we walked over to the stable.

 Brynn was too tall for a pony ride, so she watched and walked with me.

 

 Kaleb had a fun time, and we had fun watching him!

We decided to ferry across to the Contemporary Resort,

  to catch the monorail,

 over to the Polynesian Resort for lunch. 

 After we ate poolside and browsed the gift shops, we rode the monorail the loop back to the Contemporary.  Since we still had a ton of snack points, we feasted on snacks at the Contemporary. 

 

 After we filled our tummies with yummy food and desserts, we rode the ferry back to Fort Wilderness.

 Brynn bought herself a rock and mineral excavation kit at one of the park gift shops, so she and Kaleb dug for rocks and minerals at our campsite.

 The boys walked up to the pier to play in the sand and play tetherball.

 We enjoyed sitting and relaxing. 

 Brynn dug forever and got a handful of treasures!

 

 Site 1218 was good to us!

We stopped by the Meadows on our way back from dinner to cash in all of our snack points. We loaded up on snacks for the trip back home (we made healthier choices for the ride home than what we've been feasting on all week). 

We got everything packed up and ready to get back on the road early tomorrow morning.

Fort Wilderness days are some of our favorite days and today was no different!