Florida and Kindergarten

Evan and Gracee on her 1st day of Kindergarten
Our Family with Grandma Garcia (90th Birthday)

It was hot in Orlando! We had a blast...and here are the mouse years to prove it!

And of course, who doesn't love Cinderella!

I am not sure where to start, since I am so behind on blogging. We had a fabulous trip to Disney World. The first day we were there we powered through a 10 hour day. The next 2 days we did half days. The highlights were breakfast with the princesses and David and I loved the animal kingdom. Disney really knows how to run a park, and make things as comfortable as possible. We can't wait to go back when the kids are a little older, and can really go for longer periods of walking. We enjoyed a lazy afternoon by the pool too, which was an added bonus. We also visited a local park in Tampa, the beach and a science Museum. David's Grandma was happy that we came. We are so glad we were able to spend that time with her, and I think the kids are old enough to always remember her. We are so grateful to David's Aunt Jean and Uncle Bob, for hosting us for the week, and to his Uncle Rudy and Aunt Carolyn, who provided a car while we were there. This sure makes it a lot easier on the pocketbook to take this kind of a vacation.

Grace started Kindergarten last week. She is adjusting better than I had hoped. I am excited to watch her grow and learn and find things that she really loves. She is such a precious girl and we are so proud of the young lady she is becoming.

Evan also started speech classes again. His improvement each day is unbelievable and gives us so much hope. He is now out of his day braces and wears them only at night. He is wearing little orthotics, which really help him stay stable when he walks. What a blessing this is for all of us. We are thankful that God is watching out for Evan, and giving us the strength to parent him through some hard times. These kids are such a wonderful blessing!

I am just getting back in the school groove. My mornings are a bit hectic, but I am getting a rhythm down now. The kids also start swimming lessons next week, for the next 2 months. We are trying to keep this momentum going so that they can be good swimmers at an early age, and we can move onto other activities. The next thing: Piano lessons....but I think we will wait until spring....or until we get a piano!

Until next time...