Morning Mayhem

 Most mornings tend to be a bit crazy in our house. The kids are all up before 7, but I still have a lot to do in order to be out of the house by 8:40. Asher usually gets up and dresses himself. Unfortunately, he usually picks things that either don't match or are not appropriate for school so there is usually a round 2 of getting dressed for him. I also have to nurse Dex and then an hour later feed him cereal. Getting Piper to eat a yogurt takes at least 20 minutes, and forget getting her to eat anything else. I have to get her dressed and do her hair. Dexter also has to be dressed. I have to pack up snacks for school, find sippy cups, shoes, and my keys. The kids don't share my enthusiasm for always being on time, so they usually come up with other things to do in the morning. Asher loves to build block towers.

 Dexter was not happy about the delay on breakfast that morning.

 Piper likes to sit on the couch, with a sippy cup of milk and a stuffed animal on her lap.

She believes she is the one who keeps this house running.

All by myself

 As many of you know Nate and I are trying to get the house ready to rent out and buy a new one. I hope that all of this can take place in the spring. We have a lot to do in order for this to happen. It's very hard to get the big projects done with the kids around. On Sunday Nate wanted to work on some things, so I took all the kids up to Virginia. We went to the zoo and the mall. I was surprised by how much fun I had and how I wasn't completely stressed the entire time.

The nice thing about having a zoo membership is I don't feel like only spending an hour at the zoo is a waste. The kids told me the animals they wanted to see, so we went to those first. The giant lizards are always a big hit. Piper's favorite is the elephant. Asher was super excited that once again we caught the elephant pooping. 

 There is a train ride that takes you around the zoo. We stopped to have snacks and then rode on it.

I love these kids to pieces.

Halloween

 Last night Asher and Piper went trick-or-treating. We went over to Dave and Leah's neighborhood with some of our friends. These are the cutest pirates and indians I have ever seen.

 Asher was so excited that he got to go with Jada, Bennett, AND, Brody and Sage.

Dex chose not to dress up and spent the evening taking a long nap. Now I get to spend the next month trying not to eat all this candy.

Hollywood Studios

 We spent our last day at Disney in Hollywood Studios. Overall it's geared for older kids, but I'm glad we went. They have an area that's themed after Honey I Shrunk the Kids. It was so much fun, and the kids loved being able to run around and climb on things.

 There was a huge rope area that was supposed to mimic a spider web. Asher spent a good forty minutes climbing in it.

 Dexter and I just hung around.

 These little tree stumps made noise when you stepped on them.

 For lunch we went to a sci-fi cafe. The tables were in the shape of cars, which the kids loved.

 We got to meet Lightening McQueen and Mater. I'll let you guess Asher's excitement level.

One of the coolest parts of the day was a car stunt show. They had some pretty spectacular sequences. Asher was very impressed by it all.

We are in Charleston today, and tomorrow we head home. We took a carriage ride this morning. I loved it. If we ever had to move I'd love to live down here.

Magic Kingdom

 On Tuesday we went to Magic Kingdom. I know a lot of people are skeptical about bringing young kids to Disney World, a lot of our friends are waiting until their kids get older. I am so glad we took our kids now. To them everything was real, and special, and magical.

 I actually took Dex on just about every ride. I strapped him to me and we had fun. There was only one ride in magic kingdom that Asher couldn't go on. I took him on Splash Mountain and he loved it. I definitely have some thrill seekers on my hands.

 I also opted out of this ride. Dexter has a tendency to spit up a lot and I was afraid what a lot of spinning would do to him.

 Watching Piper meet the characters was worth all the money we spent. She would go up and hug them and just bury herself in them.

 She didn't want to let go.

 I got a little emotional watching her meet Jessie and Woody. They are her favorite characters and she was beyond excited to meet them.

It was such a great day. The crowds weren't bad, so we got to go on just about all the rides. The kids loved every minute of being there.

Florida

 The resort we are at is pretty spectacular. When you go in the front gate it is a ten minute drive to get to our place. I have never been on a resort this huge before. They had a crib and a high chair set up for us here.

 There is a little screened in porch off of the dining area. The weather is so great here. It's been in the mid 80's. It is definitely having me rethink the whole living in florida thing.

Piper has been sleeping in a bed for the first time. She has done surprisingly well. I guess we will have to move her into a big girl bed when we get back home.

Myrtle Beach

 We had such a relaxing time in Myrtle Beach. The weather was in the 70's and the water was still very warm. On our first night there we went on a night walk on the beach. The kids thought that was amazing. They both love being outside when it is dark.

 Each morning we went swimming in the pool and the spent the afternoons on the beach.

We arrived in Florida today and will hit Disney tomorrow. The resort we are staying at is incredible. I'll post some pictures of our place tomorrow.