hollywood studios

today we had a fun day at hollywood studios…there are some fun rides…tower of terror…rockin' coaster…star tours etc…then, some fun shows…indiana jones….beauty and the beast..and my favorite, the little mermaid….the kids had fun..we wore charlie out….we changed hotels..to the contemporary hotel and kelly took the boys back to the magic kingdom….we've had a 'magic' card that gets us on 'fastpass' rides immediately…it's great..but, expires tonight..so they went to use it for the last few hours….more fun tomorrow...

florida

on thursday, kelly, her kids and i flew to orlando...kerry met us later that night...we are at walt disney world for a 'mom blogger ' conference that kelly was invited to...it's been a fun few days...going to the magic kingdom, animal kingdom, and epcot....every night the conference throws a dinner party...the first was a pirate/beach party...then, a party at the animal kingdom/dinoland...tonight we were at the brand new(unopened) art of animation resort...a few more days and parks to discover 

....these kids are non-stop energy!! how does kelly do it?

i'm turning into my mom....and believe me, it's a good thing....today, russ and kristen were over...russ brought in some beets he found in my garden and asked that i save the tops for him...i found myself putting them into a little grocery sack and sealing if off so nicely...and it reminded me of mom....she was such a great housewife....i have never reached her heights, in that respect...but, it made me think...as you raise children, you do everything for them...day in and day out...and you just 'wish' that they could do something for themselves!!!  but, then, they grow up...they move out...they're adults...and you just 'wish'...that you could do it for them again...so when i get the chance....i do...it's more fun now...probably, cause i do it so rarely....i feel 'of worth' again...someone wants my help...so, now i realize why my mom would help me so much when i went to visit...i need to keep working on her other qualities...she had way more that i haven't mastered yet!!!

happy easter!

we had a happy easter today....kelly and her kids were up for a few days this past week...it's always fun to have them running around the house....they went home on friday night and came back today...went to church and had a great sacrament meeting...then went to russ and kristen's for easter dinner....it was us and kristen's family....had an easter egg hunt...the boys got remote control helicopters...they loved playing with those...we had an egg toss...tyler and i won!! woohoo!! they blew colored bubbles, which sort of got on everything...then, had a delicious dinner...topping it off with delicious cupcakes...the kids had a great time...we had a fun time...just a wonderful day!!!

blue.....

first of all....what am i doing up still?  it's a quarter to 2!  oh well....my brain is still going...so i thought i'd write a post....i was on pinterest and saw all these pretty pictures of things in blue...that color always has been my 'safe haven' ....it just calms me, makes me feel good, makes me happy, when i was pregnant with kerry, i would lay in bed, sick as a dog, and imagine my blue bedroom i was going to build,,it made me feel better and when we built it, i loved it!!....i've always loved blue...blue and white...it's been my favorite...back in the day, my house was mostly blue, with touches of other colors...i remember that kelly wanted green ivy wallpaper for her room and i wouldn't let her have it! it wasn't blue!  talk about a little psycho!  and controlling....haha....but,  as the years went on...i did add color to my pallet....and it's wonderful...i love bright yellows, oranges, red, and yes, green....it livens a room up....but, i will always stay....true blue!!!