March vacation

We just returned from a 10 day vacation to Florida! Although we were gone when Cleveland was having record high temps, I have to take comfort in the fact that we were enjoying the same warm weather - but under the umbrella of palm trees!

We stayed at a Marriott family resort in Orlando and had a blast! (See picture taken below.) We visited a Disney park one day, and Legoland another... and enjoyed friends, swimming, and just being together as a family.

As soon as I can sort through 1000 pictures, I will try and upload my favorites!

using your imagination

The trio have really begun to use their imaginations - especially with role play. On any given day they are zooming into space on a rocket, or fighting off Darth Vader with their Jedi swords, or pretending to act out the whole movie, "The Little Mermaid." (Wait until you hear Mary pretending to be Ursala... she really gets into the villain character!) And what is even better, is that they allow Abby to sometimes join in... "Queen Abby" was directing the girls just the other day. What a treat to be able to sit back and enjoy!


Mateo pretending to be a storm trooper.

backseat driver

I am trying to remember if I ever critiqued my parents driving when I was a kid - let alone actually paying attention to how they were driving. Throughout the day, I am constantly reminded by Gabby to have "two hands on the wheel" or "you didn't make a complete stop at that sign."

Who needs the police when you have a five year old enforcer?

bad numbers!

I was trying to give Abby a time limit as to how long I would rock her before her nap. I started to count backwards from ten... and at each number, she would look at me and draw out her "noooo" and then the number.

Mommy: "ten"
Abby: "noooo ten"
Mommy: "nine"
Abby: "noooo nine"
Mommy: "eight"
Abby: "noooo eight"

you get the idea.... it was the cutest thing!