Thanks for the ride, Disney!!

What a fun week! The boys are at the perfect age for a trip like this! We rode every ride we wanted to...some more than once! No one complained about walking too much, and to top it all off, we did it all TOGETHER!! Riding, talking, laughing, playing...TOGETHER!!


Waiting for our plane...Disney here we come!!














If I didn't know better, I might think that they actually like each other! What do you think?



















Beautiful sunset at Epcot! Even though it rained almost every day at some point, we had a great time!













The whole family posing at Hollywood Studios. This was our favorite park....












When asked what their favorite ride was, the boys quickly respond "Rockin' Roller Coaster!" We rode it 3 times!! I have to admit, it was my favorite, too!

The good ol' days

What ever happened to the good ol' days?

Rarely do I ever get time to myself. I began around 5pm tonight, on the tractor...bushhogging. I know... that sounds like "great fun" to most people. I actually enjoy it. It gives me time to think-and sing. I usually plug in my ipod and then me and the old blue tractor set out on our journey. Three and a half hours is alot of thinking time, but I really love it. Tonight I got to thinking about when we were little. When Daddy was a farmer and I used to LOVE riding the tractor, or whatever he was riding. I still remember the smells of the dust from the corn or cotton or soybeans... It seems like there was so much "extra" time then. Where did it go? Are our kids gonna think the same thing when they get older, or will they feel like we dragged them around everywhere? I'm afraid I already know the answer to that.

Keeping Afloat

Well, today started the first "full" week of school. Brennan started his last year of elementary school....WAAAA!!! They grow up too fast! Tanner is really enjoying his teacher this year. She told us how organized and neat she is (right up his alley!).

I have SO many plans for myself this week. Catching up on housework, errands, yard work and there's always a TON to do at the fire station. I really doubt there is enough hours in my week to accomplish all of my goals. But at least I started with a much needed trip to the gym this morning. It's probably been 4 months since I've been. If I learned one thing from our training burn this weekend its that I am out of shape. I need to build up an endurance to strenuous activity. We also got a kitten today. She doesn't have a name yet. I will try to post pics later...and a name!

Dog Blog...

Well....I've done it too. Here I am to let you all in my head. How scary is that?? Today my head is full of emotion. We just came home from a great week of training and fun in Las Vegas (more about that later). Apparently while we were gone, either someone took our 7 month old Chocolate Lab, or she ran away. So, we had to tell the boys today...then we spent most of the day checking the local shelters and pounds, with no luck. So, we are all pretty bummed. What do you say to your kids when they say, "What if we can't find her?"