Family Vaca!

We took a trip to visit my Dad in Florida. As always, we had a GREAT time. First stop....DISNEY!

My kids have done Great America, Noah's Ark, Legoland, Disneyland, but not Disney World (well, Will did when he was two). So, I felt somehow that their childhood's wouldn't be complete without a trip to Magic Kingdom. Give me a break. So, we took the plunge. I have NO IDEA how people take entire vacations here. One day and one park was enough for me! We did have a great time....

Anna was transported much of the day on her Daddy's shoulders.

I LOVE this picture, and this memory. Anna was watching the Parade down Main Street, and was waving to Cinderella!

Grampy joined us, and here he and Kaleb could barely wait to get to the next ride! Grampy may have even knocked down that girl in his way!

The Mad Teacups were a fav

After a few days of recovery at my Dad's pool, we moved on to the beach.....

The kids had a blast playing in the sand on Siesta Key

One of my favorite places!

We had great weather and had lots of outdoor time! Here we are playing frisbee at my Dad's condo.

Now, it's back to reality. While we were gone, we missed 7 inches of snow and sub zero temps. Spring HAS to be on it's way.

Thanks, Dad for a great trip! We love you!

OUTSIDE biking

So it reached a balmy 37 here on Sat, so Ted thought that was good enough to take a ride, outside! I was a little concerned about the snow, ice, salt and sand on the roadways, but apparently it wasn't an issue. Spring MUST be just around the corner!

Other exciting things that I have NO pictures for:

Ted and Anna went to a Father-Daughter luau at our church. Towards the end of the night, they played "Cinderella" by Steven Curtis Chapman (my fav!) and they danced. (Anna has NO IDEA what a big deal that is. I think the last time Ted danced with me was at our wedding!) Anna started crying. Ted asked, "oh sweetie, what's wrong." Anna--"I want to go home!! I miss Mom!" Sentimental, that one.

My mom and I went to the Chris Tomlin concert. The opening band was Israel Houghton and New Breed. Both bands WERE AWESOME! Great time! Thanks Mom!

We had some friends over for the Superbowl. I always enjoy the commercials. Not so great this year. Oh well. At least the food and company were great!

Painting isn't my favorite

The time has come for me to paint the boy's bedrooms. They were the only rooms in the house that we didn't have painted before we moved in. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, so I thought I'd do it myself. Well, 17 months later and many questions of "Mom, when are you going to paint my room"....here goes.

My first swipe...

Cutting in, or whatever that darn technique is called. I'm not good at it.

Thankfully, I have a support team. Brenda does this professionally, and couldn't stand to watch my attempts so took over for a while. And Melissa is VERY TALENTED at holding brushes and trays.

Now, I was at it for 6 hours yesterday (including Brenda's time) and I have one room 1/2 done. So I may be at this a while. I don't know how you Magill girls get a whole freagin' house done in 3 hours.

To be continued....

Our family skiing adventure

Our kids have never skied, and since we now live 4 miles from where I learned, it was time!

Here they are, in the informational meeting. Very informative, indeed.

Whew! What a night. We had such a good time and will be returning. Next time, snowboarding??

Kaleb's new friend

Ted got two box tickets to the UW Badger hockey game. Will got to go to a UW Football game with us this fall, so it was Kaleb's turn (I didn't know it was a BOX when Ted asked if he should bring Kaleb!! Oh well. We have a date tonight....)

When I asked Kaleb what was the best part, he said, "MEETING BUCKY!" Cool! Ted said Kaleb was glued to the game, while as usual, Ted was busy socializing. That's my boy!

WINTER BREAK FUN

We have done so much, and had so much fun this winter break. Read on.....

The Wilderness

My Dad and Judy's gift to us is a trip to the Wilderness. It's always so much fun!

The boys trying to out-muscle each other

Bathing-beauty five-year olds

Winding down on the last day

We have as much fun in the condo as we do at the parks. Here we are trying to hold the plank position against Mindy's three teenage daughters. Not that it matters, but I did win....