Orlando ~ Part 2

So Sunday it was suppose to be nice and warm so we called up Mark and Tricia and they were planning to meet us at the beach a little after lunch and morning service at church.  However it turned out to be a very WINDY and COLD day.  None the less we had already left that morning at 8am to head to beach so thats just what we did!!  Of course the kids had a blast and when I said it was time to go not only because we needed to get to Tricia's house, but also because I was FREEZING, the kids were pretty sad.

 Elijah swam pretty much the entire time.  Good waves due to the storm sandy and the winds they had that day.

 Always time to build a sand castle or two.  Liam stayed up on the sand for the most part until Nick went in the water and all three boys followed.

 Mark and Tricia's girls and our kiddos....crazy to me how in this picture my boys are out numbered which doesn't happen to often since my house is full of boys and when with the waibel family its mostly boys too.

 On Monday we knew it wasn't suppose to be all that warm so it was a great day to hit up Legoland!!  The kids had a great time, but both nick and I think it is very much overpriced for what all they have.  Thankfully we had two tickets for a free child admission with a paid adult!!

 They had a mini driving school for smaller ages and then one for older kids as well.  They got to practice driving on the right side of the road and stopping at stop signs and stop lights.  Then they got this tiny little "driver's license" afterwards.  Liam above is driving his car.  Below Elijah and Caden are posed by a Ford made out of lego's holding their license.

 Liam interacting with the lego statues:)  I did enjoy seeing all the things made of lego's.  So neat.

 Several rides in which nick took the boys on. 

 Had to get Ellie in a picture with a princess.....ok....someone help me.....I don't know my princess's names yet.  (she was of course made of lego)

 The best part of Legoland is Mini Legoland within Legoland.  Its a large open area that has various cities built out of lego's all in a small scale.  We saw Orlando, Washington, Vegas, Paris, Kennedy Space Center, New York, San Fran, and many more. 

That takes us to the end of Monday. More to come in Part 3.

Orlando ~ Part 1

We were so anxious for this vacation!!  Our original plan was to take a spring break vacation to Orlando, Florida last spring break, but sadly we had to cancel due to me being pregnant and dialated.  So thankfully the time share that my dear in laws let us use allowed us to reschedule our trip for October during fall break.  Thursday after school we picked up the boys from school and traveled south!  Kids in van and excited to be on the road.

Nick excited to probably just "get there".

 We stopped overnight at our wonderful friends Philip and Lana's house in Atlanta.  Arrived there at 1am and left by 9am.  Kids eating breakfast outside.

 WOOHOOO....we finally made it to the Sunshine state.  We got out and had some juice and free popcorn at the rest stop. 

 Our resort was amazing!!  It had 6 buildings around a pond and had 5 pools, 2 lazy rivers, a splash pad and a couple water slides.  Kids had a ball.  More on swimming days in posts to come.

 I think we used the lazy rivers the most.  Or should I say the kids used it the most.  I didn't swim much at all. (slightly too cool for me until the last 2 days).

 We ate breakfast and lunch at the condo then for dinners we went out to eat.  It was fun trying many different restaurants.  I think the kids enjoyed it too, since we don't eat out much.  First night we ate at Houlihan's.  Second night we ate at Bahama Breeze which is my favorite!!  We ate outside on the heated patio and had some live steel drum music.  So fun!

Keep watch as I will post several more parts to our vacation.

Statistics

My sweet baby girl is 6 months old today!!  Oh how time has flown by and I am really enjoying her to the fullest.  She is the calmest baby I have ever met, she is super full of smiles and giggles.

Today I took her in for her 6 month check up and for sure I thought she would be bounding in her weight because her brothers seemed to at this stage, but she definitely has her own agenda:).

 My silly ol finger got in the way of the flash, but I just had to post it because it was one of the better ones I took of her.

 Take note: I actually got a hair piece to stay in her hair without a headband for the first time.  Ok, so it had fallen out by the time I was done taking pictures, but yeah to growing hair!!

At her appointment today I found out exactly how much of a peanut she really is!!  I thought it would be fun to put up the statistics of her and her brothers at age 6 months.  Here you have it....

Elijah weighed 15 3/4 pounds.  He was 27 inches long. Got his first hair cut at 6 months and ate solid food for the first time and got his first tooth.

Caden weighed 15 lbs 7 oz..  He was 25 1/2 inches long.  He was a pro at eating solids(because he started at 3 months). Sat alone at 6 months.  Had his first hair cut at 5 months.  He had no teeth until 10 months.

Liam weighed 16 lb and 8 oz.  He was 27 1/2 inches long.  He was a pro at eating solids( because I started him at 3.5 months of age).  Had his first hair cut at 5 months.  He was sitting alone at 6 months and 3 days.  He had first tooth at 6 1/2 months.

AND NOW FOR ELLIE....
 She weighs 13 lbs and 11oz. (she gained 1 pound...yes I said ONE POUND in the last 2 months!!)  She is 24 3/4 inches long.  She barely eats solids.  She has NOT had a hair cut(she is a girl you know:)).  She can not sit alone.  She has no signs of teeth coming in.  BUT she is HEALTHY and for that I am THANKFUL!!!  Take your sweet time Ellie....I am not in any hurry for you to grow up!!

Thankful

Today was the day my dear friend Erica and I have been waiting for since about May when we decided to hit the road running and accomplish something both of us have wanted to accomplish for some time.  So we worked hard, and we trained, and we arrived at Lafayette early this morning for our first every Mini Marathon.

Before Picture

After Picture

We were so happy to finish it and still be alive:).  And now for a much needed break from running!!
 I was very thankful that my knee's didn't bother me to much.  A couple times, but they were both times I was able to overcome the discomfort.  I was extremely dizzy afterwards, but with some fluids in me and a curb to sit on, I soon overcame that as well.  I was happy with my time which my goal was to run it in 2 hours and 20 minutes.  I crossed the finish line in 2 hours and 7 minutes.  So very thankful!  Thanks Erica for being my training partner!  You are a mighty great friend!!

5 months!!

My baby girl turned 5 months of age yesterday!!  Oh how the time is flying by and before long she is going to be on the go.  I am really enjoying the baby stage alot this time around.  Here are a few pictures from our mini photo shoot.

 

 

Daddy picked out this outfit from the hospital gift shop the day she was born:)

 My tiny little girl has a double chin???  For only being in the 35% for weight you would think she would not sport the double chin......

 So here was my attempt to get a picture of her without her double chin:).  

Love you baby girl!

Trick or Treat??

Does it look like we just finished trick or treating or what???? 



Nope.....we just finished the Francesville Fall Festival Parade on Saturday!!  I am certain we got more candy here than we do when we trick or treat.  Guess its a good thing we won't be around this year for Halloween because we are set in the candy department!!

 Just a couple snap shots from the day.  Boys waiting on the parade to begin.  Elijah was over with Liberty during the parade so no pictures of him.

 Sweet Ellie in her festive wear(yeah I realize its not July 4th) but this girl has got to get good use out of the clothes she has:).

Here is what Liam does when he see's the loud firetrucks coming down the road!!!  Never mind covering the ears....just the eyes:)

Cereal

I had the go ahead to start Ellie on cereal at 4 months old from the doctor.  However I wasn't quite ready which is totally strange for me.  I fed all my other boys at 3 months old.  I think I just wanted one less thing to have to think about now that I have 4 kids:).  But this morning as I was grocery shopping I thought, I would give it a try.  So when we got home we did the cereal thing and it was interesting.

 Tried the bumbo seat first.  But didn't work.  So moved her to the bouncer which is where I fed all 3 of my boys their first cereal.   It worked a bit better, but she was gagging so much!!  She would make some silly faces too like it was gross or something.

 

Here she is with an "I am not sure about this stuff" face.

 And here she is at the end of the 30 minute feeding frenzy!  I tell you what, that was harder than I remember it being.  Im sure within a couple weeks she will be a pro at it though.