Universal Studios and stuff

Tim had last week off for spring Break. We decided to go have some fun. We went to Universal Studios for two days and had a blast! The kids did a lot better than we thought they would. :)



We saw the Cat in the Hat. Audrey didn't want to get too close though...




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Spring is in bloom. Thought this tree was gorgeous!


They had a Dr Seuss area for little kids. We had a lot of fun there. We discovered that Audrey likes rides a lot more than we do.



Cool Carousel!


There was a lever inside this ride so you could chose when you wanted to go up and down. (Audrey had fun!!!). Needless to say, we got a bit wet!



Cool gadgets to explore.



We thought this was awesome! There were animals carved in the bushes all over.



Cool fountain/mountain thing. There was a restaurant inside.

Here is where the real fun began... at HARRY POTTER WORLD!!! This park was packed (as I am sure you can tell).


Hogwarts Castle


Some performers



Hogwarts Express



Hogsmeade



We had so much fun at Harry Potter World! We got to eat at the Three Broomsticks, had some Butterbeer, went to Honeydukes, ate a chocolate frog, and lots of other stuff. We got brave and went on the ride in the castle which was REALLY scarey. Moaning Myrtle came out while I was in the loo. It was just so well done. We had a blast!

For any Simpson's fans, here are some pix we got of the Simpson's area...




The ads for these items were in the windows of the Kwik-E-Mart. Tim loved it!

The following are just some random shots of the kids.






Lincoln is all boy and really likes his car.



Audrey falls asleep waiting for dinner sometimes. It makes a laugh really hard!

Life as we know it

Last week, we uprooted ourselves and moved across the country to Winter Springs, a suburb of Orlando. We have had an adventure so far and look forward to our many adventures in the future. Thanks to everyone that helped us in some way! Whether by letting us sleep at your house or eat your food or driving 40 hours in the moving truck, we are truly grateful! Thank you!!!

We have mostly gotten settled in to our new place. We like the area and the apartment so things look up in that regard. The kids are slowly, but surely adjusting to the time change. In fact, they seem to be adjusting into it better than I am. I find myself still sleeping in late and having a hard time going to bed. I am sure we will all adjust in a matter of time. While Tim's family was still here, we took the opportunity to have some fun. Here are some pix.

We went to the Leu gardens on Monday. They were beautiful! I can't wait to see them in full bloom in the summer!



Our special turtle friend in the water.



An "interesting" name for a plant.



Beautiful tropical trees.



Some cool plant. I don't remember the name of it...


On Saturday, we went here. But only saw the outside because it was REALLY spendy to get in.





Rockets



More rockets.


We also went to Cocoa Beach on Saturday. It was 75 degrees and beautiful. We had a wonderful time!



My sweet baby boy!



Sandcastles are so fun!!!







Amid the chaos in December, we got to celebrate our special little Audrey's birthday. She turned 3. She had a very fun birthday!



Audrey still talks about her pink birthday cake and the scary candles. Oh, well. We will try again next year.



Eating homemade pizza on her birthday. I love this picture of her . Too bad, it is blurry.



Back in November, we decided to take the kids to temple square one last time before we moved. We had a wonderful time!



Our sad attempt at a family photo.



Nativity


That has been our life the last few months in a nutshell. Several of you have asked me to be better about posting pictures on my blog now that I am far away. I promise to try and do better (please get off my case). :)

Tim left this morning to drive to Miami, for a couple of days of orientation. He officially starts grad school on Monday. Adventures and lots of school work to be had there. Take care everyone!!

Love,

ME

Halloween 2010

We carved pumpkins the other day. Audrey had the gooiest time of her life. Then we baked the pumpkin seeds. How I love fall! Tim is holding the camera by the way.






Audrey was SO excited to be a ballerina. She had the time of her life trick-or-treating.

Fall is in the air! We took a drive up into Provo canyon to look at the leaves. some of the trees are turning. I love the beauty of fall! The entire time we were up in the canyon, Audrey kept talking about her Uncle Erik. Somehow she recognized the scenery and remembered that we had gone into the canyon when Erik was visiting a long time ago. I am constantly amazed at the things this little girl can remember from months and months ago!



We recently decided to get out the Johnny Jumper. Lincoln really liked it and had a fun time until his "special helper" decided she needed to spin him around and around and around. Needless to say, Lincoln hasn't gotten back into the Johnny Jumper since his last terrifying experience. We hope to get him back in soon when the "special helper" is distracted.



Yummy hands! I am always amazed at how quickly babies find their hands and everything starts getting inserted into their mouths. We are there!








Focusing really hard.










Thumb sucking.







Tim and I were on our way to bed the other night and we happened to discover this little hand. We laughed really hard! She must not have been tired when we put her to bed and decided to entertain herself by looking under the door. Then she fell asleep there.



I wanted to share this little story before I forgot it. I was making dinner the other night. Audrey always likes to "help" me cook dinner so she had pulled a chair over to the counter where I was cutting the onions. She usually likes to sample all of the chopped ingredients before I add them to dinner. Well, this particular day she was very interested in the onions and grabbed a handful and put them in her mouth before I could warn her of their flavor. There was an immediate look of distress on her face and she muffled out the word "hot." Then she just kept chewing the onions, got down from her chair, went and got her water, took a drink, and came back to sample more onions. She ate several more handfuls of them before she had had her fill and kept saying "yummy" or "delicious" after each bite when her facial expression said otherwise. It was just so funny. I didn't want to discourage her from eating the onions because they are healthy, but I know that raw onions are not very good to eat. The look on her face was priceless and I wish I could gotten a picture of it!

In Lincoln news... he laughs all the time and is a calm little baby. We love having him around! He entertains all of us with his sweet baby noises. It is nice to having another calming influence, like Tim, in our house to keep us estrogenated girls in check.

For those of you that don't know, we are moving to Orlando, in December. Tim has been accepted to Nurse Anesthesia school. We are getting very excited to start that time of life. It will be a big adventure!