Daddy/Daughter Dance

 

The dance studio Anna dances at has Mommy/Daughter and Daddy/Daughter dance. While I expect moms to come I was unsure about the dads. I was so impressed. Almost all of the dads showed up in the middle of a work day to dance with their little “Ballerina’s”. It was so fun to watch them. Just watching it made me fall in love even more with my husband. He danced every dance with heart and enthusiasm and endured the embarrassment. Of course Anna thought it was better than Christmas. Two of her favorite things Daddy and Dance.

A couple of weeks ago we heard the best description for Tom and Anna. Not only is Anna a “Daddy’s Girl”, Tom is a “Girls Daddy” I hope the bond they have remains strong forever.

Mason and Basketball

Winter brings basketball and Mason is old enough so he is playing. He does not love it but is happy to play and practice. As Mason always is.

He is no star but he is having fun and that is all that matters.

Animal Kingdom

Finally this is the last post on Disney. Lots of pictures and lots of fun=lots of posts. Our last day at Disney was planned for morning at Animal Kingdom and afternoon at Hollywood Studios, but Mason got the stomach bug that night and was sick most of the night so we got a late start and just enjoyed Animal Kingdom. It was fun but very crowded the most crowds and lines we waited in during the whole trip.

Of course the Safari was wonderful.

Mason really felt awful all day and was really looking forward to going to Animal Kingdom and I feel so bad because he did not really enjoy it. He got his face painted like his favorite animal. ZEBRA.

Princess Pocahontas.

The Lion King show was amazing. Very good.

We ended our trip at Downtown Disney. It was so cold and we were so tired since we were up most of the night with poor Mason. Everyone got something from the Disney store and the boys enjoyed playing in the Lego store. We took a boat back to our hotel and it was cold but fun.

Even with the stomach bug we had a wonderful time. Anna says her favorite part of the whole trip was meeting Rapunzel. Mason says his favorite part was the animal safari and Miles loved the space ride at Epcot. My favorite part was the Princess breakfast and Tom loved Epcot. We can’t wait to go back, next time no stomach bug please.

What your husband really want for Valentine’s Day

I was reading a blog a couple of days ago and she wrote a great post on what men really want from their wives for Valentine’s day. I really enjoyed it and have been trying to give Tom these things today and will keep them in the forefront of my mind for the weeks to come. She so graciously let me use some of her post.

Valentines day has always been a women’s holiday for me. I expect, get disappointed when I don’t get anything and I put a lot of heart into a  gift for Tom. I  let all that go about 3 years ago. Tom just does not do Valentine’s Day. He respects the day of LOVE and I’m sure he thinks of me but he does not do the commercial part of it. I decided this year Tom would really like these things.

He wants you to trust him.  Are you still depending on him “to have and to hold” or are you trying to tackle it yourself because “you know best”?

I personally struggle with this. I trust Tom really I do but I think I know best when dealing with kids and no one can take care of them as good and I do. Crazy I know. Tom is fully capable. Working on it.

He wants you to respect him. Do you use your words to uplift him and encourage or do they tear down?  How powerful our words and attitudes can be in belittling our mate’s character!

Now at first thought I am good in this department but as I think about it I use some words and tone of voice that can be belittling.

Ephesians 4:29 “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”

He wants you to admire him. What first drew you to your husband?  Do you still allow yourself to be swooned by him?  Is he confident in your affection and loyalty for him?  Have you told him recently what makes him attractive to you?

Daily life make this one very hard for me and I am not a words of affirmation person. Powerful words are hard for me and get thought often they rarely get spoken out loud. I have always had the motto that it is ok. That is just who I am and listen close because when I say something of admiration it means a lot, but I am really trying to do better in this department. As cheesy as it is I wrote Tom a letter this morning.

He wants you to be confident in your beauty. Do you constantly point out your imperfections?  Do you find yourself changing his compliments into a self-critique? Are you allowing the signs of gravity, the battle scars of bearing children, the comparison struggle to steal joy from your relationship?

Again very hard for me. I know he picked me but when he did I did not look like I do now, but he really does not notice my imperfections like I do. I think he would probably love for me to not mention them for an extended period of time so I am vowing to not mention by stomach flab for 2 weeks. 2 weeks people is a long time, but I can do it.

Here’s to marriage and loving your Sweetheart. It might not be easy but it is so worth the work.

Epcot

Ok I am trying to finish up my Disney posts. I’ve been really busy cleaning the house. I can now officially say I have no junk rooms. Now I need to organize the garage and basement, just waiting on warmer weather.

We only spent a half day at Epcot. This was Miles’ favorite park. He love the car test track and the simulated blast off to space. We all really enjoyed the Nemo ride and Crush the talking turtle.

Nemo ride was so fun.

Crush the talking animated turtle. He was computer simulated. He talked to Mason because he was wearing his Big Orange sweatshirt. Crush asked Mason his name, where he was from, how many siblings he had and who his parents are. He then talked to Tom. Crush loved saying “Totally Dude”. It was really amazing to me how the computer heard what the audience was saying then responded. Definitely Disney Magic.

I had to put this picture on here. Mason loves taking pictures, absolutely loves taking pictures. He also really likes taking pictures of me. So I had to document his ability cause one day I will be saying he was a good photographer even as a little guy.

Of Course the boys just had to swim. It was a nice day high about 63 but no where nearly warm enough to swim, but they did and enjoyed it. The pool is heated.

Tom promised he would go down the slide and he kept his promise but it was very cold and he did not like it. What a good daddy.