Thursday, November 3, 2016

Fall Break!!

We had our first Oldham County Fall Break. And...it was AMAZING. 

About a year ago, I talked our best friends Kyle and Danielle into a Disney trip for our Fall Break. They hadn't taken their kiddos and since the four kids are all BFFs, we thought it would be fun.

We knew it would be tiring.

We knew there'd be crying.

We knew it would be crazy.

But, we knew it would be FUN.

And..you know what? We had a blast!!

As soon as Chris got off work on Friday, the Hughes four headed out. 

I had kept Sydney in up all day, in hopes that she would nap in the car.
 That took about 3 minutes.

That took about five.

The poor girls kept bobbing back and forth so I had to hop in the back and hold Sydney's head up. 
#momlife

We are no strangers to road trips - we take about 3 or 4 every year. But, in all of our years of road tripping, I have never driven. Legit, Chris drives the whole way. I always offer and he always says no. Except...this time he had some massive contracts to finalize, so I got the wheel.

We stopped just before Atlanta at a Hampton Inn and the girls were super excited about breakfast on Saturday.

We finished the drive on Saturday and immediately went for a night swim after checking in!

Swimming in October!

We had dinner with the Fertig's when they arrived.
 With two desserts. Because, Disney.

We were in bed and up E-A-R-L-Y to hit Magic Kingdom!

Our happy place.



All of us! 

We rode Teacups first!

And by "we" I mean...not me. I can NOT do those things. Fortunately, Chris doesn't get dizzy.

The BIG news of Sunday was that Sydney was tall enough for her first roller coaster!

She could NOT get enough of the Barnstormer. Little daredevil!

Dumbo!


 We rode The Little Mermaid.

And met Ariel in her grotto!

Things got a little hairy when Maddie and I (and Danielle and Hudson) got stuck on the Mine Train. It wasn't for too long, but we did get stuck going up the big hill. And, since we were in the last cars, it felt pretty awkward. I was trying to keep Maddie from getting freaked out. 
Didn't work.

She was straight up crying hysterically at this point. But, then we went, and she loved it!



Because we had the littles, we did Rider Swap and the dads rode together after us.

Enjoying the train around Magic Kingdom.

 The parents took turns riding Splash Mountain.

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

We played pirates!

And basically, if you wanted to know what it was like at Disney for a week with four kids (ages 2,3,4 and 5)....well, it was kind of like this.
BANANAS.

We ended our day with some cotton candy and a popsicle!


Thursday, October 20, 2016

Pumpkins and Pedicures!

I took off on Wednesday so that I could chaperone my little Kindergartener's first field trip! Maddie said the sweetest thing to me when she woke up Wednesday morning.

"Mommy, I'm so excited for my field trip today. That's a whole day I get to spend with you."

That just made me so happy! It was one of the best things she's ever said to me!

First, we took a long hayride around Gallrein Farms.


Then, we wandered around the pumpkin patch looking for the best pumpkins! 


Having fun with Lucy Kate and Lizzy!

Savannah and Maddie having their picnic lunch!

Climbing the haystack!
It's so special to see Madeline and all of her school friends. She is really doing well at her new school!

We decided then we needed pedicures! 

Maddie loves a pedicure. She sits really still for the polish and then scoots back and relaxes in the massage chair. Fun day with my big girl!!

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Our Week in Pictures!

Secret Pal Season has started again! I love getting surprise goodies from a secret neighbor!




We had the Fall Festival at Madeline's school this week. The students were asked to dress as their favorite story book character. Madeline wanted to be Little Red Riding Hood. 
 Side note: We've never read this story so I had no idea this was her favorite character. :) 

Baby sis was Snow White. She wanted a cape like Maddie. :)

We got to trick or treat around the school - Maddie's teacher was dressed a bright pink crayon!

We played some games in the gym and took a few photos!

We saw our neighbors!



Sydney was cracking me up the other morning. She insisted on brining her huge backpack to preschool, with water bottle, because "Mom, I have to bring this because all of the kindergarteners have a pack pack and water bottle."

We had a fun afternoon at cousin Charli's birthday party at Sky Zone!





And finally, a random funny for you. I was at my parents house earlier in the week watching Deal or No Deal. And, during a commercial break a new Family Feud commercial aired, starring yours truly. 

I'm not sure this will ever go away. 

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Boo at the Zoo!

We headed out on Saturday for our annual Boo at the Zoo trip, and this year Dane and Quinn came too!

 
Driving the UPS truck!









We could barely keep up with the kids - they were so excited!


UPS is a big sponsor - I think Grandpa Hughes would love to see one of these kids be a UPS employee some day!

Dane on the go!

Scared!

Enjoying one final treat before heading out!