So much happening, So much to be Thankful for!

We had a great Thanksgiving, and we celebrated with both sides of our families this weekend. We were very lucky to see our cousins, aunts, uncles, parents, and grandparents. The kids were able to see all 4 of their Great-Grandparents this weekend, since we saw my Grandma W for brunch on Thanksgiving, Ray's Grandma Kruse (G-Gma) for Thanksgiving dinner, and my Grandma and Grandpa Voight today to celebrate Thanksgiving and my Grandma's 80th birthday. We had delicious food, but most of all, just enjoyed time with our families.

I also got ALL of my indoor Christmas decorations up, which took just about 8 full hours yesterday!  Whew!  Lots of work, but now we have a whole month to enjoy them!  I love how festive the house looks, and now we just need to work on the outside. (tomorrow!)

Now, rewind about a month, and here is what we have been up to! We had a fun Halloween, even though the weather was crappy.  It rained most of the day, but we did catch about a half an hour where it stopped to go trick-or-treating with the kids.  It was fun since we all dressed up, and it was our first time trick-or-treating in our new neighborhood.  We were the characters from Frozen, since Kenley has not given up her love for the movie. It has really rubbed off on Charlie too, and he was so excited to be Olaf!

Just two weeks later we were off to DISNEY WORLD!!  We only told the kids a week before, even though this trip has been planned for months!  We had the best time.  We stayed at the Animal Kingdom resort, and we went to all 4 parks. We had a Savannah view, so we could see lots of different animals right outside our balcony every morning.

Our favorite memories were The Frozen Sing-Along, The Finding Nemo show, The Lion King show, Makeover for Kenley at Bippity Boppity Botique, Space Mountain (for Kenley and Ray), Expedition Everest, The Laugh Floor Monsters Inc, the parade and fireworks at Magic Kingdom, and the night show at Hollywood Studios.  I could list a hundred more things, but those were the ones that really stick out.  The kids were troopers, and they were going non-stop from 8am-10pm everyday.  They were actually up every day before us, and they were ready to go!  They loved seeing all the characters, and they loved the castle. 





















We had a very full week there, but it was truly an experience we will never forget.  I hope we are able to go back sometime again in the future.





















Next up, we will be celebrating Kenley's 5th birthday!  Her party is next weekend, and there is a lot to do between now and then! Like I always tell her, I'll squish her extra hard during hugs this week to try to prevent her from growing any more.