Sea World...

We are raving fans of Sea World! We had such a great experience! The day we went the weather was great and the lines were even better! It actually seemed quiet. We did not have to wait for anything and we had such a fun day filled with new experiences!!

Love this picture .... such sweet girls and such a wonderful dad!! Love them!

We enjoyed the Dolphin show so much we went back later in the day and watched it again!

We touched the stingrays... McLleyton wasn't such a big fan :)

Stenner loved Shamu...
and Shaelyn!





On to the rides...
And the girls first roller coaster rides...
Monreau was hilarious! She laughed the entire time! Screaming half way through "I want to go again!!!" She has no fear this one!
Stennson loves the front pack! At 22+ lbs it shows his chunky legs off just right!
We loved the dolphins...
And the amazing experience of feeding and petting them!

So awesome!

All worn out after 8 hours at the park!

Memories made!! Such a great day!

Fun in the Sun...

After months away from the pool it felt so good to have it back for a few days! My kids LOVE the water! Especially the girls! Shaelyn and Monreau can swim for hours! After watching the dolphin show at Sea World they were inspired and performed many of their own shows for us :)! McLleyton is not near as confident in the water as the girls were at 2, but slowly he's making progress! He worked hard to keep right up with them!

It was great the pools were so warm and really for February our weather was great!

Shaelyn's idea :)! "We should all Tebow in the pool!" Got to love a girl who knows her football!! (She'll make a husband happy some day :))




Stenn loved the water too!

One last nap by the pool...
Love that smile :)

Florida..

Matt had a work conference down in Orlando February 9-12th! So we planned a little family vacation before his conference and headed down on February 4th! The kids and I came home on the 11th and it was an awesome week! The perfect mix of being busy and slowing down! I loved having Shaelyn for a week and it was a blast to watch the 4 of them have so much fun together! I am so thankful for their sweet relationships and how well they get along! We went the entire week without any fighting! During this phase of life there are moments when taking on a trip, traveling with 4 kids alone, conquering theme parks can simply feel like a lot of work, but I am 110% convinced that all the work is so worth it!! I love these memory making opportunities and I cherish the time away with the kids and the break from normal routine! I love their little conversations, the laughter in the back of the car, their pure giddiness as you tuck them in bed! This getaway was definitely a blessing ... and from all the conversations we've had since coming home I think memories were definitely made!!

Overall we had great weather! A couple of days it was cooler or cloudy, but the resort and Orlando had a lot of fun things to do ...

Favorite picture of the week! All 3 crawled in one morning to wake Stennson (who slept in our closet :)) up! So sweet!!

So great to be outside!...

Shaelyn's basketball skills improved!

First time swinging! He loved it ...

Nothing like pure joy...

Being silly...

We spent a morning checking out the Disney Animal Kingdom Lodge! It was beautiful and they had animals out back you could watch and a fun playground!

Sweet Stennson slept any where and every where! He perfected the stroller nap by the end of the week!

One morning after Matt had left the kids and I went to "Downtown Disney" and had fun playing at the awesome stores! The Lego Store was amazing!! ...

A sweet old man insisted that I get in the picture with them :)... Funny!

The Lego creations were amazing!

The Character that McLleyton talked the most about was Woody... super cute!

Dancing to all the Disney music..

A Woody costume ...
Another fun store....