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FINDING JOY IN LIFE'S 'EVERYDAY' MOMENTS!
"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." - Angela SchwindtKelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.comBlogger467125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-23141168730165458632018-02-12T07:10:00.002-08:002018-02-12T07:10:55.635-08:00Connor's 12th birthdayConnor turns 12, February 6, 2018<br />
Nothing can be compared to the feeling of pride when you get to see your little son, grow up so wonderfully into such a gentleman. We are such proud parents of who you are becoming. You are a gracious person, with a good heart. You care, not because you need to, but because you want to. May your birthday bring you joy, happiness, love and wisdom for yet antoher year full of life. You deserve the best beacuse you are a terrific son and a loving person.<br />
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<br />Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-75079048574811754792018-02-12T07:05:00.000-08:002018-02-12T07:05:47.134-08:00Eagles Clinch the Superbowl! LII<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0.375rem; position: relative;">Tom Brady gives up crucial turnover in final minutes</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.375rem; position: relative;">Philly win their first Super Bowl title after enthralling contest</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-family: "guardian text egyptian web" , "georgia" , serif;">It was one of the greatest Super Bowls ever played and now the Eagles, who were left for dead after losing the franchise quarterback, Carson Wentz, in December, are champions of the </span><a class="u-underline" data-component="auto-linked-tag" data-link-name="auto-linked-tag" href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/nfl" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0.0625rem solid rgb(220, 220, 220); color: #005689; font-family: "Guardian Text Egyptian Web", Georgia, serif; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; text-decoration-line: none !important; touch-action: manipulation; transition: border-color 0.15s ease-out;">NFL</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #121212; font-family: "guardian text egyptian web" , "georgia" , serif;"> for the first time since the Eisenhower administration after winning three straight playoff games as underdogs.</span><img alt="Eagles parade" src="http://www.trbimg.com/img-5a7cb084/turbine/mc-pictures-philadelphia-eagles-super-bowl-vic-112/900/900x506" /><br />
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<span style="color: #121212; font-family: "guardian text egyptian web" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><b>The best speech in Parade history was delivered by Jason Kelce, </b></span></span><b style="color: #222221; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica; font-size: 14px;">On VP of football operations Howie Roseman:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222221; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222221; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica; font-size: 14px;">"I'm going to take a second to talk to you about underdogs. Howie Roseman, a few years ago, was relinquished of all control pretty much in this organization. He was put in the side of the building where I didn't see him for over a year. Two years ago, when they made a decision, he came out of there a different man. He came out of there with a purpose and a drive to make this possible. And I saw a different Howie Roseman. An underdog."</span><br />
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<b>On Doug Pederson and his detractors:</b> "Doug Pederson. When Doug Pederson was hired, he was rated as the worst coaching hire by a lot of freakin' analysts out there in the media. This past offseason, some clown named Mike Lombardi, told him that he was the least qualified head coach in the NFL. You saw a driven Doug Pederson. A man who went for it on fourth down. A man who went for it on fourth down in the <a href="http://www.nfl.com/superbowl" style="color: #364c88; text-decoration-line: none;">Super Bowl</a> with a trick play. He wasn't playing just to go mediocre. He was playing for a <a href="http://www.nfl.com/superbowl" style="color: #364c88; text-decoration-line: none;">Super Bowl</a>. And it don't stop with him. It does not stop with him."</div>
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"This entire organization was a bunch of driven men to accomplish something. We were a bunch of underdogs. And you know what an underdog is? It's a hungry dog," Kelce finished. "[Offensive line coach] Jeff Stoutland has had this in our building for five years. It's a quote in the O-line room that has stood on the wall for the last five years: Hungry dogs run faster. And that's this team. Bottom line is, we wanted it more."</div>
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Kelce and the <a href="http://www.nfl.com/teams/philadelphiaeagles/profile?team=PHI" style="color: #364c88; text-decoration-line: none;">Eagles</a>, underdogs no more.</div>
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Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-46982785152890574552018-02-12T06:56:00.002-08:002018-02-12T06:56:19.031-08:00South Harrison Daddy Daughter Dance 2018Daddy's Girls, He is their first love, their first Valentine. It's always a special night that the girls can dress up and go out on a special date with just Daddy.<br />
Our school holds the annual Father Daughter Dance every year around Valentine's Day. It's a special evening for both of us because he gets to spend time with the girls and I get to spend time with Connor. This year since Connor is a 6th grader and the dance is a fundraiser for stokes I had to help decorate the gym. The theme this year was the masquerade ball.<br />
We all gathered before the dance at Emily and Greg's house for pictures. It's so nice to see the look of pride on all the girls faces as they pose for pictures with their Daddy's. They were all dressed in their fanciest dresses, looking like princesses. They all start the dance off with heels and fancy shoes and end the dance barefoot or in special socks. The girls like to run around with their friends while the dads congregate on the other side of the gym.<br />
Samara and Meggie couldn't be more different, one likes to do it all on her own, her way and the other still wants mom to do her hair and her nails. Samara goes for make up and straight hair and Meg likes very little make up and tons of curls. Meggie wanted painted nails and toes and Mara wanted nothing to do with nail polish. They both of course look stunningly beautiful.<br />
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And we are dressed from Head to Toe in love, the only label that never goes out of style. </div>
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Got dainty feet I love it all From head to toe can't you see I love you from head to toe, I can't get enough of you I told you know I love you from Head to Toe. </div>
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You both dazzle me, both unique in your own little way, from eyes to nose, both inside and out, your brilliance flows!</div>
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Year 7 birthday favorite things:<br />
Favorite tv show: You Tube: Charlie and Lola cartoon<br />
tv: Ruff, ruff, tweet and Dave and Cailou<br />
My favorite thing about school: art, writing stories and drawing<br />
My favorite book: Junie B Jones chapter books, the very hungry caterpillar, Danny and the Dinosaur<br />
My favorite color: teal and aqua<br />
My favorite song: justin beiber, ed sheran, shape of you<br />
My favorite board game: monopoly and connect 4<br />
My favorite card game: uno<br />
My favorite food: chickarina soup and steak(capital grille)<br />
My favorite sport: gymnastics<br />
My best friend: Dakota, Brielle and vanessa<br />
My favorite toys: american girl dolls, barbies, playing pretend, LOL dolls at Dakotas house<br />
My favorite vegetable: broccoli<br />
If you could have one wish, what would it be? To get whatever I wanted...<br />
What do you want to do for a living? She wants to be a curator of a museum, she wants to pick what gets put up in a gallery at a musuem.<br />
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Mommy and Samara went to the Flyers game for her 10 th birthday. She had cheer on her birthday night so we celebrated when we got home. Unfortunately, it was late and meg was in bed so we woke her up to sing but she didn't want to get in the pictures. Mara had a yummy ice cream cake from carvel.Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-23697483781375719132018-01-13T09:27:00.000-08:002018-01-13T09:43:58.029-08:00Thanksgiving 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
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We had a great visit with Uncle Doug, Aunt Joan and Uncle Andy!! </div>
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<strong>My day started off with my annual friendsgiving run and church service! It's always a great way to start the Thanksgiving and Holiday season. Remembering those that we are most thankful in our lives and counting all of our blessings. </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Gratitude magnifies our experience of the good things in life, enabling us to enjoy them more thoroughly. Gratitude also helps us to endure the hard things in life with dignity, perhaps even with humor. Gratitude is like savoring a fine meal, enjoy every bite, rather than racing through a meal as if it’s some sort of race.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">It's so nice to start the day off with singing America the Beautiful and listening to everyone's "I'm thankful for... speeches" and hearing the Presidential Proclimation ,</span></div>
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GEORGE WASHINGTON'S THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION - 1789</div>
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"Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and favor; and whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to recommend to the people of the United States a day of Public Thanksgiving and Prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.</div>
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Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the twenty-six of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that Great and Glorious Being, who is the Beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country, previous to their becoming a nation; for the single manifold mercies, and the favorable interposition's of His providence, in the courage and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquillity, union and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish Constitutions of Government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.</div>
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And also, that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the Great Lord and Ruler of Nations, and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private institutions, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discretely and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us) and to bless them with good governments, peace and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science, among them and us; and generally, to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best."</div>
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After church I met Aunt Joan for the Foxhaven Turkey trot and Connor and Mara joined us with their bikes. We ran, walked, got drizzled on and had a lot of laughs. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "nimbus sans l" , "arial" , "liberation sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "nimbus sans l" , "arial" , "liberation sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Traditionally, turkey trots are held because Americans anticipate indulgent Thanksgiving feasts and run in turkey trots to burn off calories before the big meal</span></div>
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Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-29959131046880006372018-01-13T09:12:00.002-08:002018-01-13T09:16:51.028-08:00cousins <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Emily's Baby Shower, December 11, 2017 at Mike and Emily's house with Family and Friends.<br />
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<br />Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-12597263941913800272018-01-12T11:25:00.003-08:002018-01-13T09:57:50.483-08:00Christmas 2017<div class="thrv_wrapper thrv_heading" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3400cc; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; min-width: 20px; padding: 1px;">
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Visit with Santa at the Cinder Bar</h3>
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Meg wrote her list on her whiteboard so I could take a picture of it and show it to santa. She was a good girl this year and got everything on her list. </div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: red;">H</span>air in a bow</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: red;">A</span>lways be on time.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: red;">P</span>oint toes and be in line</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: red;">L</span>ook fierce, stay strong</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: red;">I</span>nspire each other and dream.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: red;">F</span>ocus and determination</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: red;">E<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">le</span></span>vate THE TEAM!</div>
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Samara is in her second year of All Star Cheerleading and this year she is on a Youth Level 1 Team called "The First Ladie's"</div>
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My amazing niece Peyton, One day this may be little Mara. I know she really looks up to her big cousin. Peyton is a flier on team "Glory". She's on a level 4 team this year.<br />
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Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-39300720905826263182017-09-25T10:29:00.000-07:002017-09-26T11:33:58.161-07:00California August 2017Our Journey to California started out on a First Class Trip to San Francisco compliments of my brother in law, Andy, for my 40th birthday present. Such a great experience and we enjoyed all the refreshments and food during our flight. We arrived in San Francisco around noon and thank goodness Don is a Platinum cardholder because the rental lines were insane but we flew right through to the Emerald Isle and jumed in our SUV and were off to our Hotel. We stayed at the Fisherman's Wharf Hyatt Centric (despite the boycotting) the hotel was in the perfect location and we were able to walk everywhere, bike or take an uber. The disturbing 59$ a night valet was waived for us since we complained about the loud boycotting at 6 am.<br />
Our first stop was lunch at the Fog Harbor on Pier 39.<br />
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36 prisoners were involved in various attempts to escape Alcatraz. Two inmates actually successfuly made it off the island but were captured. Seven inmates were shot and killed trying to escape. Two inmates drowned and 5 inmates have been unaccounted for and presumably they drowned. </div>
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Alcatraz closed because of rising costs and deteriorating facilities. It was the most expensive prison of any state or federal institution. </div>
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We rented bikes from Blazzing Saddles Bike Rental and headed out on our 7 hour tour of the city.We left the Hyatt Centric and headed over to the Financial District for Coffee before exploring the many sections of San Francisco. Our first stop was Blue Bottle Coffee. As it does everyday, a line trails outside the door at Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Mint Plaza. Coffee is served from glass containers that look somewhat like they came from a science lab. I happily sipped from an amazing latte and enjoyed my poached eggs and avocado breakfast. We sat and enjoyed people watching and planned out where we would be journeying next on our bikes. </div>
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Blue Bottle Cafe Latte with a heart on top, delish!<br />
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<b>Our trip to find Lombard street, miles and miles of one way streets and rerouting to avoid the steep hills. We finally found it and it was so much fun to say that we actually biked to Lombard Street. </b><br />
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Lombard Street starts at Winthrop Street and ends at the Embarcadero as a collector road. It is known for the one way block on Russian Hill between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets where 8 sharp turns are said to make the most crooked street in the world. The block has a 27% grade and origianlly began as a cobblestone street. Houses on Lombard street cost about $2, 925,000. The street was too steep for cars to drive down and the owners wanted to make it accessible for cars so the idea was proposed to make it a curved street. The street now consists of the 8 turns and 250 steps on each side. </div>
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One of my favorite parts about San Francisco was biking across the Golden Gate Bridge. It was definitely on my list of something I wanted to do with my 40th birthday trip. Although, Don, who is not an avid biker even committed too, I was so surprised that he was up for the challenge. It was such a fun day and we both did great on the bridge. It was very challenging because you are dealing with many different types of tourists who all think they own the bridge bike/walking lanes. </div>
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The bike ride from Fisherman's Wharf to Sausalito was about 8 miles but with all of our stops and pictures it took us about 3 hours. We did stop mid way at the base of the bridge to get some energy for the bike across the bridge. The weather was crazy, one minute you were freezing from the wind and breeze off the bay and then next minute you were sweating from the heat of the sun. We did discover why everyone says that "San Francisco is one of the coldest summers you will ever feel". It was dubbed by Mark Twain on the coldest winter he ever spent was a summer in San Francisco. The wind can be vicious and the summer temperatures can be very disappointing. </div>
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The town of Sausilito is a city in Marin County, California, across the Golden Gate Strait from San Francisco. It's known for its Richardson Bay houseboat enclaves. We mostly enjoyed just hanging out in the city sipping our wine at the restaurant and people watching. The town has unbelievable scenery protected by "banana belt" weather. As soon as you get into the city, its like you are in a laid back Mediterranean atmosphere. We tried to take the ferry back to the hotel because it was getting late and the line was crazy so we just happened to get lucky and another couple split the cab ride back with us.<br />
We went downtown after we got back from our adventures and returned our bikes and then headed down to the wharf to get the kids some souvenirs from Pier 39.<br />
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We also visited the Holiday Shoppe to get our Christmas ornament of San Franciso. A must in our traveling endeavors. </div>
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After shopping we took an uber to our restaurant on Jackson Street and had a great time at Kokkari Estiatorio. The restaurant's philosophy drives their efforts to create a cuisine "fit for the Gods" with the hospitality of a proper Greek home. The restaurant is that of old world charm of a rustic Mediterranean country inn. I had the zucchini cakes and the grilled octopus and Don got the grilled dry aged rib eye with braised greens and Kokkari potatoes which was to die for. I could have ate those potatoes everyday. </div>
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This tunnel was originally built at the same time as the Golden Gate Bridge, with just a single bore and two lanes each way. In 1953-54 a second bore was added and the highway widened to four lanes each way. It’s sometimes called “tunnel” and sometimes “tunnels” since it is a single structure but has two bores.</div>
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After spending about 3 hours hiking through Muir Woods, we headed towards Sonoma County. The drive was spectacular. We left Muir Woods and continued on our way up rt 101 to Santa Rosa and then took Highway 12 through the valley to Sonoma. A beautiful drive through wine country.<br />
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Take a stroll around Healdsburg and discover the treasures and treats of small town individuality that make Healdsburg so special. World class shopping, renowned art and sculpture, organic locally grown produce and artisanal breads, wines and cheeses, intimate bed and breakfasts, independent bookstores, treasure troves of antiquing and so much more.</div>
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Healdsburg is surrounded by several of Northern California's finest regional wine appellations, including Alexander Valley, Chalk Hill, Dry Creek Valley, and Russian River Valley. Centrally located to over 100 world class wineries and tasting rooms, Healdsburg is the ideal place to discover all the best that Sonoma County wine country has to offer.</div>
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Explore beyond the central downtown Plaza and you’ll find incredible hiking, biking, canoeing, camping, redwoods, rowboats and hot air balloons for aerial views of it all.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">The Camellia Inn is simply charming and that charm is matched by owner operator Lucy and her staff. Don and I went there to celebrate my 40th birthday and stayed three nights. The location is ideal as you can drive out to visit wineries (there are dozens of choices within a 15 min drive) during the day, come back to the Inn after a couple then visit one of 30+ wineries on the Healdsburg square that you can walk to from the Inn. Then it's off to dinner on the square at any number of excellent</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;"> </span><span class="details" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">restaurants. Since the Inn has parking this is all super easy. I also would have loved a morning and evening swim, so be sure to pack your bathing suit as the pool is secluded and lovely, but unfortunately the weather was unseasonably cold for august while we were there. All in all this is an oasis of serenity and the perfect getaway. </span><span style="color: #353e44; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Surrounded by more than 50 varieties of its signature camellias, the inn, which is in the heart of the Dry Creek, Alexander and Russian River Valley wine regions, blends a vintage environment with modern luxury amenities. Nine rooms and suites offer complete privacy, with a full breakfast each morning.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">Very deep, flavorful zins that pair nicely with the salamis made there, as well! The salumi and cheese plate was perfect with our tasting. We ended up bringing the Family Salumi home with the zins. There's plenty of picnic benches in front to sit, drink, eat, enjoy.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Seghesio Vineyards, an historic Sonoma winery that transformed itself from a jug-wine factory into one of California’s elite Zinfandel specialists, is being sold by the Seghesio family to the Napa-based Crimson Wine Group, part of the financial conglomerate Leucadia National, sources close to the sale tell <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wine Spectator</em>. The sale price was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the Healdsburg winery, 300 acres of vineyards, the Seghesio brand and current wine inventory. Most of the family members involved with the winery will stay on board.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">“It’s an incredible offer but it was still a difficult decision, a bittersweet decision,” said CEO Pete Seghesio. “Every Italian family gets into fights and we don’t want to be one of those families. The family is united on this. It has been an incredible ride but we want to go out on top.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Seghesio is best known for five Zinfandels: Sonoma County Old Vine; its three single-vineyard wines Home Ranch, San Lorenzo and Cortina; and its regular Sonoma County bottling. The 2007 Sonoma County Zinfandel was number 10 in <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wine Spectator's</em> Top 100 Wines of 2008. Seghesio produces about 100,000 cases annually and also makes Pinot Noir, Petite Sirah and Italian varietals such as Sangiovese, Barbera and Pinot Grigio. Of the 92 wines <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wine Spectator</em> has reviewed in the past 15 vintages, 30 were rated 90 points or above.</span></div>
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The Russian River is a popular summer resort area. The ultra-liberal town of Guerneville is the biggest in the area and is ideally located between the dreary fog and frigid sea breezes of the coast and the baking heat of the inland valleys. Surrounded by hills covered with second-growth redwoods, the river has several beaches good for swimming. Canoes can be rented and are a common sight on the river, while River Road offers a flat and scenic bicycling route.</div>
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Armstrong Redwoods' Visitor Center and main parking lot are actually located outside the entrance gate. Most visitors park here and walk an extra 10 minutes to save the $10 entrance fee. Inside the gate, the road splits: the right-hand road goes to a picnic area with lots of parking; to the left, a one-lane road with two-way traffic leads to the Armstrong Tree, where there are a few shady parking spots in a particularly serene and attractive part of the grove. Most people instinctively go right and so spots are often available by the Armstrong Tree even on summer weekends. The best scenery and largest redwoods in the park are actually along the single-lane road; the trails are less impressive.</div>
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The park is quite popular, in part because it's one of the closest redwood groves to San Francisco and in part because of the popularity of the Russian River area.</div>
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Benzinger was probably the most picturesque winery we visited of all the wineries. The tasting that we had before our tour was outstanding. We started with a glass of rose and then we tasted a few others by the glass. All of the wines we had were very good. The tour was great but the tasting at the end of the tour was very disappointing. The wines they featured were not any of their so called "flagship" wines. If I were you, I would skip the tour and just walk the grounds and do your own tasting. They had one of the best pinot noirs we have ever tasted and the best Rose' I have ever had. </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "bentonsans" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">One of the most difficult yet rewarding grapes to grow, Pinot Noir is commonly referred to by winemakers as the “heartbreak grape.” However, the greatest red wines of </span><a href="https://www.wine.com/list/7155-107034" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; color: #2b95d0; font-family: BentonSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 350ms; vertical-align: baseline;">Burgundy</a><span style="font-family: "bentonsans" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> prove that it is unquestionably worth the effort. More reflective than most varieties of the land on which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate, requires low yields to achieve high quality, and demands care in the vineyard and lots of attention in the winery. It is an important component of </span><a href="https://www.wine.com/list/7155-107074" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; color: #2b95d0; font-family: BentonSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 350ms; vertical-align: baseline;">Champagne</a><span style="font-family: "bentonsans" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> and the only variety permitted in red Burgundy. </span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Pinot Noir Is all about red fruit—strawberry, raspberry, and cherry. It is relatively pale in color with soft tannins and lively acidity. It ranges in body from very light to the heavier side of medium, typically landing somewhere in the middle—giving it extensive possibilities for food pairing. With age (of which the best examples can handle an astounding amount), it can develop hauntingly beautiful characteristics of fresh earth, autumn leaves, and truffles.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Pinot’s healthy acidity cuts through the oiliness of pink-fleshed fish like salmon, ocean trout, and tuna. Its mild mannered tannins don’t fight with spicy food, and give it enough structure to pair with all sorts of poultry—chicken, quail, and especially duck. As the namesake wine of Boeuf Bourguignon, it can even match with heavier fare. Pinot Noir is also very vegetarian-friendly—most notably with any dish that features mushrooms.</span></div>
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We asked our Innkeeper to make a suggestion for our dinner and we decided on the DCK. It was very good although I think we would definitly try Willies Seafood next time. We were greated right away by the staff and they sent over complimentary drinks from our inn staff. The food was delicious but the service was a little on the slow side and the somelier was just okay. </div>
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<b><i>November 6, 2016 - November 13,2016</i></b><br />
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Our family vacation to Turks and Caicos came just in the nik of time. We had a few rough weeks heading up to our trip and as a family we couldn't be more thankful for our time together. With Don being in the hospital for a few days and missing out on Halloween and being pretty depressed about what happened, our trip was just what we all needed to put that behind us and appreciate the love we all have for one another. We are so glad that we all had time to relax, soak in the sunshine and spend quality time together. It was a heavenly week together as a family. We took lots of pictures so that we could share our adventure with all of you!</div>
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Back in February, I was sitting in the parking lot waiting for the kids to get out of school and it was snowing. I thought to myself, I know we said no more big vacations after our last two trips to Disney but I couldn't imagine sitting home for a week when the kids had off and not going anywhere. It's these times that our kids are going to cherish and remember forever! I'd heard of people saying that the beaches Turks and Caicos resort was one of the most fabulous family trips to take but its also one of the most expensive so I was hesitant but I pleaded to Don and we made it happen. Nine months later we were fighting the stomach virus, a major GI bleed and some very scared kids but it didn't stop us and we went on our trip with out a hitch.<br />
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So the resort has a total of 19 restaurants, 2 being adults only, which we never visited because our kids don't like to leave us. lol.... wonder if they will still be sleeping with us when they are 13,15 and 16. Believe it or not, all three kids slept downstairs together in the townhouse and Don and I slept alone together for the first time in years. Anyway, back to the restaurants.. Our first stop was brick oven pizza from Dino's as a pre dinner snack after we got our drinks from the pool bar. The kids were so excited to order virgin daiquiris and couldn't believe that we didn't have to pay for any of it. The pizza was so good and Don said, "you mean to tell me you only ordered one pizza for all five of us" and it's an individual pizza and we are at an all inclusive resort!! HaHa, yes, I wasn't really thinking. From then on, we all ordered our own appetizers, meals and if we were still hungry we engorged in dessert. After our late lunch we went swimming immediately in our pool that was literally right outside our resort door. And, did I mention, when we first arrived we were automatically upgraded to a 2 bedroom suite. We had three balcony's, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, an eating area, and even a washer and dryer. I said , "I think we need to sell our house and move into a townhouse again so that the kids will sleep in there own rooms and its totally 100% more family time." We were so happy we decided to stay in the "Key West" section of the resort and in the West Village. We sure did get lucky! The resort has four separate villages and each one has a different theme. They have the French, Caribbean, Italian and Key West villages. The French and Caribbean villages are definitely outdated. We did enjoy the Caribbean village for the restaurants and the site of our "re-tie the knot" ceremony! It was beautiful. We had dinner at Arizona's and there was music playing from a nearby wedding reception. They had amazing ribs and good steak too! I got two meals for dinner that night. We kept saying our 6th family member was "Charley", Most of the tables there are set for a family of six so we always had an extra seat. Sometimes Samara's cheetah was sitting there but most of the time it was just for the extra meal.<br />
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The Italian Village hosted a few of our favorite restaurants. Cricketeers for lunch and Barefoot by the sea for both lunch and dinner. We ate at both of these places multiple times. Barefoot was exactly as you picture it... toes in the sand. My kind of relaxing while eating great food. There fish was perfectly cooked and everything was delicious from the appetizers to the desserts and drinks. I loved their cosmos and Don loved the mojiotos. The kids loved the lemonade and the iced tea there too! We mostly tried to stay away from the Italian Village during the day because it was very loud and crowded. We liked the Key West pool because you could actually get a chair and enjoy the pool with out tying to find your kids. We definitely had the best buffet restaurant in our village. We had breakfast there almost everyday except for one time we went upstairs to Sky.. which was heaven! At night its an adult restaurant so we were only lucky enough to enjoy breakfast there. For some reason all the kids wanted every day was the buffet. I must say they had the best omelettes and oatmeal I've ever had. They had awesome mimosas too. The kids loved that they could get whatever they wanted and take a bite or two and get back up and move on to the next delightful dish. The only downside to Bayside was the coffee never stayed hot. I really enjoyed the early mornings with the coffee in our room that Don made and often brought up to me while I was still laying in bed. Or the kids would be playing and we would enjoy our coffee on the balcony until everyone was ready to go eat.<br />
The French Village housed the kids most favorite thing...The Pirates Island waterpark. It was like a top of the line Sesame Place with a kids swim up bar, a surf simulator ride, a lazy river, 5 waterslides and a restaurant that was open daily from 11am to 6am...Yes...6am...we took a double take on the hours. They had the ice cream, cotton candy, pop corn and believe it or not, very good mac and cheese. This village also had the kids camps which we didn't use and the xbox playground which I thought would be a big hit for Connor but he much rather stay with his sisters and play on the slides and in the hot tub. We also went to the Kimono's restaurant, which was the only one you needed a reservation for and frankly it was my least favorite. Our chef was boring and our families that were sitting with us were boring and Connor had to leave because the smell made him sick, so needless to say it wasn't one of our favorites. We did get some pretty spectacular pictures though of our family and the kids before hand. Everyone at the resort was super friendly and always was offering to go the extra mile. The French Village did have a great coffee shop. They had delicious pastries and cookies and great coffee mocha drinks.<br />
The Key West resort is the newest resort to Beaches. It was obvious that it was the most updated and also had the best chef. The three restaurants and bars there were definitely top notch. We ate at Neptunes twice and Bayside like 7 times and Sky once. We had drinks from all of the restaurants and the beach here was divine. It was the least crowded and the best area for finding treasures. Don found a few amazing conch shells, a sand dollar and lots of coral. We even floated on the anchored raft a few times. The atmosphere of both Neptunes and Bayside was key. They had a singer who entertained you while you ate, flickering of the flames from the beachside torches and the flames of the fire pits glowed. It made you just want to sit there and chill forever.<br />
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From the moment we stepped inside our door we were completely wowed! We were never without anything to drink, Our room was stocked with every drink you could think of, from soda, juice, water, beer, to vodka, rum, whiskey and Champagne and wine. They only thing Beaches is missing is snacks in the pantry to munch on during the day. We finally caved and bought an 18$ box of goldfish from the store and you would have thought we hit the lottery. Everyone was fighting for the fish. The view from our room was beautiful. We had the poolside view on the front and the garden view in the back. We couldn't see the actual beach but we could see if the flags were red or green or yellow. Which unfortunately they were yellow almost the entire trip which meant no bikes or paddle boarding allowed. It was so peaceful to hear the sound of the breeze blowing and the waterfalls hitting the pool with the music in the background. My favorite part of the day was after we returned from dinner and just relaxing on the balcony with a glass of wine each night reading my book. Our room was cleaned twice a day and every time we had little touches of happiness.<br />
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Meghan had her class trip to Creamy Acres Farm on October 22, 2015. They got to ride on a tractor and then go through a corn maze into a pumpkin patch and pick out their favorite pumpkin. After the pumpkin patch they went to have pizza and read a story. We then had dessert and took a walk to see the animals. The kids also played with the parachute which they all loved so much. Mrs. Fretz is such a wonderful Pre K teacher. All the kids just adore her and they are all so happy.<br />
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<br />Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-48926737552519175322015-10-17T15:23:00.000-07:002015-10-17T15:49:46.629-07:00october 2015 picture day for South Harrison ElementaryThe kids are all in the same school now. Connor is in 4th grade with Mrs. Tranz and he is switching classes this year. He has Mrs.Tranz for math, Mrs. Donofrio for science and social studies and Mrs. Crouch for ELA. He has been struggling a little bit with reading comprehension but we have been using a reading app to help him practice. Samara is in 2nd grade with the same teacher as last year, Mrs. Eschenbach and she is in a class with an in class support teacher, Mrs. Conroy, so it is nice to have a small child:teacher ratio. She has been doing very good so far with her reading and math. She is beginning a project soon about her 1st birthday. We did a short interview and sent in some pictures. Meghan is in Pre-K. It is hard to believe that she will be in kindergarten full day next year. The last five years have totally flown by. She is really enjoying her class this year with Mrs. Fretz and the teacher's aid, Mrs. McIntyre. She has 14 kids in her class and they are all doing so great. She gets to go to the cafeteria, library and gym once a week and also has occupational, pt and speech therapy during the week. <br />
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Connor participated in his second mites on ice game with his Kingsway Ice Hockey team. He said it was the greatest night of his life. They had so much fun. He played with 12 kids from the K-4 program. He was in control of the puck almost the entire 3 minutes but there just wasn't enough time to get the puck in the net for him.<br />
Between periods of Flyers home games the Fan Development Department coordinates a three-minute on-ice scrimmage featuring children who play in the Mite age bracket. The exhibitions utilize children from various club and in-house teams in the Delaware Valley. Participants take with them a free Flyers puck, a free jersey, and of course the memories!<br />
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this was the moment when Connor lost his stick and he said it got stuck in someones skate so he decided that he wasn't wasting any time so he kept playing the puck with his foot. The announcers made a big deal about it, "he went all rogue" It was really cute! <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/cmrnvvirw18czhr/MitesTwo1014.mp4?dl=0">Connor's mites on ice video</a><br />
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Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-11591917210793238672015-01-06T16:01:00.001-08:002015-01-06T16:01:27.572-08:00Sledding today! First snowfall of 2015 !<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrfSQa75qiqKFo9PNaQUQTAeTFG5OWt3-TovPY8bZXVjzs3bXYdiYIef-5oJMxyhDlkIQJ5lhy0kYrSrMptda2umFTGyg3xyki5_bi1m8Y_M5oIIix2KeZPDRZkRs-UnmXDI8_S7rJoY/s640/blogger-image--2095325801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrfSQa75qiqKFo9PNaQUQTAeTFG5OWt3-TovPY8bZXVjzs3bXYdiYIef-5oJMxyhDlkIQJ5lhy0kYrSrMptda2umFTGyg3xyki5_bi1m8Y_M5oIIix2KeZPDRZkRs-UnmXDI8_S7rJoY/s640/blogger-image--2095325801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4XwuuGG3uei8FczzsYer93vJg7xhQb6jj55Zta6LBcDcFuGbK972Gdl-G1qnx3o-umfWgnOR6GBwtki8ztGRAQ7Zat20cd0a0iCJeq6ScwsSmiqqjN1D8_Jg9EGUbl6a6jbxVwCOGJ8/s640/blogger-image--925692219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4XwuuGG3uei8FczzsYer93vJg7xhQb6jj55Zta6LBcDcFuGbK972Gdl-G1qnx3o-umfWgnOR6GBwtki8ztGRAQ7Zat20cd0a0iCJeq6ScwsSmiqqjN1D8_Jg9EGUbl6a6jbxVwCOGJ8/s640/blogger-image--925692219.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Connor with his helmet on practicing his snowboarding skills! </div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrfSQa75qiqKFo9PNaQUQTAeTFG5OWt3-TovPY8bZXVjzs3bXYdiYIef-5oJMxyhDlkIQJ5lhy0kYrSrMptda2umFTGyg3xyki5_bi1m8Y_M5oIIix2KeZPDRZkRs-UnmXDI8_S7rJoY/s640/blogger-image--2095325801.jpg"></div>The kids found enough snow to get a few rounds of sledding in. Connor tried out his new snowboard sled and finally got the hang of it. Mara and Meg were having fun sledding down the hill avoiding all the trees. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQxMdc7pMsJAdana64T7PyRS3JThRP0YlqHIJmUurOfvUyHfD3Kb_py0Tv9MPNNAClshycNiVWTmmEOkjGDE-VNS6zDZv95nq5qAIzMdKnTXlY0b4NaHDV9hvftgTawUTLky4UrtTQMM/s640/blogger-image--680160830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQxMdc7pMsJAdana64T7PyRS3JThRP0YlqHIJmUurOfvUyHfD3Kb_py0Tv9MPNNAClshycNiVWTmmEOkjGDE-VNS6zDZv95nq5qAIzMdKnTXlY0b4NaHDV9hvftgTawUTLky4UrtTQMM/s640/blogger-image--680160830.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6bxrQUL_ucU1yha80_WyfVLmy2rWO8nt-Z8FclpH_pr82s4vms3gjNYVaF9rtJe3v4rZWkd1xhh7Z5hf6KRIJHnuQ2C1A6mf7vP7AuJAhgzqyMO3bmjIONjcwjgNwFsy7bOCRTwqT8o/s640/blogger-image--857903571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6bxrQUL_ucU1yha80_WyfVLmy2rWO8nt-Z8FclpH_pr82s4vms3gjNYVaF9rtJe3v4rZWkd1xhh7Z5hf6KRIJHnuQ2C1A6mf7vP7AuJAhgzqyMO3bmjIONjcwjgNwFsy7bOCRTwqT8o/s640/blogger-image--857903571.jpg"></a></div></div>Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-21148773410978475072015-01-06T11:50:00.001-08:002015-01-06T11:50:19.967-08:00Mcmahon Christmas dinner with friends 2014We had 10 couples for dinner and it was a great evening with great friends! Don made a filet with a Cabernet wine sauce and paired it with scallops cooked in a shallot white wine sauce. The Bottos brought the side dishes and everyone else brought apps and desserts! <div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyvhXFDBXLY2o3wIxpDV90HZKzg8uA-oSU7GiDxzfe_gse7lYwdWX2K2BX8C0ITyURSfQbgOQGr4HuZSfxxSak1lxXNMerVczCHN9MAjYtt_z3IfO04EGI5HtSlSqf_NJdlplfx5eClw/s640/blogger-image-1595873897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyvhXFDBXLY2o3wIxpDV90HZKzg8uA-oSU7GiDxzfe_gse7lYwdWX2K2BX8C0ITyURSfQbgOQGr4HuZSfxxSak1lxXNMerVczCHN9MAjYtt_z3IfO04EGI5HtSlSqf_NJdlplfx5eClw/s640/blogger-image-1595873897.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMu_LBc9eIcSxVTXEz066DLc4TjPJ8-CRuJNGyjsZj3n0AxmTTbFBNb2Oe8kXUmxeDifNBw67AaEsr8vpdwHV8I0U0zvkHsmIN1L-gWlAF3cqgafvJ1D-U7EFwYrl1DpDpCcZw1ZkKgfs/s640/blogger-image-1471191274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMu_LBc9eIcSxVTXEz066DLc4TjPJ8-CRuJNGyjsZj3n0AxmTTbFBNb2Oe8kXUmxeDifNBw67AaEsr8vpdwHV8I0U0zvkHsmIN1L-gWlAF3cqgafvJ1D-U7EFwYrl1DpDpCcZw1ZkKgfs/s640/blogger-image-1471191274.jpg"></a></div>We even had a selfie stick to capture all of us at the table! It was a very festive night. One of the more low key Christmas parties since past years but still a good night! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRqp_ynEklZPh79SmLzkPb24TvVnpAY0z9oqUqzXIA-UiEk5KRm4PF7bPOKliYiubsEOVLGOTPZ5UXUEoksxxretOnL-nmiR6ETydaQf170Y-jSrxd3K6fZhKV_aapB6QmLiYbmnvrVE/s640/blogger-image-370646179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRqp_ynEklZPh79SmLzkPb24TvVnpAY0z9oqUqzXIA-UiEk5KRm4PF7bPOKliYiubsEOVLGOTPZ5UXUEoksxxretOnL-nmiR6ETydaQf170Y-jSrxd3K6fZhKV_aapB6QmLiYbmnvrVE/s640/blogger-image-370646179.jpg"></a></div></div>Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-66775877079416747032015-01-06T10:50:00.001-08:002015-01-06T12:40:49.581-08:00January 2015<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It's a new year and a New You! </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYUEa41HGOAejqi9nnbp5LDjespMwpdw6a6izZuXzEY2u7BfvwkdhWvY79WU4BMPy2oqUKQbRlI1i458AEFy0yYKn1-F0nP8JC2dvpU_emC1xRIwR96qMedJwpRuI3ySsm95ORdAKgrw/s640/blogger-image--1442517078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYUEa41HGOAejqi9nnbp5LDjespMwpdw6a6izZuXzEY2u7BfvwkdhWvY79WU4BMPy2oqUKQbRlI1i458AEFy0yYKn1-F0nP8JC2dvpU_emC1xRIwR96qMedJwpRuI3ySsm95ORdAKgrw/s640/blogger-image--1442517078.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Do you want to get fit but are struggling! I am here to help you as your Team Beach Body Coach! Live for you is my FB webpage that is private for all my clients! It's time to get real! </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I just started insanity asylum, swimming and a back to running program for my 15K in March! </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Does Insanity make you a better runner? How can I incorporate running and Insanity into my fitness schedule? These are two questions I get quite often and I can assure you that you will become a better runner by incorporating Insanity into your running schedule and I have a system that has worked well for me.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The first question you must ask yourself is: What is your running goal right now? Are you training to run a marathon? Do you want to be a faster runner? Are you running to stay in shape? These answers are important to creating your Insanity / Running hybrid schedule.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When I was training for a marathon, running was the focus of my schedule and I used Insanity as cross-training a couple days a week. In the running off-season, I just flip this schedule. Insanity is my focus five or six days a week and I run a couple days a week just to maintain a solid running base of about four to five miles per run.</span></p><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Insanity and Running Hybrid Schedule</span></h2><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><a href="http://www.motivationrhonda.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/insanity-and-running.png" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-682" title="insanity and running" alt="Insanity and Running hybrid" src="http://www.motivationrhonda.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/insanity-and-running-e1356903081926.png" width="560" height="186" style="max-width: 98%; border: none; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px;"></font></a></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I cannot stress how important it is to incorporate some type of cross-training into your running schedule. It will not keep your routine new and fresh, it will help you stay injury free, build a strong core and become an overall better and faster runner! Who doesn’t want that?</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> I was an average runner with average goals. Since incorporating T25 and numerous BeachBody programs like Inssnity, Piyo, and now asylum into my regular workout schedule, I've had many PR's and I’ve become leaner, faster and much more efficient.</span></p><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Proper Nutrition</span></h2><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Insanity Elite Nutrition Guide has helped me get my diet under control and provided my body the necessary fuel for better and more effective runs. This detailed, yet simplified nutrition plan, which includes having Shakeology Daily, has been the key and essential component of making this hybrid work. Becoming a faster and better runner is not just about running more. It’s about proper nutrition, effective cross-training and creating a powerful mix to have a successful running season.</span></p></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It's a hybrid schedule! Insanity asylum is no joke. My kids think it's fun to jump rope and do ladder drills too! </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoS3A1XoaGnthw4erkocu05uQPb0TUTDltApCDlXxzIcqGU5AK9_rSt1h5GEuDBoUdiwk2CYQE20FrHRBYNy29KwXXDWA9uutLQ88V0QhhULbvPE_raVfDSXju-YNuECNUn0nlc-kFAw/s640/blogger-image--94017691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoS3A1XoaGnthw4erkocu05uQPb0TUTDltApCDlXxzIcqGU5AK9_rSt1h5GEuDBoUdiwk2CYQE20FrHRBYNy29KwXXDWA9uutLQ88V0QhhULbvPE_raVfDSXju-YNuECNUn0nlc-kFAw/s640/blogger-image--94017691.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcDym068cljCuFDqPZsHvMXY9gs9hVu7mdiK7rrmtnWIHkKYVUqLBq9UZD4IDy0CQ1ov_YbGqc51z__g1m9b2lV7vQtEO1sQbsTCdKKxp4fiL3tqJqCK_D8ubYOq5vWtOfyfXvPcwD6g/s640/blogger-image-1454966458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcDym068cljCuFDqPZsHvMXY9gs9hVu7mdiK7rrmtnWIHkKYVUqLBq9UZD4IDy0CQ1ov_YbGqc51z__g1m9b2lV7vQtEO1sQbsTCdKKxp4fiL3tqJqCK_D8ubYOq5vWtOfyfXvPcwD6g/s640/blogger-image-1454966458.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Here is my coaching link! Sign up today! </span></div><div><a href="https://www.teambeachbody.com/tbbsignup/-/tbbsignup/free/460593">https://www.teambeachbody.com/tbbsignup/-/tbbsignup/free/460593</a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTADdyRdh6pPLVNKqN-1-rQ3oBXhB_vkeGCh-uX8lFkvbvFwdhpnrHPlXhPvJ8jKn18wBwIq71dcTEiPkGMjA5jPh6U5W4zs9snzjMzMbr1IeJE8XcuAmICdKWvSCY608BufDjMlGwHA/s640/blogger-image-2081892585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTADdyRdh6pPLVNKqN-1-rQ3oBXhB_vkeGCh-uX8lFkvbvFwdhpnrHPlXhPvJ8jKn18wBwIq71dcTEiPkGMjA5jPh6U5W4zs9snzjMzMbr1IeJE8XcuAmICdKWvSCY608BufDjMlGwHA/s640/blogger-image-2081892585.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"> I'm getting a lot of questions about Shakeology because it is listed in the meal plans. If you decide to use it here is a description of what it is. It is not required for the clean eating challenge. I do use it everyday to fill my void of nutrients that I don't get from what I eat and I also use it to aid in my digestion and metabolism. </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><br></div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">What is Shakeology? </div><div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;"><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you have done one of Team Beachbody’s popular in home workouts, you have probably heard of Shakeology. Many people are curious and a common question has been, “What Is Shakeology?”. Shakeology is a top of the line meal replacement shake developed and created by team Beachbody. The Shake is made up of over 70 high quality, all natural ingredients, and unlike most meal replacement shakes, it is high in protein.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So to answer the the question, “What Is Shakeology?”, I tell people that Shakeology is by far the best health shake on the market. Shakeology is considered to be a meal replacement shake and will definitely help those who use it curb their cravings for sweets, as well as keep them feeling full. But Shakeology is not only for those who are trying to lose weight. Shakeology is not just a meal replacement shake, it can be used as a midday snack or just to help give the user the nutrients they need to maintain high energy levels to get through their workouts or just their hectic day in general.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What are in the ingredients? </span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 0.65em; list-style-position: inside; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px; font-weight: 100; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Isolated whey protein, an easily absorbable source of high-quality protein</span></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This one is ideal for building and maintaining muscle mass. Not only that, but the muscles regenerate faster, not being sore after every other day when working out.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;">The blood sugar is also steady due to this ingredient.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Found in the whey protein are also the essential amino acids, which are responsible for the increased cognitive focus by supporting the brain to promote clarity of mind.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;">The lack of food craving is also due to this ingredient. Now asking about the quantity, we can decide to trust them or not, but judging the effects that I felt, it seems legit.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Phytonutrients, including flavonoids, polyphenols, anthocyanins, and catechins.</span></p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 0.65em; list-style-position: inside; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">These have <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">antioxidant properties</em>, which in short is getting rid of molecules known as free radicals. Free radicals damage cells and are somewhat responsible for the aging process and even more for some degenerative conditions. These Phytonutrients are actually known for preventing many of these conditions, and when taken in mix it is believed that the effect they have on improving the immune system and preventing degenerative conditions is even greater.</span></p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 0.65em; list-style-position: inside; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px; font-weight: 100; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Prebiotics (</span><span style="font-weight: 600; font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Prebiotic fiber is found in many fruits and vegetables, such as the skin of apples, bananas, onions and garlic, Jerusalem artichoke, chicory root and beans. Sounds easy to get enough prebiotic fiber, right? Unfortunately, the minute amounts of fiber in each of these foods — such as 1 to 2 grams per serving — make ingesting enough fiber extremely difficult. Most people should consume at least 25 grams of fiber every day, and the foods highest in prebiotic fiber — chicory root is one such example — are nearly impossible to eat in large quantities every day. The good news is that adding a prebiotic fiber supplement to your diet is fast and simple. In supplement form, prebiotic fiber is also mild in texture and nearly tasteless, making it easy to add to water, cereal or any other food.)</span></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Prebiotics are ingredients that support the “friendly” bacteria that help the digestive track. They also help with absorption of certain minerals, most notably Calcium. I guess this is one of the biggest reasons for better and improved digestion.</span></p></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 0.65em; list-style-position: inside; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px; font-weight: 100; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><span style="font-size: 17px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Digestive Enzymes</span></h3><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Originating from sources like Pineapple and Papaya these enzymes help food to be broken down into its individual components, thus improving absorption of nutrients. If this claim is right, it means that whatever you eat throughout the day is absorbed quite better in terms of nutrients. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you ordered Shakeology, the directions state to use water & 8 oz of water with one flat scoop. </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">However, I personally use 12 - 16 oz of unsweetened almond milk & 4 - 5 ice cubes. If you want a thicker shake throw in an extra ice cube - remove one for a thinner shake. Either way, it comes out much creamier - similar to a frozen shake and it fills you up nicely for a longer period of time. </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-style: italic;">(If you ordered the 30 day bag, be sure to use a flat scoop & not a lumping scoop or else you will run out before the 30 days is up).</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Shakeology will detoxify your body.</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Therefore, you may experience a gurgly stomach for the first several days. This should subside as your body removes toxins.</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To experience best results & maximum benefit from using it, it is strongly recommended to use Shakeology once per day, every day replacing one of your meals per day. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0392157) 1px 1px 1px !important;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88RamutaINdhQG_d85PD7VBxRKi56hYjTgwcp1XTIo-W3jCGezazMdrqoagNsCLWreSuxg0Tnzd7OUsp7eSqOWiQM6e3zrhqhTX9ZuTwJxpkI9xq0QHcDOVUyvfaywUa8PROD6nULuBA/s640/blogger-image--1935640606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88RamutaINdhQG_d85PD7VBxRKi56hYjTgwcp1XTIo-W3jCGezazMdrqoagNsCLWreSuxg0Tnzd7OUsp7eSqOWiQM6e3zrhqhTX9ZuTwJxpkI9xq0QHcDOVUyvfaywUa8PROD6nULuBA/s640/blogger-image--1935640606.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vKpaT3MnkKlUKFEQ2M6KMTemUgAWfeGIyg0_8pJ3ljDCQYez7hQXFo2Mcf8B-7o_yj5N40RreVn7eZuOrvRtTQLdUaoXAuLzl_j3T0ttxMaKapaNm5qqDh0Vs5_N06U8zvQ-E1IpJM8/s640/blogger-image--193590696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Have you been doing <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">hundreds of sit ups or crunches everyday</em>in an attempt to get some nice flat stomach and haven’t seen any real results?</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It doesn’t surprise me.</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Have you been searching for the <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">one abs exercise</em> that will finally work your abs out correctly so that your midsection gets some definition and shape and not yet found it?</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">That doesn’t surprise me either.</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You see, the key to getting a sexy toned set of abs isn’t the abs exercises – its the cardio and the diet.</span></p><h3 style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Why cardio and diet are more important than crunches</span></h3><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There is a massive misconception in the fitness industry that you need to do situps and crunches in order to get a toned set of abs.</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It is wrong.</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I think the reason this misconception is so widely spread is because it allows the big fitness corporations to sell products to women who think that the regular abs exercises don’t work. I mean, have you ever watched television after about 10 pm at night? If you have you will know what I am talking about. Commercial after commercial of the crappiest abs machines you could ever dream of! Half the time it looks like the machine is doing the crunches, not the person.</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The reason cardio and diet is so important for your abs is simple. We have all heard it before but judging by the amount of emails I get asking me this question it seems I need to mention it again:</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you have a layer of fat over your abs you will never ever see them!</em></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It is that simple. How can we expect to have a set of shapely and firm abdominal muscles if there is a layer of squishy fat covering them? It would be like trying to see the outline of a brick wrapped up in a blanket. Not possible.</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It is for this reason that you must focus on losing weight if you want to create some visible abs. And the best way to lose weight is with a healthy clean diet and some good old cardio.</span></p><h3 style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Abs are made in the kitchen</span></h3><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It is an old saying but it still holds true. No amount of cardio or abs exercises is going to help your tummy if your diet is beer and chips!</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As far as toning your muscles go, diet is the most important thing. If you get your diet on track then the cardio and resistance training that you have to do will be reduced.</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Did you all hear that?</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">That’s right! <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Control your diet and you can spend less time in the gym</em>. If you have a Coke with lunch then you can add on about 25 minutes of running if you want to burn off all the sugar to stop it from being stored as fat. If you had water or tea instead of that Coke you wouldn’t have to worry about it.</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I look at it like this: <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">if my diet is clean then everything I do at the gym is positive, not negative</em>. What this means is that I am playing “get ahead” not “catch up”. People who eat crap food and then go to the gym are playing catch up because they are trying to burn calories. That is an uphill battle. People who eat cleanly and then go to the gym are playing get ahead because everything they do is going show results sooner. It is a much easier way to go about your weight loss persuits.</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Conclusion</strong><br>If you want to see some sexy abs and a nice flat stomach then start today by cleaning out your kitchen and making a promise to eat natural, healthy, vitamin rich foods. Swap Coke and sugary drinks for water and milk and swap candy, pasta and breads for fruits, vegetables and nuts.</span></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The key to a flat tummy isn’t abs exercises!</strong></p><p style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br></p><div class="postFooterAd clearfix" style="text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="footLeft" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 349px; height: 280px; float: left;"><ins id="aswift_2_expand" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none;">New Women’s Abs Routine & Exercises</a></font></li></ol></div></div></div></div>Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-82424728696977545062014-12-25T21:07:00.001-08:002015-01-06T12:33:29.648-08:00December 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUA7vgBAiBvETKWYTaRzMQ4zzDgi0cq6YCp7nS2UJWWRDfCKJMuTh_NIiKTjAZSMPqGMuTM6Dv00-yuD_ed76-2mJ13VJ1KLDQb74Tcy1nikapDANGlsjGH2I4TYye6IjYHE0yzxp7yQ/s640/blogger-image--1459445915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUA7vgBAiBvETKWYTaRzMQ4zzDgi0cq6YCp7nS2UJWWRDfCKJMuTh_NIiKTjAZSMPqGMuTM6Dv00-yuD_ed76-2mJ13VJ1KLDQb74Tcy1nikapDANGlsjGH2I4TYye6IjYHE0yzxp7yQ/s640/blogger-image--1459445915.jpg"></a></div>We had a great visit with Mimi and Poppy over our Christmas break! We got to fit in a lot of quality time! We... Made christmas cookies(choc chip, butter cookies, and more choc chip), we made gingerbread houses with Daddy, we went ice skating twice, we went to Christmas Eve Service and to aunt Jess's house, we had a huge Christmas dinner here with all Moms side of the family and Dobs dad. Mike, Emily, Jess and Dave were here with the kids too. We played games, Legos, watched movies, ate a lot of food, and drank an itsy bitsy bit of vino. They enjoyed great December weather and a little bit of rain but to their luck no snow. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzHxreS52HH02EBLGsfvlO2dmdOQVP6rePSU3Wr_4iZWyDxG293J3cPeoNHKOgLogZ7j2I1m7oYRzfzF6EIHdLItG_7Z5gghWts_fI2J6nnSAUuG8h52HWtYajvk1pQF36GVy-CWhyphenhyphen1U/s640/blogger-image--1399595521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzHxreS52HH02EBLGsfvlO2dmdOQVP6rePSU3Wr_4iZWyDxG293J3cPeoNHKOgLogZ7j2I1m7oYRzfzF6EIHdLItG_7Z5gghWts_fI2J6nnSAUuG8h52HWtYajvk1pQF36GVy-CWhyphenhyphen1U/s640/blogger-image--1399595521.jpg"></a></div><div>Poppy loves to tease the kiddies! He stole Megs favorite hat! All she wanted for Christmas was fluffy bear and this hat! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EMpmbzgD-AT9EcWAQBXwIBV9QcAKLrsu88jnnrz89sBKxbqWikW4EHNtWobG-uFY-fBkPIBkSDFLcGqsTk7TrsRLY1RlwpOSNMyoRlaHZLb1FAPBHzhfnyvnsI9GPY5WqV9WISzYiaM/s640/blogger-image--1138951610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EMpmbzgD-AT9EcWAQBXwIBV9QcAKLrsu88jnnrz89sBKxbqWikW4EHNtWobG-uFY-fBkPIBkSDFLcGqsTk7TrsRLY1RlwpOSNMyoRlaHZLb1FAPBHzhfnyvnsI9GPY5WqV9WISzYiaM/s640/blogger-image--1138951610.jpg"></a></div>Meg with her big Fluffy Bear! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpUbWSPu3tCpblXAHDD35fnyTPHal9uVxY4oDl9Lb1ThyVqBUsab9VCpzi8ah7bLil8IRT-qEtUy_1iIsAl0rpWXjVLg4gJhZCdOc6DbrRtGK4k-0fgqT_Q3tAqheeWm4vY7CTBl1qPU/s640/blogger-image-2086360058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Oh dear, they bought the wrong Frozen necklace. Didn't anyone tell you the Queen is Elsa! We bribed Samara into liking anna better and Meg gets everything elsa! We have so much Frozen stuff we could open a store. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xVEJe7U9DY72kbgMLsMyMVESEeSQ8el0fJHo3Q3XoxhsHNkB1Z2BABa1HkFQgodyNB-nVxkYk7LWp4e8KExHXyT5PCIscL0v5aASJScUMduViE3otR71j0xDb2XaKV7eOJ9z1rgCUj0/s640/blogger-image-1260919628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xVEJe7U9DY72kbgMLsMyMVESEeSQ8el0fJHo3Q3XoxhsHNkB1Z2BABa1HkFQgodyNB-nVxkYk7LWp4e8KExHXyT5PCIscL0v5aASJScUMduViE3otR71j0xDb2XaKV7eOJ9z1rgCUj0/s640/blogger-image-1260919628.jpg"></a></div>Mimi and me making cookies together. Such a fun time and brings back memories of 1009 merry mount sitting at our kitchen table eating dough and making Pitzells. I'm hoping to get the Pitzelle maker next year and make my own. Hint...hint!!!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZ72DIdfVFcQ79s3CSyJqIr5DgwdGOSUh9I6IQTmgeqCnInGipdBF9zJEZ-w4LFnTjTAeLlEi5MFEgJD-LAhRk90hxTxNf1K5E6NaE8suklFF_PRUB1xL_dDXXceDlX19VuJfsj1YR40/s640/blogger-image--1546620352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZ72DIdfVFcQ79s3CSyJqIr5DgwdGOSUh9I6IQTmgeqCnInGipdBF9zJEZ-w4LFnTjTAeLlEi5MFEgJD-LAhRk90hxTxNf1K5E6NaE8suklFF_PRUB1xL_dDXXceDlX19VuJfsj1YR40/s640/blogger-image--1546620352.jpg"></a></div>Our butter cookies were a huge hit! Everybody lived them!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxmJFfge70aDtkDQf4VRAHZq9fo9wZxXn7aRe52ZovRIf6Kjpow5jNphbJw8Da6HJKf9UnkpI813tNGktGzfads5hLwps-ViWKG9_YKQZf1z3ZG8K2WpUYdvwiQQm-bw61XINw838q1A/s640/blogger-image-223499879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxmJFfge70aDtkDQf4VRAHZq9fo9wZxXn7aRe52ZovRIf6Kjpow5jNphbJw8Da6HJKf9UnkpI813tNGktGzfads5hLwps-ViWKG9_YKQZf1z3ZG8K2WpUYdvwiQQm-bw61XINw838q1A/s640/blogger-image-223499879.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEtNaj7i9J1Dfwr-kog6ZC6MQxvRhyphenhyphenEP6Qy7r59-7hziSkZa3ZIgXOIQOYp1BqgJJ73EvzsTRY7-PdvDuI6j3dmowXT2xN_nqgodj9W1B9bmEbkKpFazE3hlb6yhKws-fcZTkUUdM9CU/s640/blogger-image--589493859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEtNaj7i9J1Dfwr-kog6ZC6MQxvRhyphenhyphenEP6Qy7r59-7hziSkZa3ZIgXOIQOYp1BqgJJ73EvzsTRY7-PdvDuI6j3dmowXT2xN_nqgodj9W1B9bmEbkKpFazE3hlb6yhKws-fcZTkUUdM9CU/s640/blogger-image--589493859.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsteGpHb6jKf3_1HvQ0rPrUJfu07OxLPy80OXvgwt0c2sUTEY16BHxjLk2GUdVOXgGav3gozo7Mz5xD3jIQp8xiELpvU1rUneG7faoDpkgZr5KhMNFFTwlg4sk-z8XQ8Sfxz4QVKqjsGI/s640/blogger-image-464635366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsteGpHb6jKf3_1HvQ0rPrUJfu07OxLPy80OXvgwt0c2sUTEY16BHxjLk2GUdVOXgGav3gozo7Mz5xD3jIQp8xiELpvU1rUneG7faoDpkgZr5KhMNFFTwlg4sk-z8XQ8Sfxz4QVKqjsGI/s640/blogger-image-464635366.jpg"></a></div>Gingerbread making! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEunHN5hNHJHAYQSqxr-WDn-ZfyvCeBrTdVgF1ChQ1MgPPdzAky2KjJ2NrCvbp1GP_Om4cZGejemk2FlS-9EdSsimeP-L8JuIjnJ3CJLGXb57N5Deci8dxtnjThuaSMyv540hSMV-wwMM/s640/blogger-image-1950794034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEunHN5hNHJHAYQSqxr-WDn-ZfyvCeBrTdVgF1ChQ1MgPPdzAky2KjJ2NrCvbp1GP_Om4cZGejemk2FlS-9EdSsimeP-L8JuIjnJ3CJLGXb57N5Deci8dxtnjThuaSMyv540hSMV-wwMM/s640/blogger-image-1950794034.jpg"></a></div>Sisters...most of the time best friends but Mimi and Poppy may beg to differ! They witnessed a lot of sibling rivalry on their trip!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzBuEim5J2466rKbN5uCPVPCCsjp-ZdfN4vnq5qf4qoqSnkmyUonhghBRVwG6AzVbAqNNE_BYmd9YXTXMcP4bSLnFpa_mGsFHLkSUzjjSMeGEn5atW4n0ZDvNsxzTeyj_fWc8F-v1zto/s640/blogger-image-502521254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzBuEim5J2466rKbN5uCPVPCCsjp-ZdfN4vnq5qf4qoqSnkmyUonhghBRVwG6AzVbAqNNE_BYmd9YXTXMcP4bSLnFpa_mGsFHLkSUzjjSMeGEn5atW4n0ZDvNsxzTeyj_fWc8F-v1zto/s640/blogger-image-502521254.jpg"></a></div>Visiting Santa at the deptford mall! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVFlE2ne2VQVMaO3W_s3iWIRz9HpBybxOPGAZAZH5uEBfxDSSYc1Pw1N3fSpLmQSYgdzUy_itIix_dZT1_6IHdPkd5AwqVlPcPZUCslVoUuM2CnoiQNw4BXruDMlFYxHcCfpGDcbH5BE/s640/blogger-image--1690604629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVFlE2ne2VQVMaO3W_s3iWIRz9HpBybxOPGAZAZH5uEBfxDSSYc1Pw1N3fSpLmQSYgdzUy_itIix_dZT1_6IHdPkd5AwqVlPcPZUCslVoUuM2CnoiQNw4BXruDMlFYxHcCfpGDcbH5BE/s640/blogger-image--1690604629.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCvY5xEzywksONn7A9FNaJDjIuKiZseskgUM994mawTAKA7lETXI_8Den-2oEEux6_ZcYN1sqALJ5aYH_b_IyOksI6XDGhteEkMRNin88UErBSRIM42df2e85JfZ1sjOyVkrMbzNkVqo/s640/blogger-image--1632760606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCvY5xEzywksONn7A9FNaJDjIuKiZseskgUM994mawTAKA7lETXI_8Den-2oEEux6_ZcYN1sqALJ5aYH_b_IyOksI6XDGhteEkMRNin88UErBSRIM42df2e85JfZ1sjOyVkrMbzNkVqo/s640/blogger-image--1632760606.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSa4GkARk-DNHcu0J3058vx3ZrkiGXSA9pQaZN4ubsN_y4p1sgsjsWfqBj94igWenC7He-M_R3vePpcjPjsGzSQXh7DObF8pPB2FcG1a6ahyphenhyphengqnADyhEgvZjjJRv5TC28iA9XT_-lxxyU/s640/blogger-image--358713753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSa4GkARk-DNHcu0J3058vx3ZrkiGXSA9pQaZN4ubsN_y4p1sgsjsWfqBj94igWenC7He-M_R3vePpcjPjsGzSQXh7DObF8pPB2FcG1a6ahyphenhyphengqnADyhEgvZjjJRv5TC28iA9XT_-lxxyU/s640/blogger-image--358713753.jpg"></a></div>Mara gave it a thumbs up!!! Great night and then we all came home and had pizza together! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68ztTQgDMVISHc9YX4zc6i2B5fPt8_X9DT-W8Yg5tdPzs65Y7Yh2M47K4QmhfVDd25Bjv-o7Olymhh54TwH1pFkQ9WKB8S_JUsuyRTwHgnODYTtGNQMYBBapones1mt1qNScTM-ELTlM/s640/blogger-image-1274909639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68ztTQgDMVISHc9YX4zc6i2B5fPt8_X9DT-W8Yg5tdPzs65Y7Yh2M47K4QmhfVDd25Bjv-o7Olymhh54TwH1pFkQ9WKB8S_JUsuyRTwHgnODYTtGNQMYBBapones1mt1qNScTM-ELTlM/s640/blogger-image-1274909639.jpg"></a></div>Gingerbread houses completed! Hours of candy decorating! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdIx9ou6d527tz-A-SK9psss9O_KHwyOqE-X9A5Lcn9T_lv1xSdIhmpfuGg7fJRvbZ7_R6h7PfxX7aDH_VzLfx4iH_HT15rWk0jzA26bVa3bfwv8wuLE9mK3UpQUREzwkjo_zTci2y84/s640/blogger-image--1466342362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdIx9ou6d527tz-A-SK9psss9O_KHwyOqE-X9A5Lcn9T_lv1xSdIhmpfuGg7fJRvbZ7_R6h7PfxX7aDH_VzLfx4iH_HT15rWk0jzA26bVa3bfwv8wuLE9mK3UpQUREzwkjo_zTci2y84/s640/blogger-image--1466342362.jpg"></a></div>Watching the Elf selfies!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4LheKFr_oGlYoHmBhpshzHltR3uWbUzXUpyp-acninAyTGPRHombaI7syua0gw9qAKxnHV3v_51RKxhIdUc2wSjEQGFiULrmRdXgzohhDqOnWgcYqTL-6nfRsj2oUa5E0NgYUk6gjfE/s640/blogger-image-457810215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4LheKFr_oGlYoHmBhpshzHltR3uWbUzXUpyp-acninAyTGPRHombaI7syua0gw9qAKxnHV3v_51RKxhIdUc2wSjEQGFiULrmRdXgzohhDqOnWgcYqTL-6nfRsj2oUa5E0NgYUk6gjfE/s640/blogger-image-457810215.jpg"></a></div>They made the good list! Hooray! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9IeAd_ESGGrhdeXyqPuApm1Cwngy82Izrrgb4u4KUuUEViKkD5KKw6P33duJhl45seSa_5FFlKSPdHQHwz-2GizU9i6P9p4sxbEhzWx0AtZrrHFgRJ5AUzjoDR9Ypz7dA9L6vm4ybmU/s640/blogger-image--1269147428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9IeAd_ESGGrhdeXyqPuApm1Cwngy82Izrrgb4u4KUuUEViKkD5KKw6P33duJhl45seSa_5FFlKSPdHQHwz-2GizU9i6P9p4sxbEhzWx0AtZrrHFgRJ5AUzjoDR9Ypz7dA9L6vm4ybmU/s640/blogger-image--1269147428.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgQQU3wrSd7oSKGyIxywNsYE03dps89mjaABEui0Bi6BfyYdWhsavnWQ7HCsbid-uoG8ZKg0qKjdbbAssLAiT3sAG3nT7qCqt78lHF6jnXlwoKMJ7dX4g8A4fbBQtqnqltSlU-oI0lHw/s640/blogger-image--131832876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgQQU3wrSd7oSKGyIxywNsYE03dps89mjaABEui0Bi6BfyYdWhsavnWQ7HCsbid-uoG8ZKg0qKjdbbAssLAiT3sAG3nT7qCqt78lHF6jnXlwoKMJ7dX4g8A4fbBQtqnqltSlU-oI0lHw/s640/blogger-image--131832876.jpg"></a></div>The whole clan and pop pop too! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe8GasWNr2PFo0GKVojavNYuSe6JNx4uOZzADLPA6whVqKsytVVaTvJdu0uv97w-ibfk7yMpR3ASriuFvBGPxXCi4udIYUWS81CX4Q2ReSrsZWDT6PKVZSzpfizIQd9Cy1_miaDYdS1o/s640/blogger-image-2108923121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFe8GasWNr2PFo0GKVojavNYuSe6JNx4uOZzADLPA6whVqKsytVVaTvJdu0uv97w-ibfk7yMpR3ASriuFvBGPxXCi4udIYUWS81CX4Q2ReSrsZWDT6PKVZSzpfizIQd9Cy1_miaDYdS1o/s640/blogger-image-2108923121.jpg"></a></div></div>Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-80659763595007808672014-12-25T21:04:00.001-08:002014-12-25T21:04:22.855-08:00Best Christmas ever!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOUO5Pb5gk_e2NJB8KcHJfKcZeaLHIAKUgSaYwfkef-WFYFccUednvYSg-fsygeKIVZzXS-rRddWxa5WwishAi4hhBMuQC77HeuodnhsqHlGYR5CXCqKsFXOXbeYnCmy1YWpNmOLpqgU/s640/blogger-image--1172258385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOUO5Pb5gk_e2NJB8KcHJfKcZeaLHIAKUgSaYwfkef-WFYFccUednvYSg-fsygeKIVZzXS-rRddWxa5WwishAi4hhBMuQC77HeuodnhsqHlGYR5CXCqKsFXOXbeYnCmy1YWpNmOLpqgU/s640/blogger-image--1172258385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdnrmxYEHgR15zfwmzFl7KFNLMuMaE9_QY7QADaZjVtAN-o37qOhk4TwDtzt8lpyawgXko34f-dY5bDg6BEoKTxcMPFljf5531-4YpHOkwSImmZYIixWx1xL4Cris4lco0l5IjYt7coc/s640/blogger-image--1088528108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVPGykxcfYZTWcAxlESb7XsYlczA5cResBQDNGmvqw8VuBXvKDMkrvo3sC0TYaK1VdE8ss-XA1ainhoFdmhyphenhyphentI2q2bFfKVwGNaFf_jUalZxX2uwxhQhHuakSRo2A12NpwLaahgLTpKwU/s640/blogger-image-1012790390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVPGykxcfYZTWcAxlESb7XsYlczA5cResBQDNGmvqw8VuBXvKDMkrvo3sC0TYaK1VdE8ss-XA1ainhoFdmhyphenhyphentI2q2bFfKVwGNaFf_jUalZxX2uwxhQhHuakSRo2A12NpwLaahgLTpKwU/s640/blogger-image-1012790390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEU8PA5cXGwX7pz1e_jcryKeYgjQtonl_JhYrI_lX40P6q85BQaDzG7boe7HsOnU0waJR_UoUVsfqwZkV5gXRmtWUSnXNN7RQJol8lYc2khp7SNYGeAX5A_AXDv4BalCJDdBoulK2bzXM/s640/blogger-image-1449400476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEU8PA5cXGwX7pz1e_jcryKeYgjQtonl_JhYrI_lX40P6q85BQaDzG7boe7HsOnU0waJR_UoUVsfqwZkV5gXRmtWUSnXNN7RQJol8lYc2khp7SNYGeAX5A_AXDv4BalCJDdBoulK2bzXM/s640/blogger-image-1449400476.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaW93UOCWNFNwX2d19ZhpdtDFrYb0mSXhzpSKglACZ6b0hYXOJcpM7py0G9_Uu4JPasKQtQL-5MjRrvPqV1Ej4q1atZ4mN1vyylQFZbhqdZHWHzBZDRfjz5aI4vEYmZwCIxm8aR2-jBE/s640/blogger-image-2034880630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaW93UOCWNFNwX2d19ZhpdtDFrYb0mSXhzpSKglACZ6b0hYXOJcpM7py0G9_Uu4JPasKQtQL-5MjRrvPqV1Ej4q1atZ4mN1vyylQFZbhqdZHWHzBZDRfjz5aI4vEYmZwCIxm8aR2-jBE/s640/blogger-image-2034880630.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7uiKMTriicKfW3rMdNTpvXhdcd-9FAAlPIEcllrkV8Bu_x2z-VhJfvNGeE-G6IeLDgsNZ4VpBDZiaQyFQ3bgkinPFO3jfXtLM3eBZXbSsqVwRNfAL6gg0t7A4ekxQiKdRLqmuV4cszw/s640/blogger-image-1444840767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7uiKMTriicKfW3rMdNTpvXhdcd-9FAAlPIEcllrkV8Bu_x2z-VhJfvNGeE-G6IeLDgsNZ4VpBDZiaQyFQ3bgkinPFO3jfXtLM3eBZXbSsqVwRNfAL6gg0t7A4ekxQiKdRLqmuV4cszw/s640/blogger-image-1444840767.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVPGykxcfYZTWcAxlESb7XsYlczA5cResBQDNGmvqw8VuBXvKDMkrvo3sC0TYaK1VdE8ss-XA1ainhoFdmhyphenhyphentI2q2bFfKVwGNaFf_jUalZxX2uwxhQhHuakSRo2A12NpwLaahgLTpKwU/s640/blogger-image-1012790390.jpg"></div>Samara excited to open her new ice skates! She's all ready to go ice skating tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdnrmxYEHgR15zfwmzFl7KFNLMuMaE9_QY7QADaZjVtAN-o37qOhk4TwDtzt8lpyawgXko34f-dY5bDg6BEoKTxcMPFljf5531-4YpHOkwSImmZYIixWx1xL4Cris4lco0l5IjYt7coc/s640/blogger-image--1088528108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRmUlyrKtUBJ2VUf7AjVKLHKq6tKtM4Af5yiChRPr8yUAeaaV2k-LUPB3IIX892Al_ntGY_d_U7LUK4C43g2WrbG2h14z97X7iA4tY9-ekjXlmn14l6omLHxOAT4Z5Qr28eIA814RYvk/s640/blogger-image--1524872608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRmUlyrKtUBJ2VUf7AjVKLHKq6tKtM4Af5yiChRPr8yUAeaaV2k-LUPB3IIX892Al_ntGY_d_U7LUK4C43g2WrbG2h14z97X7iA4tY9-ekjXlmn14l6omLHxOAT4Z5Qr28eIA814RYvk/s640/blogger-image--1524872608.jpg"></a></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdnrmxYEHgR15zfwmzFl7KFNLMuMaE9_QY7QADaZjVtAN-o37qOhk4TwDtzt8lpyawgXko34f-dY5bDg6BEoKTxcMPFljf5531-4YpHOkwSImmZYIixWx1xL4Cris4lco0l5IjYt7coc/s640/blogger-image--1088528108.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOUO5Pb5gk_e2NJB8KcHJfKcZeaLHIAKUgSaYwfkef-WFYFccUednvYSg-fsygeKIVZzXS-rRddWxa5WwishAi4hhBMuQC77HeuodnhsqHlGYR5CXCqKsFXOXbeYnCmy1YWpNmOLpqgU/s640/blogger-image--1172258385.jpg"></div>The kids really enjoyed Christmas the most this year! All three of them are totally into the magic of Christmas and believing what is in your heart! Connor woke up and said he knew santa had "Beene" because he heard the bells in his sleep. Everyone was ecstatic with all they got. Connor was overjoyed with Xbox one and his Tom Brady jersey, Samara loved her singing machine and her boots, and Meggie loved her big fluffy bear and her elsa hat! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDp7z7NCSJhezBIDR_gmGrXHVoLi4jwHsn_1cPVKpMnzGF3RioLQhRm4eIMJL7a123ZQu9V5ZsLNT8Ta4w_PTqGxlT0IjmHaH3Tt9lsrei4eLLr2ZfyvlKzc9NuZ_J_aOM0u4-Ko1shuA/s640/blogger-image--1298408357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDp7z7NCSJhezBIDR_gmGrXHVoLi4jwHsn_1cPVKpMnzGF3RioLQhRm4eIMJL7a123ZQu9V5ZsLNT8Ta4w_PTqGxlT0IjmHaH3Tt9lsrei4eLLr2ZfyvlKzc9NuZ_J_aOM0u4-Ko1shuA/s640/blogger-image--1298408357.jpg"></a></div>Samara also got new roller blades and ice skates and while practicing with her roller blades says I'm so much better with new ones. <div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlf05tzMwgE8SGmttSdX53nMUqSJ4OyM9vDlyacrXE5hV0tvTmYKlJSO70HsVkzlIKZEnRXJpy2nd-UcD1yetswnupu_nDYd0KIUNYZ2JERO3fNJP8l1GKlzVXIPvFClfjEbiwPzGmRqo/s640/blogger-image--1912205419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlf05tzMwgE8SGmttSdX53nMUqSJ4OyM9vDlyacrXE5hV0tvTmYKlJSO70HsVkzlIKZEnRXJpy2nd-UcD1yetswnupu_nDYd0KIUNYZ2JERO3fNJP8l1GKlzVXIPvFClfjEbiwPzGmRqo/s640/blogger-image--1912205419.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We all had a nice day together! Everyone was here for Christmas dinner and the cousins all had a lot of fun playing together. Don got called into work but made it home just as we were finishing dinner so was able to be here for dessert and Pollyanna. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-64297597428522547182014-12-17T01:33:00.001-08:002014-12-17T01:33:40.911-08:00New hope North Pole ExpressGreat day for our family at the New Hope Ivy Railroad. We all got to celebrate in the Christmas spirit with our journey through New Hope and all while enjoying cookies, caroling, and hot cocoa. The kids got to see Santa but I was dissapointed that with all it cost the Santa wasn't a "real" santa! Only Connor noticed and the girls were still really excited! Meg keeps asking Santa for a big Fluffy Stuffy and Samara wants Make up and Connor said all he wants is Xbox one! <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0fdp0pQM11KLvweDLaNL_53xQhT2D7H1JENaa6GLj0VVnN6T2AuDb7H-Vc44fxf71s2TEEiqnf9mYAgw3LXWaBpz8ztawxnAi-jm6G0tPySiZe5LSY4oFEV393IA5yxIY_9QbBG-aU0/s640/blogger-image-1027000851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0fdp0pQM11KLvweDLaNL_53xQhT2D7H1JENaa6GLj0VVnN6T2AuDb7H-Vc44fxf71s2TEEiqnf9mYAgw3LXWaBpz8ztawxnAi-jm6G0tPySiZe5LSY4oFEV393IA5yxIY_9QbBG-aU0/s640/blogger-image-1027000851.jpg"></a></div>Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-52776209651378717272014-11-04T18:23:00.001-08:002014-11-08T08:57:45.453-08:00Mcmahon clan trucks to Disney World!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW2u2tunX81wSz76AZm6Gx8YV9wvIcLy7DpVrHERGbkAEfJvgnRdCAsQuZQuNu14EpdegUCY9axm1_gJxgI5H35OUB_fkQom0ffecuoDWXq9glI0qCrbd5n2evGFhxAGESQjfOMH777Y/s640/blogger-image-1011500188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW2u2tunX81wSz76AZm6Gx8YV9wvIcLy7DpVrHERGbkAEfJvgnRdCAsQuZQuNu14EpdegUCY9axm1_gJxgI5H35OUB_fkQom0ffecuoDWXq9glI0qCrbd5n2evGFhxAGESQjfOMH777Y/s640/blogger-image-1011500188.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Happiest Place on Earth</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sometimes people get cranky when tired or hungry. Kids are being dragged from here to there and everywhere, and adults are stressed at all of the dragging. Have expectations to have fun, but also expect some of the grumpiness that comes along with running ragged and be patient with everyone–including yourself! I saw some cranky faces on parents, stern “talkin’ to’s” as well. Just have fun and relax, and make memories!</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">We decided to try mouseowners.com for the first half of our trip and then moved over to the atrium level at the Contemporary. We loved Baylake and having our own room with two bathrooms and the washer and dryer was a plus but nothing will ever beat the connivence, service, amenities of the Contemporary Club level on the 12th floor. Yes, it is about 200$ a night more but well worth the extra money. Especially if your kids like to eat snacks and Mom and Dad like a cocktail here and there. There is something to be said for having a clean room every day and night, fresh towels, a great turn down service with chocolates daily and all you can eat continental breakfast from 7-10:30 (which included delicious steel cut oatmeal, cereal, pastries, fresh fruit, coffee, teas, espresso), all you can eat snacks from 11-4, and a hot dinner with a new choice every night, (two choices of a hot dish, veggies, hummus, dip, pb&j, bread, butter, crab cakes, lobster rolls, cheese & crackers, all you can drink wine, soda, water, beer, juice) and then a full spread of desserts from 8-10 including a great view of the fireworks with the music from the MK piped in every night. Seeiously, if you don't need to try all the disney restaurants or have tried them, you will soon realize that the extra money to stay on club level totally exceeds the value of the 1200$ not including tip dining plan for a family of five. The tips you will spend will probably add up to about 250$ total. Another perk to staying at the contemporary vs the Bay lake towers is the pool. Unfortunately, it was poor planning on disneys part because the pool does not have direct sunlight in the afternoon and in November you need the heat from the sun to keep you warm at the pool. We gave the Contempory atrium level a 10/10!! They also provide you with a texting number for all your needs. They will book fast passes, all your meals, make or change any reservations and are at your service 24/7. They even deliver balloons, cards, full bottles of champagne and wine for celebrations! </span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RTQ0lPWppw2zez5fWOovSxPgFD0N1fORrQdIbU0SulmgsC2Hsgh2FwTo2-eGaB8w8hJ6FdisbH9Rh6hOot8NlqeZUcZupjYYvKPhGptiz-rnvwMMi31aCIfhALwE8GZ4kI9jV0r6FOo/s640/blogger-image-1297348078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RTQ0lPWppw2zez5fWOovSxPgFD0N1fORrQdIbU0SulmgsC2Hsgh2FwTo2-eGaB8w8hJ6FdisbH9Rh6hOot8NlqeZUcZupjYYvKPhGptiz-rnvwMMi31aCIfhALwE8GZ4kI9jV0r6FOo/s640/blogger-image-1297348078.jpg"></a></div>Day One<p></p></div><div>We arrived at our resort via the magical express which starts off the magical vacation because you no longer have to worry about transporting luggage. You are free to check in to your resort, grab a bite to eat and jump right in to the Greatest place in a Earth!! </div><div>We headed straight for MK and battled the crazy weekend crowds and a magic Hours park. We did ok at first and then as it kept getting colder and windier we decided to call it a day and got snugly warm in our hotel room. I don't know how some families make it until 2am as I know we will never be "that family". Our first day we did the mad tea party ride, the carousel, Pirates of the caribean, and space mountain. We had dinner at The Crystal Palace and the kids really enjoyed the characters there. They are celebrating their birthdays so at every restsurant we are getting special treatment and extra cupcakes and cards!! 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Definitely wouldn't reccomend this for dinner, maybe breakfast because the kids loved hopping around with the characters but the food leaves little to be desired! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNesgTj0LgoSwZcQGhnjXDOCTqM28XqxtcBC4aXGjvq60w1sLSfQFhGqsGf61fpXFQ8SmDNnUqR_kebSOSMjebMJ4TzZ6rpzAmMN1q6uLUSS8P8x_FqilBSOoU1iMoUcgbcNaKtVfink/s640/blogger-image--1106268339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNesgTj0LgoSwZcQGhnjXDOCTqM28XqxtcBC4aXGjvq60w1sLSfQFhGqsGf61fpXFQ8SmDNnUqR_kebSOSMjebMJ4TzZ6rpzAmMN1q6uLUSS8P8x_FqilBSOoU1iMoUcgbcNaKtVfink/s640/blogger-image--1106268339.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPa1Jlu5DpAgNIb0Aa6aFZsohaad-yuLHPdNEf2jQQnjStzN-YxXFwgK95JC6wLoktFjOHkreIy9RfeHG5rZQAZandEiP3R2fDyfiZFx-zLOLKhEEDHSXeWekO1HqaOMNuXKByFrxCay4/s640/blogger-image--1526933468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPa1Jlu5DpAgNIb0Aa6aFZsohaad-yuLHPdNEf2jQQnjStzN-YxXFwgK95JC6wLoktFjOHkreIy9RfeHG5rZQAZandEiP3R2fDyfiZFx-zLOLKhEEDHSXeWekO1HqaOMNuXKByFrxCay4/s640/blogger-image--1526933468.jpg"></a></div>I must say that I did not think that this restaurant was that clean. Meg's chair had mashed potatoes under it and the carpets were really dirty. They did have a good variety of selections and Connor had the best dinner because he ate 14 corn dogs but for me it was just...ahhh ok. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqzQ43moLkGcfWMjCU76vAlYuXwBHJiTukBQe0d2KGll3O6Y-lbknclW2wmVL9JJuk41uV3Ny7B4VjkbnWU-X7zh8svq2OYJTX6Gf41m76_1t2oy_pr3Z3jkpE6ujr4VP88F2zZhqPuo/s640/blogger-image--1854748369.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqzQ43moLkGcfWMjCU76vAlYuXwBHJiTukBQe0d2KGll3O6Y-lbknclW2wmVL9JJuk41uV3Ny7B4VjkbnWU-X7zh8svq2OYJTX6Gf41m76_1t2oy_pr3Z3jkpE6ujr4VP88F2zZhqPuo/s640/blogger-image--1854748369.jpg"></a></div>Here are the kids with one of my favorite characters, Eyeore! For sure, you can see the magic in their eyes. After dinner we rode the carousel and then headed back to our hotel. </div><div><br></div><div>The magical express</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanWCcZ82y9knRG6sPHJzNrDsZRzMefzLCs_EYsrIWopTZ41pHADiNU3-juHVEwVzf_J1q_PbVyH4JQShePEgSP4NSklsFV8XkiH4aEqI9ht7YiBe3E1mspGBMa-GvgFCsc55fMFBOAZY/s640/blogger-image--1269398785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanWCcZ82y9knRG6sPHJzNrDsZRzMefzLCs_EYsrIWopTZ41pHADiNU3-juHVEwVzf_J1q_PbVyH4JQShePEgSP4NSklsFV8XkiH4aEqI9ht7YiBe3E1mspGBMa-GvgFCsc55fMFBOAZY/s640/blogger-image--1269398785.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Bay Lake Towers </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0mZvrXekZm01Iuc8tWqewtt4_HzqWOb9FfbvrVAeyabbincapk5L2ZvuhHwedzSlBgebI3Y7XSJnkkeLX8V7hOoTrstqyOXgUiR25-McwGDCDzpWtdz7_H_91Guj03I3IflS9_Hxdwk/s640/blogger-image-214392011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0mZvrXekZm01Iuc8tWqewtt4_HzqWOb9FfbvrVAeyabbincapk5L2ZvuhHwedzSlBgebI3Y7XSJnkkeLX8V7hOoTrstqyOXgUiR25-McwGDCDzpWtdz7_H_91Guj03I3IflS9_Hxdwk/s640/blogger-image-214392011.jpg"></a></div>The resort pool</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi826_je2AeZSswPicM7Uuc6jrMYSuRfuUNJ5LDMYpZGDW_GNYCk6N_eKwCia5vnMMsNPz5yhkiG-cIjR8AlgOdk06Bd6zeWfD42IjfvjxQaYdSY1xa1DFtTr3VHCMq3KY6AOQLCc5dSBA/s640/blogger-image-1296032486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi826_je2AeZSswPicM7Uuc6jrMYSuRfuUNJ5LDMYpZGDW_GNYCk6N_eKwCia5vnMMsNPz5yhkiG-cIjR8AlgOdk06Bd6zeWfD42IjfvjxQaYdSY1xa1DFtTr3VHCMq3KY6AOQLCc5dSBA/s640/blogger-image-1296032486.jpg"></a></div>The grounds near the pool</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwCmUxIBlkEtzk0TNjE_b8f-CA6ge7TxIO08sqDsBLrLw1rLEdE95nDKBn93IqzaXxJsgPUnJAqAXWOIGylFa_7lD8Tm3Wr8WsgH68U-KJEcIjpaV0F-Hjp83dyXN1Fa6j2IWqxMo4Zc/s640/blogger-image-1995317148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwCmUxIBlkEtzk0TNjE_b8f-CA6ge7TxIO08sqDsBLrLw1rLEdE95nDKBn93IqzaXxJsgPUnJAqAXWOIGylFa_7lD8Tm3Wr8WsgH68U-KJEcIjpaV0F-Hjp83dyXN1Fa6j2IWqxMo4Zc/s640/blogger-image-1995317148.jpg"></a></div>The lobby</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxpJiqeWXCWXl1QaXtgcILBn8o5yCIlpuThM0b1Ba5ae0eTXngY79KJRSN8EAv6g_sT8_8r22MdYt4_v_OUwXHo04JNLNRm0XgDZBrcQmSCrsdJXpBPsRF6tfiFW71pFzwZS15XlYDvk/s640/blogger-image--1051289898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxpJiqeWXCWXl1QaXtgcILBn8o5yCIlpuThM0b1Ba5ae0eTXngY79KJRSN8EAv6g_sT8_8r22MdYt4_v_OUwXHo04JNLNRm0XgDZBrcQmSCrsdJXpBPsRF6tfiFW71pFzwZS15XlYDvk/s640/blogger-image--1051289898.jpg"></a></div>The tower</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yXbjbILZ6K10t8NlWTD9o5BxYWHSyYti-G5aOQKO4DCAhZh7XePi-KdLhn7kaqGYFKTuz12jj23_SKSqzFcKXcE9z-JW5X9PK1mF4x13CMYwnyw4zkz5XQNxvjVvJY0-WE5KuoUX4P4/s640/blogger-image-356660742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yXbjbILZ6K10t8NlWTD9o5BxYWHSyYti-G5aOQKO4DCAhZh7XePi-KdLhn7kaqGYFKTuz12jj23_SKSqzFcKXcE9z-JW5X9PK1mF4x13CMYwnyw4zkz5XQNxvjVvJY0-WE5KuoUX4P4/s640/blogger-image-356660742.jpg"></a></div>We spent Monday night at the World tower on the 16th floor and had a spectacular view of the fireworks along with the MK music piped in to the resort. Best of both worlds, no crowds and meg slept right through it all in my arms on s bench. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Day Two</b></div><div>We got up early for our Breakfast at Chef Mickey's and oh what fun we all had! The kids loved meeting "The Fab Five", Micky, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, and Donald Duck!! </div><div>Not only was it fun, but the food was superb. I had a great heslthy bowl of oatmeal, eggs, and a wonderful veggie quiche! The kids enjoyed their cereal, Mickey waffles, Danish, bacon, sausage and of course cupcakes! Don(aka Donald Duck) gave imitations to Donald with his impression voices and he indulged in some biscuits and gravy with a whole lot of yummy food to go with it! The waitress was phenomenal and the restsurant was super clean. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUCAo8Aui5SLZJgItcMjjT4tEozA2qWA8x9zAlYl04eGgqkE3vU2-KLIef1Z8cUlub0PtI1q1LoyoBD8wC4geMBgUYmBzSkxs5f3J0uOoARjaw1E7RHRRoetXYLsfX8Hdl6hjsXL7eqI/s640/blogger-image--1711707790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUCAo8Aui5SLZJgItcMjjT4tEozA2qWA8x9zAlYl04eGgqkE3vU2-KLIef1Z8cUlub0PtI1q1LoyoBD8wC4geMBgUYmBzSkxs5f3J0uOoARjaw1E7RHRRoetXYLsfX8Hdl6hjsXL7eqI/s640/blogger-image--1711707790.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj59xXAK6KCS_FFRy18teDG3REe7lCFqXMwLu1961Mpl5RYFmCVEyqbUiCpD3Zat4n1RUPiRTp0MEwg3Iv4XxRdA8ecG9m9onCt3SE6WTs44c5WEq9sWXlw5YkXDemHxQ3NXxLEfEDGTY/s640/blogger-image-612829204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj59xXAK6KCS_FFRy18teDG3REe7lCFqXMwLu1961Mpl5RYFmCVEyqbUiCpD3Zat4n1RUPiRTp0MEwg3Iv4XxRdA8ecG9m9onCt3SE6WTs44c5WEq9sWXlw5YkXDemHxQ3NXxLEfEDGTY/s640/blogger-image-612829204.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After breakfast the kids got their first of many Disney souvenirs. Being married to Don, my philosophy of getting just one prize per trip is out the door and the kids are getting almost everything they ask for unless I step in to intervene. The first purchase was the elsa/anna topsy turvy doll. Connor got an eraser that is like a big stick of licorice. He literally played with it all day. The girls played imaginative pretend with their dolls but the novelty already wore off. I'm hoping when we get home they will reinact our trip together with the dolls. As far as Connors eraser I know he will use that everyday! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgjcC6QUnr87Rfw8bM1lj2kiiZdcToVGeBo4Mmo7FuH5vUYMqcdaacJtvix0T3BzjmbKmQ3y5Nd82L1DVvRa-0e7IW3yrZz0YfNqxG8yWJQLinEH2WSiNlLFqbLjVSei3tqh7InGX8x0/s640/blogger-image--790236560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgjcC6QUnr87Rfw8bM1lj2kiiZdcToVGeBo4Mmo7FuH5vUYMqcdaacJtvix0T3BzjmbKmQ3y5Nd82L1DVvRa-0e7IW3yrZz0YfNqxG8yWJQLinEH2WSiNlLFqbLjVSei3tqh7InGX8x0/s640/blogger-image--790236560.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdAljWWwtslATvQ2Y-ea3eDoDFlRIb3cumT2BnXRhdmXkNtGtaYLgAKJcfMJCRO_BESylFyFdLw0zze4SCsL-X0iaYVZEqNTixQSJphvwv90RwA0W2NVyc55jpX0bdvCwIgbBc7yoRzo/s640/blogger-image--1647335339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdAljWWwtslATvQ2Y-ea3eDoDFlRIb3cumT2BnXRhdmXkNtGtaYLgAKJcfMJCRO_BESylFyFdLw0zze4SCsL-X0iaYVZEqNTixQSJphvwv90RwA0W2NVyc55jpX0bdvCwIgbBc7yoRzo/s640/blogger-image--1647335339.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Afyer our shopping in the contemporary we headed to Epcot. Our first fast pass was for Soarin so we had some time to kill before our fp time and we decided to go on living with the land. The kids really enjoyed the boat ride and looking at all the gardens and veggies being grown. I think we need to start vertical gardening in the summer. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6AdmxgUUVMUft5eDBPv0tQSLSNA50FcK0eA7DrDNXJwQ8GtS4gdHhkGnrbvPuoSWjUvdUyGuWuPJ7yPn2K9NPhncejHjmHGnDqjJ8X5XTg4IXmRv9E3j1KkQlbtOlPy7YjupYN8_3PY/s640/blogger-image-1088740703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6AdmxgUUVMUft5eDBPv0tQSLSNA50FcK0eA7DrDNXJwQ8GtS4gdHhkGnrbvPuoSWjUvdUyGuWuPJ7yPn2K9NPhncejHjmHGnDqjJ8X5XTg4IXmRv9E3j1KkQlbtOlPy7YjupYN8_3PY/s640/blogger-image-1088740703.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyV06xRCgaHBvJsdWM89F4uyk8yHf5d8WcegZWHFPuJYIbi0lh56FrvRMb9ofBQKcguH9V6azbhAo6k9Kwe265SOxgT1yEew_yaKcgHgjdWK69GSawGSPtrCOlDKglmRBEjwsBvQz8co/s640/blogger-image--570993277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyV06xRCgaHBvJsdWM89F4uyk8yHf5d8WcegZWHFPuJYIbi0lh56FrvRMb9ofBQKcguH9V6azbhAo6k9Kwe265SOxgT1yEew_yaKcgHgjdWK69GSawGSPtrCOlDKglmRBEjwsBvQz8co/s640/blogger-image--570993277.jpg"></a></div>The pumpkin patch display in living with the land was one of the only fall displays left in disney! Halloween was down one day after and now they are getting ready for Christmas! </div><div>Getting ready for Soarin! The kids wre excited to take a ride through the sky. Meg was a little apprehensive about going on the ride but once she went on she was totally fine. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvAIuis47fvdxk-B_6WDJHmh9SbYWN8zb5UAtp1BH0MR891GtfjnfwJBSmVjRRSWxJGVFZWztToBcrjAOxuMVKyTlmlNFu_bzPyTYQBuXHcafDKCh7kEhjk8j35bY3mElEXR0E_JPOEs/s640/blogger-image--1944495711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvAIuis47fvdxk-B_6WDJHmh9SbYWN8zb5UAtp1BH0MR891GtfjnfwJBSmVjRRSWxJGVFZWztToBcrjAOxuMVKyTlmlNFu_bzPyTYQBuXHcafDKCh7kEhjk8j35bY3mElEXR0E_JPOEs/s640/blogger-image--1944495711.jpg"></a></div> After Soarin we did Finding Nemo and then went over to the countries. We stopped at a few wine and food stops but it was really quite crowded due to cooler weather and one of the last weekends for food and wine. We enjoyed our short braised ribs and Cabernet from France but when we went to buy our wine they were all out so we opted for another selection which was very good too! I think Don liked the label best. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtGsHKVSe8DZcve8gSij9mNLF2hLIbmxXsyfAYTLBf93nZT2JDogtGU2hZUVbA6Cd1IZfTpmCZWb9-6N2v8orZLiy_Ow_7-gbR-34KdZ1HUNmFhvSp08d2sd9rE_Q4VTjHe9CNns1EWg/s640/blogger-image-404545406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtGsHKVSe8DZcve8gSij9mNLF2hLIbmxXsyfAYTLBf93nZT2JDogtGU2hZUVbA6Cd1IZfTpmCZWb9-6N2v8orZLiy_Ow_7-gbR-34KdZ1HUNmFhvSp08d2sd9rE_Q4VTjHe9CNns1EWg/s640/blogger-image-404545406.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84xLl6amao3gMyYnPSOW-vZwt7WAUu3LFCJT9Pd7f_zafiAqpyIAP2INd_KgI5iWbEAYE4EixHsntubzCaxIdxGxSSO2NpBWtzZ3cksttstmmbrCI-45rRFcmaFQDMqO4H9SGwuLmENE/s640/blogger-image-1269663850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84xLl6amao3gMyYnPSOW-vZwt7WAUu3LFCJT9Pd7f_zafiAqpyIAP2INd_KgI5iWbEAYE4EixHsntubzCaxIdxGxSSO2NpBWtzZ3cksttstmmbrCI-45rRFcmaFQDMqO4H9SGwuLmENE/s640/blogger-image-1269663850.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Connor was begging for a pretzel all morning and when we made our way around to America he got his Mickey pretzel and was so happy. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Vpya6GWfKwNUh4IeQLxrfS78O0TkwPtb2Ubwg1IKw4VxrO2o7NBWId0_pqyO2Q7Spmd2kaPoSNb_7u8lwPzNoPtywIWTe7cS_V8BIlWCvz4TLmsfM2iUKDxekLACPXPbeUjdMf-2IcI/s640/blogger-image-591483310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Vpya6GWfKwNUh4IeQLxrfS78O0TkwPtb2Ubwg1IKw4VxrO2o7NBWId0_pqyO2Q7Spmd2kaPoSNb_7u8lwPzNoPtywIWTe7cS_V8BIlWCvz4TLmsfM2iUKDxekLACPXPbeUjdMf-2IcI/s640/blogger-image-591483310.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>When we got to Italy we decided to cancel our dinner reservation since we had a huge breakfast. The kids were starting to melt down so Don took Connor over to Mission Space and the girls and I watched a drum show and then got lucky and had a photo op with Snow White. I was very impressed by how nice she was and how much time she spent with the girls. </div><div>After Snow White we were heading out and we saw Doug and Joan!!! They had no clue we were even in Disney. The kids were excited to see them and we hung out in Canada with them for a bit. </div><div>We had dinner at the Contemp Cafe and it was just ok, Connor and I had salads, Don has a flatbread pizza and Mara and meg shared a kids meal. </div><div>We ended up going back to epcot to ride Spaceship earth and the ride in Mexico and then I got my Nachos that I was craving! </div><div><b>Day Three</b></div><div><b>Magic kingdom</b></div><div>We started our day with having breakfast in the room. We had bagels with creme cheese and I had eggs. Don is against eating in the room so he just had his coffee. We took our 7 minute walk to MK and arrived just as the park was opening. We were able to get on Peter Pan's flight in 10 minutes. Still don't understand why this ride is always a 60-70 minute wait because although it is cute, it is completely overrated. </div><div>Connor kept asking for a pirates costume so he would have something to wear to Cinderellas castle on Friday and to his surprise I had already scheduled "the Pirates league" for Monday morning. </div><div>The kids were all very surprised and has a great time getting "pirate" ready! The girls did the empress package and Connor did the mate package. He picked out his pirate outfit and was transformed into the best pirate ever. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-ovjt28FcIZAtMQ_8CxbKBnnyo-O7M7KAQRjq5TexizPTlti-tqUeNsRhRkiHymcgMRBlaJOY1Elo-IQR_iwOO8VpT5oKTVEEnf6Yp64yBUe8zBTi96AudAmDCHgiOyqsG9cXRFATKM/s640/blogger-image-1433231625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-ovjt28FcIZAtMQ_8CxbKBnnyo-O7M7KAQRjq5TexizPTlti-tqUeNsRhRkiHymcgMRBlaJOY1Elo-IQR_iwOO8VpT5oKTVEEnf6Yp64yBUe8zBTi96AudAmDCHgiOyqsG9cXRFATKM/s640/blogger-image-1433231625.jpg"></a>As soon as the kids were all dressed up we went right on the Pirates of the caribean. After that we headed over to Fantasyland and went on Barnstormer, which was Megs favorite ride. Connors favorite ride was splash mountain and Samara's was Soarin. We tried to get into Belle's castle for lunch but the standby line was closed so the kids ate popcorn and Don and I had the pork from Gustans tavern that everyone raves about. It was definitely worth it, super tasty. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbKA2VQ7meQJNUMpNWA_WEK6OLk0kgNNBEaC9rKGDKqGVgSpzQKJEKjsvjghyphenhyphen1V1I0HvR6GKFrwAcE6GfWCMp0NMVo_9IjH9ANiJ6CMeiazmfjhExtbX0TNasdQ6vFCMcWQqKBeWp0iI/s640/blogger-image-1740010256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbKA2VQ7meQJNUMpNWA_WEK6OLk0kgNNBEaC9rKGDKqGVgSpzQKJEKjsvjghyphenhyphen1V1I0HvR6GKFrwAcE6GfWCMp0NMVo_9IjH9ANiJ6CMeiazmfjhExtbX0TNasdQ6vFCMcWQqKBeWp0iI/s640/blogger-image-1740010256.jpg"></a></div>We continued to celebrate their birthdays throughout the entire trip. After a few days the kids were tired of all the celebration but it was definitely worth it for all the extras we got at each restsurant. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSlDPBtM-5ijwmpEo6nCpG4XNy930JsPrruT2_2t-r3FXm8xLW0PCEu8yCkMnyx4NmLbqU3lwcD-wJ-Bly-SktdIxqW-Gepg3MuN9PHNf-D6i3fDOGwa9J1BDwrC9wFGh1yDnvLyqKdE/s640/blogger-image-1479443834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSlDPBtM-5ijwmpEo6nCpG4XNy930JsPrruT2_2t-r3FXm8xLW0PCEu8yCkMnyx4NmLbqU3lwcD-wJ-Bly-SktdIxqW-Gepg3MuN9PHNf-D6i3fDOGwa9J1BDwrC9wFGh1yDnvLyqKdE/s640/blogger-image-1479443834.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkfji7UpU9TEXcLHp9q1a6z6QURMsh4HstY1I2R6zVMHs2BK0vBmUFReAYFTawM8SYg3YascP2BJ32YdL2i14VszMBcmOoVkrfrYmBAHTXqrnVKGwrVPEJLbT8WGY7TbLGxzL57VFbHc/s640/blogger-image-1760771463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkfji7UpU9TEXcLHp9q1a6z6QURMsh4HstY1I2R6zVMHs2BK0vBmUFReAYFTawM8SYg3YascP2BJ32YdL2i14VszMBcmOoVkrfrYmBAHTXqrnVKGwrVPEJLbT8WGY7TbLGxzL57VFbHc/s640/blogger-image-1760771463.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YMwYtnJd0don53pSR_M0Wd0ca7jxikMOJM1on6h9EB_2Zr1Lg7RJNiqZvFTi4b7oWw2Nf8Ho4ma6dPi6ATG3Sj2bWGhrUgq5hgvKt38eLPrp8dCi6dI63b5ctibG6s2HAXGrNrwMikQ/s640/blogger-image-53415183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YMwYtnJd0don53pSR_M0Wd0ca7jxikMOJM1on6h9EB_2Zr1Lg7RJNiqZvFTi4b7oWw2Nf8Ho4ma6dPi6ATG3Sj2bWGhrUgq5hgvKt38eLPrp8dCi6dI63b5ctibG6s2HAXGrNrwMikQ/s640/blogger-image-53415183.jpg"></a></div>After the Barnstormer we headed towards space mountain and on our way we stopped at the race car speedway. There were some crazy drivers out there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CtkLQouovklyA6EbnBjjv1zJJ2nUOWYFmzldDncx_pGk9rMRmUiezfHF2-KAWOcFVCejfEXS05c67U55RhSoNTsozEzsNZUoPy2pZx4vwbeEX0xJVuhDDauZa1I-p6TaZq0GXxjhcfY/s640/blogger-image--1834245246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CtkLQouovklyA6EbnBjjv1zJJ2nUOWYFmzldDncx_pGk9rMRmUiezfHF2-KAWOcFVCejfEXS05c67U55RhSoNTsozEzsNZUoPy2pZx4vwbeEX0xJVuhDDauZa1I-p6TaZq0GXxjhcfY/s640/blogger-image--1834245246.jpg"></a></div>We had dinner at whispering canyon cafe and the food there was pretty good. I had the ribs and Don had the steak. Connor and Samara had grilled cheese with French fries and basically we went all week without ordering Meg any dinners. She was on dessert and French fry overload. Tonight she even asked to have a Mickey bar for dinner but she fell asleep before we even ate. I think the kids enjoyed the activities and celebrations way more then the food at any of the restaurants we went to. Whispering canyon let the kids parade around on pretend pony's and they also make a HUGE deal about asking for ketchup. At one point we had at least 10 bottles of ketchup on our table and then the kids got to run it to the next table that needed it. It was really funny. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS8YaCJMaItqJMMSQ5w-Jd5o5KQF035NNS17bXT2QB72D763dwz4aDiCOxmpnDHIkg5QVXr8oq3629nOA5n6bjTzkqEwcyVcskKJWB1VaTrDMX03qrD2CfWGgf-dVH4bfp8Bkxy7W4Zo/s640/blogger-image-1836787638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS8YaCJMaItqJMMSQ5w-Jd5o5KQF035NNS17bXT2QB72D763dwz4aDiCOxmpnDHIkg5QVXr8oq3629nOA5n6bjTzkqEwcyVcskKJWB1VaTrDMX03qrD2CfWGgf-dVH4bfp8Bkxy7W4Zo/s640/blogger-image-1836787638.jpg"></a></div>Here are Mommy and Daddy before our dinner waiting in the lobby of wilderness lodge. It was our first experience taking the boat from our hotel to another resort. It was a very convenient way to get around. We finally figured out how to fold our rental stroller. Thank goodness the crew sees lots of strollers Everest because they came to our rescue. Now if we can only figure out how to keep from everything falling out of the pockets and bottom we would be golden. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We used a company called stroller world and it was perfect although next time I would rent the city mini GT as the regular city mini is hard to turn and push when you are over the weight limit as you would be with an almost 4 and 7 year old. I definitely know that we wouldn't have made it without the stroller because Ssmara barely walked 5 feet the entire trip unless she was running to the lounge for the snacks and drinks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Day four</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tuesday we decided to just have breakfast in the room and chill out until we went to Animal a Kingdom. What a 360 from MK. Such a more relaxed setting and nothing is rushed or too fast paced. We were able to really enjoy our time there and covered just about everything except the dinosaur ride. Connor had the best time ever on Mt.Everest. It actually goes backwards and is a really cool ride. We swapped Magic bands with Don and Mara and were able to go on twice in a row!! Between using their bands and the ride(kid) swap we were able to really utilize our ride time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We took a break at lunch time and went to the rainforest cafe. The kids really had a fun time and because we had a light breakfast our lunch tasted extra good. I would definitely reccomend eating here if you have kids. I had the quesidillas, don had a bacon cheeseburger and Connor and Mara had a kids meal. Don't leave without getting the "dirt" pudding with the crushed Oreos, chocolate moose and gummy worms. Definitely taste worthy of eating spoonful after spoonful. I think I gained like 5-10 lbs alone in my belly on this trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tuesay night we tried out the contempo cafe and all that I had read about it had me liking for more than what we received. My steak salad was just okay but not the best I've ever had. Connor had the chicken ceased salad, Don had the meat flatbread and Samara had the nuggets. Meggie resorted to more French fries. Although we didn't purchase the dining plan this trip we pretty much came out even if we would have done it. If we don't do any character breakfast or lunches on our next trip then I wouldn't purchase it because with the Contemporaey Atrium level there is plenty of food and drinks served mostly the entire day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Day five </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We spent our day in Epcot and compared to our Sunday trip there it was like night and day. Sunday was completely mobbed with everyone trying to get through the food and wine festival. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We were able to easily get around and there were no lines to see the princesses at the meet and great locations. 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One quick tip is that if you are trying to make reservations through Disneys dining reservation line and they tell you there are no reservations available don't always believe them. It's best to see for yourself at the restsurant. We walked in and were seated with in 5 minutes even though Disney dining said they were completely booked. During our next vacation we will eat at mostly non reservation needed restaurants. With the exception of the Hollywood wine and vine to see Doc McStuffins and Sofia the first. The best bang for your buck is to do schedule a character lunch because the atrium club level only provides snack type items during the afternoons and it's not really enough to fill up on. My only other suggestion would be to get into a park early to choose a character breakfast at a park that doesn't have extra Magic hours and pick the first dining seating. This way you are finished eating before the park opens and you can avoid long lines at a popular ride. We are definitely going back to Brown Derby lounge which allows you to order off the main menu as well as the lounge menu. They have a Cobb salad that is to die for! We looked up the recipe and it was three pages long. I also want to try the Italian wine bar, Tuttus Gasto in epcot. These are places that don't allow the dining plan but are worth the money for lunch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Since Wednesday night we had reservations at raglan road but everyone wanted to relax by the pool we canceled our reservations with no charge because it wasn't in a park and we walked over to Caseys in MK for hotdogs and fries before the parade. We jumped right in under the ropes after our dinner because our stroller was parked at Caseys and we were able to squeeze in with another family. The looks on the girls faces during the electrical parade made every bit of the trip 100% priceless. This was by far my favorite night of the trip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The girls found new little girls to hang out with and Connor and Don went to take advantage of the no wait at splash mountain. They went on that ride a total of 16 times our entire trip. Each time taking new photos to add to the memory maker. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">speaking of the memory maker, another fantastic package to pre buy before your trip. Even though we may be paying about .50 cents per picture, I'm not sure how many pictures we actually took but they charge you $14.95 for each ride photo and we went on a lot of rides that capture photos. Including splash mountain, test track, the cars outside of test track, Mt.everest, space mountain, and we took advantage of all the Magic shots you could take in the theme parks at MK and animal kingdom. We also used it for the Pirates league photos and all our meet and greets with the characters. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Day six</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Well, we hit a bump in the road when we woke up because Samara woke up with a fever and a rash all over her face. We gave her some Tylenol and that seemed to help for a bit but she was definitely not herself. We switched rooms over to the contemporary and had a light breakfast and then headed over to Hollywood Studios where we just made it to our FP for Toy Story Mania. Which by the way I really enjoyed but would never wait in line for 90 minutes to ride. After our ride Samara really wasn't feeling well so we decided to try to move our lunch at Brown Derby up and they didn't have anything for us so they canceled our reservations with no charge and we were able to get a table outside at the lounge where they don't advertise but you can still order off the inside menu. Samara and Meg weren't hungry so meg snacked on Oreos and Mara ordered a dessert. Connor had the Cobb salad appetizer and chicken noodle soup and I also ordered the Cobb salad appetizer along with the scallop and crab appetizers. Next time I will order the full Cobb salad and just the scallop appetizer. Don had the hamburger with the fried egg and said it was excellent. Just like steak and eggs. We will definitely return to the lounge on our next trip. Our hostess even put our name in and told us to go on a ride which we chose the Frozen sing along and then when we returned we were seated right at the next opening for a big table. Don thought that was the best so he slipped her a 20$. Magical what money will do and she was ever sograteful for that tip. It was our best meal in disney and the best wine too. It was even cheaper than any other meal we had besides our counter service meals. </div>Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-66984642868813544602014-10-27T19:20:00.003-07:002014-10-27T19:20:41.423-07:00October Trunk or Treat<div align="center">
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">SOUTH HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: orange;">OCTOBER 24, 2014</span></strong></div>
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We all had such a fun time at our first school Trunk or Treat event. We have heard about it from years past and finally decided to take the kids. It's the first year Meggie can actually stay awake past 7pm. We are so glad we went because the kids really had a great time. We decorated our trunk with all the Halloween decorations that we have in the house. I bought some extra goblins and some cobwebs and it really turned out awesome. Everyone loved our glow in the dark skull.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgrNnAVDXFGzRZtlafIhWVFBSsdV28qPI2MTCfJFKZq3pUkH70gO8lj6kOPTCrJI0aybxKoKZcxqOhYlpSzyuiNIyFdC6OloB5ncp0z42miAy1Wu17DNFODlUf_mTEKwtuj0YY1ajc5Q/s1600/DSC_0313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgrNnAVDXFGzRZtlafIhWVFBSsdV28qPI2MTCfJFKZq3pUkH70gO8lj6kOPTCrJI0aybxKoKZcxqOhYlpSzyuiNIyFdC6OloB5ncp0z42miAy1Wu17DNFODlUf_mTEKwtuj0YY1ajc5Q/s1600/DSC_0313.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a> The McMahon Clan Trunk "Trick or Treat"</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodGZdor2kl7HwebHunEDEnypZjc5_abcrUnDAQOEN1vObeptIF1DuPvmy6RUPJum0-FJfisA7cgt5Ve-q3EnmzOw_eJ-QmfWp1fTcVyQK0Bv_VLgqSviY2zAZxEPKLP-uEN2gK7-oa24/s1600/DSC_0296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodGZdor2kl7HwebHunEDEnypZjc5_abcrUnDAQOEN1vObeptIF1DuPvmy6RUPJum0-FJfisA7cgt5Ve-q3EnmzOw_eJ-QmfWp1fTcVyQK0Bv_VLgqSviY2zAZxEPKLP-uEN2gK7-oa24/s1600/DSC_0296.JPG" height="320" width="213" /></a> Our little lollipop fairy. Samara loves everything Candy. Her eyes light up at the sound of hearing the word "candy" and when I saw this costume last year, I knew it would be completely fitting for her this year. She is the queen of candy in this house. Don used to call it candy Saturdays because I won't let them eat it during the school week and it would be a special treat to go to the dollar store or cvs on Saturdays to pick out their favorite candy. After a little while we stopped having candy Saturdays but she still loves when she can eat it. I think she got about 80 pieces of candy at Trunk or Treat and its only Monday and I can bet there are only about 10 pieces total left in her bag that she has been wearing and carrying around strapped to her back. If it weren't for school she would probably never put the bag down. </div>
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He loves to watch movies about war, listen to pop-pops war stories and read books about war. He is definitely going to be a big history buff when he grows up. Just like his Daddy and Gramma.<br />
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Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-1220749585504027552014-10-16T11:20:00.002-07:002014-10-16T11:20:40.081-07:00It's Fall and I'm getting focused and going to start blogging again!<div align="center">
<strong>OCTOBER 2014</strong></div>
HAPPY FALL. Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love every season but for some reason there is just something more beautiful about fall. It's a time when the busy time of summer and the trying to fit it all in before school starts up again comes to an end and the time to clean closets, organize and get back to reality sets in full force. I love having the kids home and I'm sure come June I will be wanting school to end yesterday but for now It's nice being on a schedule and crossing things off the "to do" list. <br />
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Connor just started third grade and is realizing that school is getting harder and that he really has to put some time into studying and doing his homework and that the "A" grades are going to be a little harder to reach. He is enjoying his teacher and his classmates. He tells me he is in the highest reading group in his class. He loves to read mystery books and history books. Each week he has to read for 20 minutes every Thursday night and right now he is reading a book about the civil war. I believe he gets the love of history from his Father and his Gramma because I couldn't tell you one thing about history. Ask me about health, fitness and nutrition and I could surely write a book. Connor is also enjoying his first season of Travel Soccer on the South Harrison U- 9 team. The "Storm" is currently undefeated with Connor being one of the top goal scorers. His drive, commitment to the team, and strive to succeed is always showing in his games. He loves to wear the "captain" band and to tell everyone what they need to be doing. He is currently the corner kicker for the team too. <br />
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<span id="goog_478799408"></span><span id="goog_478799409">Wow, I just surfed through old pictures and I found this gem from our old townhouse in Swedesboro. Connor was probably about two years old here! Seriously, this little boy has never stopped moving! He unfortunately doesn't like to play with toys that much anymore. Give him a choice of things to do and it most likely contains using a ball. He loves playing football and Hockey at home. Rarely does he play soccer at home but I'm sure if he did he would be that much better. Hockey and football to him are the sports he doesn't get to play as much and are the ones he loathes for at home. He can crush the baseball, catch a fly pop, boot a soccer ball and run with speed but when it comes to having fun at home his first choice is football. </span><br />
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Samara just started 1st grade and is starting out the school year very well. We recently had her reading assessed to make sure she was on track with her skills and she proved to be exactly where she needed to be. She is enjoying her class and her teacher. She loves to play make believe and pretend that she is the little mommy, which she has been doing this for some time now. She enjoys having her sister to always play with and even though she tends to boss Meghan around they still are so glad they have each other. Samara is learning how to add and subtract right now in school along with learning how to read and comprehend short stories. She is playing fall soccer and Don is helping coach her team but she tells us everyday that she really doesn't like it too much. She keeps telling us that she would like to do gymnastics so as soon as fall soccer is over we will be doing a drop in class on Sundays at Super Fitness. It is a basic learn to tumble class and we will see what happens with that before we move forward with an actual gymnastics gym. Samara is really enjoying spending her time with Mommy as we joined "Girls on the Glow" this fall. It is an organization for girls in 1-6th grade to be able to grow, learn, and understand what it is like to be inspired. Whether they are becoming an aspiring athlete or just learning what it is like to have self confidence. I think this is an amazing program for young girls and I'm so glad she is enjoying it. Each Saturday they meet for about 2 hours and we discuss different topics and then they go outside and do various types of running, jump rope, obstacles all while taking turns to be a leader. They get to shout out what they want to be when they grow up, they get to talk about their favorite sports, they get to be "themselves". It is so important for us as parents to teach our kids that we are happy about ourselves, our lives and we are glad for what we have. Not knowing it, our kids do hear, see and understand everything we do. You may not think they are always listening, but in reality they aren't missing a beat. Samara is super bright and will do very well for herself because she never lets anything get by her. She can memorize anything you tell her. She knows the words to every song and can read a book once and remember it from front to back. <br />
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Meghan has two really close friends. One is our neighbor Vancessa and the other is her friend from dance, Mika. Mika had a frozen party a few weeks ago and they had a big cardboard cut out of Anna and Elsa!<br />
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<span id="goog_1401917666"></span><span id="goog_1401917667"></span><br />Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571206260570496351.post-64452455230369554572014-05-28T19:02:00.001-07:002014-05-29T11:39:32.415-07:00Marriot ocean pointe resort in singer island<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NeoEJfAW1H2bcaD7bCqya5geJx2t2zP5-BeFC8UH-o4YoOXU6JrL9owSURq4lsXS4eislNg9TndjbJwvaKOGY6T0S6H-FvFtTs3HEEzcmVaPZ7TXX3IzfRPinnBetGPoNbz2i1mQHIA/s640/blogger-image--1549902832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NeoEJfAW1H2bcaD7bCqya5geJx2t2zP5-BeFC8UH-o4YoOXU6JrL9owSURq4lsXS4eislNg9TndjbJwvaKOGY6T0S6H-FvFtTs3HEEzcmVaPZ7TXX3IzfRPinnBetGPoNbz2i1mQHIA/s640/blogger-image--1549902832.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> went away with Mimi and Poppy to Singer Island, Florida. The kids loved our Memorial Day weekend vacation. We had such a good time swimming, floating, golfing, eating, and splashing around! The weather was spectacular, high 80's everyday and sunny! Meg loved the beach, especially building sandcastles. Connor and Samara had more fun at the pool because they had other kids there to play with but meg was still apprehensive around the water. We are trying to teach her how to swim and I'm hoping this summer she will get the hang of it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Our resort at marriots ocean pointe! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh4rnCO_1nbG9iIHGJyF6mJtJOF40FG2bKIhrFR5rASAmaeg38srm0ia01Jp09mLGbVPGbW5pBHzLJJrx2UsklxLT9-7pO79pJQNw03RB9A_7zzEoZQJYIr93ZZKrwe8Be1-b_h71uSc/s640/blogger-image--1519336100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgh4rnCO_1nbG9iIHGJyF6mJtJOF40FG2bKIhrFR5rASAmaeg38srm0ia01Jp09mLGbVPGbW5pBHzLJJrx2UsklxLT9-7pO79pJQNw03RB9A_7zzEoZQJYIr93ZZKrwe8Be1-b_h71uSc/s640/blogger-image--1519336100.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijE6aWvKNOA9e3MQpyllU8M0dQPZQNM-UFU1p9652nzsQwXorQT1hnhZmhaSNQIFQQ1hGzPVgOy7ASVDhmTWocbjQ4IcCUQFyb78bMMc5Ov0eW0jwLYiDg9iv3vjkDtSzN9Rmrx9rESJI/s640/blogger-image-1295638728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijE6aWvKNOA9e3MQpyllU8M0dQPZQNM-UFU1p9652nzsQwXorQT1hnhZmhaSNQIFQQ1hGzPVgOy7ASVDhmTWocbjQ4IcCUQFyb78bMMc5Ov0eW0jwLYiDg9iv3vjkDtSzN9Rmrx9rESJI/s640/blogger-image-1295638728.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOU5sJRJuKR1py1R3WKPbtjZkAMeSx2zx3r7sZ07oGsJVdj2i6l99ECIl5CGfzMzGKG-eyp3cPOKY-CsF1-h8ukLpfHZsd3eEkL2and_4JHYN2V5KfzVoiq9_5I3rq-1Xoz_TN3LdxNg/s640/blogger-image-1042476792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOU5sJRJuKR1py1R3WKPbtjZkAMeSx2zx3r7sZ07oGsJVdj2i6l99ECIl5CGfzMzGKG-eyp3cPOKY-CsF1-h8ukLpfHZsd3eEkL2and_4JHYN2V5KfzVoiq9_5I3rq-1Xoz_TN3LdxNg/s640/blogger-image-1042476792.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOYyYE62APbJ4jmsB4HX4efPcnd4QuUvOw3sRDmod_4e-uCWXf9Jq3rAshRgTY8SviI9F4bC71ehYfATNsiaH0VdfDDYoNf6vQviQe7mFVYUGmlnixn29mrh8zWFX_s5R_Vr6rRiAaSM/s640/blogger-image--36912938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOYyYE62APbJ4jmsB4HX4efPcnd4QuUvOw3sRDmod_4e-uCWXf9Jq3rAshRgTY8SviI9F4bC71ehYfATNsiaH0VdfDDYoNf6vQviQe7mFVYUGmlnixn29mrh8zWFX_s5R_Vr6rRiAaSM/s640/blogger-image--36912938.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mommy's new vacation hairdo!! I got some highlights for the summer!! Ohhlllaaa! Pretty momma! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItrGTX6OwwXRVXfEgiBIiYOSr1IKQy5asW32Z1T9Q6oZAGT6KQh8URek5wLubVpmGSc5qbQMphWVs_pTHGYi4jiHaKkr4NOr9IPQ0xJSTjTIuXA-a9sa2GzteRydZ4WPe7nWduZ1Hb_M/s640/blogger-image--241479509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItrGTX6OwwXRVXfEgiBIiYOSr1IKQy5asW32Z1T9Q6oZAGT6KQh8URek5wLubVpmGSc5qbQMphWVs_pTHGYi4jiHaKkr4NOr9IPQ0xJSTjTIuXA-a9sa2GzteRydZ4WPe7nWduZ1Hb_M/s640/blogger-image--241479509.jpg"></a></div>Our family picture, lounging on the swing at the resort. Mara and meg had a lot of fun on these swings. We might have to get one someday in our new backyard once the grass grows. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOyttVQyCr-n_8u3MW6TERMi-QlL8eRTgqW59EVl8ViTMB38I8sbKX5ymU8PRN0DKpXIhMJVGJrrY8tPv446zbQMwUh8_ss_1s2hHfTn4c9eKS6v3mPouy_4zzxG7gnkQOAdjZzkYlyE/s640/blogger-image--1454595166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOyttVQyCr-n_8u3MW6TERMi-QlL8eRTgqW59EVl8ViTMB38I8sbKX5ymU8PRN0DKpXIhMJVGJrrY8tPv446zbQMwUh8_ss_1s2hHfTn4c9eKS6v3mPouy_4zzxG7gnkQOAdjZzkYlyE/s640/blogger-image--1454595166.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Don cleared the backyard and the landscapers brought in topsoil and seed and we had some trees trimmed. 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Beautiful view of the palm trees, glimpse of the pool too! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5O-Rikp7s0TLcqP2AyUes2gGGeswbB73JcA8gzndvEdKcCCEegeVTCU_DQZbTbdet_tupUjJUkq71P5Bi3rS3AP1YrsYejeS_IyKpIe8yrLf23JCYwD78oiFFWW2y0G6xVLUdVQD_Zo/s640/blogger-image-7397076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5O-Rikp7s0TLcqP2AyUes2gGGeswbB73JcA8gzndvEdKcCCEegeVTCU_DQZbTbdet_tupUjJUkq71P5Bi3rS3AP1YrsYejeS_IyKpIe8yrLf23JCYwD78oiFFWW2y0G6xVLUdVQD_Zo/s640/blogger-image-7397076.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiiZptHDZb2CDFQ0xu6Oh-2rxCaTVSCzO8gXHfgX2ZVZG1mmH856urfJBmyoT9d8_VHYhujChZbLMjovC_vnYGc65LOntyL8t6bRSTaXvImYp8PoleLm7EGsAjqP4ROHt8MkJyzwsRkQ/s640/blogger-image--1920402658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They went through an entire loaf of bread in 5 minutes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZEqRuei8I1yCabqNjoTNsuT5n1VSDWDiuYAQtfDETI4cY1u1fLVdV5d8mAeY_fsbI1yC5blUHPVfs2RNhhfQnV8pAKMaxPz7MoxSDiAmfEkZQR_RCxXkrqo-i-U-ykH9ZKg_Ht5CVrw/s640/blogger-image-2048447880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZEqRuei8I1yCabqNjoTNsuT5n1VSDWDiuYAQtfDETI4cY1u1fLVdV5d8mAeY_fsbI1yC5blUHPVfs2RNhhfQnV8pAKMaxPz7MoxSDiAmfEkZQR_RCxXkrqo-i-U-ykH9ZKg_Ht5CVrw/s640/blogger-image-2048447880.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqNo23CQANP-BY-EnbjRSi_2ncibkF9f4XOZI3vZH1OLbiI0ivluOSaPcPEpfc84hCo1LemHgCMrLdKfio-41F6jX6bU3nmeDX-WlJIJJX7NwFXiWHgrWpWXo5ZWZoTA0vRg6cplK4XI/s640/blogger-image-1873936405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqNo23CQANP-BY-EnbjRSi_2ncibkF9f4XOZI3vZH1OLbiI0ivluOSaPcPEpfc84hCo1LemHgCMrLdKfio-41F6jX6bU3nmeDX-WlJIJJX7NwFXiWHgrWpWXo5ZWZoTA0vRg6cplK4XI/s640/blogger-image-1873936405.jpg"></a></div> Connor playing scatch on the beach,and Mara digging in the sand helping me to cover Connor. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2k9tu0byzNSGrKQptTC2bcmVDZXCcCuk-DbQnxBOp_7UXflJ2wnVvK3IrafN18DbeIW8GsjaJInDz4vs8WyYzINk-ETE-2utWX46e-f5cxB3mfSE-e5J9hPeI69_VyjRxHHYvhLvsmk/s640/blogger-image-1567015236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2k9tu0byzNSGrKQptTC2bcmVDZXCcCuk-DbQnxBOp_7UXflJ2wnVvK3IrafN18DbeIW8GsjaJInDz4vs8WyYzINk-ETE-2utWX46e-f5cxB3mfSE-e5J9hPeI69_VyjRxHHYvhLvsmk/s640/blogger-image-1567015236.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarOrs88-s3P3UyYZoc8ULVkV0CGfzF5oo-EM4szq_APDc54mmjU-oT9iP-IbseYN31QOg-l61KNDf9oVMtpJqezYM3NOYPEYNxwFhXk6MrfmCXJpA5K0S8HNQ-OC4pjCsDdtmwzaVZSE/s640/blogger-image--810719381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarOrs88-s3P3UyYZoc8ULVkV0CGfzF5oo-EM4szq_APDc54mmjU-oT9iP-IbseYN31QOg-l61KNDf9oVMtpJqezYM3NOYPEYNxwFhXk6MrfmCXJpA5K0S8HNQ-OC4pjCsDdtmwzaVZSE/s640/blogger-image--810719381.jpg"></a></div>Meg looking like a Diva child. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDDWcZOlGYIVEePkGkBtkChGBeFbdZerhVD4cR42_X6jmqmoRq0C11GMS-GfAzvfRL1eq0Fa1dnj5b9FxpG7xVsjlBAXWn_AneiZtHI6SczT7AqAzZc-L2dxTFBsebNvX0lV68eJJzZM/s640/blogger-image-1422765073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDDWcZOlGYIVEePkGkBtkChGBeFbdZerhVD4cR42_X6jmqmoRq0C11GMS-GfAzvfRL1eq0Fa1dnj5b9FxpG7xVsjlBAXWn_AneiZtHI6SczT7AqAzZc-L2dxTFBsebNvX0lV68eJJzZM/s640/blogger-image-1422765073.jpg"></a></div>Our vacation in a nutshell: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thursday: played at the pool all day, we had dinner at the poolside restaurant. Poppy enjoyed his rumrunners and don and I had a quiet dinner by ourselves enjoying mojiotos and margaritas. Mimi took the kids miniature golfing. After dinner, don and I walked a few miles exploring the town. We went to the sailfish open air market and looked at houses. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The hotel restaurant: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmlCvayT2VPEoqKqz92YNjcjt4T6tvIwpszBmCIWXP7Cb0dlpw4LKT71KyU8pjGf4vmn-rLvSPGeOvCasiK51wmq8L6_X4ODO1Wxp1VFv6_-9uCrh9sUO2a_dL1q0kwMgkmfCav9tHTs/s640/blogger-image-372105444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmlCvayT2VPEoqKqz92YNjcjt4T6tvIwpszBmCIWXP7Cb0dlpw4LKT71KyU8pjGf4vmn-rLvSPGeOvCasiK51wmq8L6_X4ODO1Wxp1VFv6_-9uCrh9sUO2a_dL1q0kwMgkmfCav9tHTs/s640/blogger-image-372105444.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Friday: way too much sun and fun! We spent hours on the beach and hours at the pool. Poor Mara and Connor had too much sun and got a little prickly heat. Kids had fun boggie boarding and floating in the clear blue ocean! After swimming all day we all went to sailfish for dinner. Samara was so worn out at dinner all she wanted was her Daddy. We decided that we should take a day off from the sun on Saturday so it was the perfect day to visit gramma and grampa in Miami! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FXBiE2cXWPiAEVdtP4wdBkfHY0mZPISLFu547yDgsuXyISS8lSLFaI8hM8BjSvbS3Xwo2mB_DMWfcAzCBLnDQSrrvNFla00McCEfEhmercHl7ajNlIamQMHSMcakPUZ4QDyJkEeFeQM/s640/blogger-image--977659208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FXBiE2cXWPiAEVdtP4wdBkfHY0mZPISLFu547yDgsuXyISS8lSLFaI8hM8BjSvbS3Xwo2mB_DMWfcAzCBLnDQSrrvNFla00McCEfEhmercHl7ajNlIamQMHSMcakPUZ4QDyJkEeFeQM/s640/blogger-image--977659208.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UigK_sewjwVv_yhs3LoI0pKz5EFY2w15c_KaqVk8uosrg_MTxVnIiuR5AFh6nlAM-hE59B6IHbJdJYLkt5PCmzOYJ2pxRBNrI6QB7gzq8iBvYD3mQPw81KSW63jaqruOV9jCbsXgSUw/s640/blogger-image-876913829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2UigK_sewjwVv_yhs3LoI0pKz5EFY2w15c_KaqVk8uosrg_MTxVnIiuR5AFh6nlAM-hE59B6IHbJdJYLkt5PCmzOYJ2pxRBNrI6QB7gzq8iBvYD3mQPw81KSW63jaqruOV9jCbsXgSUw/s640/blogger-image-876913829.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRd3Rgpj0Unffs7w1Rfo7-fAzFo5uMDnTyUAJiYbmibFvyZth4TGWUvyF2gSYc_FrpRTOPJZMG_S_4v-N8eXw0pCzeZpFH519KTVSZX-KwRR-zr5h7mZjVHVWrOHXuexUTFEnpMZj4Qo/s640/blogger-image-2048244480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRd3Rgpj0Unffs7w1Rfo7-fAzFo5uMDnTyUAJiYbmibFvyZth4TGWUvyF2gSYc_FrpRTOPJZMG_S_4v-N8eXw0pCzeZpFH519KTVSZX-KwRR-zr5h7mZjVHVWrOHXuexUTFEnpMZj4Qo/s640/blogger-image-2048244480.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0jo_InPb1OSMWVBnDd387pZ6r8Dn90b3-Rbhh4cFURM5rw1fbCVQ35QzDn7wkMqUx9XS_Ve2bJyIFtC-ydm5A8MngegR110_2hs1MscmPEGAE1o4BdFoxNrWXoHn4S9mMuZimdi5UNg/s640/blogger-image--1594371361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0jo_InPb1OSMWVBnDd387pZ6r8Dn90b3-Rbhh4cFURM5rw1fbCVQ35QzDn7wkMqUx9XS_Ve2bJyIFtC-ydm5A8MngegR110_2hs1MscmPEGAE1o4BdFoxNrWXoHn4S9mMuZimdi5UNg/s640/blogger-image--1594371361.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLf2yAWydmL6cWEWkPsWuayu7EiQbLOt-k6nJCqd90wA4j_RdtSAaL_hBGqlG93hl4B-1QCcF5JVXt7cRxFmNAJw6zsr7yPqLNVA_2zYiEdjmhhFcHQGHbqXmx4DbrLWTIAK89Bgid50g/s640/blogger-image--1141688267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLf2yAWydmL6cWEWkPsWuayu7EiQbLOt-k6nJCqd90wA4j_RdtSAaL_hBGqlG93hl4B-1QCcF5JVXt7cRxFmNAJw6zsr7yPqLNVA_2zYiEdjmhhFcHQGHbqXmx4DbrLWTIAK89Bgid50g/s640/blogger-image--1141688267.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFUS6B3qEZ-wUJPTmyeZiAIb5aCQLhnTFE8zcJqp4KRf4TjFg7dQDzueBAsu-xtzwp5RuLscLSNO3T6UYP9NHqJfpgDdZWFUbqsRL00BUs9X9kyIUZY_Shi99hwHXhJ2JM3ku1x_ncww/s640/blogger-image-913709555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFUS6B3qEZ-wUJPTmyeZiAIb5aCQLhnTFE8zcJqp4KRf4TjFg7dQDzueBAsu-xtzwp5RuLscLSNO3T6UYP9NHqJfpgDdZWFUbqsRL00BUs9X9kyIUZY_Shi99hwHXhJ2JM3ku1x_ncww/s640/blogger-image-913709555.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Saturday: we headed out around 10am for Miami and it took about 1 1/2 hours to get there. We went to the mandarin for lunch, took a ride on the trolley to get gelato at amore, and then went back to grammas house. When we got back to the hotel the kids wanted to night swim. We ordered pizza and the kids went swimming while me and meg watched a movie at the pavilion and shared popcorn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sunday: we spent most of the day at the beach since it was our last full day there. Mimi made us hotdogs on the beach for lunch. The kids and Daddy played chase and tow with the boggie boards for hours. We stayed in swimsuits all day and night. We played mini golf and had a nice dinner at the hotel. We ate ribs, wings and fries. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTogQMEXr-BEsDO84gnDtEnS_6mzkVZQwhS5mKdpdLe45NYsck0Twy9C_aok1pG-h7eAEjsHuZVpcKGdyFjneWLptjGzw9iHtwGxDaxCcnBpY28WeuSK81iYgEZQQ92Zdf_cLAYz_gBk/s640/blogger-image-1527564274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTogQMEXr-BEsDO84gnDtEnS_6mzkVZQwhS5mKdpdLe45NYsck0Twy9C_aok1pG-h7eAEjsHuZVpcKGdyFjneWLptjGzw9iHtwGxDaxCcnBpY28WeuSK81iYgEZQQ92Zdf_cLAYz_gBk/s640/blogger-image-1527564274.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Monday: we got up early and packed:(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Headed to the pool to swim for a few hours and then we said goodbye to Mimi and poppy and singer island! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Kelly McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14906675056266986479noreply@blogger.com0