The winter months of 2018 were spent working on school, spending time with friends, and adventuring. Braden is in 10th grade and Aaron is right behind him, in 9th grade. They are both taking courses through Florida Virtual School. Both boys are taking Spanish and Leadership classes through FLVS. In addition, Braden is working on a difficult Chemistry course and Aaron is taking a challenging Honors Biology class. They also have been working on American Literature, Math (Algebra and Geometry) and US History! They are very bright boys and we are very proud of them. We may not be doing things the "traditional" way, but we are doing them "our way" and it is working out just fine!
Now back to the adventuring :-) A few of us moms took a group of our teens to Magic Kingdom for the day in January. Denise used her magical Disney Fast Pass skills to get the teens on all the rides! We experienced our first "rope drop" (that's when you are in the park before the rides open) and we were the first ones in line for the "hard to get on" Seven Dwarfs Mine Train! We were in the park from before it opened until it closed (we saw the fireworks show and then ran for the ferry!) It was an exhilarating experience!
We also celebrated Denise's 40th birthday - a day-long celebration with Vietnamese food, a window shopping trip in Hyde Park and dessert at Bern's Steakhouse!
On an evening trip to Disney, Bryan spotted John Stamos and we all got to see the celebrity!! Rita even got her picture with him!
Lastly, Aaron's best friend, Kaleb, moved to Washington State, so we had a Farewell Party for him before he left. It was a very busy month!
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| Look out Disney, here we come! |
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| Waiting for "Rope Drop" |
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| In line for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train! |
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| Gordon |
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| It's a Small World! |
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| 'Cause you're never too old... |
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| It's timeless |
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| Braden and Gordon |
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| Aimee and Savannah |
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| In line at Big Thunder |
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| Yikes! |
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| Woody! |
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| Watching the parade! |
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| We waited for Mickey... |
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| Waiting... |
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| Trying to get into Scrooge McDuck's Vault |
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| It was worth the wait! |
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| We love Mickey too! |
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| Disney squirrels eat granola bars! |
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| Resting... |
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| More parades |
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| Minnie |
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| Snack Time! |
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| Watching fireworks |
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| Topgolf Family Adventure |
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| We were joined by six other families for a morning of TopGolf fun! |
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| We love TopGolf |
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| We talked Julie and TJ into trying the inject-able donut holes |
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| Me and Katelyn |
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| Our traveling tribe |
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| Goof Balls! |
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| A little pool time back at the campground |
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| We now have a licensed driver!!! Way to go, Braden!!! |
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| Lots of late night gaming! |
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| After work Disney adventures with friends |
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| Funniest picture ever! Rita was trying to take a selfie with John Stamos, but she was having trouble...she got this!!! |
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| They were married earlier in the day! |
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| Happy 40th Birthday, Denise! |
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| We all rode in the Mann Van |
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| Window shopping |
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| This is REALLY a thing!!! |
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| Delectable lunch with great friends! |
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| The Party! |
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| Bern's |
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| This photo makes me smile! |
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| It's a pizza party! |
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| With all the fixings! |
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| Games to play, too! |
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| Spending time in the sun |
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| I spy with my little eye...Bodie the Bulldog! |
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| We'll miss you, Kaleb! |
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| The teens...they're funny, smart, unique and some of the coolest kids you'll ever meet! |
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| Kaleb! |
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| After party...headed to Aimee's house for movie night! Grab the snacks! |
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| Do you see the line of kids heading to the other side of the park for movie night? |
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| Ok, so the professional picture turned out much better! We saw John Stamos!!!!! |
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