Orlando Adventure '09

I have been meaning to update on our Orlando adventure we went on about a couple of weeks ago. We had SOOO much fun! We went to SeaWorld two days, Downtown Disney one evening, a Pirates Dinner and Show on evening, and we did little activities around the resort we stayed at. We played candy bingo one day and Halle won a Twix :) Me and Sara also did a "stuff and fluff" activity for the girls. It was kind of like Build A Bear. I stuffed Halle a moo cow and put guardian angel where the heart goes and put in a little device that makes the cow moo when you squeeze it. They came with little birth certificates and everything. I named her cow Clara Belle like off of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse b/c Halle LOVES that cartoon in the mornings when she wakes up. You should have seen me and Sara when we first got there for the activity. We wasn't sure about it at first when they started bringing the bins of stuff out. After we looked in them, we were like little kids ourselves. We were the first two sitting down in our kiddie seats waiting for the activity to begin. We rumaged through the bin that had the animals in it and we were grabbing at all the ones we thought were cute so we could have our first pick for the girls. When they put the outfits out we were the first ones to go through them. It sounds mean but those other kids didn't stand a chance with us there haha :) It was fun! We also went for snow cones one day and Halle and Gabby LOVED them! I think they ate most of ours... SeaWorld was probably the best thing. Even though it was scorching hot, we all had a good time. The girls were exceptionally good. There were a few times when Halle acted like a crazy woman, but you are going to have that with any 5 1/2 month old. We saw the Shamu "Believe" show the first day and that was my favorite thing of all. Those whales truly are amazing creatures. We also fed the dolphins and petted them, but I only petted a couple of them b/c I'm a chicken (yes I know it's crazy how I would be scared of a dolphin right?). We also went to fed and pet the sting rays, and no I didn't pet them. My heart was racing 90 miles and hr. They sensed my fear b/c they kept coming up to where I was standing flapping their fins or whatever you call them against the wall for me to reach down. We also fed the sealions which was fun. We did SOO much stuff that it's hard to name everything so I will just say how great it was and move on to downtown disney.... Of course the girls were the hit of the town. They both wore their little minnie ears and people couldn't get enough of them. Everyone who walked by would ooo and ahhh over them. What can I say we have some cute kids :) We all got pearls out of oysters and Sara got earrings, Kelly got a ring, and I got a necklace. They are all so pretty! I was neat to watch the lady dig the pearl out of the oyster.... you were waiting to see if you got a big one or to see if you got one of the rare black pearls. We all got white ones and I think Kelly got the biggest :) It was sad to come back home after a week in Orlando. It always sucks coming back knowing you are going to have to unpack. It sucked for me b/c once we got to Sara's I still had to drive 3 1/2 hrs to get home. It was raining so bad for the first hr that I could barely see the road. I was so scared. I pulled over one time b/c I was so scared. I hate driving in the rain! Anyway, we made it home safe and sound and Rusty was happy to see us. Halle was especially happy to see her daddy and Abby. Abby is her new best friend. She's always wanting to be around her and she squeals when she see's abby walk in the room. It's so cute! I can't believe that she will be 6 months in a couple of days! I felt her gums today and I felt a little hard spot so maybe she will have a tooth before long, yay! She bites my chin and I tell her after she gets that tooth in she will no longer be able to bite mommy's chin. I got her some teething biscuits the other day at the store and she loves them. She goes to town on them with her little gums. She is getting to be a daddy's girl more and more everyday. She gets so excited to see him walk through the door. It's sweet :) I know he LOVES it. I hear him saying dadadadada to her. He wants her to say dada so bad. I promise she said mama before we went on vacation and even while we were on vacation, but now she won't say anything or even coo that much. I don't know what's going on with her, she's being a booger I guess. I am taking her for her 6 month check up and shots next week... I dread it! I hate when she has to get shots. I feel so sorry for her when she's laying there all happy go lucky and all of a sudden she gets stuck with a needle and she puckers up really big and those big blue eyes fill with tears and she look at me like help me mommy.... ahh I can't stand it! I am about to cry now! I love my buggie SOOO much! Oh, I almost forgot to tell everyone who doesn't already know that we are going to be stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY. We plan on living in Clarksville, TN though. I am excited to be closer to my sister and mom and dad, but we will be further away from Kelly and Sara and them and thats makes me really sad. I want Halle and Gabby to grow up being close... guess we will have to plan MANY trips to see them and they better come to see us too :) We are looking at houses to buy, but we also talked about renting. Rusty plans to deploy March 2010 and I thought about going to live with my sister who is in Murfreesboro, TN while Rusty is away. Then again I thought that if I like my job and Halle has a good daycare and I have friends who understand what I'm going through b/c their husbands are gone too then I might not want to move. I don't know it's a big decision to make. I have a lot to think about!