Our Halloween Disney Adventures!!!

This free photo slideshow made with Smilebox

It was a quite a vacation but not a relaxing, kick it back and relax kind of vacation. Not with a very excited husband who has never been to Disney and 3 super excited children who have never been to Disney.

Add in a mama (that would be me) who hasn't flown in 18 years and was completely freaking out about flying and you have a very exhausting, at times stressful, memorable, amazing family vacation!!

The slideshow captures it all, except my melt down on our third night in, where I literally locked myself in our hotel bathroom and cried my eyes out on the cold bathroom floor, it was an overwhelming feeling of heat exhaustion, feet exhaustion and dealing with my 13 year old son and impulsive husband. Just keeping it real, "it's not always rainbows and butterflies." ( Adam Levine )

But my sweet baby girl and her daddy went to the gift shop and picked out the sweetest Minnie Mouse mug for me that says "Mornings Are  Not Pretty" cause I am so not a morning mama!! And a very sweet Minnie Mouse keychain! The ladies in the gift shop gave Bella lots of stickers to help her decorate the gift box and when Bella came back to the hotel room with that sweet mug in the box, that made me smile and dried the tears and after a refreshing shower and a good nights sleep our next 3 days were our best 3 days at Disney. With our favorite parks being the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom!! And though there is so much more to see, we hope to one day go back soon, this time in an RV! 

Though I am so proud of myself for finally conquering my flying fear, I prefer to stay grounded on our next trip to Disney(:

Thank you God for blessing us with a trip filled with awesome memories and a safe landing back to Boston....Home Sweet Home!

HOW? WHY? WTF???

NO matter our political views, we should always love oneanother.  If you love God and truly know God is LOVE, then you LOVE as God Love's...ALL.
How can One say they Love God and then be against someone cause they are poor, or gay, or different from them in skin, choices, economic status, HOW??????
That's all for now.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

THIS GIRL IS ON FIRE!!!

And my precious babygirl will be turning 7 very soon!! I put this together for her a little early because when I heard this new song by Alicia Keys, I got inspired to make my Bella this slideshow.  Smilebox, is a site where you can make slideshows with your own choice of music, it's so much fun and I haven't been on it in a long time, so now with this Apple computer, I was cruising along and whipped this sweet video up in no time!

Happy 7th Birthday!

I love you, Bella!

Xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

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Clothes, I'm gonna miss you.....

So it's summertime
and I'm feeling so happy and excited!!!
Happy to be able to sleep in with my buttercups and sweet Mya ( aka our precious dog)
and
not rush around
and
not  fret over getting school clothes out the night before..
although (Sadly, to me) this year my babies will be rocking' school uniforms...yes..
navy/white polo's and navy/khaki pants../ skorts/ shorts...blah blah blaaaaahhhhhhhh
bajjjjjjaaaaaaa!!!!!!
I mean, yes everyone will look proper and cute
but Gosh how my Bella girl and I will miss dressing her to the 9's and with some sort of  pink and bling and fun and grooviness to her attire, some individuality, some expression.

just fun
just pure expression
just being kids...

now that is all over because the school committee voted in school uniforms...but yet my oldest son who is in middle school does not have to wear "uniforms"...
now in my own opinion I think his age is the age that would benefit from school uniforms due to the sexy styles young chicas be wearing' to school ( i know, I once was one of them, looking' hot and not even knowing it, if only I could have my body back from when I was 15!!)
Anyways,
 they are the kids who deal with the bullying hard core, over who is wearing what, who can afford UGGZZZ, who is looking hoochie mama, who is rocking' expensive  sneakers,
I mean really...but nooooo
they are the ones who can wear whatever they like.
And the little peeps.
aka
my babies...all of 6 and 8 have to rock the uniforms.
Ok. maybe it will be easier.
Maybe it will work better for this very UNORGANIZED, CHAOTIC, ADHD BRAINED MAMA...
but I will still be missing
buying clothes for me babies..
especially my baby girl!!
Let it be..
Let it be...
That is what I am trying to do.
It is what it is.

Last years back to school clothes for  the first day of Kindergarten....choices choices..choices...loved it!!!

But cute clothes I will certainly miss you):

Hurt.

At the lake...

Red, White and Blue sparkler toes for the 4th(:
At the lake....
   Sandcaslte discussion.
   Chillin' under the pink umbrella with a big bag of chips.
   Delicious meataballzzzz, i mean...Muddballzzzz
and
  a little solo pose of Miss Bella herself.

We spent all day Saturday at our friends cottage, on the lake, such a great relaxing day.
Kids had a blast in the water, jumping off the dock with diving board and being little fish all day in the lake(:
We left their cottage at 9:30 and rolled into Boston by 11:00.
Love summertime,
so relaxin',
no rushin',
just  enjoyin' everyday moment to moment.

American Pie

We started singing!!!
We put up the Banzai....aka the huge blow up waterside on our neighbors driveway and the kids are ready to splish and splash!!!
Happy 4th of July!!
SO truly honored and proud to be an American today and everyday!!!
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