Fun at G & Opa's House

We had a lot of fun at G & Opa's house this summer!  Ace loves to swim & jump in the pool!  He also really enjoys the rock climbing wall & slide at the park in G & Opa's neighborhood.  I've included some of my favorite pictures from our visits this summer.

 Ace & Momma playing in the pool.

 Ace loves watermelon!

 Enjoying a good nap with Aunt Winnie while Momma tried on clothes:)

 What a jump!

 Good & Wet

 Peeking down at Jett:)

 Such a big boy!

 Cute boy!

 Ace now slides on his belly backwards??:)

Opa heated the hot tub just a bit in October so that the boys could swim:)

Tennessee Trip 2012

I'm almost caught up!  Here are the pics from our trip to Tennessee this past summer.  Ace was big enough this time to really have fun!  The boys & I spent a week in Tennessee while Ryan was on a business trip.  Ace & I flew home, and had some fun at G & Opa's while Jett went on to Kentucky with Pop & Polly.  We had a great time visiting with Aunt Winnie and Momma's friend, Courtney, in Fayetteville.  We also enjoyed our time in Clifton with Grandmother & Grandaddy and Mawmaw & Pawpaw.  And as always, it was really great to see Mama Holt before we had to go home:)  We had a wonderful time in Tennessee, and can't wait to see everyone again at Christmas!

 The boys loved watching all of the airplanes!

 Ace enjoyed the ride to Aunt Winnie's house.

 He was so tired.  He really didn't want to be at the river!

 I love this post-nap hair!

 Ace loves Uncle Mark's "cycle"!

 Ace had a blast getting Uncle Mark wet with Grandmother's fountain:)

 My sweet boys.

 Swinging & chatting with Grandmother:)

 Riding the horse with Momma:)

 Ace loved the donkey!

 5 generations (Opa not pictured).

  The fun of hiding under Mawmaw's bed!

Football Pics

Here are a few pics from Ace's second photo session on "Daddy's" field:)

 One of my favorites!

 Ace has got it!

If only he sat this well during games.

 

TOUCHDOWN ACE!

 

Kicking with Daddy:)

 

Enjoying the view from our seats with no one else around;)

 

Day 4: Epcot

Our final day was spent at Epcot with a quick trip back to Magic Kingdom.  Ace really liked the Finding Nemo ride with the aquarium and exploration area all connected.  It was a pretty great area!  We saw lots of dolphins, sharks, turtles, & fish.  We were short on time, so we went over to the area with all of the countries next.  We had lots of characters to see!  We went to France first.  We saw Marie from the Aristocats and Belle.  We were pretty bummed that Beast was not with her.  Belle really liked the boys.  She referred to them as "princes" and told them they were as strong as Gaston:)  She gave Ace a kiss right after our picture.  Ace didn't mind:)  Next, we went to Morocco.  We met Aladdin & Jasmine there and moved on to Japan where Jett got his picture made with grassy Mater & Lightning McQueen in Tokyo.  We went to China last.  We met Mulan.  She was pretty great!  She answered all of our questions and surprised Jett with a kiss to match Ace's!  We had a great time at Epcot, then jumped on the monorail to Magic Kingdom.  We picked up our light saber souvenirs in Tomorrow Land and our Mickey ears on Main Street, then we packed up to go home.

 Ace & Momma hanging out with Anchor from Finding Nemo.



 We met Marie from the Aristocats in France.

 My "little princes" loved talking to Belle in France!

 Belle liked Ace!  She gave him quite a kiss:)

 We met Aladdin & Jasmine in Morocco.  Jett really liked Jasmine!

 Mulan noticed Ace's kiss.  Jett was explaining how Belle left it on his face:)

 Mulan is one of our favorites!  We met her in China.

 My boys love the monorail!

Ace & Daddy hanging out on the ride from Epcot to Magic Kingdom.

Day 3: Animal Kingdom

We spent our third day at Animal Kingdom.  Ace was exhausted after breakfast at the Polynesian, so he took a nap in Daddy's arms on the Disney bus.  He was ready to go when we got there!  Animal Kingdom was a lot of fun.  Ace really enjoyed petting the ferret at Rafiki's Conservation Station, and he enjoyed the short train ride there.  He loved seeing all of the animals on the Kilimanjaro Safari, especially the giraffes & birds (flamingos).  Animal Kingdom had a new show (new as in not there 8 years ago) called Finding Nemo the Musical.  Finding Nemo is Ace's favorite movie!  He tried his hardest to fight off his nap, but sleep won in the end.  He caught the beginning of the musical.  I loved every minute of it!  It was a great addition to Animal Kingdom.  We watched the parade after Nemo and headed back to the resort.  It was a great day! 

 Ace got in a quick nap on the way to Animal Kingdom.

 Jett, Ace, & Momma with Rafiki at his Conservation Station.

 Ace, Jett, & Momma with King Louie.  The boys thought he was cool!

The dentist's fish tank in Finding Nemo the Musical.  Ace was still awake at this point:)

 The jellyfish scene in Finding Nemo the Musical.

 The crocodiles were taking a soak in the cool water.

 Ace loved seeing the giraffes on our safari!

 He was pretty excited about the birds, tweet tweet too!  It didn't matter that they were flamingos:)

Goofy in the parade with all of his fishing gear.

Breakfast with Lilo & Stitch at O' Hana

On Saturday morning, we had breakfast at the O' Hana restaurant in the Polynesian Resort.  It was great!  We got to meet Lilo, Stitch, Mickey, & Pluto.  The boys marched with all of the characters in the parade at the beginning and end of breakfast.  Ace really enjoyed shaking the maracas!  Ace was a good eater, as always.  He loved his Mickey shaped waffle!  He also ate a little bit of eggs, sausage, and island potatoes.  Ace loved Mickey Mouse!  He really had a hard time with Stitch & Pluto.  I think he would've liked Lilo a lot, but she was really hard to catch.  We had to chase her down at the end of breakfast.  She was a busy little girl:)  Ace was exhausted by the end of breakfast and slept on the bus ride to Animal Kingdom.

 An iffy high five for Stitch:)

 We love Mickey Mouse, even Ace!

 Mickey waffle

 Ace really didn't like Pluto!  Jett sure was cute though:)

 Daddy took this picture 8 years ago on our honeymoon (minus the boys:)

 The boys had a great time during the parade!

Ace with his maraca.