Wednesday, December 26, 2012

A Very Blessed Christmas

We had such a wonderful Christmas this year and the four of us are truly blessed.  It was a fun-filled week with swimming, Disney, the beach and opening the many presents from Santa, family and friends.  Thank you all for the great gifts and I hope everyone has a very Happy New Year!025

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Monday, December 24, 2012

Manatee Beach

In the past four years, we’ve been so spoiled by all of the beach trips we’ve been able to take.  And this trip was definitely no exception.  It was such a beautiful day at the beach and there’s nothing like having a little fish and chips for lunch overlooking the ocean.  :)092

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Friday, December 21, 2012

More Disney Adventures for the Ronins

Yesterday we all went to Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios and had a blast!  The weather was wonderful and the kids really enjoyed the rides and seeing all of Disney’s Christmas decorations, especially the lights at Hollywood Studios.  Only at Disney can you enjoy snow in 80 degree weather while watching a Christmas light show.  001

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Our 2012 Visit to Santa

Hayden and Bennet saw Santa tonight at Nana and Papa’s clubhouse and did great.  They both were really excited to see the big guy this year and had no problems sitting down on his lap.  Hayden had his list ready to go and told Santa how he wanted a dust buster, vacuum and Wii for Christmas.   Although Bennet is currently obsessed with Thomas the train, he just sat there and let his big brother do all of the talking.  It was very sweet and so fun to watch.  029

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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Playground Time

These little guys sure are the best of buds and love playing together!144
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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Christmas Pictures for 2012

These were my favorite shots that I took of the boys for our Christmas card this year.  Hayden and Bennet did such a good job posing for me.098 (2)

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Two Little Jumpers

 
It's been such a long time since we've included a flip video, so I thought that I'd definitely have to start that up again.  Here's a video of Hayden and Bennet jumping off of the big pool ledge together.  They certainly have no fear and have so much fun swimming together.  Hayden has advanced a lot since this summer and no long wears water wings.  He does a nice job swimming to the steps by himself.