A Better Ending

2011 was a crazy year for our family.  It was definitely one of those years that you are glad is over.  Honestly, the first half could have been ok, but then came April.  We were hit with things from every side.  And just when it seem to ease up, we were knocked back down.  It wasn’t until mid-November that we started to see a light at the end of the tunnel.

We didn’t let 2011 get the better of us, a matter of fact we saved the best for last.  We ended that crazy year with some wonderful family moments that we won’t forget.  The biggest was our family vacation to Walt Disney World. 

It was a whirlwind trip.  We spent 5 days on the Disney Resort and we visited every theme park.  The boy was just the right height to ride most of the rides and the perfect age to meet the characters. 

Unfortunately, he’s not a fan of the dark.  So, we had to talk him through several rides the first time…and I mean the tame ones.  Such as, Finding Nemo at Epcot.

Now, roller coasters that was a different story.  Two of his favorite all times rides were found at Magic Kingdom.  He rode Big Thunder Mountain Railway and Splash Mountain several times.  I unfortunately got stuck in the front and had to walk around like this all morning…

Good thing the weather was nice.

It was such a blessing to end 2011 with this family vacation.  I couldn’t have asked for a better ending.

If I learned anything last year, it is to count your blessings.  Hold on to the good.  It gets you through the rough patches.

Christmas Ornaments 2011

I was going to participate in Jolanthe’s Christmas Ornament Show & Tell last year, but I just never got around to it.  But this year, I’m not going to miss out.

Plus, this post will actually be a two in one!  If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t posted in a while, well you are about to find out.

You see we’ve added a couple new ornaments to our tree this year and they will be packed full of memories every time we pull them out.   Can you guess where we’ve been?

  

Yep.  We recently returned from our family vacation at Walt Disney World! The ornament with Goofy was a gift to Lil’man from my mom to help him remember this special trip. The other ornament we picked up as our souvenir. The boy was the perfect age to enjoy most of the rides and still have the excitement of seeing all the characters. We had a blast!  I’ll be posting about our week long trip soon.

Since I am sharing Walt Disney World ornaments, I thought I would also share one more.

This one was another souvenir we picked up.  My husband and I honeymooned in Florida and one of the days we drove to the Magic Kingdom.  The hubs had never been there before, so I was so excited to show him around.  Of course, I’ve never been to Disney World, but being a Californian native I was very familiar with Disneyland.  And the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland are pretty similar.

I love pulling out these ornaments and reminiscing on trips and all the memories that come with them.

Thanks Jolanthe for hosting the link up!