Disney Day One

Last week, we traveled to Disney with Kyle's family for a wonderful vacation!  Will was on his best behavior and did great in the car to Orlando and back and did great at the parks everyday.  I'm not sure if it was unseasonably warm or if the temps are always that warm in April, but it was HOT HOT HOT!  The temperature was in the 90s almost everyday! After countless $2.50 bottles of water and a $17 Mickey Mouse misting fan, we were good to go!  As we overheard someone else say...."that Mickey Mouse sure is a good businessman!"

Thank you Wayne and Vickie for a great vacation!

Magic Kingdom

Let the Memories Begin!

Main Street, U.S.A.

 Riding the carousel with Daddy!

Getting ready to ride Snow White.

 Will fell asleep while riding Snow White.  The first of many cat naps!

All smiles on The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ride.

 Okay, now we have to buy this...how can we resist??

The Jungle Cruise!

 Living the life...laid back with a fan!

 It's a small world after all....It's a small world after all...

 With cousins Olivia and Robert.

Thank goodness, Will LOVES his stroller!

 Mommy's favorite ride at the Magic Kingdom...seriously.

 Too much excitement! :)

More to come!

An early Easter!

Since my parents were in town this past weekend and Kyle, Will and I will be at Disney on Easter, we decided to do our usual Easter lunch celebration a week early.  I couldn't wait to eat at yummy Mere Bulles for their Sunday brunch!  Mmmmmm!  Unfortunately, Will woke up with a stomach bug and wasn't feel too great (equally unfortunate is that Mommy caught that bug just 24 hours later and is still trying to recover...and may never eat Mere Bulles again!).  He was trooper, though and we were still able to make it!

 All of the cousins!

 Grammy D and Poppy D with all of the grandkids!

 Grammy and Poppy D!

  

Eight Months in a camera flash...

Some cute pics during month Eight!

You can see my teeth!

 Peek-a-boo!

 Can you see my 2 teeth?

 I love beets just like my Mommy! (Grammy T is so proud!)

 Rollin' around!

 Ready for The Masters!

 Trying to pull up on my basketball hoop!

Will at 8 months!

Once again, the days quickly turn into weeks and the weeks fly by way too fast!  April started off fairly calm, but it is quickly turning into a whirlwind!  In just a few short days, we leave for Disney with Kyle's family!  However, there is much to be done between now and then and with the stomach bug rampaging through our house, my To Do List is a little behind!  I tried taking Will's 8 month (well, more like 8 1/2 month) pictures today and I don't believe that either of us was really in the mood.  None the less, 8 months has been a really fun month!  Kyle and I love to sit back and watch Will discover his surroundings.  Everything is SOOOO interesting to him.  I love to watch him play with his toys and make himself laugh....the best sound that I have ever heard!

Since we don't visit the doctor until our 9 month checkup, I don't have any stats on his weight / length.  But, if my ability to carry him around for long periods of time is any indication, I believe that he is definitely growing!

At 8 months:

~is completely on formula.  I think it was a mutual decision although I second guessed myself, I don't think that Will did...he was ready.

~drinks about 4 ounces every 3.5 hours or so.  I feel like this is such a small amount, but I've tried giving him more and he refuses.  One or two times, he's taken 5 ounces but it is VERY rare! A lot of the time, he won't even drink all four ounces!

~our fun/happy diaper changes have turned into a struggle.  He wants to turnover and reach for everything in site.  It's all I can do to get his diaper on!

~this kid loves to eat!  There isn't a food that he's turned down so far....including beets!  I think that he prefers some things over others, but he won't turn anything down!

~is somewhat particular about the consistency of the food.  If it's not completely pureed, he doesn't really seem to care for it.

~eats three meals/day

~loves his puffs and MumMums!

~rolling all over the place.  He can get to anything that he wants by turning himself around and rolling until he gets to his destination.

~is a great sleeper!  Still sleeps 12 hours! *ahhh!*

~had his 1st stomach virus (and proceeded to give it to Mommy!)

~can wave bye-bye

~loves other babies!  He gets so excited every time he sees a baby.

  

This face looks familiar?? And I don't think it's a Kyle face.

More beach photos...

 Playing at the park is exhausting!

 Will's 1st carousel ride!  This is the exact same carousel that I rode on for the 1st time when I was a baby!

 Riding the whales at the Pavilion.

 Beach time!

 Will loved the indoor water park.

 Floating around in the lazy river.

 Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 Will is a McCutie!

 Exhausted from shopping!

 Exhausted from playing on the beach!

 Sliding at the park with Mommy!