Islands of Adventure....Universal Studios

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This is the day the boys looked most forward to before coming, and I think it lived up to their own "hype!" This park of Universal has the Harry Potter ride, etc....and the BUTTERBEER!!!! It was oh so yummy!!!! We're going to try to re-create it here! The wait for the Harry Potter ride was long (90 minutes), but there was stuff to see along the way, and it was well worth the wait (for Harry Potter fans)...it even allows you to go through it all up until the ride so you can experience all that is inside if you don't want to ride. This was certainly one of our favorite days of our vacation!

Day 1 @ Magic Kingdom

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We started off our trip at Magic Kingdom, and again, we were not disappointed! Despite weather forecasts of thunderstorms all day, the rain luckily held out until almost 9. The boys had a blast on all their favorites: Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain, Stitches Great Escape (I still don't like this one!), The People Mover, Dumbo, Goofy's Barnyard Roller Coaster, Winnie the Pooh, Pirates of the Carribean, and more!!! There is always SO much to do, and even though this is our third trip to Disney EVERY trip has been so different! It really depends on the interests of the kids that plans out what you do!!! This was the first time we have gone in June (both other times were in July), and the weather was MUCH cooler this time, and the crowd was lighter too! It was a great first day!!!!

We're Back from the "Happiest Place on Earth!"

Gosh, I have SOOOOO many pictures and things to say about our most recent Disney trip! I think the best way for me to do blog all this is to do a separate post for each park (and that is what I will be working on now), but for now...here are a couple of pictures to jumpstart it all! I am so very glad to have been able to go here with the boys! It really is a trip that I think ALL families should go on at least once....no matter the ages of your children! There is something to do for everyone at every park!!!! Priceless memories and family time!!!! Here's a family shot in front of THE castle! Here's are our boys showing off their smile for me! Butterbeer at Hogwarts....SO yummy!!!! We're going to attempt to make it here! Austin after riding Everest Expedition. Logan after riding Everest Expedition!

We're SO Proud of Logan

It really doesn't seem like the school year should already be over (though I promise there are days I felt summer would never get here)! Not sure I'm completely ready for my "just finished kindergarten child" to be a first grader just yet! He's had an amazing year (thanks to his AMAZING teachers!!!!), and I know he's more than ready for first grade! His reading and writing are really taking off, and he said he wants to read a chapter book this summer (like Junie B Jones!). He seems to be a math wiz! He amazes me at some of the stuff he can do...really, he does things I teach my 2nd grader (and I am not "one of those moms" that does the skill and drill thing at home). SO proud of our "Logan Bogan!" Can't wait to see all he continues to accomplish!!! You can see how proud he was himself to get these awards!!! Here he is on the rug in his classroom after the ceremony! Boy, we sure do LOVE Mrs. Pollock!!! ) Logan LOVED that Mrs. Branham is a Clemson fan just like him!!!

We're SO Proud of Austin!

Oh.My.Goodness. I cannot believe our "Austin Boston" is no longer an elementary student! It will be rather weird for me to not have him at school with me next year! He's had an amazing year, once again! We're so proud of all his hard work, and we know he'll do great things in the future!!! He got NINE awards this year (very proud Momma and Daddy!)...PAWS Cafe, A/B honor Roll, National PE Fitness Awards, Jump Rope for Heart, District Chorus, Regular Chorus, Most Improved Reading (he had the highest Reading MAP scores in his class AND he went WAY over his own Target score...wahoo!!!), a certificate of completion, and a Typing Award (for how many words per minute he can type already)! Austin, we are SUPER proud of you!!! LOVE you BUNCHES!!! Here's a picture of all his awards (minus the PAWS Cafe Certificate)! A PROUD Daddy! I love this picture! Austin and Mrs. Lowe (his reading and social studies teacher). He LOVED her sense of humor! Austin and Mrs. K (aka Mrs. Kropinski), his math and science teacher. He really liked having her this year! And, there's our big guy up on the stage sporting his big ole' grin after getting A/B Honor Roll!