Vacation-Day Two

Day Two was spent swimming, golfing and going to Disney Springs! I think we got through nine holes before we headed out to meet Pat's family at Disney Springs where we got to do some shopping and eating. Owen got a new soccer jersey and Paige got a cute Mickey sweater. Then we ate at D-Luxe Burger which was delicious! On our way out we stopped at the 3-story Coca-Cola store. The first two floors were shopping and the third floor was a mini restaurant where they had all sorts of Coca-Cola concoctions. We tried a 16 cup sampler of different Coke drinks from around the world. It was so fun to see what is popular in other countries. Some of them were amazing and others were terrible!

A bit of golf to start the day

Hole in one!

Ready to shop!

Paige and me

Jeff, Pat and Owen

Our delicious burgers

3 stories up and ready to try the sampler

Beverly was terrible but we were all impressed with Sprite Cucumber 

 

Braces!

Paige has been eagerly waiting to get her braces for so long and the day finally came! The appointment started at 8:30 so she was up pretty early and ready to go. They process was going smoothly until the equipment that takes 3D images of her mouth stopped working and slowed everything down! We ended up being there for about 2.5 hours! We were supposed to get Paige a celebratory milkshake but by that time she was already late to dance so we picked up one afterwards. Paige was all smiles though and not sore until around 5 and then she wasn't so happy about having braces anymore!!

(I looked up the post from when Owen got on his braces and the pictures I took are so similar!)

Excited and ready to go!

In the office and a little nervous

Waiting to get x-rays

Done!

Fourth of July!

We spent the afternoon of the Fourth at Lisa's having a cookout and playing. There was basketball, cornhole, playdough, a walk and bubbles! And of course, so much food!We got home and fit in some time to relax and also to play with some smoke tanks and snakes and pop its. We decided smoke tanks are a terrible idea, they didn't move anywhere like we thought they would and the smoke wasn't that interesting. Then we walked over to the fireworks at the last minute and it was so so crowded! The most people I've ever seen and we had trouble finding a spot to sit. Our first choice ended up being behind a tree and once it started we realized we either needed to relocate or just go home. We managed to find a good spot though after a little bit of wandering. Once we got home we played with sparklers!

Playdough! We haven't played with this stuff in a long time!

Basketball with Grandpa!

Bubbles! Another thing that we don't have much of anymore at our house!

Paige and I decorated pre packaged Rice Krispie treats. They looked so cute but they were too sweet!

A new favorite picture!

Waiting for fireworks

Lighting sparklers

 

Parade!

The Fourth of July parade was back this year! They made the route shorter and there were less people in it but it was still nice to have it back! Owen's friend has been volunteering with the veterans outreach program and asked Owen to help him hold the banner in the parade. We had lots of fun waiting and watching for him to appear. He couldn't hold the banner and throw candy but luckily everyone else in the parade were VERY generous. We were in a section that wasn't at all crowded and Paige was the only kid so she got a ton of candy! Another highlight was seeing the Wienermobile which I'd heard about but never seen in person. I have no idea why it was in our parade! 

Waiting for the parade and Pat wanted to get his new shoes in the picture

TJ and Owen! They had somehow gotten a hold of some whistles and I think that upped the fun factor for them

Weinermobile!

Pat went across the street for some reason and Paige and I had a good laugh when we saw he had some candy stuck to his shorts

 

Solo!

Paige performed her very first solo for the very last time last week! It's been amazing to watch her transformation from nervous and regretful about deciding to do a solo to proud and confident by the end of the year! Her comfort level on stage rose tremendously and these pictures from her last performance show it! I can't wait to see what she does next year!

 

Random Pictures

Binx found his way into the Life box

Paige was trying to decide which book to buy at Barnes and Noble

Binx found a super comfy spot to sleep in the den

Pool with friends

Owen took a nap with Binx after a long day of practice and helping out at the youth soccer camp

 

Parkinson's Event and the Zoo

There wasn't technically a Parkinson's "walk" this year although they did have a drive through event. Normally the kids have a lemonade stand to raise money but we ran out of time to fundraise this year. The drive through had car yoga, a kids zone with games, a car decorating tent and more! They did a good job of keeping it interesting. Afterwards, we were given discount tickets to the zoo so we met up with everyone there to walk around. It was another hot day so we didn't last a super long time but it was fun being at the zoo since it had been so long since we'd gone! We went on the carousel and Pat and the kids fed the giraffes too!

We took a picture while volunteers decorated the outside of the car

Balloon creations

Family picture by the fun zoo entrance

Just Pat!

Carousel ride

Carousel ride!

Owen initially chose a frog but settled on this fish for the ride

Checking out the orangutans

Dad, Mom and me

 

Saturday

Last Saturday we were so excited to get to hang out with Lisa, Laney and Zsaz! It had been a long time since we'd seen them and it was nice to get some family time after the crazy week we had. We hung out and ate some lunch before we had to leave because Paige and I had an appointment! We had scheduled an appointment with friends for manicures and pedicures. Paige and I had both never gotten them done before so it was a very new and somewhat strange process:) We enjoyed it though and my nails needed a lot of help so I'm happy to have them look a little more acceptable while I attempt to let them grow! I got a bright pink color and Paige got french tips with a light pink on her toes.

Group picture-it was so sunny!

Owen and Zsaz

Paige and Laney

Nails!

Nails!

Nails! And a game of Life!