The Disney Trip!

Feel free to skip to pictures this is mainly for my memory so sorry that it is so long!
Ok so we were able to take an amazing adventure with all of John's siblings and their families! We all went on a Disney Cruise to Disney's private Island and Nassau. It was a five night cruise. we did have a one night stay in Florida before we got on the ship. So here is the Itinerary

Port Canaveral loading the ship- Sunday
Castaway Cay- Monday
Nassau- Tuesday
Day @ Sea- Wednesday
Castaway Cay- Thursday
Back to Port Canaveral and home- Friday

So we got up Sunday and headed to board the ship we had a 45 minute taxi to the Port.our group of almost 30 had to get a tour bus with a U- haul thing for our luggage. ha ha. We got the the port where the Disney Crew was already waiting to serve! we loaded the ship checked out our room and went to a " Welcome aboard" Party with music and the characters. Kayde loved it. She was my little dancing Diva this trip. So we hung out had dinner and went to bed. We awoke at Castaway Cay( the locals and ship members pronounce it Key) This is Disney's Private Island It is tiny, but so Beautiful and clean. Even the areas they are constructing were clean. We got what we felt was a deal on Bike rentals,float tubes or mats, and snorkel gear if we got it for both days so we did. This day we took a bike ride and John Snorkeled a bit to later find they had a " snorkeling section" and the life guards have an accent. SNOOCKALOR SNOORCKALOR funny stuff. We ate, played in the water and ran back to the boat for dinner.
Kayde Loved the complimentary Jogger Stroller I got from the ship for our entire cruise. I might have to get one! They are really so nice. She took most of her naps in this. The next day we went to Nassau we had herd form a few of our Platinum selling friends we should go see Atlantis and to get our tickets from cabbies. well little did we know they are SUPER ILLEGAL right now. they have been putting people in jail the last 2 weeks for buying and selling. So a Very upset Cabbie and a run down the tiny streets of Nassau we found a cab driver who was nice enough to even let us in his cab. that is where we got the whole story. But any way.... We went to Atlantis just not the water park. so we had access to the pools, aquariums, beaches, towels, and a lunch. It was great, Kayde loved this whole day. She got to see Nemo's( clown fish) and sea horses. So after Atlantis we headed back to do a little souvenir shopping. It was crap! Things were so over priced, so we grabbed Kayde and I each a shirt( John didn't find anything he would wear again) and loaded the ship. While getting ready for our Pirate Night Dinner I herd a bunch of the family out in the hall. I peaked my head out just in time to find out John and I had totally went to the wrong places shopping. SO Steph I and Scott( Our body guard) ran off the ship and over to the " white tent" it was awesome. too bad we only had about 5 minute to get there and find our black market purses. Steph ended up with 2 and I 1. It was kind of fun. Down side is we had to run there and back in the RAIN and I had literally just finished drying my hair from my shower. haha. Lets just say we were late for dinner. but it was fun Kayde loved her eye patch and saying arr. They had a big party on the top decks, where they had all the characters once again and even FIREWORKS!!!! I guess they are the only ship that has them. it was awesome. too bad Kayde fell asleep and John was sea sick so he took her to bed and missed the party. Ok day 4 was our day at sea. we slept in and ate, and let kayde play in the ships pools. So they have a certain area for non potty trained kids. Our little one really liked playing in the fountains and splashing around, but she got bored when we brought her back after her nap. So we took her swim diaper off and let her go play in the big kid pool. she was in heaven!!! I think she sprouted fins and gills in this pool. It was so funny watching her jump and nose dive off the side. and honestly she didn't care if I was there to catch her or not. So that is really all we did that day swam, ate, napped, went to a show. Day five we were back at Castaway we got our gear and picked out our beach spot and ended up waiting for the fam for a few. Kayde love this beach it had great sand and clear water. We got sitter and snorkeled in the right area where John and Tyson( Kayla's new hubby) found 2 or 3 Conk shells. among other stuff. we mainly hung out in the water and played with the family this day. Man They had chocolate chip cookie dough soft serve ice cream for desert! a highlight of my day!
We had to have every thing packed up and out side our rooms between 9-11 that night so I did laundry in between courses of dinner then when we were done eating we went to the cabin let Kayde relax and packed our things. We had to be off the ship by at least 9 the next morning.
Heading home was not so fun!!!! when is it really? we had to get up at 6:30 to get out and get breakfast before everything was closed. then we had to shuttle to the airport and wait for our plane back to good ole Utah. ok it wasn't a normal wait we had to spend almost 6 hours there! We debated going t Disney or gator land but decided it wouldn't be worth our time. Kayde was so good. she napped and played. We had non stop flights both ways so it was 5 hours long. the first flight she did great besides the descend. Kayde wouldn't suck anything so I think her ears wouldn't change. so the second flight I decided to drug her. our Dramamine said it was safe so I tried it..... well I'm pretty sure all it did was hyper her up and give her munchies. she hardly slept the whole flight! but when she did she crashed and it was about 45 minutes before we landed. ha ha. Well that sums it up. If you stuck with me way to go if you didn't I really Don't blame ya.

PICTURES!!!!!



1 of about 20 Tanks at Atlantis

our dinning group

John and Kayde's super sweet bike

Pluto on our beach!

Finally loving the characters

Island Mini

Hook

Our own Pirate(thanks Nona)

Not a fan of Belle

Daisy and Donald(yes I am holding Kayde(Scott was tyring to take pictures with 2 cameras)

Cinderella(she had just helped put Kayde's shoe on ha ha)

Pluto(a favorite later on)

Mini

Goofy


Mickey








Dancing on at the welcoming party, and swimming in the big pools( she even went potty in the toilet so she could swim with out her diaper!!!)

Thanks Mike and Susan especially and thanks everyone else for helping make memories that will last forever!!!!

See ya later

Leaving on a jet plane! be back form our "mickey Boat" trip as Kayde calls the disney cruise.

house!

She LOVES bubbles! The Easter bunny brought her a bubble blower, it is a favorite!

My Dad's new farm hand. she love the farm and cows.

Well our house is finally looking finished here and there. We have 3 closet doors to hang, and 6 doors to put trim around. We have finished almost all the trim. By that we I mean John, but he used the nail gun I bought.The all we have is the tile back splash I can't decide on and the back patio, so we can use our new doors!

Just a few reminders of how things used to be and why I LOVE what I have now!!!

just a peek at the finished kitchen

same as above, and more trim work.

more trim work

Laundry room B & A's
I added curtains to hide our water heater and the wall of plumbing, I also put those cheap peal and stick tiles on the floor to finish it off. I just need to add my cabinets, some vinyl( I can't decide what I want it to say) and an orange paint stripe around the room.

So we decided while we were fixing the basement it would be a good time to fix up chuck( our spare junk room). so I repainted, and had the carpet installers put a good piece from the TV room into there. it turned out great. I just need to find a new basketball net for the light. ha ha. This is John's room hence the old school sports wall paper I left up. Hey it has got to be vintage!

pictures and renovation again..

Wow so lots has been going on around here. I have totally enjoyed my new house Especially the kitchen I am totally spoiled rotten!!! But on that same note we had our basement flood because of some plumbing issues in the kitchen sink. We had a plumber come to clean out our drain , and he said he was done so we believed him, started the dishwasher and left for the evening. Well we came back to a flooded basement! Now this could have been so much worse, but it just got our laundry room, storage room( I like to call it my Mormon room ha ha) and into the main family room. just by the stairs. so we had to call in a company to clean it up, but that meant they tore out a hunk of my carpet and the carpet and pad up my stairs, all the molding in that area, and the drywall anywhere the little meter thing went off. That meant that my basement has been a mess since then! It took over a week for my insurance company to get back with me and everything figured out. but We have carpet ordered( yes I get the big room and stairs redone!!) and because just a little bit was ruined I decided that i would have the installers put the old into one of the spare bed room down there(chuck as some of you know it), the drywall has been repaired(the same guy we always use, he is so cheap and does a great job! He also patched up a lot of stuff included in his price BONUS) So now I am going to have a new laundry room and great room downstairs, Kaydence will be so glad to have her playroom back! Her toys are everywhere making me nuts!

I have still have been sewing and crafting as usual. I made John's little sister some calendar blocks, a grocery sack holder, and a little sign that said" when I said I Do I didn't mean Dishes" along with a bunch of cleaning supplies for her bridal shower. I made myself a sack holder while I was at it. I have been getting ready for our Disney Cruise with Johns family I cannot hardly wait.I finished all the paper work and got our passports and birth certificates all in a safe place just waiting for the big day!I tried to order a new cricut cartridge but it of coarse was back ordered so I found a friend who had one.FREE even better! So I was going to make some autograph pages for the characters on the cruise, but didn't want to spend the time on it, so I have made shirts! I decided that Kayde would need some Disney attire, but didn't feel like $20 bucks for a t shirt she most likely would stain was a good deal. So I got thinking and decided to make some mickey mouse applique shirts would be great. She has 3 and Casen will be getting one as well his mom loved the idea to. Those three dollar shirts from walmart and a fleece scarf from the dollar store have been good for this! I also made some curtains to hide an ugly(un-Sheetrock-able) wall in our laundry room. I LOVE the way they turned out. I got my fabric for a dollar a yard out of the clearance bin at walmart. Next on the sewing list is quilts! I am so excited to start trying my hand at it. I'm going to make Kayde a comforter and bed skirt, maybe so pillows too for her big girl bedroom she will be getting this summer.

I had my Dance Recital for the studio I teach at which including all the prep we do for it took 3 weeks, and then a week after that I was a hostess mom for a girl in the Miss Gunnison Pageant. She got 2nd atendent. I was super proud! I also threw a bridal shower for a Friend, and then had Kayla's shower to.

Kaydence Is SOOO big. I can't believe she is closer to being 2 than she is 1. She runs everywhere right now(and she is getting fast). She has a huge vocabulary I love it. she will count to 3 if she fells like it, can say most anybodies name. Still loves both her grandpa's, but LOVES going to the farm with my dad, who she calls "Papa". She has also named my grandma,"Nana", which is super funny, I have no idea where she herd that or came up with the idea. She is so funny and can dance with the best of dancers. She is also a climber, but interestingly enough doesn't try to get in or out of her crib. I will often find she is awake by her calling me from her bed"momma.... momma..." it is so cute. She loves to be outside! I have to make sure I keep our blinds in our new french doors to the back closed until we are both dressed or it is a fight until we are out there. She is very independent(shocker right?) We have a few power struggles here and there(unfortunately we believe in spanking) so I usually win but it we feel that in the long run it is better for all of us. Kayde is also really into dolls, and anything baby like. She loves to keep her babies wrapped up in the blankets I had to make for her( I tried giving her dish clothes but she knew better). I am excited to see how she will be with her new cousin due to arrive in August( Huge congrats to Zack and Mindy on the new little boy!). Well thanks for hanging in there with me. Just think of this as like three posts in one. I hope to get some more pictures of my creations on here, but until then enjoy these!

I had my friend Jessica Pratt took these. I wanted an old time feel with some of them. I think she did great with my vision. Especially when it was a fight to get Kayde to smile, act happy or even pay attention to us!

My Utah version of bluebells( hey she liked the purple weeds).

Love this, it is like the old school camera took it that took like 5 minutes to work. So hold that same face. ha ha

isn't this so cool, love the sunburst, the sun was so crazy that night.
she loved playing in this truck.

she is so ready for summer.

bubble!

you guys be done taking my picture?

this remineds me of a greeting card.

Easter!!!

We had a great Easter this year! First off we were all able to sleep in !! Then we watched conference in our bed( kayde watched Madagascar 2 on our portable DVD player). Then we went to my parents for lunch then we went down to the farm to find the Easter eggs, and have an egg roll.Kaydence loved hunting for eggs. John re hid her bucket about 3 times with my family.
Then we ran up to Manti to spend the afternoon with John's family. We got there at the end of the 2nd conference session. So after Kaydence, Casen, John, Andrea and I had a tea party. While the Easter bunny hid eggs.Kaydence is getting so fun. She loves to do anything I am. Then we had dinner, another egg hunt, then desert, and watched a movie about Christs Resurrection. It was a Great Day!! And ended on a great note. Thanks for every one that was with us to make it such a special day.

Grandpa doing what he does best.

Daddy and Kayde.

Where are more eggs?

Got it!

see the egg mid air? I thought it was cool.

She was pooped! She napped from Gunnison to Manti. Not long enough!
Our Tea party.
The bunny hid the eggs really good and my Barclay Grand Parents.

Really High ones!.

I have more videos but they aren't working.