Disney...

We had a WONDERFUL time in Disney!! The boys were completely mesmerized the entire time!!! The first pic is of the boys waiting for the plane at the airport. Honey thought of everything and even had the boys stuffed Mickeys for the airplane.
It is just magical to finally get to Disney and walk in to see the castle. I'm pretty sure Caden thought he had died and gone to heaven!
Caden is ready to go!! You've gotta love any place that hands out stickers and buttons as you walk in.
Gryason's a bit weary from the trip and not sure of what to think of all this!
We went for a classic first and headed to Dumbo. Caden already has the "wave" down pat! Poor Papa...he's really not for rides that go in circles.
Here we are waiting for Small World...it was one of Caden's absolute favorites! I love the look that my Dad is giving Frank...it cracks me up! PS- holding Grayson while waiting in line for a ride is very similar to wrestling a wild boar. He's cute, but lethal!
We had character meals every day. Caden was beyond thrilled when characters were walking around the restaurant. Grayson was less than impressed. He didn't mind the characters posing with Caden, but if they came to his side of the table, he LOST IT!
You can tell he's loving this!
Next was Hollywood Studios...
One of the ONLY pictures I am in from the trip. And yes, that is just the way I like it!
The lion was sneaking a pic with Grayson.
Caden does love some Little Einsteins!!
I think he's in love!
More wild boar handling...
The Beauty and the Beast musical was really good! Just short enough to keep the boys' attention pretty well.
I just love these little green army men!
I took this one b/c some people say this is what Frnak looks like now that he is clean shaven. :)
Ok...this is the BEST thing. You must go!! Every morning, Mickey arrives on the train to open Magic Kingdom. Just get there about 10-15 mins before opening to see the little show. It was adorable, and totally gets you in the magical mood!!
Super fun!!
Carousel time...
Whee!!!
Grayson is a dare devil. This is on the tea cups. He was ALL about spinning the tea cup!
Now for Chef Mickey's breakfast. We did this breakfast at 11, so it served as our lunch. It worked out really well, and was a nice mid-day park break.
The characters just never get old!!
And finally we got to see Mickey!!
Silly Goofy!
Minnie was the first character that Grayson wasn't TERRIFIED of. I guess he knows what he likes!
He looks scared in this one, but he is totally flirting!
Minnie also insisted on having a pic with Frank.
I know this is a pic from behind, BUT doesn't he look like he's in heaven!! We were waiting for the parade in this one.
I have TONS of pics from this parade, but I just loved Mary Poppins!
Night time photo of the castle. Both of the boys absolutely LOVED the fireworks show every night.
This was our last night. We already want to go back!! Caden stayed down there 3 more days with my parents and had a blast! I have more pics on another camera that I haven't uploaded yet. Maybe one day!

Snow Day...

We have gotten lots of snow this year. Of course, that is relatively speaking for Mississippi! The boys enjoyed our snow day that we got! We played in the snow at our house for a while, and then we headed to Honey and Papa's to check out their snow.
Throwing snowballs with Papa...
Daddy just Chillin'...literally!
I truly think that Caden was going to try and take Grayson out with this one...
Building the second snowman of the day...
Our view on the road...
Going down the slide at home...It was hilarious! Grayson just had to go down the slide, but when he hit the bottom he didn't know what to do, so he just sat there for a while with his hands and legs flailing in the snow.
It was the best we could do...

Caden...

Update:
Caden's appointment went great! He is getting worse, but not quickly, so that is awesome!! For those of you who know what this means, his Aortic Stenosis is classified as Moderate, and his Aortic Insufficiency is classified as Severe. We're still just enjoying our bought time until it's time for a valve replacement. Praise God for all of the advanced being made in this field every day!!!

Original Post:
Tomorrow is Caden's annual check up with his Cardiologist, Dr. B. This is the second time that we have been able to go a year between visits, and I, of course, have the usual butterflies. I am so thankful for Dr. B, and so thankful for the strides that have been made in the field of pediatric cardiology even in Caden's 4 years of life. I'll be sure to update tomorrow evening how things are looking with our little man.

Aunt Pat comes to town...

Frank's aunt from SC was in Columbus for the weekend, so we made the trip up there to visit. We had such a nice time seeing everyone! You can tell in the pic above that Aunt Pat definitely has the "grandmother's touch" on babies! Bishop was asleep on her shoulder in a matter of minutes.

Here's the best pic I got of the 3 boys in their matching jammies. Actually, it's much better than what I thought I would get!

Grayson's face was priceless when Tomekia put Bishop next to him. He was looking at Bishop like, "Um, Mom, he's touching me!"

My goodness, I just can't believe how big he's getting. AND I must get my flash fixed.

Deer in headlights???

GrandPop has always wanted daughters...
We keep telling him that he got the cream of the crop!

Grayson getting in some Nick Jr. before we hit the road to head home. He was SO tired after not having a nap all day.

Remember the sprinkles from the Christmas cookies...
Caden still likes them!!

You can see in this one he's even got sprinkles in his eye lashes!!