Orlando Trip ~ Allison's 40th Birthday

Allison's 40th Birthday in Orlando ~

We went to Orlando, Florida April 4-8 to celebrate Allison's 40th birthday.  Craig, the boys, Oma and I stayed at the Marriott Cypress Villas.  We went to Allison and Miah's hotel (Loew's Portofino Hotel) the first night for dinner at Trattoria del Porto, Friday we hung out at our hotel pool with Allison and her whole family and grilled out at the Smith's place (celebrated Allison's birthday with the cutest cookies from Mary Drake (she got them made in Charleston and brought them to FL).  On Saturday we hung out at the pool with the whole crew (the boys had so much fun getting temporary tattoos) and went to dinner at The Boathouse (owned by Gibson's Steakhouse), Sunday we went to Universal Studios (the boys went on their first roller coaster and loved it), Sunday night Oma watched the boys while Craig and I went to STK for dinner. We left Monday for Chicago with so many fun memories with our best friends (mommy, Ali, the boys and her kiddos).  We learned this trip that we can travel well together and our boys are obsessed with each other.  They had the best time hanging out and it was a constant "where is Gabe" when we were not together.  It's so fun to see my BFFs kids and my kids get along so well.  

Iowa Trip ~ Visiting Juju

We went to Iowa to visit Julia (she's graduating in 6 weeks) and hung out with her, Ethan and two of his friends and the boys.  We had dinner with the whole group, then went to a bar and played shuffle board, ping pong and pool.  Craig, Julia and I played Shuffle Board and had fun playing together and then decided to move on to other areas.  Julia and Ethan had a ping pong competition, where Ethan dominated at the beginning, but Julia pulled through and beat Ethan in the end.  It was so much fun watching them battle each other.  Next Craig and I played each other in ping pong (knowing we are not the best) and we had so much fun!  I was laughing so hard I was crying.  I actually smoked him many times (he smoked me a couple times), but we had the best time.  It was such a fun night and we are so proud of Julia and all her accomplishments.  She already has a job lined up (recruiting job) and is so mature I can't get over it.  We are so proud of her and can't wait to see what the future holds for her.  What a fun weekend!  We will celebrate her again in 6 weeks when she graduates from Iowa.  

Candid School Photos - Liam

Liam's school did the cutest candid photos for the kids.  They did a great job capturing his personality and he had fun smiling for the camera.  We love these adorable photos and our sweet Liam.  

Candid School Photos - Grayson

Grayson's School had a photographer come to take candid photos of the kids.  We absolutely love how they captured his adorable personality and spirit.  We love these photos and our sweet Grayson.