I had a goal on this trip to get a canvas-able picture of us. I hired my sister to take our pictures one night on the beach.
Success.
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Magical
Our last day in Florida found us at Disney World. I was excited that my Underground Tourist iPhone app predicted that Friday was a good day to hit the Magic Kingdom, crowd-wise.
I was more excited when we got there and found that there was a meet & greet with Ariel at the Magic Kingdom. I mean, Ariel is Mallory and Rick’s FAVORITE PRINCESS, so it could not have been more perfect!
After a quick picture with Pluto right when we walked in the park, and then a minor attitude adjustment for both kids (I was about to turn us around …
Marathon Man
Rick ran his first ever marathon on Sunday here in Orlando – the Walt Disney World Marathon.
26.2 miles (as all marathons are).
He expected to finish in ~4 hours. The kids & I didn’t go watch the race because (a) it started at 5.30a; and (b) my conference started at 9a and I didn’t think I should skip the first morning just to watch Rick run. Rick’s dad & step-mom drove over from Tampa to watch the children during the race while I was in class.
But then I started getting his splits (updates on his time) and realized that HOLY COW …
Umbabersatal Studios
My conference was only half day on Wednesday so we took the kids to Universal (“Umbabersatal” or “Umbabersal” in Mallorian) Studios in the afternoon – actually Islands of Adventure. We picked Islands instead of Universal because Islands of Adventure has Seussville and we thought that would be better for the children. I was bummed they wouldn’t get to see the Shrek attraction at Universal, but that was the only thing I thought we’d miss.
I have to say that going to other theme parks really make you appreciate the magic of Disney. This park had chipped paint, dead leaves in the …
2010 Christmas Card
Remember these two posts from November (© Mallory Photography and Happy Thanksgiving) – with outtakes from Christmas card photo sessions? Well, here is our actual Christmas card, with some more outtakes below…
the front:
the back:
And here are some more that didn’t make the cut but were still super cute!
Christmas Vacation, 2010, part deux
Our trip to Florida has been rather uneventful. The weather was SUPER yucky the beginning of the week so we hunkered down in the hotel and didn’t do much (like 30s and super windy, which I realize isn’t very cold, but it was cold since I didn’t bring our winter coats…)
Wednesday I was invited to go on the official wives’ trip to St Augustine. We got to have lunch and do a trolley tour of the city, and then we had some time to shop. That night I met a friend for dinner (Hi Amy!); it was awesome to eat …
The Big Chill
I finally got to have Rick be my date for a game in the Big House when Michigan & Michigan State played hockey earlier this month. Rick is such a tailgating novice – he wasn’t sure if he was allowed to have a beer as we walked to our friend’s tailgate!
Then when we got to the stadium, I had to take his picture on the steps, because OH.MY.GOSH it was his FIRST GAME! I’m pretty sure I really embarrassed him by taking this picture.
The other funny thing is that after Michigan scored the first of their five (unanswered) goals, I …
© Mallory Photography
In an attempt to get a jump on our holiday cards, and to take advantage of some decent November weather, I dragged everyone up to the park for a family photo session.
I had the tripod and the self-timer, but no way to get the kids (especially Carson) to look at the camera, so I asked three 10-ish year old boys who were walking through the park if they’d mind jumping around behind my camera so M & C would look in the direction. They were AWESOME and so cute and helpful – I made Rick give me some cash to …
Early
Rick’s alarm on his phone went off at 4.30a this morning. His phone fell behind the bed so it took him about 3 minutes, including asking me for my phone so he could use it as a flashlight, to hit the snooze button on his alarm.
His alarm went off at 4.37a too. Snooze.
4.44a? Snooze.
4.51a? Snooze.
Finally at 4.58a he got up and got ready a little bit (home game today with a noon kickoff = he has to be there at 6a).
After putting in his contacts and starting to get ready, he climbed back in bed.
With today being …
Is that a bad word?
Oh my sweet girl.
We were talking today about how the football games start in a few weeks, and Mallory said “GO BLUE!” and then she said “GO BUCKEYES!”
I whipped my head around and said “WHAT did you just say?”
“I don’t know”, Mallory replied.
Then she asked “Is that a bad word?”
Rick & I both asked her what she said and she quietly said “Go Buckeyes”, and we had to tell her that yes, that was a very bad word and she better not say it if she wants to go to any football games.
Later on in the day, …