Gatorland

Today we met my friend Pam and her son Jay over at Gatorland in Kissimmee. They have an awesome discount right now where Florida teachers plus one guest get in free and all Florida residents get in for $9.99. So, for $14.90 the four of us got in, plus rode the train! We walked around and saw the alligators, the jumparoo show, fed some birds, rode the train, and played in the splashground. Both girls fell asleep on the way home and as soon as they wake up we are headed to see the grandparents.

At the entrance to Gatorland.

All aboard the train.

Feeding the birds. KK loved it, Mady not so much.

Gator jumparoo show.

Skating Party

About once a month my school hosts a skating party at Semoran Skateway. We invited our friends, The Pearsons, to join us and see if Mady and Emily would skate. We took Mady to a skating party last winter and she sorta skated with her friend Bryce. This time it took both girls about an hour to warm up to the idea, but by the end of the night they were in the beginner rink going from one end to the other. Jacob and I even took Mady around the big rink once. Hopefully we'll continue taking Mady to the monthly skating parties and she'll get the hang of it!

Mady and Mommy in the beginner rink!

Mady showing off her skating skills!

Mady and Emily practicing skating!

Random Cuteness

Here are some random photos from the month of September. Some are from my birthday and the girls eating cake. We went to Boma's at Animal Kingdom Lodge for dinner on my actual birthday. I've always wanted to go there and it was awesome. We also had a mini birthday party at home 2 days later with both girls complete with balloons and a cake! Mady and her friend Emily also had a pretend slumber party one night. Emily brought her sleeping bag over and after the girls played they watched a movie. Emily actually cried when she had to go home because she really thought she was spending the night!

Kaitlyn eating a cookie at Boma's

I think KK loved the birthday cake!

Mady getting ready to eat icing. That's all she likes.

My adorable 14 month old!

Watching a movie in their matching sleeping bags.

Labor Day Weekend

We didn't have any plans over the weekend except for the UCF game so we decided to head over to our friends, The Pearsons, and have a pool party. Mady loves playing with Emily in the pool and KK has decided that she has no fear of the water. We swam, ate, and hung out around the house while the kids played. We had a great day and it was so sad to have to go back to work the next day! Thanks to the Pearsons for inviting us over and letting us use their pool!

Mady hanging by the pool!

Emily and Mady monkey crawling from the deep end to the shallow end.

Daddy and the girls. Kaitlyn LOVES the water!

UCF Game

The first UCF game of the season was on Saturday, September 5th against Samford. Typically we don't go to the first game because it always falls during Labor Day weekend, but since we didn't have any plans and we have to miss the October 3rd home game, we went. Our babysitter Michelle came over around 6 and Jacob and I headed over to Bright House Stadium. The game started at 7:30 and we made a quick trip over to the bookstore to pick up new gear for the new season. We even got Mady her first UCF cheerleader outfit! We stayed until the start of the 4th quarter when UCF was losing, and by the time we made it to the parking garage UCF scored and won the game. This week we are headed to the second home game against Buffalo. Mady and KK are going to their grandparent's house for the night so that we might actually get to tailgate and have some pre-game fun!

All smiles in my new UCF gear!

The band at halftime paid tribute to Michael Jackson!

A kid free night and football!