Friday, October 26, 2012

Florida Part 1

The time had Finally arrived! We were finally on our way to our much anticipated trip to DISNEYWORLD! I had been planning this trip for over a year and we were so excited to get going!
 Zoey was an angel on the flight. She was asleep for about an hour then woke up and sat on our laps until the last 45 minutes. She got a little restless and wanted down but she wasn't loud and she didn't cry or whine once!
 Once we landed in Orlando, she wanted to be a helper and push mommy's carry on. Jed and I were there by ourselves for the first night (Sara and Travis came in REALLY late) and then Saturday we went to the parks on our own as well. It was SO much fun to play as our little family:
 Token picture in front of the Castle in Magic Kingdom. I LOVE anything Disney, but there is something special about walking down mainstreet and seeing the castle come into view. We decided our first stop would be Pirates of the Caribbean:
 My Little Pirate!
 (Out of Order) Waiting in line for the bus to take us to Magic Kingdom
 Pirates was a success! Zoey was a little cautious at first, but once she saw the puppy, she was a happy camper! She went around the rest of the trip dancing and singing " Ho, Pi! Ho, Pi!" (We would sing Yo Ho Yo Ho a Pirates Life for me)
 It's a Small World- Classic and a Must DO! Zoey loved it of course :)
 Tea Cups! Mommy can't do tea cups- they make her sick so Daddy took the Bug. She loved it except when the ride stopped at the end. It makes a really loud mechanical noise- she was not a fan!
 On the boat to go to Dinner at Fort Wilderness Lodge. This hotel was so cool! They had a Yellowstone theme and even an "old faithful" geyser knock off that would erupt every 30 minutes.

 We ate at Whispering Canyon Cafe- such a blast and very noisy. If you asked for Ketchup, they made you yell to the whole restaurant and kids would come running with 30+ bottles of ketchup. A guy next to us asked for a large coke and they brought him a bucket of soda. It was a good time :)


 Baby Minnie Mouse
 Zoey's FAVORITE ride the whole trip was the  racecar speedway. The three of us got in a car and she "drove" us around the track. Those cars are hard for even me to drive, so you can imagine with Zoey driving we took a while to get around the track. She was laughing and smiling the whole time - so worth the price of the trip!
 (out of order) the first night we were there, we went to Wolfgang Puck express. We had a free dining plan with our vacation so we took full advantage. Wolfgang puck food is AMAZING!
 DAY 3- Everyone is here (except my parents who got in about noon). Taking the bus to EPCOT where we planned on spending a lazy sunday!
 Spencer, Brad and Gavin
 Sara, Elisse and "KEY!" (Kynlee- Zoey only gets Key out when she says her name)
 Jed, Me, Lauren and Zoey. As you can tell, it was BLISTERING hot in Florida. I have never been anywhere in my life that was as hot and humid as this trip. You would walk outside and within 5 minutes you look like you got out of a hot sauna. Zoey was especially sensitive to the heat. She would get bright red, sweaty and her hair would go really curly
 Most of the family at Epcot- the Bonan clan has ARRIVED!
 Finding Nemo ride- Zoey's other favorite. She LOVES "elmo" (for some reason she calls nemo elmo- no idea why). After the ride they have an aquarium for the kids to explore...
 ... and explore they did! They loved looking at the dolphins and the manatees in this specific tank
 Classic Disney hat picture with the girls! Always have to get one of these in Epcot
 Does this hat make my head look small? :)
 Getting our Sombrero on!
 The Lions in China. Zoey was rarring when I took this picture
 Mom and Dad are finally here! The real fun can now begin!
 Hot sweaty Zoey!
 Travis, Kynlee, Zoey and Jed. The Dad's were such good sports to chase the girls a lot for us
 We HAD to recreate this photo op from the last time we were in Disneyworld. We have 2 1/2 new members of the family in this picture. It is fun to look back and see how much we have all changed since Disneyworld 2010

 Italy- It is so fun walking around the countries and feeling like you are on a world tour

 Zoey was so hot and tired and would not take a nap in her stroller so Jed and I went inside a restaurant and let Zoey sleep on an air conditioned bench for almost 2 hours. As you can see from her hair-- it WAS HOT!
 Dinner that night was at Coral Reef Cafe. We sat next to a Giant Aquarium and watched Fish, Sharks and Sea Turtles swim by. It was very cool and Delish food- we ate SO much on this trip. We LOVE food!!

 We decided to run over to Hollywood Studios and ride Rockin' RollerCoaster and Tower of Terror during the Magic Hours that night. It was a blast and brought back highschool memories
 Aerosmith Rollercoast- SO MUCH FUN!!!
More fun yet to come.....

Sunday, July 8, 2012

18 months old!

Zoey is 18 months old today and I can't believe it! She is growing and learning so much- it is so fun!

-talks a ton. Most of the time we don't know what she is saying. She says mom, mama, dad,daddy, yellowow, just started saying happy and says "no" to everything. She copies a pot of words well too
- runs around the house yelling "mom" or "dad" depending on who isn't in the room
- eats really well with a fork and spoon and feeds herself now. She loves watermelon,grapes, lasagna, pizza, honey nut cherries and all berry captain crunch cereal
- loves playing with cousins and friends
-loves water- her pool in the back yard and seven peaks
-loves babies. She loves to give kisses and hugs to any baby she can get her hands on. She is such a Good mommy to all her babies. She takes them on walks and rocks them and pats their bums. It's adorable
-very trusting. Will go to anyone. Not sure how happy I am about this one
- loves to be outside. If she is outside she is happy
-loves fireworks. She got so excited and stood up during the 4th of July fireworks.
She would make noises like them and looked like she was leading the fireworks with her arms. It was so cute!
- gives the best hugs and kisses and still blows kisses
- got in her first car accident with jed. She was fine other than some seatbelt bruises
But jed said she cried for a
While because she was scared. He said she sat in the ambulance like an angel though and let them check her out
- is a good listener some
Of the time. Other times she pretends not to hear me
- loves animals. We took her to wheeler farm and she had a blast.

It is so fun to watch her grow! Love you Zoey!




Sunday, July 1, 2012

Picture update




Hiking up to doughnut falls- it was too early in the season and the trail was still closed. We hiked from the road but then decided to go back to the car


Feeding the duckies on mothers day


She took a spill on mothers day and hurt her nose- her scabby nose was so sad for about a
Week! Poor bug


Fullmer Bros golf tournament- freezing cold in the rain but we had a blast! And came in last place... It about killed my
Dad


Eating yogurt by herself for the first time and other eating pictures


Cousins!


My return to the stage- performing at Elisse's studio year end show. It was so much fun to dance with Elisse again and get to dance with Lauren for the first
Time





My biggest fans


She didn't recognize me with my hair back





First Real game- she loved it!





Loves the iPad still- her new favorite is The Princess and the Frog- I have to keep an eye on her because it has scary parts I won't let her watch


First time in the carwash- she wasn't a fan


Dressed up for Church



Roxy swimsuit I bought zoey in Disneyland thinking it would fit her next summer (2T) and it fits now! Good thing I tried it on her


African princess- wearing the cute pants Lauren brought her from Africa


4 year anniversary at Ruths Chris- SO amazing!


I've never seen such a huge steak in my life!


Seven peaks with Grandpa


Cute hairstyle


I'm an auntie x2! Emily and Jason welcomed Charlie this month


And Nate and Alisha welcomed Logan- so excited both of them!


We took nate and Alisha dinner- Emily is just home from the hospital so I'll take her dinner next week


Cute face- love her!


On a walk with Lauren during the day- she has to wear knee guards because she falls all the time and scrapes her knees


Standard car sleeping position- 1 leg up!

Funny story- in church they started the opening song and zoey stood up on the bench and started mimicking the chorister- she thought she was so funny! LOVE MY BABY GIRL!