Having Fun….September Visit 2010

It’s always great to be around kids who like to have fun…In this case, Brianna and Kayla were practicing their dancing routine in Kayla’s room to music…No one knew what they were doing until they came out and wanted to show us what they were doing and practicing on…I guess they have watched Dancing with the Stars several times…

A little turn here, a little twist here, put the feet just right, put in some swinging and what a dance routine they had…It was awesome and I wish I had a video camera just to show everyone…

After the dance routine, or maybe even before, these 2 were playing together very nicely…Barbie dolls are a great way to get 2 sisters together just as long as they don’t bicker amongst themselves…

 

It was great seeing the 3 girls play together without fighting…I love seeing the girls play…

I think Poppy was resting but it was tough to tell…It seems that Brianna wanted to be an angel on Poppy’s back…

So much for resting thought Poppy…When 3 girls come out and attack you, what are you gonna do…Attack back…What fun they all had…

 

Who has who???  At first glance, it looked liked the girls had their Poppy but then he turned the tide on them and he had them…They were laughing so hard that they got the hiccups…or at least 1 out of 3 girls got the hiccups…LOL…

We sure do miss our girls…We can’t wait to do the same thing with the granddaughter and grandchild to come in Mar. 2011 and be able to play with them…

Christmas Photos 2010

It’s always great to see pictures of little ones visiting the great Santa Claus…Granted the real Santa is still up in the North Pole where he lives and he gets his Santa helpers out there to see all the little boys and girls while he making his list and checking it twice…

Misti and Anna – Photo taken in Sicily

Anna was taken to go see Santa but I don’t think she wanted to see him…Little ones at this young age have a tough time seeing a stranger with a white beard…but at least she wasn’t screaming and throwing a fit…I’m sure Santa knows that she is a good girl and won’t get coal in her stocking…

Brandi, Elizabeth, Brianna & Kayla

This Santa was ready to see what all these girls wanted for christmas…I’m sure they talked off Santa’s ears about what they wanted for Christmas…All are smiling which is very unusual…but what a very good photo…

All my girls are getting so big…Time sure does fly by so fast…Merry Christmas from Poppy & Mommom…Thinking of all of u everyday!

Visiting the Upper Echilon of Resorts – Grand Floridian

 

Walt Disney World has many resorts on their property…They range from the lower resorts to the upper echilon of resorts…There is the low end resort of Pop Century and the All Star Resorts to the Contemporary and Polynesian Resorts…but there is one upper expensive resort called The Grand Floridian…Where the people with money stay or if you are lucky enough, you may get an upgrade to this resort…It’s a very beautiful resort with all the inlaid Italian marble with Disney characters inlaid in to the marble…The Fab 5 are inlaid in the main entrance, 2nd floor hallway leading from the monorail entrance…Tinkerbell was found on the 2nd floor by the elevators…

As you come in from the monorail entrance side, there are 2 good sized christmas trees, one on each side of the balcony…This is where you can look over the railing and see just how big the resort’s christmas tree is…

The resort’s christmas tree is decorated with Victorian decorations…There are bird cages, doves, gold ribbon and christmas balls…The tree is about 50 feet tall and is put together in several sections…It is an awesome tree to see in person…

In the Grand Floridian are 2 high-class restaurants…The Citrico and Victoria & Alberts…Reservations are most definitely needed and are very hard to get…I didn’t see any sort of menu to see just what they serve or how expensive a meal can be…but I have heard that they are always packed..

Even the lettering for the name of the restaurant looks expensive…lol

Inside the Grand Floridian is a huge Gingerbread House…You can buy gingerbread cookies and cakes from this house…It is a spectacular sight to see…

One of the chefs who work the gingerbread house was showing the guests how she makes a small gingerbread house…It was so interesting how she uses the royal icing to make icicles and how to make all her decorations stick to the gingerbread house…It does take 24 hours for the small gingerbread house to dry…Then you can eat the house but once you make it, would you want to eat it?  All that hard work go in to someone’s tummy…I don’t think so…

 

At the entrance of the Grand Floridian, ground floor, there are 2 different vehicles…A vintagecadillac and a vintage carriage…I would love to have a ride with my sweetie in this being rode around with a driver and several horses and a warm blanket…Or if one is getting married to be put up in the carriage and driven around to the wedding and/or reception and have everyone look at the bride…How spectacular that would be…

The Grand Floridian is decorated with all the christmas spirit of wreaths and trees all around…It’s a beautiful place to come and see at least once…Richard and I are lucky enough to be able to come every christmas to see these decorations…

Our Son-n-Law Serving in the Military

Our son-n-law, Chad, is in the Navy…We are proud of him for serving our country…He is a corpsman in the Navy and so far, is planning on retiring from the Navy…Right now he is away from home for the Holidays and our daughter, Misti, is pregnant with their second child…Their daughter, Anna, gets to see her dada via internet…It’s heartbreaking but they are not the only family in the military who are without someone home for the holidays…We are very proud of Chad and every other member(s) who are serving this great nation and who aren’t home for holidays, births or any other reason…Thanks for our freedom…

Luckily in this year of technology, there is the internet…Talking to someone miles away is awesome…One of the programs used for this is Skype…Video and microphone/speakers or a headset with a microphone works great…Misti and Anna might not be able to talk to him every day but when they do get to chat/see him, it lights up their day as I am sure that it lights up his day…Anna gets to see her dada and when she does he gets a hug and a kiss…Oh, how sweet to see this and so precious…

 

I am so glad that Anna gets to see her dada…I know she misses him a lot as does Misti, our daughter…Chad, we can’t wait for your return home to your wife and daughter…Be safe…We may not know you much and hope to do so some day but we send our best, hugs and kisses…We wish you Happy Holidays and hope you get to call home on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day…xxxoooo

Eat to the Beat Concert Series at Epcot

 

There is a great way to end the Eat to the Beat concert series at Epcot during the Food & Wine Festival…One of the biggest attractions to this concert series is Big Bad Voodoo Daddy…There was Starship and some other bands there (I can’t remember the names now)…

We went to Epcot on Nov. 12 to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and hear the great swing music that they play…One of their songs is Go Daddy O and the song from Jungle Book…The music is awesome and ongoing…We were expecting to stand in a line forever for the 7:45 showing but when we got back to the American Theatre there wasn’t a line and plenty of seats to choose from…Camera in hand, we set off to find a good spot to sit, except for up close cause that’s where the guests who pay for a dinner/show get to sit…At 6:30pm, the band started to come out in their zuit suits and the music started…

 

The horn section was awesome…The way they could play their instruments was fabulous…The suits helped with all the swing music… 

Everyone in the audience was clapping and singing…

The lead singer has a great voice…He didn’t stop for a drink or take a break..He just kept on going…I would have to applaud him cause some singers take a drink break…

Boys Boys Boys

Well, it’s more like MEN MEN MEN but there is a song called Boys Boys Boys and it was actually played on the TV show for Peoples 25th Year of the Sexiest Man Alive…It was tough to see all the front covers of the People magazine on tv to see what year every “sexy” guy was in, so I looked it up…The issue started in 1985 just because someone in a meeting shouted “The world’s sexiest man alive” as one of their articles…Well, since that meeting, it’s been an annual event to find the “perfect” sexy man alive…Unfortunately, with the list, there are a few that I just don’t see as being sexy or even cute with sex appeal but I guess others saw something..Hence, everyone’s different tastes in men…

1985 – Mark Harmon – NCIS, Jethro Gibbs; 1986 – Mel Gibson – Mad Max hunk; 1987 – Harry Hamlin (for me, I don’t see it) – LA Law;  1988 – JFK, Jr.; 1989 – Sean Connery – Better known for his roles as 007 James Bond (for me, I don’t see it back then but now he is debonnaire); 1990 – Tom Cruise; 1991 – Patrick Swayze, Johnny in Dirty Dancing; 1992 – Nick Nolte (how in the world did he get in there…I don’t find him cute, handsome, sexy or anything else); 1993 – Richard Gere – Pretty Woman, Gigilo & other movies; 1994 – No one was chosen in this year; 1995 – Brad Pitt; 1996 - Denzel Washington; 1997 – Geo. Clooney  - ER; 1998 – Harrison Ford; 1999 – Richard Gere – This is the second time he is on the cover; 2000 – Brad Pitt – Second time for the appearance of Brad on the cover; 2001 – Pierce Brosnan – James Bond, 007; 2002 – Ben Affleck – he beat his best bud, Matt Damon,  to the cover; 2003 – Johnny Depp – Capt. Jack Sparrow and many other roles; 2004 – Jude Law – Another person I just don’t see what the thing is about him…He’s not handsome or cute..Maybe it’s his accent; 2005 – Matthew McConaughey – Many movies; 2006 – George Clooney – Second time on the cover; 2007 – Matt Damon – I don’t see it but everyone else did and at least he can say he made if finally with his best bud, Ben Affleck; 2008 – Hugh Jackman – XMen, Wolverine & Van Helsing; 2009 – Johnny Depp – Second time on the cover and almost a third time and he was just a little bit out voted by the 2010 man; 2010 – Ryan Reynolds – Two Guys & A Girl, tv show, Blade 3 and The Proposal movie…

So there you have it…25 Sexiest Man Alive cover names…Now I think there should be a few more in that list that just didn’t make it…Let’s start with the tv shows that I watch…

Shemar Moore – Criminal Minds as Derek Morgan;  George Eads – CSI: Las Vegas as Nick Stokes;  Christopher Meloni – L&O: SVU as Det. Stabler;  Alex O’Laughlin – Hawaii Five-O as Steve McGarrett;  LL Cool J – NCIS: LA as Sam;  Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – Wrestler & Actor…

  

These are just a few of the men who were on the cover of People’s magazine since 1985…The one chosen for 2010 is Ryan Reynolds..

Now I have a few I’d like to post that I thought should be on the cover…

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Christopher Meloni – Law & Order: SVU – Det. Stabler

Alex O’Loughlin – Hawaii Five-O as Steve McGarrett

Shemar Moore – Criminal Minds as Derek Morgan

So with all the people (women) out there, I guess there are many opinions and reasons why these men didn’t make it…Maybe one day compared to some of the ones who showed up on the cover of People’s magazine…

The Grandgirls – Trick or Treating 2010

Halloween was on a Sunday this year and all 4 grandgirls got dressed up to go Trick or Treating or Trunk or Treating..Our youngest granddaughter, Anna, was dressed up for the Renaissance Period of time…Somehow, I don’t think the shoes would qualify but that’s okay cause our little princess looks awesome…Her mommy and daddy picked out a great costume for her to wear…Anna was able to go to the daddy’s hospital to Trick or Treat…then she got to “ride around” for Trick or Treating…What a doll!

After all was said and done and riding around getting all the candy that she could grab, she passed out…All that riding around just wore her out…LOL…

Kay, Bri & Lizzi went trunk or treating and trick or treating…According to their mommy, they got “loads” of candy…Kay got to be the devil, Bri was a diva and Lizzi was a princess….

They got to trunk or treat at Kay’s school and at their great aunt’s church on Halloween day…Then that night they got to go trick or treating around their aunt’s neighborhood..What a great time they had…

 

Unlike their cousin, Anna, these 3 girls didn’t pass out after going trick or treating…They had a 2 hour ride home and they were still awake when they got home…All they wanted was “CANDY”..Go figure!!!  LOL

We hope all our girls had a fabulous time and they all looked adorable and pretty…I can’t wait to see what they will be next year…