St. Jude with the grands!

 

 

We recently went back to St. Jude for my son Jordan’s six month check up.

 

He is the handsome young man sitting there in the middle of our two precious granddaughters.  Jordan is a brain tumor survivor. 

 

 

There are always lots of fun things happening at St. Jude.  While we were in between clinic appointments a juggler came to entertain the kids.

 

 

We got a great report that Jordan’s tumor has remained stable, which made this visit a wonderful time to celebrate the good news!

 

 

We wanted to take our grandchildren so they could see all the amazing things St. Jude does to care for the children that come to the hospital with life threating diseases.

 

 

 

One evening we went to the mall with the girls and they got to make a Build-a-Bear.  Oh my…they were in heaven.  “Now, if I could only decide which one to choose?”

 

 

Here’s our little Karli pumping up her bear!

 

 

It was love at first sight for Kayla!

 

 

Finally, they were all groomed and dressed, and we were off to have some more fun!

 

Cole was patient while the girls did their thing, but now he was ready to do some high jumping on the trampoline.

 

 

Up, up and away they went.  Talk about fun…

 

 

We are so blessed to have these amazing gifts from God in our lives!

 

 

The next day we went to the Memphis Zoo.  The weather was picture perfect!  Oh, no….looks like we spotted three ferocious bears!

 

 

 

And then I saw this beautiful little monkey! I think I’ll just take her home with me.

 

 

There are just no word to express the joy we have as grandparents.  These little ones have truly filled a special place in our hearts.

 

 

Disney Magic

 

For the past few years, our family has taken an annual trip to Disney World.  I don’t know who gets more excited…our grandchildren or us!

 

 

This year was extra special;  all 5 of our sons came.  Talk about a lot of planning!  My wonderful daughter in love took care of every last detail.

 

 

 

Thanks so much, Kristin.  Your hard work paid off.  Each day was filled with all kinds of fun things to do, and we ate at some amazing places. 

 

 

 

We spent our first day in the Magic Kingdom.  Here we are at the Crystal Palace for lunch.  Yummy…

 

 

 

There is nothing like watching the spectacular parade on Main Street.  The magic had officially begun.

 

 

 

Karli had a love affair with her cousin Grace; she would not let her out of her sight!

 

 

 

Here we are taking a quick photo stop.  Gosh…so many beautiful places to take pictures. 

 

 

Even my son Jordan got mouse fever!  Who doesn’t love Mickey?

 

 

 

Smile, girls, we don’t want to forget any of these special moments.

 

 

 

Here we are, one more character stop before we leave!

 

 

 

As you can see, the weather was just gorgeous.  Lots of sunshine and smiles.  Couldn’t have been more perfect.

 

 

Next stop… Animal Kingdom.  Uncle Joe’s job was to entertain the kids while we waited for our table.  As you can see, he did a great job!

 

 

 

Karli (our little animal lover) was just mesmerized by an amazing bird show.

 

 

 

As you can see, we planed our outfits accordingly.  Looking forward to making that scrapbook soon.

 

To end our day we went on an adventured-filled safari ride.

 

 

 

Is she not just adorable?

 

 

 

We took a break during the week and went to Sea World.  Oh boy, what fun!  This was my first visit…I’ll be back for sure.

 

 

Looks like someone made a friend.

 

 

 

This show was simply awesome! 

 

 

 

Looks like I spotted a really nice looking guy in the crowd!

 

 

 

Another highlight from our trip was going to the American Idol Experience.  No flash photography was allowed.   As you can see that smile lit up the place!

 

 

 

Now…for the hard part, who would we choose?  Who will be the next American Idol?

 

 

My three amigos,  still ready for more fun!

 

 

One of my favorite places to visit in Disney World is Epcot. Now that the girls are getting older, they have found their favorite countries to visit.

 

 

My American beauties!

 

 

Here is our reward for getting old!

 

 

 

 

It seems just like yesterday we took these guys to Disney as little boys.  Where has the time gone?

 

 

 

And now we have our precious grandson!  So many moments I’ll cherish forever.

 

 

 

I could keep going with the many pictures I took, but for now I’ll stop.

 

 

We were worn out by the end of our trip, but we are already looking forward to going back!   Thanks so much taking your time to stop by.