What a slacker...

I wish there were an easier way to update this blog...it seems like I just don't have the chance to sit down at the computer to write!

Lots has happened in the last month, of course! To start, right after that last post I did, BOTH the kids got Chickenpox...seriously. I couldn't make this stuff up! LOL Both recovered very quickly, since they had the vaccine...however, Emma wasn't able to participate in the Relay for Life like she usually does...we're all geared up for next year, though!!

On Thursday, June 30th, we went to the Detroit Symphony concert at Greenfield Village. It's the 7th year we've done this and it is a very important tradition for Tony and myself. We just LOVE LOVE LOVE the concert...which ends with Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture"...complete with canons and fireworks! It's a fabulous concert and the kids look forward to the "big concert" each summer...

The Saturday following the concert, we packed up and headed to Florida/Disney World for a week! Just got back on Saturday, and it was a great trip!! Both kids had a great time and made some wonderful memories not only for themselves, but for us, too!! For starters, Emma rode her first "water ride" (SPLASH MOUNTAIN) AND her first roller coaster (BIG THUNDER MOUNTAIN RAILROAD)!!!!! She hated them both...but wanted to try them again in the daylight (we rode them the first night we got there) to make sure she hated them. Unfortunately, we weren't able to ride them again...but she's already talking about the next time we go!

Since we were in Disney for the 4th of July, we saw some awesome fireworks! Bradlee was scared out of his mind of them, so I took him back to the hotel while everyone else stayed to watch...he was out before I got him to the bus...

On Wednesday, while waiting to meet "Phineas" and "Ferb" at Hollywood Studios, BOTH of Emma's front teeth fell out!! :) The tooth fairy visited that night and brought Emma two new charms for her new charm bracelet...she looks even cuter now!! :)

On Thursday, Emma was treated to a "Princess makeover" by Aunt Lynne (it was actually her Christmas present!!)...she was *magically* transformed into Princess Tiana from "The Princess and the Frog"! She had a WONDERFUL time being pampered...and left her hair in the bun for three days following it! While Princess Tiana doesn't have pink hair, I think Emma's looks fantastic! :)

I think one of my favorite parts of the week was getting to see my grandma (mom's mom) who lives about an hour north of Orlando. Tony and I went to pick her up Thursday morning and then took her back home Friday morning. It was the first time Bradlee had met her, and they were immediate buds...especially when Doodoo (that's what we call her) got her dessert (ice cream) for lunch!! :)

We had a really great trip...I'm sure I could go on and on about it, but these are some of the highlights! :)