Disney and the Beach

Now to tell our other children...

One afternoon we loaded up our children to start the long overnight drive to Florida. We decided it would be best to pull an all-nighter driving with four little ones.

But along the way, we made one very important stop.

Next door to my doctor's office - to see the ultrasound technician.

I went in first, then I invited Tom and our 4 kiddos into the room.

The technician showed the sonogram to our children. I asked them if they knew what that was a picture of. Brandon smiled and softly said, "It's a baby."

Then he smiled and leaned down to give me a hug.

That got our other children excited.

There on the screen was their new brother or sister.

What a way to start a wonderful vacation.

We arrived very early in the morning at my parents' place.

When we were at the beach with my parents, it was time for a little relaxing. I remember eating a lot of cottage cheese (it soothed my tummy) and walking along the beach. It happened to be Easter weekend so our children got to enjoy an Egg Hunt in the sand. A restaurant nearby had a great set up. They let different ages go out into an area they had roped off, and all the children there got to go out with a bucket and find plastic eggs hidden in the sand. What a great idea!

After about a week, we headed to DisneyWorld.

I spent many Disney Mornings in the bathroom.

Being in your first trimester is a little tough at DisneyWorld.

But I still had fun watching our children have fun. One of the best parts was seeing the wonder and amazement on our children's faces.

And all too soon it was time to go home. We needed to get ready for our newest member. I also needed to figure out what was going on with our oldest child, Brandon. He was having a terrible year in school and I was fighting for him every step.