Fall Extracurricular Activities

 This fall has been (mostly) all about trying new things! 

Reid and Georgia Kate are still enjoying their Friday morning piano lessons and all 3 kids have been doing a ninja challenge class on Friday afternoons.  They offer a homeschool class so we've been able to work it into our week easily.  It's kind of like strength and agility training.  GK has decided it's not really her thing, but the boys are going to keep going!  

Georgia Kate wanted to take a break from dance and try something different.  She decided on softball!  She was excited to get to play on the same team as Maggie-Jaymes, Aubrey, and a couple of other girls she knew.  We loved watching her play and have fun with her team!  Go Spirit!  

After sitting through so many baseball games, it was the boys' turn to cheer the girls on!

She was so lucky to have her own fan club at every game!

When softball season ended, she was ready to move onto something else new!  She started tumbling class a few weeks ago and has really enjoyed it so far!

Reid basically went straight from "spring" (which turned into summer) baseball into fall baseball.  Same coaches, different name!  This boy loves baseball!

We've all been extra thankful for these activities.  It's nice to have something to do that feels kind of normal! 

Disney World 2020

Well, like the true rebels we are, we decided to go to Disney World during Corona times!  We surprised the kids on Sunday morning, Oct. 25th, about an hour before we had to leave the house.  They were shocked and SO excited!  

We flew into Tampa, rented a car, and drove about 45 minutes to our resort.  We stayed at The Grand Floridian and it was beautiful!

After checking in, we headed to Disney Springs for dinner at T-Rex Cafe.  Our little dinosaur lover was thrilled and it was a fun way to kick off the trip!  Disney did a phenomenal job with everything, but it's kind of a bummer that we are wearing masks in 99% of our pictures. 

Day 1 was Magic Kingdom!  A lot of the "experience" parts of Disney aren't happening right now (character meets, big parades, etc.), so this trip was all about the rides!  We basically rode every single ride at Magic Kingdom the first day.  We started with Seven Dwarves Mine Train, which ended up being a favorite for all of us!  We also had a special lunch at Be Our Guest.  The food was delicious!  We stayed from open to close on Days 1&2 (parks are closing early right now at 6:00 or 7:00) and then went back to the hotel and crashed.  

On Day 2 we headed to Hollywood Studios!  We spent most of our time in Toy Story Land and the new Star Wars area.  We also saw a Frozen sing-along and had lunch at the Sci-Fi Diner!

Day 3 was Epcot!  We opted to do Epcot instead of Animal Kingdom on this trip (we did the opposite on our last trip).  This was our most low key day.  We rode Test Track, Frozen, and Soarin, then walked through the countries!  We had the most amazing pizza lunch in "Italy".  We left the park around 4 and then went back to the resort for swimming and fun Halloween treats!

On Day 4 we went back to Magic Kingdom and spent the day riding our favorite rides again and having lunch at Cinderella's Table.  

All in all, it was a wonderful trip!  We were so thankful to get to go and make memories together in the "Happiest Place on Earth"!