December 6th & 7th

On Thursday, we went on more Hotel Tours and then went put put golfing in the evening. We lasted about 9 holes before Gavin became unruly! It wasn't easy keeping him in the stroller any longer, so we had to stop the madness and walk around with him a lot!

The last day, Friday, we took a drive up to the Orlando Temple and took some pictures. It was a wonderful trip. We ask Brooklyn all the time what her favorite thing about Florida was. She answers back 3 things every time. 1 - The pool (we rented a house and had our own pool, so they swam quite a bit) 2- Bippiddi Boppiddi Botique 3 - The warm weather. She tells us she wants to live in Florida. I honestly can't blame her right now. It's below 20 degrees right now.

We hope to visit Florida again in 2009!

Magic Kingdom - December 5th

On Wednesday we went to the Magic Kingdom, Just Brian, Mia and Brooklyn (Gavin stayed home with Gramimi). When we first got the tickets, the lady asked Brooklyn if she was here with her parents because it was her Birthday? Brooklyn told her that her Birthday was a couple weeks ago, and the lady told her that's good enough, then handed her a button that said; "It's my Birthday" All day long, everywhere we went, everyone would say, "Happy Birthday Princess Brooklyn" She loved it! We got to ride in the front of the monorail and be a co-pilot. It started the day off very well. We went on every ride she could go on. Some twice! She met all the princesses. Ariel, Cinderella, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, & Jasmine. We had a nice dinner with all the characters of Winnie the Pooh. (Mommy can't stand that cartoon, but she made it though the meal!) We watched the Christmas time parade, watched the fireworks, and rode on more rides! Mommy even got to be on Camera in a New interactive comedy show staring Monsters Inc, Mike Wizowski. It was a good time for all. We ended up staying 12 hours! She was such a trooper.

Downtown Disney - December 4th

On Tuesday we went to Downtown Disney, because the girls (Brooklyn, Adisyn and Kendyl) all had appointments with their Fairy God Mothers in Training at the Bibiddi Bopiddi Botique. Brooklyn chose a Hair due with extensions. She looked adorable and I'm pretty sure that her cheeks hurt her by the end of the day. We took plenty pictures, and lots of video. They even got pixie dust sprinkled all over her (We were still trying to scrub it out of her hair a week later). It's a memory though.
We then walked around Downtown Disney and went shopping like crazy. It was a lot of fun.
Later in the afternoon we did a tour of the Disney Hotels. They were all just beautifully decorated for Christmas like you wouldn't believe. It was a great day.

Daytona Beach - December 3rd

We went to Daytona Beach on Monday the 3rd. The boys all went golfing that morning, so we waited for them to get back before we left. It was a little cloudy that day, a little breezy, so you can imagine, the beach was not crowded. We rented lounge chairs and tip toed into the water until we got used to it. Gavin did not like the water what-so-ever! He cried most of the time. We ended up sitting him in the sand with a bucket and shovel and he was happy.
Brooklyn was happy as can be. She chased the millions of seagull that were around us up and down the beach, but did end up going in the water a little bit with her cousins Adi and Kendyl. I even got myself in the water and had a blast fighting the waves and swallowing salt water. I don't care how hard you try to keep you mouth closed, the water always tends to find its way in!Funny story; Brooklyn had to go potty, so we told her to just pee in the ocean, and she was so scared to do it, but we filmed it, and her face and stand was the funniest thing we ever saw! She came running back to us as happy as could be. Oh, come on, you know you all would do it too!

Family Reunion - December 2nd

We had a blast in Florida last month. I figured if I don't write things down now, I'll forget it all.
We had a big Family Reunion on Sunday the 2nd. Grandma and Grandpa Izzo came up from Miami along with My Aunt Roseanne and my two cousins Jessica and Cristen I have never met before. My Aunt Patti and Uncle Mike came and so did My Uncle Andy and Aunt Marilyn with another cousin I have never met, Allison. Sounds crazy to never have met these girls before, but their beautiful and you can tell we all have a little Izzo traits to us! Definetely cousins! We had a lot of fun, and it's been such a long time since we've seen them. I'm so glad Brian and the kids got to meet my whole extended family.