It’s baseball season here — the boys are both in Navarre Youth baseball this year, and they got their uniforms and had their first games this past weekend.
Enjoy some pictures!!!!
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| At practice, Timmy is got some time as a catcher. |
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The Hunger Games Movie…The Odds are Definitely in its Favor
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| This was at the Rave theater near Cordova Mall in Pensacola. Someone had a good time making this out of posters. |
Today I did something very anti-social. I went BY MYSELF to a movie. I can’t remember the last time I did that. I just didn’t feel like coordinating with anyone else. I knew I could go on Friday while the kids were at school and I didn’t want anyone to stop me.
I had been drooling to see The Hunger Games movie for about a year. Probably because I read the trilogy about a year ago. For the past 12 months, I discussed with the GeekMoms on our message board every time photos from the film shoot, posters and trailers were publicized.
The excitement was pretty palpable by the time I bought my ticket this morning at a theater in Pensacola. I had to haul out that far because that was the only place in 50 miles offering showings before noon.
Alabama Discoveries 2: Mobile Mardi Gras 2012
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| Happy Mardi Gras, friends! |
I haven’t written much lately — it’s been crazy busy around here and things are getting busier as the boys’ baseball practices start up this week. They’re both playing this year. Part of why we’re busier is that Dave’s now more active and we can again do family activities. The cruise really cinched things for us — Dave’s back surgery from October was a resounding success.
For the past week or so I’d been suggesting we take the family to see a Mardi Gras parade in the area.
I guess, in typical Major Mom fashion, I should give you some background to what Mardi Gras is, huh? Here you go.
While the phrase “Mardi Gras” does literally translate into the words “Fat Tuesday”, which is the day before Ash Wednesday, Mardi Gras along the Gulf Coast is actually more of a “season” — between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday. This is the time to be festive, eat richer foods, imbibe on beverages and just plain party before the more serious penitential Lenten season.
Many Americans are familiar with Carnival season in many parts of the world, such as the largest Carnival there is: Rio de Janiero, Brazil!
Our Disney Cruise, Part 6: AquaDuck!
Today’s post will be about AquaDuck, a 765-foot water slide that will only be found on the Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy (when the Fantasy is commissioned later this month). They’re the only cruise ships in the world with complete water slides on board. I had to wait until my waterproof camera pictures were developed to do … Read more
Our Disney Cruise, Part 4: Biometrics and Photography
I took many cute pictures of the boys playing at the beach at Castaway Cay. Disney shipboard professional photographers wandered the island taking pictures also. Because we were in the water, I didn’t have a Key to the World card with which the photographer could associate the picture. “That’s okay”, he says. How can that … Read more
Our Disney Cruise, Part 2: The Midship Detective Agency
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| The “Midship Detective Agency” on the Disney Dream lets the kids interact with the Enchanted Art on the ship to solve a mystery. |
One of the unique features of the Disney Dream is their 22 pieces of “Enchanted Art” scattered among all of the artwork on their fourteen decks. In a Harry Potter-esque manner, random pictures on the wall will come to life! This is fun for the kids and adults alike!
Our Disney Cruise, Part 1: A List of "The Little Things"
I know most of you knew that we took a Disney cruise about 2 weeks ago. And perhaps you were wondering why I wasn’t writing about it? It’s because I had promised GeekMom.com several posts about our trip and I wanted to get those posts out there first. It’s easy enough now to translate the … Read more
Alabama Discoveries 1: The Santa Train and Zoo Lights!
We had a fun couple days sightseeing and enjoying some of the local holiday traditions. Dave’s finally getting his “travel legs” back after his surgery and on Friday withstood about 4 hours in the car, to and from the Foley, Alabama area. We live about 1 1/2 hours from the Wales West RV Park…and Tourist … Read more
Holiday Surprise Cookies: Revisit of 2008 Post
Instead of recreating a blog post about one of our favorite cookie recipes, I’ve “repurposed” my November 2008 post. Many of the commercial links from 2008 had to be changed, so I’ve updated the links to the recipe, some of the ingredients I like and the cookie-making equipment I recommend. Similar to 2008, this will … Read more
First Day of School 2011!
Today was the first day of school in our boys’ public school system. Unlike our experience in Nebraska, where the boys walked to school and the parents were requested to spend the first hour of the first day of school with the kids…here the parents met with the teachers last week and the kids were encouraged to take the buses and get dropped off.
Dave and I didn’t have much to document this morning, since it was just them getting on the bus, but here are the pictures we did receive. Enjoy!