I'm Goin' to DisneyWorld: the Elliot Edition

I had to zoom in on his face, it's so priceless. He was in total bliss.

Here are Elliot's 2 favorite parts of Florida. Top picture is him playing in the fountains of Epcot. So cute. People flocked around to watch him because he was laughing so hard. It was one of my top 5 vacation moments. The next picture is something Elliot did daily and loved--riding around in the golf cart with Boppa Dale and Grammy. He did not like riding with me and Chris for some reason and tried to jettison himself. Very scary. But, with the GParent's, he absolutely loved it. -RL

Disneyworld From Emma's View

Hey everybody who reads this blog! This is Emma signing in. I would like to talk about some of my favorite rides at Disneyworld. My VERY favorite is Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom. Next comes Toy story Midway Mania at Hollywood Studios. After that comes Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom. Next is Mission Space at Epcot. Right after that comes Kali River Rapids at Animal Kingdom. Next after that is Mickey's Phillar Magic 3D movie at Magic Kingdom. Next is a show: Indiana Jones Stunt show! It is pretty sweet! We got to see how movies do crazy stunts on TV and in TV shows and Movies. Another show that was really cool was Fantasmic Laser Light Show. It was supposed to be like Fantasia with Mickey except with almost all of the villains and cruel people from most of the movies that Mickey had to face with his Magical Hat and make them go away! One thing to let you know is that if you are going to Disneyworld with a child under 7 or 6 then you might not want to go to Space Mountain. Out of all of the rides I just listed that is the only ride and show that Ethan did not go on. I am sure that if your kid likes crazy fast dark rides in space and reaches the height requirement then they should be fine. Otherwise... GO ENJOY THE RIDES AND SHOWS!!!

A Tale of 2 Cities: One Frozen and One with Palm Trees

We recently returned from a fabulous Walt Disney World adventure. It was such an awesome time and I will have pictures up here soon. I didn't bring my actual camera because I didn't want it to get damaged on the roller coasters, water rides, Dumbo...etc.. All the Es had so much fun and seeing other kids whine, complain, hit each other and generally act ungrateful made me appreciate mine all the more.

We got back on the 23rd and returned for a white Christmas. We did a lot of sledding and tunnel building, which was a big switch from swimming outside and wearing shorts. -RL

Thanksgiving....I'm a little behind on the blogging...

We spent Thanksgiving with my family, once again, at my aunt and uncle's ranch. They have lots of horses which provide plenty fun for these kids. Fun?! Without a video game or TV? What?! My cousins, Ashley and Melissa, gave Ethan and Emma some riding lessons and they got the hang of it and, of course, loved every minute of it. Emma is riding Levi and Ethan is riding Jag. -RL

Happy Halloween!

If you look at our picture from last Halloween, Chris and I look almost exactly the same. Same expression on our faces, differently costumed children...weird. That must be our "we're exhausted, but ready to kick ass trick or treating" face. This year, we had a Dorothy, Obi Wan Kenobi and Yoda. Ethan made sure people knew he was Obi Wan from Star Wars IV, A New Hope. Very important distinction among Star Wars geeks, I guess. Yoda did not make it far on the trick or treating, but Dorothy and Obi Wan made a haul.

We always have a special Halloween lunch on the weekend before. This year was no different. We had Halloweenies (hot dogs, wrapped with crescent rolls to look like mummies), a pizza calzone shaped like a snake, cookies that looked like witches fingers with red almonds for fingernails. Plus our Mac n Sneeze, and witches brew with gummy worms that we have every year. It was another fun-filled Halloween over here at the Schlien household! -RL

Little Men

This picture of Elliot is not real clear, but it just makes me happy. I was trying to get him to stay put to take a picture and he just kept getting in my face. He just looks cute. His newest words are "turtle", "deer" and "all done."

These are the Es on their last rendezvous to the park before the cold weather struck. We were in Brainerd and went to the park every day, knowing that we would be housebound for the next few months. With the exception of Disney World in December!

Who's Ready for a Change?!

Just a reminder to vote tomorrow, November 4! If you are like us, you've been waiting for this day for 8 long years. It's no secret who we are voting for, but whoever your choice is, just VOTE! -RL