What to do with a very ACTIVE BOY?............JUDO

Xander is a very active little boy and always on the go. In the summer time he spends his days out side running around with his dog, Roxy. Winter time is very hard for him, not being able to go outside.   He has been so bored this winter. He was getting excited to take the girls to dance or piano, because that meant he was on the move. Sad, I know. Sam and I have been trying to find Xander an activity that he could look forward to. The problem is most sports here start at 4 years old. 

Then the other day Sam was at jujitsu and was talking to his friend about our problem. His friend, the owner, told Sam that they have a Judo class for kids on Monday and Wednesday nights. Perfect!!!!

Monday was Xander's first day of Judo. He was the littlest in the class, but did very well. 

Practicing rolls

Xander's push-ups were very entertaining. Some of those were rocking out better push-ups than I could do. 

Xander's 2nd day was on Wednesday. He did 10x's better than Monday. He learned some new moves, and has been showing them to us at home. I've been very impressed. The best part about having Xander in Judo is......He's been tired all week. It has really wiped him out. He's been taking naps again and still going to bed at 8:30. It's AWESOME!

1st Visit From The Toothfairy

Right around Kylie's birthday she got her her first loose tooth. She wasn't too sure about pulling it out, mainly because of Janika's overly dramatic tooth pulling scene. You would have thought she was being torchered. Anyways Kylie didn't want any help pulling her tooth. 

Today when Kylie went to the dentist she asked Dr. Barfuss to pull her tooth and this is how she came out, toothless

 Yea, SNOW! 

 We missed the first snow when we were in Florida. So, to us this was the first snow of the season. The kids were extremely excited to see the snow and to play in it. Xander and the girls were bagging to go outside. Once they were out Kieron was cry to go with them. Kieron had no idea what to do with the snow except eat it.

Happy 6th Birthday Kylie!

 Happy Birthday to my sweet Kylie Emma.

Kylie decided she wanted to have a mommy and Kylie shopping day. So, Sam and I gave Kylie money for her birthday instead of a present. She had a blast shopping and was quite the little shopper. She was a very smart shopper and came home with all sorts of girly things. With her money Kylie bought 2 pairs of shoes, a skirt, a shirt, a necklace, a barbie, a purse, and a journal, 

After a day of shopping Grandma Barker came over with presents. Kylie was spoiled once again. Grandma got her a Doc McStuffins toy. Kylie loves this new show on Disney, it right up her alley. Kylie wants to be a children's heart doctor so she can help little kids with heart problems like she had. Kylie was in heaven the rest of the night.

After Disney World, Kylie had decided that she wanted a Ariel birthday cake. This is what we came up with. She LOVED it!

Dance

The girls started dance at the beginning of the school year. This is their first year of dance. We found a   dance company that is laid back, you can compete if you choose and practice is only every other Tuesday. It was a perfect for our busy schedule and for the girls to try out. They love to dance and love their dance teacher. On Saturday they had their first recital. They were very excited for this day. they had a blast dressing up and wearing their performance makeup. They did amazing job and are ready for their next recital in May.

Disney World Day 5- Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom is our family's favorite park at Disney, so that's were we decided to spend our last day. As we entered the park, people were lining the streets marking their spots for a parade. 

Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade was starting soon. For the first time on our vacation, we were going to have font row seats. So we sat down to wait for the parade to begin. It was a great way to end our magical trip. The Characters were giving the kids high fives and waving to them, they felt very special. 

 

Kieron had finally decided that the characters weren't so bad. He was dancing and screaming every time he say a character. 

The rest of the day we spent just taking our time and enjoying everything magical about Disney. We road some of the favorite rides. Spent the last of the kids gift cards that their uncles gave them. Ate way too much food and then called it a day.

We had an amazing Christmas vacation with family, that will never be forgotten. It was great to get away for our crazy life in Idaho and enjoy our family. Now that we're back the kids want to know when we are going back. Every day Xander asks if we are going to the castle. 

Disney World Day 4 - Hollywood Studios

On our 4th day in Florida we visited Hollywood Studios. It was the coldest day we had there, a low of 55. I know that's not bad for December, but the rest of the week was in the 70's. We were a little spoiled. Enough about the wonderful weather, back to Disney World. We start the morning off with some Disney Jr characters at Hollywood & Vine. There we met June from Little Einsteins, Handle Manny, Special Agent OSO, and Jake from Jake and the Neverland Pirates. This meal was planned for Xander. He loves Mickey, Donald and even the princesses, however he loves, no he's obsessed with Jake and the Neverland Pirates. He even had to wear his Jake shirt, so he could show it to Jake. The boy was nothing but smiles the whole breakfast.

After breakfast we watched Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show. Sam and the boys' mouths were open from the car chase to the cars flying through fire. They loved everything about the show. There was even a guest appearance from Lighting McQueen.

Hollywood Studios is all about the shows. There is always something going on whether its street performers or a shorten version of the Little Mermaid. It would be very hard to see every show in a day, so we saw ones that the kids would love. One of the events had a lot of popular Disney Channel songs sang in a live performance. The girls were singing to every song and even got to dance with the singers.

One of the many parades.

Character Spottings 

The Incredibles - Wreck-It Ralph - Monsters Inc.

One of the main things that I was sooo excited about was The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights with millions of glittering lights perfectly synchronized to holiday music. It was amazing, the video below doesn't do it justice. 

After this amazing light show we attempted dinner and this is how it went.

So we got our desserts to go and headed back to the resort.