Heading back to Princess Josie's Castle-An AKV May 22-29 PTR-TR Started 6/3!

[MaryAz]

Pics???

 

[longing2Batdisney]

just put the few I had up on my PTR...
waiting to see what you captured...

 

[leamom2princesses]

Hi Leanne! Can't wait to see pictures of from this weekend. Sounds like you and Connie had a great time!

We did...pics coming up...none of me and Connie though. Always the photographer and never the subject...

Why did I think that I saw 2:30 in Epcot on that Friday, the 28th. I know EP is a big place........not sure if there was a specified spot!

That's right! We haven't picked a place yet. Lisa just posted a great idea though on how to pick one.

 

[leamom2princesses]

Cause you did on the Mayhem thread. We just need to specify a place!

Yeppers!

Pics???

Coming up...they aren't very good though. Motion shots aren't too good with the I-phone.

 

[leamom2princesses]

just put the few I had up on my PTR...
waiting to see what you captured...

Nothing great after I look at them...pics coming up.

 

[Bridora]

I am excited about the Poly. It looks fantastic. I'm hoping staying at deluxe will spoil Joe and he will be even more on board with DVC. I have an agenda girl.

Good thinking!

 

[leamom2princesses]

Oh my goodness, have I been busy. Tonight is going to be hectic so today I'm going to use my lunch hour to give you some updates on what we've been up to...without further ado

We met Connie and Danny outside of the Bass Pro Shop and headed to dinner at Tony Roma's. Connie brought the girls some really neat stuff in a goody bag. Connie and Ashton were instant buds with the girls. Here are some pics of our little meet up with Connie. I only took some pics after dinner that night. They aren't that great and not once did I think to get a pic of me and Connie together. My phone battery was going down fast so I didn't get to take too many. I know...where was my head right??

After dinner we went over to Stingray Reef and fed the stingrays. Here is a pic of Ashton looking for stingrays...

Next is Lindsey scoping out the stingrays and working up the nerve to feed one a shrimp..

Here's Josie striking a pose...

Here's the final pic (that's worth sharing because of clarity)..Josie riding the carousel with Ashton.

After feeding the rays and checking out the cool little tanks of fish and creepy crawlies we made the trek back through the mall and said our goodbyes. It was a lot of fun.

So now onto what has been keeping me from regular updates...well lots of things. Here's a major one....girl scout cookie booths...

Here's a pic of a few of the girls on my troop at a cookie booth we had outside of a Kroger...

Aren't they cute??

Here's our official mascot...It's a build a bear elephant in Brownie Girl Scout gear...cute huh?

Finally, Joe has discovered a new fun, free (other than gasoline) activity for us to do as a family. It's called geocaching. It's kind of like treasure hunting. You get clues of treasures hid in your area along with coordinates to find the general location. We are having a ball with this. The "treasures" are usually located near parks, landmarks, etc so not only do you get to find a top secret treasure but it's a good opportunity to learn about your area. Here are some pics from our excursion a few weeks ago...

There was one hidden near this Jet...

Here's Lindsey following the clues that it was camofluaged (sp??) near the bushes....she found it incidentally.

Josie holding the treasure...

Josie and Lindsey searching for the next one....

it was hanging from a tree in container that looked just like an acorn....it was very clever...Joe found it..

We found five treasures this afternoon. I'm amazed at how many are in our little town and how fun this is to do for very little money. If you have a car to get you to the general area and GPS and/or phone, you have everything you need. My girls really like this but I can see where boys would think this was really awesome.

Well better go for now..have a great afternoon!

Leanne

 

[leamom2princesses]

Good thinking!

I'm so sneaky.

 

[longing2Batdisney]

geocaching sounds like a great deal of fun!
fun pictures of the scouts and the kids during our meet...
hey you and I both did an excellant job of catching the adults in the photos...all legs and feet
I did think about taking a picture of us when we were walking out but remembered how dreadful I looked after the eight hours on the road and on Sat after walking through the rain all day...next time

we did capture the most important subjects!

 

[MHTeacher]

Cause you did on the Mayhem thread. We just need to specify a place!

Well, you know, I AM a few years older than most of you, so my forgetfulness is just showing my old age!!

As a TIDE fan, of course, I have to love the elephant !

Finally, Joe has discovered a new fun, free (other than gasoline) activity for us to do as a family. It's called geocaching.

Geocaching---very cool thing around here too! I think you can access some sort of national list of all the places. Sounds like a road trip!

 

[Charlefours]

Yay for a fun family activity! Geocaching is something I have heard of but never done. TFS the pictures and good luck with your booth sales! When are you done selling cookies?

 

[brandip22]

geocoaching sounds cool- I need to check it out here!

 

[kcandbella]

Geocatching does sound really cool. You look like you had a good time at the mall, too. I saw on Stephanie's PTR that you sew too...would love to see pics of some things you have done or are in the process of doing!

 

[Brave teacher]

Thanks for sharing som epics of the meet with Connie! I am glad to hear you all had a nice night.

The mascot for your troop is just adorable.

This geocaching thing sounds cool. I wonder if it is near me or if I would have to travel to New Orleans. Do you know where I can find some information about doing something like this nearby?

 

[MaryAz]

Cute pics of a fun meet! Jeff used to go geocaching. Will have to try it as a family.

 

[racefanof88]

It does look like you have been busy!! It looks like ya'll had a lot of fun too . The pictures of the kids are cute. I have to agree with Michelle about the Elephant............ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.............lol.

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Sounds like a great weekend. I saw pictures on Connie's thread too and the one of Ashton and Josie holding hands is adorable.

I love the elephant mascot too. We are big elephant fans here because of Lizzie. Very cute!

And the treasure hunt looked really neat! Glad you guys had fun!

 

[Bridora]

Looks like you guys had fun! I've always wanted to try geocaching! Do you hide something else for the next people to find, or just put the treasure back?

 

[leamom2princesses]

geocaching sounds like a great deal of fun!
fun pictures of the scouts and the kids during our meet...
hey you and I both did an excellant job of catching the adults in the photos...all legs and feet
I did think about taking a picture of us when we were walking out but remembered how dreadful I looked after the eight hours on the road and on Sat after walking through the rain all day...next time

we did capture the most important subjects!

It is a fun activity. We did do a great job capturing legs didn't we. Connie I don't know why you didn't say anything on the pic. You looked great!

There will most definitely be a next time right???

 

[leamom2princesses]

Well, you know, I AM a few years older than most of you, so my forgetfulness is just showing my old age!!



As a TIDE fan, of course, I have to love the elephant ! Not a Tide fan myself, but I love Ellie all the same.



Geocaching---very cool thing around here too! I think you can access some sort of national list of all the places. Sounds like a road trip!

There's a website that you can find all the caches in your area. There's also some cool apps out there too. We are using both.