Patriotic Mickey at the Shades of Green Resort

 Aaron was excited to finally be at the Magic Kingdom!

Rylan was so excited about his Mickey Bucket!

Our trip to Disney was in celebration of my mom’s 60^th birthday.  One of the things she really wanted to do was one of the “character meals”.   So, on her birthday, we all put on our matching shirts and headed off to the most expensive 

breakfast we had ever eaten!

 Aaron enjoyed meeting the different characters!

Rylan, Lindsey and “Chef Mickey”!

One thing I do not understand about the Disney experience is why people pay extra to stay at a certain resort, and then never take advantage of the resort activities! 

 Visiting our “sister” resort, “Port Orleans-French Quarter”.

 We stayed at the “Port Orleans-Riverside”.  From roasting marshmallows to a movie under the stars, to the water slides, we tried to enjoy all the resort had to offer!

Our Little Jedi!

Aaron LOVES “Star Wars”! 

 When he discovered that he could attend the “Jedi Academy”at Hollywood Studios, he was beyond excited! 

 

Rylan’s 2^nd trip to an Ironman race was to Ironman 70.3 Buffalo Springs Lake, in Lubbock, TX. 

 Rylan with a model of the world longest longhorn horns! 

 Sweet little baby could not take it anymore.  He fell asleep in the packet pick-up line!

 With Daddy, overlooking Buffalo Springs Lake

 Meeting Sister Madonna Buder!  The “Iron Nun”!

The family after the race

In honor of the “Iron Baby’s” 2^nd birthday, we are going to take a look back at all the Ironman races he has been a part of!

Our family’s first “Ironman” race was the Ironman Texas 70.3 in Galveston, TX.  What an adventure that was!  The Iron Baby was in my tummy, so he did not actually get to see the race. But, he was there!

By now I feel like an old pro, but all you Ironman racers will know what I am talking about when I say the first few races are a learning experience!  Everything from the travel, to the food, to the bedtimes are different when you race!  

 One of the great things about these races is that there is often something for the kids to participate in, also.  Aaron ran in his own race and received a medal.  He kept saying “Why is it called a medal?  It’s not metal, it’s rubber!”  Luckily, he did not confirm our fears of him telling someone he got a “rubber” from his race!

 James and Aaron showing off their medal and “rubber”!  Ha! Ha!

Aaron and I were rocking our “Go Daddy Go” shirts!  

We are so excited about the new Ironman 70.3 Raleigh on June 2, 2013!  This will be our “hometown” race.  Make plans to come to the inaugural race and enjoy some good o’ Southern Hospitality!

296 Days, 9 hours and 45 minutes until race day!