Disney, surprise party and an anniversary

I know, I know I have been slacking on the posting. With a vacation, birthday, surprise party, anniversary, Mother's Day and an impending deployment things have been how shall I put it crazy.

For a recap of the past couple of weeks:

DISNEY

We spent 5 days and 4 nights in Orlando. On Thursday, we spent the day at SeaWorld. This is the second time that Jack has been to SeaWorld. We had a really good time. We saw all of the animals and a show - we missed Shamu because Jack missed his nap and was getting really cranky. It was a lot of fun and I can't wait to get back. Thursday afternoon we checked into our hotel at Downtown Disney - it was a great hotel and the best part was that we didn't have to drive to any of the Disney parks. On Friday, we got up early and got on the first bus for the Magic Kingdom. Jon had to get his ticket at the gate so that was the reason for leaving early. After tickets were in hand we made the ride over to the park on the monorail - Jack thought that was pretty cool. We made it to the gate of the Magic Kingdom right as it was opening and it was neat to see everything from the eyes of an almost 2 year old. He was so excited. We spent the whole day at the Magic Kingdom (about 3 pm we made a trip back to the hotel for a few hours and then back to the park). Jack did so good. He loved seeing all of the characters - never cried, unlike my sister when she was 3 on a trip to the park she was terrified of them (especially the big bear from the Country Bear Jamboree - yes I have proof). He rode some rides and just had a good time - he even took a nap in the park. On Saturday, we went to Animal Kingdom. Jon had never been to Animal Kingdom and to Jack it was like a big zoo. This was the day that Jack got to see Donald Duck - I have never seen a child more excited than he was on that morning. We took him on the safari ride and he thought that was so cool. He pointed to all of the animals and even made the sound of the elephant when we pointed it out to him. On Sunday, we went to Epcot. Sunday was the day of days. The first ride we went on was Finding Nemo. Jack absolutely loves Nemo. After Nemo we walked around all of the countries and Jack fell asleep. After he woke up we were walking from one part to the next and all of a sudden he starts crying. We thought it was because of the noise of the Test Track ride but Jon looked at him and saw that he threw up everywhere. Thus began the longest 3 hours of our lives - after 2 outfits, a few more times of throwing up, a trip to Disney first aid and then a trip to the Urgent Care Center and then back to Epcot. All in all a rough day. When we got back to Epcot, Jack kept saying Nemo mama Nemo. So back to Nemo we went. By this time Jon and I were pooped so the last ride we went on was Spaceship Earth (in the big Epcot ball) and 3/4 of the way through it Jack went quiet and I looked down and he was out cold. It was so cute and funny at the same time. Monday was our last day in town. We ended our vacation with a trip to IKEA! I was a happy, happy girl that day. It was the most fun that we have had. It was good to spend that time together as a family.

On May 1 was my 26th birthday. Jon cooked me a fantastic dinner. The next day I threw him a surprise going away party at the pool/clubhouse of our apartments. There were 50 people there. His 82 year old dad flew in from Kentucky and his sister and brother-in-law came in from North Carolina. All of my mom's family was there - even my aunt and a cousin from Pensacola. We had such a good time with friends and family. Jon was happy to see everyone before he left. This past Thursday was our 4th anniversary - we went on a date on Friday night. He got me 2 dozen multi-colored roses for my birthday, our anniversary, and Mother's Day - they are beautiful.

We have about a week and a half until Jon leaves. We are focusing on getting all of his stuff packed and any important documents that the Army needs. I am not ready for him to go but I know that I have to be strong for him and for Jack. I know that the Lord has him in His hands and that he will be fine. Yesterday they recognized him in church and had him stand up for everyone to see. He was mad at me for a little while for doing that but I think once it was all done he was happy about all of the support the people were giving him after the service.

Now for some pictures!