The Magic Kingdom

We did it! We went to Disneyland!!

Tomorrow is September 28th (my "celebrate my life day") and so we headed to Disneyland as a family. Travis surprised us by being able to go and it was great to have him there. Trav had never gone to Disneyland, so he had a good time checking it out and getting acquainted with the Magical Kingdom.
I am surprised that as active as Kai is, he didn't really enjoy the rides. He might still be to little, but it was cute what he did enjoy...his Daddy! This child LOVES his Daddy! It was Fun and I am wore out and I need to get some sleep :) to get ready for the 28th. God has given me a lot to celebrate!

Like a Fish out of Water--and then back

I have a whole new respect and appreciation for single Mom's, Mom's who husbands are deployed and women whose husbands travel a lot. After being on my own for 2 weeks (I know I am a wimp), I was thrilled to have Trav back last night. Kai was so excited that he wouldn't let Trav out of his sight, he was attached to his hip all day long. It was pretty cute!

Trav thought it would be fun to spend a family day at the aquarium and I was thrilled! So we headed out to Long Beach for a day of family fun :) Kai loved watching all the fish and we got a huge kick out of watching Kai.

Did You Know?

• 1.1 billion people (18% of the world's population) lack access to safe drinking water
  
• In a world of unprecedented wealth, almost 2 million children die each year due to a lack of clean water and inadequate sanitation
  
• Access to clean water and sanitation can reduce the risk of a child dying by as much as 50%.

Wow, I can honestly say that I didn't know that. I know that their are a lot of people that don't have access to clean water but I didn't know how vast the problem is. It is pretty embarassing admitting how ignorant I am on critical world issues. But I can tell you how Britney Spears did at the VMA's. Man--I want to do something different. I want to be different. Talk is cheap-I know, so I am going to try to be more about action.

A friend of mine sent me a link to a website that has really made me think today. Think about how little I am doing to contribute and how many issues that are out there that need people of action. The website is http://beta.razoo.com/welcome and it is SO cool! You should check it out for yourself, because if I try to explain it, I am sure to mess it up somehow.

So, what made me laugh about this website is I got the link from my friend. He is involved in a contest that if he can get 100 people to join his community on Razoo by Sept. 15th--then they will be entered into a drawing for $10K that will go to the issue that he supports. So I rushed over to help him out, joined his group and once I was done, I went to check out the rest of the site. When I looked at my profile I saw that it tracks your action, goals, issues etc. and it totally convicted me. Haha I love it!

So, Trav and I have talked and we are going to be more active. In our community and our world. Even the smallest effort is better than no effort.
The picture below is a link to a website called Play Pumps. They are doing something AWESOME and I hope and pray for their sucess and that I can help in some way. Thanks for reading this far :) I really appreciate it!

Time in Maine

Travis and I were fortunate enough to be able to go to Maine for Zach and Liv's wedding. It was just the two of us. Kai stayed in NC with his Grandma (and had a blast!) It was a fun time, and we did get to go out and see some friends from Jackson and Trav got to play a few games of pool.

Here is Sean making quite an entrance to the Quarterdeck bar--after hours! :)

And Carl wowed us all with his mad break dancing skills.

On Friday Trav took me out for a day of romance! :) It was really sweet of him and I enjoyed it a ton. We went and checked out lighthouses and saw the coast, and even found some wild orchids! Of course, I brought my camera along, and Trav even agreed to a few pictures, in between skipping rocks and playing.

Zach and Liv had a beautiful day and their ceremony was so heart felt. They are a great couple and we are gr8phul that we got to be there, to share in their celebration. It is so excited to see them start out on the rest of their lives--together!

If you are interested to see more pictures from Zach and Liv's wedding, I am working on my first real slideshow and I am going to put it on my Willcox photography blog. Hopefully soon, I am trying to learn how to do it and where to upload it. :) Always learning!