Sea World

Waiting for the dolphin show to begin

Our second day in Florida, we went to Sea World. Years ago Blake and I went to Sea World in California and loved it so we wanted to go back with the boys so they could share in the excitement. We saw a lot of great attractions like the dolphin show, sea lion show, sting rays, sharks, alligators, and penguins but our favorite was the Shamu show.

We made the decision to sit in the "splash zone" because we thought it would be great to see the whales up close as well as to cool off, we were hot. The show itself was amazing, it is so neat to see these massive animals up close. However, when it came time to the splashing, Luke didn't think it was so great. In fact, he screamed and cried so much that he actually made footage on the parks big screen, what fun, huh? In all, Sea World turned out to be a great day together!

Lake Buena Vista Resort

Kitchen & dining area
Family room (with all of our stuff in it!)

The boys bedroom

Our bathroom

Our bedroom

The pool~what an awesome pirate ship, there was a water slide inside that Chase went down!

The day we arrived in Disney, we figured it was too late to head out to a park so we went down to the pool, which ended up being an almost everyday occurrence! At first both boys were very hesitant in the water but once they got comfortable with the surroundings, they had a blast. Chase turned from a nervous little guy around the water to a boy with confidence, he spent a lot of time swimming under the water. Jumping off of the side of the pool was the favorite thing for them to do, as well as "go in the hot pool", the hot tub. I think every single night we heard Chase say, "Can we go to the pool tonight? Please?" :)

Disney World's Magic Kingdom

Shooting lasers on the Buzz Lightyear Ride, we rode this ride twice because

it was a lot of fun for both boys, as well as us!!

On the boat, ready to go see "A Small World"

3D Glasses to see the Mickey's Phil-harmagic Show.

The show was awesome, although it was our first clue that Luke wasn't going

to do well in these types of shows because it is truly a 4D show, because when

there is water on screen, you get wet. Blake & I loved it!

Cinderella's Carousel

Blake & Chase flying on Dumbo

At this point in the day, both boys were very grumpy, but of course,

neither one would pose with him so I was their stand in, I mimicked them pretty good!

Waiting for the electric light parade to begin!

We loved the parade but Luke is so sensitive to noise, he looked like this through pretty much the entire parade and several other times throughout our trip!

One of my favorite shots



The parade during the day which got the boys so excited because we were able to see so many of their favorite characters, they had no idea what a treat they were in for!


The electric light parade at night is my favorite things about the Magic Kingdom.

Watch this for video for no other reason than to see Luke's reaction the the Captain Hook & Peter Pan float, remember the noise sensitivity is huge with him!

With our first full day at Disney ahead of us, we decided to head straight to Magic Kingdom. We received lots of advice from friends that had been there before so we had an action plan, first stop, the Buzz Lightyear Ride. After that, we realized when trying to go onto another ride that Luke wasn't quite 40 inches so that meant that he would be limited to a lot of the rides in the park, which in the end, wasn't a big deal because he was too scared of most of them anyway!

We made our way through the park, riding on all of the traditional kid rides (Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, Dumbo, etc.) and saw our favorite Disney characters. With the head rising, we decided to head back to the hotel for naps so that we would make it for that evenings parade and fireworks.

When we returned, we found a great spot for the parade and met some fun people waiting for the parade to begin. The boys were in awe of the parade lights, it truly is a "magical" experience. We made an effort to stay and watch the fireworks at Cinderella's Castle but with Luke's fear of the sound, it was just too much for him. The day at Magic Kingdom was a perfect one!

Calvacade of Planes 2011

Ryan & Luke~so stinkin cute!
The Daddy intimidators

Check out Luke on the bottom!

We ventured out again this year to the Clow Airport and Charlie's restaurant to enjoy the Calvacade of Planes. Once again, we had a great time walking around and watching the parachutes as well as all of the unique planes & helicopters. The Geers and Browns went with us to breakfast first and then walking around afterwards, it was a great morning!

Backyard T-Ball

This summer Chase is getting his first taste of playing baseball. On this particular day, we had just come home from Chase's first T-ball practice and all he wanted to do was play ball. Of course Luke got in on the action as well. If you watch the video, you'll see that Luke has a very unique way of approaching the ball, it was hilarious!

Blake is coaching along with our neighbor Graham and his son Payton. We're hopeful that the season is fun and that the boys learn a little bit about the game along the way. Can't wait for the first game, it should be fun!

Chase's Preschool Graduation

The graduate!

Getting ready for the ceremony, he was very excited that he was
sitting in the back because he was tall!

Chase & Anthony

Mrs. Cecola, Chase & Ms. Janet

At the end of May Chase had his preschool graduation ceremony. Chase was very excited about it because he had some "surprise" songs ready and he also had his cap and glasses to show off as well. It was my big moment of seeing how much he has grown and that next year is the start of many years of school & work ahead!

2nd Annual Rosenberg Road Rally

Our team: Mike & Julie, Kris & Liz, and Blake & me

One of our tasks, taking a picture on the bridge over Rt. 59,

Kris & Mike hiked it all the way up there!

Another task: Liz on the bar at Tommy Nevins

The start of our Minute to Win It competition after the Road Rally:

Allison vs. Blake in the cup game

Dana vs. Janelle in the cup pyramid stacking game

Allison trying to get an Oreo cookie into her mouth without using her hands

Celebrating Kevin's birthday at the end!

At the end of May we held our 2nd Annual Rosenberg Road Rally. Once again we had an awesome time, racing to be the team that figures out the most clues about places in the city of Naperville in the 2 hour time limit. We added an extra "Minute To Win It" portion after the race and it was hilarious. The winners this year were Susan & Colin and Melissa & Lynsey. Susan & Melissa are co-workers of mine, we're out to get them next year!