My Mom's Birthday Surprise and Disney on Ice

Yesterday was a great day! I know that may sound strange since it is a day that lives in infamy around the world as one of the worst days in US history. However, it is also my Mom's birthday, so the day has a lot of happiness too.

Since we weren't able to see my Mom on her actual birthday, we got together a couple of days before to give her the BIG surprise present....A ride in a hot air balloon! She has mentioned several times that she would really like to do that, so Jim, Brian, Jodi and John and myself all went in on this extra special gift. We hope she loves it! Happy birthday Mom!


So, on her actual birthday, we took the kids to see Disney Princesses on Ice. They had a great time! It was so great to see their eyes light up as they saw their princess friends again. They actually talked about them as if they were the exact same people we saw months earlier in Disney World...so cute!