A hole... in my newly painted ceiling!

So the day we got home from our vacation, Kyler started a shower in the master bathroom and within about 5 minutes Karlee is yelling from the downstairs computer room, "Ummm, daaaad there's a hole in the ceiling." 

Really? 

After weighing the pros and cons, Layne cut the hole a little bigger to see what might be going on.  - So began the decision to use our "carpet money" to fix and upgrade our master bathroom... and our downstairs bathroom (which had an uneven floor that will hopefully explain the leaking of that toilet).

Through a "comedy of errors" this hole eventually became much bigger. 

Our shower used to be an insert.  They cut it out and we discovered there was no insulation - at all.  I guess that explains why it was sometimes sooo cold in the shower!  So we gave it some insulation!  :)

The floor destruction of our downstairs bathroom.

Starting the tile upstairs.

Tub almost ready for tile.

The shower - getting closer to being done.

The tile downstairs - almost done.

The tile around the tub.

Just needs some grout.

Our downstairs bathroom.  The toilet doesn't leak!  :)

The master bathroom - the shower doesn't leak!  :)

I like it!  :)

The hole in the ceiling finally got covered 2 days ago (Nearly 2 1/2 months later then the hole appeared).  All it needs now is a little sanding and some paint.  Hooray!   

I am very thankful how everything has turned out - and very thankful for my very patient husband!  Our downstairs sink has become Layne's nemesis and setting toilets (okay lets say plumbing in general) may perhaps be the one thing in life that he dislikes more then any other!  You just never know what could trigger the next error in a "comedy of errors."

I'm guessing that's why he started this project halfway through the bathroom project!  :)

Maybe we will have a new deck this summer!  :)



Islands of Adventure

This is the last adventure day, as I close our memories of a fun-filled family vacation!

First stop...

Marvel Super Hero Island.

The Hulk!  -And Kyler was finally tall enough to ride it!  He loved it - and it was awesome!

Storm Force Accelatron! -those silly kids with the twirling whirling rides!  They just love it!

Super Heroes (even though Kavan knows they are "just in costumes" he still gets excited to see them)!

Kavan was finally tall enough for the Spider-man ride.  He was so excited... and so nervous that he kept his eyes closed tight for most of the ride!  :)

Seuss Landing is always a favorite - with all kids - young and old!

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish!

I don't know the guy pointing, but check out the lady with the camera!  :)

Layne was trying to get their picture up high, as mom was taking ours!

The Caro-Seuss-el

Toon Lagoon

Time to eat and rest...notice Kyler's head in my lap.  Silly kids!

The Playground at Seuss Landing

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - was amazing to look at and it had super fun rides!

Layne's favorite - Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

My favorite - Dragon Challenge

The younger kids - The Flight of the Hippogriff (they went like 6 times)

So a really great day!

Favorite part of the whole day (ok - maybe it was just my favorite part, well probably Karlee's too) - Butterbeer!!!

It's kind of hard to describe the taste, but I would compare it to a rootbeer float or an icy cream soda with just a hint of butterscotch!  So, so good - even Kyler who mainly drinks milk and water loved it!  So very yummy- really yummy! :)

Thanks mom and dad for such a funtastic week!  We all had such a great time!

- And thanks dad for the butterbeer!  You think we could ship some of that home?!?

Sea World - again!!!

Sea World offered a second day free, and we took full advantage!  We loved it on our Day #1 adventure, so to come back for our Day #4 adventure was a super bonus!

We loved watching this walrus (he was so huge),

and the beluga whales!  They are so cool!

 

And I loved watching these "crazy funny animals" run from ride to ride!



Especially this "funny crazy one" here with Karlee (he's cool like that!).  Layne was riding Shamu...



 while my mom and I were riding the Manta!!  :)

Actually - those of us who braved the Manta (even especially Layne), thought it was the coolest coaster ever! Well, except maybe my dad.  He rode it - then decided he might be gettin' old! :)  My mom can hang with us, though!  I think she might have even opened her eyes - for a second!  And Kyler - well he is just a roller coaster riding fool! 

At the end of our day we watched the dolphins, and they are amazing!

I think Kenzie could have watched them all day long!

So this might be too much information for some, but it is kind of interesting...

We learned that dolphins enjoy sex as much as humans - especially after eating - and as teenagers when "hormones are raging."  The lady also explained that as you watch dolphins swim as a pair, "it is like they are 'in sync' with each other and dancing before the actual act." 

Every once in a while Karlee would shout out, "Hey Mom, that one's a boy!"