I have put this post off for nearly 3 weeks now... just too many fun pictures and too little time to actually post about them! I am, however, finally getting my life back this week, since I have officially finished all my client photo sessions, print/card orders, disk hand-off's etc... Yay!! I can focus on my own family and enjoy the Holidays and start crossing things off on my own to-do list!
#1: Blog about Thanksgiving.
This was an amazing trip. And I'm blogging all the pics/details mainly for myself. I love to be able to looks back at my "online scrapbook" and remember the fun :)
This trip was a bit of a "working trip" you could say. I was hired on by "Wild Florida" to film and edit a 10 minute mini movie of their picturesque surroundings via an airboat ride?!! My new Canon 7d films in high quality HD video mode, so hey, why not! (of course now I am reminded why I got out of videography and into photography... but it was a great job nonetheless). I spent a lot of time on that project as well as time on several photo shoots (including my own family... finally!!!) and making Christmas cards for Mom, Tiff, Cami and my family! Lot's of computer time :)
BUT there was also a lot of fun time... here are the pics.
Miniature golfing with the crew! I love B&G's pirate scowl pic...
Getting ready for the main event. Doing the "bawk bawk" dance with the Turkey... a Clark fam tradition
The day after Thanksgiving we headed to airport to pick up Tiff, Benton and Zoe from the Airport. They traveled 18 hours from Dubai... GO TIFF!! This was the first time meeting little for almost all of us!
The THREE amigos... actually got along pretty well!
Saturday night we hit "Old Town Kissimmee" a precursor to our Disney day! Mom and Camille even did the Human Swing... the highest in the world I think! I did that once and still have nightmares about it... but they had a great time! The pictures aren't that good, but the boys had a blast!
MONDAY we had a fabulous day at Disney!! We were there 15 hours and the kids did awesome!! I LOVE the bottom right pic in this collage... look at the kids (get us out of these strollers and on to a ride!!)
Buzz light year... the crowd favorite! (what up w/ my pose?!!!)
Naps, melt downs and cotton candy... just part of the whole experience!!
The lighting of the castle had to be a highlight! We were racing to get back from the Animal Kingdom and just made it! It was SO FUN to be at Disney with all the Christmas Decorations up. I would highly recommend it. Our good friends the Copes (from NC) were are the Magic Kingdom that same day, but we never did manage to meet up! We also saw some good friends from our San Diego days -- Brian Perkes cute family! "It's a small world after all"!!
Had to include this funny set of pics! Gavin is obsessed with cousin Zoe... he LOVED her. He wanted to be sitting beside her any time we were in the car, and wanted to hold her any time he could get his hands on her!! She was such a good sport!! THIS IS THE BEST LITTLE BABY!!! She goes with the flow, never fusses... even when G has his hands all over her!
To end the trip WE ALL took a road trip back to Charlotte. Tiff and her kids, myself and the boys, Mom & Ash. All 8 of us packed in the suburban and drove back (Blake had come back 4 days earlier to get back to work!!). The trip went pretty smooth... not gonna sugar coat it though... there were some brutal parts!! After being spoiled at Ahmas for 10 days it's always a little hard to get back into the routine of things. Plus I think all the kids were at their limit w/ cousin time... BUT, it was a great memory and I'm so glad we made it. We tried to visit Santa at the South Park Mall and then hit up the Branch Christmas Party... always a memorable evening!
I LOVE MY FAMILY and I'm so glad we were able to spend this precious time together!
