Neeley Family Blog

As summer was nearing an end, soccer season came to its beginning.  Brayden started soccer just a week before we left for our Disney Adventure.  So we missed one week of practice while we were gone, but he picked right back up with it the day we flew home and has been loving it.  Just two weeks ago he had a Jamboree to start the season of games.  It happen to be on a 90-something degree day, but hey what is a little heat right!?!  Here are a few pictures of his Jamboree in action: He is quite the little soccer stud! We are so proud! He just goes for it on the field.  He does listen to the coach too during all the action and follows his instructions.  There are a total of 6 kids on his team including 2 girls.  We had to gear him up at the beginning of the season with cleats, shorts, shin guards, and socks.  His first practice with the shin guards I put them on wrong and was promptly corrected by the coach! :)  I put his s...

So Walt Disney World (WDW) in August for a week, what comes to mind?  Lots of HOT, sweaty fun!!!  So why not!?! Planning and saving took months, but Brad and I together had everything ready to go by the time our August departure date arrived.  Our planning and preparation was down to a "T" this time around.  Everything was mapped out, all arrangements were scheduled and paid a couple months before leaving, money was set aside for food, souvenirs and such, and the dog/house watchers were set! BIG pat on the back to us :) !!!! We decided to stay at Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort this time around.  The pool had been re-done since Brad and I visited last in 2000 and it looked fabulous for the kids.  It also was in the middle of the gigantic grounds that make up WDW.  Our days were spent at each of the 4 parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom.  It was a busy vacation to say the least.  We were at the parks long ho...

Brayden is 6! Can you believe it? We can barely grasp it.  Our little boy, first baby, is now officially a school aged kid.  Brayden had school on his birthday.  At school they can get a free dress pass on their birthday, but Brayden chose to wear his uniform.  They also celebrate the last 15 minutes of class so he had me bring cupcakes to class to share with everyone and celebrate his day.  Brayden and Brock were lucky boys and got to celebrate with my side of the family over the weekend between their birthdays.  It was our annual September birthday celebration.  Brock, Brayden and my mom.  Here are some photos from our joint celebration: The yummy lemon torte cake.  Grammy with all her grand kids. The joint singing effort for Brock, Brayden and my mom: Brayden chose Chuck-E-Cheese for his birthday celebration.  We went out to dinner at Chevys (Brayden loves Mexican food).  The kids all enjoyed their time at the Chee...

Wow! Brock is 4 now.  And he is truly becoming a little man.  He started pre-school on his birthday this year.  He was nervous and excited...who wouldn't be.  On his birthday, Brock decided he wanted to go bowling and have an ice cream cake.  I got a few presents and items while he was in his first day of school.  He got to then help me pick out his cake and 10 balloons for his big day. As soon as Brad got home from work he opened his presents.  He was waiting patiently and asking every 5 minutes when dadda would be home.  Present celebration: After dinner we headed off to bowling.  We got to the ally and bum deal, they were having a league night :(.  They only had one lane for non-leaguers.  There was a couple already playing.  We waited about 15-20 minutes to see if they were going to finish, but realized it was not going to happen.  We had to leave.  We checked one other ally close by, but also a league...

Summer...um yea I think we had one!?! It seems like summer has just started and now suddenly we are back in school (well the kids) and life now revolves around school days again.  The kids and I did enjoy the Summer break while it was here.  We spent many a days outside playing with balls, water guns, slip and slides, walking to the playground, doing lots of yard work, running through sprinklers, playing some great rounds of corn hole, doing our usual weekly errands and some other fun and games.  However, I did not get one thing done on my summer "Go-To" list.  I had planned as Summer was approaching to make a trip to OMSI, the Zoo, an outdoor pool, and to the Tillamook Cheese Factory.  Ahhh, I love how things look in my head.  I knew we had a couple months of fun to be had before "The BIG" surprise trip to end Summer when we ventured off to Disney World.  But suddenly those "couple months" were gone before I could blink and we were getting...