Disney Vacay

It's time for the annual Mocniak Family Vacay to Disney World. As usual it was a wonderful, relaxing week and we have already started the count down to next year! Thanks to Nana and Grandpa for a great time.

This girl loves the face paint!

Easter Time

So I'm not going to make any excuses for not updating the blog, just that I have alot going on these days! I will start with Easter. Here are a few pictures and very few words.

I updated the Blog?

I just posted several new posts to cover the Holidays and such. I still have several posts from the past but at this rate I am just glad I got the few done that I did. Some just have pictures, sorry I was feeding Reed so when I get another minute in a month or so I will add my two cents.

A year ago today.

A year ago today, Keith's Dad Ron passed away. I wanted to do something each year to make sure the kids remember him. His Birthday was Jan 4th and I wanted to wait this year until today. So this morning Addison, Reed and I said a prayer for Grandpa Ron and looked through pictures we have of him and Addison with him. Then when Keith got home we wrote our notes to Grandpa Ron on our balloons and went outside to release them. We said "we love you Grandpa Ron" and let them go.We watched them til they reached "heaven" and then went inside. Addison drew a great picture of him on hers and wrote his name on another for Reed. During dinner Addison said "I'm going to go check to see if he sent one back". We wish he could. Each year on his birthday going forward we will as Addison put it "make a cake" and celebrate the life he had here and remember him in our lives throughout the year as well. Sorry the pictures are backwards.


There they go!

All of our Balloons ready to go.

Addison holding the balloon she made for Grandpa Ron. It is a picture of him she said.

Update: 1/21/2011 This afternoon we were driving in the car and out of the blue Addison said "I think our balloons made it to Heaven" and I said "oh" and she said "I think our balloons made it to Grandpa Ron, yeah they made it". I wanted to ask her how she knew but when I looked in the rear view mirror she was looking out the window and whispering and I didn't want to interrupt her conversation. She is such a special little girl, and no doubt in my mind she was talking to grandpa Ron :).

Last Week of 2010

The week between Christmas and New Year Keith gets off work, so we try to take advantage of it and we had a really relaxed week. We had friends over and trips to Disney and Jacksonville. It was a great end to a wonderful holiday week and 2010!

Everytime we go to Disney or Downtown Disney Addison wants her face painted like Marie. It was Christmas time so we decided she could get it done.

Keith's friends from college came over on Monday after Christmas. It's always a great time!

Christmas Overview

Spectacle of Dancing Lights

Maus meet Maus

I have been trying for quite a while to get Reed to Tulsa to meet my Grandparents and Siblings. Right before Christmas I found a ticket and had a weekend free so Reed and I took off. We were there for 72 hours and it was quick. We did make it over to Stillwater to introduce Reed Maus to John Maus. It was so nice to able to sit and visit with them. They are both in their 90's and still live at home by themselves. They even treated us to Mani's and Pedi's and got theirs done too. It is great to see them doing so well. Grandad or "Maus" as Addison calls him bought Reed a darling teddy bear and he really liked it. Reed was such a smiley baby and we really enjoyed seeing them. Addison was very sad she didn't get to come and I promised I would take her next time. Ellen my sister was able to fly home from California the same weekend. We hadn't seen each other in 2 years. It was nice to all be together again.