Disney World

We had the best week at Disney World!!! The boys LOVED everything and they were excellent! We spent 5 days at Disney and a few days at our condo. The weather was perfect (low 80's) and we were all so thankful to spend such a wonderful week together. Jacob and Kaleb keep asking if we can go see the Disney castle again and Isaiah wants to go on more rides.
Here are just a few of the 800+ photos that I took :)
Our first picture with Woody and Buzz, at Downtown Disney at the Lego store

 loving the warm weather and beautiful flowers

 taking the monorail into Magic Kingdom

 my little Mickeys in front of the Disney Castle

 our first ride Dumbo, we rode it 4 times in a row :)

 Kaleb fell asleep waiting in line for Pirates of the Caribbean

 meeting Woody and Jessie, their first hugs were so sweet

 pirate faces

 he was embarrassed by the Mickey ears at first, but he posed for a few pictures

 parade watching

 first Mickey sighting

 in front of Norway at Epcot

 Brad holding up his baby like Simba

 Woody made out of flowers

 Meekie and Jacob

 Meekie and Isaiah in front of the Epcot ball

 Best fireworks we have ever seen!

 such a magical night at Magic Kingdom

 Toy Story Mania at Hollywood Studios

 Kaleb and Jacob finally got to ride a horsey

 3rd time meeting Woody and Jessie, their favorite part of the day

 Jafar from Aladdin for our Jacob Jafar

 Breakfast with Donald Duck and friends at Tusker House at Animal Kingdom

 Isaiah's 12th birthday!!! Breakfast with Mickey, Donald, Daisy, and Goofy

 a card and cupcake for the birthday boy

Fun at Discovery Depot

The boys love going to the Children's Museum!!! Jacob loves the fire truck and wearing the fireman outfit, hat, and boots. Kaleb likes to play with the trains and tractors. They both like to drive the tractor and pick corn like Poppa!

Isaiah and Kaleb home ONE Year

Last year on March 3rd we landed in Chicago, IL and Kaleb and Isaiah became US Citizens. We waited and waited and waited to board our final plane from Chicago to Peoria, IL where over 50 people gathered to welcome the newest Mowens HOME!! Brad had left Ethiopia 6 weeks before us, so we were beyond ready to see him again and start life as a family of five. Such sweet memories as we remember how God brought our family together and just how far we have come in this past year by the grace of God. 

Pictures of Kaleb

Kaleb doesn't like to have his picture taken. If he sees you get out a camera he will say "no camera. No" every great once in awhile he will say "me cheese too" if the others are getting their picture taken. So many pictures I have if Kaleb are blurry because he runs away or moves before I am done pushing the button. Here's a few from last weekend on our way to Isaiah's basketball game. (I deleted the really blurry ones already).

Snow Day

On Tuesday we got about 7 inches of snow in a couple hours. It was enough to cancel school for the day and we had a fun-filled family day! This was the second time the kids have played in the snow and it was their first snowman. They didn't want to come inside they had so much fun!

Isaiah got Braces

Isaiah was so excited to find out he would be getting braces. About an hour after leaving the office, he feels differently. His friends tried to warn him they will hurt. He was miserable all evening. Poor guy. Hopefully he will get used to them quickly and they will be able to fix his tooth that us way up high.

Bowling Fun

Jacob and Kaleb went bowling for the first time. Isaiah bowled 4 games on his own lane while my sister and I helped the four little kids and Grandna Mary kept score. It was a little chaotic, but fun! Thankfully (and miraculously) no one got pinched fingers and everyone had fun!