Super big day...

So, I have been taking Tae Kwon Do for right at a year and completed the "Little Tigers" program about a month ago.  The next step is the true journey towards a coveted BLACK BELT!  I have worked hard and come a long way in regards to respect, following rules and becoming a stronger athlete in this awesome program.  Today I must admit I was a bit nervous as you have to "test" in front of everyone taking Tae Kwon Do as well as their parents.  You must perform with accuracy many kicks and punches using great technique, you are asked many words in English and must know them in Korean, must be able to break a board as well as the big "16 step Kibon Poomse" with blocks and punches.  I DID IT!!  I am now a Yellow Belt and will walk in the Christmas parade this Saturday as a YELLOW BELT!!! 

Disney Cruise continued...

On the 3rd day of our cruise we had a wonderful day at Disney's private island...Castaway Cay.  We got to snorkel with stingrays, play kickball on the beach and just had a blast on the waterslide. That night was "Pirate Night"...check out my Jack Sparrow costume.

Thanksgiving Day

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and I hope each and everyone of you did as well.  We were blessed to have Gigi and Poppy here from Tennessee for a fun filled long weekend.  Gigi and Poppy arrived on Wednesday just in time to see me attend my Tae Kwon Do class where I received my last "tip" and now I am ready to test for my Yellow Best next week.  On Thanksgiving Day we played football, enjoyed the sunshine, cooked and ate.  Daddy was in charge of the turkey bird this year and fired it up on the Big Green Egg.  I do not eat turkey but did try one bite.  Later in the day we played and watched some football...a truly great day!

Atlantis...part 2

so, Monday morning we got off the ship for our day at Atlantis and as you know we had our experience with the dolphins but alot more went on that day.  We had a great breakfast and had many fun adventures throughout the day.  Mommy took some pics from our veranda as we approached Atlantis and many more while there!!  Most of these pics speak for themselves but check out Mommy in the shark tank!  They have a water slide that goes down inside this huge aquarium and even though I was not tall enough to ride(must be 48") I was super excited to see Mommy "under the sharks"!  Later that afternoon once we were back on the ship I had a visit with Pinocchio and Cinderella as well as a fun dinner at The Enchanted Garden! 

ATLANTIS!!

THIS WILL BE IN 2 SEPARATE POSTS AS THIS WAS A REALLY BUSY DAY!!  MONDAY, WE DISEMBARKED THE SHIP FOR OUR ATLANTIS EXCURSION AND HAD A SUPER GREAT TIME!  FIRST I WANT TO SHARE OUR AWESOME ADVENTURE OF SWIMMING WITH DOLPHINS!!  WE GOT TO WEAR WET-SUITS AND GET IN THE WATER WITH THESE AMAZING MAMMALS.  OUR DOLPHINS NAME WAS TRACY AND SHE WAS SUPER SWEET AND WELL BEHAVED BUT HER 2 YR. OLD BABY WAS IN THE GROUP NEXT TO US AND SHE WAS NOT THE BEST LISTENER AS SHE WOULD COME OVER TO OUR GROUP TO SAY HI TO HER MOM.  WE GOT TO GIVE THE DOLPHINS MANY HUGS AND KISSES AS WELL AS FEED THEM AND EVEN GIVE A HIGH 5.  TRACY WAS EAGER TO SHOW US HER TRICKS TOO.  THIS WAS SO EXCITING!!

DISNEY CRUISE...

SO, MOST OF YOU KNOW WE ARE JUST RETURNING FROM THE MOST AMAZING VACATION EVER!!!  I will start with day 1 and work my way from there as Mommy took 631 pics, yes, you read that right...luckily she is going through and deleting duplicates, blurry ones etc...
Upon our arrival at Port Canaveral while standing in line with everyone else we were told we had been chosen as "Family of the Day"...this meant no lines for characters as well as we boarded the ship FIRST...VERY FIRST!  As we boarded the ship they made a big announcement that "The Neill Family from Tega Cay, South Carolina is Disney's Family of the Day please give a big round of applause"...it was super cool.  I was the first kid in both pools and we were the first ones on deck!  After playing for a while and letting the other thousands of people board the ship it was time to set sail.  There was a huge deck party with music, streamers, characters and SO MUCH FOOOOOOD!  P.S. ON THE DISNEY CRUISE YOU GET FREE ICECREAM 24 HOURS A DAY!

Fall baseball ended...

I had a great time playing "advanced T-ball" with lots of great friends, some new and some old...Mommy, Daddy and Tyler's Daddy Paul coached the Hot Rods this Fall.  It was exciting to learn new skills and begin to learn the true game of baseball.  I missed the end of the season party/trophy ceremony due to being sick but I still received an awesome trophy!!