Category Archives: Family

Events that include our immediate and extend family!

Disney Marvel Cruise 2019 – Disembarkation and Travel Day (Day Six)

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The dreaded disembarkation day was upon us as we grumbled out of our slumber around 6:30.  While we weren’t excited to be finished with our spectacular cruise, we were looking forward to our day.  Our plan was to take our time driving back from Miami to Orlando, enjoying the sights, sounds, and eats along the way.  Before we could do… Read more »

Festivals of Speed

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It continues to amaze me as I watch the boys grow up, how they become interested in the things that they do.  Sometimes those interests reflect the things we like to do as a family like going to Disney or the beach, and sometimes I am not quite sure exactly where those passions come from.  Take, for instance, Hunter’s love… Read more »

The Arrival of Peach

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I would like to say that Peach was a well thought out and planned addition to our household, but that wouldn’t be telling it quite like it was.  To be fair, we had been talking about the possibility of getting a dog for several months, if not years, leading up to this point.  Emily had her heart set on getting… Read more »

Steakhouse 55 | Disneyland Spring Break 2018 | Hunter’s Birthday

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After an eventful Disneyland Travel Day, we awoke to the comfort of our Disney’s Grand Californian hotel room.  Today was a special day for the family, Hunter’s 11th birthday!  As with all of the birthdays in the Hayes household, it was guaranteed to be filled with excitement!  We were excited for Steakhouse 55 breakfast, dinner at Storytellers, and tons of… Read more »

Chroma, Epcot, Shopping & More – Emily’s Birthday Fest 2018

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Another fun BirthdayFest for Emily is in the books. Our week of fun included dinner with the Pickle’s at Chroma, a Disney Day with breakfast at Kona Cafe and and afternoon at Epcot, an afternoon watching the ships depart Port Canaveral, and a home cooked birthday dinner. Check out the photos and stories from our week celebrating the queen!

Epcot, Spies, & Ice Cream Cake – Sawyer’s Sixth Birthday

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What an amazing way to kick of 2018 with a Sawyer Birthday Fest!  We started celebrating his birthday over the Martin Luther King weekend with a stay at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort and followed it up with a quick weekend getaway to Disney’s Vero Beach Resort.  As if that weren’t enough we had finally arrived at his official sixth birthday…. Read more »

A Cozy Wilderness Lodge Birthday Weekend

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Friday, January 12th – Wilderness Lodge Arrival and Dinner at Artist Point It was that time of year once again, when the Hayes’ family birthday rotation kicks itself into high gear. We don’t get much downtime between the Christmas festivities and the first birthday of the year, that of our little buddy Sawyer. Because his birthday falls on the 23rd… Read more »

The Old Spanish Sugar Mill & Our Trip Around Central Florida

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It was my last official day off of work for my Christmas holiday break, and we wanted to spend it hanging out as a family. Hunter had mentioned a few days prior that he really wanted to go back to the Old Spanish Sugar Mill for their all-you-can-cook-and-eat pancake breakfast. It had been about two years since our last visit… Read more »

Festival of Speed – December Day at the Ritz

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Over the course of the past year or so, Hunter has taken quite an interest in cars. He will often disappear to the toy room for a few hours with the laptop, pull up a photo of his favorite cars, and try to build replicas of them with Legos. He has made it well know that some of his favorites… Read more »

Guys’ Day at Tropicana Field

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The Guys Head to Tropicana Field for the Rays vs. Brewers One of the many skills that Emily possesses is finding the perfect gifts for those in her life. This was yet another example of her expertise in this subject. For Father’s Day, she had looked ahead at the Tampa Bay Rays baseball schedule and found a home game on… Read more »