First let me start off by saying John and I talk about vacations all the time. Then we go through the whole conversation of where, when and the “I’m not gonna fly” fiasco (that is John, not me). So when I said I wanted to take our two oldest grandson’s to Disney World, he immediately said yes and the plans began. The trip planned was for us to meet the boys in Savannah, GA, then head to Orlando. After Orlando we went to El Paso so the boys could see their Mom return from Afghanistan. So needless to say it was a great, fun and emotional trip. Along the way we stopped at a few places, (the beauty of driving I will admit) and had nothing but fun. Here are a few highlights:

On the road, I know it is random, but it serves the purpose.
So we ended up in Montgomery, Alabama and I instantly started singing the Alan Jackson song “Midnight in Montgomery”, so I asked John, did they really bury Hank Williams in Montgomery? Googled it from the Blackberry, got the answer and the address, put the address in the Garmin and within 10 minutes, we were there. Google and Garmin became a theme for the rest of the trip, and we had a blast doing a few random things a long the way.


Someone left 2 beers on Hank Williams side. I imagine that may happen a lot, but I assure you it was not us. Next stop was Savannah, GA. The homes are crazy pretty, it was night time when we found them so no pictures, but we did take a few there.



The sign above is to Paula Dean’s restaurant, “Lady and Son’s” We tried to eat there but you have to show up in the morning and put your name on a list. Also one thing I will add about Savannah, for it being the South and a tourist community, the people there were unexpectedly rude… so there ya go. The real highlight was getting the boys and that was when the adventure really started.

From Savannah, we headed to Disney World, it was a short trip, but it did not stop the boys from being silly or taking a quick nap.

Matt wearing Pa-Pa’s hat

Aaron being silly


We have arrived

and you can jump on the bed there!







BTW, I love me some Goofy!

John and Matt on the Roller coaster at Animal Kingdom…

This tree was amazing. The detail in everything was truly incredible.





This was Aaron’s first roller coaster… he was scared at first, but after he rode it he was fearless.


Why does Goofy wear clothes and Pluto doesn’t?





The food was outstanding… and pool time was fun too






Disney was great, but seeing the boys greet their Mom off the plane was pretty special too.

Waiting on Mom

Sweet boy, Matt. Love those eyes.

Trina’s hubby Mike, Matt took this picture btw, he did a great job.

Aaron trying to be patient waiting on the plane. He is such a good little man.

Patriot Guard was there.




Trina is on the right, just entering the building before she was dismissed.

Matt cheering for his Mommy

Greeting her boys

and her Momma

So sweet, seeing your spouse after being apart for a year is a special moment. So glad I was able to be there.



My favorite

Her smile says is all… So glad she is home safe and sound. We love you Trina and we are so proud of you.

Matt carrying her gear for her.
We had such a good time making memories with our grandsons. I highly recommend Disney World to anyone looking to go on a trip. John and I are planning on going again, just us, then when Gage and Alex are 8 and 10 maybe we can take them too. They are 1 and 3 now, so hopefully our bodies will stay fit enough to do that (fingers crossed).