Harry Potter, Patoka and more...

My trip to Universal Studios to see the new Harry Potter park was great!

All you Harry Potter fans will appreciate these pics....

(we took a ton of pics so not all of them are on here,

but everything was straight out of the books and movies!)

Extendable ears outside of Zonko's joke shop

The wand choosing experience at Olivander's

(it was an exact reinactment of Harry's experience in the movie!)





Puking Pastilles outside of the Weasley brother's joke shop (Zonko's)



Hogwarts Castle




The entrance to Hogwarts

We thought this sign was funny

Defense against the dark arts classroom.

Harry, Ron & Hermione were talking to us.

Expecto Patronum

Devil's snare in the Herbology lab

Mandrakes in the Herbology lab

The actual wands of Harry Potter, Voldemort and others

Mirror of Erised

Entrance to Dumbledore's office

The Pensieve

Inside Dumbledore's office. A hologram of Dumbledore

was speaking to us, but it's hard to see in this pic.

The moving/talking pictures inside Hogwarts

Drinking Butterbeer and Hog's Head Brew at the Hog's

Head Tavern. We made good friends with Troy, our bartender.

Chocolate Frog from Honeydukes

The frog choir was really good. They

sang/harmonized several songs from the movies.

The Monster Book that tried to eat Harry

The book growled and went crazy.

The talking Sorting Hat.

A die-hard Harry Potter fan that we met.

He was 16 and was dressed to a "T" in all the Harry Potter gear.

He even had a latex lightning scar on his forehead.

Everyone wanted to take a pic with him. He was quite popular.

Watching Jace eat oreos was pretty hilarious.

He was wolfing them down like no tomorrow!

We've been on Patoka Lake a few times

with the Noble family. Here's Matt skiing.

Me skiing at Patoka

Two peas in a pod

Lexi likes her new hairstyle method of smashing

food in her hair and then spiking it

Another attempt at a hug (not a headlock)

Lexi at 17 months wearing a dress

made by her great-grandma Derybowski

Where Has July Gone??

July has been full of fun and traveling for us. We went to Michigan for the 4th and spent time with Matt's family and watched Aunt Lisa play in a volleyball tournament. Matt was superdad and stayed home with Jace and Lexi while I went on vacation to the new Harry Potter World at Universal Studios for a week. It was awesome and a nice break for me! I'll post some pics as soon as I get a chance...

Enjoy!

My little Dr. Suess Characters

Staredown in the tub


Swinging at Community Park

Scrub-a-dub-dub, Jace in the tub

Braden and Jace at the Noble's Annual Backyard Bash

Jace was preparing for cooking camp and Lexi

was pumping me up for the midnight viewing

of Twilight's Eclipse.

Lexi thinks Edward and Jacob are hot!!

Not sure what I just ate...

My little thing at 16 months

Whatcha lookin' at?

Lexi took a trip with Matt to the Science Center

My little Twilight Fan

Crackin' up in the tub video

Swinging at the park video