When in Florida, NEVER say "it doesn't look like rain"

Spring Break 2016..take 3

Yep, Day 3 our last leg to Orlando and it rains...but I will get to that.

This is another blog full of videos and I'm not going to say much because it's already 11:30 and I lost 2 hours of time today and I need to get up at 6:00 tomorrow to get ready for our first day at Magic Kingdom!! YAY

We didn't really get to see our view from our hotel last night in Fort Walton because it was dark. So, this morning we quickly took some pictures and a video :)

And then we hit the road Jack

Day 3 Road Selfie!

Not even an hour on the road and we see this....there is a reason :(

Remember how I said Never say it's going to rain in Florida, well it did ALL day and it caused over 6 accidents. We should have arrived at our Condo by 5:30 and we actually didn't get here until 7:30!!

Finally by the Grace of God and our Sanity we get to our Condo ...well maybe the not kids sanity...they are starting to get Car Crazy or Sleepy sillies.

I love Homeaway.com we used it when we went to Destin in 2011 and we had good luck. So, when we started to book our trip at the beginning of February I started to look for Condo's. We found several and I suggest if you ever book with Home Away, you email several people. Because some don't answer your emails, or if they do they give vague responses and don't answer any of your questions. Sometimes the condo they are offering isn't available anymore and they suggest other locations (that are still good, but not the one you want).
Anyways, I started to work with a couple Joe and Joann and they had a condo at Hawthorn Buena Vista and we could get a 6 night One bedroom King suite with living room (pullout couch) and a kitchen with Free shuttle service to disney, Full breakfast every morning with a beautiful pool view. super cheap compared to hotels in the park and many other condos to be honest,  So we booked it the next day. I had some stress today because you always hope your family will like the condo and it's as great as they say and we weren't disappointed.

I'll post more Pictures and video's of the condo tomorrow. I've completely ran out of steam and it's 12:45am right now. SOOOOO tired and excited at the same time so till tomorrow.

Thank you for reading and goodnight!

SPRING BREAK ROAD TRIP: TAKE 2

Day 2 was filled with lots of adventure that's for sure!

I took lots of videos and pictures and I will let them do most of the story telling of our day...so enjoy. FYI...I'm not a professional videographer, photographer or blogger :) I just like to share our stories and adventures in hopes that you enjoy them and maybe we can inspire you or give you ideas on things to do with your family. So, THANK YOU..(insert hand clap and hug) from me and Jason for reading our blog. 

WE  kinda got a late start this morning, but after working all day and the kids going to school and then traveling 5 hours we were all very tired and I wanted to let Jason sleep since he does all of the driving.. Such a champ..really!!! He is awesome! 

Day 2 road Selfie

We made it to Duck Commander after passing it 3 exits up, of course I wasn't doing a very good job with Navigation. Sometimes the BMW gets confused because it needs an update and I wasn't paying attention, but needless to say we made it! It was soooooooo cool, when you watch something for years and then go see it. A...it always looks smaller than it does on TV, trust me have you ever visited the house from the old show Dallas?!? lol and B...of course Willie, Jase and Jep weren't there lol didn't really expect them to be but would have been super cool for the kids......

Phil actually carved this, it was really cool

where the guys work

Jason reading the history of Duck Commander 

Love my ducks 

We really thought the rain was over yesterday and we got lucky but today was filled with rain pretty much the entire way! In this video you can also see how flooded Monroe is. Prayers are definitely needed for the victims. We even saw houses on the left of the highway in water and the right would be fine. It was awful!

We finally made it to Mississippi, which was pretty uneventful except for more rain :(

What was cool though is when we went over the Mississippi river and the bridge

Next stop, Mobile briefly passing through. I will have to tell you that I love Mobile Alabama, its so old and has the most amazing buildings and the homes are all old and I'm sure filled with Characters and history. 

This street of old trees is in Park Place in Mobile 

 I thought this building was beautiful on Lower Dauphin Street

Mobile Public Library in the Church Street East Historic District

Leaving Mobile going into Florida you go through this tunnel

we found the Ocean and USS Alabama, we are hoping to stop here and take a tour on our way back next Sunday. 

 After over 6 hours we made it to Fort Walton hungry, tired and ready to go swimming..well the kids were...

goodnight from Fort Walton Beach

Spring Break Road Trip : Take 1

Spring Break 2016 is finally here!! Most of you know, if you stalk my FB page (JK) that we are going to Disney World for our spring break this year!!! I'm so excited, as I've never been before and I'm like a kid and can't sleep just dreaming about the tea cups! 

We've wanted to go to Disney for the past couple of years and timing and just life has gotten in the way. However, with Jason's new job and the wonderful time off he gets as well as our kids age it's now or never!! We really feel 11 and 9 years old will be perfect! 

Our kids still believe in everything and the Magic of Disney is very REAL!!! 

We love road trips as a family and living in Texas, really the drive isn't too bad...well unless it's been raining for 5 days and the main highway in Louisiana is shut down...WHAT!! yep.

But, hey...we want an adventure right!!??!

The kids had school and Jason had to visit 3 dealers today and after putting 3 heads together to get the luggage in my BMW we were off!

Trust me, Jason is very happy to go on this trip. However, it took over 7 minutes just to get this selfie, and tears were shed including mine just to get my traditional "on the road" Family Selfie!

Our first stop was Rowlett to drop our baby Jackson off at Nana and Dede's. OHHHH this was so hard, he is my buddy when everyone else is at work and school. 

First though, we ran into an accident on the way. It was so awful! 

We were on George Bush Highway and about 5 cars started to break really quick and I saw a truck or a car slide from the right of the highway to the left super quick!! 

People slowly started to move ahead and we saw tons of debris and junk on the highway and several cars pulled over and people running everywhere. The truck I saw slide was a large pick up truck with a bed of junk!! Truly Junk spilling out of the back. Then we saw an small SUV upside down, Jason knew he immediately had to get out. 

As parents we did struggle (quickly) with the dilemma on the fact of do we stop and subject our children to this site, not knowing exactly what we would see. Are there children involved, is the person alive?  However, we felt teaching our children that we need to help in distress to those in need are most important. Out of respect for the young lady in this car, I didn't want to zoom in but through the side window we could see her laying there. Trapped. My heart was breaking as the men and women including Jason were trying to talk to her, keep her calm because they all knew she would need to be cut out. Once the ambulance came, we thought it was best to leave. 

FINALLY arriving at Nana and Dede's after Jackson jumped out of the car and ran to the wrong house after getting in mud...he was finally happy in the arms of dede, which is where he will stay until we get back  :)

Ok, so finally by 5:00 Just in time for rush hour traffic we are on our way. Gotta love Google maps though, it took us the back way through Heath and Forny we were on the highway heading to our first stop Longview.

Cracker Barrel for Dinner in Longview

Connor winning of course   

So, Tomorrow is day 2...until then.....

Thank you for reading...

Goodnight, 

the Duncan's 

Who Doesn't love Chicken Spaghetti

My kids of course..........

When I was a kid my friends mom made this all the time and I remember loving it. I mean it's basically Chicken, Spaghetti and Rotel Cheese dip!

I'm trying to make new things and dinners that we can eat left overs even...especially on the weekends when I don't have time to put something together after our busy Saturday's with Parkour and Soccer Games.

I've basically come to the conclusion my kids just don't like Casseroles because this wasn't the first time and if it's not Pizza or Mac and Cheese then forget it!

Anyways, for those of you that did grow up on this and loved it or may be looking for something easy but good (the adults loved it) then this is for you..

Enjoy!

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
*1 package of spaghetti
*1 lb of Fresh Chicken tenders to grill
*2 Tbsp of Butter
*16 oz of Velveeta Cheese ( I bought the large box because when you heat it up the next day you may want to melt some more with milk and add it to the casserole...this is not necessary but suggested)
*1 10oz can of Rotel ( I bought mild)
*1 10oz can of Cream of Chicken
*1 cup of Milk
*1/2 Teaspoon of Cumin 
*1 cup of Mild Cheddar Cheese
*Salt and pepper to taste (at your desired amount)

Optional:
2 Tbsp of Sriracha or Hot Sauce (I didn't use because of the kids)
1 Cup of bread crumbs ( i didn't use because the kids don't like crunchy stuff, however I will next time!)

forgot to take a picture of my chicken, but here it is in the pan :)

 TO DO:

*Grill your chicken on medium heat. You can season it if you want, however it's best if you don't. 
*In a Large pot, melt 2TBSP of butter first. Once melted add Cheese, Soup, Rotel, and 1 cup of Milk and 1/2 tsp of Cumin
*Make sure you keep stirring because the cheese will start to stick to the bottom of the pot and burn. It's all about timing. 

at the same time you need to be boiling your spaghetti too

Once your Chicken is grilled, cut it up and add it to the Cheese Mix along with your noodles

 Once everything is mixed in, pour into a dish. FIRST spray the pan with oil :)

Don't forget the cheese!!!!

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes and Dinner is served :)

The messy dinners always taste the best :)

Thank you for reading

Goodnight

Kristi