Mommy's Day Spa

We like to have a mini Day Spa at 39 Welcome Drive


Services include mani, pedi with messages. But best of all you get to chose your favorite color and add a flower decal for no extra charge.

I must say that the assistant is very helpful as well with drinks and food(thanks daddy for all the help and creativity). Although the 4 legged assistant does not do to much other than try to steel the guests food. I guess management has to have a word with her.



Best to all and thinking of you too.

Ally Bowling

Well we took Ally candle pin bowling she loved it. Let me tell you she really got into the whole thing, counting the pins, new shoes, (who doesn't love a new pair of shoes), and almost beating Bubba.
We all had a great time and look forward to doing it again some time soon.

Happy 4th Birthday Ally

Can't believe it but our baby Ally is 4 now! Daddy and I are just amazed that time can fly by that fast and that they years could have been filled with so many wonderful memories.

Well this year for Ally's 4th birthday we had a great home party again including many of our close friends and family. But best of all this year Ally got to invite some of her close School friends too. What a blast we all had. Thankfully the weather was exceptional. Get this April 19, sunny in the low 80s, perfect day for a party. Here are a few of our favorite shots in including the parade of dresses she wore for the day.

School Cup Cakes for her special day at school:

Check out the 4 year old princess Ally

Wow she got her first big girl bike, look at her go, she just loves it. Great now that she is more on the move that means mommy had better start running faster to catch up, princess on a princess bike how perfect can that get...

Oh, look at Ally with her Bubby and Bubba, so sweet

Aylin and her little Prince, how cute are they, just want to eat him up so yummy

Ally with many of her best Buddies

Ally with Mamum

Ally tasting her frosting from her Ariel Cake

Ally and Mommy

Ally and Daddy

Happy Birthday to the love of Mommy and Daddy's life. We have had such amazing last 4 years and we look forward to many many more years of happiness. We love you Ally!

Disney Cont.

Here a few great memories from Disney:
Meeting Minnie Mouse was just to amazing for Ally even though she did not speak to her Ally was just spell bound by the magic of Disney
We got to hear Belle tell her story of meeting the Beast and all of her Wonderful Adventures and talk to her in person. Ally was full of questions: "Why don't you have your fancy Yellow Dress on today?" Belle Says that she wore her blue dress for story telling because it was more comfortable.

Again another Magical moment meeting Mikey Mouse Ally did not have much to say other than ask where Pluto was, Mickey did not have much to say other than point into the other room for Pluto.


Mommy won the race but it was a very close one. We had better watch out in the future all Ally was interested in was looking around at the sights and bumping mommy, I think we had start saving our money now for when she gets on the real road.Ally got to hug her Piglett "Tobey". That is what we fondly call him around the Tobey home. He is a true member of our family. Oh the stories we could tell. One got left behind in Savannah, but luckily we had friends in Disney places. Needless to say he has earned his name Piglett Tobey in our homeFinally we got to give Pluto that long awaited hug in Animal Kingdom. Ally was so excited and thought it was too funny that he wrote his name when he was a dog and best of all he wrote it on his nose, to funnyBreakfast of champions, it is the best way to start any Disney day with a Mickey face waffle. You know it is going to be a good day when you get a Disney smile first thing in the morning. Got to love the Disney Meal Plan!!!!!Our little sailor. She took to the helm with out any problems. Can you see the deep concentration on her face we had places to get to safely. Every one had to have their Boat Coat on too. Safety first with Captain Ally.The next big thing she loved from the trip was learning how to ride a bike, now here are her first few peddles, she really seems to have the hang of it....
Now off she goes....Okay Selim I think we need to get that girl her own set of wheels....
I think that one of Allys favorite parts of the trip was getting an invitation to Mickie's Dance Party, what a blast we had dancing with all of Mickie's pals and staying up very late in the night with tons of other kidsAlly got to meet Ariel, did you know that Ariel starts with an A just like Ally does. That was such great news for Ally who is her #1 fan.Over all we had a Magical Disney Vacation and as we learned at the Magic Kingdom "Dreams really do come true"By the way YES it was really that cold that day. We were very chilly but still had a great time.

Disney Trip Winter 2008

Start to Disney 2008:
We had an amazing trip to Disney this year the three of us. Although the trip there and back was a lot to be desired, snow storms and bad weather to blame. We were supposed to leave on the afternoon of Friday Feb 22, but due to a huge snow storm that hit the north east all flights were grounded. In a way that was a blessing in disuse. We got to meet the newest member of our family Jacob Felch. Selim's sister gave birth to her first child two weeks early on our original date of departure. Luckily we were able to see him and hold him before we left for southern weather.

Welcome Baby Jake

So due to the weather we ended up staying the night in Boston before catching our AM flight to Orlando on Saturday. That always proves to be fun staying at new hotels with my two water babies. By the time we got to the hotel and got a bite of food in our bellies both Ally and Selim ran down to the pool to play. I knew that was a great start of our vacation both of them thrive on being in water so it worked out well that the pool was warm in Boston too.

Saturday night we got to Orlando and what a welcoming we had when we arrived at Saratoga Springs and Spa Disney. The first thing you hear when you drive through the gates is "Welcome Home" and that continued the entire trip. Every one was so welcoming, warm and helpful. We just loved the entire experience of staying on a Disney property. Highly recommended!

So back to the water, as soon as we got to our room off came the cloths and down to the pool they went again. Can you see a trend. They love the water and would be in it all day long if it weren't for me saying lets do some other things too.

Some Hotel Shots from the First day

Every Disney Hotel had one of these areas it was like magic filled with Classic Disney movies. Mini chairs, mini TV, and lots of mini people.

At least my two water babies got in the water each and every day of the vacation.
The fist day in Orlando or I should say "Mickeys House" we went to Merry Poppins Breakfast at the Grand Floridian. It was great we got to meet all sorts of characters; Marry Poppins, Alice, Mad Hater, Pooh Bear, and Tiger. Ally just loved it and made sure to hug each and every one of them but she was not all to sure about the Mad Hater "he had a funny voice and he talked funny".

Well we have so much more to share but this is what I have for now.

Additional Disney postings will be coming very soon.

New Years 2008

Selim and I had a wonderful New Years Eve up at Loon with Shawn and Robyn Johnson. We had a wonderful time catching up, it had been ages since we had seen each other. We caught up on what going on with the kids and our selves.

Not to mention we were among the first to make tracks for the new year on the ski mountain. We had a great morning skiing the three of us. Selim did not attend because he is still a beginner on a board and wanted more time to take lessons. So Robyn, Shawn and I hit the trails early and had a blast. Although we did leave early due to a major snow storm that started while we were skiing. It did not make the skiing any harder it was actually more fun but the issue was the drive home. For what should have been an hour and 15 min drive home it took us 4 hours. They kept on closing the highway and diverting us to many back roads. By the end of the drive Selim had swarn off skiing due to the snow. I am still trying to convince him that it does not always happen that way.

We are planning another Johnson/Tobey ski weekend before the end of 2008 season!

This is a shot of the updated time share kitchen

Dec 2007 Cont

December was just crazy, after NC we had several birthdays, my mom, my grandmother, and my sister too. Just can not believe that she is 14 now. Where has the time gone?

Here is a shot of Nikki and two of her best friends Sophie and Sarah;

Along with all of the holiday celebrations we also were getting hit with at ton of snow. Since December we got several inches of snow a week. Here is a shot of Ally and Selim playing on her play set under 2 plus feet of snow.Just before Christmas we had Ally's best friend Madeline and her mom and dad over to visit for the Holidays. It was a very nice visit for all. We got a chance to catch up on whats going on and play with the girls all together.

We had a very low key Christmas day at home all together with Jim and Nikki and a visit from Aunite Aylin. It was fun to play with Ally and all of her new toys and watch her discover each and every one of them. Her top gifts she tell every one about is her Vanity and doll house. Santa did really good.

End of 2007 Catch up take II

December:

What happened to the month of December? Where did it go? I feel as though I just blinked and it was gone with all of the magic.

December 1st Selim left for FL for his Boys Weekend in Miami to visit their buddy Joe. From the stories I have heard it was a great trip and they are already planing a 2008 trip too. Unfortunately while Selim was a way Ally came down with a really bad ear infections so Mommy and Bubby had to take the little one to the emergency to be checked on. Luckily we got the meds going and she was feeling much better fast.

We did get hit hard with Snow Storm after snow storm. At one point in the month we had a snow storm every other day. Not to mention each time we are out side with a shovel in hand Selim keeps on saying "Condos are really looking good to me now"

Ally and I just laugh and say you are silly daddy, we love the snow.

Holiday Card Photo Shoot was a blast, we tried for a day to get the perfect shot and her are a few of the out takes.

Ally had one idea of a cute shot and I had another, lets see how it went....

TAKE ONETAKE TWO

TAKE THREE

COME ON IZZY NOW SMILE FOR THE CAMERA
Okay now lets try this a couple more times.....Cute but not it yet, lets see....

I think we got it!!!!!!!!
Then Ally and I joined Selim on one more trip for 2007 we went to Charlotte NC. We had a great trip. Stayed in a great hotel and visited some great restaurants and museums. Lots of fun to travel as a family.

Children's Discovery in Charlotte

Tobey Family in Detroit Airport

Ally made her first Ginger Bread house with Bubby at the Children's Museum in Concord it came out great and tasted great too.