Disney World! :-)

We had such a great trip!!! Best idea EVER. We drove to Orlando on Saturday (April 14th). Checked into our room at the Marriott Resort (THANK YOU, MEEMA & PAP!) and went to dinner where Kaydee and Abby met this fabulous balloon artist who made Kaydee a Rapunzel doll and Abby a flower bracelet.
Sunday we just hung out at the resort--went swimming and played in the sprinkler park. Monday we went to Magic Kingdom-the girls met the princesses, Mickey & Minnie, Winnie the Pooh & Tigger...we rode LOTS of rides and walked for miles. By 4pm the girls were DONE. So we went back to the resort, ate dinnner and went swimming. Tuesday we went to Animal Kingdom in the morning-went on the safari and rode a couple of rides and were done by 11. So we grabbed lunch, the girls took naps and then we went to Disney Hollywood Studios. Abby LOVED the Disney Jr Live! show-especially seeing Jake & the Neverland Pirates. Wednesday we went to Sea World. The dolphin show was AMAZING and Shamu was pretty cool too. Saw lots of neat sea creatures and rode a few rides. That night we went to a Mystery Dinner Theater. Kaydee won a prize for guessing who-done-it. Thursday we went to Epcot (or as Abby calls it "Apricot"). Our favorite ride there was Soarin. (As we exited the ride Abby yelled "This is the best day EVER!!") We also walked through all the countries and met Mulan. That night we went back to Magic Kingdom and stayed for the parade and fireworks--it was....magical. The girls loved it and the people around us were so sweet to them--making sure they could see what was going on. We spent Friday and Saturday morning at Magic Kingdom before heading back home Saturday afternoon.
Random notes:
Abby was completely enthralled with Jack Sparrow. She wanted to watch his entire show...TWICE. (He was pretty good!)
Kaydee was scared of the Barnstormer but loved Splash Mountain and even braved Everest and Space Mountain with Shane.
Those Frontierland people know how to make an incredible caramel apple.
As we watched the electrical parade Abby waved and waved so enthusiastically that almost all of the characters took notice.
Abby literally dragged me to meet Winnie the Pooh and Tigger.
Abby called Sea World "Sea Land"
The girls said the best part was when they got to ride Peter Pan together (instead of splitting up between Mom & Dad)
Kaydee LOVES shopping. LOVES it. Would have spent all day in the stores!
Every time a cast member referrd to the girls as "Princess" Kaydee GLOWED.
I have never seen Kaydee as excited as she was to meet Cinderella.
Disney World IS magical. :-)
There are over 100 pictures in the media gallery--enjoy!

T





We had a fun/crazy Easter weekend. It started Thursday with Abby's preschool Easter party/egg hunt. Friday Kaydee's class had an Easter Party/egg hunt & then Kaydee's best friend Madeline came home with us for a play date. Saturday morning was soccer and Saturday afternoon was a super fun birthday cook out for one of my favorite people (Happy birthday, TJ! WE LOVE YOU!). Sunday was church and Easter dinner with Teresa & the kids. Thank you for the pretty dresses, Meema!! There are lots of pictures from egg hunts/parties in the media gallery














