Funnies

Sweet Pea is the smarty pants in this house, next to me of course. Matt was cleaning behind her after breakfast last week and informed her that she needed to hold over her plate because she got Poptart crumbs everywhere. Sweet Pea replies, "That's just the way I roll."

Last night, Sweet Pea said the blessing before dinner, which is her responsibility. Midway through, I hear, "...and please don't let mommy or daddy get arrested." Hmmm, I can't say that either one of us has been yet! Maybe it has been her prayers keeping us safe.

Disney World

I usually don't post pics of the kids but since you can't see her face clearly...this is when Flynn pulled out the tiara!
It is a joke between some friends of ours that David has a crush on Pocahontas. So, of course, Matt had to have his picture made with her just to tease David.

This giraffe walked right up to our jeep and around the back during the safari trip.

Picture of the castle- I would love to have my own castle!

Matt with Donald, just because he can!

Our vacation was absolutely the best vacation ever. It was well worth the wait and we deserved it after four years with no vacation. I will try to sum the events up so as not to bore you with all of the great things we did (and by bore, I mean make you jealous).

Day one and two, we spent at Magic Kingdom. We met a bunch of the characters, attended the Princess breakfast in the castle, and rode lots of rides. Sweet Pea really enjoyed the People Mover of all things. Matt loved the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor, which was really cute! Pumpkin Pie enjoyed it all so much that she really could not pick one thing. Stitch was the favorite of day two because he cleaned his ears with the girls ink pen. He also shooed Matt away from watching over his shoulder.
Day three, we went back to Magic Kingdom that morning for one purpose- to see Rapunzel. The lines for her show had been so long and it was the one thing that we just had to do. It was so worth it. We were at the end of the line for the first show and Rapunzel and Flynn spent at least 15 minutes with the girls just hanging out. Flynn also pulled the tiara out for Pumpkin Pie (which he did not do for anyone else) and gave her his "smolder" which made her all googly-eyed. Man, I am in trouble when we allow her to start dating. Rapunzel and Sweet Pea talked about Sweet Pea letting her hair grow out and how long it will take to wash and fix it!
On day three, we also visited the M&M store. I was a little disappointed but still spent enough money to make up for the disappointed feeling! I did get a necklace and earrings there to show off my love of the cute little guys.
Day four and day seven, we visited Hollywood Studios. We all agreed that Toy Story Mania was the best ride there. Matt and Pumpkin Pie rode the Tower of Terror and she didn't throw up. On day seven, Matt rode the Aerosmith roller coaster and said that it was alright but still doesn't compare to Dollywood's roller coasters.
Day five, we visited Animal Kingdom. The safari was great! I was a little upset that the staff at Animal Kingdom were not very friendly but overall, it was a nice park. We did ride Expedition Everest and Kali River Rapids. The Kali River Rapids was not my favorite. I wore a poncho to protect myself from getting soaked because the weather that day was not extremely warm. Sweet Pea looked like she stepped out of a shower after the ride and I came out quite wet as well. Matt and Pumpkin Pie barely had a drop of water on them, which didn't really seem fair.
Day six, we visited Epcot. The countries were beautiful and the kids enjoyed collecting the stamps from the different countries. We had Mexican dinner that night and I was not impressed with the food. They refused to make any accommodations to my meal, even putting the rice on the side instead of under my fish! Maybe I sound whiny but seriously! We received VIP treatment for the 3 Caballeros ride, just because the girls looked super cute. There are perks to having cute kids after all!
We were going to spend day eight at Magic Kingdom but we woke up to pouring down rain with no sign of letting up for awhile so we headed on home. We had some wonderful meals and the meal plan was well worth it. Our travel agent was super and arranged everything, giving us other tips as well. If you are considering a travel agent, let me know and I will hook you up. She even arranged a special family photo shoot for us at one of the hotels (so the castle would be in the background). The girls had so much fun and it was the family vacation that I always wanted when I was a kid. I am so glad that I had the opportunity to give this trip to my girls and hope to do so again in a few years. It is truly the most magical place on earth.