welcome home...

the post disney/epcot/seaworld laundry will be here for a while.  slowly making my way through!

disney at night

m1 and i were *two dumbo's* in front of m2 and granddaddy.  this child can talk and talk.  just having a grand time with whomever will listen!  nana and little man, plus jd were on here also, i couldn't find them in the dark. 

great seats awaiting the parade.  they had a parade at 7:00, fireworks at 8:00 and another parade at 9:00.  we took advantage of the short lines during the first parade and hit some of the attractions we missed earlier in the day (like an hour wait for dumbo). 

such a fun first day. 

disney ~ part 2

nana and m1 enjoyed dancing while waiting for our table for lunch.  we could hear the music from the parade so they started twirling and dancing.  m2 got a cute mickey sandwich and all this mommy could think was *seriously, for that price i'd like the whole sandwich please*.

 

 

 

 

yummy!  looks like granddaddy found something delicious!

 

 on the jungle cruise, m2 insisted i take pictures of the elephants.  she was missing her ellie.

 love the smiles on these girls.  little man was climbing the swiss family robinson tree house with daddy. 

 love these impromptu parades and shows that occur throughout the day.  m2 was concerned that minnies underwear was showing while she was spinning.  i assured her that the bloomers were considered modest apparel. 

 m1 is my photographer in training.  she and her brother were sharing the camera, but she ended up with it most of the time.  he would rather use my nice one.  oy!

disney ~ then and now

m2 and mommy in 2010 above and in 2013 below.

disney ~ part 1

embassy suites has the best breakfast!  omelets, bacon, waffles, bacon, fruit, cereal, bacon (i know i mentioned bacon already but it deserves several honorable mentions).  once everyone was fueled, we were off to the magic kingdom for the day.  

little man, daddy and m1

the first stop was *it's a small world*.  we wanted to ensure that the song was stuck in our heads all day long.  both little man and m1 suggested this start our day, since they remember it from our first trip. 

nana and m2 ~ loved watching her expressions during the day.  she was not even two our last trip so this was all new to her.  and that map ~ did not leave her hands.  she wanted to know where everything was. 

the carousel was stop two.  just like the last trip, this was enjoyed by everyone in the group.  seriously, are you ever too old to ride the carousel?

heading home...

the children are waving to the southwest pilots and in the picture below the pilots are waving back. you just have to love flying southwest! great people! i think we were all a bit jealous of m2 getting a nap on the plane... we were all exhausted (getting up at 5:30 and heading to the airport by 6:30 after many long days does that to you). don't you wish you could sprawl out like that and nap... very unladylike!

magic kingdom (part 2)

the day started out sunny but with showers predicted for the afternoon. we were hopeful that the rain would hold off. the children enjoyed climbing trees while waiting for the shuttle bus. m1 was excited about dressing like snow white today, complete with the orange hat.

we were able to ride several rides and then the showers started... but we were prepared. check out our smiling cutie in the dollar-store-one-size-fits-all-rain-coat! we still had a portion of the park to cover and we were not leaving until we were done. luckily it was warmer today so we were not completely freezing while wet. the best part was people started to leave so the lines were very short. my dad and i were able to ride space mountain twice without any wait. after a few hours of getting wet we headed for lunch... i had my standard chocolate milkshake with lunch (loved that i had one everyday!) it was nice to sit down and get warm for a little while. everyone had a nice dessert ~ the children had mickey ice cream, nana had a sundae and the rest banana splits. yummy!

as we watched more people head to the exits we headed back out for more fun. this next ride aged me about ten years... because that is when my little ones will really be behind the wheel. little man and g~daddy were the first to come by with m1 and daddy right behind them. good grief! as quick as the last few years have gone by they will really be driving before we know it.

the original idea when we were planning this trip was to have three full days in the parks... on the last day we were going to spend the first part at the magic kingdom and the second part back at the resort, by the pool relaxing. we figured the children would be exhausted. but now here we are on day two of magic kingdom still at the park having fun at 6:00. we decided to ride it's a small world and the carousel as a group as our last two rides. we took some pictures as we were exiting the park.... and yes, mommy is on day three of rocking the camo hat!

m.i.c... see ya real soon, k.e.y... why, because we like you, m.o.u.s.e!

bye bye mickey...