Recently around here...

We have been busy since returning from Disney World!  Even though we would still rather be at the happiest place on earth, we have had some fun things going on around here that are worth documenting!

Dan and I got dressed up for a night out & this is the best picture we got!

Cooper as Benny the Boxer in the kindergarten musical and his adoring sister

with a few of his classmates ready to perform

Reese Ann ready for her first tumbling class with Emily & Eady teaching them how to stretch before they started!

Such cute 3-year-old friends!

listening very carefully to Mr. Robert

a few more Disney memories...

I neglected to post some of Cooper & Reese Ann's favorite things from Disney- we took a survey on the trip home!  Also, here are a few additional pictures!

Reese Ann's favorite stuffed animal from the trip- Ursula the sea witch

outside the Beast's castle

On test track with Mom, Dad and G-Chip and Sis-sis in the back!

Cooper's favorites:
-Activity: Jedi Training
-Wild ride: Expedition Everest
-Calm Ride: Toy Story Mania
-Parade: Electrical Water Pageant on Bay Lake
-Show: Lion King
-Character: Oso
-Food: popcorn
-Best quotes: "Everything just comes to life!" and "I want to live here!"

Reese Ann's favorites:
-Princess: Snow White
-Rides: Peter Pan & Ariel's Grotto
-Activity: Enchanted Tales with Belle
-Show: Little Mermaid at Hollywood Studios
-Parade: Electric Light Parade
-Food: popcorn

DISNEY!

We took our long-awaited trip to Disney World the last week of January!  My parents and sister Ashlie went with us for three days and then we were there just the four of us for two days.  We had so much fun that it is impossible to even describe on a blog!  I wanted to try to capture some of the events on here mainly so that I will remember it looking back!

On day one we started at Magic Kingdom with the welcome show 10 minutes before the park opened and finished up the day at Hollywood Studios with several rides and Fantasmic.  Day two began at Chef Mickey (the character breakfast at the Contemporary Hotel) and the rest of the day was spent at Magic Kingdom including parades and a firework show.  Day three started with us opening Epcot and ended with us closing Epcot (complete with the fireworks/light show) and included a trip to Animal Kingdom for several hours in the middle of the day.  Day four was spent at Hollywood Studios until the afternoon when we took a nap break (RA and me) and a swimming break (Coop and Dan)- it was 85 degrees!  We ate dinner at Be Our Guest (the Beast's restaurant at his castle).  Our last day was spent mainly at the Magic Kingdom with a quick trip to Epcot trying to see our favorite attractions again and not miss anything!

Here are just a few pictures from our trip:

Reese Ann and her first character to meet- Tinkerbelle!  She loved every minute of it!

On our first day at the Magic Kingdom

At Chef Mickey's restaurant

with Edie and G-Chip

Mary Poppins commenting on Reese Ann's smocked outfit

RA loved Rapunzel and getting "tangled" in her hair!

the parades were one of RA's favorite things of the trip- Coop liked them, too!

Epcot!

the fireworks are amazing and everywhere!

RA having a ball in a water feature that Edie found to kill time while the rest of us were riding wild rides!

Cooper during Jedi training- one of his very favorite activities at Disney World

at Hollywood Studios

at Be Our Guest Restaurant with the Beast

fun train ride with treats around MK!

The elusive Snow White that we finally got a picture with in Germany at Epcot- it made RA's entire trip (and ours, too, seeing her light up)!

the popular Merida that both of the kids loved seeing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had such a wonderful trip and are already plotting our next Disney adventure- we can't wait to go back!  Reality was not kind to Dan & me this past week (especially with me trying to recover from the bronchitis I returned home with), but we made it!  What fun memories we made!