Week with Mickey

Wed June 17-
Travel Day to Florida. The kids still didn't know what we were doing for their b-day and we were not going to tell them until their actual b-day so we went to bed without a hint! On the plane, we had a layover in Atlanta and when Andon asked if Atlanta was in CA and if Georgia was in CA, he was bummed that were were not going to Legoland...our little detective!

Thurs June 18- HAPPY BIRTHDAY A & A
Mark woke up early to make a store run for some bread and peanut butter and we wouldn't tell the kids until we were all together. So, because they were wearing their Mickey and Minnie shirts, I wouldn't let them get dressed until he returned. They weren't as surprised as we thought but were excited none the less! We hopped on the Magical Express from the airport to Port Orlean's Riverside and couldn't check in to our room yet because it was 9:00am. We then hopped right on over to the Magic Kingdom. Around 3:00 we were sitting on the Magic Carpets when it started to downpour....we ran off the ride and found cover! It didn't stop for the rest of the day so we pulled out the ponchos and bought some umbrellas (that I forgot to pack). The Chicago Bibbey's met us at the park for dinner and we caught the fireworks at the end. A & A both got $63 gift cards for the Disney birthday promotions...that was a big help!

Fri June 19-
Today we went to the Magic Kingdom again. We had breakfast at Cinderella's Castle and it was great going when the park was empty!!! Poor Nate had some left over altitude/motion sickness from flying and carried a baggie all day :( After breakfast we went on several rides and then it got so hot we went back to the hotel to swim and take naps. We went back to the park for some more rides, fireworks and of course, the magic carpet when it wasn't raining!

Sat June 20-
TOday we went to Hollywood Studios and started with an early breakfast with the Little Einsteins and Jojo and Goliath. THen we saw the Ariel show and the Beauty and the Beast Show and went on a backlot tour. Our favorite was the new Toy Story ride.....it was fantastic and thank goodness for Fast Passes!! Our new found fun is pin trading! The kids, all 5, really got into it! Can't wait to do it again the next time we go. We went on Star Tours, which was a little much for everyone except Avery...she loves the fast rides!!!

Sun June 21- FATHER'S Day
Today was up to the dad's! We slept in and had a rough start with Andon over some glow bracelets and while everyone else went to Epcot, Andon and I stayed behind to catch a bus a little later! We went on a boat ride where we saw a cool garden and saw some shows. Mark got us all ice cream but it was so hot that it melted right off the sticks! Then we went back to swim, shower and head over to have dinner with Mickey at the Contemporary. We saw Pluto, Minnie, Donald, Pluto, GOofy and of course, Mickey! We then snuck out onto a balcony up ont he club level to see the park at night...it was pretty but a little scary!

I will post the rest later....gott put 2 kids together!

Andonism..

Andon: "I want you to get the spicy toothpaste from Target. You know the "Christ" one".

Mom: "Hmmm...I think you mean, Crest, honey. Christ is God's son, remember?"

Andon: "Oh ya...I still want you to get the Crest toothpaste though because I am almost 5 and can handle the spicy kind."

Disneyworld...14 days away!!!

Well, the big trip is just 14 days away and I am really excited! We have things planned but not too planned and we are having meals with....
Cinderella and her friends in Cinderella's Castle in the Magic Kingdom
Jojo and Goliath and the Little Einstein's at Disney Studios
Mickey and his Friends at a hotel
Alice and Wonderland and Mary Poppins at another hotel
and then again with the Princesses in Epcot

I thought it would be fun to take a look at the pictures from past visits...these are backwards by time, as you can see :)

Visiting Grammy and Family

Ok, so I know that I was the only one who took pictures but because it was a new camera, I now have not been able to get them off! So, pictures will be soon to come, I promise!

Last week the kids and I managed to FINALLY get back to see Grammy Stacy, Auntie Jelli, Papa Steve, Cousin Jamie, Cousin Josh and all the cousin kids! What a great time we had! We arrived into Sacramento on Memorial Day around 10:30am. This was definitely not the first time that I have flown on my own with the twins but this is the first time I rented a car with them on my own. We made it in our little Chevy Cobalt, which I would never recommend to anyone, and settled in just nicely with some yummy steaks, fruit salad and homemade beans! Does it get any better!

We spent the next 2 days waking up leisurely, playing outside, catching up on family chat and just being. Grammy took the kids shopping for their birthday (which is 2 weeks away) and they had a blast picking out toys and clothes. I really had to limit the spoiling because we had to carry on (ahhh, the joys of non-rev travel) and we barely, barely, barely crammed it all in! Grammy also decided to throw a little birhtday party (with 3 cakes!!!) for everyone which was really sweet. I was go thankful that my cousin Josh was able to be there!

The night that Grammy took us to dinner I started noticing that our fabulously sturdy piece of garbage rental car would make a weird grinding sound right around 45 mph. So, the next day I took it down to the Redding Airport Budget counter. The guy took it out for a test spin and of course could not hear the sound "that's like when you go off the side of the highway, you know the little marks on the side of the road to wake you up". No kidding because he took it up to 60 when I clearly told him it was when you are going 45ish. Anyways, after pleading my case that I didn't want to get stuck on the side of the road alone with my kids, he decided to give me a new car...a bright blue Versa, which was actually kinda fun to drive! After that it was smooth sailing home!

While we were there Kelly had her baby girl, Chole Sarai Kron. I knew she would go into labor while we were gone! She has a full head of hair and after a frustrating birth process which ended in a c-section, both mom and baby are healthy. Chloe is a "cutie peanut" as Avery and Andon call her! Welcome to parenthood....it's a wild journey but worth it!!!

Ok, so now I will get back to getting the pics off the computer to post from our visit!