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Disney does it bigger and better. This tree was in the middle of The Grand Floridian hotel. We went there via Monorail on this day to have breakfast with Mary Poppins. [And you know how much Carlee loves her some Wee Poppips (it's morphed a bit.)] Also joining Mary Poppins was Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter, Tigger, & Winnie the Pooh. We met them much like we met the princesses at Epcot the other day. The breakfast was a buffet – I really enjoyed the Mickey Mouse-shaped waffles, the lobster eggs benedict, and the breakfast pizza. I’m not sure what else there was because Alicia got my food so Carlee and I could stay and see more of Mary Poppins. Alicia picked perfectly, by the way.
After breakfast, we decided it would be a great time to take the kids back to the room and let them nap. The kids did not think this was a good idea. After 40 minutes of them watching Cars in the same room, we decided to get ready to go to Epcot. Then it started raining. So, we took our time, grabbed the ponchos and the jackets, and got on the bus. The kids were asleep in 5 minutes.
My parents and sisters left to get tickets for the Festival of Lights program. So Kevin and I let the kids sleep for a few minutes while we got in the park and went to eat some dinner. We ended up missing the FOL program, but the foursome said it was phenomenal. You can see now why we are planning our trip back to WDW soon.
I really love the Epcot ball. I took this pic while standing under it, waiting to get in the handicap entrance of Spaceship Earth.
And, here’s one of the pics from Spaceship Earth – as the ride is taking you back down, it asks you to put in some info about yourself and it gives you a picture of the future you. Here’s my face on a futuristic me. The first time we rode this ride, Kevin and I decided to kiss during the picture (it’s a slow-moving ride). So, the futuristic pics of us showed me + 1/2 of Kevin’s face. Awesome.
November 26th, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving! I didn’t take my iPhone into Hollywood Studios today – I wore shorts without pockets. Here’s a pic from Kevin’s iPhone4 of 4 people I’m thankful for.
Today we started big – we got to the park at 9, and Kevin ran to get Fast Passes for the Toy Story ride (best idea of the day, because our time to ride wasn’t until 4:45 pm). Then, the roller coaster crew (minus Colby) went on the Rock-n-Roller coaster while the rest of the gang went to see Beauty & the Beast. I don’t know who had the better show but I loved the roller coaster and they couldn’t stop talking about the show.
We got to meet a number of characters today – Disney is very smart in selling autograph books and making available the times that the characters will be appearing. There are also cast members who will scan a Photo Pass card and take your picture with their cameras. Then you go online after your trip and look at all the great pics you have taken as a family, and you didn’t run the risk of losing your camera to a stranger. A great selling point in this economy – everyone will buy their picture taken with Disney characters!
Back to the characters – all in the same area were Lotso (the bear from Toy Story 3), Mr. Incredible & FroZone, and Mickey Mouse in his Fantasia costume. Mr. Incredible tried to get the kids to loosen up by holding up muscle arms and forcing the kids’ mouths to smile. Mickey was also really great – the Disney cast member took a pic of the 9 of us with her camera and then took another one with Kevin’s camera. She couldn’t get Kevin’s camera to work right, so Mickey shook his head “no” – he made it clear to us that he didn’t break the camera.
We spent the longest time waiting in line to see Buzz Lightyear and Woody. Our kids were most excited to meet them, because of their love for the Toy Story movies. I kept trying to get our kids to talk to the characters, even though they couldn’t talk back. So I said something like, “To infinity, and beyond!” and then the kids would give Woody & Buzz high-fives or a hug, once they knew Mom was okay talking to these real-life strangers.
We also saw the Lights, Motors, Action! stunt show. Amazing. Also amazing and very cool was the Festival of Lights show on the Streets of America. Lights everywhere. Light choreography to the music. And, it snowed every 7 minutes. I think we decided the snow was tiny soap bubbles? We took pics & video.
The last things we saw at DHS were Lightning McQueen and Mater! I wondered if they would be real people in costume, but there were cars (in a “garage”) fashioned to look exactly like Lightning & Mater. Colby was so excited to get to see cars just like in the movie he’s loved for so long. [And, next summer Disney will release Cars 2. Can't wait.]
All of us donned our Aggie shirts today, as it was the day of beating the hell outta tu (and we did!!). We had lots of Aggies stop us and say Gig ‘em, and lots of Longhorns stop us and say, “We hope you don’t play as well as you have been the rest of the year.” (but we did anyway!)
Our Thanksgiving dinner, while watching the game, was hamburgers and chicken caesar salad. and CAKE! (which is a joke, because there was dessert at EVERY meal. But Carlee did get her fill of cake.)
November 25th, 2010
Carlee was so ready to go see Mickey Mouse that she wheeled her stroller into the bathroom and started buckling herself in. She knew that was the only way she could get out the door and no one would leave her. Smart girl.
You’ll notice that Carlee is in short sleeves and a skirt. The weather all week was really nice – mid-70s or 80s during the day and 50s at night. One night it got to be in the low 50s but we all had jackets. I don’t think there is ever a bad time to be in Central Florida.
Today we had reservations to eat lunch with the princesses. This restaurant was in the Norway part of the World Showcase, but all the waiting room was outside. So, Kennedy and Carlee decided to build a bonfire with the Norwegian pine needles. [sorry the pic is a little dark; Kevin took the better pics but I have the better stories.]
We took lovely family pictures with Belle the princess; I introduced Belle [my mom] to the princess in the yellow dress. Then Belle kissed Colby on the cheek and told him to be a very good prince and take care of his princess sisters. Colby looks so thrilled.
I asked Colby about Belle the princess kissing him, and he said, “Um. I didn’t like that.”
At lunch we also met Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora (Sleeping Beauty for you princess novices), and Ariel. All week I was impressed with how well the characters interact with children. I told Ariel that Carlee was redheaded just like her, and she said, “Oh, well I hope she doesn’t get into as much trouble as I did.” Also, as Carlee is want to do, she took off one of her shoes at lunch. Cinderella came over and said, “I see you’ve lost one of your glass slippers like me.” Then Carlee crouched down to look at Cinderella’s shoes, and Cinderella was wearing black heels.
After lunch, Alicia, Kevin & I took Colby to go on the roller coasters. He was thrilled. We rode Mission: Space, Spaceship Earth, & Soarin’.
Katrina, Belle & Doc took the girls to take a nap. Apparently there were parades, which the girls slept through. Then we all met up to ride the Finding Nemo ride a few times, and we ended the night with the IllumiNations fireworks show. Carlee loved Nemo but did not love the loud fireworks (being in the scooter, we got to sit up close).
November 24th, 2010
We visited Kevin’s sister + family this weekend for Thanksgiving celebrations. Tonight we went out to eat and the boys surrounded the video game as an unsuspecting patron actually put money in.
Our boys (and girls) saved their quarters for the gumball machine. It only works when you put money in… the gumball machine doesn’t have an automatic run cycle that makes the kids think they are playing like the video game does.
November 19th, 2010
I helped hostess a baby shower this past weekend and one of the other hostesses made cake balls. I could not get them out of my head – they were so yummy and perfectly made. So, I talked about them with the kids and we agreed we needed to make them together today.
They were a bit of work – the basic recipe isn’t difficult, but it is a little labor-intensive. It took all of us baking, mixing, rolling, and cooling to get them done. But they are suuuuper yummy!
November 16th, 2010
This morning was our monthly leadership lunch fellowship at CBS. I thought these were pretty, even though they were paper.
November 9th, 2010
My parents are so kind to give us tickets to OPAS on the A&M campus every year. Some for Christmas presents. Some just because.
Here’s Colby & Kennedy standing on the set of To Give a Cat a Cupcake. After the show Kennedy kept asking me to make cupcakes. With sprinkles.
November 7th, 2010
So much fun to wake up to this.
November 1st, 2010
I love our church’s option for obtaining Halloween candy. We went to the Trunk-or-Treat celebration, which ended well before dark, and our kids were able to participate in a wide variety of activities without being overwhelmed with crowds.
I’m so thankful for all the people who volunteer their equipment and talents for my children’s entertainment.
PS – Colby was Woody from Toy Story, Kennedy was a Barbie princess, and Carlee was Tinkerbell. And Kevin was the photographer. Or, an Aggie fan.
October 31st, 2010
Carlee’s favorite movie is probably Whee Poppims. Or We Poppin. Or Mee Boppin.
Of course I’m talking about Mary Poppins.
Assume the position to break out in song and dance at any time.
Also on our To Do list today: making and eating pancakes for breakfast [Colby's favorite thing to do on a Friday.], switching our clothes from summer to winter wardrobes, making and freezing food for my foot surgery next week, and trick-or-treating at Capsher (which I skipped because I started running a fever).
October 29th, 2010
From the tea party this weekend, we have been playing pretend tea party a lot around our house.
You’re welcome to join us – would you like tea or coffee?
October 26th, 2010
Kennedy was invited to a precious birthday tea party for one of her sweet friends today. There was so much cuteness I couldn’t choose 1 or 2 pictures, so you get them all.
First, the girls put on lipstick. Then they kissed a frog [picture]. Then came the tea party, with fancy [and breakable!] tea cups.
[I think I've found what I want to get Kennedy for Christmas...]
Don’t forget the big wax lips for extra effect. And, at the end is the whole group of princesses. Adorable.
October 23rd, 2010
I think I’ve found my kids’ new favorite treats… Suckers.
These suckers came from our preschool minister’s office. She has a sign on her office door that says “I have suckers.” The kids can’t read it anyway, but it is pretty funny to the adults.
October 17th, 2010
Carlee loves to help feed Cooper. Really, anything that involves pouring, she does a fantastic job.
Sometimes she helps all over the floor.
October 15th, 2010
So, this is part of our garden bounty. We ate this as part of our salad tonight. So pretty!
Anybody got any good swiss chard recipes?
October 13th, 2010
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