Elise was a pro at trick-or-treating. I had her in a stroller for a while until she told me- "I'm faster at walking" and took off ahead of me holding her glow stick up and shouting "follow my flashlight guys!!"
I bought a little bit of extra fabric so I could make Elise a dress with the left overs-It looks adorable on her, even though I combined two dress patterns to make it work. (Thanks, Joan for all the sewing tutorials:) I plan to make some red and white ones for both my girls to wear to our reunion this summer.
Here are my little Monet, Rembrandt and Picasso.
Elise even painted a couple planets :)
Lauryn made the earth and it turned out really cute with little clouds and a moon.
We had a freak late March snow and so we got to build a snowman! :)
Grant finished up a quilt made of all his special t-shirts.
Lauryn is not the kind of eater who digs into things with out investigating them first. She had to break her "fish stick" before she would bite into it and that kind of gave it away. It was still fun though. I thought they looked pretty real, and all the kids got a kick out of it. My kids are getting harder to fool. I may have to step it up a notch. Hmmmm.........
Yum!!
Grant was into all the big rides and was a great riding buddy for me-I used to have to ride all the rollercoasters by myself. My favorite rollercoaster at Walt Disney World? I definitely have to go with Rock and Roller Coaster at Disney Hollywood Studios.
We met all the princesses except Snow White. Of course it helped that we made reservations to have a Princess dinner one night, it was great to knock them all out in one night so we didn't have to spend the rest of the time looking for them and waiting in line.
I think Jeff would agree that his favorite thing was the food. We had a meal plan where we could eat anything on the menu at the places we went, plus we always got dessert and there was even a dessert snack in between meals. Whew! Talk about glutony! But it was right up Jeff's alley. I think he's still in withdrawal.
Lounging pool-side at the Wilderness Lodge. It only got warm enough to swim on the last day of our trip-Florida had record lows through our whole vacation. Brrrr!
One of Carter's favorite things was the little towel sculptures that the maid service made for us each day-he slept with them. :)
We had dinner at Chef Mickey which once again helped us avoid long lines. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto were all there. By the time all the characters had come by our table two or three times, Elise had had way too much. She started crying "I no like Donald!! I no like Pluto!!" Whenever they came around. :)
One of my favorite things about the trip was Epcot. I thought the different countries were awesome and it was a beautiful park-it has fun rides, too. By far the food at Epcot was the best. Most nights that is where we ate dinner. One thing I didn't know is that the ball actually has a ride inside it. Cool-huh?!
Dinner at Teppanyaki. I love the look on Elise and Jeff's faces. Obviously she was doing something very amazing :).
They were testing out the new American Idol Experience. I got to be part of the "soft opening". It was fun but nerve racking to sing in front of a judge. I made it to the next level and sang for the producer. If I had made it through I would have been singing in the finals in front of a huge audience. Yikes! To my relief-really-he thought my voice wasn't "pop" enough for the show. But he said some really nice things so overall it was a fun experience.
This may have been my absolute favorite moment of the whole trip. Sometimes the simple things make the biggest impression. Carter is allergic to poultry, so we told the waitress at Ohana. She gave the info to the Chef who came out and talked to Carter about what he could make him for dinner. When he came back he had this awesome custom creation made just for our little guy and Carter was on top of the world. To top it off, Chef also whipped up a custom-made dessert for him which was like a huge cookie, ice cream and chocolate volcano with pineapple. After all the times Carter has not been able to eat something because it had eggs or chicken products in it, this was so sweet. I will never forget that smile. :) (It still makes me teary just thinking about it lol)
We had a blast at Disneyworld. Jeff had so much fun that he started planning for our next trip as soon as we got home. :) Can't wait to go back.
