Final April Days

April ended with caterpillars, pigtails, my birthday, and Disney on Ice!
Addison and Ansley loved looking for caterpillars! I couldn't believe how they both let the caterpillars crawl all over them!
Ansley told me one day, she wanted her hair like 'this' and she pulled up hair on each side! so cute!
Grant was on a work trip and got home late on my birthday. The girls and I got pizza and had a carpet picnic for my birthday dinner! It was perfect.
We had a blast at Disney on Ice on April 27! Ansley really got into seeing the princesses and of course, they loved the sugary treats there!

Disney Day 6

So 5 months later, I finally finish Disney World! The last morning we woke up to cloudy skies! We had everything pretty much packed so mom, the girls and I went back to the Magic Kingdom to ride a few rides we still had not been on- Small World, Peter Pan... It started pouring down rain on us! We bought Addison a poncho and then just ran from ride to ride. We still had fun and there was NO wait time! We headed back to the resort, and then on the airport. We were so glad we took pictures on our way to the Magic Kingdom...My girls on the final day...

Disney Day 5

Friday was suppose to be our no plan day, but since we kinda took that on Wednesday, we went to the Animal Kingdom instead. We had breakfast reservations at Chef Mickey's. This was one of our favorite character meals! The characters spent a lot of time at each table, and the food was great!

So 2 of my favorite things are dressing my girls alike, and shopping at Gymboree! I bought the shirts the girls are wearing late in the summer for them to wear to the Animal Kingdom! I thought they were too cute! They both had giraffes on them.

We didn't take a lot of pictures at the Animal kingdom, but we had a fun day! The Christmas tree out front was neat- the decorations were all animal themed.

We watched the Lion King show...
We were getting ready to leave, and I asked about where we could find Pocahontas. She was at another section of the park where you had to ride a train to get there. We couldn't miss the chance so I strapped Ansley in the Moby Wrap, and away we all went. It was worth it! Addison was so excited to meet Pocahontas!


We were pretty pooped when we got back to the resort. We did a little packing, and then Grant and I took a cab into town, did a little outlet mall shopping, and went to eat at Charlie's- an awesome steakhouse.

Disney Day 4

On day 4, Grant, Addison and I went to Hollywood Studios. Mom and Ansley decided they would sit this one out, too. We arrived at HS and got a Fastpass for the Rock "n" Rollercoaster and then we were lucky and were able to get on Tower of Terror with very little wait! Addison loved it, and told us for days that it was her favorite ride!

We had lunch reservations at Holly Vine and Dine. This was a good buffet lunch and we got to see some of Addison's favorite characters....The Little Einsteins!

Addison and June!

Twins! Ha! Leo liked Grant and thought with the hair and glasses they made a good pair!

OSO!
Handy Manny!

Addison on a slide at the Honey I Shrank the Kids playground. This was neat, but Grant and I didn't really like how the kids could get out of sight so easily! We didn't stay there long.

Thursday night, we had tickets to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. It was still a tittle cool at night, so we bundled up and headed back to the Magic Kingdom. We got to ride some rides that we hadn't yet. We watched the Christmas parade, and then left mom and Ansley at the restaurant and rode a few more rides. It then "snowed" on Main Street. It was magical!!!

Cinderella's Castle lit up! It was beautiful!

Mom and the girls!

Disney World- Day 3!

Our original plan was to go to the Animal Kingdom on Wednesday,but, we decided we needed an off day from the parks, so we decided to go to Downtown Disney instead. We ate lunch at the T-REX cafe which was pretty good. The highlight of the day was Add getting a large Mickey cookie and making a bracelet at a souvenir shop, and I got Christmas ornaments in this HUGE Christmas Ornament shop!

Addison with her cookie!

Grant and I decided to have a date night in Disney World. We are so thankful to my mom for going with us, and helping so much with the girls. We got back to the hotel and Grant got ready and went on to Epcot. Mom and I fed the girls, gave them baths, and I got Ansley to sleep before heading out to meet Grant. Some of mine and Grant's best memories are from when we went to Paris. Epcot's French Pavilion really brought back the memories! We decided we wanted to go back and eat there. Grant texted me and asked where I was. I told him Canada and he said in France. As I got close to France, I started crossing the bridge and then I saw my handsome husband, leaned against the bridge, with 2 little wine glasses. I know this sounds cheesy, but I really felt like it was out of a movie! We did a little shopping and bought some French perfume, then we went to a fabulous dinner!

We at dinner at the Bistro de Paris. (Click on name for details)
At dinner, Grant gave me my Christmas present- a pair of diamond hoop earrings! They are gorgeous! It was an awesome night! Once again, we lucked into a window seat and got to watch the fireworks from our table. The meal was fantastic!
We enjoyed looking at the Christmas lights! This tree was huge!

Disney World- Day 2- Epcot

On day 2, we got another late start since we were out late the night before. It still was chilly-in the 30s and 40s, so Mom and Ansley stayed in the room. The three of us jumped on the monorail and headed to Epcot!



We got to see Daisy right of the bat, and we had heard that she is hard to find!

We walked around and we knew that the rides here were going to be packed. You have to plan rides...The thing is that the more popular rides give out so many fast passes, you may get a fast pass for 4 hours later, and you can't hold another pass until your time is up on that one! So we chose to get a fast pass for Soarin (fast pass was for late afternoon!) and then we stood in line to ride Test Track. It was neat! After that we went to The Seas with Nemo and friends and Turtle Talk with Crush. (My picts are a little out of order!) We then headed to the World Showcase. Grant and I really enjoyed this. Addison was OK when we were seeing the characters, but there aren't really rides there. Each country has a few buildings, and the people that work in each village are from that country. You can shop, eat, and sight see just like you are visiting other countries! It was cool! We had really good Mexican food for lunch!

In France, Addison had her picture taken in front of the Eiffel Tower.

Here is a picture from the Nemo pavilion!

In each country, there were storytellers. Here we were in Germany and Addison was listening to a story about a Nutcracker. When they opened their eyes there was a life sized nutcracker there. Grant was thirsty in Germany! :)

While Addison was listening to the story, Grant continued to walk around a little. He text me and said "you've got to see this!" We finished the story and met up with Grant. There was an incredible chocolate shop! Grant got a S'mores apple, Addison a chocolate strawberry, and I got fudge!

Marie!
After walking around the World Showcase, we headed back to Future World. We went to the Land Pavilion and watched the Circle of Life. We then got to ride Soarin which was pretty cool. Addison really liked it! We were cutting it close to our dinner reservations so I took off to the hotel to get mom and Ansley. Grant and Addison did a few more things. Mom and I were running late, so Grant and Addison went on to Akershus where we were having dinner. They wouldn't seat them until the entire party arrived. We were REALLY LATE! We missed our reservation, but they let us wait until the next seating. I am so glad we were able to eat there! The food was good, and it was laid back. The princesses did a parade around the restaurant with the children. It was cute!

Belle was the main princess here that you got your picture made with and they give you a copy!
Addison's Mickey pasta!
The princesses! Funny story- one of the princesses said, "It is so nice to meet you." And Addison replied, "you've already met me- remember last night at the castle!" Without missing a beat the princess responded, "Oh yes, but of course you are wearing something different and I didn't recognize you!" Nice save!

My poor Addison was exhausted! She laid out on the Monorail!

Ansley held up really well!