DISNEY WORLD!

It's been almost a month since we went to Disney World and I am finally getting around to all of my photos from our vacation. For those of you that don't know, my mother-in-law and I took the girls to Disney and we met family down there. (Jesse had to work). We had a blast and it was go go go the entire time! Hayden hasn't stopped talking about Magic Kingdom since we got back and I think will remember every single detail from rides, to what we ate, to what the hotel looked like, to the bathrooms she went in for the rest of her life. She LOVED the princesses and although S-A-S-S-Y the entire time, she transformed into sweet little Hayden when a Princess or Mickey was around! Everytime someone asks her who she saw at Disney World (thinking she will say Mickey or Cinderella)... she says "Melody and Alex and Boo and Dylan and Phillip." I'm thinking next time we can skip expensive Disney and just take her to Mel's house! :) Bennett was a champ and hung out in the stroller in the 100 degree weather all week. When it was time to take a nap, she would fall asleep and wake up happy ready to keep on strollin!

So here are some of my favorites from the week...

Downtown Disney where we posed in front of every "fake" (as Hayden would call them) Mickey and princess we could find...

BooBoo happy as can be with her Auntie Mel, her Meme, and her "daddy" for the week...

Hayden got to walk in a Princess Parade and more fun at Downtown Disney....

Me and Boo in front of the castle and her loving on a bunch of Mickeys!

Safari ride...

In heaven meeting Mickey, Minnie, and friends...

 

Am I a total dork for almost crying when Hayden met Snow White and Cinderella?! I loved seeing her face light up like it was the most magical thing in the world being there with them...

Okay so I think I did cry a bit when she met Pocahontas. She had just stepped out to meet people so there was no line and no one around. Hayden saw her and ran to her giving her a huge hug that seriously lasted two minutes. She did not want to let go! So sweet...

Fireworks at Cinderella's Castle! Amazing right???? Well, not exactly... when your 3 year old is SCARED TO DEATH of fireworks and it is 9pm and she is sound asleep in a stroller and wakes up to booms right over her head. (Yeah I will admit probably not a so smart move on this moms part).  There was even a Tinkerbell flying through the sky to distract her but nope, she wasn't having it! Oh well... maybe next time :)

My baby is WALKING!

I can not believe my baby girl is WALKING! She is on the move so lookout! I feel like she just started crawling yesterday. She is so funny to watch. When she stands up by herself she does a couple of sumo squats to get her balance before she takes off. If Jesse or I stand her up, she gets so excited she starts kicking and swinging her arms like she is walking before her feet even touch the ground. I totally cried filming her yesterday as she walked back and forth between Jesse and I. Is there a way I can freeze time and keep the girls my babies forever????

First Day of Preschool...

I can't believe my girl is old enough to be heading off to school but today was the day! Wasn't sure if I would cry or not this morning. I was doing good until right before her teacher walked her down the classroom and she looks at me and says "are you leaving me mommy?". Just about broke my heart so a few tears slipped out. She did fine though as she walked off. I just picked her up and she ran to me with a huge smile and squeezed me tight like she missed me soooo much. (Possibly the best feeling in the world by the way!) Teacher said she had a great day so hopefully this continues. Here are a few snaps from this morning...