Nate and Parker...even though they are only 3 months apart...Nate looks like a giant!! (He is really only in the 50th percentile...not a big baby...just average!!)
Zach and Parker! Oh so cute!
Jessi kissing Parker! Isn't he cute??
Nan and Parker! (Nan is wearing her brand new Minnie Mouse pants!)
On our way down to Orlando, we stopped and stayed a day in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. We were so lucky because not only did we get to see my Grandad....
....but we also got to see my Aunt Sue and my Uncle Bob. I hadn't seen either of them in years, so it was really fun! Aunt Sue was a great sport putting up with all of us and a super tour guide. And she didn't even mind when Brennon almost killed us on the bridge over the dam!
We had a great time at Disney World! We were lucky enough to be able to visit all 4 parks, Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center, Disney Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom, multiple times actually! The park hopper option on the tickets was put to great use! This is Nan, Jess, and Lex (cousin) looking across the Magic Lagoon at Cinderella's castle! We were waiting to take the ferry boat across the lagoon to get to Magic Kingdom.
We waited in line for 30 minutes to visit with the characters! We got to see a bunch of different ones in the same place! Definitely worth the wait! At the beginning of the week Zach was scared of the characters, but by the end of the week he was begging to go see them! I think visiting Donald, Mickey etc. was the highlight of his trip! Donald REALLY wanted to hold Nate...so he sat down and had us put Nate on his lap! Nate slept right through it!
Here are the kiddos with Mickey! Notice all their own Mickey ears! It was fun to have them pick out their ears...I think each set of ears represents their personalities perfectly! You may not be able to tell, but Jessi's ears are "cheetah" aka leopard print, Nan's are black sequins with a sparkly red bow, and Zach's are Mickey with his tail sticking straight out of the top...very appropriate for each child!
We never actually had a chance to visit with the princesses in person, but we did get to see them in a show in front of the castle. We had the opportunity to see LOTS of different shows! They were all fabulous! I think my favorite was The Lion King Extravaganza! It was amazing! We also saw Finding Nemo, Beauty and the Beast, a bird show, 2 stunt shows, and more! Brennon's favorite was the Indiana Jones Stunt show!
Here's the required family photo in front of the Cinderella castle! We took about 500 of these, and could never get everyone looking at the camera smiling...someone always had a tongue out or was looking away...we won't mention any names but the initials of the person who was being soooo difficult are Z.A.C.H.!!!!
This is our first day, riding our first tram from the parking lot to Epcot Center! Note the well rested and excited look on everyone's face. While the excited look remained through out the whole week, the well-rested look became extinct by Tuesday!
The kids in front of the Epcot ball. I thought it looked like a giant golf ball! It had a pretty cool ride on the inside about the history of communication around the world! At the end it took your picture and invented "your future". The kids thought that was pretty fun!
This is how each day ended! Thoroughly worn out and exhausted, but I'm sure they were having fabulous dreams, about the next day which was sure to be as fun filled as the previous!! We had a great time!
Just a few short days and we will be heading to warmth. I can hardly wait. We briefly considered cancelling our trip. We told the kids we weren't going, it wouldn't be responsible, but we have already paid for most of it and set money aside for the rest of it. So, we decided to be completely irresponsible and go. We are so excited. Savannah danced for joy! Jessi jumped up and down. Zach asked us if we were going yesterday or next year. Nathan has no clue what is going on...he's happy as long as we bring formula! We are going to visit the beach, Disney World, my grandparents, aunt and uncle, and cousins. Plus...it will be above freezing!
Look who has new glasses!! She looks soo cute and says she can see much better!! It was rather difficult to take a picture of her because she was sooo excited she was hard pressed to keep still...here are the other trys....
Silly girl!! She says "I made a funny face because I like to be funny! But aren't my glasses cute??"
Giggling....giggling...giggling! I can't STOP Giggling!!!
Jessi getting sung to. Zach wanted to help blow out the candles!
Look who's smiling now! He is very smiley in the morning!
This is one of my favorite pictures of Jessi! She is 4 years old and we went to Wisconsin Dells...she had a blast and this was her favorite perch!
She always has a smile on her face and a look of excitement in her eyes. You never have to guess what Jessi is thinking...she is always more than happy to tell you...sometimes to the embarrassment of her mother!! She is a jokester, has a lot of spunk, and is fun to be around! She is creative and loves to play with her two best friends Savannah and Zach. She loves to play dinosaurs, walk the runway, and put on "shows". We are so glad that she is a part of our lives!
Jessi opened her presents before she even got dressed this morning...she just couldn't wait!! Zach was soo excited about her opening her presents that he kept telling her what they were before she actually got them open...good thing he is still a little hard to understand...and she was too excited to stop and figure out the translation.
She's wanted an eagle or a unicorn stuffed animal since Christmas (random combination I know...not sure why...) so here is her eagle!!
