Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Disney Details

There were so many great memories from our trip. Here are a few favorites:

Matching backpacks with snacks and autograph books! Oh, the characters we saw: Mary Poppins, Chip n Dale, Minnie Mouse, Brier Fox, Brier Bear, Brother Bear, Jasmine and Aladdin, and Ethan's very favorite... Pooh and Tigger and Eeyore.

Fun face paint: Abigail wanted a swirly purple butterfly and Samuel became a total tiger. This was Ethan's first experience and all he wanted was something "blue" and a dot on his nose :)

Their 'grumpy' parents who did not desire face paint, but who both really enjoyed the Mickey shaped rice-krispie treats that have the 'ears' dipped in chocolate. :)

The super fun new ride in California Adventure! Can you tell that these guys enjoy shooting at stuff :) And they are so cute in the 3D glasses.

Abigail and Samuel started pin collections. They started with 2 free pins/necklace each. By the time we left, Abigail had 'traded' her way up to 4 free pins thanks to some kind cast members. We had one excited girl.


Front row seats for a night time parade that featured Woody himself! One of our favorite things was staying at the Disney hotel so that we could walk right out for rides or a parade or dinner.

Look it is ALL FIVE of us! You know the saying: the family that log-rides together...stays together :)


We have had alot of adventures this passed year. We have driven cross-country, and back. We have packed alot. We have felt great loss. We have made new friends and learned new things. We have worked hard and the kids were right there with us! It was nice to spend some quality family time just playing together.

Praying they each know how important they are to us and how much we truly enjoy them!

3 comments:

Mama2fiveblessings said...

SOOOO Very cute!! Brings back memories of last year :) I'm so glad that you got to visit the Magic Kingdom again before going east!! You beat me to the blog but maybe tomorrow??? Love you, T

Anonymous said...

Did Ethan want to shoot Chip N Dale like Samuel did a few years ago?

the dwellers said...

Kady, you are so funny!

For those who don't know the story:
When Samuel was 3, we went to Disneyland. He was happy chasing down lots of characters all day. When we spot Chip and Dale, Abigail runs to them but Samuel just stands and glares at them.

"Samuel, don't you want to see them"
His reply: "No, we shoot those"

The largest varmints he'd ever seen and he was thinking TROPHY. His dad, grandpa and uncles were so proud :)