Magic Kingdom

I'm finally getting around to Disney World!  We started off Disney with the Tea Cups!

Zach and Jackson decided to break spin records.

Katherine and I were about to lose our breakfast.

Katherine's faces tell the story.

Finally, it's o-v-e-r!!

Katherine and I used our fast passes for the day to see princesses!!

We waited through the line for Dumbo, only to find that the one we were in line for was just starting to malfunction.  We were sent back through the tent to get on the other Dumbo ride.  Dumbo was a bit of a frustrating experience!

Jackson headed for a blue Dumbo and someone else wanted the same one.  He gave his up and found the one behind Katherine and me.  Unbeknownst to us, one of the workers saw Jackson give up his seat and gave him coupons for free snacks for ALL four of us!!

What Jackson thought of "It's A Small World" about halfway through the ride.

I discovered on the first day that if we were going to move quick through the park, Katherine was going to have to be held.  And, if the sun came out from behind the clouds, she immediately wanted to be held.  Jackson, on the other hand, was a trooper.  He kept up with us the entire trip and only once asked to be held after hearing Katherine ask.

That night, the kids begged we talked the kids into riding the Haunted Mansion.  After the ride, Jackson was not a fan at all.

What they thought of the Haunted Mansion.

We didn't go near it again the rest of the trip!

 To make up for the Haunted Mansion, we took another spin on the Tea Cups.  Jackson was thrilled to go fast and try to throw me and Katherine out of the cup.

We also rode Pirates of the Caribbean for the first time that night.  That was definitely a hit with both of them and we rode it countless times throughout the week.  Katherine bought this set in the gift shop and wore it the rest of the night.  She would say, "ARRGHH!!" and make this face to anyone we passed by!

5

Our baby is 5.  Not a baby anymore.

 Zach ate lunch with her and I took cupcakes to her class this afternoon for snacks.  They were just waking up from their nap when I got there and she's still sleepy-eyed in these pictures!

She requested strawberry cupcakes (ahem, pink cupcakes) with pink icing and pink sprinkles.

 I took her back to work with me, and she lasted about an hour.  Or, I should say, I lasted about an hour.  She talked non-stop and I drew the line when she started going into the hallway singing Rockin' Robin and dancing while there were clients in the office.  She just doesn't understand quiet!

She's in love with her new horse barn.  She promptly noticed she didn't have a horse big enough to properly fit.  That should be remedied by this weekend, but it's tricky to remind her about her upcoming party without giving anything away!

She and Jackson love pizza and ice cream, so we celebrated with a birthday supper filled with just those things!  She was a little piggy eating 3 or 4 pieces and all of her ice cream!

What a beautiful little girl we have!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATHERINE!!!

Easter Fun

The Easter bunny came last night!

 We made it to my parents for lunch and hiding eggs!  Katherine was "patiently" waiting for okay to start hunting eggs.

Her loot after the first round. 

 Jackson and Katherine went to an Easter Egg Hunt glow party last night and came home with bunny lips.  Katherine has been asking non-stop since last night to tear into hers (it's like a ring pop!).

We had a nice lunch and visit with Grammy and Grandpa.  The rain didn't stop Jackson and Katherine from having fun the entire afternoon!

WDW

Zach and I managed to keep a pretty big secret from Jackson and Katherine!  The first Saturday of Spring Break, we informed them we were about to go to Disney World!!  We packed up and headed out shortly after the announcement!  After we arrived, we headed to Downtown Disney and checked out the Lego Store.

 Jackson was content to build things while we were there, while Katherine wanted to fill the containers up and buy all of the pink and purple Legos (only to mention she never plays with them).  Thankfully, we left the Lego store empty handed.

 We haven't even made it to Disney World yet, and Katherine was already trying to spend all of her spending money.

 

 Next up, the T-Rex Cafe, Jackson's favorite from our last visit!

Backtracking to the night before, we spent the night in Tallahassee.  As soon as we walked into our hotel room, chaos broke out.

Katherine couldn't make it to the other bed, so she improvised.

Long car rides and hotel rooms obviously bring out the best in our children.

More of Disney to come!

Garbage Girl

Katherine and I got behind a garbage truck this morning on the way to school.  It was one that had a mechanical lift picking up and dumping the cans.  Her response when she saw it in action--"AWWWESOME!!  I want to do that when I grow up!"

The excitement still existed even tonight.  This evening she turned a box into her own personal garbage truck.

Relaxation

Zach got a hammock for his birthday and decided to hang it up this afternoon.  Katherine thinks it's pretty relaxing and I'm sure we could have gotten her to sleep, but she has an older brother who doesn't believe in calming down.

Zach had to make an adjustment to the hammock,

and Jackson took that opportunity to let his crazy go loose. 

 I took a turn on the hammock and Katherine snuggled in beside me.  Jackson was still acting nuts, and just as Zach distracted Jackson with something else, it started raining.  Maybe next time we'll get a few relaxing minutes in the hammock.

#8

Katherine got to babysit for a couple of hours last night!!  She's constantly asking for a baby sister, and she got to play big sister last night . . . except to a stinky little boy!

On a side note, the blog celebrates 8 years today!  The posts are fewer and far between since the babies aren't quite such babies anymore and are in school all day.  Who knew it would still be going and have turned into such a keepsake?    

Smiles

Katherine had a couple of birthday parties this weekend.  One was a "Frozen" party, and I took my camera in case Elsa and Anna made an appearance.  They did travel from their castle, but what brought the most smiles was the "snow"!!

 Katherine and her friend, Gracyn.

Their smiles are so sweet.

 These two like to convince their teacher they are going home with each other after school.  They did such a good job one day, that Gracyn's mom was even confused and thought she missed something.

 Katherine was showing Elsa that her ice cream was 'frozen' like the movie.  :)

 Katherine got bored watching the birthday girl open presents, and thought the boys were having much more fun on the other side of the room.  Oh yeah, her 'boyfriend' is in the red jacket.  Yikes!  When did she get old enough for that??