Disney, Day Two

We were up good and early on Day Two (or our first full day). We had 8 AM reservations for the Donald breakfast at Animal Kingdom so we were there before the gates even opened. That's a first for us! We saw Donald, Mickey, Pluto and Goofy. After breakfast we were off to enjoy Animal Kingdom. We saw the great Nemo, Lion King and Pocohontas show. Gabby says her favorite ride was Kali River Rapids. We rode it last and got soaking wet! Gabby most of all (see picture). Thankfully I brought us all a change of clothes in the car. We changed our clothes and headed out to the Grand Floridian for the Cinderella meal. We saw Cinderella, Prince Charming, the stepmother and stepsisters. The step family was a fun addition to this meal - last time we went we saw the Fairy Godmother and the mice, Suzy and Perla. Gabby thought the step sisters needed some hugs to make them nicer. We rode the monorail around the resorts just for fun and then went back to the hotel to rest up for Day 3.

Carrots Win, Hands Down!

Election Day in our house found a clear winner so far on the food front - carrots! So far sweet potatoes have been met with like, sweet peas with tolerance but carrots are a love. He ate a whole container yesterday at supper. For reference, Gabby never ate a whole container of any baby food in one sitting. Looks like Mommy will have to get a job to pay for Sam's food!

Disney, Day One

We arrived at Disney World on Oct 15. We checked in to the All-Star Music resort and found Mickey hanging out in our bed! Gabby and Daddy went swimming for a little while. We then went to Port Orleans (the section formerly known as Dixie Landings) to eat supper and show Gabby where Mommy and Daddy became engaged. Daddy reenacted the scene with Gabby and we found someone to take a picture of us all. We tried to settle down and go to bed early so we could get up and hit the World with a vengence the next day. More to come!

Halloween and Six Months

Here are the kids from Halloween. Gabby wore her Alice in Wonderland dress to school (b/c it is easy to take off) and her Tinkerbell outfit from Disney for Trick-or-Treating. The Tinkerbell story is a whole other thing from our Disney trip that I will have to post at some point. Sam, of course, was a baby bumblebee. So cute!

Sam is six months old today. He's trying hard to sit up on his own and gets longer every time. He also got his first taste of sweet potatoes today. He's happy to be heading into the wonderful world of food! He is a hungry boy!

Will get moving on our vacation to Disney World, Camilla, Callaway Gardens and Auburn. Hope to get some pics up soon.

Here Come the Pumpkins!

Every year our church youth group holds a Pumpkin Patch to raise money. Gabby talked about it all week and wanted to see the pumpkins coming off the truck so we went this morning for the first shipment. She worked hard carrying the little pumpkins to a good spot.

Gymnastics

Gabby started gymnastics a few weeks ago. She loved hanging from the bar and kicking the "hot dog" (like a punching bag). She also enjoys free time when they can jump on the trampolines and in the big pits of foam blocks. After she decided she liked class, she picked out her leotard to wear to future classes.

Gabby's First Day of School

Gabby started back up at school the last week of August. (Yes, I am behind and trying to catch up!) She has her same teachers as last year but goes three mornings a week instead of two. As she moves closer to Kindergarten, they are doing more worksheets and she has even had homework a couple of times already. She also loves that they have show and tell once a week this year instead of once a month.