Hollywood Studios

Dancing with the Stars

Toy Story Mania

Hugs for Mickey

My little Jedi

Mater

Queen

Chef Mickey's

More Very Merry Christmas Party

We've been back two weeks and the kids are still finding Mickey heads on everything.

Dancing with the stepsisters.

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

Gabby and Sam at the Dance Party.

Sam driving the car at the Tomorrowland Speedway. We rode it the day we were at the Magic Kingdom but I drove and he sat beside me. I tried to do that again and before I could buckle us in, he was climbing over me to the driver's seat. I still had to mash the gas but he took the wheel this go round. He was only upset that we never got a red car.

Buzz Lightyear

Magic Carpets

Magic Carpets again

After spending most of the day at Animal Kingdom, we returned to the hotel and took a nap. Then Robert took the kids swimming while I got things ready for the evening and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. We enjoyed riding with no lines, hot chocolate and cookies, a special parade and fireworks show and it snowed on us as we walked back up Main Street to leave. We got our own little special Christmas celebration together.

More Animal Kingdom, Day Two

Playing in the fountain while Gabby and I rode Kali River Rapids.

Gabby and Flik

Jiminy Cricket

Mickey Mouse!

Expedition Everest

Gabby wasn't big enough for Everest when we came in 2007. On that trip she rode everything she was big enough for and left only Everest, Rock N Roller Coaster and Mission:Space undone. This time she could do them all. And she benefitted greatly from the ride swap policy. She got to ride with Daddy and then, because Sam wasn't big enough yet, she and I got to go back through the FastPass line and ride it again. She rode Everest four times in a row, alternating Daddy and Mommy. She'll be sad when Sam is tall enough for all these rides and she doesn't get double duty. Gabby and I are in the third row of this train. She's a bit hidden by the big hair of the lady in front of her.

Santa

After cheerleading today we had breakfast with Santa. It was nice to have a fairly relaxed atmosphere. Both kids went right up to him and told him what I expected. After eating, they had their faces painted.

Gabby Cheerleading

Gabby missed her first two cheerleading games. The first was the day after Daddy got home and she had the fever. The second was while we were at Disney World. So this is last week at her first game. I can say she usually is the loudest one. She wasn't shy to get out there, either.

She was thrilled to get to the game and see her boyfriend from school was on the court. She got to cheer at his game again this weekend. They don't cheer for the same teams every week since there are more basketball teams than cheerleading squads.

Sam on the Wii

After only wanting to watch me play "Queen Racer" while he was sick, Sam recovered enough to try it himself.