Disney World: The Happiest place on earth.

Well we had our first family vacation to Disney World. We met up with my parents, all of my brothers and sisters, (with the sad exception of Gabe) and their kids. We had a great time, it was so busy we walked miles every day. It was a little cold, but the kids still talked us in to letting them swim. We got to go to all of the different kingdoms and it wasn't too busy so luckily we didn't wait in a lot of lines. The kids bought autograph books and that made it a lot of fun to find all the characters and get them to sign the books.

Elizabeth said her best day was when she wore her dress-up and we went to the Magic Kingdom. She was very impressive in her big white dress. Jiminy Cricket asked her to marry him and she said "I'm just 6 I can't marry a cricket". We all had to laugh. Elizabeth said her favorite rides were Space Mountain and Toy story. She said her favorite shows were Beauty and the Beast and a Pirate Dinner show we went to.


Katie said her best day was every day. She said she really enjoyed meeting the princesses, especially Cinderella who is always Katie's favorite. After She signed Katie's book Katie turned and ran to show Dave and Cinderella said "Oh! Don't run darling, you might loose a slipper." It was fun to see how all the people we met really stayed in characters. Katie said her favorite ride was the Toy Story ride and the Haunted Mansion. (She was the only one of the kids not scared by it. She said"It's just a ride, it's not real.") Katie said she really like the Nemo show.

I think Danielle's favorite part was the new stroller, so she could sleep while we ran around. She also really liked the characters, and all the crackers we fed her.

My favorite thing were all the shows we got to see they do such a good job it was a little taste of Broadway. I also enjoyed being their with all the family, but I think I got my fill of Disney and don't need to go back any time soon. Maybe when Danielle is Elizabeth's age.

Dave had a fun time at Kennedy space center with all of the boys. He also enjoyed the roller coasters, especially Everest and Space Mountain.

Grandma Barnes

Hello and Goodbye, Grandma made a quick trip to NJ she came in right after Christmas and left right after the new year. It was a quick trip but the girls were so glad to see her and spend some time. We had a great trip to Longwood Gardens about an hour away. We had beautiful weather it was about 50 outside so it made for the perfect night to be outside and looking at all of the lights. The girls favorite part was the fountains that lit up and went off to the music. (Think Bellagio on a smaller scale.) The girls were very impressed with all of the flowers, Christmas trees and the lights. It was a lot of fun. We also got to take grandma bowling and watch out!! Bowling with kids is a great way to learn patience. It can take forever for their ball to get down to the end of the lane. Anyway we want to say Thanks for making the trip, and we hope to see you again soon.