We just came back a few days ago from an AMAZING family vacation -- Disney World!!! It was our third time going as a family. Neil and I went for our honeymoon and were totally hooked. There is just something SO magical to be part of every Disney movie you have ever seen and all you have to do is walk through the gates and just show up to let the fun, festivities, and feasting begin. JUST. SHOW. UP. In a world that is busy, busy, go, go, go, Neil and I made a pact at the beginning of our homeschooling journey to make family vacations a MUST. Obviously with our family size and the expense of Disney, we really can't go every year (although we would LOVE to!). We've been able to space out our trips every three years, and it has seemed to work good for us. This year, we went with two of my sisters and their families - there were a total of 18 of us!! My other sister and her family weren't able to go, but you'll notice in the pictures some "flat" people.... my parents and my sister (who couldn't go) made up "flat" people for us to pose with and to take along to the parks so their presence could be made known and they could stil be part of the fun. I will be writing up many posts over the next couple weeks with tips and plenty of pictures of our lovely vacation, so stay tuned. For now, we'll start the posts with the way we started our 2013 trip - the "official" making of the "Princesses of Illinois"!!
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| BEFORE: Melody, my niece, Ariel |
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| checking in |
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| They accepted!!! |
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| Ariel with her Fairy Godmother AND holding Flat Grandma Mary and Flat Aunt Carie |
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| Melody with her Fairy Godmother AND holding Flat Aunt Carie and Flat Grandma Mary |
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| Melody getting all "dolled up" |
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| Ariel getting all "dolled up" -- look at that pretty crown! |
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| My niece getting all "dolled up" |
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| Ooooh, look who else has a crown -- Melody! |
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| Make-up time |
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| Fairy dust |
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| Princess Ariel |
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| Princess Ariel (posing with her Fairy Godmother) |
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| Melody getting her make-up done |
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| Me nursing Baby Princess Rose |
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| Melody getting her nails done |
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| the great reveal of Princess Melody!! |
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| Introducing the "Princesses of Illinois" (who even starred on, were introduced,
and made it on-screen at the Monsters Inc Laugh Floor!!!!!!!!!!!!) |
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| My 3 princesses and I, my sister (Laura) and her daughter, and the youngest of
our sisters (Amanda), and LAST, BUT NOT LEAST.... we even included Flat Grandma
Mary and Flat Aunt Carie |
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| My Young Princesses | | | | | | | | | | | |
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And, like I mentioned above, when we attended the
Monster Inc Laugh Floor
show that afternoon, they always pick people from the crowd and ask them
questions and introduce them, and what a SHOCK and wonderful surprise to all of
us that our 3 princesses were chosen and were introduced, shown on-screen and
asked a joke....
Why was Cinderella never good at sports??
She ran away from the ball!
Hee, hee!!!
What a wonderful, fun, blessed day we all had during our first day down at
Disney!! Thank you, God!!!!!!!!!!!!
