DISNEY - Day 1

Our trip to Disney World was FUN, exhausting, exciting and full of magical memories that I never want to forget! We truly enjoyed every minute and I feel so thankful that we were able to spend this time together as a family. 

We drove to Florida after school on September 16th and spent the night with Aunt Lois and Uncle Frankie (we loved seeing them even though it was a short visit). We woke up on Thursday ready to begin our vacation, first stop - The Magic Kingdom!

We were greeted with rain, luckily it didn't last long!

We stayed at the Contemporary Resort which is in walking distance from the Magic Kingdom. The girls loved walking getting wheeled in the stroller, especially on the way home (they would fall asleep every night, it was very convenient to wheel them right up to the room!). 

They also loved the monorail which went right through the hotel!

Some of our favorites from the first day: 

Journey of The Little Mermaid, Dumbo and meeting Minnie Mouse!

The girls loved playing on the indoor playground before

 the Dumbo ride and taking a break from the heat.

They loved getting autographs from all the characters!

We had dinner at the Spirit of Aloha dinner show.

The food was great and the entertainment was awesome!!
The girls could barely eat because they were engrossed with the dancers and music.

 Learning to Hula Dance

 After dinner we headed back to Magic Kingdom for the electric parade and more rides.

This parade never gets old!

Spinning on the Tea Cups!

I love the castle at night!

The Seven Dwarf's Mine Train was a definite favorite. 

Grace looks terrified in these pictures, but we all loved it!!

Back to School

So thankful that my mom came to watch the girls as I transitioned back to work! The girls had so much with Nana and were able to enjoy the last week of summer with lots of trip to the pool.

Family Fun @ the Bowling Alley

Having fun with Nana

They even planned a surprise early 

birthday celebration for me, they were so excited...

everyone had to blow out candles (I must be getting old.)

The girls loved "meeting" their teachers, 

although they both met them a few times before. 

Mrs. Adams is the BEST!

Lily was so excited to sprinkle her magic jitter glitter 

the night before kindergarten, she even shared some with her sister.

I love having both girls at the same school this year. 

It makes life a little easier and I love seeing their faces in the hall!!

Ready for a Great Year! 

Lily is ready for kindergarten. She is excited to be in class with two friends from preschool and can't wait to learn more about reading and math. I walked her down to class the first two days, but now she can do it all by herself. She is doing great with behavior and earning lots of trips to the treasure box at school. She LOVES when she has homework!

Grace is growing up ways too fast. She is wanting to be more independent these days, but also still likes to be a little girl (at times). The girlsloves music, playing with American girl dolls and being around friends. She is sweet and kind and I am hoping she makes some good friends in her class this year.

This girl has recently found her love for shopping 

and picked out her backpack and lunch box all by herself.

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Daddy came for the first day, such a sweet man!

LOVE my Job!!

These ladies are going to give lots of 

hugs and kisses to my girl this year!!

Tired girl on her first day...

Playdate fun to celebrate a successful week in kindergarten!

Right now the girls are both taking two dance classes and gymnastics- together at the same times. Our schedule is much better than last year, so I am going to enjoy it while it lasts (I'm sure this won't last for long)...

Family Fun

This summer we took lots of golf cart/bike rides down to the dock. The girls amused me one night and let me take some quick pictures while we were there, love these...

We try and go downtown at least once a summer to swim in the fountain and walk around. We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful city!!

That face, love her!!

First Rickshaw Ride

End of Smmer

The girls went to soccer camp (free soccer camp!) for four days with lots of good friends. They learned a lot and had a blast!

So many sweet girls...

The Kindergarten Crew

Love this one of Lily...

We went ice skating, 

Grace really wants to take lessons...

We took lots of golf cart rides down to the dock 

and all jumped in one night (we even saw a dolphin swimming a few feet away).

The girls have been playing with their American Girls dolls a lot!

They are already putting in lots of requests for birthdays and Christmas...

I promised Grace that I would take her to visit her friend Maddie in Greenville, and I'm pretty proud that I kept my promise. We had so much fun exploring downtown and spending time with old friends.

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Cruising in the Boat

Sweet Friends

I just can't believe how fast the summer came and went...