Disneyworld!

We are back from our fabulous trip to Disneyworld. It was a memorable trip, if not a relaxing one! Every day the temperature was around 92, and when you add in humidity, which was over 70% every day and the fact that you are in a sea of cement, the temperature was more like 100+ degrees. Soooo hot. I could step outside and feel the sweat just dripping down my back within minutes. Even with that heat, we were able to enjoy most of the parks. We just had to come back to the hotel during the hottest part of the day, which worked out for naps as well. The girls had a blast, and were able to meet all the characters we wanted to. Every morning we had breakfast with Mikey, Donald, Daisy, Pooh, Tigger, or the princesses. So with that out of the way we were able to spend the rest of the day on rides and not hunting down Cinderella! With it being so ungodly hot, there were hardly any lines at all. We were able to just walk on all the rides with the exception of Dumbo and the new Toy Story ride, which just opened, so we were really happy with that. The girls loved everyone and everything, except the Mad Hatter, whom Maia saw and promptly freaked out, yelling "him bad!" We were on the dining plan, and the food was delicious, except when Maia vomited all over my dessert from either stuffing too much in her mouth, or just heat related. It's hard to say, the kid pukes a lot and very easily. Celia was pretty happy, b/c she spent a lot of time being held. She is super close to crawling. While we were there she started getting on her hands and knees and rocking, so it won't be too long now! I'm adding a few pictures of some sweet Disney moments for you all to enjoy. That's the magic of Disney, even with extreme heat, we still had fun!

Dance Baby Dance!

Wednesday was the beginning of dance class this season, and Maia was allowed to start class early because she so desperately wanted to join in this summer. Starting age is usually 3, but since she cried literally every time Sophia had class this summer, Miss Lori let her start. She is a natural, and danced just as well as the older girls. Here are some shots of her in her class, and Sophia in her new older girls class. Notice their fabulous tutus, which we made ourselves. Every girl needs a good fancy tutu!

First day of school

Today was the first day of preschool for Miss Sophia. The last week has been filled with a vat of emotions ranging from extreme sadness over my baby leaving home to pride in how very amazing of a young girl she is becoming. It was very very hard driving her to class this morning, and took every bit of courage not to swing back around home and keep her to myself for another year. I am so grateful that I have been able to stay home with my girls and watch them grow and develop every step of the way. It was a bittersweet moment when we walked into class and without looking back she stepped into the circle and started becoming part of the action immediantly. I know I have worked hard to raise her to be independant and to adapt to any situation, but it was sad when I left and she could care less! I know that this is going to be great for all of us. Celia is now able to take a nice solid morning nap at home without being dragged to gymnastics, and Maia will get some one on one attention that she so desperately needs. I am sure I'll spend the rest of the day on the verge of tears, but I will be much better the next time. It's amazing how quickly time goes by. Before you know it, I'll be blogging about her last day of high school...