Disney for Easter!(day 1-- Magic Kingdom)

WOW! Daddy took us all to Disney World for Easter. Even Bubby got to go with us. Here we are all ready to go in the dresses Nana sent us for Easter!

Watch out Disney! Here we come!



The first thing we saw was Cinderella's Coronation. She was being crowned a princess and all the other Disney Princesses came to dance and join in the celebration. It was so fun! Even Hazel like watching the dancing.
After that, we went on the It's a Small World ride. There were so many interesting things to see there! Then we got to ride on a Flying Dumbo! Morgan and Madison loved making them fly up and down! We were going too fast for Daddy to get a good picture of us, but you might be able to see us in there somewhere.



We got a little tired with all that walking!


Then it was on to Winnie the Pooh's house! There was a part with water squirting up in the air, that is where Madison spent her time. Morgan explored the house, and looked for a snack in the honeypot.















Madison got her face painted like Tinkerbell and Morgan got Cinderella! Then we took a ride on the train to get to the front of the park.




We met Timon and Rafiki from the Lion King!!



And went up into a BIG tree house.



We went on The Pirates Of the Caribbean, then we went back over to Tomorrowland to go on a Buzz Lightyear ride where we got to shoot at things! Don't worry! We defeated the bad guy and tossed him in jail.
After that, Mommy and Daddy took Morgan to Stitch's Great Escape! It was so fun, but Madi was too small to go.
On the way out, we got to see the parade! It was kind of hard to see because there were so may people trying to watch it. We did get a nice view of the Castle. It kept changing pretty colors.
Then we headed back to our room for a good night sleep so we could have more fun the next day!

More Beach(with Uncle Nick!)

Look who came to visit! Can you tell? It's Uncle Nick!




Here is Uncle Nick, Pappy and Daddy.


And Daddy with Mommy!

Hazel had lots of fun splashing in the waves with her big sisters. (can you see Morgan's tattoo? He got one for Madison too.)


To the water! You couldn't drag these girls out!


Or this one! That is Hazel and Mommy. Hazel is in a little baby floatie and she was giggling and splashing.

She also likes to crawl along in the water!

Tie Dyeing Bathing Suits

We got some nice white bathing suits and a Tie Dye kit from Dharma Trading and got to work!

Morgan and Madison both got to design their own suits!




It was messy work, but lots of fun!


Morgan ended up with pink streaks on her face.

Here is how they look after they are all washed and ready to wear!


This is the back of them.



And here they are on the beach, with the happy models!

Poor Hazel

Hazel has an ear infection and has been fighting a tough fever. She had a febrile seizure last night and went to the ER in an ambulance. She is fine and home now, but her fever keeps going up and down. The motrin is working much better than the tylenol but when it starts to wear off, the fever creeps back up. She is happier today, playing and drinking plenty of fluids. She is sleeping peacefully right now!

Sickies

Morgan was home from school Wednesday(she was throwing up). Thursday she was better, but stayed home anyway, just in case. She is better. But now Madison and Hazel are sick. The both have a fever too.

The Reading Festival

On Saturday we went to the  Reading Festival
  It was downtown at Centennial Park right on the Caloosahatchee river.



We had such a good time. There were crafts to do and story time.  Every child got a book, too!
Even the Cat in the Hat was there reading some of his favorite stories.

Our Trip to the Slough

Yesterday we went to Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve

It was such a nice day.  We walked and walked the whole way around it!
















It was so beautiful all around!  We saw pretty flowers and interesting plants.

Sometimes you can see an alligator sunning itself out on this raft. There wasn't one there today though.

But we did see lots of birds!

And fish

And turtles


















And even a bunch of wild pigs!






And then there where the clues along the trail...

First you see some animal tracks...

Then you get a clue to help you out...

Then you make your guess and open it up...

It was such a gorgeous day!  You could hear so many birds singing and the sun was shining. 
It wasn't too hot out either!

Hazel is crawling!

Yes! On her hands and knees now. She has been doing what we called her "sniper crawl" for awhile now, but she is finally started to crawl the "real" way. She is still faster doing the sniper crawl though.

Introducing...Penelope!

Here is our new puppy, Penelope. She is Chihuahua and Poodle mix, called a Chi-Poo. She is very friendly and loves to cuddle and be held. Penelope is not going to get much bigger than she is now.

Our first beach trip this year(2006)

It is warm enough for the beach! We headed out for a few hours Sunday to play in the sand. The water was chilly but that didn't stop us from dipping in our toes. Of course that meant that Morgan and Madison left soaked! We even got to stop for icecream on the way home!

There were lots of birds flying around, especially seagulls and pelicans!

Morgan and Madison played together building sand castles! Then they found more kids to play with and had a blast.

Hazel finally got to play in the sand!


First she tried hitting the sand..

And then she got her first real "taste" of the beach!

After failing to stop her from ruining her dinner, back up she went to walk along the beach with mommy. We just love that fresh air and all the wonderful sounds of the beach. Very relaxing!

Daddy got some picture of the sunset. A wonderful end to a wonderful day!