Florida Trip: New Years Eve!

We spent new years eve in the magic kingdom, it was crowded but fun! At night everything became very magical and we got a great spot to watch the electric parade and fireworks.

 

 

 

 

For some reason I struggle with using out camera flash so this is the best picture we got, cuddling with a very tired Vivi as we waited for the parade to start.

 



 

 

Ryan trying to keep these crazy tired girls calm while we waited for the parade to start.

 

Cuddle time!

 



 

Vivi enjoying the parade, it was pretty impressive!

 



 

 

Lilly enjoying the parade.

 



 

Lilly and Daddy enjoying the fireworks!

 



Florida Trip: Parades

We got to see a few awesome parades during out time at the different parks.

 

 

Had to keep Vivi on a leash so she wouldn't join in the parades or get lost in the post parade crowds.

 



 

 

Vivi got a good view of the parade on Granddaddy's shoulders.

 



 

 

So much fun!

 



 

The rest of the parade watchers.

 



 

 

Londyn got stuck with us once after one parade (she was on a ride with Lilly and Ryan) so she had to hang with the littles for awhile.

 



Florida Trip: Down Time

We didn't have a lot of down time during the trip but when we did the kids had fun together!

 

 

Playing with toys with Jade.

 



Holding hands with Jade.

 



 

 

Riding a carrousel

 



 

Enjoying a dinner out at the rainforest cafe.

 



 

 

Vivi was too freaked out by the rainforest atmosphere.

 



 

But both girls left with a new stuffed animal.

Florida Trip: Pictures with Characters

The girls (especially Vivi) really liked posing with characters during out trip. Lilly pointed out that she knew they weren't real and there was a person inside a costume for some of them. But she still liked them all the same.

 

 

Hulk at the lego store.

 



A girly lego girl at the lego store.

 



Woody and "Buzz who fly" at the lego store.

 



Daisy duck statue, luckily she was happy with the statue because the lines to see Daisy were really long at the theme parks.

 



 

 

Hanging with the Monsters!

Florida Trip: Posing with Princesses

During our adventures in the various Disney World parks the girls had lots of photo sessions with the princesses and fairies. They REALLY like princesses and fairies right now so it was a pretty big deal to meet them in person!

 

 

 

 

 

 

They didn't seem to mind this princess was a statue and not the real deal.

 



Flordia Trip: Crazy Cousins

A random collection of some of the silly photos from the trip.

 

Florida Trip: Family Pictures In Magic Kingdom

In the magic Kingdom we had to take family pictures in front of the Princess Castle!

 

 

 

Here is our little family when we got there first thing when the park opened!

 



The Cardosos, somehow I managed not to get the castle in the background but its a cute family photo!

 



 

The Oklahoma Lawrence Family

 



Us, pretty much a bad picture of all of us, and this was the best one out of a few we took, but the princess castle is in the background!

 



Mike, Raynette and the .

 

Mike, Raynette and their "kids".