Friday, January 20, 2012

December 2011 Recap - Part 1

We started our December with a very fun trip to Disney World with some friends.   The trip was a bit of a reward for a busy year and for mommy working some extra days during the year.  We spent 6 fun days riding (and re-riding and re-riding) the rides and exploring the parks. 
Our first day was spent at Hollywood studios.   One of our first stops was to visit Lightning McQueen and Mater.   2 years ago when we were here, Tyler was so excited to meet them.  He was so chatty and bubbly and couldn't wait.  Even in line he was excited.   Then it was our turn.  And it all changed.  He wasn't excited...he was running in terror in the other direction and looked like this...
But, he was just 23 months old then, and a lot can change (thankfully) with time.   So, here he was a big 4 and, again, so excited to see them!  He was chatty and bubbly in line.  He couldn't wait... 
And it was finally our turn...

Things went much better this time!!

Some more of our favorite moments from the trip...
Enjoying the lights at Hollywood Studios





 Meeting the princesses, especially Cinderella (she wrote Tyler a special note with a big lipstick kiss)
 Bruce the Shark...

 A glimpse of our girls in 10 years driving.  Yikes...
 Tyler
 Being silly...



 On our favorite ride - Thunder Mountain Railroad.   We rode it more times than I could keep track of.   As in, 6 or 7 times in a row one night alone (skipping the parade that mommy kind of wanted to see) - just like what I did with my brothers as a kid.










 hanging at the beach at our resort

We had such a good time.  It was a great way to kick off our Christmas celebrating...

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