Vacation 2010 - Day 7 (Morning at Hollywood Studios)

Lauren and Ella

Ella

Ella, Lauren and Eleanor

Buzz Lightyear and Woody with Ms. Kim and Ella and Lauren.

Lauren at the the Star Wars area.

Eleanor, Ella and Lauren.

The girls watching the parade.

We started the 7th day at Hollywood Studios. We got there pretty early and the girls were able to see the Toy Story characters and ride the Toy Story ride. We then got out of the heat with a few shows. We stayed for the parade and then left to go to dinner.

Vacation 2010 - Day 6 (Animal Kingdom)

Lauren and Ella at the beginning of the day.

Face painting. Lauren can never go for the small face painting. She always goes for the full face painting. It was so hot and humid that by the end of the day her face was one big mess.

Ella with smore on her face.

Lauren eating her smore.

On day 6 we went to the Animal Kingdom. It was a hot day but most of the activities we did were indoors. We saw some great shows and seeing the animals were pretty cool. Lauren loved to pose with the characters once again. Again the heat and humid got to us and we didn't stay for the parade but went back to the resort to swim. The resort had a special smore night so we all toasted marshmallows and made some yummy smores. It was another good day.

Vacation 2010 - Day 5 (Evening at Epcot)

Lauren at Epcot.

Lauren and Ella

Oops I put that picture on twice.

Lauren

Lauren in the England area of Epcot.

Lauren and Marie

Another princess (and prince).

Lauren in the China area.

Eleanor, Ella and Lauren in the China area.

After the morning and lunch at Magic Kingdom we went home and went swimming for a little while. That night we went to Epcot for dinner and to see the fireworks.

Epcot is a beautiful park. The country areas are fun to walk through. The girls got a bit bored but loved when there was a princess or a character to see and pose with. It was a nice evening and good ending to a very full day.

Vacation 2010 - Day 5 (Morning at Magic Kingdom)

Waiting in line for the first character of the day.

The first character picture of the day.

The girls (Lauren, Ella and Eleanor) on main street.

Lauren riding the Dumbo for the first time alone.

The girls on Dumbo.

Lauren on the the Tea Cups.

Lauren in Minnie Mouse's sewing room. She thought we should get this picture for Aunt Diane.

Lauren and Cinderella at the the start of the Princess Lunch.

The girls with a princess.

The girls and Snow White.

Lauren and Sleeping Beauty.

On our 5th day of vacation we got to Magic Kingdom right when it was opening. We were able to get on a bunch of rides with no wait. The first ride we all went on was Dumbo. When we were at Disneyland in April we learned that when you turn 7 years old you can ride the Dumbo ride by yourself. Since Lauren turned 7 years old a week before we left she was so excited to be able to ride the Dumbo ride by herself. It made me a bit sad but she had the biggest smile on her face during the whole ride.

Lauren even went on the Tea Cups again and loved them. For the past few times when we have went to Disneyland she would not go on them. She finally went on them again and told me she can't understand why she was afraid of them because she loves them.

She also went on a rollercoaster and thought it was great. It made me a bit scared but she thought it was so much fun.

After the rides and a little bit of time in Toontown we went to the princess lunch. It is in the castle and very fun and pretty. When we were packing for this trip I asked her about 10 times if she wanted to bring a princess dress. She told me no and that she was too old for princess. She told me that she didn't even want to take pictures with the princesses or even go to the lunch. Well, the morning we were getting ready to go to the princess lunch she asked if I had brought a princess dress because she wanted to wear one after all. All we had was a little crown but it was fine. Of course she also took pictures with all the princesses and loved the lunch too.

Vacation 2010 - Day 4 (Seaworld)

Lauren and Ella

Lauren, Ella and Eleanor.

Lauren.

On the 4th day of our vacation we went to Seaworld. It was hot and humid. We watched a few shows and went to a few exhibits but it got too hot for us. We didn't last to the night shows because we were just too worn out and hot. We went home and swam for a little bit and got to bed early.

It was interesting to see the difference between Seaworld in San Diego and Orlando. In Orlando all the shows are covered so you are not in the direct sun (which is something I wish they would do in San Diego). Otherwise it was pretty much the same.

Vacation 2010 - Day 3 (4th of July)

Lauren after swimming.

Ella and Lauren swimming and having fun.

Lauren

Lauren and Ella (in the rain)

Ella and Lauren

Lauren, Eleanor and Ella after the fireworks.

HAPPY 4th OF JULY

On the the 4th of July we started the day with pool time fun. After the girls had fun in the pool we went to the Magic Kingdom. We went on some rides and our other party joined us later in the afternoon. We stayed at the park and watched the special 4th of July fireworks. It rained a little but we had a good time. The girls all got along great and had a fun time.

Vacation 2010 - Day 2

Lauren with cherries on her lips.

Ella enjoying a cherry.

Lauren, Ella and Ella's cousin having fun after dinner.

The girls in another pose.

The second day of vacation started with a having pictures taken of Lauren and Ella. We have been doing this for the past few years so Kim found a place where we could get them taken in Florida.

After the photo session Kim's cousin came and joined all of us for swimming. We all then went out to dinner.