Day 5...BACK to the Magic Kingdom:)

Another chilly day at Walt Disney World, and again...had to go straight to Space Mountain for a roller coaster fix:) I know I said it before but it really was SO nice that all the kids were tall enough to ride EVERYTHING this visit, plus they ALL love the coasters and were on the same page with what they wanted to do most of the time. Really...Levi would have been fine to skip some of the kiddie rides we went on but I wanted him to have a chance to experience them all, like the other kids did;) We ran into Stich on the way to Space Mountain...see below!

My sensational six with Stitch...

Levi and Lorelle...Stitch's long lost cousins?! LOL!!!

Mickey and Minnie Mouse!!!

Levi was so proud to have Mickey's autograph:)

Levi and Liam got their faces painted. Levi the "super hero" and Liam the "tiger". TOO cute!

Super Levi on the Carousel...

LOVED this nightime, light parade!!!

Cinderella...

The castle was draped in lights and would turn all different colors. SO pretty!!!

AWESOME fireworks!!!

Back to the room for a nice, warm, bubble bath;)

Another GREAT, FUN-filled day!!!

Day 4...Magic Kingdom!!!

We headed to Tomorrow Land first thing, to ride on Space Mountain a couple time. We also did Stitch and the Space Ranger Spin. Levi also LOVED driving the Indy cars. Then lunch at Cosmic Rays and off to ride the Barnstormer in Toon Town:)

The youngest 5 with Buzz Lightyear...

Leytan and Levi on the Barnstormer... Here we go Mom!!!

Lilyan driving at the speedway...

Time for the Tea Cups... They have so much fun on this ride, even thought they don't like to admit it;) Landan, Lilyan and I were in the minimal spinning aloud only cup. We didn't want to puke..LOL!!!

All aboard, for the Thunder Mountain Railroad...Choo, Choo!!!

Lorelle's face when Lance told her the track was boken ahead...LOL!!! I got pretty good at taking pictures while riding;)

Hot chocolate break!!! Look at the fake cut on Liam head. The kids thought it was GREAT fun to wear this thing around and get all the looks. LOL! Like we didn't get enough "looks" without it! LOL!!! My kids are SO funny!!!

My goofballs...

Cinderella's Castle...during a show.

We had SO much fun, I think will come back tomorrow too:)

Day 3...Hollywood Studios!!!

Things started to cool off in Florida by this day. SO glad we packed some pants and sweatshirts;) The Star Wars ride was closed for refurbishing while we were there but they DID have a clone trooper standing outside it to get our picture with. Levi also had to get his picture on the Speeder below. All the kids also have their picture on this thing;) Then it was off to one of the kids favorite places to eat for lunch, the Sci-Fi Drive-In Theatre. SO FUN!!!

Levi on the Speeder...

The kids and I...with a clone trooper:)

In their car at the Si-Fi Drive-In restaurant...

Levi hugging Frozo...

Shaking Mr. Incredibles hand...

Peace:)

Lorelle with "the chicken coop" from the Hannah Montana movie.

The boys with Darth Vader...

With the Alien...

With Darth Maul...

YES...we are a Coke lovin family!!! Except Levi always tries ordering "Pepsi" at restaurants. TOO funny! LOL!!!

Before the Fantasmic show we had dinner at the Brown Derby. The food was pricey but delicious;) And it insurred that we would have really good seats for the show. We ended up buying some blankets beforehand. It really got cold after the sun went down. Lance treated the kids to cotton candy during the show to help warm them up;) LOL! It was a GREAT night!

Levi at dinner...

Lorelle with her dessert...

The orney boy grabbed my wine glass at dinner. Nice one Liam...LOL!!!

Another "Magical" day!!!

Day 2...Animal Kingdom!!!

We slept in most mornings and took our time getting out the door. I think about 10AM was our average departure time;) We got to the Animal Kingdom at about 11AM on Sunday...just in time for a delicious lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. Again the weather was BEAUTIFUL!!! Levi loved the characters and got a few autographs too.

Perry "party of eight" with Tigger:)

Levi and Lorelle getting BIG hugs from Eyeore!!!

So HAPPY...

I think we rode just about every ride at Animal Kingdom except the water one...that gets you really wet;) It was SO nice this year because the kids were all tall enough to ride EVERYTHING!!! They are all thrill seekers. We rode The Dinosaur and Expedition Everest several times:)

Dinos...

Woohoo...

The Dinosaur Dig...

The Jammin Jungle Parade...

The gang...you can see Mt. Everest in the background:)

One last, late night dino ride...

Dinner at the Yak and Yeti Restaurant...AWESOME Asian food!!!

My SMILEY boy!!!

What a GREAT day!!! This was one of my favorites of the entire trip:) And guess what??? We were the last family to leave the park that evening. FUN, FUN!!!

Levi's turn...Our week at Disney World!!!

After school on Friday Dec. 3rd, we picked up our gang from school and headed straight to Indianapolis, IN. We stopped for dinner on the way down and arrived at Uncle Bubba, Aunt Mindy, Ashley and Angela's house about 7:30PM. This was Levi's first time meeting his cousins and we had a nice visit with them. The next morning we had to wake early, about 5:30AM and head over to the airport for an 8AM flight to Orlando, FL. All the kids did great getting around and the flight when smoothly. Levi did feel a little nauseous afterward but never got sick. We arrived to our hotel Saratoga Springs about 11:45AM and had lunch outside at the Turf Club. It was a beautiful 70 degree day!!! After lunch, we headed over to Epcot.

We have arrived!!!

Levi's FIRST ride at WDW!!! Spaceship Earth...

Outside the Finding Nemo ride...

Levi inside the shark...I have pics of all the kiddos inside this silly shark, from previous visits:)

We had a good first day but boy were the kids all mentally and physically exhausted after getting up so early. They were all ready to get back to the hotel for some rest and a good nights sleep;) Only 6 more days to go...LOL!!!

Our FIRST snow!!!

We had our first real snow fall of the winter today. The kids were hoping for a little bit more. We are not exactly at snowman level yet;) BUT...Lorelle, Lilyan and Levi really enjoyed what we did get. They jumped on the trampoline, sledded and played in the white fluffy stuff for quite a while. Then of course, lined up at the bar for hot chocolates:) YUM! I wouldn't let Liam go out...I know, mean Mom;( I just can't risk him messing up that hip again, especially 2 days before we leave for Disney World. Landan was a nice big brother and let Liam play Xbox with him to make up for it. I know they all went to bed hoping for more snow to arrive this evening and even better...a school DELAY for tomorrow. We will see. The soggy, slushy, wet, cold season has begun. I am more of a, sit in front of fire place and watch a movie kinda gal. Us bigs watched Christmas With The Kranks tonight. SO funny!!! And the littles played lots of Sorry. It was such a nice evening:)

Levi, Lorelle and Lilyan...

Lorelle sledding...

Time for hot coco:) Lilyan didn't want her pic taken, but look how red her hands are! BRR!!!

Levi with his coco:)

Nice mustache Lorelle:)

Good times!!!