Disney World

Well, we had a wonderful time at Disney World. Caroline had a blast. be prepared for a long post and updates to follow cause I may get tired of typing tonight. We took many many pictues so this is just some of them. I will post more later and maybe a video of Caroline riding Big Thunder Mountain.

Day 1:
One of the very first rides that we went on was the Teacups (of course you have to ride them when you go). Caroline loved it! Chuck can get them spinning so fast that you feel as though you are in a centrifuge. We also discovered that Caroline loves roller coasters. We rode Thunder Mountain about 4 or 5 times. We also rode the Teacups about 5 times. The Mickey Orchestra 3D show featuring Donald Duck was really good.
Day 2 (Tuesday):
We went to Epcot Center in the morning. Caroline was a little cranky so this day didn't go as planned. We had lunch in China. We got pictures of Donald in Mexico. About the only real thing we ended up doing at Epcot was get pictures with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, the Chipmonks and Pluto.
After Epcot we went back to take a nap and then got back up to go to Magic Kingdom again. Caroline was a different child. We went to Cinderella's Castle to meet Cinderella and have dinner in the Castle. It was beautiful. Caroline also go to meet the mice and the Fairy Godmother. I think that this dinner was one of the highlights of her trip. After dinner, we went to meet Belle, Aurora and Cinderella again. There were also more rides to ride...Pooh ride, Peter Pan, etc.
We also caught the light parade this night.
Day 3 :
This day we had breakfast with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Donald at "Chef Mickey's" in our Hotel, the Contemporary. It was an early breakfast at 7:00 AM but that was the only time available.
After that we went to Animal Kingdom. We enjoyed the Safari and much to my surprise, Caroline sat through an entire 40 minute Nemo show and loved it.
Again, we took a nap in the afternoon and then went back to Magic Kingdom that night.
Day 4:
This day we went to Holloywood Studios in the morning after Breakfast. Chuck got to meet Handy Manny which was on his list of things to do. We also caught another 3D show and had lunch.
After naptime, we went back to Magic Kingdom for more rides (Thunder Mountain again) and dinner with Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eiore.
Nighttime was definitely better for Caroline's disposition and we had a great time.
Day 5 (July 4th):
This day we decided to spend the entire day at Magic Kingdom again. We also stayed up late again and watched the fireworks. They were beautiful and the castle was lit up with Patriotic emblems.
Well, I will try to update more when I get a chance, but at least this is a synopsis of what occured.



Castle on 4th of July

Caroline with Pooh

Handy Manny

On the Carousel

Mouse Ears

With Daddy on the Safari

Baloo and King Louie at Animal Kingdom

Pluto and the Girls

MICKEY!!

Belle and Caroline

With the Mice during dinner in the Castle.

Meeting Cinderella. Of course, Caroline asked about her shoes so she was showing them to her.

Daddy and Caroline in front of the Castle before dinner with Cinderella.

Riding in the front of the Monorail.

With Minnie.

Cranky with Donald at Epcot.

Caroline is hiding behind me in this picture with Donald.

Dancing after bath time in her new Jasmine outfit.

Cinderella's Carriage in the Light parade.

Caroline eating a Mickey ice cream....Those are YUMMY!!

With Daddy on the Teacups.

Caroline Got Barfed On

All of Sophie's care takers have been thrown up on over the last few months. Caroline has escaped unscathed until yesterday. She was sitting by me on the big chair while I fed Sophie and then......up it all came all over Caroline. Caroline didn't really know what to do and froze.
I am posting a picture of Sophie with Elmo.....he HAS been barfed on before. Thank you Caroline for sharing Elmo with Sophie sometimes.

Sophie Sits Up

Well, she started sitting up last Wednesday and I never posted. She is really good at it now. She can't get to a sitting position by herself, but she can stay in one if you sit her up. She loves to sit and play stack-up-cups and also watch Caroline play.

Sophie at 6 Months

Well, Chuck took the girls to their checkup appts this morning. Sophie weighs 18.06 pounds and is 27 inches long. She is in about the 90th percentile for both. The Doctor said that she is doing great and her eyes will probably stay light.
She has started to eat some more solids. She LOVES squash and also likes carrots.

Caroline is also growing well. She had a traumatic experience at the Dr's office. She had to get 4 shots....2 in each leg.
Thank you Daddy for taking the girls and having to listen to the screaming.

Caroline's Visit with Mama Leslie and Pappy Joe

This past week, Caroline went to visit Mama Leslie and Pappy Joe in Vidor. She rode the 4 Wheeler, leared to ride a bike with training wheels and all around had a fun country time. The Grandparents also took her to visit the Alligator Farm where she got to feed the Alligators. Here are a few pictures from her trip.

Playdoh

Last summer when Aunt Angie watched Caroline for Chuck and I while we went to Pennsylvania, Caroline got turned on to playdoh. Apparently this is the only activity she wanted to do at Kiddie Kamp last summer. Today she made an octopus with purple spots so we took pictues. She still loves playdoh.

Rice Cereal Beginnings

This past week we finally started Sophie on rice cereal. She absolutely doesn't like it. Sarah has been working with her all week to eat it. I actually bought some rice cereal with apple at the store this weekend and she doesn't like that either. I guess we will try some peas or something in the next few days.
Here is a progression of her faces during the first bite.

Chillin in my highchair

Ack! What's this?

Kinda wierd...

Mommy, don't you love me?