Disney–quick post

Becky and I decided in May to book a vacation to Disney World for just the 3 of us. It was our first ever “just the 3 of us” vacation. We went for a week and just got back 5 days before school started. We had a wonderful time. I’ll have more detailed posts at a later date when we get our photo cd but I wanted to put up a few pictures now.

We were a bit bummed that the Muppet 3-d movie was closed for renovations. But Ally picked out an adorable Kermit stuffed animal and then proceeded to take him with her all over the parks for the rest of the week.

Ally as usual was her picky eater self and so we decided to bring cereal with us and buy milk to pour on it when we it was meal time. It worked out really well.

We met lots of characters, including Buzz Lightyear! Before we left I painted Mickey Mouse ears on Ally and Becky’s toes.

Every afternoon we went back to our hotel. Ally watched TV while Becky and I read. It was great – we missed the daily rainstorms and had enough energy to go back to the parks in the evening.

Ally loved the Teacups – here we all 3 are  on them.

Through research before hand I figured out how to get express seating at a new restaurant called Be Our Guest – its made to look like the Beast’s (from Beauty and the Beast) castle. It was pretty neat. That is a picture of Ally’s plate – turkey meatloaf (shaped like Mickey), pommes frites, peach applesauce and dipping sauce for the food. It was delicious! And yes Ally ate some.

Ally and Becky working on an Agent P challenge in Epcot and Ally with lots of characters.

We had breakfast with the Princesses one morning. Every restaurant thought it was my birthday so I had lots of cupcakes.

 

Ally, again on the Teacup ride. Ally asked to see Donald Duck because in her words “he’s so cute” we caught up with him in Mexico.

The view from our hotel room – it was really neat to see the pool.

On our last day we went to Animal Kingdom. We rode the rapids water ride and got absolutely soaked. We changed Ally in to dry clothes and went to see the Bugs Life 3-d Show – that is Ally and Becky in their “bug opera glasses” below.

A very nice cast member made Ally a crown out of Mickey Mouse stickers, but Ally did not want to wear it. So Becky wore it all evening at Magic Kingdom.

In 5 days we went on 65 rides!

Awesome Ally!

Ally and I had fun at our new park tonight. First she scootered on the ice and then it was all about the gymnastics.

As it turns out the safety railing around the rink is the perfect height for Ally to practice her bar work! And this week Ally has finally mastered a basic bar skill she has been working on for 2 years!!! 

We are so proud of Ally. But best of all is that she is proud of herself.

Still Friends

Ally and Stella – they are in 1st grade at different schools but they are still friends.

In their sparkly leotards at gymnastics.

Eating pizza on the couch watching TV with Violet.

Beach Trip–its still summer

School started last week and one of Ally’s anxieties was that “we did not do everything she wanted to do over the summer” I asked what we did not do and the one thing she latched onto was going to the beach. I explained that even though school started it was still technically summer. I suggested we go to the beach over the weekend. The forecast was perfect. Not too hot and not very windy.

 

Ally was thrilled! She and Becky made a really neat sand castle. We went for very long walks on the beach.

When the tide went out Becky carried Ally out to the sand bar for some Frisbee. And of course no trip to the beach is complete with out searching for shells.

It was a very fun day.