Disney Magical Fun . . .

We are back from vacation and sad to see it end. We truly had a very magical time. We left 90 degree temperatures and landed in Bloomington with 50 degrees. We are freezing.

Early morning at the airport.

There was nothing like seeing Disney for the 1st time but also to see it through the eyes of your children. The way Taylor's face lit up when she saw Cinderella's castle brought tears to my eyes. We had dinner with Cinderella and Prince Charming on Tuesday. She was so excited that she hardly ate. She loved meeting the wicked step sisters and step mother but nothing was like seeing Cinderella and giving her a hug. Prince Charming made our little girl blush and bury her head in Daddy's lap so Mommy took the opportunity to have her picture taken with the Prince. Later Taylor told us that she was afraid he was going to kiss her. Too cute and yeah she is running from the boy's kisses!!

Matthew had a ball too. I was amazed at how much he loved the rides and shows. He would clap and squeal with delight. He was an amazing little trooper and quite the entertainer while we waited in lines. One night we went to the 3D Muppet Show and he loved the preshow. He was running around with sheer excitement and talking to everybody in line. Watching him brought tears to my eyes in a whole different way. I never knew if we would see him running around and keeping up with everybody else. What a miracle he is. Just watching him as his face would light up and that beautiful grin with those big blue eyes, absolutely priceless. We made many memories and had some real quality family time. You should see how blonde my baby boy's hair is now.

Daddy and Matthew enjoying the Dumbo ride.

My Mom and Dad came with us and they enjoyed it as much as the rest of us. The kids loved having Grandma and Papa next door. Matthew is a big Papa's boy so he would wake up and immediately start knocking on their door and yell, "Papa, Papa"!

The day we left Taylor cried and cried because she didn't want to leave. She has asked multiple times if we can go back and last night she asked if we could move there. She has been playing and pretending that she is flying back to Disney World. We will have to go back again and I'm sure sooner rather than later. For all of you Disney fans, we are hooked.


I will post more pictures later. Some from each park. I only took a few (450 of them). I can't wait to start my scrapbook. This past week we really were in the Happiest Place on Earth. I have the best family in the world. Craig, Taylor, Matthew, Mom and Dad thank you for the memories and for making this trip so special.