Disney World, Day 1

Wow, just wow. Disney World was amazing. Amazingly fun, amazingly magical, and amazingly hot. Check it out:

Jill is the perfect traveler. Not a word of complaint, no requests to run around, nothing. She happily got up early, waited in the long security line, and flew for nearly six hours. Then she held up in the heat and humidity while we loaded her into a rental car and drove some more. She's an absolute angel!

excited to be in her seat

in the rental car on the way to Magic Kingdom

she was excited to see this sign

and this one...

In this video she was cooling off after her tram ride, standing in line to buy tickets and then to ride the monorail, riding the crowded monorail, and FINALLY getting inside Magic Kingdom.

As we approached the castle, we heard music. The following ensued:

Steve's favorite picture ever

sweet moves

love the "point behind"

Loving it! (The weird guy swatting the air was actually bothered by the "love bugs" that plagued us the entire time we were there.)

posing with Mama

the music turned out to be a street party

we got to get out there and dance with all of the characters

Afterward, it was time to go meet the princesses.

Cinderella kept Jill for almost 15 minutes. I think she was going to take her home.

She loved Belle too. We also met Aurora that day, but didn't get a good photo.**Disney took lots of photos for us, and as soon as I get the rights to those, I'll post them.

Right as we walked out of the Princess meeting, we happened upon this lovely lady.

"Mama, look! It's Mary Poppins!"

The carousel was a little lackluster, according to Jill.

"Um, Mama, I like our carousel at the zoo better."

It's a Small World was her favorite ride.

Steve caught her Mickey Mouse ice cream cone as it was falling to the ground so we didn't get a photo until it was in the cup. She loved it. This was taken while she was watching the street party go buy for the second time.

We went back to the hotel to swim. Look at this big girl!

What a Month

This will be the last post before we leave for Disney World on Sunday, so enjoy!

carrot harvest

smiley artist

tickle time

getting ready

assisting

Pt. Defiance ducks

Pt. Defiance roses

tree climber

Owen Beach

digging for water at Owen Beach

a beautiful girl in a beautiful dress

Holding the bouquet she received at Daddy's goodbye lunch...he's back to being a "real fireman" now!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

birthday beach trip

Darth Vader cake

a birthday trip to see Caspar Babypants

heading to her first day of ballet/tap class

Creature Feature...the kingsnake

action shot!

she made a jewelry box

August

I didn't think we had much to report from August...I guess I was wrong. I hope all of these pictures don't take forever to load for you!

tickling on the couch

laughing at our Toy Story play

pretty girl

at the park with a new friend

silly girls

so cute!

adorable

pool party!

water balloon toss

it didn't end well

bottom of the slide

coming down

About these next few...I had the bright idea to take pity on Steve who was tiring of the ceaseless princess games by buying him a few Star Wars toys to add into the mix. While Jill and I were at Target looking she asked me about them, having seen the images at home and I began to tell her a bit. When we got home she got out the movies and started asking to watch them, so I thought we'd better give Steve his gifts early before the surprise was ruined. They have become a fixation for her, all she wants to play, talk about, and watch. The poor princess are neglected of late, except for Snow White who fills in for Princess Leia. We are amazed again and again by Jill's grasp of the complexities of the story, picking up on the nuances, and recognizing feelings and emotions in something not made for three year olds. She's wonderful!

**Notice in the videos that she'll reask every question so I answer it. According to Jill, Daddy is NOT an authority on anything...even about whether or not her shoes are on the right feet!

the newest obsession

favorite toys



first theater movie...Winnie the Pooh

garden harvest

the new BIG big girl bed

not feeling well

a message for Daddy

silly kid

"I'm going to make funny faces."

"Then I want to see the pictures, okay Mama?"

petting the nameless rubber boa (Jill is telling the girl that it feels like a soft cat.)

loving on Smoky

standing with the vet...her favorite

an afternoon at the beach

impromptu jam session

**This might make your ears bleed, but it's a short one. Thank goodness these don't live at our house!

Jill and Jill