Disney magic

Today we got home from our trip to Disneyworld. Kathryn did great on the plane. She watched a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD and was so quiet I actually fell asleep for about 15 minutes.

I'll keep the details brief tonight but will definitely share more about our fun family vacation later this week. We meet my mom and my sister-in-law (Mallory) in Orlando. Mal lives in Tempe, AZ so we haven't seen her since Christmas.

The pic at the top was from when we went to the Rainforest Cafe in Downtown Disney. Kathryn loved the "rain storm"; that's what she's smiling and clapping for above. Her absolute favorite was when my mom walked her around and she saw the elephants moving. She also really liked and aquarium and the "ish" (another new word).

Kathryn wasn't so sure about Snow White, granted she only watches Mickey Mouse on TV so she has no idea who these other people are.
















Auntie Mal and my mom in front of Mickey's house. Kathryn looks unhappy but she definitely wasn't. She adored Mickey's house and tried to climb over the barrier to get in his living room.
















Meeting Chip and Dale. They are silly but Kathryn still wasn't sure. She did better when we went in the tent and met Princess Aurora, Cinderella, and Belle. My took the pics and can't see (where were her glasses???) so the pictures are more humorous than good!

It was the best family vacation in a very, very long time. Disney is truly magical and I'm so glad Mallory and my mom were able to join us. I'm already planning the next trip (or, maybe, a Disney cruise).


More of Kathryn's new words:
Milk, fish, and duck

A baby or a big girl?

Kathryn has decided she LOVES to sit in her infant carseat. She rides it on our walks now and makes sure we strap her in - safety first!

Kathryn has started talking quite a bit more lately. One day I asked her a question and she said "more", later on that day I said "yay" and she repeated it. Then that afternoon on our way over to Aunt Ash's we went slightly fast over a few wide speed bumps and I said "bump-bump" and once again she repeated me!! Wednesday at Gymboree play class a little girl said "wee" and Kathryn said it the whole class "wee-wee-wee-wee", then said "wow" and when the teacher was blowing bubbles for the class Kathryn said "bubbles." What a little smarty pants!!

Kathryn has been OBSESSED with Mickey Mouse for about the last month or so. Watching Mickey DVDs on the laptop in the car is the secret to making car trips pleasant. Kathryn will watch Mickey on repeat and we don't have to pull out all of our ridiculous tricks!

Two weeks ago Kathryn and I went to Memphis to visit our family. We got to spend lots of time with cousin Thomas (he's 18 months) and, as you can see, they love each other. Thomas is a wild man and Kathryn loves it!



















Kathryn and I had such a great time in Memphis. Ashley, my mom, and I took the babies to the zoo, the Botanic Gardens (they have an incredible children's section called My Big Backyard), and the swimming pool.



Here Gammy and Kathryn are making brownies at 10 am. The apron Kathryn is wearing was made by my Grandmother for my mom.

Anything goes at Gammy's house. Everyday Kathryn gorged herself on chips and Chick-fil-A and when we went over to Ash's she drank all the juice boxes and if anyone else tries to drink one she steals it!!

Ashley made dinner for us at her house one night and Kathryn made her hold her while she ate. She equally loves her Uncle Will! I honestly think she would move in with them!!



















After Gymboree class last week Kathryn and I grabbed lunch and ate it in the car. It was such a nice lunch. It was really quiet in the car and Kathryn was so precious, as you can see below. I would have done it again this week but I had thoroughly cleaned the inside of the car so. . .



Here are some miscellaneous pictures of Kathryn being Kathryn!! What a precious little pumpkin!





























Monday we are heading to Atlanta to visit my friend, Ruth, and celebrate her little girl's 2 birthday. We haven't seen them in several months so it will be fun to see our sweet girls together. Tuesday morning we are flying out of Atlanta to Disneyworld!! We are going to be meeting up with my mom and my sister-in-law, Mallory. Robert and Mallory are going to Disneyworld one day with us and then are going to Star Wars Celebration. They are both obessed with Star Wars! I'm sure I'll have tons of pics of Miss Kathryn Grace at Mickey's home to share!