Magic Kingdom

We took Addison to Magic Kingdom this week. We were trying to put it off for a little while, but with Nate leaving for training and the baby coming in October, we weren't really sure when we would get a chance. She kept bugging us to go, so of course, we went. Even though we spent the whole day there, it was so hot and crowded that we didn't get to see everything or meet all the characters. It was so much fun, and she is so excited to go again!



This was her favorite ride out of the ones we went on. She was nervous at first, but then she decided that she was having a good time!


AAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHH!




Meeting Princess Aurora




Cinderella




Belle was by far her favorite. The look on Addison's face is pretty priceless.




Silver Mist, the fairy, was teaching her how to fly.




Tinkerbell


Rosetta


She was very excited to meet Mickey and Minnie!








She was very OBSESSED with the evil step sisters from Cinderella. She saw them earlier in the day and looked for them again all day long. When we finally saw them in the parade she yelled and ordered us to TAKE A PICTURE of them!


We left our house at 7:30am, and we never thought we'd survive until 10:00pm for the fireworks, but we made it! They were beautiful! It was worth getting home at 12:30am, but it sure was a long day!








We still have so much to see and do here in Florida! It is nice to know that we can take our time visiting everything and enjoy all of the attractions and parks over and over again!

FLORIDA

We had to go to the beach our first full day in Florida, because Addison kept saying, "This isn't Florida. There is no beach." Now that she has been to the beach, she realizes that we are in Florida. It is nice to finally be here, but now it is time to find a house!

4th of July

We drove to Seattle to watch the fireworks from Gas Works Park on Lake Union. This was Addison's first fireworks show, and she loved it! The weather unfortunatley was not very nice...cold and rainy. But, it was worth the drive and toughing out the typical Seattle weather!

The fireworks were lit off from this barge. We sat about 1/4 mile away from it.






She won a cupcake in a cake walk. Well, actually, all the kids won one ;)




Seattle skyline



Let the show begin!






I loved watching Addison's face during the show!

Our New Car!

We finally replaced the old Honda with a new Highlander. I really like it. I love driving a new car everyday. It is actually the first brand new car that I have ever owned. Well, we bought a new pickup last year, but since I don't drive it much, I consider that to be Nate's vehicle. I'm enjoying the soft leather seats, all the bells and whistles, the extra room, and that new car smell!!

June

I was planning on posting some flowergirl pictures from Cody and Michelle's wedding, but they got erased off the computer and my camera card, so I had no way to download them to the webpage. Luckily, I have them uploaded on Costco, so I can at least print them off. Everything has been going well here. We are getting ready for our move. Nate is going to drive to FL and leave around July 10th. Addison and I are going to fly out on the 16th. We still haven't found a permanent place to live, so we will be in a furnished townhouse for a couple weeks. We are starting to get a little stressed when we think of everything that needs to get done before we move!

Addison wanted to mow the lawn in her heels and Dorothy costume.




We went to the strawberry field for the first time today. Addison had a great time. We are trying to figure out what to do with 8lbs of strawberries! So far, we've made chocolate covered strawberries, and we made a cake to have strawberries and ice cream with.












Addison was playing the other morning and grabbed her drawing board. She said, "Hmmm, I'm going to draw a whale." I just kind of ignored her, but when I turned around to look, this is what she came up with. We thought she did a pretty good job. About 5 minutes later she added a blowhole without me saying anything about it.