Hollywood Studios

We had lots of fun at Hollywood Studios. We were able to ride all the rides and our favorite ride by far was Toy Story Midway Mania. Cloey was able to meet some characters at Hollywood Studios and once I upload my Disney CD I will post those pictures. Cloey was also impressed with the Tower of Terror because of the spooky setting and the thrill of the ride. She rode her first upside down roller coaster and was very proud of herself. Emma did a wonderful job while we were in the park(as she did everyday) since she is such a go with the flow baby. This was the only park that it rained while we were there and thankfully we were eating lunch inside at the time. The stroller didn't fare so well during the storm. We also took the opportunity to cash out or snack credits a couple of times at Hollywood Studios for an icee and it was a yummy way to cool off in the hot sun.
Taking in the stunt show.

The Muppets in 3-D


Emma was all about raising her shirt and showing off her scar. She actually even rubs her scar now and it is pretty funny.

Epcot

We only went to Epcot one day because we were able to get all the rides done quickly in that time we where there. We didn't worry about going to the different countries and seeing the movies and what not this time as Cloey was older and more interested in the rides. We did ride Test Track and Soarin which were two of Cloey's favorite rides. We then went to Turtle Talk with Crush that was interactive and Cloey even got to talk. That attraction allowed for a lot of laughs. We had fun riding all the rides they had and when the girls are older we will take the time to visit the countries again.
Trying to get a picture of the girls together was near impossible. It was too bad because everyday they either had matching or similar outfits on. Here they are both wearing there Minnie Mouse shirts.

Daddy and his girls checking the stingrays out.

Emma loved all the fish and even learned how to say fish at Epcot.

We enjoyed tasting all the different Coke products from around the World. Our favorite was the one from Costa Rica it tasted like Bubble Gum.

Cloey letting Emma try some Coke from around the world.

Character Breakfast

We decided to splurge this year and take the girls to a character breakfast. We had never taken Cloey to one before and thought she would really enjoy it. We went to the one at Animal Kingdom at Tusker House and had a great time. We ate yummy food, got to get autographs and pictures with the characters, and have a great time together. Cloey was excited to see the characters and Emma was okay if they were a short distance away from her. She did enjoy Donald and Daisy Duck and kept saying "duck, duck." While it was more than we would ever pay for breakfast it was worth the memories.
The yummy Mickey waffles

Getting an autograph

The family shot

Emma wasn't very sure about Goofy!

Animal Kingdom

We had the Park Hopper pass for our trip to Disney so we spent time in all the parks and some days even spent the morning in one park and the evening in another park. The girls both enjoyed Animal Kingdom. I would saw Cloey enjoyed the ride Expedition Everest the best and Emma enjoyed the Lion King and Finding Nemo stage shows the best. These are just a few of the many pictures. Dad and Mom got me a Photo Pass for my birthday so any photos that those "annoying" people take when you enter the park and as you are walking around I will be getting on a CD in a couple weeks with the copyright. Those people weren't so "annoying" this time as I have over 400 pictures(some with AWESOME special effects) to capture the memories of our trip. Once I get the CD I will update additional pictures from all the parks.
Cloey with Ms. Bunny and Thumper

Emma keeping a safe distance from the characters

The Safari Ride was amazing!

My Dad and Cloey took the same picture 5 years ago and if my scanner wasn't broke I would upload to show you how much she has grown.

Playing Catch-Up

I know I haven't blogged in a really long time and I have some serious catching up to do. My plans are to work on catching up and blogging about our AMAZING trip to Disney that we went on the first week of August. We wouldn't be able to share our amazing trip if it wasn't for Grammy and Pop Pop. The girls(along with Jason and I) had an absolute blast.
Grammy, Pop Pop, and their girls

Disney Hair

We decided for Emma to have her first haircut done at the Magic Kingdom on our trip to Disney. It seemed like a neat and special way to capture the memories of her first haircut. She did a wonderful job and her haircut helped with the Donald Trump flap look that she previously sported. When you they are finished with their haircut, they get a pair of Mickey ears that says First Haircut on the back and a certificate
Stickers, stickers, and more stickers!!! Emma was covered in Mickey Mouse stickers to keep her occupied while she got her haircut.

She did such a wonderful job.

Sitting like such a good girl to get her hair cut.

Emma with her "First Haircut" Mickey ears on after her haircut.

Cloey's treat while in Disney along the lines of "hair" was to get colored streaks and confetti put in her hair. They do it right on Main Street at the Magic Kingdom for $7.50(I was impressed with the price). She left it in for the duration of the evening and THANKFULLY it washed out easily and didn't seem to stain or ruin anything. Daddy swears she will never do it again, but at least she got it in this one time and LOVED it.
As the lady painted the colored gel and put the confetti in Cloey's hair I was quite certain Jason was going to stroke out.

Cloey had a hidden Mickey in her hair-do.

The special fairy dust being put in Cloey's hair.

One off the bucket list

After watching the movie "The Bucket List" a few years back it got me thinking about a variety of things I would want to do before I die as the men in the movie did. Cloey and I LOVE watching the show Cupcake Wars on the Food Network and it became one of my bucket list items to go to a cupcake shop. Well I was able to knock that off the bucket list while in D.C. Mom found that Sprinkle was close by for us to go to and get some cupcakes. Cloey and I were excited because the lady that founded Sprinkles is one of the judges on Cupcake Wars. We each picked out 2 cupcakes and decided we would try all 6 and not eat every bite, but enough that we didn't make ourselves sick. We had lots of fun trying them at the same time and then judging them. It gave us a good laugh and lots of memories.
Cloey and I in front of Sprinkles.

Here are the 6 cupcakes we got and tried. We did not eat them all, but we did eat our fair share of them. We tried - Coconut, Lemon-Blueberry, Peanut Butter Chocolate, Chocolate Marshmallow, Strawberry, and Banana.

The judges

Tasting the Cupcakes

What remained