Happy Birthday Madoc: Disney

As Madoc's birthday is at the end of December, we decided to take her to Disneyland in lieu of a birthday party. Probably won't be able to get away with that next year! But here is the 2, soon to be 3-year-old!





























And what better way to start a day at Disney?














Worth mentioning Chase wrote the names of all the princesses on little slips of paper before we left the house. We weren't really sure what she was going to do with them, but they seemed really important. Turns out they really were - she gave them to the princesses and they loved them. Who knew princesses had pockets in their dresses?











































Snow White and Cinderella just received their special name cards...














3D movie. VERY COOL. Chase almost climbed over the woman in front of her trying to catch Donald Duck.















Stopped for a rest ...














I turned to look at something and when I looked back I saw this ...














Dumbo ride ...



















Carousel ...














TEA CUPS! These photos of Mads crack me up!






































































It's a small world, after all ...



















Our two princesses ...



















Daddy and his two girls ...














Totally exhausted ...

Grampa Mark Visit

We just had an absolutely wonderful visit with Grampa Mark and his wife Fern! Thank you both so much for coming to see us. We really enjoyed spending time with you. The girls really miss you! And so do I!!!

Updates

I have been super quiet. Too quiet. Just trying to keep up with what life has been throwing in my direction. Mads had pneumonia. Helper was flat out sick for an entire week. Chase got bronchitis. I got bronchitis. Hubs was dropped in rugby and is now contemplating knee surgery, or maybe walking across the Sahara desert (sometimes it's hard to decide what to do). And no, I'm not kidding.

And because it's December, both girls have had numerous school functions and activities associated with Christmas. International Christmas cards were put on hold this year (sorry friends!); grandparents will have to settle on belated Christmas gifts. I almost pulled off everything (including homemade peppermint marshmallows, lollypops and gingerbread men), but then I got sick and totally spaced on getting teacher's gifts, so I suppose the New Years Penguin will have to make an appearance (he is extremely helpful if Santa forgets something).

I was able to take some pictures from Madoc's school fair. Chase's school fair was big, busy and I had to keep my eye on both girls, who really wanted to be in different places.

Madoc was so happy to have a butterfly on her face that she insisted I paint a butterfly on her face every day (not kidding here, either) for a week.