Disney, Take 427!

Well, we've been home for a few weeks now...'bout time to head back to Florida, right?

On the boat to the Magic Kingdom for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party!

I love this picture

Apparently this was the pose of the night. True Arden.

Though tempting, we did not leave her behind bars. Well, not for very long.

Maze!

PRIZE!

Annnnd 6 hours later ....

Chef Mickey's is one of Arden's favorite places. This is evidenced in the ability to capture genuine smiles.

Dance break!

Pure joy

Mission Kim Possible at Epcot...our very own spy mission. As you can imagine, she *loved* it.

Epcot at night. Marvelously empty.

Waiting to go in to Mickey's Philharmagic -- one of her favorites this trip

Waiting for the fireworks to start at the Wishes Dessert Party

Can't complain about the view!

NYC in Orlando

Muppet fountain!

A Bug's Life Playground at Hollywood Studios .... definitely a great place to let the kids run loose!

One of my favorite pictures from the trip. In Canada at Epcot, outside of Le Cellier

Oh the People She Will Meet

I was finally able to download the pictures from the camera! I hemmed and hawed about the best way to post the pictures, and figured I'd start with all of the characters she met. I have to say, character meals are the best way to meet everyone. Avoiding the lines at all the parks is key.

At 1900 Park Fare with Prince Charming


And with Cinderalla



The Wicked Stepmother...she talked about her for days after

One of the Wicked Stepsisters

Dancing with Cinderella. You'd think we'd thrown her to the wolves!

The other Wicked Stepsister

With Tigger at 1900 Park Fare for breakfast

With Alice. Who was far too menacing to meet alone.

Mary Poppins!

Working on a project with Mickey at Garden Grill

Mulan!

Mid-conversation

'I left my sword back at the hotel'

Ah, one of her favorites, can you tell? Good old Stitch!

With Mickey at Ohana

With Pluto....definitely a favorite this trip

See?

Tickled by Pluto

With Lilo

With Pooh at lunch at the Crystal Palace

Eeyore!

Eeyore and Mama!

Piglet!

Apparently Piglet is quite the card

With Tigger again

Goofy wondered why we had a Pluto but not a Goofy

Donald at Chef Mickey's!

He's a suspicious duck

Minnie!

Chef Mickey!

With the rat from Ratatouille at Le Chefs de France. He interacted. It was weird. She liked it though!

Lightning McQueen!

Mater

With Cinderella at her castle

You know she was bribed to smile with her, right?

No bribery needed here though

With Princess Aurora

With Snow White!

Belle!

Name that princess playing with her bow!

Ah, Ariel!

Spirit Day

As Annette so sweetly pointed out, it's been eleven days since my last post. I have to say, getting back into the swing of life after two weeks away has been more difficult than I expected. I think my brain is somewhere in the middle of Orlando right now.

We still haven't connected with Mandy and Bobby, so more Disney pictures have yet to be uploaded. Soon though. Isn't the suspense fantastic?

Wednesday, October 20th was Spirit Day. The recent rash of suicides by GLBT teens has rocked the nation. In recogntion of these teens, and the ones we don't know about, tens of thousands of people donned purple shirts, sweaters, and even a daughter's barrette, demonstrating solidarity against anti-gay bullying.

You can read more about Spirit Day here:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20020164-504083.html

Arden participated!

On a lighter note, on Saturday we had a bowling date with Hannah and Cathy. Beth is still home recovering from the fall of the century.

After bowling we visited Dora and Chi Chi. Hannah in particular appreciated the experience.

And finally, a sneak preview of Halloween 2010. I present to you...KING KNIGHT!