"Southwest, it's me. Yeah, I'm on my way again. See you in 25 minutes. Bye."
On Friday morning, we headed out for Orlando to spend a fun 4 day weekend with our 'extended family'. :-)
Our 55 minute flight was LEB's worst yet. She got 2 spankings in 30 minutes. Yep. Eric and I decided that we really did need the DVD player with us instead of being packed away in the checked luggage. Lesson learned.
We arrived late morning and wasted no time in getting started having fun! Mary and I left with Lauren in her car while Mark and Eric drove with Ashlynn and Kaylee in his car and we all left for Downtown Disney to see Santa!
I didn't even try to put Lauren in his lap since our 2 previous visits with Santa in the past 3 weeks proved to be not-so-successful. So, Eric and I got in the picture with her for a family pic. We started out by giving him a high five...
and we left blowing him a kiss.
It was chilly but a beautiful night.
Picture time at home!
"Lauren, you think I should smile now?" asks Kaylee.
My 3 favorite girls...
Watching Baby Einstein's and getting ready for bed. Lauren learned on this trip that sitting in a bouncy seat is so awesome! She got in them as much as she could all weekend long. Actually, I wished there was one in an adult size!
Saturday morning...taking it easy watching Mickey Mouse.
Lauren loved playing with the girls in their playroom. She definitely enjoyed the company of a constant friend through out the entire day...
"Hello, Aunt Kay!? Hey! Yeah, I'm having fun. Very busy though. Lots of playing going on. Yeah, I saw Santa. No, I didn't sit in his lap. Mommy didn't make me. But I gave him a high five, lightly. Better go. Busy. Love you too. Bye."
LEB's fruit plate AFTER her dinner. And yes, she ate all of it. Crazy, I know.
All 3 girls at dinner time with Ms. Betsy.
Betsy and Miss Lauren stayed with the girls so we could go out for our annual Ashy-Bongiorno-Berry Christmas dinner! We went to Luma on Park Avenue and enjoyed visiting and eating great food.
Whit and I on the ave.
The annual photo!
And again...I wonder what we will all experience before we take next year's photo?!
Ashlynn and Lauren eating breakfast and watching Mickey, of course.
Naptime for LEB, A, K, Dada 1 and Dada 2. :-)
On Sunday afternoon, we loaded the car with our bundles of joy and went for an afternoon Christmas visit to JB and Noah's!
"Kaylee, let's hold hands." Lauren couldn't see her but she kept reaching for Kaylee's hand. So cute...
By the time we arrived 15 minutes later, Lauren had both shoes off and Kaylee was playing with one.
Opening gifts with JB and Noah
Boys, you guys pick out the coolest gifts. Musical coloring pad AND a LIttle People Nativity Set! LIttle People are so much fun.
Snack time...
"Lauren, may I please have a puff? I'm craving one!"
"Yeah, here ya go."
"Noah, you're so big!" says Kaylee.
Us with all of our babies
After a fun BBQ dinner in College Park, we drove to MGM to see the Christmas lights.
Another chilly night! Perfect for Christmas lights!
This is how Ashlynn saw the lights for the majority of the time...but I think she liked it this way! She was very content!
"Even the tram is fun, Dada!"
The girls loved their 1st Christmas Lights event. A and K were mesmerized...
"Dada, I could do this all day and never get tired of it..."
We got back and decided it was time for a short photo session.
"We are wearing our neat-o matching penguin sweater outfits, after all."
I think Lauren took "photo session" to heart and started posing...I didn't even know she knew how to do that!
Can't you tell that Lauren is having fun with her friends?
"Mommy, she's crazy. She just told me that Santa is coming in 2 weeks. Is that true? Crazy sista..."
"Here, girls. I think you need a baby doll up there with ya."
Now it's time to open presents!
Watching Baby Einstein's before bed...
Our last morning playing together...I've had so much fun. When I come back, it'll be your 1st birthday!! Can't wait!!
Saying good-bye to Mickey in the airport...and we remembered to take the DVD player on board the plane. Much better return flight thanks to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
