Hello Summer!! 🌞

Memorial Day we spent the day at the athletic center enjoying some fun in the sun with Ashley, Adam, Addison and Kennedi.

It was too chilly for me to be interested in the pool, or getting splashed, but the kids sure did have a great time. 

Kennedi's shivering in this pic, but the kids said it wasn't cold once you got in. 😳

We ran into lots of friends while we were there.  I only got a pic with one though. Maycee's friend from her Kindergarten class.   He is a sweetie and and played great with all the girls. 

Kennedi has been taking swimming lessons and she showed us how brave she is now.

  It was a great day and we all enjoyed some sunshine!!

Taylor Swift Concert

On Saturday, we finally made it to our first Taylor Swift concert.  It was the girls "big" Christmas gift from Guy and I.  They have been patiently waiting for May 25th since they opened the tickets on Christmas Eve. 

 

 

 

 

They also got boots for Christmas.   So they have been planning to wear those to the concert and Maddie has had her outfit picked out for months.  Maycee came up with her outfit on the day of the concert and designed her own hairbow just for the concert.  Lately it seems to be the bigger, the better where bows are concerned.

 We had a birthday party to attend first and then we headed to Arlington. 

 

 The weather wasn't great and neither was the traffic, but we still made it in time to see the end of the first artist.  Unfortunately I can't remember his name. 

We stood in line to pick out awesome tshirts for the girls.  $80 for 2, but there is a pretty good chance they will get worn more than anything else in the closet, so probably a good buy. 

We found our seats.  They were in the upper level, even though we bought them early.  I was too scared to wait for better seats.  I was scared they would sell out and we would end up with none. Next time I'll be more patient.  It work out though.  We were to the side of the stage and were directly in front of one of those gigantic Cowboys Stadium tv screens. So we could watch the stage or the screen. 

Next band was Florida Geogia Line and then Ed Sheehan.  We had never heard  of him, but we enjoyed his show. 

Finally what we had been waiting for!!!

And then sadly, 2 hours after she first entered the stage she was gone and it was over.  

The girls had so much fun.  Maddie was screaming, singing and dancing for the entire 2 hours.  Maycee quietly sang from her seat and recorded much of the show on her touch. I can't even tell you how many time they have watched those recordings since that night. :-)

 

And before we were on the highway they had both passed out. 💤💤💤

Guy's Birthday Breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table

Today was Magic Kingdom all day. We were having breakfast in Cinderella's castle and the girls very super excited about it.

It was also Guy's Birthday. He doesn't love Disney as much as we do. He enjoys it, but he isn't crazy about it like us. He was being a very good sport to spend his birthday there and on top of that it worked out to be the day we were eating in the castle, probably not his first choice.

We started out the morning with Guy's birthday present and the girls pinning his Birthday button on him. If you've never been on your birthday, you wear a happy birthday button with you name on it and everyone tells you Happy Birthday All Day. The girls loved it, Guy not so much. LOL!


And then we were off to the bus stop with two beautiful Cinderellas for a quick ride to Magic Kingdom.

We rode just a few quick rides and then checked in for our Royal Breakfast.

There was a meet and greet with Cinderella in the lobby before we were seated. (I liked it better when they used to have the Fairy Godmother in the lobby and Cinderella in the Dining Room.)

We took a few pictures around the lobby while we waited.



Finally we were seated. The restaurant is so pretty, so expensive, but so pretty. We probably won't eat a the castle again for a long time. It is one of those things we did with Maddie, so we wanted to do it with Maycee too, but it is too expensive to do every trip. There are so many better things to spend $150 on than eggs and bacon. LOL.

Each of the girls was given a wishing star and a wand.

and they had a little ceremony where they made a wish.
They met Snow White,

Aurora,

Jasmine,

and Belle.

Our waiter brought a cupcake and sang to Guy. I hadn't even told them about his birthday on the breakfast reservation, it was on our room reservation though and they were linked.

And Maddie and Maycee devoured it. :)

I think they enjoyed breakfast in the castle.




The princesses in front of the castle.

We watched this little parade, again...

and then the princesses were itchy and we had to find a bathroom for a wardrobe change.

Next on the agenda was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

And then Small World

Fun Rides

Terrible Pictures

After Small World we had met up with Ashley and Adam and headed to Snow White's Scary Adventure. As we headed into the (very short) line, a cast member noticed the girl's Snow White outfits and asked them to be Snow White's special guests on the ride and brought us through a side entrance to the front of the line. The girls thought that was great.

Maycee faking scared.

Kennedi NOT faking scared.

Attempt one at this picture.

Attempt two.

Attempt three. Obviously not happening. Let's move on.

Goofy's Barnstormer

And then we were all tired and decided to head back to the pool.

We took the train to Main street,

Guy picked up his Birthday Gift Card from City Hall,


and we spent the rest of the afternoon in the pool.

That evening Guy and I headed to Downtown Disney, alone. Ashley and Adam were nice enough to watch the girls for us and we enjoyed a night out for Guy's Birthday. We had a good time walking around, shopping and eating at Planet Hollywood.


On our way out we had to get a few more pics in the lobby.



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