Pajama Day at School

On Wednesday, the kids were allowed to wear their jammies to school for Polar Express Day.  All of Finley's pajamas are footed, so that would have been a struggle to fit shoes over.  Luckily, there were adorable Christmas pajamas at Disneyworld and I had a 20% off coupon for them.  Finley was so excited to wear her Mickey jammies to school.  She requested piggy tails and she was set!  At the end of the school day, the class celebrated Ella's birthday with cupcakes and they had a book gift exchange.  Finley got Guess how Much I Love You and was very happy with her new book.

Happy Birthday, Sarah!

The birthday party circuit is winding down for the year, but not before we celebrated Sarah's 3rd birthday at the Children's Museum.  Finley had the best time visiting all the little houses set up for different holidays.  She also made artwork with macaroni and tissue paper, it was supposed to be a Menorah, she went with an abstract interpretation of it.  The kids all played in Kidtropolis and then we all headed upstairs to play the dancing lighted squares game.  After all that fun, we headed down to the party room for Chick-fil-a and cake.  Finley was a very happy girl and was so excited to sing Sarah "Happy Birthday!"

Day Two: Disneyworld

Our second day at Disneyworld was also spent at the Magic Kingdom. Finley started her morning watching the monorail from our balcony, she loved seeing the trains go by. We hit all of Finley's favorites: race cars, carousel, the haunted mansion, It's a Small World, etc... The end of the day was spent inside Cinderella's Castle feasting with the princesses.  Finley had an amazing time all day, but she really loved the castle.  She got her very own magic wand and wishing star with the bonus of an ice cream sundae at the end!

Day One: Disneyworld

Finley and I headed out to Disneyworld yesterday early in the morning.  After an easy flight out of Hobby, we arrived in Orlando having watched an episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and doing more stickers than I care to count.  We checked into the Grand Floridian and were lucky to have a room available straight away.  I watched my poor Cougars get crushed by Southern Mississippi and we had lunch at the hotel.  Grammy and Grandad arrived and we headed off to the Magic Kingdom.  For weeks, Finley has been asking to go on the Jungle Cruise first.  We were happy to oblige.  When we arrived into the park, the crowd was the biggest I had ever seen in Disneyworld.  It was complete chaos and Main Street was wall to wall people.  Justin Beiber had made a surprise appearance and they were filming for the Christmas day parade.  By the time we finally made it to the Jungle Cruise, we had a bit of a wait ahead of us.  Finley was so happy to ride the Jungle Cruise.  After the Jungle Cruise, Finley wanted to ride the Magic Carpets right across the way followed by the Tiki Birds.  Then we headed over to Tommorowland for The People Mover and Buzz Lightyear.  We also caught a show at the Castle and got to see it all lit up for Christmas.  We headed back to our hotel to watch fireworks from the balcony and let Finley get some rest.  Grammy and I headed back to the Magic Kingdom for more rides...we didn't get as much rest. I will be able to blog most of the trip during the trip since the WiFi is now free. Considering last year there wasn't even WiFi in the hotel, this is a major upgrade. Paying for wired internet really was not cool.

Happy Birthday, Max!

Finley's best friend in the whole wide world celebrated his birthday with an amazing party in his backyard.  There was a bounce house, petting zoo and a pony to ride.  Too bad Finley only wanted to play on the swings.  She wasn't in the best of moods and she only wanted to swing.  Once I got her to ride the pony, she loved it. The animals in the petting zoo were amazingly friendly with all the kids. Finley had her fair share of doughnuts and had such a fun time at Max's party. Happ birthday to Max!

Helicopter Fun

Clifton got a remote control helicopter and Finley is sort of obsessed with it.  Problem is that it only flies for about 7 minutes before it needs to be recharged for 45 minutes.  "More helicopter!" I don't think Max was such a fan of the helicopter. I don't think the cats were either. But Finley is a huge fan....huge! Just as an FYI, the helicopter was under $20 on Amazon, it would make for a great gift. Too bad my husband is too impatient.

Finley's Birthday Party: Part Two

After touring the Aquarium, the whole party headed upstairs for lunch.  It was controlled chaos to say the least!  All the kids got lunch, stuffed dolphins and balloons.  After we all ate, it was time to slice Shannon's amazing cake.  I say it every year, but this year's was my favorite.  She is so talented!  When everyone had their fill of cake, we all headed out side to the rides.  We all rode the Ferris Wheel, Shark Voyage Train and Carousel.  Finley did not want to leave, so after everyone headed home, we rode the Ferris Wheel again.  It was such a fun party!

Thanksgiving Day Parade

While I stayed home and prepped for Thanksgiving dinner, Grammy and Grandad took Finley downtown to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade.  They bundled up and took the light rail to downtown to watch the festivities.  Finley even got to see Santa Claus.