More Disney Fun!

Here we are at our favorite beach in the world, Clearwater Beach. My family couldn't get over its white floury sand and crystal clear water. We ended the day by eating at Frenchy's
(known for it's yummy grouper sandwiches) and watching the sunset on
the beach. The kids didn't want to leave, so we decided our next family
trip will be to a beach next time.

This was our character breakfast with Minnie, Donald, and Goofy. It was a lot of fun.

Here we are at Disney Hollywood. This was also a blast, but if you are only going to go to one park, I don't recommend it. They Toy Story rides are fun and we also got to meet Micky Mouse,
but I don't have a picture of that for some reason. Oh andGianluca got lost again at this point making it a grand total of... ok just two times. Calvin was officially assigned to keep track of him at all times.

Here are some pictures of the girls meeting the princesses. I think the hour
long line was worth the wait. The girls were thrilled! It was so fun to
watch them!

We spent our last two days at Animal Kingdom and Epcot. We went to Animal Kingdom on
Mother's Day, which I'm not sure was such a great idea because it was
hot and miserable which made Allegra hot, miserable, crying, tired, and
wanted to be held all day! We didn't even make it to Mt.Kilimanjaro, Nemo, or Lion King. It was just plain crazy! We ended the day with a nice Mother's Day Dinner at the hotel because we were all too exhausted to do anything else! Maggie and Norberto came to join us for dinner.

Epcot was our last day and the entire day was a blast! It was a Monday so it
was not super crowded and it was kind of breezy as I recall. We all
loved going to "Under the Sea" where we got to talk with Crush the
turtle and he actually called on Reilly,Caden (Caydon as Crush pronounced it) and Shauna (Sha-na) their mom (Ryan's wife). It was super funny. We loved going to all of
the countries and trying out the different foods (By the way the
Japanese food was really expensive and crapy meat! But when we got the funnel cakes in America it made up for all of those grissely bits of chicken!), and the light show at the end was fabulous. Perfect end to a wonderful trip. I can't wait for the next one! I better start
saving my money now! Mom and Dad, thanks for helping us all out with
renting the cars and the $1,000! We love you!

Mutton Bustin

Saturday was South Jordan's Country Fest day. It was so much fun! Since Joel was out of town I hung out with my good friends Beka and Kent Madsen and their three kids. We went to the parade where the kids got way to much candy, then we went to the Mutton Bustin event where Allegra, Emmett, and Ollie did a stick pony race (Allegra came in dead last, no surprise with her granny run!) and then Gianluca and Tyse road the sheep. Tyse did well and probably lasted a good 5 seconds. Gianluca's sheep took off to the left and I'm not sure really what happend. All I know is Gianluca had a cut on his eye and said that the sheep stepped on his eye. He said "I curse mutton bustin! I never ever want to do that again!" So sad, since he was so excited to do it before. Well at least he got two $2 bills for his tramatic experience! However I'm pretty sure Joel is happy that his son does not want to lead the rodeo life. Joel has also vowed never to go to a rodeo in his life... Like father like son.

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Day One at Magic Kingdom

 

Magic Kingdom Fun

 

Girls getting their makeover

 

Cool Dude makeover... I don't know why I don't have any pictures of Calvin.

 

Crystal Palace

We just spent 3 weeks in Florida and it was amazing! The first week we spent at Disney World with my family. We flew out of SLC with all of my family on the same flight. It was a sight to behold. We should have worn matching t-shirts. It was like animal kingdom!But at least the kids were entertained! In total there was Mom and Dad; Kim and Syd and their five kids, Tyson (16), Zach (14), McKenzie (10), Sydnee (7), and Reagan (6); Ryan and Shauna and their four kids, Reilley (10), Calvin (7), Connor (6), and Caden (5), and us. My oldest sister Darci and her family were unable to make it and we missed them a great deal!

The first Day we spent at the Magic Kingdom. The kids loved it! We went on a bunch of rides ate overpriced park food and drinks, but it was fun. And for hearding cats, we stayed together the whole day. That evening we let the kids have a makeover at the Bippity Boppity Boo Boutique. It was so cute! AND way to expensive... well the boy's Cool Dude Makevoer wasn't. It was $7, but the girls... lets just not mention the price:) But the girls got the makeover, with makeup, glitter, fingernail polish, a sash and crown, a micky clip, and they looked gorgeous! I wanted to do the whole makeover where you let the girls pick out their princess dress, shoes, etc but that was over $180!!! It was ridiculous! The boys got paint in their hair spiked up and confetti. It was a pain to get out! But they liked it. Allegra's hair stayed perfectly for two days. You should have seen all of the goop they put in her hair!

After the Boutique we went for our dinner reservation at the Crystal Palace where we enjoyed a buffet with Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, and Pooh. Tigger was a riot! We had hats for all of the kids to get autographed by the characters. Poor Calvin and Caden lost theirs towards the end of the trip. It was sad. We ended up closing out the park! When we got done with dinner, the park was closed and the only people around were security and staff. We took advantage and took some pictures in front of the castle. Then we missed the tram back to the parking lot, so we waited for a bus to drop us off, and then we had to hoof it for about a mile to the vans. Allegra lost her beloved blue blankey along the way! But all in all we had a wonderful time, ending the day at midnight!

To Buzz or Not to Buzz...

Well, I'm waiting for my disney pictures to download and it is taking seriously, forever! I feel like I have a computer from 1982 where there is a blue screen and you write in DOS, or whatever it was called. So until I get that all worked out I pose a question for you all... To buzz or not to buzz? That is the question. Gianluca wants a buzz cut so bad, but I can't stand the thought of watching those gorgeous strands fall to the floor. What if his hair never grows back the same? I just love his little surfer Dude look. He just wouldn't be The Dude, without his hair! He would look like...another kid! Or should we give in because it is what he wants.... I don't know. His friends just got a buzz cut and Gianluca said, "No fair, I want a buzz but my parents won't let me!" So, what do you think?