This is the Spectromagic parade. I am amazed at how much my girls still love people - in BIG costumes! I was nearly deaf at the end of every parade because both girls were screaming to the characters as they were waving. My favorite though was Kate screaming "Mer-ry-wea-der" to the Fairy God Mother "Merryweather" from Sleeping Beauty. I was also amazed that my children knew EVERY character! I knew they were well versed in Disney trivia, but to get EVERY character correct really surprised me! Kate commented to one lady at the airport yesterday "Did you know Mickey Mouse is really real? .....It's true, he is - and he is HUGE!!!"
This is a great picture of Molly and Kate at Disney Hollywood studios - formerly known as MGM. Molly is in her Jasmine costume, and Kate is in her Minnie Mouse. It was hot and Kate was getting tired - but they were still having fun.
This is Molly having her "Princess Makeover" inside Cinderella's castle. I TOTALLY recommend this experience, as it was FABULOUS! She was Pocahontas, and was having her "Fairy Godmother in training" compare her make up colors to that of Pocahontas on her costume. Molly is VERY detail oriented and wanted to make SURE she looked JUST like the character.
This is just a GREAT picture of my girls on splash mountain. By day six, Kat was tired of having her photo taken - obviously.
Above is Kate's finished makeover. She was SO sweet and SO adorable. Her hair was pulled up so tight though, it only lasted about an hour and a half before she pulled it down. Still, I got a BUNCH of great pictures before she got hold of it...
Sweet Molly's makeover lasted the whole day. They put a hair piece on her head and she just thought that was fabulous. She looked beautiful, and she felt beautiful. She is SUCH a little lady.
This is the last photo I'm posting for today: it's of the girls meeting Kate's hero, Cinderella. Kate and Molly both got a lot of attention, being all dressed up. People were asking to take their pictures and everything.... Molly especially got the attention, because she was the only Pocahontas they had ever done, in a full year of being open at the boutique! She thought that was great. The park "cast members" (They're NOT to be called employees) all greeted the girls as "princess" or "Cinderella/Pocahontas" and by day two, Kate was sick of it! She actually got ticked at one point and said to one cast member "WHY does everyone keep calling me that?!?!? I'm Katie! Just-Plain- KATIE !!!!!" .....Molly, of course - loved the attention.
We hit all four theme parks and every single ride at Magic Kingdom (except for space mountain) at least twice! By Tuesday (The last day) we were all tired. Molly had a GREAT idea and said "Mom, lets just go on 'laid back' kinds of rides today, OK? ...Lets hit Small world - it's pretty laid back." I agreed - and Kate (in a disgusted tone) interrupted almost immediately by saying "What are you guys talking about?!?!? Small world isn't "Laid Back".... Haunted Mansion is "Laid Back" - remember?!?!?" *for those who do not know, the haunted mansion ride tips you backwards at a 45 degree angle for a portion of the ride... making it literally "laid back"! That moment was one of the best parts of the trip for me. One of the other best parts was when Molly and I each had a frozen raspberry lemonade at the rain forest cafe while Kate was napping. She was asleep for nearly 3 hours, and Molly commented "For a little while, it was like it was just the two of us on vacation, and it was really nice." She was correct. We shared a "big people" afternoon together, and I was reminded of how grown up my little girl actually is. It was bitter sweet...
All in all, we had a wonderfully fun and exhausting trip. I am back to work today and just trying to make it through the day - until I can nap after Molly's cheerleading practice this evening. I have SO much to do and absolutely no time to do it in....
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