Charleston

International Fair

We headed to the International Fair today with Molly and Lindsey.

Great exhibits, yummy food, and fun dancers.

Playing an instrument from Thailand.

Molly and Lindsey with two girls from Mexico.

Molly on stage with the African dancers. She had a great time playing the drums.

A mask from China.

Lindsey with her Japanese name.

The exhibit from India.

Learning about the Japanese Daruma doll.

Stylin' in a St. Lucia get up.

Molly with someone from Africa which made her very happy. She LOVES all things African.

Crashed after a fun day.

Lindsey's Spring Bash

Lindsey's Spring Bash at Preschool was tonight. She announced earlier in the week that she was going to be like a movie star but she wasn't going to wear black like they do. I was a very happy mom when she agreed to wear one of her smocked dresses AND a bow. I know my days are numbered with these kind of outfits so I have to enjoy it while I can and take as many pictures as possible!

Lindsey and Molly before the "show."

Molly, Lindsey, Jayden, and Hannah before heading out to the program.

In the car, Lindsey was shouting "hooray for me, hooray for me." She couldn't get out of the car fast enough to head in for the show.

Waiting for Miss Lindsey to make her appearance on stage.

Lindsey and friends singing "Zacchaeus."

After the show posing for a shot with her Daddy.

The after party consisted of ice cream sundaes and dressing up like princesses...even Jayden! Fun ending to a very cute performance by all the adorable preschool kids. I'm so glad she has a late birthday so we get to do preschool one more year.

"I Punched It Out"

David was on his way to Raleigh this morning and called at 7:00 a.m. to make sure we were all up. While I was on the phone with him, Molly came running downstairs screaming, "I punched my tooth out." She went on to explain that when she got up and was doing her exercises ?!? her hand went a little crazy and punched out her loose tooth. Needless to say, she couldn't wait to get on the phone with her Daddy and then wanted to call Grammy and B to share the exciting news.

On the phone with Daddy clutching her tooth!

Big smiles with the new hole.

Opening her "I lost my first tooth present."

A tooth fairy doll...you put your tooth in the little purse attached to her...that Molly decided she didn't want to use. She wanted to do it "like you and daddy did when you were little."

Right before bed showing me her note for the "tot fare" and the bag with her tooth and a quarter for the tooth fairy "in case she needs money."

And for all of you wondering what the tooth fairy does with the teeth she collects..."she uses them to build her castle."

Fancy Nancy Goes To School...and other happenings

It was dress as your favorite character day at school and Molly decided to be Fancy Nancy.

And oh was she fancy....two boas, a "posh" puppy, some stylin' glasses, and a tutu.

Striking a pose...

Molly and her posh puppy

Sunday Sundaes

Enjoying a sundae with her clip on hoops

Case after some chocolate

The birthday girl...Ann Ryan turns 6!

Magic Kingdom...One Last Time

We went back to the Magic Kingdom on Friday, our last day of vacation. We hit all of our favorite rides again and added a few new ones. Diane was a great sport and rode in front on Splash Mountain and the girls thought it was hilarious when she got soaked. We also rode Thunder Mountain which Lindsey joined us on as well. Another incredible day!

Soaked Grammy!

We were at the perfect place at the perfect time again so we had a great spot for the parade and fireworks. It was so worth sitting on that curb for an hour. The parade and fireworks were beyond anything I could have imagined. Tinkerbell flying out of the castle was the perfect magical ending to a magical week.

Micky and Minnie's float

One more Cinderella sighting which thrilled the girls.

The castle at night was gorgeous. Lindsey said she could see the princesses walking around through the windows. She also has a few people that live in her head. :)

Ariel and Flounder

Fireworks!

One last look back...

Goodbye Disney! We hope to be back again very, very soon.

Molly and Lindsey Comments about the last day...

Molly: "I loved it when Grammy got soaking wet. I love Grammy. I want to go back to Disney tomorrow."

Lindsey: "Thank you for Splash Mountain and thank you for going on It's A Small World and I love It's A Small World. And the roller coaster that was a train. That's all. From Lindsey For Grammy. And for Mommy buying me baby Micky."

Animal Kingdom