Monday, July 27, 2009

Our FL trip continued...

We checked out of the Shades of Green resort on the 8th and Dewpop came back to pick us up. We drove to his place in Lake Mary. He and Blain went a little later to pick up Nana and Mamaw from the airport. Aunt Myke came in the next day.

Makayla & Dewpop feeding the fish
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Dewpop & Elijah eating spaghetti together
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We all went to the outlet mall in Orlando and while we were shopping, it started storming! Nana, Aunt Myke and the kids started singing "The Wheels on the Bus". Had to do something to keep the kids entertained. :D
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On Saturday, the 11th, Blain & I took the kids to Sea World. Thanks to Anheuser Busch/Sea World/Busch Gardens, active duty military members and their dependents get in for free.

Makayla getting ready to leave Dewpop's apt.
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Sea World
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Makayla waiting for another sting ray to pet
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We even fed and pet the dolphins
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The Shamu show
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Going to see the manatees. It was our last stop of the day and the bottom fell out on us! We tried to wait it out but it never let up so we got soaked!
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On the 12th, we went over to friends of Blain's parents for a get together.
The kids played in the pool

Mak & Ms. Janine
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Eli going for his second dip in the pool. Not sure where his swimsuit ended up.
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Elijah, Blain, Nana, Mamaw, Dewpop, Aunt Myke, Makayla and me
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Makayla and Mr. Berry. I believe she was about to go on a horsey ride. The kids absolutely loved him!!!
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Elijah's new trick is to show off his muscles
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Elijah and Mamaw
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Makayla and her Nana
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Four generations!
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Blain and Mamaw
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All of us with Aunt Myke
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Blain & his mom
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Three generations of Fuller men
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This is one busy boy. As you can see, I was interrupting his phone call.
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It was great to spend time with our family and have Mamaw finally meet Elijah. Our trip was a little bittersweet though. Blain's deployment is just around the corner. His box has been packed and the helicopters are waiting to be shipped out. We are going to miss him terribly but we are very proud of him and what he does!! Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. The kids and I plan to stay busy while he is away. The Fuller B&B will be open for visitors in late September!

Our first family vacation! *tons of pictures!

Blain had his block leave earlier this month so we took our first family vacation to Florida! We spent the first week at Disney World! We had a wonderful time! It was so fun for me to see the excitement on the kids faces.
Dewpop picked us up from the airport on the 2nd and took Makayla straight to see the Snow White at the airport.
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Day 1 - Magic Kingdom
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The Princess meet and greet
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Princess Aurora planted a big kiss on Elijah!
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Blain, Mak and Eli in front of Mickey's house
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Eli LOVES Mickey Mouse but wasn't sure what to think when he saw the real live version standing in front of him. :D
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Waiting to ride It's a Small World. I swore as a kid that I would never ride this again. LOL It's a little different once you have your own kids though.
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The end of day 1
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We went to dinner at one of the restaurants at our hotel and Makayla said she was Mary, as in the mother of Jesus. LOL
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Day 2 was the 4th of July and we spent it at Hollywood Studios (formerly MGM Studios). We met up with Brandon, Deidre and Benjamin (my brother, sister-in-law and nephew) for the afternoon. After a few hours, Blain & Brandon riding Tower of Terror and all of us watching the awesome stunt show, we split for dinner and met back up at the park for the fireworks. The fireworks at H.S. left us a little disappointed. :(

We loved the Mickey statue at our hotel
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We watched Beauty and the Beast Live (great show!)
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Playhouse Disney Live - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - Eli loved this show
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Day 3 was spent back at Magic Kingdom. We had reservations for breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table. We got pictures with Cinderella and then while eating breakfast, all the princesses walked around to every table for autographs and pictures.
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Princess Aurora kissed Elijah again! :)
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Poor boy crashed after the breakfast
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Since we had to wake up early for the breakfast at Cinderella's castle, we went back to the hotel for naps. We didn't make it back to the park until 6pm. We met up with Brandon, Deidre & Benjamin again to watch the Spectromagic Parade and fireworks over the castle. I have seen the fireworks at Disney before, but never in front of the castle. It was quite magical!

Benjamin star struck, I'm sure :)
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Eli fell asleep during the parade
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Benjamin fighting with Uncle Blain
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Day 4 - Animal Kingdom - It was also our anniversary so we kind of had to rush through the day. We had dinner reservations at one of the other resorts and Dewpop was coming to our hotel to watch the kids for us.

Mak in front of a trailer and pink flamingo lawn ornament in Dinoland (are you sure we aren't in AL? Just kidding, I love my home state!)
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On the TriceraTop Spin
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In Tiger Jungle
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My beautiful babies
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On the Kilimanjaro Safari
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Pocahontas
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Rafiki (from the Lion King) - Makayla absolutely would not stand for a picture with him!
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She decided to stand behind this instead
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Us on our 7th anniversary!
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Makayla decided to be an artist and draw on Dewpop's feet while we were gone.
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Day 5 - We went back to Magic Kingdom for our last day at Disney

Makayla, Elijah and I spent an hour in line to meet Ariel. Hope Makayla knows I love her because it was HOT!
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Daddy teaching Makayla how to drive
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The Liberty Bell
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Donald Duck in Frontierland
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On Aladdin's carpet ride
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In line for the jungle cruise. As you can see, Elijah missed it.
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We watched the Spectromagic parade twice on our last night.
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And we watched the fireworks again. This time, we were right in front of the castle. They were absolutely beautiful!

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We were a little sad to leave!! :)