YIKES! LONG POST!

Back to September: this is Ashtynn's first day of preschool! Hooray!! Three days a week of fun for her and freedom for me!

After Preschool-Kage is not to happy to have his picture taken.

Two silly girls. Brielle loves taking a bath with her big sister. She splashes so much I can't leave them in there for very long.

The girls got there pictures taken in their Halloween costumes and they turned out so dang cute. Caralee does such a great job!
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Trip to the pumpkin patch.

Grandpa Bill took Ashtynn to her first field trip to the local fire department. I guess she was the only kid who would do the "stop, drop, and roll"

Yum! Cupcake!

For preschool the kids got to dress up so Ash was Snow White.

Then to trick-or-treat she was a witch.

So Clint and I have been saving money all year and we finally went to Florida for vacation. My sis Linsey has been living there for 6 months and we had to come visit her before she moved again. While we were there, of course, we had to hit Disney World and Wizarding World of Harry Potter!
Here is a picture outside of the Lego store. This guy was in the pond sticking out, all made of Legos.

All Legos again

The girls getting "Bibbidy-Bobbidy-Boo'd" (glitter on their heads)

We went to this place that had alligators that you could walk up and see for free! It was really cool!

Giant alligator!

We took a trip to the beach but it was a little chilly. Ash and the big kids still loved it.

After the first few days of fevers and an awesome cough, we took Ashtynn to a quick care. Ended up she had mild croup and double ear infection! Super great while on vacation, I know. She finally started feeling better on this afternoon at the beach.

Clint talked me into going to Universal studios to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. He really really wanted to go so I gave in. :) Yeah right, I talked him into it! My step-dad Bill tagged along and we had a great time. The whole Harry Potter experience was probably the best part of vacation for me. Every Harry Potter fan must go there some day.

Clint and Bill had to have their picture taken with Betty Boop! She was so cute!!

We met Spiderman too!

On Monday we hit Epcot. This is at the Finding Nemo ride, the kids got to play on all these cool fish.

At Epcot we got to meet the characters and get their autographs. Ash was in amazement. Worth the trip just for that!

After meeting all the Disney characters we got to have dinner with the princesses, this is us waiting for our table at the Royal Banquet

Ash was still feeling a little sick, getting better though.

Yay! The first princess, Belle!

Aurora, sleeping beauty

Cinderella

Ash's favorite, Snow White. Wish I could have caught her face when Snow White sat and talked to her personally. It was so adorable!

Arielle, Little Mermaid

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for the amazing dinner!

The next day, Ashtynn asked when the princesses were going to bring us dinner?! haha

The end of the day

The next day, Linsey "forced" us to go on an airboat ride. I did want to go but not with a baby, but yet we went.

Glad we went but this cute thing was a monster the whole time. We survived! Plus saw some alligators really close up.

Afterwards, we got to hold an ALLIGATOR! Ash was scared at first but once Linsey's fearless kids held it she wasn't scared at all.

Grandpa and Grandma's rental, they got a camaro!

T-Rex cafe was SOOOOO much fun! Pictures can't even justify it! It was full of dinosaurs that moved and roared. Every 20 minutes there was a meteor shower. Definetly a must if you are in Orlando!

Build-a-dino thanks to Grandma

Just eating our $7 ice cream cone! Dang! Lesson learned: pack all your food, do not purchase food or treats at Disney parks or, in this case, Downtown Disney.

Finally, our last day of vacation, the Magic Kingdom!!

The evil Zerg in jail

The teacups!

I love how Linsey has trained her kids to pose so well for the camera.

Linsey made these cute Minnie dresses for the girl. We got complements all day about the three girls cute outfits.

Waiting for Small World. She is almost walking, she takes about 2 steps then falls. My mom used a wheelchair for the park because of her long battle with cellulitis in her leg. We went straight to the front of almost every line. I don't think she liked being stuck in the chair but it did have its benefits. :)

Watching the parade from the front row thanks to Aunt Linsey

After a long day, the kids were still going, so excited to play with their new toys.

We truly had a great time. It was great to see my sister and her kids. Ashtynn and Jordann where like two peas in a pod. I wish we lived closer. Thanks Linsey for being our guide and putting up with our whining. Love you guys!