Our Vacation - Day 5

This was a kids choice day that turned into Mom's choice - we didn't have plans to get to a park and I wanted the kids to have the opportunity to play poolside and just kick back with their owh choice in how to spend the day. I presented going to downtown Disney for some "shopping" and they all jumped on it. Excited to see what was next.

We saw the Lego dragon and all the other life-sized creatures - very cool!We got some hot wings and cheese sticks at Planet Hollywood. Makenna went to the Build a Dinosaur and stuffed a dino she named Rosie and then she got a hair wrap (a small strand of her hair just behind her ear with colorful string and she chose four beads for the bottom of it - its subtle and cute) while the boys waited patiently on a bench behind her.

The pin trading got heavy this day! To this point, Cameron was a miser with his money and this was the day that all fell apart. There was a pin trading store and his eyes were big and slowly he changed his mind about spending. He wanted to save his money for something here at home and I saw that he was contemplating his purchases pretty heavy - "$8 bucks for a pin!" he'd exclaim. I reminded him that a trip to Disney deserved one or two keepsakes that were special to him and he had worked hard to save that money and now it was time to "treat" himself. Once he broke the $100 bill it wasn't so hard to shop. The boys came home with almost half of their money and purchased a new video game they'd been talking about for a few weeks. Makenna....well, she's my girl....if she saw it, she wanted it, she bought it! She's happy with her purchases and still has $20 left!

We had another character dinner scheduled at the Grand Floridian with Cinderella and Prince Charming. When we got there the manager asked Marleigh and Makenna to introduce the special guests with the magic words "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" Makenna chickened out and Marleigh went for it full force with excitement - Jean got it on video! She was so cute....and said it slow enough for all to understand. The doors opened and Cinderella and Prince Charming took Marleigh by the hand and walked her to her seat. Would love to show you a photo of that but all I got was the back of Branden and Cameron's heads as they followed them closely to get to the food! Makenna's favorite:

Prince Charming took an interest in my mom.....how cute are they?

Drizella (Cinderella's step-sister) took a strong interest in Branden. She told him that if he wanted her to...she'd wait for him to get old enough to marry her.....she was looking for a husband. He was so cute....and at a loss for words so they posed for this photo.

I loved watching the characters in action - Evil Stepmother, Lady Tremaine, was cold and heartless...she offered Branden a job working for her! She talked soft and low in a creepy sort of way....and Anastasia (the other step-daughter) was animated and made the kids giggle (especially Cameron)!

After dinner, we checked out the grounds of the beautiful Grand Floridian. I really wished I had internet access at this point so I could do beach photos and make blog readers feel at home...maybe not....the palm trees don't look anything like the pines here in Maine.

The weekend is only a day away!!!!

~kel~