Day 9: Another Day at the House

So the next day we decided to rest instead of going back to magic Kingdom right away

But Holly was better, she wasn't really sick anymore, but definitely tired out

But in typical Holly behavior she was bored sitting in the house all day

So we invited Luna over to play.  We originally were going to do something like Foam in the backyard

But it was pretty cold outside, and it even rained, so we played inside instead

Chewbacca our friendly dragon back in the castle again

And Holly in a brand new outfit, she typically changes her cloths three times a day

We were having fun coloring and playing with our princesses

Here another Costume Change, Holly trying out her Woody outfit.  Our trip was almost over.

  We were having a great time, and it was so nice to be able to spread out our time at Disney

It's too bad that Oma and Opa live so far away, it was nice for Holly to just hang out with them

We hadn't been to Florida in almost two years, and though they have been out to visit us, its not enough

Too much time goes between visits, and Holly changes so much from visit to visit.

It was amazing to see her with them on this trip, she seemed so grown up

It has been really cool seeing how much she has changed at Disney too

We took her to Disneyland the Summer she turned three so it was almost two years prior

And already her perspective had changed so much

Here we were heading out to dinner, I remember dinner being so hard the last visit

and this time it was a delight, she played with a few princesses

and Opa taught her a magic Trick,the Disappearing Salt Shaker

She was so amazed but also just thought all she had to do was go Splat and it would disappear for her too

So funny and cute watching her try and learn it and figure out that it was a trick

Opa was totally big trouble and encouraging naughty behavior

Just like Tanta Kat does, So I don;t have to wonder where Tanta gets it from.

Like using the Salt to make it "Snow" on her princesses

We all had a yummy dinner, it was super good.  Holly of course finished before the rest of us.

Opa helped her set up curtains for her stage and then she did a princess show.  So cute!

Granny and Nana Visit

Pictures from over Thanksgiving when Granny, Nana, and Great Uncle Ty came to visit.  We played board games, went shopping at REI and even out to dinner at Sea Salt

Gelato - Good to the last Drop

So it has actually been a while since we went out to eat with Holly. But this weekend we ended up leaving something at 5:00 and it was perfect timing to go to an early dinner and still get Holly home for bed around 7:30. We even stayed for dessert. They had Gelato, and Holly loved it.

Granny and Nana Come to Visit

In Mid June Granny and Nana came for a quick visit over a long weekend.  We had a ton of fun.  The next several posts will be pictures from during there visit.  In these we are dining out at a few of our both favorite but kid friendly places.  In addition to eating, of course there is some shopping.  We were on lake Shore and there was a cool toy store there where we found this cool Puppet, like the ones Granny and Nana gave Holly for her Birthday, but this one was a mermaid, so of course we got it to add to her puppet collection.

Korean BBQ

Here we are playing at Sadie Dey'sIt has been a really long time since we were last thereSadly they have short hours and we are in school until 1:00 every daySo it doesn't give me many opportunities to head over there, but this summer we hope to moreAfter playing we went out to dinner at Korean BBQ Holly did so well, and I cooked all the food it was an awesome dinner.

Brunch

The morning after the wedding we all met for a brunch at a very cool Greek restaurant owned by a friend of the family. I remember going there once for a special occasion back when I was in Jr. High, it was called the kabob house if I recall. I wish I had taken more pictures, but I was so busy eating and wrangling Holly that I didn't get much of a chance.We were meeting with family and close friends who were still in town. The bride showed up near the end of our meal, we were all ecstatic to see her. It was great to catch up with old friends, here is Stephanie's dad with an old friend of my parent's Laura.We also had more of a chance to catch up with Alice and Ed. I didn't get to talk to them much at the wedding. I heard about there recent trip to Alaska, and many other travels including Turkey, one of Alice's favorite places to have visited.We also had more time to catch up with Lorraine and Sabina which was wonderful. Holly was so well behaved, she ate very well, tried new foods, she was a good girl. Eventually she was ready to run around the restaurant while Mommy finished her brunch, Oma had fun chasing her. It was a great final get together.