Disney World

It has been over a month, and I still have not taken the time to post the pictures from our WDW trip! The Owens threesome LOVES Walt Disney World! In fact, it is our favorite place to vacation. You see we do not do well on the beach. All three of us together tend to through off satellites due to the reflection of the sun on extremely pale skin. We do enjoy the relaxing and hanging out at the beach (We have gone to Corpus every summer for the past three years for the Methodist Church's annual conference.) We think we would like the mountains but we have been waiting for Maggie to be a little older before we attempt the drive. (Maggie and I loved visiting the Catalina's in AZ when we visited my little sister a couple of years ago.) So for now we indulge ourselves in a trip to Disney every couple of years. This year we decided that we wanted to experience this wonderland during my favorite season, Christmas. Maggie was turning 7, so we planned it for her birthday. We loved every minute of our trip. It all started with Maggie waking up to a special message from Mickey Mouse to wake her up, morning at the Magic Kingdom, a trip to Bibbity Bobbity Boutique, finishing her day at a special dinner with all of the story book princesses at EpCOT. Through out the day, people made a point to wish Maggie a happy birthday. Her day was made extra special because she was told that Dec 5th is also Walt Disney's birthday as well. Day two was topped off with Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. Snow on Main Street USA, caroling all around the park, hot cocoa and cookies for all, rides with virtually no waiting, and of course a spectacular fireworks display. Each day brought new excitement even if we were riding the carousel for the seventh time (That was Maggie's favorite ride). A special moment for me was when we headed over to the Grand Floridian to view the life size Gingerbread house. Throughout the trip, Maggie made it her goal to gather signatures of as many characters as she could. If you get the chance you should ask to see her autograph book, she loves looking back over the memories. Maggie is currently working on a post for our blog that shares some of her memories and thoughts so keep checking back.
Although it has been almost a month since our trip we are already planning another trip.