Catch Up thru Nov 3

Since my kiddos have been doing such a good job with the blogs I have let them do all the work! We have been having a great time. Tim had to take off for a few days but arrived back late Tuesday. He left early Sunday morning so the kids and I went to Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and Epcot on the 3 days he was away. We were ready for a break but Tim was ready to see the sights.

On Halloween we took the day off of doing anything Disney, went to the grocery store and then a stop to The Halloween Megastore! We had tickets (with the rest of the people in the surrounding Orlando area) to Disney's Not So Scary Halloween Party for Halloween evening. It seemed like the greatest idea ever. But back to the costume shopping.....last minute choices are never a good thing but we were all happy with how it ended up. Kylie REALLY wanted to be a nurse but they didn't have that one in her size. This was a very good thing because, in the end, she came up with the idea that she and I should have matching costumes. The nurse costumes for women are not quite ones that go with the Disney scene! She settled on a ladybug costume and I was fortunate enough to get one that matched. I could wear exercise pants with it and sneakers so I was a very happy camper. Ryan finally got to be a scary guy so I guess this means that he is growing up. Tim was "casual wear" Dracula sans makeup and in jeans.

As for the actual event, it was chilly, crazy crowded and we tortured the kids by watching the parade instead of being at the RV camp where it was Trick or Treating galore. The highlight was watching the fireworks on the boat ride home along with the water parade.

We went to Hollywood Studios on Thursday and then Universal Studios on Friday. That place was a blast! We did some crazy roller coasters there and also the infamous Harry Potter ride. Kylie had her eyes closed the majority of the time but didn't come out mentally damaged - she asked beforehand if it was scary and we said no. I was thinking more of H.P. number 1 as opposed to the darkness of the movies that followed. Oops! I was a bit off! We are going back over to Universal on Monday - Tim and I want to do that ride again! The Butter Beer was rather tasty too!

Today we went to Epcot. Kylie somehow managed to have a run-in with Sleeping Beauty. She grabbed Kylie by the hand and took her on a walk. I was thinking Sleeping Beauty would take great care of her and we should go see the sights for a few hours but we decided to follow along behind.

A stroll thru Downtown Disney and another visit to the Lego Shop was the end to another long day. Mousse is being a very good sport but we will not abandon him tomorrow for as long. It will be a half day at Magic Kingdom so that Tim can go there. This has been fun but I'm ready to go back to a more "normal" lifestyle!