Disney on Ice

Several friends from playgroup decided to fork over the $32 bucks a ticket to take the kids to Disney on Ice. I have to say it was pretty worth it. Caroline has never been to anything where she had to sit in a seat for an extended period of time, but she is so "into" Disney stuff right now, I thought it would catch her attention enough to enjoy it. She was absolutely mesmerized by it and could not get over the fact that the Disney characters came all the way from Disney World to see her! After the initial shock wore off, she asked me with the most serious face, "Why don't their mouths move when they are talking?" Obviously the dialogue and songs are projected over speakers and the characters like Mickey and Minnie, etc. don't have moving mouths. I was so shocked that she noticed I didn't have a good answer. I think I used the old "duck and distract" technique and luckily she moved on. The other precious comment was when we were leaving the show, she said "Mommy, I am ready to go to Disney World now." We have mentioned a few times that we will get to go see Mickey, Minnie, Cinderella and her castle, etc. this summer with Daddy, Pops and GiGi, so I guess she has stored that in her mind and is counting down the days. I hope she's ready to sweat it out too, because our trip is in July!!!!

Harris and Caroline waiting for the show to start

Waving at Mickey and Minnie

Cinderella and the other pricesses came out together, which was a little diappointing that they didn't have their own "segment" in the show.

More waving...and a wipee to clean off the cotton candy ($10)Lion KingNemo was a favorite!Harris Crumpton, Campbell Moore, and Caroline after the showHarris and CarolineThe finale with everyone!

Cute smiles

Christopher played "photographer" the other night while he was fixing my camera and got some sweet pictures of both kids. Earlier in the day, Caroline was invited to her first Cinderella birthday party and Cinderella was actually there in person. I knew she would be blown away so I took my camera to catch the excitement. When we got there, she was acting very shy (she had just been woken up from her nap early and I slapped on her Cinderella costume, bed head and all - GRIZZLY BEAR!) and would not get out of my lap. In the process, she accidentally knocked my camera and it hit the floor and I couldn't get my lens cap off. So, no pictures of Cinderella or the party! I was so sad, but we did have a great time. Oh well...at least Christopher got the camera fixed and he got some cute shots anyway.

The Thames Bee Hive

Caroline and Rutland dressed up as bumble bees for Halloween this year. Caroline picked her costume out of a magazine and my sweet friend Jennifer had an infant bumble bee costume she let me borrow for Rutland. So that's how we ended up a beehive! They had a great time trick or treating this year, and even though we stayed up later than normal Saturday night, everyone was up bright and early with the sunrise on Sunday. They did NOT get the memo that you gain an hour and sleep in despite the sun peeking through the cracks in the shutters. Rutland was up at 6 (7 old time) and Caroline at 7:30 (8:30 old time). Whoever invented time change Sunday was NOT dealing with anyone under 2 years old! I am looking into blackout curtains for Rutland's room...

Finally a Vegetable!

Caroline has finally found a vegetable she likes! Several months ago Pops (my dad) talked her in to trying some of his delicious corn he cooks on the grill. She hasn't looked back since. But don't make the mistake of cutting it off the cob for her. That's part of the thrill! She loves the handles on the side. And yes, that is juice dripping from her chin - yum yum!