Day 2 - Juliet's Make a Wish Trip

We spent our second day on vacation visiting Aunt Mandy and Nanna D. at their hotel in Disney.  Jules also got some swimming in at the pool at our villa, played at the park, and had some down time, too.

 Right outside the gingerbread house where we had breakfast every morning, there was a merry-go-round.  Every morning after breakfast, Jules would go on a ride on the exact same horse, which she named "Sparkles."  She has hearts painted on her cheek from the night before spent at the "girl's spa" they have there.

                In the afternoon we visited Nanna D. and Aunt Mandy at their hotel in Disney.

                                                      Sitting with ole' Dad in the lobby.

                                                          Jules loves her Aunt Mandy!

                                            We went for a walk along the boardwalk there.

                                   Time for some swimming back at Give Kids the World!

 We discovered a little secret garden at Give Kids the World and in the middle of the garden was this small playhouse.

                                Playing the live Candy land game with her volunteer friend!

Make a Wish!

Hi everyone!  We are back from Juliet's Make a Wish trip!  What a wonderful time we had!  Juliet had a great time in particular, and declared, "This was the best vacation ever!"  One of the best decisions made (for us), was to stay at Give Kids the World located about 20 minutes from Orlando, Florida.  During the day we made trips to Disney, but after spending a few hours there, we went back to our "home away from home."  Give Kids the World is a fantastic organization that provides villas free of charge for families that have a child or children with life-threatening conditions.  Everything was taken care of from the moment we arrived to the day we left.  Here are a few pictures to give you some idea as to what it was like.  This is Day 1.

                                                       This is the villa we stayed at.

                                                         The room Juliet stayed in.

 The room Mike and I stayed in (king bed)!  This is the neatest it ever was (taken obviously when we just arrived).

                All of the villas were painted in interesting colors and designed to delight kids.

       Candy land park!  One night Juliet played the game at this park with some volunteers.  Here Jules is checking it out on our first night there.

                                         Part of the pool area.  We ended up spending a lot of time there!

                              Outside of the pool area.  Jules is wearing her "Make a Wish" shirt.

 The ice-cream palace.  You can have ice-cream for breakfast if you want!  On the last day of our trip Mike and Jules had ice-cream for breakfast.  The ice-cream palace was open all day long.

                                                                       A train ride!

                         At the gingerbread house having dinner on the first day of our arrival.

                           Every night there were crafts for the kids to do in the main square.
That's it for now!  More pictures to follow.