Day 7 - Make a Wish Trip

Day 7 ended our Make a Wish Trip at Give Kids the World in central Florida.  But that doesn't mean our vacation was over!  After spending the morning packing, we drove with Nana D. to my in-laws condo in Palm Beach.  We had a busy 6 days at Disney and Give Kids the World, and we were ready to relax.

 Our final morning at Give Kids the World.  Here Juliet is taking one final ride on the carousal.  I think she rode on that carousal five times every day and enjoyed every second of it!  She always picked the same horse, which she named "Sparkles"!

 Juliet saying "goodbye" to Sparkles.  Mike heard her whisper, "Goodbye, Sparkles!  Maybe I'll come back some day and volunteer!"  Sniff, sniff!

          That morning Mike and Jules had "ice-cream for breakfast!"  Jules is sitting here in the huge ice-cream bowl...

After a three hour drive, it's time to RELAX in sunny Palm Beach, Florida.

Day 6 - Make a Wish Trip

Day 6 - Make a Wish Trip
Day 6 was spent at the Animal Kingdom.  This was a very cool park to visit - kind of like going to a great zoo on steroids.  Of course, I think we only saw 1/4th of the whole park, but that's life with a 6 year old (and a pregnant mom)!  I'd rather enjoy seeing part of a park than desperately trying to take in an entire park in one day!  Perhaps some day we'll go back and see the rest of it.

 This was another one of those instances when I was very glad to have an excuse to not go on a ride.  Mike, Mandy and Jules went on some raft that got them SOAKED!  Jules was wet down to her britches!  I ended up buying a mickey mouse sundress for Jules to wear the rest of the day seeing she was so uncomfortable in her wet clothes.

                                                                 Ha Ha!  I'm the only dry one!

 We went on a safari and saw lots of animals.  Jules insisted we take a picture of the giraffes for "Nana's sake!"  (Nana D. is very into giraffes)!

 Well, after a few hours at Animal Kingdom, it's back to Give Kids the World and having dinner by the pool.  Is my child the only one who won't eat her bread crusts?  (It must run in the family; I used to hide my bread crusts around the edge of my plate - of course, my parents were completely fooled!)

 Jules wearing her new sundress.  This was when the cookie cart stopped (it came around twice a day, I think) and Jules received some chocolate chip cookies and lemonade.  YUM!

                                    At night they had a winter celebration in the main square!

                                           SNOW!!!  Well, sort of!  (I think it was foam).

                                                     Can't get enough of those penguins!

Make a Wish Trip - Day 5

                                                       Day 5 was spent at Sea World!

                                   In the morning there were pony rides at Give Kids the World!

                                               Juliet proudly wearing her new cowgirl hat.

                 Juliet had pancakes every morning at the Gingerbread house in Give Kids the World.

                                                       At Sea World on a hot morning.

                                          Checking out her favorite animal, PENGUINS!

                       Talk about a lot of walking!!!  I was jealous of Juliet riding around in the stroller.

 Check out the nets above that kids could climb on.  Our ever-so-cautious Juliet was quite timid about the whole thing.

                                                                             Lunch!

 After Sea World, we headed back to Give Kids the World and spent the rest of the afternoon at the beautiful pool there.

                                                     Dads are for being silly with, right?

                                                 Sandwiches at the pool side for dinner.

 In the evening while we were relaxing on the front porch in our rocking chairs, we had some visitors.  Juliet was thrilled!

              We also played a game of Dino Putt (mini golf) that night at Give Kids the World.

                                                         Queen and King for the night!

                                                                 Goodnight!

Make a Wish Trip - Day 4

Day 4 on our trip was spent at Epcot.  I really enjoyed this day and so did Juliet!  There was a garden display going on in Epcot which was also very neat to see.  Here are a few pics:

 First it's off to breakfast at Give Kids the World.  I just love this shot of Juliet with her beloved Pammy (her pink penguin).

                                   At Epcot, Juliet is playing here in a maze made of bushes.

                                    Family picture!  Check out the gardens in the background.

                          Here I am with the map trying to figure out what we're going to do next.

 Trying on crowns in one of the many stores.  Nanna secretly bought one for Juliet to give her on her birthday!

 Well, this picture has a story behind it!  Here we were ready to order our food at an Italian restaurant when my mother-in-law cut her finger on the bottom of her chair.  Well, after explaining to the manager, they gave us a complimentary antipasti.  Delicious!  See my mother-in-law's wounded finger?

 At night we spent our time at Give Kids the World (where we had our villa).  That night it was Mayor Clayton's birthday party in the main square, and Juliet spent her time being entertained by various volunteers.

                       Later on we visited the little garden again that had a small playhouse in it.

                                              Jules checking the inside of the playhouse out.

At the Castle of Miracles in Give Kids the World.  Here Juliet is getting ready to decorate her star to add to the wall/ceiling of the castle.  I can't recall how many are already there from other children (over 10,000), so it was neat for Juliet to be able to add hers to it as well.

Make a Wish Trip - Day 3

Day 3 - Magic Kingdom
Well, I've been extremely lax about posting lately, but what with Juliet's birthday, a mini-vacation to Lancaster and other going ons, I've been busy!  Plus, lately I've been feeling so SLOW and BIG and UNCOMFORTABLE being pregnant (and I've still two months to go!).  Seriously, by the time night rolls around, my back is sore and all I want to do is rest.  Anyway, here was Day 3 of Juliet's Make a Wish trip.  We spent this day at the Magic Kingdom (not my cup of tea, but to Juliet it was great!).  Here are a few pics:

   Juliet on one of the rides.  Juliet wanted to wear one of her "princess" dresses, so that day we walked around the park with an all pink princess!

 Waiting with Aunt Mandy to ride on a roller coaster.  Suffice it to say, I was very glad I had a good excuse to not go on any rides - being pregnant!  Hurray!  I am so not a ride person (other than the good ole' ferris wheel).

 Here are the gals, exhausted (well, I was, anyway), after a long day of walking and rides.

 But what better than going out to a restaurant to revive our sagging spirits?  Here we are at the Rose and Crown, in Epcot.  I had the best fish and chips ever, at my mother-in-laws recommendation.  YUM!