DISNEY!

Time to start knocking out some updates.  First on the list is Disney!

This trip was amazing.  I'll give you a quick overview of each day and then I'll post pictures.  I'll post the pictures taken by the photographers at the park and at Give Kids the World in this post.  I'll do another post with some of the pictures that I took.

Day 1 - Our flights were great.  The girls were so excited to fly.  Anya giggled hysterically when we took off and then told us there were bubbles (clouds) in the sky!  Oksana held on for dear life but loved it!  She asked me at one point what she would do if she had to go potty.  I told her she would go potty in the bathroom on the plane.  She was shocked!  She said "On the plane?!  I have to see this!"

After we got our rental car we were off to Give Kids the World (GKTW).  That place is amazing!  We enjoyed exploring, getting to know our "home" for the week", and we went swimming before we got to bed so we were well rested for day 2.

Day 2 - We went to Universal Studios and saw Harry Potter!  In fact that's pretty much all we saw.  It was so amazing but VERY crowded.  We got to have Butterbeer, ride Hogwarts Express, eat at the Three Broomsticks, and our favorite part was the Gringots ride.  It was incredible!  It was also our girls' first roller coaster and after that they were hooked!  Luckily the wheelchair and the nice little pass they gave us made the crowds a bit easier to tolerate.  Still, by the afternoon we were all hot, cranky, and done with people!

We went back to GKTW, rode some rides, ate dinner, had ice cream, and crashed!

Day 3 - Magic Kingdom!  I loved MK!  The big part of Oksana's wish was that she wanted to meet Pocahontas.  They arranged a private meeting for them and she absolutely loved it!  We spent that day meeting LOTS of princesses, riding rides...mostly roller coasters per the girls' request, and eating lots of yummy stuff!

Day 4 - Magic Kingdom day 2.  This time we decided to go late afternoon and stay until night.  We learned then that this was much better for our family than going early.  When we got there it was hot but we were refreshed and ready to have fun.  By the time we got tired it was cool and beautiful.  We rode a bunch more rides this day and saw the electric parade.  It was such a fun day!

Day 5 - Our down day.  We spent the day swimming and eating ice cream at GKTW and then met some friends who live in Orlando for dinner.  It was a great break and the kids had been dying to swim again so it worked out great.

Day 6 - Hollywood Studios.  I wasn't sure I would like this at first but it turned out to be a great day!  We did the late afternoon schedule again and loved it.  We got to see a Frozen sing along show, the boys got to meet Star Wars characters, and we got to see their light show, Fantasmic.  It was an amazing night!

Day 7 - Check out at GKTW, went to Disney Springs for some lunch and shopping, then off to the airport to head home.  Oksana was really ready to come home to her own bed but I could have easily stayed another week.  It was such a wonderful trip!

Gaston was hilarious!

One of my favorites

Another one of my favorites

The look on her face when she first saw Pocahontas

I love this picture.  Anya being a nut and Oksana looking at her in awe!

She had no idea who this was but he loved her :)

I'm not a big Star Wars person but this guy was creepy!  The boys loved him!

Because dads need hugs too!

Oksana's star on the wall at Give Kids the World

Peek a boo!

This picture makes me giggle!  She did not want to get close to him!