Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Gigantic Update: Part 3, section 5 - Harry Potter World and THE END!

Welcome to Hogsmead!
(For those who don't care about Harry Potter, here's more than you ever wanted to see. But I loved it!)
Hogwarts Express
Mmm, butterbeer from Honeydukes
Hagrid's house
Isis' 2nd roller coaster - flight of the hypogriff

To get to the Harry Potter ride you wound your way through Hogwarts castle and got to see almost anything you can think of from the books.

The Mirror of Erised
Talking and moving paintings (though you can't tell from this).
I loved these. Very clever.
A willing student
ha ha

Ollivanders wand shop
The Hogs Head
The Three Broomsticks
chocolate frogs
Bernie Botts Every Flavor Beans
Puking Pastilles
Isis at Dr. Suess land
Elise at Typhoon Lagoon, a great water park. No picture but Isis LOVED one of the inner tube slides. No one could keep track of how many time she went down that one. :)
After an action PACKED week we were ready to be headed home. We flew back to Las Vegas without a hitch (except Elise puking orange barf ALL OVER me at 30,000 feet; I mean covering my shirt, down my neck, down my shirt, soaking through my shirt, in my hair all over my arms, everywhere, but not on the person next to me - thank goodness!.... then she puked again on Jeremy when getting our luggage.) After our feasco trying to get out of Vegas this was nothing, right? :)
I should not fail to mention that my awesome dad used his air miles to get us first class seats for our trip! That is definitely the way to fly!! Thanks Daddy!
Thank you Mom and Dad for a trip full of memories!! We love you!

Gigantic Update: Part 3, section 4 - Disney Magic

Thursday: THE MAGIC KINGDOM!

Sewing up some fun at Minnie's house
That is one happy girl because she's on her way...
to meet PRINCESSES!!!
Isis had to show Belle her pretty pink finger nails. :)



Enjoying a splash park with Daddy
Elise amazed at everything in It's a Small World
We took a break from the park for naps. When Isis woke up it was a glorious Floridian downpour. Looking out the door, Isis exclaimed in surprise, "Rain again??" :)
Yes, sweetie. It rains more than once a year in other places.
Back to Disney World
The rain cleared out some of the crowd nicely
Jeremy re-enacting a scene from his childhood. :)
She posed like this without prompting :)

Ah yes, Mickey Mouse ice cream bars... :)
Disney's electrical parade is back and it's beautiful


Isis went on her first roller coaster and LOVED it!
So much that she went on it FIVE times!
One last dash over to Space Mountain with my siblings (and husband) :)

Jeremy's amused by my enchantment with Disney World
but my sister understands :)
Good night Magic Kingdom!

Gigantic Update: Part 3, section 3 - The Beach

A wonderful day at Cocoa Beach!
This cutie spent her 7 month birthday at the beach. I think she liked it.:)
Building sand castles with Grandpa
Making a cupcake. :)
Gotta love that warm Atlantic water!
she sure did

Playing with a little crab Uncle Thomas found.
Isis jumping waves with Daddy. One of her favorite things from the trip.
Uncle David and Aunt Katherine
Uncle David's totally awesome sand castle.
Even other people stopped to take pictures of it. :)
Mermaid Isis
A happy, sand-filled family
The beach was probably one of our very favorite days of the trip. Loved it!