Yep, Still not wild about the man in the red suit...

We got to see Santa at the Christmas party at Bank of America. As you can see Addison still was not wild about Santa. Maybe wild about is an understatement!

Christmas Card Rejects....

Addison wanted nothing to do with the camera....what's new, right? All she wanted to do during my Christmas card photo shoot was run around and pick flowers. These are the rejects that I didn't use for our Christmas cards......

Disney never disappoints....

We went to Disney World the first weekend in December with the Youngblood's and the Dart's. This is Addison's 2nd time; although she doesn't remember the 1st since she was only 7 months old. I tell you what...Disney never fails!!!! I LOVE Disney World!! Nick and I went a number of time before we had Addison; but, now that we have her it's so neat to see Disney through her eyes!!! At one point I got teary eyed by her reaction of the lights, sounds, characters, and whole magically experience!!

We went to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. The parade that night was awesome!!!! All the characters were in their Christmas finest! It even snowed....only at the Magic Kingdom can you have snow when its 60 degrees. The music was wonderful.....the sounds really put you in the Christmas mood. I know this is going to sound crazy; but, for me one of my favorite parts was when the toy soldiers came by us. They had music instruments that they were playing; but, the best part was their real wood "feet" or shoes. It really made the sound of actual toy soldiers marching along the street. Okay so maybe you had to be their to really experience it all.....but it was wonderful!

We went to Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot. We did not make it to Hollywood Studios this time. Despite the rain, we still had a great time; besides we were in the "Happiest Place on Earth." It rained all day Friday, I think we were all soaked from head to toe by the end of the day. I'm shocked none of us ended up getting sick because it was not only raining; but, cold too (well cold for FL standards - and mine too)! We got to see Santa while we were in Epcot, well lets just say that Addison is still not to fond of the man in the red suit. Maybe next year...I keep telling her that she will learn to love him!!

She just tells me no

I can't wait to go back and we have only been home for a few weeks.....

Brian, Nick and Addison on Toy Story ride.....I think Brian and Nick had just as much fun as the kids!!

At this point on the ride, Addison wanted off...Addison loved the tea cups....Mom not so much! I used to love them....I just can't handle them now that I am older.
Addison and Jackson had fun dancing to Mickey's dance party!!! Those two just love each other!! They play so well together!

This is about as good as it gets when trying to take a picture of 5 kids...
Addison loved all the characters from afar....as long as they didn't come to close. Alex on the other hand love them and gave tons of hugs. Addison not so much, just high fives!

Thank goodness for the aquarium at Epcot!!! We spent almost 3 hours there just looking around while it was raining. This allowed us to dry off a bit before we got brave enough to battle the rain again on Friday! Addison loved looking at all the sea life!! She was in aw of all the fish!

Oh, and here is our Santa picture.....yeah, she didn't like him! There is always hope for next year!

Another attempted at a group picture of all the kids....I think I got a better picture this time round. It was a challenge!

Addison got to ride on the race cars!! She loved "driving" the car. Her little head barely fit over the wheel!! Maybe next time she will be tall enough for the kid roller coaster. Although I do not think she was ready for that this time anyways!

All bundled up and exhausted from a long day!! I had a long sleeve shirt on her, borrowed McCall's jacket that she was not wearing, a big sweater, and my sweater on her. Needless to say, she was bundled up and all cozy!!! Nancy, thanks for letting us use the light jacket that McCall wasn't wearing!!

I wanted to get a picture of us in front of the castle; but, Addison fell asleep before I could do it. I went ahead & had Nancy take a picture because I want to make it a tradition to always get a picture in front of the castle with the family when we go to the Magic Kingdom. Next time, I will just make sure to do it 1st thing so little one doesn't fall asleep on me!!

We had a fabulous time and I can't wait to do it again!!! We only ended up with 4 new stuffed animals (Nemo (or as Addison calls him Marlin), Dory, Woody, and Tiger. I was actual a little worried that we would end up with many more since my child LOVES stuffed animals. Now just to decide, which old stuff animal needs a new home........