Sunday, November 29, 2015

Disney World - Make a Wish Part 3

Days of Magic, Adventure and Fun!
  At the baggage claim in Orlando all the bags went around and our bright red duffel bag wasn't there.  The one with ALL River's meds.  Seriously?!?!  We had left it on the shuttle in Vegas.  They couldn't put it on another plane - the only option would be to mail it to us.  And that would take days and be super expensive.  We got the absolute necessity antibiotics and she had a few pill-form of nausea meds.  We just went forward and decided to be healthy and if something popped up then we would deal with it then.  She was healthy the WHOLE time.  No pain.  No nausea.  What a gift from heaven!


We all got fairy dust - so our hair sparkled :)

Silver's Favorite Princess:  Rapunzel!



Rapunzel's chameleon Pascal even gave Silver a visit!

Anna was SO funny and cute personality :)




Elsa


A visit by Olaf!

Rides!


These were super fun pins - you can trade with anyone - Disneyland workers had pins that they would trade you if you wanted to swap out pins.  We had so much fun asking to look at their pins and deciding which ones to trade and which ones to keep.  

Summer:  The Roller-Coaster Princess!
She loved loved loved the roller coasters - it was her and Daddy's special thing the 2 of them shared.  The pictures were funny that they take during the rides:  Daddy was hanging on for dear life and Summer's hands in the air with big smiles!

Swiss Family Robinson House



River's favorite ride:  Race Track


Cinderella explaining to the girls that a dream is a wish your heart makes.  
Put your wish into your hands, clasp it tight and hold it to your heart.





Safari!






Summer was heartbroke when she couldn't go on a ride because she wasn't tall enough.  Our roller coaster girl couldn't go on :(  
River was so sweet to comfort her.

Himalayan Roller Coaster



This reminds me of Colt all the way!
Dream Builders by Walt Disney:
"Get a good idea, and stay with it, dog it, and work at it until it's done.  And done right."

River in Asia!  She wants to go to China on her mission - it was like we walked into China!



Hair!
Cute curly hair :)


Roller Coaster!


A beautiful, happy time.

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Give the Kids the World - Florida - Part 2


Ok, so I know our Florida trip was a while back, but as this blog doubles as our family journal you'll just have to see more of some great memories!

A most magical hope-filled wonderland :)
The pillow tree~!
All girls got their own pillow - these sweet pillows have a pocket sewn into the front and back - perfect for your stuffed animal friend or book.  

Our Village Home!
Each family in the village has a child with a life-threatening illness.  It was such a beautiful release from reality.  What a sweet time for sisters to spend together and have such a magical time.  Colt and I were totally pampered as parents to have meals, activities, and love showered on our family.
The girls got the master suite!  A extra large tub and amazingly HUGE shower.
It was so nice to have our own space - complete with washer and dryer and full kitchen!
Summer, Silver and River.

Silver

Summer

River

Oh how I would love the challenge of a flower garden in a place where it rains every day!  
Humidity = amazing flowers!!
The girls would gather the flowers on the ground and make beautiful arrangements :)

Each Make-A-Wish recipient gets their own star - Here River is putting her star in the magic treasure box where the fairy then retrieves it and places it in its own special spot in the castle.  

River pointing to her star - part of the "girl galaxy"






The funnest game!  Hit the spots as they light up.  The one with the most taps wins!
Mommy was the undefeated champion :)



We were tucked in by Miss Merry


Fluffing and Kissing pillows


Give the kids the world is based on candy land - 
We even got our own special "Give the kids the World" version of candy land that we LOVE to play and remember our time there.

One of our favorite times of our entire trip - 
Remote control boats!
Fantastically fun


River's captain whistle








Reindeer family on Christmas in July

We found Miss Merry Again!



Silver's giggles


River's Creativity
Couldn't hula hoop around her waist because of her g-tube.  Where there is a will there is a way.







This sums it all up:  
Nice!!
Thumbs up!