AWANA awards and time with Seth

Elli got a t-shirt at the dragon's game. It is a little big, but fun to play in.

Seth's turn to try it on.
Such a cute little guy. We love our time with him.
AWANA awards night. Elli finished her second year of Cubbies. She did a great job memorizing all her verses. So proud of our little Cubbies!
We were in the Red Lambs group two years in a row. Deanna and I worked together both years. Such fun to build those memories. This year we also had Stephen Bruckart as well as 3 great LIT's. It was a good year.

My Mom, by Ellianna Ferguson

Elli dictated this poem to her preschool teacher abut me for Mother's Day:

My mom always says, "We're goin' to Kroger!" She cooks the best pancakes. We like to play with my doll house together. Her favorite thing to wear is her pants and a white shirt. My mom was beautiful when she had curly hair.

I laughed and cried. I hope she doesn't think I only want to go to Kroger. I think I say I love her more than that. Not sure what white shirt she is talking about, but if I find one in my closet I will wear it with pants:) I have very straight hair, but plan on curling it more often. I love this sweet little girl. Happy Mother's Day to me:)

Twins, Monday May 16

Look at these sweet little smiles. Just after I took this, they started holding hands. They love each other.
Oh so sweet.
Little Wesley! Love his sweet little face.
They are both into sticking their tongues out, a lot. Here is Luka showing off his:)

Tuesday at Epcot and Wednesday at the pool

The first thing we did when we got to Epcot was walk straight to Soarin. Elli was so excited to ride it again. Such a good ride.
After "Talk with Crush" Elli wanted a picture in the shark playland. She actually had to wait in line to get in there:)
Elli grew two inches from Oct to May so we were able to do a couple more rides. The wait was not long for Test Track, so we rode it. It was a blast!!!! Elli laughed and squealed the whole time. We rode it twice because it was so great. We were also able to ride Mission Space. Not so fun, but she was tall enough so we tried it.
More princesses. I don't think she has seen the movie of Mulan, but she likes her anyway:)
Snow White is a favorite.
We were there during the flower festival. It was beautiful!
Not sure who Marie is, but Elli wanted her picture with the white cat:) She also got her picture with Tigger and Pooh. She was afraid when they walked out but Tigger grabbed her hands and started bouncing and dancing. Elli wasn't afraid anymore. Such fun meeting new characters. She is not as nervous now.
Elli loves Mary Poppins.
So fun to meet the beast this time. She even gave him a hug even after telling me she was not going to talk to him. She started out only talking to Belle, then gave the beast a hug:)
Chip picked Elli up and spun her. She thought that was so cool!
We were sad Aladdin wasn't there. Elli was told he was chasing Abu in the marketplace. Jasmine is one of her favorite princesses along with Ariel, whom we didn't get to see.
What is a trip to Epcot without a picture in front of the ball?
Brent was ired, so we found a spot for him to sit and wait for fireworks to start while Elli and I went to meet the last few characters. Mickey again.
She was so happy to see Pluto. She even brought her stuffed Pluto purchased on our last trip here:)
Minnie again.
Donald. She even kissed him.
And the last character we mat was Goofy. He was being quite hilarious!
We stayed for the fireworks show at Epcot as well. It was another very fun and very long day, but we made more great memories!
Love this picture of the two of them playing:) We checked out at 11:00 and headed to the pool where we stayed until 6:00 pm. Long, but fun day of swimming.
Posing, again.
She lost her other characters on our last plane trip so she used some of her allowance to buy these princesses. She needed to rest a little after playing at the pool for 4 hours. She enjoyed this kind of rest time.

Monday, May 9th Magic Kingdom

We walked in and went straight to the line to meet Rapunzel. Elli posed then she and Brent left to enjoy the park for the next 2 1/2 hours while I waited in line. Everyone she met wanted her to twirl. She mostly obliged! Her shirt has Rapunzel's name on it at the bottom and she wanted it to show when she met Rapunzel. So cute. (And her hair was braided, like Rapunzel's)
Elli met Peter Pan and thought it was pretty cool! She also rode A Small World while I was in line. She said I would love it and wanted to take me on it later in the day. We managed to get back there and ride it. The whole time, Elli was saying, "See mommy, I told you you would love it." Just for that, I did!
Finally close to Rapunzel. They had the kids color a picture, dance, and pose with Pascal. Such fun while we waited.
Elli twirled and so did Rapunzel. They really spent time with each child. I loved this visit.
Elli was wondering if that was her real hair or a wig. She asked a helper who then asked Elli what she thought. Elli still isn't sure:)
I was just as excited as Elli. One of my former students will be Flynn Rider over the summer. We missed him by one week.
Last time we were here, the tea cups were closed. This time, we enjoyed them twice. I love Elli's face here!
She had a blast and I managed not to get too sick:)
Couldn't wait to get this huge popsickle. She ate the whole thing.
We watched a show in front of the castle. Another new thing this time around. Elli loved it, so did we. It was also a perfect place for a family picture.
We watched the parade where Elli waved to her favorite characters.
The moved Mickey and Minnie from Toon Town, which is being redone, to the theater. We were happy to see both of them in the same spot with only one short line!
Of course we had to also wait in line for the princesses. Not too long of a wait. Aurora.
Belle was also there as well as Cinderella. Elli loves Belle in her yellow dress.
The second time on the tea cups, we took daddy!
Posing in front of the castle.
The parade was a little different this time around. Still great, just a couple new floats.
They did a really cool laser show on the castle in between the parade and fireworks. The castle changed looks, and they showed pictures of people from the day as well as pictures from Disney movies. The whole crowd "oohed and awwwed," throughout. Then of course, we love the fireworks. Tinker Bell was a highlight again, but the fireworks were amazing!
Not long after the fireworks, maybe 5 minutes, this is what we found:) She didn't even wake up when we picked her up to put her on the train! What a great day:)