Cousin Time!

One of the very best parts of our WDW trip

was that my sister and her daughter

were able to join us for a few days!
Grace is 2-1/2 years older than Maddy and very, very cool!
She recently turned 16 - old enough to drive!

1st Disney trip together (Maddy was 5 and Grace was 7)

Cousins are the best!

Even though these two don't get to see each other often,

they love getting together - especially on vacation!

Grace 16 and Maddy 13

It  might be true that they got a teensy bit tired

of our many attempts to get their photos!

But, seriously,
isn't Disney all about the photos???

Magic Kingdom!

Next time, we're hoping to get to a character breakfast

with Grace and Amy.

I can see Grace rolling her eyes already!

Thanks for meeting us Amy and Grace!
Let's start planning another adventure soon!

Cool Pool Time at WDW

Who doesn't love some relaxing time at the pool??

While we thoroughly enjoyed the rides and 

the parks and the characters, the temps were

rather toasty warm in Orlando!

So, we also enjoyed 

some pool time!

Miss M loved the lazy river pool!

She talked me into getting in too - which was loads

of fun . . . 

until I tried to get out!

Holy cow, it was a little tricky to get myself 

out of that tube!  

I had to maneuver myself through the 

inner tubes full of laughing kids, 

over to the stairs and catch a railing to pull myself out!

Guess my flexibility and strength training both need to be ramped up a bit!

Hiding my hair under a hat -- an everyday occurrence at WDW!

Our schedule most days was to head to the parks early

and then back for some cooling off and rest time

before evening activities started!

It was perfect!

We miss Disney World already!

The view from our balcony!