Graduation

We have a graduate in the family.  No...not me (yet) but Kylee officially graduated from Kiddie Kollege preschool.  I am VERY impressed with this preschool.  They have really helped my socially shy little miss blossom and grow.  She knows so much, there is no doubt in my mind that Kindergarten is going to be a breeze for her.  I'm very excited that Cannon gets to start at Kiddie Kollege in the fall as well.  :)

The Kiddie Kollege graduates put on a great program with cute, cute songs. 

They sang all the songs they learned throughout the year, including all the holiday songs as well.  They would have kids come out in costumes representing that song and some of the costumes were just so cute.  Lots of really cute songs too.  And my Kylee girl knew EVERY word.  She has the memory of an elephant.  And such a sweet little singing voice.  Hearing her sing is probably one of the greatest joys of my life. 

She got to be an Indian. 

So dang cute. 

Kylee and her friend Ellie. 

At the end, they sang, It's a Small World and followed it up with "I Am a Child of God."

It made me cry.  It was so very awesome. 

I love this little girl so much and am so impressed with her. 

She wanted a picture in this hall for some reason.  :) 

She's such a poser.

Kylee with her teacher, Miss LouAnn. 

Grandma and Grandpa are such great supporters. 

They do a lot for us and we love them very much. 

We are SO proud of you Kylee!!!

Sea World

The last 2 days of vacation were spent at Sea World. 

Although Sea World does have a few rides, it's the animal shows that make Sea World fun.  My kids LOVED them all.  The first show we watched was the Sea Lion pirate show.  Cannon and Kylee both laughed and laughed at it. 

Then we saw the Shamu show. 

Cannon was VERY impressed.  He kept saying things like "wow" and "that was awesome!"

I caught this expression on his face while he was watching the whales do flips in the water. 

Our first day in Sea World was definitely the hottest day there.  The heat did not bother us at all any of the other days, but this day it was so hot and humid you just felt like you were constantly sweating.  We cooled off with lots of shade, cold drinks of water, and ICE CREAM. 

(Sometimes I just look at my kids and I can't believe how gorgeous they are!!!)

My favorite show was DEFINITELY the dolphin show.  They had divers and aerial acrobats and of course...DOLPHINS!!!  It was amazing. 

Another one of the kids favorites was the turtle trek.  After seeing the HUGE turtles we watched a movie about turtles in 3D.  It was really cool. 

The pet show was also very fun. 

As we were walking out of Sea World Cannon said, I want to be an animal doctor someday.  :)  He really does love animals and loves learning about them and watching them and it was so fun to watch him interact with them.  We had such an amazing time in FLORIDA!!!

The Beach

Day 3 of vacation was sad.  Kylee started complaining about her ear hurting when we were flying to Florida.  I figured it was the pressure from the cabin and gave her some gum to chew to help.  A couple times throughout Hollywood Studios she complained again...and then that night she was up most of the night, saying her ear hurt.  So, day 3 consisted of trying to find a doctor to see Kylee.  After a long and expensive wait in the Urgent Care, we got Kylee some antibiotics and a great little nap.  That night we walked around Downtown Disney and enjoyed a delicious dinner at Rainforest Cafe.  It wasn't how we had planned to spend that day, but it was still lots of fun. 

Day 4 and 5 were spent ON THE BEACH!!!

Day 4 we went to Daytona Beach. 

The kids LOVED the waves and running from them. 

Cannon decided he was just going to SURF them instead of running. 

He kept telling me he was good at surfing. 

I love my penguins swim suit. 

The water at Daytona was very warm and fun, but the sad was hard and not very good for making sand castles.  We still had a very enjoyable time at Daytona Beach. 

Day 5 we went to Clearwater beach instead. 

Clearwater is home of the dolphin "Winter" from Dolphin tale.  We didn't go see him, but saw the aquarium he is at. 

The sand at Clearwater is AWESOME!!!!

So soft and white.

And PERFECT for sand castles,

and for burying yourself in.  :) 

That evening as we drove home it was the night of the super moon.  I didn't get any good pictures of it, but it was really neat to see it coming out over the coast. 

I love the beach!!!

Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios was also a big hit with the kids. 

Cannon said this sign means - no dancing on the ride.  :) 

They really loved the "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" play land. 

And seeing Lightning McQueen and Mater was fun. 

Cannon was sad Lightning didn't move or talk.  He was spoiled with meeting Buzz the day before.  He said to me, "that wasn't the real Lightning McQueen, but it WAS the real Buzz." 

Star Tours was a hit. 

Cannon was convinced he was really flying the ride for us and told everyone he was sorry for the bumpy landing.  :) 

We saw lots of fun 3D shows. 

The Pixar Parade was one of the kids' favorites.  They had every character from every Pixar film you can think of. 

Toy Story Mania was most definitely the favorite ride of the day (for the kids).  Thank heaven's for fast passes which made our wait 10 minutes instead of 80. 

Cannon said this ride ROCKED.  :) 

Just outside the Toy Story Mania ride is Andy's room, where you can meet both Woody AND Buzz. 

Cannon, again, was TOTALLY star struck. 

Kylee was still a little nervous about meeting anyone, but said if I held her she would go say hi.  Woody gave her a high five and she said that was pretty cool. 

Later, as we were walking around, we saw Belle just hanging out without any line at all.  (Never happens)

I asked Kylee if she wanted to go say hi.  We had watched the live Beauty and the Beast show a little earlier in the day and Ky loved it.  Again, she said as long as I came with her she would go say hi.  Belle was so cute with Kylee and it was very fun to meet her. 

We ended the day watching the Fanstasmic show.  It was another highlight of the day.  So fun.  That night in the hotel room Kylee put on a show for us and repeated, word for word, the beginning of the show.  "Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, we welcome you to Fantasmic..."  She has the best memory. 

The least favorite part of the day was the Tower of Terror.  Although both my kids were plenty tall enough to ride it, they were definitely not ready for it.  They screamed and cried the whole time (especially Cannon).  Every time we have got on an elevator since then he asks me, "mom, is this elevator going to drop?"  He may be scarred for life.  :) 

Another totally magical day!