Give Kids The World
This is where we stayed during our week. These were all locations within Give Kids The World. It was absolutely awesome!
Fishing spot
Castle of Miracles
Amberville (games of all kinds)
The Ice Cream Palace
The Gingerbread House Restaurant
Wow! We are home! I can't believe the week has come and gone. Just like that. We had the time of our lives. Words cannot describe all that we did and all that we felt. We tried to keep the memories alive by taking pictures, but even after all the picture taking it's still not the same. So I'm going to start by putting some pictures that tell a little of what we did through out the week.
One of the first things Matt and Hannah wanted to do was miniature golf. They would have done this every day if we would have let them
There was a pond in the middle of Give the Kids the World. There were several fishing poles at the House of Hearts for the kids to use. I do not think it is expected that fish will be caught but we decided to go fishing our fist morning (for about half an hour while we waited for our rental van to arrive). Others told us on our way there that turtles were the only thing being caught. Well..... Hannah caught this bass after about 2 minutes of fishing. She would have nothing to do with it, Matthew and McKay were loving it, and for the most part John was determined that he did not want to handle it (how was he going to get the hook out without getting fishy!). So this here is Matthew proudly holding Hannah's fish. (I got most of it on camera. This is one of the most classic family moments where we will be laughing for years to come. See the video below)
We think McKay liked the quiet mood fishing with the family
Here we are enjoying our all you can eat ice cream and cookies and soda pop
This was so great.... When the Grinch saw McKay- and saw that he was with "Make-A-Wish" They took us back behind the building and gave McKay a little surprise. The whole Doctor Seuss gang. Talk about FUN!! They were so dang cute with all the kids. I even felt like a kid again!
The kids love Shamu so much. The minute we walked into Sea World Shamu welcomed us in.
This was a fun ride at the Magic Kingdom the whole family could go on. McKay went on it 2 times. Because he was a make-A-Wish child they even let him go around twice. He just leaned against his dad and enjoyed the ride.
I know Hannah was excited to meet the princesses because she's always talking about them. But when the moment finally came when she actually got to meet them she didn't have much to say. She never really said anything the whole time we were with them. I'm sure she was just soaking it all in.
I think Mickey and Minnie are the cutest characters ever created. Up close they're even cuter! We were escorted right up to the front- which was so nice because the line was so long. I would have died if we had to wait in that line. There is no way we would have made it- no way! See that little badge on McKay's head rest on the left. yea... that there is the magical button. absolutely Awesome. For our family to do all we did- in the amount of time we had-was amazing. Make-A-Wish made the impossible- POSSIBLE
Every morning at the place where we stayed (Give Kids The World) we could go meet different characters. Quite often music would be playing and we'd even get to dance with them.
WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!!!!!
Hannah said Chip and Dale are her Favorite!
Here I am pretending to be Cinderella kissing the most Handsome prince ever!!
On our last day at Disney World we saw the two parades. McKay's little button was able to get us a nice shady front row spot.
Such a MAGICAL place!!
Buzz to the rescue!
Our Disney world adventure ended Saturday night with a bang. It was an awesome display of fireworks that we will never forget!!!
Hannah catches her first fish!!!!!!
Give Kids The World
Fishing spot
Castle of Miracles
Amberville (games of all kinds)
The Ice Cream Palace
The Gingerbread House Restaurant
Wow! We are home! I can't believe the week has come and gone. Just like that. We had the time of our lives. Words cannot describe all that we did and all that we felt. We tried to keep the memories alive by taking pictures, but even after all the picture taking it's still not the same. So I'm going to start by putting some pictures that tell a little of what we did through out the week.
One of the first things Matt and Hannah wanted to do was miniature golf. They would have done this every day if we would have let them
There was a pond in the middle of Give the Kids the World. There were several fishing poles at the House of Hearts for the kids to use. I do not think it is expected that fish will be caught but we decided to go fishing our fist morning (for about half an hour while we waited for our rental van to arrive). Others told us on our way there that turtles were the only thing being caught. Well..... Hannah caught this bass after about 2 minutes of fishing. She would have nothing to do with it, Matthew and McKay were loving it, and for the most part John was determined that he did not want to handle it (how was he going to get the hook out without getting fishy!). So this here is Matthew proudly holding Hannah's fish. (I got most of it on camera. This is one of the most classic family moments where we will be laughing for years to come. See the video below)
We think McKay liked the quiet mood fishing with the family
Here we are enjoying our all you can eat ice cream and cookies and soda pop
This was so great.... When the Grinch saw McKay- and saw that he was with "Make-A-Wish" They took us back behind the building and gave McKay a little surprise. The whole Doctor Seuss gang. Talk about FUN!! They were so dang cute with all the kids. I even felt like a kid again!
The kids love Shamu so much. The minute we walked into Sea World Shamu welcomed us in.
This was a fun ride at the Magic Kingdom the whole family could go on. McKay went on it 2 times. Because he was a make-A-Wish child they even let him go around twice. He just leaned against his dad and enjoyed the ride.
I know Hannah was excited to meet the princesses because she's always talking about them. But when the moment finally came when she actually got to meet them she didn't have much to say. She never really said anything the whole time we were with them. I'm sure she was just soaking it all in.
I think Mickey and Minnie are the cutest characters ever created. Up close they're even cuter! We were escorted right up to the front- which was so nice because the line was so long. I would have died if we had to wait in that line. There is no way we would have made it- no way! See that little badge on McKay's head rest on the left. yea... that there is the magical button. absolutely Awesome. For our family to do all we did- in the amount of time we had-was amazing. Make-A-Wish made the impossible- POSSIBLE
Every morning at the place where we stayed (Give Kids The World) we could go meet different characters. Quite often music would be playing and we'd even get to dance with them.
WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!!!!!
Hannah said Chip and Dale are her Favorite!
Here I am pretending to be Cinderella kissing the most Handsome prince ever!!
On our last day at Disney World we saw the two parades. McKay's little button was able to get us a nice shady front row spot.
Such a MAGICAL place!!
Buzz to the rescue!
Our Disney world adventure ended Saturday night with a bang. It was an awesome display of fireworks that we will never forget!!!
Hannah catches her first fish!!!!!!
18 comments:
I am so glad you had a great time. What a magical week your family will never forget! You all deserved it.
I loved how McKay had a huge smile on his face when he was on the car with John. I am SO happy for you guys, what a nice break from the normal day life! I wish I was there to give you a big humungo hug (I know a little much) but I totally miss you. You are So amazing!
Yay for your family! What a fun vacation and memory. I'm glad that you got in on the fun too and pretended to be Cinderella! You are too cute. Mckay looked so happy. I'm glad his "wish" came true. :)
Glad you had fun! You will have to tell me all about it sometime.
These photos are worth a thousand words... everyone looks so happy! I'm glad you had a wonderful time.
When I was teaching 8th grade English, I ran across an article written by the man who started "Give Kids the World." I feel bad that I can't remember his name but he was a Holocaust survivor and wanted to make a difference in the lives of kids. How neat that you all got to experience it!
I am just so happy for you guys! What a neat experience. Such cute pictures! I just love your family.
What a blast! Hannah's hair is so long, I hardly recognized her catching her fish from behind. I'm so glad you guys had this chance.
Looks like your family had a blast! After all, you were at the most magical place on earth!! Those memeories will last forver for your family!!
Oh, it looks like an amazing trip!! Your fishing video cracked me up, especially how Hannah got scared and Matthew was all over it! So funny!!
Wow! What a fun trip!!! I loved the video at the end, especially when Hannah said, "I'm scared." It reminds me of my little guy. Everything is scary lately to him.
That looks like a blast! I am so happy for you guys and that you were able to have such a great time!! You deserve it!!
I think my favorite pic was ... ok, well they're all stinkin' cute. How fun! Now I know where we can go for our next girl's night! Ha! Fat chance, I suppose.
Anyway, glad to have you back, girl!
Those pictures are so great! Everyone looks so happy. I'm glad you had such a wonderful time. I'm sure you will all remember it forever.
Tauna, I loved looking at these pics! It looks like you guys had a BLAST! I love the one of you and John kissing and being in fairytale land:). So cute! I am so glad you got to go on this trip- you and your kids will never forget it! (even the "behind the scenes" stuff that happened will be part of the "memory" of it all) love ya
I am so glad to see that you have a blog. Your family looks so grown up. It has been way to long since we've talked. I am so glad you were able to go to Disney World. Let's catch up sometime. Michelle Christensen
John, you big fishing wuss! Good thing you had Matthew there to save you and Hannah! Her "I'm scared" was too funny ~
Sounds like the entire week was magical! I'm SO glad for you guys. What a blessing that organization is!
It looks like you guys had the time of your lives! I'm so happy for you. And we can't wait to see you over Thanksgiving!
Those pictures were so cute of your family. Glad you guys had a good time.
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