Wow, we had such a wonderful wonderful time! I'm so exhausted I won't post about it right now, I need some time to ruminate a little. I have had so many posts that have run through my mind throughout our trip hopefully some of them will end up actually being posted.

Such as... Our first day there we were so blessed to be able to spend some time with a blogger friend Brandi. I'm sure you will want to hear all about how Braeden ERASED her iPhone!!! Yep, all memory, numbers, pictures, such a joyous post awaits!

And... I have so much to say about the many many angels that are a part of Give Kids the World. They really do go out of their way in their attempt to give each and every child "the world." And Olivia's tears as we left, knowing that we can go there as guests for a day, but not stay there again unless we would have another wish child who wished to go there, was proof that they met their goal.

So, for now, I'm off to bed, exhausted, happy, blessed, humbled, inspired, and ready for a pleasant slumber.

We are off to Orlando tomorrow morning!!! To prepare for our early departure, and hopefully help with cranky kids, we skipped naps today. I tried to "wear them out" so we went to church, out to lunch with J and her girls, then to our local Splash Pad. Can't beat unlimited water fun for $1 per child!!! :)

They had a blast and I put them to bed an hour early, hoping that they are upstairs snoozing as we speak in order to be awoken at 3am to dress and get in the limo! We'll see how it goes! See you on the 10th or 11th (we'll be home around midnight on the night in between!).


(Like the girl swim diaper!!!)

...not really, actually the boys and I had a GREAT time at the FAIR tonight!

Since I had taken Olivia to Great America one day, this was the boys' turn. We went after nap time and Olivia went to stay with her godmother, my friend J, and her 3 girls. They had a lot of fun, and the boys and I had a blast!

They LOVED all the animals, but Liam was a bit scared walking through a few of the barns full of cages on each side of us. :)

Once we looked at all of the carnival rides, I told Braeden he could pick one ride, and what did he want to ride... the elephant!!! He is NOT a rider like Olivia, this is right up his alley! :)

And, what is a fair for really??? The FOOD - and Braeden took FULL advantage!

Liam ate his cute little sucker, and was happy. He looked at most of what Braeden ate and wouldn't even take a bit to try them! Braeden also had peanuts while we watched the circus, and a lemon shake up!!! (I admit I had a carmel apple and ice cream cone!)

The boys played one carnival game, the one where you try to throw the ping pong ball into the bowls to win a goldfish. No fish for us, but it was sure fun trying!!!

Braeden LOVED all of the tractors!!!

We had a really fun night, and they did great. No stroller too!!! :)

We are finally packed and ready to go to Orlando on MONDAY!!! I can't believe how the time has flown. Olivia and the rest of us are so excited! With the two new arrivals last Friday, the idea of packing completely escaped me and I couldn't believe how little time we had left once they left for their grandparents on Wednesday.

We are packing extremely light. We have one large duffel, with a smaller, empty one, packed inside. We are each wearing one outfit and taking three more, as there is laundry in the villa we are staying at. We are going to wear our Crocs, which are great for traveling and getting wet, and won't take any other shoes. We are also taking swimsuits and one set of pjs for each. Beyond that, each of the kids is taking a small backpack with their VideoNow player, movies, their ISpy bag, a new book, and a new toy. In mine I have a new book and snacks for the kids as well as breakfast type snacks since we'll be on the go from 3:30am until we arrive at 10:20am (9:20 our time ). We are getting picked up at 3:30am, it takes 1 1/2 hours to get to the airport, so we'll arrive about 5:00am. Our plane leaves at 6am, so we won't have much time to check in, check our bags, and get to the flight before it boards. We then have a 30 min layover to switch flights in Atlanta. I hope we either stay on the same plane or that the other is very close in the airport!

Of course the kids are super excited to see Grandma and Grandpa who are joining us there from their home in Clearwater, FL. They are also excited about going back to Disney and getting to Universal and Sea World for the first time. We had hoped to get them back to Chef Mickey's for breakfast the day we went to the Magic Kingdom, as that is all Braeden has talked about since last summer. BUT, reservations are booked there 4-5 months in advance, so no luck! :( Oh well, I'm sure we'll find LOTS to fill in with new memories!

We'll be back LATE on August 10, so will have to wait to post anything until the 11th. :) I'm sure we'll take lots of pictures!!!