Monthly Archives: October 2004
Best. Halloween. Eva. [Archives]
I cannot even fathom a better Halloween. That’s Speed protecting his freshly painted nails and getting his toenails painted by Holly. He went as Madysen–in her 11th birthday outfit–and she went as him. The Madysen-Speed switch is so awesome that … Continue reading
Madysen’s 11th Birthday Soccer Party [Archives]
On September 30, 2004, Madysen turned the big 11. But we were at Walt Disney World at the time, so her birthday stuff was delayed. A soccer teammate had a birthday just a few before or after (I forget), so … Continue reading
Florida 2004–Day Nine [Archives]
After a week of family in Fort Lauderdale, toes in the water at Cocoa Beach, five days at Walt Disney World, and a night at Gigi’s, we had to get up very early at Gigi’s and drive back to Orlando for … Continue reading
Madysen’s Other 11th Birthday Party [Archives]
Somewhere between our trip to Walt Disney World, which covered Madysen’s 11th birthday on September 30, and her big birthday party with her soccer team, we had a little party of presents and cupcakes. [Originally posted April 28, 2011]
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Florida 2004–Day Eight [Archives]
After our late night at trick-or-treating at Disney, we got up early and drove down to Port St. Lucie to spend the day with my grandparents–Gigi and Captain Dougie. The kids swam in the pool, and we cooked out. Then … Continue reading
Florida 2004–Day Seven [Archives]
We had planned on spending two entire days at the Magic Kingdom, but we had really done everything we wanted to on the first day, we decided to putz around the hotel and shopping areas in the morning. Then Emma … Continue reading
Florida 2004–Day Six [Archives]
We saved the big one for last–the Magic Kingdom, the home of a huge number of character sightings. (The previous day was spent at Disney-MGM Studios.) The girls really cleaned up all day, saw lots of shows, and ride lots … Continue reading
Florida 2004–Day Five [Archives]
Another Disney park, another early morning–Disney-MGM Studios. (Day Four’s fun at Animal Kingdom, the hotel pool, and dinner at the Biergarten.) Madysen, Speed, and I started off as the first riders on Tower of Terror and then the Rock ‘n … Continue reading
Florida 2004–Day Four [Archives]
I could have sworn that following our day at Epcot, we went to Disney-MGM Studios, but at some point, much closer to the actual events, I had us at Animal Kingdom after Epcot. So that’s how it is presented here. … Continue reading
Florida 2004–Day Three [Archives]
After seeing family and dipping our toes in the Atlantic at Coach Beach upon arriving in Florida, we spent our first day at Walt Disney World at Epcot. Me being me–we were at the gates well before opening, much to … Continue reading
