Happy 3rd Birthday Buggy!

Hard to believe Caelin is 3!  She celebrated with a few friends at a small farm up the street from us.  The kids had an awesome time.  Horse rides, feeding goats, chasing chickens and holding the baby bunnies- everyone had a great time.  We finished up with some Mickey and Minnie cupcakes and headed home.  Thank you to everyone for helping Caelin celebrate turning 3!!!

Final swim!

We made it back form Animal Kingdom with just enough time for a quick swim!  Caelin started off at the entry of the pool and within minutes was 3 feet deep blowing bubbles and giggling up a storm.  Finley wasn't far behind diving in and out of the water and laughing every time she fell in.  Both girls had a blast, going for rides through the pool with PopPop and splashing around with Grams.  Thank you Grams and PopPop for an awesome vacation...life is good:)

Finn couldn't get enough of the pool!

 Caelin even got her face wet!!

 First one to the pool on Monday am:)

 "Takin' on the jellies":)

 How cute is Princess Party Pants?!?!

Disney pic's!

Cinderella's Carousel

 Someone didn't care for the water spraying her during the show!!

 Goofy:)

 Finn's ready for Mickey's Phiharmagic!

 Tomorrow Lands Speedway!

 Ready to race:)

Animal Kingdom!

Given our breakfast plans, we didn't make it to Animal Kingdom until about 10.  This meant we got to park in what seemed like Georgia but after a long tram ride we finally made it to the park!  Double stroller in tote, we headed to the Kilamanjaro Safari Ride.  We jumped into our safari jeep and headed out into the African safari.  Giraffes, elephants, flamingo's, ostrich's, hippo's and even a warthog were some of the days sights!  Next up we grabbed lunch and then headed to the Lion King show.  Pumba and Timon and Caelin rocked the show....that's right, Caelin!  She got the call late in the show to shake a maraka, dance and sing along to the finale. As you might of guessed, "Cautious Caelin" wasn't thrilled with the perspective of being handed off to the lovely African woman who got right in her face and tried to sweep her out of her seat.  But with a little help from Mommy, we both joined the crew and by the time we started dancing she was on her own feet and having a fabulous time!  From the show, we headed to the Triceratop Spin and then played awhile in the Boneyard.  Without any other rides to go on, we started to make our way to the parade route.  Both Caelin and Finn started to nod off so Mum and I took advantage and ran off to go on the Mnt. Everest rollercoaster:)  A half hour later, we met up with the snoozin' kiddo's and found a perfectly shady spot for the parade.  Another great parade with all the favorites plus Nemo and the Lion King friends!

Let's Go PopPop!

 Safari Ride!

 Look closely, Caelin is in the back!

 Prepping for a wild ride:)

 Snoozin'

 everyone's having fun, right?!?!?

Birthday Breakfast!!

Watch out Chef Mickey's...here come the birthday girls!!!  Rise and Shine- back at it for day 2- we packed into the car and headed to the Contemporary for a special birthday breakfast.  We hadn't even sat down and PLuto pounced on Caelin, which almost ended the breakfast before it started, but she recovered quickly and we settled in with some mickey waffles and waited for the characters to stop by and say hi.  Caelin had her autograph book ready and Finn just thought the whole thing was hysterical!  Donald, Goofy and Mickey all stopped by and then.....everything stopped and the music went on.  Cupcakes with candles arrived and all of a sudden the entire place had joined in on a birthday celebration song.  All of the characters danced around our table and said happy birthday to the girls before they blew out the candles!  After collecting autographs from Daisy, Minnie and Pluto we said good bye to our friends at Chef Mickey's and met up with Grams and PopPop to head to the Animal Kingdom!  Thank-you Chef Mickey's for the best birthday breakfast!!!

Matchy-Matchy:)

 Uh, I just got here....give me a few minutes!!

 Blowin' kisses to Donald:)

 So happy to see Minnie!!!

 Birthday Kisses from Mickey:)

 Not so sure about Goofy....

 I'm 1!!!!

 Birthday Girl:)

 Come on Buster!!!

Cead Mile Failte!

Happy St. Paddy's day Florida!  Just so we could see it, we chose a restaurant in the town of Celebration- which we all agreed the concept of was a bit odd but couldn't help wanting to see it!  So we randomly chose a restaurant and guess what....it was a Boston based bar- a perfect place to celebrate St. Paddy's day!  We had a fabulous dinner with lots of good cheer and then headed out for a walk along the water before heading home.

A day of Magic!

Early bird gets the worm, right?  In this case, early bird gets to ride Barn Stormer twice in a  row with NO lines! The girls were able to wake Grams and PopPop up early and got everyone in the car and off to the Magic Kingdom in time to find a spot in the second (of about a bazillion) parking rows.  Tickets in hand and we were there in time to see the opening show before they opened the gates.  Caelin stared in amazement as Mickey, Minnie and the gang came riding in on the train and fireworks went off.  We were hesitant at first but the look on her face at this point made it clear she was going to love every minute!  After grabbing a double stroller, we headed (according to Caelin's buddy Alex's Magic schedule) directly to Fantasy land.  Dumbo, Barn Stormer and Tea Cups were done within an hour with both girls beaming from ear to ear!  Next up was Peter Pan, Small World, Winnie the Pooh, and Carousel- too much fun for one morning!  By noon we thought the girls would crash but they rallied for lunch and then Grams and PopPop took them to get silhouettes made.  With an hour to go until parade time we fit in the Speedway and Mickey's Philharmagic- both of which were huge hits!  With a few minutes to spare we found a front row seat for the parade and sat down to enjoy a mickey ice cream.  The parade was awesome!  Both girls wore their birthday buttons and just about every parade character and crew member who spotted them said  "Happy Birthday Princess" as they walked by.  They were like celebrities waving as the show went by.  It was truly a wonderful day and the girls couldn't have been happier!  Both crashed on the way home at 5 and after a quick dinner went right to bed.  Good Night Disney:)

DUMBO!!!

 Tea Cups:)

 Share please!

 Hello Princess!

 Y-F's do Disney, 2012

 Literally in awe of the parade:)

 Doesn't get much better than this!!

Pool time!

While it is unseasonably warm at home right now, its almost 90 degrees here in FL!  After sleeping in (til 7am, haha) we woke up to Aiden, Alvine, Kateri, Candia and Popop and Grams- so happy to see everyone!  After a quick breakfast, we headed across town to see Cooper and Ryan and spend the day at their pirate pool!  Caelin and Finley started off in the kiddie pool- loving every minute!  By the second half of the day, Caelin was in the big pool riding around on Uncle Chris's shoulders and splashing around with the boys- she couldn't have been happier!  And we couldn't have been happier to see her enjoying the water so much!  Finn slept the afternoon away but when she woke up she enjoyed walking around the pool and dipping her toes in.  Pretty sure she wanted to dive right in but we kept a close eye on her:)  We had a great day with the Flynn's and are so happy we got to overlap for a day with the boys!

Candia and Finley

 Pool Buggy ready to go!

 Finn and Alvine:)

 Hanging with Grams and Aiden

 life is good:)

 Loved hanging out with Aiden!

 Flynn Family in FL!

 Coop and Caelin....those shorts just wouldn't stay up!

March Vacation?!?!

No- MA public schools haven't switched over to 1 March vacation just yet!  We did however book a long weekend vacation to Disney.  Grandma and PopPop invited us down, as they are going to be staying in Orlando for just about a month with all the kids and grand kids stopping in for visits with them.  With a little help from Nana we pulled together flights and then managed to get Mommy a personal day in order to head out on Thursday afternoon.  In true Flynn style, we got to Logan at about 4:10 and raced through the parking lot to get inside for our 4:29 flight.  Determined not to check any luggage, we managed to run through Logan with 2 kids (one on wheels:) and 3 carry-on's!  Not only did we make it to the gate by 4:30 but we lucked out and they hadn't even started boarding yet.  So, with Diesel and Nike settled at doggy sleep over camp, we boarded the first of 2 planes to head to Disney!