Unpacked and Put Away

Yesterday I unpacked the suitcases and began putting all the stuff away. Mona did a spring cleaning in our house while we were gone so it was most delightful to put stuff away into a tidy house. I unpacked one suitcase full of souvenirs given to us at "Give Kids the World" (the village where we stayed), the girls received daily gifts including DVDs and Disney World gifts.

Our whole family was treated like royalty from the time we left our house with the firetruck escort, to the time we landed in Abbotsford (and all the stops in between including Orlando, Toronto and Calgary). We were able to go to the front of the line for all venues and for all the rides at Disney World, Universal Studios and Sea World. Shaelyn took full advantage of this for riding on roller coasters and the Tower of Terror. She even was on first name basis with one of the workers on the Aerosmith Rock'n'Roll Roller Coaster. He let her sit in the front car a few times in a row. I had to remind Shaelyn many times that she was a very fortunate child to ride so many times as most people had to wait up to 30 minutes for 1 ride. I did have a goal one day of trying to make her puke, but unfortunately Shaelyn did not meet the height requirement for all the roller coasters I was planning on taking her on at Sea world. Instead Laura and I braved the 2 very large roller coasters, including the Manta where you're hanging beneath the track (see picture).

Kourtney did very well despite the pain and the hot humid weather. She giggled on the teacups as Shaelyn spun her around. They stayed on for 2 back to back rides. She braved Splash Mountain, Kali River Rapids and even the Tower of Terror (the name says it all). She added to her Minnie Mouse collection and wore her mouse ears with pride. I saw my little girl return many times. The pain and the fear vanished while we were there. It was definitely magical.