Out of Sight, Out of Town...

It's been nearly a week since I've written a post. Part of the time, I was on vacation in the north Georgia mountains--along with my husband, Madison, Cade, and both of their families. The rest of the time I've been trying to rest up from the trip! I needed a vacation from the vacation...

What should've been around a five and one-half hour trip to Helen, GA, ended up taking ten hours to get there...I am still trying to figure that one out! Of course we did make several stops along the way, but it didn't seem like it was four and a half hours worth! By the way, we made the trip back home in less than five and a half hours...

Cousins, Madison and Cade spent a lot of the journey on the road riding together--and I am told that they really enjoyed themselves. I know they had a really good time playing together while we were staying at the cabin! MiMi and E-pa even took a couple of turns babysitting to give their parents some alone time.

One thing I learned on this trip--getting older does have a few "perks"--other than the senior citizen discounts. While my husband and I watched people all around us--all vacationers, not just our own children--struggling with fussy, tired children, we were suddenly very glad that all of those days were behind us. We wouldn't trade our children for anything in this world, but we sure are glad that they are all grown up!

Madison's Visit To Disneylworld

One of the first things that Madison and her family discovered about Disneyworld was that Cinderella's Castle looks smaller in person than it does on television. They also found out that there are a lot of people there, and it is hot! It is a very fast-paced place, but everyone who works there is very nice.

Madison and her family ate breakfast with Winnie the Pooh and friends. Madison did not want any of the live characters to come near her. She screamed when she first saw Winnie the Pooh! Because Madison will soon be celebrating a birthday, Pooh gave her a birthday cupcake, and Mickey Mouse gave her a signed birthday card. Madison enjoyed having a cupcake for breakfast!

Every time a live character would get close to Madison, her face looked like this picture...I think she made this face a lot!

Because Madison refused to let the live characters get near her, she only had her picture made with the character statues. However, Madison's mother had her picture made with many characters!

The Disneyworld Halloween Parade and Trick-or-Treat Night was one of the highpoints of Madison's visit to Disneyworld. The park was closed to everyone except those purchasing a ticket for this event. All of the characters were dressed in Halloween costumes and rode floats decorated for Halloween. Adults and children wore Halloween costumes and walked down the streets trick-or-treating for candy. What an experience! Not everyone can say that they went trick-or-treating at Walt Disneyworld! Madison dressed up as Minnie Mouse.

Madison did many other fun things at Disneyworld, including riding Dumbo the Flying Elephant. One of her favorite activities was riding the shuttle bus everyday! She also visited Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, but liked the Magic Kingdom the best of all. She was very tired on the day that they left to come home. What a trip! I think that Madison and her mother are already dreaming of another visit to Mickey's House!