Magical

Yeah, yeah, I know...more Disney World pictures? But I just never want to forget these precious little girl faces and the magic behind them...

...because it won't last forever.

Someday they will think it is silly, that their parents are silly, that everything is silly...

In a few short months, little girl #1 will start growing up faster than I can handle...

...and the real world will just keep trying to steal this innocence, year after year...

But not now! Now, we will continue to relive the magic of Disney World....and the magic of every day with them. 

We will continue to revel in the beauty of their innocence and childhood every day.

We will continue to celebrate our every day with two amazingly incredible girls.

I want them to always giggle at Plutos licking their autograph books...

...and appreciate sweet Minnie Mouse kisses.

And I want them to remember that a true princess of the One True King is always full of grace and kindness and goodness...

...and extends love to everyone around her.

When I think about waiting 20-45 minutes to meet a costumed person, it seems crazy...until I look at each of these special moments and thrilled, beaming faces...

...and I realize I would have waited in lines twice as long if it meant I didn't miss one priceless facial expression, if it meant I could bottle up my girls in all their preciousness for just a little longer.

Disney Day 4

Back for one more ferry ride over to the Magic Kingdom....the girls loved being able to see Cinderella's castle in the distance as we got closer and closer! And the Lord provided cool cloud cover for our last day of Disney.

We stopped immediately at the Town Theater to meet Rapunzel. The girls were hoping Pascal would be on her shoulder :)

We met Aurora and Cinderella again. Audrey reminded Sleeping Beauty that we had met her at lunch, and she said, 'I thought that was you. Did you get taller overnight?'

And I cannot tell you how sweet they were to our little princesses. They talked to the girls face-to-face for the longest time, genuinely smiling and listening to them.

Just look at this hug! So so so sweet!

And we finally let the guys do something not so girly :) Daddy's favorite--the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse!

We also rode these crazy cars, a fun Buzz Lightyear shooting ride, and the classic Jungle Cruise.

We also took a ride on some magic carpets before meeting Aladdin and Jasmine!

After a yummy lunch to refuel, we sat at the base of Cinderella's castle to watch a parade or two...

Audrey got super-excited about this float with all the princesses on it. Tiana from Princess and the Frog was the only one we did not meet in person because we never caught her in her garden, but she spotted her on the float.

One fun princess we were also happy to meet was Merida from Brave. While waiting, Audrey shot her bow and arrow :)

Daddy got to talk to yet another princess, and she asked us where our kingdom is. She had definitely heard of Texas, "the land of adventure", she said in her Scottish accent :)

Brenna said her hair tickled her face!

After some fun rides and shows in Tomorrowland, we made our last stop to meet the Disney Fairies. This is Rosetta.

And you probably recognize Tinkerbell. The girls liked being shrunk to Pixie-size, and they noticed right off how she was covered in Pixie-dust!

It was finally time for the magic to end. Brenna got one last look at the castle as we left.

And the girls loved having two little stowaways in their new bags to take home with them :)

It was all just perfect. We could not have asked for a greater time with family at the "Happiest Place on Earth"!

Disney Day 3

Our third morning was spent in the Animal Kingdom where we rode a bumpy jungle safari jeep... 

 ...explored just a few animal exhibits...

 ...and watched an incredible Lion King musical, acrobatic festival.

 Then it was over to Hollywood Studios to meet Jake and catch the Disney Junior puppet show!

 Super fun and interactive!

 We told Lightning and Mater hello from a few of our friends back home and laughed through a 3-D Muppet show...

...And called it a day! We had to be rested for the grand finale on our last Disney day!

Disney Day 2

Day 2: Epcot and the Long-Awaited Princess Lunch...

Our princesses set out with their Prince Charming, ready for another exciting day...

We were immediately greeted by Goofy who was blown away by these royal beauties :)

He kept vying for a kiss on the nose. Brenna planted one on his cheek, but Audrey doesn't pass out kisses to just anybody :) They all settled for a big hug and his autograph.

We rode through the giant "Epicot" ball before we met some more friends on our way to the new Nemo ride...

They loved it when Pluto licked their books and Minnie kissed them :) I was so impressed with the special attention each character gave our girls!

All employees in the park, from ticket counters to custodians, stopped to address our princesses and ask for a princess twirl!

We arrived at Epcot to view the HGTV International Flower and Garden Festival...so beautiful!

We rode a few country boat rides that were cool and relaxing while waiting for our lunch reservation at the castle in Norway.

While Audrey had her dress on, she felt very fancy. Her movements and poses were all princessy, and she even wanted to pass on ordering pizza because she was worried about being too messy in front of THE princesses :)

First they posed with Belle for a special photo gift package she had delivered to our table ;)

Then princess after princess visited us at our table all through our meal, all commenting on the girls' beautiful dresses and practicing curtsies :)

Princess Aurora (aka Sleeping "Booty" by Brenna):

Cinderella:

Snow White:

Ariel (with legs, they said):

The girls were so very excited the whole time. Then to top it all off, they got to walk through the whole restaurant castle with the princesses, waving at everyone in a princess processional.

Just a dream come true for little girls.

We said hello to this funny guy after the lunch. He even signs his autograph funny :)

...and checked out a few more incredible garden displays before calling it an early day to get in some good naptime at the house.

We needed lots of energy to make it back to the Magic Kingdom for the light parade and fireworks!

And wow, was it ever worth the late trek back to the park...for another successful day of Disney that we will remember forever!