Magic Kingdom - Walt Disney World

Meeting Donald Duck :)

Minnie Mouse giving a BIG mouse squeeze!

Goofing off with Goofy!

His favorite food item at breakfast :)

Lady was outside our Hotel!

Meeting Mickey

Meeting Minnie

Our Family with Minnie and Mickey

Have to take a picture in front of the castle!

Talking with Buzz :)

Gotta ride the Dumbo ride when you are at Magic Kingdom!

He loved playing with these snakes...eeewww!

Until next time Mickey and Minnie...thanks for a great day!

We started our Walt Disney World vacation with a character meal at Cape May Cafe!  Landon got to meet Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse and Goofy!  It was a perfect way to start our day! 

The first park we went to was Magic Kingdom, and it was Landon's favorite because it has a TON of rides!  He rode lots of kiddie rides and all the big boy rides he could with Daddy!  He missed Space Mountain by 1 inch...have to do that one next time!  His all time favorite ride was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster...I am pretty certain he rode this about 5+ times!  He also enjoyed Splash Mountain and managed to not get drenched which was nice!  We saw the best 3D movie, Mickey's PhilharMagic, at Magic Kingdom as well...you really felt like things were coming right at you and Landon kept putting his hands out to catch them.

Landon was thrilled to meet Mickey, Buzz and see Minnie again!  He saw other characters as we walked around and in the parades but these were his favorite!

We got to see a parade right when we got there.  He danced along with the characters and enoyed watching all the excitement!  The end of the night they had another parade and a light show on Cinderella's Castle and during hte show Tinkerbell flies out and Landon turns to us and informs us that Tinkerbell and her friends jacked up the castle!  Guess he was not impressed with the light show and was blaming the princesses for "jacking it up!"  Brian and I could not stop laughing.  They ended the night with an amazing fireworks show which we all enjoyed!

It is truly a "magical" place and we all had a FABULOUS time!

Panama City Beach

View from our hotel room :)

FUN splash pad for the kiddos!

the pool

That little dot in the sand hole is Landon!

The sign that greeted us!

Freezing after his dip in the pool!

Our lil' family

writing his name in the sand :)

finished product :)

The hole got...we called it the manmade Graco play-pen!  He would play in this forever!

Action frisbee shot!

Loved the white sand and clear, blue water!

Enjoying his special treat!

We arrived in Panama City just one day after Tropical Storm Lee landed so it made for an interesting couple of days but we made the best of it and had a blast in the wind, rain and finally awesome sunshine and calm seas! 

The first day we arrived it was raining but not storming so we were able to walk on the beach for a bit and Landon swam in the pool!  It was COLD because of the wind and drop in temperature but he enjoyed himself!

The second day was extremely windy mixed with a little rain!  We lasted in the pool for a short time and tried to eat our lunch under a cabana by the pool...that was a funny site!  We had to hold our food down so it would not blow away!  We all enjoyed a great nap after lunch...realxation is what vacation is all about, right?  We ended the night at a tasty restaurant!

The third day was still a bit windy but a really nice day, however, the ocean was still closed to swimmers due to the rip currents.  We still got to enjoy the entire day in the sand!  Landon helped an older girl build a BIG hole that eventually reached the water, we walked down a long pier and watched fisherman catch sharks, we built a sand castle and were able to get our toes wet in the ocean.  Landon mastered the art of frisbee throwing on this day as well! 

We had to check out on day four, but since it was the BEST day weather wise, we got extended check-out and fully enjoyed swimming in the beautiful, clear ocean water.  Landon used his mask and was able to see lots of fish.  We ended our stay with strawberry smoothies...yum!

We loved our time at Panama City Beach, and Landon has already informed us that we need to take Baby Girl when she comes out of mommy's tummy!

Pilot Landon

Doing his pre-flight checks

"Mom - go sit down, we've got this under control" :)

When Landon walked on the plane in Houston heading to Panama City he asked the flight attendant if he could see where the pilot sits to fly the plane (no shy-ness here)!  She was super nice and let him join the co-pilot up in the cockpit!  He got to steer and mess with the throttles!  He is still talking about his "flying" experience!

First Day of Preschool 2011

Ready to go...

Outside of the school... He was so excited to wear his new shoes!  Mommy finally broke down and bought him light up shoes!  I am so not a fan, but he was thrilled!  Shoe shopping was always one of my favorite things about back to school shopping, so I am happy that he is happy!

Landon with his teacher, Mrs. Griscom :)

Landon started preschool today and he could not have been more excited!  He has been going to some form of "school" since he was almost 2 and he LOVES it.  He is my little social bug and enjoys being around his friends!  We went to his open house and conference last week and he did not understand why I could not leave him at school for the day!  I know he will have a GREAT year, and I look forward to hearing all the stories he is going to come home telling us!