More Mickey!

Here are some of my favorite family pics at Disney!

In front of the Tarzan tree house. (You took a little ferry across which Archie LOVED.)

In front of an old rusty car I thought was neat:

Archie is still saying "I love Dumbo". We rode twice AND they had this nice elephant for picture posing. (Archie was really happy Memaw got him a green dumbo because that's his favorite color.)

I've always loved carousels and Memaw loved helping him ride.

Grace was fascinated by all the pretty lights in It's a Small World!

Another carousel pic:

At the front entrance:
We really wanted to get Archie's pictures with some characters, but he's absolutely terrified of them and wouldn't stop crying. So, Hunt got his pic made with Buzz instead. (He says Buzz is his favorite.)

Archie loves cars of all kinds. A big highlight of the trip for him was getting to ride in a plane, taxi, double-decker bus, subway, tram and boat (and Dumbo) while we were in HK.

A new favorite Mommy and Grace pic:

MICKEY MOUSE! Here comes the parade!

What was the highlight of our Hong Kong trip? Other than seeing my parents, it was definitely seeing Mickey Mouse! I hadn't been to Disney since I was a kid and I was really excited to see how the HK version compared. Although the park is definitely smaller, I'll take it most any day because the lines were so short and it's less than half the price. I never thought I'd be able to ride Dumbo, Small World, the teacups and the carousel TWICE in one day as well as seeing shows and doing a bunch of other stuff!
We rode in on this cool, Mickey-themed train. (The handholders inside were even mouse ears.)

Cinderella's castle is always a favorite.
Everyone loves a parade. Grace watched from her stroller.

Archie preferred his seat on Daddy's shoulders.

My favorite parade float is the Mickey Mouse one at the end. Even though it's not the flashiest, it just seems classic and wholesome.

Well, maybe not quite as classic as these guys...

My Dad's favorite has always been "It's a Small World" and everyone in our family (even Grace) enjoyed it, too. The kids in the white are Thai and I feel a special connection with Thailand since both my kids were born there. The bottom left corner has good-bye in our language.

More pics coming soon.

Hong Kong is GREAT!

Hong Kong is GREAT! That about sums up my thoughts on the trip. I guess with that endorsement, it might seem strange that I'm celebrating our trip with pics of our return home. But, with so many millions of great pics to sift through, these were the easiest available to post.

I love comparison shots! Grace at 5.5 months on her way back from HK.

Archie at 5 months on his way back from Thailand.

Pretty cute kids!

Trip highlight: Introducing the kids to my parents. (They hadn't seen Archie since he was a newborn and it was their first time meeting Grace.) And, the great weather! (And Disneyland.)

Trip low-point: Going to the doctor for a checkup and finding a 4 cm mass inside of me and having an ultrasound, MRI and blood work and waiting four days to determine what it is. However, getting the results of the tests that showed nothing serious was definitely a highpoint and a big praise. We follow up again next month to make sure nothing has changed.

Archie's eye update: Surgery will probably happen in May. We need to have one more appointment for him in March.

Grace update: Precious. She is now officially rolling over. I've been sad to put her back in all her winter clothes which hinder (but don't stop) her mobility. Way to go, Grace!

Grace laughs with Nai Nai

You can never have too many cute clips of five months olds laughing. Mama and Nai Nai (our house helper)

Grace likes toys, toy!

Grace is such a big girl. She can play with toys now. Shake, rattle, shake! What a cute froggie!

The Toddler Dance

Hilarious! I can't stop smiling when Archie is jamming.

Gotcha

Archie, thank Daddy for being such a great Daddy and inventing all these fun games for you. (Don't worry, friends, the heater they're running around was off and unplugged for safety.)