Okay, I haven't posted here since the Christmas card from last year, and my next post will probably be the next Christmas card. Oh well! Mostly I just wanted to share stuff from October because this year our October was jam-packed.
At the beginning on the month we flew out to to Orlando, FL to visit Disney World and Universal for Josh's sister's quinceañera. It was a whirlwind trip with amazing memories and fun family time!
Our flight out was cancelled last minute so long story short, we ended up flying first class on a different flight instead. It was incredible and the twins lived their best life!
After getting to Orlando, the next day we spend with Josh's dad. That included Chuck-E-Cheese which the twins loved.
Day 2 was Disney World, most of which we spent in the Magic Kingdom. We had the twins watch a bunch of classic Disney movies to prepare, which they ended up loving, and which ended up making the park extra fun because of all the things they now recognized!
The twins loved taking the ferry from the parking lot to the park!
The main features at the entrance had legit lines for taking pictures, so we just snapped one off to the side when we got in the park.
So fun to see the castle, and even more fun that we were there during the 50th Anniversary celebration!
This one was a smaller roller coaster for kids, but it was surprisingly rough. We convinced them to try Space Mountain later, but that was even worse. Lauren ended up loving it anyway, but Jacob cried the whole time. We didn't make him try any other roller coasters after that.
This was more of a gentle, see all around the park ride, and it was more fun than I was expecting!
Lauren really wanted to see some Disney characters while we were in the park, which we weren't sure whether that would happen and we weren't about to wait for a meet-and-greet. Thankfully we stumbled upon the Festival of Fantasy Parade and we got to see lots characters!
We let the twins each pick out a hat or pair of ears, and they settled on these ones. So cute!
After spending most of the day in Magic Kingdom, we had to stop in Hollywood Studios to visit the Star Wars attractions.
It was amazing to see the Millennium Falcon and just the sites around the area!
Had to snap a pick of Josh and the twins all in their Mandalorian/Baby Yoda shirts once we got to the Star Wars stuff!
Blurry, but I had to take a quick picture of us in the queue for the Smuggler's run!
Day 3 was spent at Universal, which we split between the Universal Studios park and Islands of Adventure. It was an extra special visit for me and Josh because Harry Potter World was where we went for our honeymoon. We've talked about going back for our 10-year anniversary (which is next year), especially because they have since added Diagon Alley and we've been dying to go. It's really different spending the time there with kids, but it was still amazing to be there! Plus the twins are now really into Harry Potter after watching the first movie before the trip.
The obligatory photo of the Gringotts dragon breathing fire, because it's legitimately really cool.
I believe this was in line for the Transformers ride. It was a fun one.
We happened upon an appearance by Bumblebee not long afterwards, too!
The twins also got to take a photo with a Minion after the Minions ride!
The twins each picked out an interactive wand, and the interactive spots can be tricky but we got things to work a couple of times.
Hogwarts ♥
The twins had a blast during the trip and they got totally spoiled too. It's exhausting going to theme parks with small kids, but so worth it. And they're at just the right age for it too. ♥
After the trip was Josh's birthday, then we squeezed in a visit to my parents, then toward the end of the month was the twins' birthday. Josh's mom was able to visit us for a couple days right around their birthday, and they even got to stay in the hotel with her!
For their birthday this year we took them to the aquarium's penguin encounter, where you get to see the penguins up close and feed them. They both love penguins (especially Jacob) and it was such a fun surprise for them! (I only wished we could've pet them, but it wasn't allowed :)
Feeding the penguins went by really quickly but was really fun.
After they ate, we just got to hang out and watch them while they came in and out of the room and played around. They were so cute!
I still can't believe they're 7, but time marches on ♥
Of course after their birthday comes Halloween, and to finish out the month, we visited Cornbelly's on November 1st. October was busy, but full of good stuff. :)
Love,
Ashley
