Sugar and Spice and Everything...Nice?

The Obsession began long ago... ...and this summer, all her wildest dreams came true. My little Cinderellas! Thank you grandma Lynda for the DARLING Cinderella dresses! Can you believe Aaron's mom MADE Quincy's dress! Quincy spent most of her time, while waiting in lines, picking the little stars off the tulle on her dress. Cute AND functional! Lynda and Jenny were total lifesavers...I had searched EVERYWHERE for princess dresses small enough for Quincy and had been very unsuccessful. Lucky for me, neither Lynda or Jenny need sleep and they both sacrificed so little Q could go to Disneyland in style. I can't believe I don't have a picture on MY camera of Lynda with the girls. I'll be sure to post them when I get them from my mom. Which means lucky you...more vacation posts.

Can you see the pure joy on my face? These are the famous Disneyland pickle and pineapple boat. You eat them simultaneously. Sounds gross? Think again. It can only be described as a party in your mouth. Take the challenge and try it next time you're at Disneyland!
Ok MY Disney pictures are pretty lousy (how 'bout that rollercoaster hair?) Of the MANY pictures I took at Disneyland, most were on my mom's camera, but here are the few that I took with mine. Mom if you're reading this, bring your memory card so i can burn all the pics to a cd. I'll post more pics when I get them. Reese and Quincy were lucky enough to have BOTH of their Grandmas, and Grandpa Hal with them for the first day in Disneyland. What more does a parent need? It was ideal, Aaron and I managed to sneak away a few times with Janae and Steve to ride Indiana Jones, Space Mountain and Great Thunder Mountain Railroad...which was my very first rollercoaster. I was totally traumatized because I still remember 18 years later being absolutely terrified and crying hysterically when I got off the ride. Well 18 years later my dad is looking a little, well old (no offense Dad-O) and it was payback time. I think he needed to take extra heart medication after the ride. I KNOW he needed a Diet Pepsi and an ice cream sundae to help recover. I only wish I had taken a photo of his hair when the ride stopped to capture the beauty, it was classic-especially when paired with his color-drained expression. Day 1 we took Cinderella's to Disneyland, Day 2 it was Belle. R is for Reese! She was very proud of herself for coming up with this "pose". (hmm...do you think she saw the kids in the picture right before us sitting the exact same way?) Snow White also made her way to Disneyland. And another little shout out to Jenny for the amazing extreme makeover you did on Reese's ratty old snow white dress. She shortened the sleeves, hemmed it, took in the waist and shoulders just so my Q could match her sister at Disneyland. Really it's amazing what she did. Here is a picute of what the dress used to look like (wow look at no-hair reese!) All hail the Queen. Thank you Jenny! You are SO talented and my little princesses were in heaven with their dresses. Reese was actually very happy to meet the princesses. I'm not really sure what her melancholy expression is about in all the pictures I took. Hopefully I got some better one's on my mom's camera. I loved when she told snow white, "You're my best friend. I'll never forget you." So sweet! If only we'd made it over to meet Cinderella and Belle when they were dressed in those costumes. The stuff little girls are made of.... These pics of Reese, Quin and their cousin Madeline were taken in Balboa at the cutest little store that hosts little girls tea parties. The girls loved dressing up in their tea party hats. If only I could get them to use their tea party manners we'd be set.

Ok I have more pictures to share, but I am totally late for lunch at Carrie's and I promised I'd at least attempt to be there on time! more to come...