Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom

Left, l to r:

Tabitha Grace, 7

Eve Josephine, 12 (almost)

Violet Octavia , 2 1/2

Juliet Mae, 8

Sophia Rose, 10 (yesterday)

Clara Lucille, 6

Zoe Marie, 13

Gemma Isabel, 3 1/2

Below, Clara in the tunnel at Tom Sawyer's Island

One perk of living in Florida is going to Disney World whenever we want to, thanks to the annual passes Nana bought for us last Christmas. Unfortunately, the passes are getting ready to expire, and I'm not sure if we're going to renew them. If we don't, we'll get Sea World passes. We've never been to Sea World Orlando, but we loved Sea World in San Diego.

You'd think that going to Disney with eight kids would be very stressful, but it's not so bad. This last visit from October was the best ever. Magic Kingdom was practically empty. We didn't have to wait in line for any of the rides.

Our visit was extra fun this time because Sophia recently brought a book called Kingdom Keepers home from her school library. After she read it, she convinced me and Zoe to read it, too. It's about these kids who have to stop evil from taking over Disney World, and it gives us some "behind the scenes" glimpses into the Magic Kingdom. The three of us had fun looking for certain things we'd read about and trying to find the fire station. I wanted to go today, too, since it's Veterans Day, and the girls and I didn't have school. But Rob has a side job (setting tile) going ,so, since I'm home today, he's off to finish the job. Maybe next weekend...

Below: Mommy and the six oldest girls on Splash Mountain.

Gemma and Violet waiting for sisters and Daddy to get off a ride.