Thursday, June 23, 2011

Sister Sue

This is my sister, April:

She recently turned 21, and is now
serving a mission for our church
in San Jose, California.

For the next 18 months, she
will be known as Sister Poulter
(although she'll always be
"Sister Sue" to me).

Before she left on her mission,
she came and visited us in
Florida, along with my parents
and younger brother Adam.

As a future missionary, her
main vacation request was to go to 
the Orlando temple, and we obliged.

But then it was time for some fun!
(Not saying the temple's not fun,
but just thought she should
see some other things while here)

We went to Cocoa Beach and
tried to watch one of the last
shuttle launches, but it was 
canceled at the last minute,
due to some technical difficulties.

No problem, we still enjoyed 
relaxing and playing at the beach.

I think our sand castle for Flat Stanley
could have used the help of a few
5 year olds, but still...not too shabby!

Then it was off to Disneyworld.
We did 3 parks in 2 days.

Adam and I at Hollywood Studios.

The whole gang at Epcot.

Enjoying the Flower and Garden
Festival at Epcot.

Fierce Vikings at Epcot!

Italian birthday dinner.

Happy 21st April!
We'll miss you and will
see you next year!

Monday, June 13, 2011

Visitors from the Lone Star State

My cousin Aubrey and her husband Tyler 
are pretty awesome parents.  On a road trip 
between San Antonio and Washington DC, they
decided to detour in Orlando and take their girls
to Disneyworld for THREE days.  Kaylee (4) and
Allie (2) were very surprised, and pretty darn excited.

We loved having them stay with us, and I had fun 
joining them for a day at the Magic Kingdom.

The girls got all dressed up to meet
some princesses.

 The gang with Mickey and Minnie.

 Kaylee is my little buddy from when
I lived with her family in Washington DC.
She wanted to go on almost every
ride with me. From Dumbo...

...to fighting space aliens and the
Evil Emperor Zurg...

...and even Spash Mountain!
Yep, that's a brave 4-year old.
Her only complaint about the ride?
We didn't get wet enough.

Jake was busy at work during the day,
but enjoyed chilling with Kaylee at night.

Jake will read you Bernstein Bears 
if you come visit too.  :)

Thanks for a fun time, Horner family!