Disney and Easter

Emily was incredibly excited about the trip to Disney World. She literally had no idea what to expect, but I think that her imagination built it up to be as amazing as a trip to a new planet.

 

In actuality, I think that she ultimately loved it, but was also incredibly overwhelmed by it. There was lots of walking, and that tended to tire her out. Surprisingly, I think that of Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and Typhoon Lagoon, her favorite was probably either Epcot or Hollywood Studios.

In Epcot, she discovered French butter and she absolutely loved it. She still talks about it and now wants to go to the real France just for more butter.

In Hollywood Studios, she went wild for all of the Star Wars stuff. She loves Star Wars, and was actually able to see Darth Vader, Darth Maul, storm troopers, R2-D2, C-3PO, etc. That was very exciting.

The trip also highlighted what a homebody Emily is, though. She asked us if, for our next vacation, we could just lay in bed all day. Goof.

Emily, like Abigail, also has some news on the school front. After two years at Montessori, she is moving in the fall to a private school that has very small class sizes. Our hope is that this will keep her from getting lost in the crowd. At Montessori, being in class with 2nd and 3rd graders has diminished her willingness to contribute and ask questions. Her new school will offer more structure and fewer opportunities to "hide."

Emily had a good Easter yesterday. She loves sugar, but I think that she may love money more. :) She was definitely more excited to find eggs with quarters inside than eggs with candy inside. By the time last night came, she was pretty tired, though. She asked to go to bed early, and she just relaxed with a book for awhile. Before I turned out her light, I asked her if she wanted me to re-start her CD for her (she listens to violin at night). She asked me if it was a recording, and I told her that it was. She said, "Oh, good. If they had to play all night . . ." I cracked up. Maybe all this time she has been envisioning little people inside her CD player, giving her a private concert every night. No wonder Disney was overwhelming!!