Labor Day Pedicure

The weather has been so nice lately in the morning. Today, Mommy took advantage of the cool of the day by setting up a very nice breakfast for the family out on the deck. It was marvelous. Even better for Madison, there was a free manicure and pedicure afterwards!

Today was largely a day of clearing out the house a bit more, packing things in boxes and making a few trips to the new house. Madison was very helpful in carrying things out to the car, or putting things in boxes. She was quite helpful all day, and was a real joy to be around.

Tonight, she is watching a Barbie movie once again just before bedtime. She's been quite fascinated with Barbie movies as of late, completely entranced when they come on. She goes through phases with different movies, but this week it seems to be Barbie. Right now she's sitting in a rocking chair in her room, eyes trained on the television set. It's a version of the "Prince and the Pauper," with two female leads tangling against a devious Martin Short, who actually makes it somewhat bearable to watch for adults. He sounded like he was having a ball with this one.

By the way, she is really looking forward to going to Disney. That much is obvious. We've got a small daily counter on this computer which tells us how many days to go until we check in at the Polynesian Resort: nine days and counting. It's going to be fantastic, but Daddy has a lot more work to do so he can hit the road. We've got a more relaxing mix planned for this vacation, rather than the "go to a park every single day" adventure. As we're staying at the Polynesian, we actually will be spending a lot of time there, just hanging out and relaxing by the pool. We have tickets to see the Spirit of Aloha luau, and are wanting to get Madison involved with some hula lessons. There's lots to do at the Polynesian - in fact, we could just spend the whole time there if we wanted to, and still have a great vacation. But, we do plan on going to Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween at the Magic Kingdom, where all three of us will be dressing up and enjoying the festivities. Last time, we missed out on Peter Pan and Dumbo, so you know we'll be getting on those first!

Also, we'll drop by the Disney Village where we'll eat at the Rainforest Cafe once more. Last time Madison was there, the thunder scared her quite a bit. She's older now, so I'm pretty sure she can handle it. Daddy is wanting to get her silhouette cut out and framed while we're there too, and of course there's the Electrical Water Pageant and watching fireworks from the beach. I read somewhere that there's storytelling for kids every night, and even a movie on the beach too. Also on the agenda are a couple good meals: Ohana's, where we'll meet Lilo and Stitch - and 1900 Park Fair, where we'll meet Alice and even Mary Poppins.

On the way back from Disney, Baba and Nana will be returning from Florida with us. This will be great - we'll get some extra help with the new house. We're almost done with fixing it up, and then we can move in, which is of course pretty exciting.

There's a lot we're looking forward to - and it's just a week away!