12 years old!

It’s hard to believe my once fragile baby, is now a big 12 year old!  Dahlia had a great birthday.  We went out for pizza and went to an arcade in the mall afterward. We had lots of fun celebrating our miracle girl!

Seven years old!

My baby is growing up way too fast! I can’t believe Evelyn is now seven years old! At seven years old she loves all things girlie, makeup; skincare, fixing her hair, dressing up. Evelyn is my little diva! She loves to go shopping and picked out the outfit she’s wearing in her birthday photos when Aiden took her on a shopping trip. Evelyn makes us all laugh with the funny things she says. She is a little ray of sunshine in our family.

Back to School

Evelyn is now in first grade, and is our only child in elementary school. Her teacher is out until September, because she recently had a baby.

Dahlia started fifth grade at the middle school. She was nervous about being able to find her way around the school and finding all of her classes. She said she able to find everything, with help from some teachers.

Laila started ninth grade and is in high school with Ava. She is taking a tennis class, and said it was so hot having to play outside in 100 degree weather!

Ava started eleventh grade and is accepted into the cosmetology program, she does that for 4 hours of the school day.

Universal Studios!

On Friday we headed to Universal Studios. Our favorite part was the Harry Potter world. We felt like we were transported into the movie! They did such a good job recreating everything. The Harry Potter rides were also amazing. We had to try the butter beer drink, it was really good. Dahlia and Evelyn loved getting to meet all of their favorite characters like Puss N Boots and Sponge Bob, they were so excited when they spotted them. 

Epcot!

We had so much fun at Epcot Center! The food here was especially good! I ate lots of yummy treats in the Germany section, and loved the crepes from the France section. We loved the Frozen ride, and the girls loved getting to meet Elsa and Anna, and lots of other Disney characters. The Ratatouille ride was also really neat. Our favorite ride by far was the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride, it was so much fun, and we got to ride it twice! 

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

On Wednesday we headed off to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This park had a really neat Star Wars section, and Toy Story section. We loved the rides in both sections. Dahlia and Evelyn especially loved the Slinky Dog Dash, and we rode it twice. They also loved the Frozen Sing Along, and the “snow” that was sprayed everywhere at the end.  Everyone also loved Mickey’s Runaway Railroad. The older kids loved the Tower of Terror and the Rock ‘n’ Roll roller coaster. At night we watched Fantasmic, an outdoor musical with Mickey Mouse and other characters, which was really good. It was such a fun day!

 

Dahlia’s Make A Wish Trip: Magic Kingdom

After a long process Dahlia finally had her wish granted! We started the application process back in 2019! Right after the pandemic hit, she was approved for Make A Wish, but unfortunately at the time, the option for a Disney World trip was not available, because of the raging pandemic. However, we were told we could put Dahlia’s wish on hold and wait to see when the Disney trips would be available again. We are glad Dahlia decided to wait, because it was the trip of a lifetime and was such an amazing experience! Make A Wish paid for everything down to souvenirs and food at the parks! We flew from Houston to Orlando, and all of the kids were so excited for their first time on a plane. Luckily we didn’t have any delays or cancelled flights. We stayed at the Make A Wish resort, Give the Kids the World Village. The resort was just as magical as Disney World. It is largely run in part by volunteers, who were so kind and friendly. We loved the all you can eat cafeteria and ice cream parlor. When we would come home exhausted at night from Disney World, the resort delivered pizza, drinks, cookies and brownies to us, it was so nice! Each day there would be a bag of treats waiting on the front door for the kids. It was such a special place. The first day after our arrival we went to Magic Kingdom and had a blast. We were able to complete the whole park in one day, thanks to having fast passes for every single ride, which was so awesome and totally spoiled us! Some of Dahlia’s favorite rides were The Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Luckily Evelyn was tall enough to ride all of the rides. Although she and Dahlia refused to ride Space Mountain. Dahlia and Evelyn loved getting to meet some of the princesses. We made so many priceless memories!