• Travel & Vacation: Swiss Family Treehouse, Tom Sawyer Island, Hall of Presidents, and Tomorrowland Speedway at Disney’s Magic Kingdom (Orlando, FL)

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    Silly Karlie!

    While at Magic Kingdom we had so much fun!  It was great to get a chance to spend time having a grand time together as a family.  We enjoyed our adventures and exploring the various places around Magic Kingdom.  While we were in line we had opportunities to talk and catch up on the various activities that had been going on over the past few days.

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    Jake and Karlie exploring the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse

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    Hanging out with my girls at the Swiss Family Treehouse

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    Having fun

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    My handsome man

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    Hiking through the treehouse

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    Target practice… on Tom Sawyer’s Island

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    Look out!  Did she hit the target?!

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    Fun times!

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    Checking to make sure we were coming

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    Exploring

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    The girls loved this moving bridge over the water.

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    This was my view across the river when I was crossing the bridge.  Pretty, but at a funky angle.

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    Jake figured out that he could splash the water on the girls when he bounced a little on the bridge, they thought it was great.

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    Hanging out

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    Pausing for a moment on Tom Sawyer’s Island

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    Hall of Presidents Show, very educational

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    The girls enjoyed learning about all the different Presidents

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    My driver on the Tomorrowland Speedway

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    She was a good driver and all smiles!

  • Book: “Swiss Family Robinson” by Johann Wyss

    Before I headed out on my India adventure I started reading one of my favorite books as a kid to the girls, Great Illustrated Classics The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss.  My Mom finished reading the book to the girls while I was away and then watched the movie with them.  Karlie was convinced that she was ready to live on an island in a tree house after reading the book and watching the movie (although she said it would be ok if the pirates didn’t come).

    It has been a lot of fun reading the girls some of my favorite books as a kid.  They love listening and enjoy the adventures the stories take us on.  This book is about the Robinson family that gets shipwrecked on an island.  The family learns to live off the land, build a home in the trees, and their journey.  It is full of great adventures as the family explores their new home.  If you have kids that love being read to this is a fun book for the whole family.  Plus after reading the book you can watch the movie which is always something great to look forward to as well.