Fun with Family and Friends

I have been able to spend so much time with friends and family the past few weeks and I have loved it! On Valentine's Day some friends from church, Ted and Heather, brought their girls Mackenna, Karson, and Bristol down for a few days before their cruise and I got to meet up with them several times. They are so sweet and it's always fun to hang out with them when they visit!

That Sunday, more friends from church came. Kelly and Ashleigh brought their girls, Cohen and Kate. I have worked with both of them in Sunday School, Children's Choir, etc., so I was really excited to see them. I met them as soon as they checked in to pick up some bags they brought down for Mama and Nathan.

The day after that, Monday, was a day of adventure for Mama and Nathan. Since it was just the two of them, they decided that it would be cheaper for them to fly down instead of driving. Nathan had never flown before and Mama had only flown in a small plane, so it was a new experience. Nathan was a little nervous but I knew he would love it. Mama, on the other hand, had me a little worried. She is absolutely terrified of heights, so I told her she definitely didn't need a window seat. We all know how high-strung she is, so I also told her that she needed to take a pill before she flew. Haha. The great thing about flying from GSP to Orlando is that it's only an hour flight. When I picked them up from the airport she looked better than I had expected her too, but her nerves were still a little shot. After we checked in and ate supper, we went to Magic Kingdom and met up with Ashleigh and Kelly. We loved spending time with them and especially enjoyed seeing the girls watch the parade. One funny moment from the night happened when we went to ride Big Thunder Mountain. Cohen had been dying to ride it and Mama told Kelly and Ashleigh that she would watch Kate while we rode. I think Kelly felt a little bad, but I assured him that Mama didn't mind and would enjoy playing with Kate. She is getting to the Grandma stage, but sadly for her she won't have any grandchildren for a while! Haha. While we were waiting to ride, we got a picture from Mama...it pretty much speaks for itself...

Selfie! Haha

We definitely got a good laugh out of that one! Haha we were so glad to spend time with them all week!

Cohen said she didn't even have to walk on the moving sidewalk. Haha

I had to work Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday more friends came! We picked Cindy and Abby up from the airport. I had some dining coupons, so Thursday morning we used one of them. We had breakfast at 1900 Park Fare at the Grand Floridian Resort, and it was yummy! It is a character buffet, so we stuffed our faces and enjoyed the characters. It had been at least five years (probably longer) since we had done character dining so we enjoyed that. 

After our breakfast, we went to our Princess Half Marathon Weekend Expo at Wide World of Sports. We picked up our packets and did a little shopping. This was the first expo I had ever been to and it was a bit overwhelming, but I enjoyed looking at everything. They had a wall with all of our names printed on it, which was pretty neat! 

After that I had to leave to go to my class that I'm taking through Disney. After class I met them at the parks. However we headed back to the room pretty quickly because we had to be up super early Friday morning for the beginning of the race weekend, which I will talk about in my next blog!