Disney

We are back from Disney and it was a blast as always!  Hot, but loads of fun!  We were chosen to be in Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade when we went to Animal Kingdom.  They outfitted us in typical Disney attire, safari vest and jungle Mickey hats.  They told us to smile a lot and wave.  Easy to do, but our mouths actually hurt by the end of the parade, from constantly doing it for about 35 minutes straight!  The best part was watching all the little kids' faces along the route.  They looked up at us and smiled despite the sweltering heat and humidity.  I couldn't help but think of the children and see so many different nationalities and races and wonder, what will our child look like?  There was one part of the parade where in the middle of the song, Mickey says something like, "life is an adventure and full of surprises, you never know what might be in store."  I thought, "Wow! Life surely IS an adventure, (more like "Rockin' Rollercoaster"), but it was rather fitting for where we are in our adoption journey.  There was only one point during our vacation that I got a little saddened by the fact that, here we are again at Disney, still with NO children.  It hit me when watching a pre-fireworks slideshow on the castle in Magic Kingdom.  It was called, "The Magic, the Memories, and You".  Here is a link to see and hear it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDZzki52WWY I can't even begin to describe the creativity and awesomeness of this show!  It literally brought tears to my eyes and chills, because it featured so many pictures of children with their families and all their wonderful memories at Disney.  It was spectacular!  The video doesn't even do it justice. You have to be standing there in front of the castle, experience the atmosphere, and hear the music blaring to get the full effect.  But, I quickly pulled myself together and said, "we will soon have pictures and memories just like these with our child".  It was a little "sneak-peak" from God I think. So, just like the song, "Let the Memories Begin", we are more than ready for our "Dreams to Come True".

Here are some more pics from Disney.  Yes, we are total "goobers"!