Soli Photography | Chattanooga Photographer » Soli Photography Blog

This will be the last little thing that I say about Disney World until our next visit. The photo to the left was taken in March 2008 when Madyson was just 6 months old. Most people thought I was crazy for daring to bring a baby to the Magic Kingdom, but really it was easier than this last trip! She’s just as precious as she was then, just a tad more active to say the least (:

I thought I would start a little tradition of taking pictures with her in front of the castle as she grows into a little girl, teenager then young woman. What have I gotten myself into?

If you’ve ever visited Disney, it’s most recognizable how friendly everyone is. From the people welcoming you to the park to the guys cleaning the streets….everyone is so happy to be there! They must pay them really well or have great benefits because it seems like the place to be! Of course it’s hard to have a bad attitude in Disney (:

The Guests seem to be having a good time too…..

Come on, you would do it too!

After the street parade we watched the show in the front of the caste.

Disney has an in/out policy so we played hard at the Magic Kingdom from 8am until about 1pm, then headed back to the resort for a nap. And I mean everyone took nap, even the big kids! We returned right after dinner and stayed until the parked closed…..this is perfect so no one gets grumpy!

Here we go into the park…..

Funny thing, Tigger and Pooh were waiting for us right when we walked in!

This park is so wonderful! There’s fun things to do around every corner.

Look they make the big kids play too!

We are missing two brother’s and Olivia’s Mommy, Ann, to complete this picture, but it’s still lovely (:

Another thing about Disney is it’s really beautiful and VERY clean.

Yea, face painting!

Almost time for the parade and fireworks!

I thought I was yelling at first in this picture, but actually I think I’m yawning. Second, and more important, why is that girl looking at my kid that way?! I thoght we said no bad attitudes at Disney World!

Disney puts on the most amazing fireworks show that plays along with your favorite and most recognizable Disney movie lines. This is the beginning of the fireworks with Jimini Cricket’s voice saying, “I wish I may, I wish I might…..”

We were so close, it was pretty loud, so Madyson didn’t quite know what to think for a few minutes…..

But she got over it and had a blast!

Now that’s a finale!

Wow where do I begin?! Oh yes, princesses, stepsisters, go……let’s first start off by saying that a 3 year old with a little cold at the Magic Kingdom in 100 degree heat can test any parent, but we’ve always had one rule. “No bad attitudes in Disney World!” Sure enough, the moment we rode the ferry up to the Disney entrance, Madyson slowly started to feel better. All we’ve talked about for weeks is seeing THE castle, meeting the princesses, etc, etc. When she falls asleep at night she says she’s going to the castle to fly away with Tinkerbell and to see the princesses, come on, we knew she would be excited!

This trip to Disney this year was actually the location of “Camp Honey”. You see, my Mom, aka Honey, aka Cathy, plans Camp Honey every year. What better place than Disney World right?! Camp Honey’s attendants consisted of her granddaughters, Olivia and of course Madyson. She had a few helpers too, me, Eric, Melissa (my sister) and my Dad, John (aka Granddaddy). I think we had more fun just watching to see Olivia and Madyson’s reaction to everything, it was amazing, beautiful, all of the above.

Enjoy!

These girls are ready for the Magic Kingdom!

I think Olivia is about to pass out she’s so excited! Madyson was pointing saying, “Is that my castle?” And yes, to confirm your suspicions, those are Cinderella dresses and crowns. How else are you to meet princesses?!

The first time she really got a good look at the castle.

We were on our way to Mickey’s ToonTown to meet the princesses, but it was a little early to get in. Funny thing that the Cinderella’s were walking by and ran into Anastasia, Lady Tremaine and Drizella.

They were asking which one of them were going to do the cooking and which one was going to do the cleaning. Olivia pointed to Madyson and said, “Oh she is, she loves to clean!”

The costumes and the makeup were the real deal!

Madyson was having some issues with her dress so Drizella was trying to help her out. Anastasia’s reaction to that was, “Oh can you fix mine too?”

Olivia ran right into the Rabbit’s arms! I love how Madyson’s leg is kicked up, too cute!

Waiting patiently for her turn.

Olivia meeting Princess Aurora.

Madyson was talking about her “pretty pink nails” in the left image, awesome! Of all to say to Sleeping Beauty, guess she thought that was most important!

Little Cinderella meeting big Cinderella was so sweet.

Madyson was overly excited that Cinderella noticed her “glass” slippers.

And finally….Princess Belle. Madyson thought she would plop right down on the ground, after all, Belle was doing it!

Olivia was perfectly poised for this one!

This morning we are heading to Orlando to take her to Disney World. I’m quite positive she’s going to lose her mind….and I’ll be there to document the whole thing (:

Chattanooga is such a neat city. Of all the places I’ve lived I love it here the most (:

Last night was unseasonably cool….I hope it stays this way for July and August!

Honey always knows how to throw a party!

Fireworks are so exciting!

Eric caught these last two (:

I’ll end this stretch of posts for today with our sweet girl. One of Madyson’s first favorite books was Lullaby Little One. Not only can I resite the entire book without looking, but so can my child…. But that’s to be expected when you ready it 5 times a day! I know that it’s common for children to memorize their favorite books, but when it’s your very own child you just can’t believe it!

The page in the book where the baby is taking a bath goes like this “Splash a-bye, splash a-bye bubble-beard cheeks….Splash a-bye, splash a-bye rubber duck squeaks!” While soaking in the tub a few nights ago Madyson starts singing just that as she piles on the bubbles to her face. I love this bubble-bearded face.

It’s always a busy week in our house after Mother’s Day. Two important birthdays fall very near that day, sometimes even the same day….one of which is my Mom’s that I wrote about yesterday and today, Eric’s birthday. This is the 10th…..YES TENTH birthday I’ve celebrated with this man. That’s almost a 1/3 of my whole life, sheesh! Birthdays are very special to me, particularly Eric’s because it marks the end of one fabulous year I’ve spent with him and the beginning of another. Happy birthday baby, I love you.

….and yes, these are a few more photos captured by the amazing Cheryl Muhr.

I’m the oldest of 4 children so as you can imagine growing up in a house with 6 people can be a little hard to get individual attention. My mom had tons of little things that we she would do so that each person was “special” for a day. Our favorite was the red plate with white lettering that said “You’re Special Today”. Of course if it was your birthday then you were a shoe in for the plate! Well my sweet Mom’s birthday is today and you definitely deserve the plate!

Happy Birthday! I love you Mom.

I finally had the chance to see Liam again, only the second time since he was born, what a shame! Hey, we will take what we can get right Amanda?! I’ve known Amanda since I was 17 years old and her husband Ryan since age 21. We will be 30 this year (wootwoot!), I’ll let you do the math. She’s one of my oldest and dearest friends and I love seeing how our lives have changed over the years. Thanks for the visit Amanda, hopefully next time Madyson won’t be quite as jealous (:    

You won’t see me or Amanda’s faces in any of these pictures, we were too busy keeping Madyson’s feet away from Liam’s face!

He’s not happy at all can you tell?!

Madyson loved Liam’s neighborhood park.

This is the only one that I actually got of them together. Bet you can’t even tell that’s Madyson’s arm in the background! Amanda didn’t you get a cute one of them together?

Madyson wore him out.

This sweet girl made me a Mommy almost 3 years ago….I love you baby baby (yes two times). To which she replies, “No, I love you Mama llama!” We love Llama, llama Red Pajama (:

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, grandmothers and mothers-to-be!

After a busy day of hanging out in the most perfect weather day this year, a delicious Mother’s Day dinner and a bath, Daddy read her Alice in Wonderland. Look how intense she looks, and tired too! By the way, we are really close to giving up that pacie, wish us luck, she looks attached.

Picture via iPadlight, Nikon d700, 35mm, 6400 iso, f/2.8, 1/125 wootwoot!