Day 2 - Mickey's Halloween Party

Monday morning we relaxed after a late night at the Magic Kingdom. After lunch we split up to get the kids ready for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party.

Meg and Mom went to Downtown Disney so Meg could be transformed at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. Her Fairy-Godmother-in-Training did her hair and make-up. She truly looked like a princess.

Zach and Dad went to the Magic Kingdom's Pirate's League where Zach chose his cursed pirate face and got his pirate name, Mark Tackrash.

We met up at the Grand Floridian for the Happily Ever After Dinner with Cinderella at 1900 Park Fare. Meg was asked to open the dinner using the magical words "bibbidi bobbidi boo!" She was then escorted to our table by Cinderella and Prince Charming. It was truly magical.

Meg wondered if she'd be ask to ride in their float that night as she had been having lots of good luck.

After dinner we attended Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. It was a wonderful event. There was a Villian's Show in front of the castle, lots of characters and candy stops around the Magic Kingdom, and the best part was that the lines to the rides were all short.

Day 1 - Magic Kingdom

Saturday we got in late so we had dinner and checked out our hotel, Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort. We had breakfast at Chef Mickey's in the Contemporary Resort where we met Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto.

We started our Disney adventure at the Magic Kingdom. We met Anastasia and Drizella as we walked to tomorrowland. There we rode the Buzz Lightyear ride twice and then moved on to the rest of the park. We rode Astro Orbiter, Tomorrowland Speedway, Peter Pan, Pooh's Adventure, Its a Small World, Splash mountain, Thunder Mountain Railroad, Hall of Presidents...

We had dinner at the Crystal Palace with Pooh and Friends. As we started dinner there was a light rain and a rainbow appeared.

That night we caught the Spectromagic Parade and the Wishes Fireworks Display.

Oktoberfest 2009

Saturday night we had a great time at Oktoberfest. Here we are standing by the giant logo we painted. Even more people attended our 2nd St. Cletus Oktoberfest. It was a fun night and a huge success!

Great day of Soccer

Meg scored 2 goals at her game on Saturday, leading her team to a 3-1 win.

Zach also scored a goal at his game. His team won 5-4.

The kids are having a great time playing soccer this season.

St Cletus Homecoming

Here are some of our little Cardinals on their way to the game. We had a great time in the parade and at the game Sunday. We'll post more pictures soon.

Zach's week to shine

Zach's soccer skills were back this week. He scored a goal was great on defense.

Meg's team didn't score any goals this week, which was sad, but Meg still looked good. She's fast and aggressive and trying to use some fancy footwork in the games.

Sunday we had AYSO pictures, always a good time. We enjoyed the St. Cletus Football game in between photo shoots.

Day in Chi-Town

School was closed today so Chris and the kids spent the day downtown. They had a pretty full day...
-Train ride
-Money Museum at the Federal Reserve
-Bus ride
-Adler Planetarium
-Chicago-style hotdog for Lunch
-Northerly Island
-Buckingham Fountian
-Crown Fountain
-Train ride home
-Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs movie in 3D

Kids at the Botanical Gardens

Sunday after Mass we met the Mooneys at the Chicago Botanical Gardens. It was great seeing them again and the gardens were beautiful as always.

That afternoon Chris did some golfing while the rest of us went grocery shopping, got Zach a haircut, and checked out the West End Art Fair in LaGrange.

Unfortunately, the Bears couldn't pull out a win to top off a great Sunday... maybe next week.