The Parrillo Family

As part of our trip to Walt Disney World this Spring ( full post here ), we had a few new experiences including going all-in on Star Wars.  And the reason why we went all-in on Star Wars is because Disney is kinda going all-in on Star Wars. It started with seeing the newest Star Wars movie The Force Awakens with Granddad and Uncle Peter during the holiday season.  The girls loved the movie and loved the heroine Rey.   So, for Easter, Nat decided to get both Ellie and Sadie Rey costumes for our trip.  They couldn't try them on fast enough!   We decided to wear the Rey outfits on the day we were going to Hollywood Studios.  That's where Disney is building the new Star Wars land and where most of the Star Wars activity is located.   Here they are all doll'd up like Rey and wielding tubes of bubbles as light sabres outside of our room at the Polynesian.  Check out the hair!  Nat did it up just like Rey's. One of the things yo...

We snuck back to the Happiest Place on Earth this Spring, right after our stop in Sea Island, Georgia for Easter .   These trips are so much for for our family of five and each time to Disney World is different as we try different things including resorts, experiences, and adventures. We arrived and NOT everyone was feeling well, so Nat stayed behind with SD, while I took Frank and Ellie out on an adventure all our own.  Here's Ellie and Frankie hamming it up on the Monorail on our ride from the Polynesian to the Magic Kingdom: Once we got there, we went right back to Fantasyland.  It wasn't too terribly crowded, despite it being a few days after Easter. Frankie and his old man taking in one of the lines for Dumbo. And the three of us crowded into an elephant and rode Dumbo! And the teacups. Frank wasn't super impressed. But he seemed to love the frozen drink called LeFew's Brew from Gaston's Tavern. Later that day, Sadie was feeli...