Focht Family Blog

We slept in on Thursday because of the after hours party that goes until midnight. Around lunchtime we decided to rent a pontoon boat from the marina for 30 minutes. The kids all have to wear life jackets. Adults just have to have them on board. Here is a picture of the boys in front of the pontoon and Nathan, Samantha and my mom in the back.

Timmy decided he wanted to be extra safe and he put grandma’s life jacket over his own.

After our 30 minutes were over we went back to the RV for a good lunch. It was really difficult to get reservations at any of the table service restaurants so I knew we wouldn’t be having anything good for dinner. We went over to the Magic Kingdom at about 2:00. Samantha had an appointment at the Bibbidi Bobbity Boutique to become a princess. This is what she wanted for her Christmas present from mom and dad. They took her in and she got to decide what princess she wanted to dress up as. I really liked the Jasmine costume but we figured Nathan wouldn’t like it because it shows the belly. She decided on Belle’s yellow dress. There was also a Christmas Belle dress. They took Samantha back to a dressing room and her dress, shoes, wand, and crown were waiting for her. After getting dressed you wait for your turn with a fairy godmother in training. We got a wonderful girl named Angela who had a lot in common with Samantha. She did Samantha’s hair, painted her nails and then put some makeup on her. The first picture is of Samantha after she had her hair and nails done and she was getting her makeup on. The second picture is of her big reveal moment when Samantha first sees herself after the makeover.

After we met up with Nathan and the boys again we attempted and failed to find a reservation at one of the restaurants, so we went to one of the quickie places and watched the fireworks while we ate. After dinner, the Christmas party was starting so we went to one of the holiday shows that was special for the event. Then we went on a couple of rides and started looking for hot chocolate and cookies. One of the perks of the event was free cookies, hot chocolate, apple juice and apple slices throughout the park. We had lots of cookies and juice by the time we left. At the first cookie stop they were having a dance party. Here is Samantha dancing with Josh.

After the kids danced for awhile we left so we could watch the Christmas parade. Samantha was sad and crying because Belle was wearing her Christmas dress and not the yellow dress like Samantha had on. She brightened up when she saw the Beast because he blew her a kiss. The Fairy Godmother also bopped her wand at Samantha so she was all smiles by the time the parade was over. Here is a picture of the Beast right after he blew the kiss and a picture of the toy soldiers. They were Nathan’s favorites. You heard them coming because of the huge blocks on their feet.

After the parade we went on a couple more rides and watched the special Christmas fireworks. Then we started walking towards the exit. Nathan was starting to worry about Misty and wanted to get back to walk her. The kids still wanted to see Santa so Nathan went ahead to the campground and mom and I took the kids to see Santa and managed to get them all back to the campground. Here is a picture of the kids with Santa. Samantha was a bit wet because she decided to sit in the front seat of the log at Splash Mountain. Josh was wet because he spilled juice down the front of his shirt.