Sunday, November 1, 2009

September 2009 Update: Disney World

Time flies when your having fun..... almost two months since I've posted. In the month of September, the Atlanta area has been overrun with an enormous amount of rain. Many of the nearby lakes, rivers and creeks have flooded and caused schools, restaurants, shops etc. to close due to the destruction. Thankfully, we did not endure any damage. Since Evan had a fall break from school the end of September, we planned a trip to Disney World. On Monday, September 21st, we left the rain and headed to Orlando to visit Mickey Mouse!! We stayed on Disney property at the Kidani Village in Animal Kindgdom. We spent our week at Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom. Thanks to Paul's scheduling in advance, we had our week pretty much organized: dinner with Mickey and friends, dinner with Cinderella in the castle and celebrated Halloween festivities. While we were at Disney, we were able to plan a few outings with our friends (Ritchie Family, Stricklin Family and Veith Family) since they were all vacationing their too. Prior to leaving Orlando, we spent the last day with the Havas family. In summary, we had a fabulous but exhausting week. Oh, I almost forget.... the "bad news" is that half way through the trip we lost our camera(somewhere in chinatown at Epcot)but the "good news" is we filed a report and by the end of our trip someone found it and turned it into lost and found - YES - there are honest/kind people in this world!!! Below are some photos to highlight our vacation:
Enjoying the pool at hotel
Halloween at Disney with Ritchie's & Stricklin's
Ella in Minnie's house at her kitchen table - she just loved the kitchen....
Heading to dinner with Cinderella
Dinner with Cinderella in her castle
Dinner with Mickey and Friends

Welcome to Ella's Blog

Hi everyone, Welcome to Ella Sarah Lazar's first blog.

How it Started

Laura, Evan and I will be updating this blog as we prepare to travel to Yangchun, China. Yangchun is located approximately 160 miles southwest of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China. We just received our match (referral) on Thursday January, 4th 2007 and aim to travel 4-8 weeks from this date (most likely 7-8 weeks as the Chinese New Year falls during this period).

Watching Ella Grow

Thanks for visiting - we had so much fun updating this blog during our trip to China, that we decided keep Ella's blog updated (once a month) to watch her (and Evan) grow up in front of our very eyes!


Happy 1st Birthday Ella

Happy 1st Birthday Ella

Ella Laughing for Mom

Ella Laughing for Mom

Daddy's Little Girl

Daddy's Little Girl

Ella's Referral Pictures #2

Ella's Referral Pictures #2
What a cutie!

Ella in Crib

Ella in Crib

Ella Referral Picture #3

Ella Referral Picture #3
Look at that Hair!!!

Announcing Yang Chun, Hua Tuan

Announcing Yang Chun, Hua Tuan
1st Picture of Ella