Mary Catherine, Dora & Swipper

Today we headed home from Disney. Traffic was really bad. We were on the big interstate and were going very slow. Daddy had driver stress...He doesn't seem to like sitting in one place on the interstate for long periods of time. While sitting in traffic, I decided that I was going to be potty trained and needed to use the rest room. Mommy and Daddy panicked and attempted to find a place to stop. After making a lot of turns and going down roads we have never been on before, Daddy was finally able to locate a place that looked clean enough where we could stop. Mommy was sound asleep so Daddy took me in. When I got in the restroom, I told my Daddy that I didn't "really" need to go potty but my (imaginary) friends Dora & Swipper had to go. My Daddy did not think it was very funny. He picked me up, tucked me under his arm and took me back to the car. Once we got to the car daddy said that from now on if Dora and Swipper needed to go potty they would need to wait until I have to go. Daddy seemed a little upset as mommy was laughing so hard she couldn't talk for about 30 minutes.

Dinner At Cinderella's Castle

Today I got a special treat. My parents & I had lunch as Cinderella's guest in her castle. We had a wonderful meal in the dining room and then after lunch we went down stairs and met the princess. How exciting! We also went to Ariels Grotto. Ariel and I hung out and chatted a bit. She is really pretty. Her grotto is groovy.

Day 6-Thanksgiving At Disney

What a magical day. We spent Thanksgiving at Disney World. This morning we went to the magic kingdom. We had lunch at Epcot. It was YUMMY! We enjoyed watching the parade and fireworks at the Magic Kingdom in the evening. I was afraid of the fireworks so we got on the fairyboat and watched the fireworks from there. It was so nice to cuddle up with my Mommy and Daddy and watch them together.

Day 5- Dinner with the Princesses in Norway

Tonight we went to a special dinner with the Princesses at the Norway pavillion in Epcot. The food was not that great but we saw, Ariel, Jasmine, Belle, Sleeping Beauty and Mulan. It was so much fun. I wore my Snow white Dress. Sleeping Beauty came and gave me a kiss on the head. They all signed my autograph book. I loved this dinner and wish we could eat here for every meal.

Day 4- Animal Kingdom

Today we went to Disney's Animal Kingdom. We saw lots of neat animals. We went on a safari ride and the animals came right up to the car. We saw a funny show called Bugs Life. The parade was really neat with all of the animals and all of the disney characters. I touched a lizard. My Mommy ran the other direction. We saw Stanley from the disney channel and we rode on a train. It was a fun day at Animal kingdom.

MGM Day- Day 3 Disney Trip

Opps...Gaga has a stomach virus. She stayed at the condo this morning but she went with us for the afternoon. Mommy, Daddy and I went to meet Aunt Flo & Uncle Jay at MGM. We went to Belle's Beauty & the Beast show. She is so beautiful. She is now my favorite princess. We did all kinds of neat stuff at MGM. I got my photo made with Pluto & Goofy. We went to a really neat Muppets show. I also got to see Jo Jo & Goliath. Donald Duck was really nice. We saw a great Stunt show from France. It had lots of fast cars and they did neat tricks. I got to see play house disney on stage. There we saw Stanley and Bear in the big blue house. We also got to see The little Mermaid show. She was so beautiful. We saw the Fantasmic show at the end of the night. That was really neat but loud. I got upset when the bad villains came out but at the end all of the characters came around on a BIG BOAT! I loved it!

DAY 2 DISNEY!

We finally went to see the PRINCESSES in the Magic Kingdom today. I wore my Cinderella dress. Mommy made me wear t-shoes. I wanted to wear heels. We watched Cinderella's coronation. I had my picture made with she and snowwhite! I have been getting all kinds of autographs in my books. I got to see Belle telling stories. I also saw Mickey & Minnie mouse! I love the carousel horses, peter pans flight, dumbo, and small world. I was not wild about snow white's scary adventures. I do not like the evil Queen. We could just do carousel and Dumbo rides over and over and I would be happy! I am having such a good time! It rained a little bit today but that didn't slow me down. I am not confident about the 3-D and 4-D movies just yet. I am trying to do better with my potty training but, I get so excited that sometimes I forget. Uncle Jay moves fast. I like for him to push my stroller. He makes it zoom. Mommy can keep up with him but, Aunt Flo, Gaga & Dad are dragging behind.

Mary Catherines First Day at Disney World

We are in Florida for my first trip to Disney World. I am traveling with my Mommie, Daddy and GaGa. Meme and Mel were meeting us but Mel is feeling a bit under the weather. Gaga took their place and came with us. We are glad she is with us but we miss Meme and Mel. When we were on the way, Aunt Pam called to let us know she and Uncle David weren't going to be able to join us either. Uncle David has to work. Bummer, I am gona miss them. Aunt Flo and Uncle Jay Vinson have been in Florida since Wednesday. They have been staying at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Aunt Flo had a conference on Social Security Law. Uncle Jay is a family court judge (goverment employee) so he wasn't here for the conference. He has just been chilling out waiting for me to arrive. My Aunt Flo and Mommie call Uncle Jay "Mr. Disney" because he is an expert and knows all of the "ins" and "outs" of Disney World.

Last night we drove to Jacksonville Florida and spent the night. This morning we drove in to Orlando. Tonight, we are staying at the Double Tree Castle Hotel. Our hotel looks like a huge large pink castle. Once we got checked in, we went over to Epcot to meet Aunt Flo & Uncle Jay. My very first ride was Spaceship Earth. I didn't like it very much. When I got off the ride, I asked Aunt Flo and Mommie where all the princesses were? Aunt Flo said this is the last time, she lets my Uncle Jay be incharge of ride selection. So much for "Mr. Disney"! After purchasing my first autograph book, we went over and met Figament. I also went to see my first movie in a theatre. The movie was about conservation and recycling. Some of my friends from the Lion King were in the movie. For supper we went to the French Bistro. I was so good in the restaurant my Mommie was very proud. My favorite thing was when the waiter made the crepes catch on fire (flambay)! WOW! After supper aunt flo took me to the French exhibit where I created a mask and gaga bought me a french hat. Uncle Jay and I played in the fountain. We all went and watched the fireworks show at Epcot. I love the pretty colors but I don't like the loud noise. I covered my ears.

THE WIGGLES

Today we went to Columbia to see the Wiggles. Mom, Dad Jen Jen and Gaga went with me. We had so much fun. We saw Jeff, Murrey and Anthony. Greg was sick so they had a substitute for him. They came in in the BIG red car. Dorothy, Wags, and Henry were there dancing and singing. There was one wiggle dancer that entertained the adults. The adults said he definately had ADHD. We danced to the D-O-R-O-T-H-Y the dinasour song, the good ship feathersword, and the Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack! Cockadoodado! song. I love Jeff he is my favorite wiggle. He kept falling asleep and we would have to scream WAKE UP JEFF! We saw my friend Robbie Jordan and his parents at the concert. It was definately worth the trip to Columbia to WIGGLE!!!!

Riley Barfield's Birthday Party at the Fire Station

Today was Riley Barfield's 3rd Birthday. He had a party at the Florence Fire Station. The firetrucks were big and red. Mommie was christmas shopping so Daddy went with me. Daddy helped me slide down the fire poll and we checked out all of the trucks. All of my buddies were at the party: Robbie and Taylor Jordan, Tallon Goff, Baine Avant, RJ Lee and of course Riley Barfield. We ate pizza and cake in the firehouse kitchen. We also got to watch a movie about fire safety. I loved everything except when the fire man put on their hats and hoods. That was scary to me. Daddy explained to me that I shouldn't be scard of the firemen and they were there to help people in fires. Regardless of what Dad says, I was just not very confident and decided I would rather have Daddy hold me. Hopefully, I will have the chance to meet another fireman soon and maybe next time I will not be so afraid. It was a fun day at the firestation! Happy Birthday Riley!

We are having a BABY!

Okay-- I have decided to give up on Mom and Dad getting me a baby sister from Walmart. Tonight while in the tub, I poked out my tummy and announced that the baby in my tummy was just kicking and jumping around. My mommy and daddy said "WHAT?!!!!!???!!" "Yes," I told them (as I rubbed my belly like Aunt Sissy) ..."The baby sister in my tummy is just jumping around in there!" They were so proud! LOL!

Our First Day of Ballet Class

"I am going to be a ballerina when I grow up!" Mary Catherine Rawlinson. I love to dance and I have been asking my Mommy and Daddy to let me take ballet classes for a few months. They finally found a dance company that would take me for lessons even though I am not yet three years old. My teacher is Ms. Tina Hathcock at showbiz studios. Her mother, Mrs. Patsy Hathcock was my Mommies dance teacher. I will have class every Monday from 5:45 -6:15pm. We are dancing to all kinds of songs. Jeramiah was a Bullfrog is my favorite dance song right now. I love doing the butterfly and pretending to be a frog. I love to jump! Our annual show case will be June 3rd. After my class, Mommy , Sissy and Gaga took me to Redbone for supper. They then took me to K-mart to get a pink and black dance skirt to wear over my leotards and tights. I am very excited about dance class and I like the pink outfits best of all!

Well, Dance class was short lived...the next week I decided, that i did not want to be a ballerina. I refused to go back to class. Mommy said it is okay we will try again next year if I want to.

Disney On Ice

Jennifer Stroup (Jen Jen) and Celia Urquhart (Sissy) took me to see Disney on Ice at the Florence Civic Center. We had such a GREAT time. They bought me cotton candy, a snow cone, a program and a Sleeping Beauty Doll. I think I almost broke them! I loved seeing the Disney Princesses. They were all there skating and twirling around on the ice. I didn't like the shark from Nemo and the Whale from Pinochio. I covered my eyes when they came out! I called Mommie and Daddy on the cellphone as soon as the show was over. I told them every detail of the show. Thank you Jen Jen and Sissy for this fun filled night!

TRICK O TREATING 2005

This was my first year to go Trick or Treating! What a great time. Originally, I wanted to be Sleeping Beauty (not because she is my favorite princess but because she wears pink and that is my favorite color). I have a sleeping beauty costume but it is almost worn out from all of the love I give it. When we went to get my friend RJ a birthday present at Walmart, I found the perfect costume and just wouldn't leave the store with out it...I was going to be TINKER BELL! Walmart didn't have the crown, shoes and wand to go with the outfit so, we had to search high and low at all of the good stores until we located the balance of the costume. I wanted high heels. Mommy and Daddy made me watch Peter Pan to prove that Tinkerbell wears ballet shoes. Of course, I think she should wear high heels. Finally, after significant discussion on the matter, I agreed to wear ballet shoes. At school, we had a grand Halloween Parade & party. Gaga, Sissy, Mommy and Daddy came to see the parade. All of the children at school wore costumes and marched around the gym. My friends RJ and Tallon were red power rangers, Lauren was Snow white and Sam was an Army man. We wore our costumes to school. The teachers wanted us to stay on the line around the edge of the gym. That was a very hard thing to do. We had a big Halloween party at school and got lots of neat treats. Mommy and Daddy took me Trick or Treating when they got home from work. We went to Gaga's, Aunt Linda Stricklands, Sissys, Aunt Flo & Uncle Jay's, Jen Jen's Meme's house and Mrs. Bobbie McElveens. I got so many treats that my pumpkin was completely full! At the beginning of the night, I was a little shy and Mommy had to help me remember what to do. By the end of the night, I was banging on the doors screaming "Trick Or Treat!" It was so much fun, I wanted to wear my costume to school again today!