Our Royaly Blessed Family: Vacation

I can already tell I'm going to make multiple posts regarding our vacation. Today is Day 1, and I already have about 130 pictures. I'll spare you and try to whittle that number down.

Some cool pictures from our ride there . . .

Cool bridge we drove over in WV

Loved this "stair-stepper" picture of the Knight and the kids looking at a grasshopper they found

Once we arrived in Columbus, our first stop was Cap City Diner. Someone had recommended it as a great place to eat -- so glad they did! I had Pecan-crusted Pork Chops with an apple glaze -- UH-may-zing! The Knight had a BBQ Chicken BLT and of all things, my Princess Sparkle ordered Meatloaf! Apparently, they are pretty well known for it.

As we finished up, our waitress brought this delight to our table! She said because it was our first time there, she wanted to give us their prize dessert . . . Seriously Big Chocolate Cake! Seriously. That's the name of the cake. HA!

Then we were off to Easton Mall -- land of the American Girl and Lego stores.

I don't even know how to describe this next part. I know I can't do it justice. The girls were ecstatic to say the least when they walked into the American Girl store! They moved from display to display with wide eyes and giggles.

Butterfly's favorite doll -- Rebecca

The girls had worked hard to earn money and had saved up money for this trip. Some of the items they wanted weren't available at the store. They decided to let their dolls have a day at the spa. Each doll got washed and powdered, hair done and received a spa gift set to bring home. Spa set included robe, mask, cucumber (stickers) and nail polish (stickers) in a cute mini AG bag.

McKenna getting her hair done.

Sparkle is thrilled with the fishtail braid

A bow is being added to Noel's hair

The anticipation is more than she can handle!

An adventure of a lifetime!

Now for the Lego store. Honestly, it was a huge disappointment. There are more Lego Friends (girl Legos) available at Walmart. The store was very small. I had envisioned rows of selections -- not so. The Lego sets lined three walls. The last wall was pretty cool though. Bud ended up buying a couple small things and then bought a small bucket of miscellaneous Legos that he picked from this wall. Let me just say as the son of a master packer mom, this kid made out! There was a set price for everything you could fit in the bucket.

He ended up with the small bucket of Legos, a Spiderman Lego keychain, a mini set to make a helicopter and a small set that included a truck, trailer and a boat that actually floats!