Disney Day 2

On our first official day to be at Disney World we went to the Magic Kingdom. My plan was for us to get up and be at the Magic Kingdom in time to see the opening celebration. Well....we did get there before they opened but on this particular day they opened 10 minutes early and we JUST missed it!!! ARRGGHH! I was so not happy but the upside was that no one was there. All of this probably happened because of the cold front squeaking by and as soon as we took above picture the skies opened up and it poured rain. It was sprinkling in the picture but as soon as we walked away it really rained. Our philosophy on rain is let go!! Put on a poncho, or not, we chose not. We literally walked on everything for over an hour. It only rained for 30 minutes and was really pleasant temps. the rest of the day. We saw lots of characters and did all the rides in Fantasyland except Dumbo. We watched the morning Castle Show called Dream Along with Mickey. It was great. Then we went to ride the tea cups and standing right there was Alice! Katie had worn her Alice costume and we were thrilled she saw her. Alice was precious and told her they were twins:) Then Charley rode the teacups with Ky and Katie. I took pics. No chance I will ride that ride. Kylee rode Space Mountain twice us. That ride is so jerky but Kylee loved it. We rode Buzz, Stitch's Great Escape, and Splash Mountain. We all love Splash Mountain. We literally walked all the way to get on Splash Mountain. That has never happened before and we were the only people in our boat. It was great!! We got very wet though. We left early that day to go change and get ready for dinner because we had tickets to the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party that evening. My parents had decided to sleep in that day and do their own thing which was fine because the four of us were non stop going at the park. We were also going to meet up with them at the hotel.

Then for dinner we headed over to the Animal Kingdom Lodge to eat at Boma. This was my dad and Charley's dining choice for the trip. They loved it last time and it was a must do again. I actually thought it was wonderful this time. I took pics some of the food just to make my mouth water,yum!! I loved the zebra domes for dessert. So terrific. We also got their before they opened and when they opened they played music as each person walked in. Kylee also loved the food. She says it was her favorite too! The only challenge with a resort restaurant is getting there. We took a bus to the Animal Kingdom and then the bus to the Animal Kingdom Lodge. We had early dinner plans because we wanted to be back in plenty of time to enjoy the Christmas Party.

I had gone back and forth on whether we would go to the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party but decided to give it a go. I am so glad we did it. Since the cold front had gone through that morning it was starting to get pretty cold but not as cold as the rest of the week so I was so thankful for doing this the first day. Let's just say Disney does everything over the top and this was definitely over the top great! It is party greatness!! The castle alone is simply breathtaking beautiful! I literally teared up. We immediately found a spot for the 8:15 parade. My sweet mom saved the spot with our stroller so we could have a good view and enjoy it fully. While we waited for the parade we went and rode some rides and literally walked on each one. That was great. Then before the parade Kylee and I went and got us all the complimentary hot chocolate and cookies. I was still full from dinner but they all said they were great. The parade was terrific and everything I dreamed it would be. We loved all of it but I loved that when Goofy and his candy shop came by it smelled sweet like candy. After the parade we rode some more rides and as we were about to do Haunted Mansion Katie fell asleep so she rode it asleep. Then Charley walked around with her and Kylee and I rode Big Thunder. As we were getting on and walked right onto the ride, the fireworks starting and we literally had the most amazing view. Beautiful!! After the ride Kylee and I stood and watched them together. It was sweet and Kylee kept saying this was such a special time with me! Melt my heart! We did miss the snow on Main Street which I was bummed about maybe next time:) We met up with Charley and we decided we were done. It was late anyway. I would def. recommend the party. Katie is almost 5 and didn't make it the whole time but did fall asleep and slept until we got back to the hotel. Kylee loved it! I am so glad we did it! Well worth it and super fun and put us all in the Christmas spirit.

Disney Day 1

Here it goes! Document a wonderful 8 day trip to Disney, sort through the 851 pictures I took to do it justice and not be sad that I am home and NOT in the most Magical Place on Earth! Yes, we had a wonderful time. Almost a year ago this trip started in the works with lots of planning. This was my 13th trip to Disney, Charley is a little less than that, Kylee's 3rd trip, and Katie's 2nd trip. My parents also came with us and I bet they are pretty close to me in the number of times they have gone if not more. They have been everytime with Kylee and Katie and they didn't want to miss another one. The trip started on Friday night, Dec. 3rd with a sleepover at Grandma and Grandad's house. Our flights left early Saturday morning and we only wanted to take one car so we stayed there. In the middle of the night, Kylee came in to me and Charley saying her tooth came out. It was very loose and we were surprised she didn't swallow it. This was tooth number 8 (yeah, because for us that means time to spend a lot of money at the Orthodontists). Anyway, the tooth fairy came and told her to say hi to Tinker Bell the next day! We got up in the 5 oclock hour and were headed to the airport. We didn't fly on the same flight with my parents but we all got dropped off and on the flight. Because of air miles that we use to travel for Charley and Kylee to be on our flight he had to upgrade to First Class (poor Charley). However, he was sweet enough to give it to me. So me and Kylee sat in first class which was fun. Once we got to the Orlando Airport we were off to Magical Express-which is in terminal B. Got a little lost but we are headed to Disney so who cares. We had about a 30 minute wait in the Magical Express line to get on the bus. When we got to the hotel, Disney's Wilderness Lodge, we checked in and our room was ready! YEAH!! We also found out we had connecting rooms with my parents. The girls were so excited about this. Once we entered the hotel it was so surreal, because after so much planning to finally be there. I really wanted time to stand still. Once we checked out the hotel room, we went down to have lunch in the little quick service area. They were doing cookie decorating so the girls loved that. We then toured the hotel. While on the plane, Kylee read the book Hidden Mickey's. So they got obsessed with looking for Hidden Mickey's which Charley and I learned very quickly could get VERY old! My parents met up with us in the hotel room right in time to head to Epcot. Since it takes 4 to 5 hours to get your luggage delivered to your room from the Magical Express I had a carry on with all the clothes and things we needed for our princess meal that night. We changed and off to Epcot for our first character meal-Princess StoryBook at Askerhaus. We got there early so we rode Spaceship Earth. Katie loved it, Kylee wanted a fast ride! Epcot was pretty crowded but it was Saturday so that is expected. We fast passed Norway's ride for after dinner. We are in Norway about to meet Belle! Kylee has always loved Belle because she has brown hair and loves to read. Belle is the Princess to greet you at the entrance here. WE were then seated and could enjoy the cold buffet while we waited for our main course (which was so yummy!!). We saw Princess Ariel, Aurora, Cinderella, and Snow White. My little Katie was in princess heaven. She even told Ariel about watching her on TV but we got a new TV so she can't watch her anymore:) They also do a princess parade around the restaurant which was precious. Smiles from Ear to Ear! I think the girls could have stayed there forever. I was so excited Kylee dressed up because I am sure the next time we go she will have nothing to do with that. Also, the weather was gorgeous this day. Little did we know what was in store for us. We left and rode Norway and then Mexico rides. We decided to leave and take the monorail to the Magic Kingdom just to tour around. We also love the monorail so it is like a ride in itself. One big thing is that Disney is very crowded on Saturday's. My suggestion to anyone going is to plan your trip around not being in one of the parks on a Saturday. I was thankful to only be there for a short amount of time. After the monorail trip we took a boat from the Magic Kingdom to our hotel and headed off to bed. We were all excited about our day at the Magic Kingdom!