Disney World - Day 2

Day 2 was spent at Magic Kingdom! I made the shorts below & Valerie helped me do the kids' t-shirts. I also made the hair bow :) 

We rode the ferry to Magic Kingdom, which was fun.

We liked how you could see the entrance & castle from the boat.

We made it!

The best of our family pictures in front of the castle....maybe next time.

We saw the Philharmagic Orchestra - Emma tried on everyone's 3D glasses.

Then Henry wiped out....

We were in line for Dumbo!

Riding Dumbo!! 

Henry has now been on Dumbo twice - once in Mommy's tummy & once asleep..... maybe next time!

Since Henry was snoozing, we rode the teacups.

Pretty girl

Henry woke up in time to ride It's a Small World.....and he LOVED it.

We caught part of a parade...

It was the best part, anyway...

Then we had a snack - Mickey ice cream for Em....

And Dole Pineapple Whip for the rest of us.... this is one of my favorite things to eat at Disney.

David & I rode Big Thunder Mountain Railroad with Emma - it was her first roller coaster & she did great!! 

Papa got our picture after we were done.  We did rider swap & since Nanny didn't want to ride, David & Emma rode it again with Papa.... Emma loved it even more the second time! :) 

We did Haunted Mansion & then had dinner at the Carriage House nearby. We were tired...haha

We had to fit in Jungle Cruise, Buzz Lightyear, & the People Mover....

In time to catch the fireworks at Cinderella's Castle!

The fireworks did not disappoint.  We've never stayed for them before, but they were awesome & the kids (& adults) loved them.  We rode the monorail back to the car, but I don't think either kid remembers it, LOL. They were both totally out when we got back to the condo that night. We were all exhausted, but had a fun day!

Disney World - Day 1

So this is where I should probably go ahead & apologize for the large number of pictures in the next several posts.... this is actually just the highlights. Between all of us, we seriously took over 1000 pictures easy.  

We began Day 1 with breakfast at Chef Mickey's! David, Emma, & I had been there before & loved it, so we had to go back with my parents & Henry. 

Our family

Emma's autograph book that I made (I cut & glued scrapbook paper to the cover of a sketch book)

They have a delicious breakfast buffet, complete with Mickey waffles. Believe me, the waffles are NOT over-rated. They are awesome & in my opinion, a must do!  You can get Mickey waffles at lots of breakfasts, you don't just have to do Chef Mickey's (it's so hard to get a reservation!)

Chef Mickey's is a character meal - it is the most popular if you want to see the main characters.  They have the favorite 5 - the other meals don't have as many.  We saw Minnie, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, & Pluto! It was so much fun!!

I made Emma pose for a picture so you could see her dress.  I MADE it!! (it was easy - just a pillow case dress. My BFF Valerie did the vinyl Mickey head for me!) 

Mommy's cutie pie

We spent Day 1 at Animal Kingdom.  I think it was a good park to do first... there aren't many rides, so first, the kids aren't used to them yet, LOL. It also helps you get into the groove of walking & the parks.    And it's a lot of fun :) It has some great shows (we love Nemo & the Lion King). It has a couple coaster sfor the big people (David & I rode one). 

Here's Emma when waiting in line for our first Safari cruise. She was eating an apple my dad had in his backpack.  Mom called it a "Poison Apple" and Em made this face, LOL.

We LOVE the safari. We think it's the best part of Animal Kingdom.  So we rode it twice, once right after we got there & once right before we left.  It works out well, you get to see things you didn't see the other time.

Hippos!

Elephant!

On our second trip, this Rhino was seriously feet away from our jeep. 

And on the second ride, we got to see The King himself. He was AWESOME. And Beautiful!!!

They have a kid-friendly area called Dino-land.

We ate lunch in Dino-land, & then Henry fell asleep, so we took Emma to the boneyard. They have lots of stuff to play on - stepping "stones" that roar....slides....a giant play area....

But Emma's favorite part was the Dig! She played in the "sand", digging up dino bones for easily 30 mins+.

When Henry woke up, we all rode the Triceratops Spin.

The kids & my parents went to see Lion King (we've seen it before - it's really good), so David & I went to ride Dinosaur - a roller coaster. We tried to ride the other coaster, but it was temporarily closed, so we had a quick snack instead ;) 

On our walk back to meet my parents, we stopped to watch some monkeys swinging around. They were really cool. Sadly, we tried to go back by to show the kids, but they were inside.

Quick pictures by the Tree...

A little "Monkeying Around" waiting for the tram to the car...

We had pizza for dinner...

Came back to the condo & crashed.  We had a great first day!

We're Going to Disney World!!!! Driving Day

We went to Disney World this year during Emma's Fall Break!  My parents joined us & we had the best time!

I made treat bags for the kids with a few Disney-themed items inside. They were a hit. The kids got to open them after we had our breakfast stop.

Quick picture of my cuties with their countdown sign - with all the links gone!

We decided to get a Condo this trip. It was so nice! We had a private screened in pool...

Living room

Kitchen

The condo had 4 bedrooms, but Emma's was my favorite. I loved the colors.

We had dinner at Houlihan's our first night

And then came back & Emma, David, & Papa went for a quick swim.  The pool was sadly pretty cold.

We meant to spend lots of time in the pool, but we had too much fun at Disney World & didn't get a chance to spend as much time as the condo as we expected.