Disney Day Four: Magic Kingdom!!

On Wednesday morning, we finally headed to the Magic Kingdom!! We saved the best for last for the kiddos, and they LOVED it!! We started out the day riding Space Mountain and Buzz Lightyear. Anna Caitlin and Macenzie rode Space Mountain for the first time and loved it! Drew's favorite ride was Buzz Lightyear, which we rode several times over the next couple of days.




Next, we headed over to Fantasyland, which is my very favorite!! We rode Dumbo (the best ride ever), Peter Pan, Snow White, and Winnie the Pooh. The kiddos loved all of them, even Johsua.




Afterwards, we headed over to watch the afternoon parade, which was so much fun. The kids loved waving to all of the characters and seeing all of the floats. When the parade was over, we headed over to ride Pirates of the Carribbean, but Drew fell asleep on the way, sitting straight up. He and I found a place to hang out while everyone else went to ride.




Then, it was time to celebrate Drew's 4th birthday with dinner at the Crystal Palace. It was the first time we had eaten there and it was SO much fun!! The food was great, and Winnie the Pooh and Friends came to see us throughout dinner. We got to see Pooh, Tigger, Eyeore, and Piglet. The kids also got to take part in the parade.











After dinner, we went to watch the nighttime parade in front of the castle. It has always been my very favorite, and the kids loved it. We finished the night off with the fireworks show and then headed home after a long, fun day!!





Fun at the Magic Kingdom!

Happy Birthday Sweet Drew!!

We LOVE Disney!!

Disney Day Three: Animal Kingdom!!

Tuesday morning was a beautiful, sunny day and we spent it at Animal Kingdom. We started off the morning with the Safari ride. The kids loved it!! We got to see all kinds of animals who were so close to our jeep. Next, the grownups went to ride Expedition Everest while Grammie and Granddaddy stayed with the little ones. I debated taking Anna Caitlin to ride, but am so glad that we did not...she would have been terrified! Now, I love roller coasters, but I DID NOT like Expedition Everest. It was too jerky and unpredictable for me.



Next, we were went to see The Lion King show. It was fabulous!! We had never seen it before, but we all really enjoyed it. The music and dancing were very entertaining. On our way to see It's A Bug's Life, we ran into the characters from The Jungle Book and stopped in for a quick picture. Grammie was not a fan of It's A Bug's Life and jumped about 20 feet in the air when the bugs run along the back of the seats!



We ate lunch at a really good place where they served BBQ chicken and ribs. It was probably one of the better meals that we had there, and eating outside was nice.

After, we went to ride Kali Rapid Rivers, which was very similar to Thunder River at Six Flags. All of the boys cheated and took off their shoes and shirts so they would not have to be wet all day. Me and Anna Caitlin were in the WRONG seats! We went down the falls backwards and got SOAKED! Drew thought it was hilarious. The kids really enjoyed that ride.



We ended our day in Dino Land. The kiddos really liked the ride where the dinosaurs go in a circle. We finished up riding Dinosaur, which was really fun. So surprised that the kids did not get scared, but they enjoyed it.



We got to end the day a little bit early and let the kiddos go back to the hotel to swim in the pool for the afternoon. Then we ordered pizza and went to bed early. A very fun day!!

Disney Day Two: Hollywood Studios!!

We started out Monday morning with breakfast at Chef Mickey's at the Contemporary. Such a fun way to start out the day. The kiddos loved meeting all of the characters. Finally, no tears from any of my children...they are now over their fears of characters! It makes for a much more relaxing trip!

All of the main Disney characters came over and took pictures with the family. Joshua was completely enthralled with this new experience! But the highlight for my kids was...all you can eat BACON on the buffet!!

After breakfast, we headed out to Hollywood Studios for the day. We started out early with the Tower of Terror. My big two decided to brave it and try it out. Anna Caitlin was not a fan, but hung in there. She was more afraid of the ghosts than anything else. Drew LOVED it! He is my little daredevil! The good news, was after that ride, I could tell Anna Caitlin that there was nothing she was going to ride in all of Disney that would be scarier than that one :)

We got to meet the characters from Jo Jo's circus and Little Einsteins over by Playhouse Disney. And then, the worst part of the trip happened...we lost Drew! I thought he was with my mom and she thought he was with me, but he was NOWHERE to be found. We were running all over the place looking for him, along with Disney workers and a policeman. This probably went on for about the longest 5-7 minutes of my life. Some sweet lady found him sitting behind a trashcan in the shade, taking a break. He had NO idea that he was lost. Very scary!

The other rides we enjoyed were Star Tours and Toy Story Mania. It was our first time riding that and it was SO much fun. Even better than Buzz Lightyear! Afterward, we got to meet Buzz and Woody, only waiting about 20 minutes. And sweet Drew was SO excited!

The grownups also really enjoyed riding the Rockin Rollercoaster. I was pregnant with Drew the last time we were there, so did not get to ride. This was my first time and it was alot of fun! One of the better roller coasters I have ridden!

We had lunch at the 50's Prime Time Cafe, which I would definitely recommend. A fun setting with really good food, probably the best I had the whole trip. Defintely go with the homemade fried chicken...yummy!! Poor Drew was so exhausted that he took a nap at the table without finishing his meal.

We ended the night watching Fantasmic. I had never seen this before and it was GREAT! We loved the water and lights show. A perfect end to a great day!

Disney Day One: Epcot!!

We had the best trip to Disney World for Spring Break this year. Everything was perfect from the beautiful weather to the wonderful memories. I am going to have to blog for each day we were there, because we had a fun but jam-packed calendar.

Mom and Dad rode with me, Jonathan, and the kiddos on the way down. They did SO good! Much better than expected. Joshua was so excited because not only did we get to finally turn his carseat around, he got to sit in between his brother and sister. He was so cute with his little smile the whole way there.

We stayed at the Movies All Star Resort, and I was pleasantly suprised by the accomodations. The rooms were nice and the pool was great. Drew loved the huge Toy Story section! The first afternoon, we took naps, played at the pool, and got ready for our first day at Disney.

Sunday we headed out early to spend the day at Epcot. We thought we better go there first, or the kids would not be happy after going to other parks. They actually really liked it. The favorite rides of the day were Soarin and Test Track for everyone. It was so nice, because dad is a GM employee, we got to go to the front of the Test Track ride and ride several times. We loved it!

Our not so favorite ride was Mission Space. I will not be riding that again. It made me so chlosterphobic that I could not enjoy the ride. Mom took the little ones on the "not intense" ride, but they did not like it either. Drew and Abbie did enjoy the playground there.

Another highlight of the day was the jumping fountains. The four big ones thought that these were great! They played for a good hour and got soaking wet, but they were all very happy! A very fun day to start off the vacation!