We started our fun-filled trip on Friday Nov. 16th. We got up EARLY and got to the airport via Super Shuttle~Ben thought that was pretty cool!! Then we got to ride on an airplane, it was the first experience for both kiddos and they both did SO well!!! We made it to Florida and then to our gorgeous Resort: Saratoga Springs around 1pm and had some lunch in their restaurant. Then we went and checked out our rooms. We had an awesome view of Downtown Disney from our balcony, it was too cool!! Then we boarded the bus to head to Epcot to take the Monorail to dinner. We went to Chef Mickey's Buffet at the Contemporary Hotel, we saw and got autographs from Mickey, Minnie, Goofy & Pluto. Miss Emma loved Pluto and she played with his whiskers when he came to the table ;) She also had to give Goofy a little kiss. Ben loved seeing Mickey & Pluto!! It was a wonderful start to the trip!
The next morning we went to the Magic Kingdom!! We got there in time to see their opening skit~it was so cute there was singing and dancin' and tons of characters riding in on Casey Jr. (ya know, the train from Dumbo)!! Our first stop once inside, was Breakfast at the Crystal Palace buffet with Winnie the Pooh and all his friends. Ben and Uncle Greg met us there on the horse & Buggy! It was so cute!! Emma Kate was SOOO excited when she saw Piglet, she just kept hugging on him and gave him a kiss on the nose ;) She also really loved Eyeore!! Mommy was excited to see Pooh Bear and Ben loved Tigger!! After breakfast, Emma HAD to go and see Cinderella's Castle up close!! So we went over and we were just in time for an awesome show right in front of the Castle called "Dream along with Mickey." There were tons of characters in it: Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Cinderella & Prince Charming, Aurora (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty ;) ) and Prince Phillip & Snow White & her prince, Peter Pan & Wendy & Captain Hook. Even Maleficent (the witch from Sleeping Beauty) was there!! Emma could not believe her eyes, she was SOOO excited to see all the princesses! After the show, she said to me "Mommy I want to be up there when I grow up, I want to be a Princess!!"~It was TOO cute!! Then we went on Cinderella's HUGE Carousel and the Flying Dumbo ride! Ben LOVED the Dumbo ride, especially because he got to be with Uncle Colin!! Then we all went over to the Mad Tea Party ride (a.k.a The Tea Cups)~The kids got a kick out of "spinning the cup" with only a little help from Dad ;) Then Ben HAD to go to the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway, so Daddy & Papa took He and Emma. They had such a blast "driving" their race cars and Ben won the race (or so he said ;) )! Then we all headed over to the Peter Pan ride, Ben wasn't so thrilled with this one~ oh well... Then the kids went on their first Roller Coaster!! The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm, Ben had to go on it with his Nana (he'd been planning that for awhile) and Miss Emma went with Daddy. They both thought it was really fun!! Good thing since both Mommy & Daddy LOVE Roller Coasters!!!
Then we all stopped for some snacks and then headed over to the Parade! By then poor Miss Emma was a little pooped out~she fell asleep on Papa's shoulder. Daddy held Ben up on his shoulders so he could see the awesome parade. He was really excited to see Chip & Dale!! After the parade, Gaga & Nana stayed with Sleeping Beauty (I mean Emma) and Papa took Ben to ride on Casey jr. (a.k.a the Walt Disney World Railroad) While Chris & I and Colin and Uncle Greg went on Space Mountain. It was pretty awesome!! Then we went to the Monsters Inc. Laugh floor show, it was really cute and Ben learned a new joke "why was 6 afraid of 7??" ..... "Because 7 ate (8) 9..." hee hee. He keeps telling that over and over!! We finished our day with dinner at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe. On the way back to the bus we had to get some pictures of the castle all lit up at night, it was GORGEOUS!!!
What a great fun-filled first day at Disney.
*A special thanks to our wonderful Photographers Uncle Greg and Daddy*
Stay tuned for more Disney stories & pictures.....
Well today my little girl turned the big 3!! I can't believe she's three!! Well okay, she's been talking and acting like she's 3 for the past year, so I guess it's not that much of a stretch ;) What a fun day we had today, Daddy took the day off to spend with the Birthday Girl. He took Ben to school then Daddy, Emma and I went to the mall and found her Christmas dress. Then we went to lunch at Celebrity Bakery in Plano (yummy). They have the BEST iced sugar cookies and of course Miss Emma Kate got to eat part of hers before her lunch ;) Then we came home for nap. After Ben got home from school, we opened presents! Emma LOVED the Ariel doll we got her and all of the other gifts!! For dinner Miss Emma requested Lasagna, yum! Then we had Chocolate cake for dessert. Emma can't wait for her Ariel cake on Saturday!! What a great day we all had!!
