Day 4

On our 4th day, we decided to head back to the Magic Kingdom since the rest of the family was not able to enjoy that park with us. It was definitely more crowded on this day (Saturday). The wait went from 0 to 30 for almost every ride between Wednesday and Saturday. However, we still had a wonderful time and given that the rest of the family was there to entertain LL, the mister and I were able to enjoy all of the mountains, as well as a few other rides that we missed on Wednesday.
After enjoying the teacups:

Having so much fun in the water while watching us on Splash Mountain:

Fun at the pool:


Saturday we decided to enjoy the resort and ate at the food court. It was so nice to have a semi-relaxing evening walking around the river and prepare for day 5.

Day 3

We headed to Epcot on Day 3. Not only did Mimi (or Nene as LL calls her) and Poppy join us there, but LL's aunt and aunt's boyfriend joined us as well. It was great to have them all there with us, especially when aunt and bf showed up at our resort with doughnuts that morning-YUMMY!
We had a wonderful time at Epcot and the mister and I were able to enjoy 2 sit down dinners on our own-Le Cellier in Canada which has FABULOUS steaks and desserts as well as San Angel in Mexico which was also wonderful. LL enjoyed a dinner at Planet Hollywood and dessert at Ghiradelli while we toured "around the world and ate dinner". Thanks "Nene" and Poppy!
I did not take NEAR as many photos at Epcot as I should have.
LL's favorite pick at Epcot: probably Journey into Imagination. LL equally enjoyed going into the gift shop with the grandparents and picking up a set of all of her favorite characters (which she refused to let go of)!
The mister and I's pic at Epcot: probably Soarin

Day 2

I guess that we started Day 2 by the grandparents joining us (they came EARLY Thursday morning--between 1-2am). Luckily LL slept through their arrival, however, she was ready to get up and moving much earlier than the rest of us that day!
Once we were all ready, we heading to Animal Kingdom. This was the first time that I had ever been to this park. We started off by watching the Lion King show and then headed to Camp Mickey to meet some characters!
Next, the grandparents treated us to a yummy exciting lunch at the Rainforest Cafe'. This was also my first time here, and it was a treat in itself! We then headed to the Tree of Life to watch the 3d Bug show. It was SO neat!
Next, we tried to cram in as much as we possibly could, once we realized that we only had about 2 1/2 more hours until the park closed (they close at 5). We did as much as we could in Dinoland, headed through a few other "lands" and then ended with the Safari, which was such a neat experience.
We were not able to do a few things at this park due to running out of time, but we will be sure to start with those next time!
LL's favorite: Dino spin, meeting the characters, and the Lion King Show.
Mine and the mister's favorite: Expedition Everest-we could have ridden it 1,000 more times!
We ended the evening with a dinner at the Animal Kingdome lodge's Boma (after all going back to shower and change). The food was a unique experience, and the dessert bar was AMAZING!
Ready for the day!


On the safari:

I spy an elephant!

LL's favorite ride here:

All cleaned up and ready to go to dinner!


Going to see the zebras after dinner:

Day 1 Cont

After leaving Magic Kingdom on our first day, we headed back to the hotel to take quick naps--we were all EXHAUSTED!
Afterwards, we got dressed and headed to dinner at 'Ohana. It was FABULOUS! They started the meal with bread and butter, followed by a salad, grilled chicken wings and pork potstickers for appetizers, and then noodles, veggies, and lots of grilled meats for our entrees....followed by a delicious banana's foster bread pudding for dessert. YUMMO!! LL even attempted to learn how to hula(or watch).
LL's top ride pick: She loved them all, but I think that Dumbo was her favorite.
Mine and the Mister's Top ride pick for the day: hmm...tough choice-I loved them all!! The mister's was prob Pirates of the Carribean or Haunted Mansion.

And here are a FEW pics of the day:
Hmm...Where should we go first?!


Flying the magic carpet:

Carousel

Teacups!:

Ready to learn how to hula!

Watching everyone else hula:

Stay Tuned for Day 2-Who knows when that will be posted!

We're Back!

We returned home from Disney late Monday night. We are all still recovering and will be super glad when the weekend gets here so that we can relax a little (sort of).
We left last Tuesday after work headed to Orlando. We were hoping that LL would sleep a good portion of the way, but that didn't happen. She only sleep for about the last remaining hour and a half. We stayed at a hotel off resort property that night since we didn't get there until about 1am. Everyone was up fairly early and we enjoyed the hotel's breakfast before heading to Disney.
First, we checked into our hotel. The "cast members" make you feel welcome as soon as you drive onto the property. They were so nice and made sure that LL felt super special by giving her stickers, pins, etc.
After we got everything settled in our room, we headed for the Magic Kingdom! It is always SUCH a magical experience entering the gate for the first time and it was extra special since it was our first time to take our little girl. She definitely was trying to take everything in and LOVED it. The park was basically empty this day and it was wonderful to be able to walk through and hop on any ride that we wanted. Dumbo was LL's first ride and she LOVED it. She said "Oh NO!" as soon as the ride came to a stop. We stayed there for the majority of the day and rode almost everything at the park (other than the mountains) and even met the Big M himself (along with Minnie of course)!
Pictures and the remaining details of day 1 to come later....I am exhausted!

Packed and Ready to Go!

LL is packed up and ready to go to Disney!
I hate to tell her, but I don't think that we will be able to fit all of her things in that tiny "suitcase" (or shoebox)!

Last Day pics

Here are a few pics that are from our visit to the Science Center on the last day of summer: