Last Day - Animal Kingdom

Last, but not least was Animal Kingdom! We had another great day of shows, rides,
and some good food. We had the best eggrolls!
My favorite - The Lion King Show
Mark's favorite - Rapids river ride
Luke's favorite - The Rapid River ride (can't remember the exact name)
KC's favorite - Triceratop Spin (Dumbo-like ride)


our kids were chosen to participate in the Lion King Show
(my favorite thing at Animal Kingdom)

a little Daddy lovin

and of course a little teasing from Pappy

my happy big boy!

KC and Bobo checkin out the map

A Bug's Life show!

Hollywood Studios

We LOVED Hollywood Studios. It was a huge hit with both kids. Ariel show, stunt show, Star Wars...need I say more. We also stayed for the Fantasmic show which was awesome!
We sat right next to a group from Flower Mound, TX believe it or not.
For those of you who don't know, that is where we lived when I was in
high school and college. We also met a family from Illinois who said,
"oh, it's a small town near Springfield called Rochester". Say what?
Such a small world!
Favorite quote of the day was from Luke after
getting off of the Star Tours ride,
"That was WAAAY better than the teacups!"

My favorite: Toy Story Mania
Mark's favorite: Star Tours
Luke's favorite: stunt show
Kailyn's favorite: Beauty and the Beast Show

End of the day!!! KC was OUT!

SQUIRREL!

yes....we are that cool!

pixar parade

stunt show was a highlight for Luke and Pappy

we were the "first family" so our kids got to knock on the doors to get in for the show

A Little bit of Everything

We did two character dinners while at Disney. Chef Mickey on day 1 and a Cinderella
dinner at the Grand Floridian. The kids loved them both!!!
I have a few pictures from Epcot, but we didn't stay long. The kids
were ready for a little more action so we headed back
to Magic Kingdom for the afternoon.

this cracks me up! The poor girl...i was laughing so hard i couldn't tell him
to MOVE HIS HAND!

He loves him some red heads!

beginning of our day at epcot....this was how exciting Epcot was!!
really, there were a few things that we loved!

Hello Hollywood!

Disney 2012 - Day 1

DISNEY!
I know everyone says it is the most magical place on earth, but I thought no way.
I will be a stressed out mess trying to see everything and keeping the
kids happy.
It was MAGICAL!
I don't know how Disney does it, but we were all relaxed and had so much fun.
Since we've been home Luke said, "i smell mickey mouse". Me, "what does
that smell like?". Luke, "lemonade, yum"
We went to Magic Kingdom on our first day and ended with dinner at Chef Mickey!
Great ending to a wonderful first day!
My favorite - the parade (i cried watching the kids wave their little hearts out)
Mark's favorite - Luke and Kailyn's smiling faces and Chef Mickey
Luke's favorite - space orbiter ride in tomorrowland
Kailyn's favorite - the princesses and Minnie Mouse


The beloved Ariel...she blew Luke a kiss and he caught it!! Love him

love their waves!!!

before the parade started

and more waving (Kailyn was also yelling....ARIEL!!!)

Luke and Pappy

One of Luke's favorite rides - space orbiter at MK

he is just all kinds of cute!

Kailyn and Mark

does it get any better?

yup...Belle was her favorite of the 3 princesses

just a little excited!

Magic Kingdom...wohoo!

the only princess he would hug (kind of)

the teacups (our first ride)

a little loving before heading out on our first day