Monday, November 14, 2011

It's worth the wait...really! Electric Light Parade!

 This group was ready for bed, NOT a parade.  I had to do some serious convincing but it was worth the wait to stay up on Monday night and see the parade!  After we saw the parade once, we headed to rides during the parade on our other nights!

 Minne waved to Kelsey and signed "I love you!
  Kelsey was so happy!  Complete bliss! She turned right around and said "Mommy, Do you think she remembered me?"  Of course she did.  (We saw her 3 times today! - breakfast, animal kingdom and parade!)
 Kaitlyn waved to everyone.  It was so neat to get to see pinochio!  All so magical!

Animal Kingdom!

Animal Kingdom started with a brisk walk to get a fast pass for the safari and then a nice relaxing stroll through the zoo area.  Having those fast passes in hand was nice!  We took our time walking around looking at all kinds of creatures and then headed back to the safari for a fun ride.  Then we took time to say hello to minnie!  We loved the Lion King and Nemo shows at Animal Kingdom.  We ended our day and headed back to the hotel to swim and then walk to Magic Kingdom to see the fireworks!  A busy Monday!









Chef Mickey's!

We had a great first morning at The Contemporary with breakfast at Chef Mickey's.  We were ready and waiting with the autograph books.  It was so much fun to watch the characters and anticipate their visit to our table.  We planned out our day at Animal Kingdom while we enjoyed breakfast with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto!






 Minne was a favorite from the very start of our trip!

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Dinner at 1900 Park Fare!

 The lobby of the Grand Floridian smelled like gingerbread! Such a pretty house.  Kaitlyn probably would have enjoyed taking a little bite.  The girls were a little tired but they seemed to catch a second wind after dinner and we headed to Epcot for fireworks!
 First chance to get an autograph and it's with Cinderella!  Who could ask for anything better?  Magic!



 Drizella...she was so mean! 
 Prince Charming with all of the ladies.  So handsome.  We had fun!
 The stepmother seemed interested in Bob.  I kept my eyes on her!


 Anastasia!

Arrival at The Contemporary!

 As soon as we arrived, the girls wanted to go to the pool!  So, we did!


So happy to have nice weather and the time to swim a little before our dinner with Cinderella!

On our Way!!! Disney 2011

 At the airport, getting excited to fly to Disney!



 Kaitlyn said it was "boring"  She said the plane didn't go very fast!   Kaitlyn did a few drawings, drank a sprite, spilled a sprite, changed her clothes, ate some peanuts, drank more sprite, used the bathroom, drank more sprite, ate more snacks...the 2 hours were quite busy!
Kelsey drew pictures and colored for most of the ride.  They both only looked out the window a few times. They liked it best when they could see the houses and swimming pools in Florida!

Sunday, November 6, 2011

David and Ryan Birthday Fun! 4 and 6!

 We were actually early for the party!  Took some time to hang out with the Kirsh clan in their new van!  

 Sneaking into the movie room before the critter caravan arrived.
 The Critter Caravan man had their full attention for his entire show!  They loved the critters!
 Happy parents...2 kids parties done in one day!
 No fear!
 Kaitlyn's ready to grab that snake!
 An awesome end to the critter show!
 Beaming with excitement!

A very Happy Birthday to David and Ryan!