Disney World - Day 6 (FINAL Update)

We got a late start this morning (Friday, July 19th), thank GOODNESS!! We headed to Epcot around 11 and got a few souveniers then ate brunch at a French cafe (ham and cheese quiche and a chocolate croissant). After walking around a little more, we went back to the Three Caballeros ride with Jack and he loved it!! 

Then we went to Living with the Land and Jack fell asleep on Daddy. :) We were hoping to do Nemo when he was awake, but we went ahead with him sound asleep. We thought we wanted to do Ellen's Energy Adventure, but Mommy (as in, me) vetoed it when they said it lasted 45 minutes. :)

Back to the room we went for a little down time. Here's our MESS of a room. 

Seriously, disaster area.

Even though we were still exhausted, we knew we wanted to go back to the Magic Kingdom, so we took the bus for our last evening at the parks. When we got there, Jason said we should go straight to the theater to see if we could meet Mickey. Turns out, it was only a 15 minute wait!! We got to meet Mickey and Minnie, and get autographs and pictures! So fun!!

 

I HAD to get a Dole Whip while we were there, and it was really yummy! I got the swirl which had pineapple juice, but it would have been just as good (or better) with just the pineapple ice cream. Yum!! 

We rode Pirates again then Jack passed out and we got popcorn. We walked around for a little longer, but when we realized that Peter Pan was an hour wait, we knew there wasn't much else we wanted to do. So we rode the monorail back to Epcot, and Jack kept sleeping!

We had every intention of calling it a night, but we decided to let Jack ride the Donald Duck ride again since he got so excited about it last time. We stopped in "Club Cool" and they had an assortment of cokes you could try from other countries - like at the Coke Museum! (I was shocked this was free!) 

We rode the duck ride again and he loved it again, stopped at a food cart and got BBQ stuffed bread and a strawberry oolong tea slush and ate it on our way back around the countries. Jason stopped at the crepes cart and got an ice cream crepe! Then he stopped in at the French cafe and got a ham and cheese croissant and two apple turnovers (we waited until we got back up to the room for those - um, they were the most amazing apple turnovers I've ever had. Ever.)

Whew!! I clocked over 8 miles on my pedometer today! Add that to the 7 from the day before, and about 5 from the previous days, and sheesh!! That's a LOTTA walking! (25+ miles??) We came back and packed (bleh), then hit the sack. 

The next day we headed back to Knoxville, then drove home. Man, what an AMAZINGLY fun trip! But wow, were we exhausted!!

Disney World - Day 5

(This day won't be as detailed - I'm sure you're heartbroken - I forgot to write a recap of the day while we were there, so the nitty gritty will be left out. :) )

Today (Thursday, July 18th) we went to the Animal Kingdom with Mom & Nick. We happened to be in the right place at the right time and got to meet Pluto and Goofy! Jack kept trying to grab Goofy's nose. :)

We rode the TriceraTop Spin, which was pretty much JUST like Dumbo, but without the 45 minute wait!

Nick rode Expedition Everest a MILLION times while we were there! I was super bummed not to get to ride it, but we had just found out our SUPER EXCITING NEWS the day before we left for Disney, so no roller coasters for me. 

Then we watched the Finding Nemo Musical! It was really cute and we thought Jack would fall asleep during it, but... not so much. Then it was time for our lunch at the Rainforest Cafe!

We got the VOOOOOOL-CANOOOOO!!!! And it was amazing. :)

Hanging out and playing in the room, two of my favorite silly boys!

That night once Jason was out of class (and done for good!) we went to the Magic Kingdom.

I know we rode the Pirates of the Caribbean ride (me, Jason & Nick), then all of us rode the Haunted Mansion, but to be honest, I have no idea what else we did that evening. :) I'm pretty sure we rode Buzz Lightyear and the People Mover.... and it was dark before we left!

Disney World - Day 4

(I'm super way behind on my Disney posts! While we were there, I really tried to keep up with writing daily recaps so I wouldn't have to remember later, but I'm pretty sure that Day 4 was just about as far as I got. :) So we'll see how the last two days go, then we have ANOTHER trip to recap! Ahh!!)

This morning (July 17th) was a very special morning! Today was Jack's first haircut!!! We made it to the Magic Kingdom just in time for his 10:00am appointment at the Harmony Barber Shop. He did GREAT! Nick got the whole thing on video, and Mom got some great photos. He looks like such a big boy now! 

Before

After with Beverlene

Then we stopped to let me get a GIANT cinnamon roll for breakfast, and Mom and Nick rode the Buzz Lightyear ride while I waited and went to the baby care center. Then Nick rode Space Mountain while Mom, Jack, and I rode Buzz. Jack fell asleep in the line and slept through the whole ride! The Monsters Inc Laugh Floor was up next, while Mom waited with Jack. Then we headed towards Dumbo! It's newly renovated and has an air conditioned play area while you wait! It was lots of fun. 

After lunch we took the tram back to Epcot to head back to the hotel to swim. Nick and I went down the giant waterside - it was lots of fun! Jason joined us for a little while until a storm made everyone get out of the pool. 

This night was a special night for me and Jason, while Mimi amd Uncle Nicky hung out with Jack. We went back to Epcot and had dinner at Tutto Italia, an awesome restaurant in Italy! Mmmmm!!

We walked around a bunch, and went on Maelstrom & the Three Caballeros rides. Then we watched the IllumiNations fireworks around the lake. We actually got to walk around holding hands - no one had to push a stroller! :)

Disney World - Day 3

We tried to get an early start and headed out for the bus about 10 til 9, but after 15 minutes of waiting, we realized that there wasn't a bus for Hollywood Studios- you have to take the ferry boat! So as we're walking up, one floats away and we had to wait ANOTHER 20 minutes! Nick was not a happy camper.   :-p

Once we finally got there, Nick went straight to Tower of Terror (I think?) and Mom and I took Jack to see Disney Jr. Live! He LOVED it (& so did I)!!! 

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny (which we don't watch but is cute), Little Einsteins, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates! It was adorable. Then after that, Jack and I got to MEET Jake! So fun!!

While we were doing that, Mom and Nick got us FastPasses for Toy Story Mania for that evening. Then we did the Muppet 3D Show, which Jack loved - especially when a million bubbles came down!

After the show, we grabbed a bite to eat at the Backlot Express. After getting situated (lunch, diaper change, potty breaks) we went back into the Pixar area and Nick, Jack & I stood in line forever-- 30 minutes to meet Buzz and Woody!

Then it started to sprinkle, so we decided to head back. The boats were closed due to the impending storm, so we had to take a bus back, but there were several families down by the boats who apparently hadn't seem the sign. So Nick ran down there and back (in the rain) to tell them, because he really felt like God told him to. (So sweet.)

Once we got back, Jack and I napped for a couple hours and planned to meet up with Mimi and Uncle Nicky at 5:30 when Jason would be done.

We all headed back into Hollywood and went on Toy Story Mania! It was soooo fun!! It probably wouldn't have been worth it if we had had to wait 1+ hours to ride it, but with our FastPasses, we were in and out in 20 minutes!

Jason and Nick decided to make their way to the Tower of Terror, and we went to The Little Mermaid ride/show! It was probably a little too dark and scary for Jack, but he did good. After a quick pit stop in a Sweets Shop, we met up with the boys for dinner at Sunset Ranch Market. Mimi and Jack walked around while we went to the Great Movie Adventure, then Nick went to the Rockin' Roller Coaster and the rest of us went back to the Muppets 3D. It was a great day and we ended up in bed about 11. 


Off to the Magic Kingdom tomorrow for Jack's first haircut!

Disney World - Day 2

We woke up a little later on Monday morning and went to breakfast at the Captain's Grille in our hotel. Then we headed into the Animal Kingdom for the morning!

We went on the Kilimanjaro Safari ride first and Jack passed out in my arms as soon as it started. Even though it was almost noon at that point, we got to see a ton of the animals!! 

We went to our first Baby Care Center after that to change diapers, feed, and cool off in the AIR CONDITIONING!! :) We watched a few minutes of a bird show...

...and then went to through the walking tour, "Maharajah Jungle Trek" where we saw a few beautiful tigers. Jack finally noticed them too and smiled really big.

By that point it was time to head back to the hotel so Jason could get ready for the conference. We rested a little bit, said bye to Daddy, and went down to the pool for a quick swim. Then it poured down, so we came in and rested some more.

About 7 we met up with Mom and Nick and headed over to Downtown Disney for a while. Mom got their park tickets while Nick and I walked around, fed Jack dinner, ate dinner, and then we all walked around some more. 

(at Legoland in Downtown Disney)

Unfortunately the bus ride is FOREVER LONG (20-30 minutes) and Little Man has a hard time with it, but he did okay. Whew! Then it was time for bed!!