Disney World - Day 5

DAY 5

Ready for our last day - back to Magic Kingdom!!!

*Disclaimer - These pictures make it appear that this day was all about Georgia Kate.  It was definitely a princess day, but I promise that the boys had fun too! :)

We started our morning with breakfast at Cinderella's castle.  This was another highlight of the trip!  The boys didn't want their picture taken with the princesses, but they loved it too!  The boys all got swords, the girls all got wands, and breakfast was really yummy.  It was a special morning!  

The princesses were all sweet, but Snow White was my favorite! 

After breakfast we spent some time riding a couple of our favorite rides one last time. 

Next, Georgia and I were off to the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique while the boys found some fun of their own for the next couple of hours.  This experience was everything I imagined it would be and so much more.  I couldn't get enough of it.  I actually wish I could work there.  Georgia got to choose her hairstyle and then the SWEETEST fairy godmothers did her hair, painted her nails, put makeup on her, and truly made her feel like a princess.  

After the princess makeover Georgia and I went to Enchanted Tales with Belle.  This was really fun!  The kids got to act out the story of Beauty and the Beast for Belle.  Georgia was Mrs. Potts and it was very cute!  

We met back up with the boys and it was time to head back to the hotel to rest.  At this point we all felt like we had done everything that we wanted to do at Magic Kingdom, so we decided to do what we had done the night before and check out another hotel!  This time we got to ride a boat, which was really fun.  We rode across the water to the Wilderness Lodge.  This hotel was also very neat!  We had a casual dinner and then let the kids play some games in the arcade.  We had to be up pretty early the next morning, so we rode the boat back, got packed up, and headed to bed.  

All of the hotels had huge themed trees, such as this one. :) 

We were SO sad to leave, but all smiles for the MAGICAL trip that we had. 

This was our very first trip with just our family of 5 and it was one that we will remember forever!   

Disney World - Days 3&4

DAY 3

Ready to start our day at Animal Kingdom!!!

We really didn't know what to expect at Animal Kingdom.  We ended up really liking it!  We headed straight to the "famous" Flight of Avatar ride.  After a long wait, Chris and Reid rode first and then we did a ride switch and I rode it next while Chris stayed with the kids.  It is a virtual ride and it was amazing and also really intense.  I had to close my eyes a few times because my stomach couldn't handle it.  Reid was NOT a fan.  I hardly have any pictures from our time at Animal Kingdom, but other highlights included Rhett finding a dinosaur ride that was just like Dumbo, seeing a great Lion King show, and going on a fun jungle safari and seeing lots of animals!  

We went back to the hotel to rest and then headed back to Magic Kingdom for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party!!! :)

An unexpected surprise from the Christmas party was that we got to see Santa!  He was incredible and wonderful and it was one of the sweetest moments of the trip.  He took his time with the kids and told them how much they had grown since he came to our house last year!  They each told him what they were hoping he would bring them for Christmas.  Reid asked for Nerf stuff, Georgia Kate asked for a Wellie Wisher doll, and Rhett wasn't sure what he wanted, so Santa told him that he was going to bring him a fun surprise gift.  It was such a special time and I hope I never forget it.  

After seeing Santa we spent some time riding some of the kids' favorite rides again without very much of a wait.  We finished the night by watching the AMAZING Christmas parade.  I loved every second of it.  Pictures can't do it justice... it was magical!  

DAY 4

Ready for Hollywood Studios!

When we got to Hollywood Studios we headed straight back to Toy Story Land, along with every other person in the park that day.  :) Toy Story Land was really well done as far as the "decor" and attention to detail.  It was so much fun to look at everything!  There was really only 3 rides and we did 2 out of the 3.  The Slinky Dog roller coaster was up first and we all 5 went!  Reid said it was his favorite ride in all of Disney World and Georgia and Rhett thought it was a little too scary.  It was the perfect medium intensity roller coaster.  We also did a virtual game ride which was fun for everyone.  We saw some of our favorite Toy Story characters walking around too! 

After Toy Story Land we went out into the rest of the park.  I think a lot of Hollywood Studios is more geared toward older kids and adults, but we still enjoyed meeting Sofia the First and seeing a couple of shows.  We really liked the Beauty and the Beast show!  

This ended up being our most low-key day.  I think we were all getting tired by this point.  This was also the only day that the sun was really out and it got pretty warm.  I honestly can't imagine going in the summer.  We came back to rest and then rather than going back to a park that evening we decided to ride the monorail over to check out The Grand Floridian resort and grab a quick, casual dinner.  The Grand Floridian is gorgeous and we loved this giant gingerbread house! 

We came back to the room to put on some Christmas jammies and watch some Disney Junior. :) By this night each of the kids had chosen a souvenir.  Reid chose Buzz, Georgia chose Princess Elena, and Rhett chose Dumbo.