Disney World: January 23, 2009 (Day Four)

(Click here for more pictures) We are getting a little slower each morning-we didn't leave until 8:10 this morning. We were at the gates of Hollywood Studios before the park opened and we even at the beginning of the crowd. When they opened the gates we thought we would ride the Toy Story ride first-but we were not the only ones with that idea. Robby got us fastpasses for that while we saw Minnie. Anderson and Reagan enjoyed all of the characters today. Reagan would smile as big as she could and Anderson would walk up to them and turn around for a picture (even though he never really smiled) and as he left he would give them a big hug. Play House Disney was next on the list. The kids loved seeing Mickey and the gang, Handy Manny, Pooh and the Little Einsteins. Bubbles, leafs and streamers came from the sky during the show. Next we walked around so the kids could play at the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids playground. Our fastpass was due next so we went to the Toy Story ride. Reagan and Anderson really enjoyed this and kind of got the hang of shooting the gun. Tom's score was the highest-over 100 thousand. Everyone wore the 3D glasses even Graham. We watched the Little Mermaid show but Anderson covered his eyes during all of the scary parts. We had lunch at the Toy Story Pizza and then walked around until finding an icee for dessert. Rob and Tara rode the Rock'n'Roller coaster which is not Tara's favorite. We had let our fastpasses for the Tower of Terror expire-but we will be back there later in the week. After a few more pictures with some characters we headed back to the hotel. Everyone took naps today-Reagan only got in a 20 minute nap.

After nap it was time for the Chef Mickey supper at the Contemporary. Reagan wore her Minnie dress and was so proud of herself. We did have a slight crisis when the headband broke in the room but Dad was able to fix it (with lots of prayers and a rubber band!) Supper was early so we took the bus to Magic Kingdom and then headed to the Monorail. We were a little earlier than planned so we rode the monorail around the loop. At supper, we had our pictures with Minnie, Mickey, Goofy, Donald and Pluto. Reagan was so proud of her dress and Minnie noticed it immediately. Anderson loved the characters too and wanted to hug and kiss each one. Graham even enjoyed looking at them. The food was good, especially the desserts. After supper, Tom asked if there was any room in the front of the monorail-4 seats were empty. So Reagan, Anderson, Tom and Jason were able to ride up front. They enjoyed that and Anderson loves telling that he rode in the front. We needed to do some laundry and the kids seemed to be fading quickly so we decided to come home on the bus. Graham slept on the bus, Reagan fussed and Anderson cried because he wanted Mom to hold him. Once we made it to the room, everyone perked up and played while Dad did the laundry. We checked out the pictures and made plans for tomorrow (Castle breakfast). The boys are sleeping and Reagan is chatting with Grannymom on the phone.