Highlights from today:
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Everyone slept well last night. Campbell woke up once and no one else ever stirred. Our alarm went off at 6 and it woke Graham up-which was probably a good thing or we would have just gone back to sleep! The kids opened up new t-shirts this morning. Campbell's was Minnie, Reagan had Belle, Graham had Mickey and Anderson had Lightening McQueen. We were out the door by 7 and arrived at the Polynesian at 7:30. We were the first car in the AAA parking lot and were a little unsure of ourselves parking there but it was fine.
We had breakfast with Lilo and Stich along with Mickey and Pluto at O'hanas. Oh, the food was very good. Probably one of the best meals at Disney. We started with cinnamon raisin bread along with pineapple bread. The juice was pineapple and mango-and probably something else but it was so good that the boys quickly finished off their cups. Reagan loved the fruit tray with fresh grapes, pineapple, cantaloupe and honey dew. She doesn't like canned pineapple but ate all of the fresh pineapple. They brought a huge family style platter of sausage links, eggs, potato wedges and Mickey Mouse shaped waffles!
We thought Graham might be over his character fear since he has been saying "Mickey" and hugging our huge ones but after they handed out mariachis to all of the kids the characters passed by leading the parade, we knew we were wrong! Graham was fairly hysterical. Mom tried to hold him near Stitch to give him five and after that he only wanted Dad to hold him. Reagan and Anderson loved them and wanted to see each one. Campbell was sleeping on the bench seat but did manage to wake up for Mickey. She wasn't too impressed!
We then caught the monorail to the Magic Kingdom and arrived 2 minutes after the park opened. Graham was also a little upset on the monorail. Our first stop in Magic Kingdom was the bathroom! Reagan's tummy has been acting up a little (better now). The Dumbo line was already too long so we will hit it another day. We jumped on Peter Pan-they loved it. Scared-y cat Graham just sat mesmerized. Small World was next and then the Carrousel. Campbell has been riding in Mom's front carrier so she has been enjoying all of the rides too. Next was Mickey's PhilharMagic movie. You wear 3D glasses during it. Graham broke his and was a little scared so he just whined, Anderson watched it all but was hanging on tightly to Mom and Reagan was setting up in her seat trying to grab everything that came shooting at us. Back on the Carrousel and then the Winnie the Pooh ride.
Next was Mickey's Toontown fair area. Robby rode the Barnstormer with Reagan and Anderson. They weren't big enough to ride alone so a Disney worker had to ride with one of them. Kind of makes you a little nervous that they aren't big enough to ride alone but can still ride it-does that mean they could fly out if I am not holding on to them. Anyway, they loved it so it was Mom's turn to ride with them while Dad stayed with Graham and Campbell who were sleeping. Everyone but Campbell played on Donald's boat before walking behind the Speedway to get to the Tomorrowland Transit Authority (the best ride here in Tara's opinion). This ride was just Graham's speed-he would raise his arms and say "weee" on the turns. They had such a blast that we rode it twice. After a snack and it was time to move on. Next was the Buzz Lightyear ride-the fastpass line was crazy long but moved quickly.
The next event was the Jungle Cruise. Anderson listened so intently to the driver-though he didn't get any of her jokes. Reagan asked if the animals were real or fake. And Graham had to sit in Mom's lap. It was almost 2 so we decided to head back to the park for naps. We picked up McDonalds and the kids ate while Tara repacked for tonight. Then everyone went to sleep-crashed actually. Campbell woke up to eat while we typed. The weather is not bad. It is around 40 in the morning and then should have gotten up to 55 today. It is chilly but fine in the sun-the kids just have on light jackets or a sweatshirt and are warm enough. The crowds are pretty thick. We have seen Magic Kingdom with more people but this is comparable to July crowds. Probably because of the crowds (or maybe because we had so many bathroom stops! Ha) we still have a list of things to do but we are planning on coming back to MK a few more times. Tonight is supper with the princesses at Epcot and my little princess is soooo excited!
Reagan and Campbell woke up well from their naps but we almost never got the boys to wake up. We still managed to get them up and around and leave for Epcot. When we arrived, we used our handy parking pass and had the closest spot ever to the front of Epcot-seriously, we could have spit on the Epcot ball from the van it was that close. (Robby took a picture of our van and how close we were to the entrance gates!) The kids didn't appreciate it like Mom and Dad! We headed right to the Nemo ride since there was no wait. Walked up and down through the lines to get to the front and then the ride stops-technical difficulties! We tried to wait it out but it was nearing time to head to Norway for supper. So we will hit it another day.
We walked to Norway and the princess changed into her Cinderella dress and was ready to a princess or two. We had to wait a little for our table but soon we were inside the Akershus. We first had our picture made with Sleeping Beauty. The boys would have none of this-Graham was still scared (not as bad as this morning) and Anderson was playing bashful. The meal was good-Mom had a pork chop with hash brown casserole, Dad had two big meatballs that had a fancy name along with potatos and the kids had lots of cheese, mickey shaped ravioli and chicken. Mulan, Aeriel, Snow White and Cinderella came to our table. Cinderella is usually not at the breakfast but we though that Belle would be there. Belle is Reagan's new favorite since she had brown hair and brown eyes like Reagan. Mom "overheard" that Belle was a little sick and Cinderella came to take her spot tonight. Reagan said that was sad that Belle was sick but didn't seem to mind to much (thank God!-we will try to see her later). Anderson said that maybe she fell and bumped her head or maybe she was in the hospital.
After leaving the restaurant, it was almost time for the park to close at 9. Right in Norway is a boat ride that we rode-when it went up the hill Graham was trying his best to climb out of the boat. Next we ran to Mexico for their boat ride. It had film clips of Donald so everyone enjoyed it. We finished that ride as the fireworks were going off. Anderson is terrified of them like last time-Graham is too though. He was fine in the buggy while it was moving but not when it stopped. That was fine though because we were headed to the exit trying to beat the crowds. We didn't make it but the kids were entertained with their new spinny toys that Mom found for them. Traffic was fine on the way back to the hotel and we made it back in time to send everyone to bed. Again they are all exhausted-Campbell is sleeping in my lap, Reagan is laid out with all of her new loot, Graham got his milk and walked to the bathroom where is pack n play is and Anderson just snored like his Dad. Tomorrow is Animal Kingdom!
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