Magic Kindgom...Hello Mickey Mouse!

On our first full day Sam and Ryan had conference stuff to do so Connie, the boys, the twins and I decided to go to the Magic Kingdom. Our friend Emily and her kids Hayden and Ellie joined us...and thank goodness. They have season passes so they served as our official tour guides with all the insider tips. We all slept in and then took a boat ride over to the Kingdom. I know it sounds corny but it was truly a magical experience. Walking up to the front of the Magic Kingdom and seeing the castle brought chills. Then seeing the smiles on the twins faces made me smile. They are too young to really understand but they felt the magic. We headed straight back to Mickey's Toon Town, after a stop to watch Mickey and friends sing at the castle. We took a train ride around the park, played on the playground, toured Mickey's house and Minnie's house.

Ellie, Luke, Cooper, Hayden, and Abby at Minnie's house.

After Toon Town we headed to Winnie the Pooh's playground to play some more. Sam was done with conference stuff so he joined us just in time to try some rides. We were all getting hungry so I got in line for food while Sam and Emily took the kids to wait in line at Dumbo's ride. The food line took almost as long as the ride line. After a healthy snack of french fries...yummy we were ready to go on our first real ride at the Magic Kingdom. They LOVED the ride~we had lots of oohhs and aahhhs. Of course they wanted to go right back on but we distracted them with a drink and a stroller ride to find a good parade spot.

The parade was lots of fun. How can you beat music, dancing and Disney characters. By this point we were wondering if the twins would go down for a nap. We walked around a bit...rode the Aladdin ride and Winnie the Pooh's Great Adventure.

How cute is Luke...such a big boy on the ride.

It was starting to get late and we had dinner reservations at Ohana...a Hawaiian themed resturant. We rode the "choo-choo" aka the monorail to the Polynesian hotel. Luke crashed on the ride over and slept through most of dinner. While Sam rested with Luke, Abby and I explored the hotel. We met up with the Rose's and ate some great food and entertainment.

We are afraid that Abby will think every restaurant we go to has an activity for her. She hula danced with the other kids and then brought the shakers back to the table. After dinner we went back to the Magic Kingdom to watch the fireworks. Hands down the best fireworks show we have ever seen. While we waited for it to start Sam got suckered into buying the twins "loons" balloons, Mom bought a "foofy" Goofy candy toy for Luke, who insisted I buy Abby the same one with Minnie Mouse...so nice of him. After a very long and magical day we took the boat back to the Wilderness Lodge and fell fast alseep.

Watching the fireworks with daddy.