Disney World

We got back from Disney a week ago, it's time I posted about it wouldn't you say!? We had a WONDERFUL time! Exhausting, sure, but wonderful! We took over 500 pictures, and I've posted a bunch on FB, so check those out if you haven't already!

The best part, for me, was Ali and the reaction she had to it all. I wonder if she'll actually remember this trip once she's grown, but there will be plenty more trips I'm sure--Have I mentioned before that my husband is a Disney FREAK!? Yeah, we'll be back again!!!

We got in Orlando on Saturday the 3rd and spent the afternoon over in Downtown Disney just looking and shopping around. Josh's Mom and Grandmother met up with us that night. Sunday we went over to Animal Kingdom and were able to do a whole bunch of character greetings. Ali loved it! That day she also got her first MAJOR ouchie! We had gone to see the Festival of the Lion King show and before it even started she fell on the bleechers, hit the seat in front of us with her nose. It instantly swelled. We thought she might have broken it. Poor thing was a real trooper though. A few doses of baby Motrin and she was on the mend...although, she had some nasty black eyes for the rest of the week.

Monday we headed over to the Magic Kingdom where she got her first glimpse of "Cinderlella's" Castle. She was in complete AWE that Cinerella actually LIVED there! She also got to meet Ariel. You put a two year old in front of a real life Disney Princess and you get.....SPEECHLESS!!! Tuesday we went to Blizzard Beach waterpark, hung out in the little kiddie section most of the time (Josh and I went down some of the bigger slides while the MIL and GMIL hung out with the girls) and Ali went down all those slides like she'd been doing it her whole life! That night we went to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. The kids (and even adults) dressed up in their Halloween costumes, they have certain places set up for trick-or-treating and they even put on a whole different parade and fireworks show. Ali was so thrilled about wearing her Cinderella dress. Haleigh, not so much. It was just TOO hot for Haleigh to keep hers on, so I ended up stripping her down into a onesie not long after we got there.

The rest of the week was more of the same, going to each park, getting to meet some of the characters, riding rides...etc. It was nice to have the in-laws there--Josh and I were able to go off on our own and ride a few things and were able to go out to dinner a few times too. Not something we would have been able to do had they not been there.

Our last night we were in Epcot and went to the Storybook Princess dinner. Ali got to meet ALL of her favorite princesses. It was HARD to get her to eat...she was more concerned with which one would be coming to see her next. It was so cute to see her face light up! I'm looking forward to taking them again once Haleigh's big enough to really care!

Here are a FEW of the pictures:

This one was from the Halloween Party night.

Meeting Ariel for the first time at Magic Kingdom

Daisy needs a kiss!

I think that this one is my FAVORITE picture from our trip!

Getting to meet Ariel at the Storybook Princess Dinner. She kept asking her where Flounder was! (See the bruised face!? Poor kid!)

Cinderella of course!!! I was so excited that she was at this dinner. According to the info, Cinderella is only there occasionally. We got lucky!

Snow white!

Ali loves "Rora" too!!!

Haleigh really WAS with us! I feel bad that we didn't get *that* many pictures with her in them....but I keep trying to justify it by "she was too little to really care." Does that make me sound less like a bad mommy for not taking many pictures of her!?