Our flight to Orlando was delayed as we got stuck on the tarmac for almost an hour waiting to take off. Baby M did pretty well on the flight there and napped a good chunk of the way. Big sister K finally got her wish to go on a plane (though this is her fifth plane ride... obviously she doesn't remember the other four times), but I think she expected it to be more exciting. Everything went fairly smoothly that day. Once we landed, I fed baby M while M waited for our luggage. We then found the Disney Magical Express Welcome Center and boarded the bus that brought us to our hotel.
Sunday, 5/6/12:
Our first stop in this week-long vacation was to Magic Kingdom. This day is such a blur to me now. The only thing I remember is getting on line to take a picture with Daisy Duck right when we entered the park. We also took pictures with Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and caught some of the Main Street Electrical Parade that night.
Monday, 5/7/12:
Day 2 of our trip was spent at Animal Kingdom. Big sister K got to take pictures with most of the Disney characters, including Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, and the Chip and Dale chipmunks. We met up with SW and family there, and she had a blast playing with JG and MG. Her favorite part was probably playing in the Boneyard playground, where she loved climbing up a net to go down the slide. Unfortunately, this was also where she got hurt. M and I didn't witness it, but we suspect that she was following someone from behind too closely while climbing up the net, and that person's foot accidentally hit her in the face. She didn't even complain of any pain until I saw that she had a cut right above her eye and was bleeding. We took her to First Aid, but that proved to be a waste of time. The Animal Kingdom closed at 6pm, so we didn't get to do much else.
Tuesday, 5/8/12:
We went back to Animal Kingdom since we didn't get to do much the day before. Our first stop was to see the show Festival of the Lion King since we'd promised it to big sister K. Similar to last year, we took pictures with Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, and Tigger. We also caught Mickey's Jammin Jungle Parade, took the Wildlife Express train, and of course, went back to the Boneyard playground (at big sister K's request).
Wednesday, 5/9/12:
M took big sister K to the pool at the hotel in the morning while I hung out with baby M in the room so that he could get some much needed sleep. We went back to Magic Kingdom in the afternoon and met up with SW and family again. There was such a short line to the Buzz Lightyear ride that we ended up going on it three times. Big sister K also took pictures with the princesses (Aurora, Belle, Cinderella, and Tiana). This time, we stayed for the entire Main Street Electrical Parade that started at 9pm. Big sister K was so tired that she fell asleep sitting on the double stroller as we were walking to the bus stop. She had nothing to lean back against, so we were afraid she'd fall off the stroller; I ended up carrying her the rest of the way. Baby M was also exhausted; he knocked out when the parade started and slept through the loud music (even though he's usually a very light sleeper).
Thursday, 5/10/12:
We spent our last full day of the trip at Hollywood Studios. Big sister K got to meet and take pictures with Jake and Handy Manny. M took her to see some shows (Beauty and the Beast and Disney Juniors) while I hung out with a very cranky baby.
Friday, 5/11/12:
Our flight back to Newark was fine until towards the end when we hit some turbulence. I was holding baby M in one hand, trying to comfort a scared and crying big sister K, and also handing M a barf bag who was nauseous from the turbulence. I think it will be a while before big sister K asks to go on a plane again.
Overall, the trip was okay. We spent way too much time at the baby care centers in each of the theme parks. I felt like big sister K missed out on doing certain things because of that, but she enjoyed watching TV in there. The time went by so fast each day; we never even got a chance to visit Downtown Disney. It was a lot of work, but I'm not sure what I would have done differently (other than maybe waiting another six months to a year before going on the trip).
Photo Gallery - Highlights
On the plane with my two munchkins:
Big sister K playing in the pool with daddy:
Big sister K enjoying her ice cream cone on a hot day:
Photo opportunity with Jasmine and Aladdin:
This is probably one of my favorite pictures from the trip:
Love this face! Isn't he adorable??
Family photo with Mickey:
Family photo with Minnie:
My two munchkins playing with each other. They adore each other at this point. Let's hope it continues for years to come!
Big sister K insisted on taking a picture with the two chipmunks... then decides to look the other way when the camera's on her.
Go figure...
Go figure...
Mother and son... kudos to M for catching my boy with a smile on his face. He looks so chubby here... like a baby Buddha!
Our most expensive meal of the trip was lunch at Yak and Yeti Restaurant in the Animal Kingdom (I still can't believe we paid $18.99 for beef and broccoli! Never again!):
Big sister K has upgraded from mini-Mickey waffles to a big Mickey waffle:
Family photo at the carousel:
My two favorite guys:
Big sister K enjoying her pancakes:
I love these two munchkins!
End of vacation. Baby M and daddy on the bus ride to the airport:
Big sister K playing with my nook to keep busy on the bus:
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