THURSDAY
We drove with the Ramsey's to the airport at 4am. Our flights were at 7:30. We had a layover in ATL and arrived in ORL around noon, and resort around 1 pm. We decided to go to Downtown Disney for the afternoon. The Boxes flew in a few hours after us so we met them there in time for dinner at Captain Jacks. Then we all left for the Magic Kingdom to view their fireworks. 9 little girls seeing the castle together for the first time was truly magical!
*Emma's favorite of the day- "All the different transportation we took in one day: car, airplane, bus, "moving sidewalk," escalator, elevator, tram, boat, and we walked!"
*Eva Grace's favorite of the day- "Being with her friends & Bibbity Bobbity Boutique's pixie dust from the Fairy Godmother!"
*Ella's favorite- "Being with my family." :)
*My favorite- Ella saying, "I'm so excited! We're in Disney World with Mama and Daddy, and my sisters, and our friends. I'm just so excited!" She said this when we arrived at the resort :) She also said, "I just can't stop smiling," after leaving the Magic Kingdom!!
FRIDAY
Today we went to Epcot. We started out the day with everyone eating breakfast together at the resort. The girls all had matching princess shirts today for our lunch date with the Princesses :) We also celebrated Maddie's 6th birthday at this meal. It was awesome. The girls loved seeing all the princesses and the parade around the restaurant. The parents loved seeing their expressions! They also got to see Mickey Mouse and friends at Epcot later in the day and ride lots of rides.
*Burt's favorite part of day- "Soarin'" (ride)
*Emma's favorite part - "Soarin', Mission Space orange, and riding the golf ball. Lucy loved the golf ball too."
*Eva Grace's favorite part- "Soarin' and Mission Space orange."
*Ella's favorite part- "Soarin'." Her and Eliza were both so excited they were tall enough to ride this, and they both loved it. Ella squealed out loud with excitement during the ride.
*My favorite part - Eating with the princesses and Soarin'.
SATURDAY
Ella was so excited she was tall enough to ride Tower of Terror but after she got off she did not like it. It was, "duper fast and scarwy." :) Eva Grace, Lucy and Sophie were super excited they were tall enough to ride the Rockin' Roller Coaster.
Ella's fave- "Beauty and the Beast show"
Eva Grace's fave- "Rock and Roll Roller Coaster." She has a love/hate relationship with Tower of Terror. She was looking forward to that ride most the entire trip, but after riding it she had mixed feelings about it. She gave it a thumb up & a thumb down. ha. Sophie gave it 2 thumbs down & Lucy gave it 2 thumbs up!
Emma's fave- Rockin' Roller Coaster, Tower of Terror, and Indiana Jones Stunt Show.
My fave- Beauty and the Beast & Tower of Terror.
Today we went to Magic Kingdom. We all wore our matching shirts again. These shirts Danna, Jenny and I made and were some of my favorite shirts ever! I even made myself one to match. I saw an old friend that resembled Pirate Goofy :) There was lots to do here for everyone. The Littles LOVED It's a Small World, their expressions through the ride were priceless! The bigger girls loved Splash and Space Mountain. The Laugh Factory was hilarious. They picked on Danna and said, "Danna, Danna is to blame for all kids in Arkansas dressing the same." It was great!
That night we ate at Chef Mickey's and celebrated Maddie's and my birthday. Mickey Mouse brought us cupcakes and we all did a dance number. The girls saw Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy and Pluto. We got autographs and lots of pictures! It rocked!
*Emma's favorite of the day- "Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Haunted Mansion, & Racecar Speedway. Also loved when Daddy got stuck riding the teacups twice & his face turned green!"
*Ella's favorite- "Speedway Cars (she drives like a maniac and cackled the entire ride!), and It's a Small World." She hated the Haunted Mansion!
*Burt's favorite - "Splash Mountain! Least favorite- TEA CUPS!" ha.
*My favorite- Danna getting picked on at the Laugh Factory & riding It's a Small World with the Littles. Here they are goofing off while waiting in line.
Today we went to the Animal Kingdom and enjoyed dinner at the Hoop Dee Doo Musical Review. This was a first for us to to the HDDMR but it was great. The girls laughed out loud at the humor and the food was delicious. They kept our table full of buckets with fried chicken, ribs, mashed potatoes, beans, corn and cornbread. If we ran out of something, they brought more. It was delicious. For dessert, we had strawberry shortcake. Maddie and I got recognized for our birthdays AGAIN! The girls loved waving their napkins in the air and making music with their spoons on washboards. Eliza sent her spoon FLYING, which was hilarious!
*Eva Grace's favorite of the day - "Mt. Everest, swirly dino ride and Hoop Dee Doo." She laughed out loud several times!!
*Ella's favorites of the day- "Hoop Dee Doo, Lion King, Memo (Nemo), and the dino ride."
*Emma's favorites- "Mt. Everest, Hoop Dee Doo, seeing baby ducks."
*My favorites- The Lion King show, Nemo show and the safari ride. Hoop Dee Doo was fun to watch the kids!
*Burt's favorite - "Mt. Everest Roller Coaster."
Poor Emma woke up with the stomach virus today. It was terrible!!!! Burt stayed at the resort with her and I went to Magic Kingdom with EG and Ella where we met up with the Ramsey/Box Families. Thankfully, by the end of the afternoon she was feeling better and they joined us at the Magic Kingdom in time to go to Ohana's to eat. It was my birthday! WOOHOO!
Ohana's was a first for this trip! It was the best meal we ate! You sat at your table and your server brought around skewers (buffet style??) of all the meat you could eat. They brought chicken, steak, pork chops, shrimp... around to you and you took what you wanted. Your appetizers were pork dumplings and chicken wings, with noodles, bread and salad. We were stuffed but it was FABULOUS! This was a luau themed restaurant so they had luau festivities for the kids going on. There was a love dance with the girls and their daddy's, there was a coconut roll race, some Hawaiian dances, etc.. The kids were entertained so there was some great adult conversations taking place at the table! It was a blast for everyone. My sweet friends made sure to sing Happy Birthday to me and I got a cupcake. It was a great day.
*Ella's favorite of the day- "Race Cars again!" Here she is about to take Daddy for a ride!
*Eva Grace's favorite of day - "Rides at Magic Kingdom again and Ohana's."
*Burt's favorite - "Ohana's."
*My Favorite - Ohana's and spending my bday with my friends and family. They made me feel so loved :)
WEDNESDAY
Unfortunately, our trip had to end today :( We did hit the gift shop and arcade up before leaving the resort around 11:30 for the airport. We had another layover in ATL for a few hours. The girls did homework and the Littles played with their toys. They were all excellent the entire trip. Lots of memories were made and we can't wait to go back together again! We pulled in the driveway around 8:30 pm. Now on to laundry and unpacking. I need a vacation from my vacation :)
