Traveling Around the World

Another day of adventure was spent at Epcot, which I wasn't expecting much out of. I figured it would be more for bigger kids and grownups...but it turned out to be AWESOME!!! We started out the day riding the Nemo ride and when you get off the ride, there is a huge aquarium you can walk around and look at. We got to see two rescued manatees...and this former Zoology teacher was in heaven. They had several really neat rides at Epcot and they were in the middle of their Flower & Garden Festival, so there were topiaries all over the park. As we traveled through all of the countries, we stumbled upon several characters and Harper got a ton of autographs. The best part about Epcot was the fireworks show that night. Absolutely breathtaking!!!

{A little blurry...but you can see how excited he was to ride any ride!}

{Getting the backstage garden tour...a new way to grow pumpkins! Take notice Boppy!}

{Eating applesauce out of a pouch. Out of this world!}

{One of the best moments of the whole trip! Belle was so excited to see Harper again...this time in her blue dress. She was so kind to Harper and spent a long time hugging and talking to her!}

{Meeting Mulan in China!}

{Toy Story Topiaries...and they were pipping Lotso's strawberry scent in...really!}

{Meeting Mary Poppins. Harper said, Grandma is going to be so jealous!}

{Snow White asked if Owen was Harper's little dwarf!}

{A kiss on Owen's hand from Snow White. He was in love. He proceeded to smear this bright red lipstick all over his face!}

Where the Wild Things Are...

We spent one day of our vacation at Disney's Animal Kingdom. It was a WILD time and so much fun! We started off the day by having breakfast with our favorite Disney friends and were there early enough to ride the Safari two times before it got packed. We had a fun filled morning, went back to take a nap, and returned for more fun. We literally shut the place down. It was a magical adventure!

{The Tree of Life!}

{The Star of the Show!}

{Our Friend Daisy}

{He was so excited when Goofy came in the room!}

{Owen's Favorite Pal...Doofy, as he called him.}

{On our Safari. Lots of animals to see.}

{Another Safari Jeep.} {Meeting Rafiki!} {Petting the sheep...very exotic! ha} {Lion King, The Musical...Mini-Broadway Style} {Kisses for Pooh! Owen was realing warming up to the characters.}

{Autographs from Eeyore!}

{Silly Tigger!}

{Just us Girls!}

{Trying out the bongos in Africa}

{Cheeeeezzzzzeee!}

{Expedition Everest...a roller coaster for Mommy & Daddy! So fun!}

Official Ride Count at Animal Kingdom:

Harper & Owen:

Festival of the Lion King

Kilimanjaro Safaris (2)

TriceraTop Spin

Wildlife Express Train (2)

Truly Magical

Well...it has taken us a week to unpack and return to reality...and a week to sort through all of these pictures. Just a warning...this is one of several posts and it has a ton of pics. Words can not describe how "magical" our trip to Disney was. We had an absolute BLAST!!! It was non-stop fun from the minute the Magical Express picked us up from the Orlando Airport.

The first park we visited was Magic Kingdom and we ended up returning there for two more days of our vacation. It was by far our favorite!!!

{Outside the Main Gate...where the MEMORIES began!}

{Riding on the bus from the resort to Magic Kingdom. In awe!}
{Waiting on her EARS! Our first stop when we entered the park.}

{The castle was still magical to her...second time around!}

{Look Daddy, Look! Owen was is total amazement for the entire first day!}

{Sleeping Beauty and Harper posing for a pic.}

{"My what a nice outfit your fairy godmother made you!" I was excited to be given that title.}

{Belle...her favorite! Can you tell? She was super shy around her.}

{Finally we got to see the stars of the show! Owen was still warming up.}

{Tomorrowland Speedway with Ears! She didn't take them off!}

{Watch out..Shorty Owen behind the wheel!}

{Riding...in complete seriousness...Winnie the Pooh's Adventures. This was his favorite ride!}

{Calling for Buzz Lightyear...just like he calls for the ducks at the park!}

{To Infinity and Beyond...but not too close Dad.}

{Princess Tiana and Prince Navine...we waited over an hour to meet them...Harper's 2nd fav princess.}

{Street Dance Party with Woody and Jessie. Owen was in Toy Story Heaven!}

{Riding Buzz Lightyear's Spaceranger Spin.}

{Philharmagic 3D Show...turned out to be a favorite of ours.}

{Serious Simon rides again!}

Official Ride Count for Magic Kingdom:

Harper:

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (4)

Space Mountain (4)

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (4)

Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin (3)

Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It! Street Party (3)

Carousel of Progress (2)

Country Bear Jamboree

Dumbo the Flying Elephant

It's a Small World (2)

Jungle Cruise

Liberty Square Riverboat

Main Street Electrical Parade

Mickey's Philharmagic (2)

Peter Pan's Flight (2)

Pirates of the Caribbean

Prince Charming Regal Carousel (2)

The Hall of Presidents

The Magic Carpets of Aladdin

Tomorrowland Speedway

Tomorrowland Transit Authority (2)

Walt Disney World Railroad

Owen:

Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin (3)

Carousel of Progress (2)

Country Bear Jamboree

Dumbo the Flying Elephant

It's a Small World (2)

Jungle Cruise

Main Street Electrical Parade

Mickey's Philharmagic (2)

Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It! Dance Party (2)

Peter Pan's Flight (2)

Pirates of the Caribbean

Prince Charming Regal Carousel (2)

The Hall of Presidents

The Magic Carpets of Aladdin

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (4)

Tomorrowland Speedway

Tomorrowland Transit Authority (3)

Walt Disney World Railroad

***Ride counts thanks to the WDW Ride Counter App on Richard's Phone. Can you believe there is an app for that?

Let the memories BEGIN!

At this very moment we are riding Disney's Magical Express on the way to our resort. Let's just say I'm super pumped and the kids are too. Owen is really excited to be riding a bus and Harper wants to know if she has to take a nap before we hit the park. Let the memories begin! Goodbye real world, hello Disney World!