Disney World!

We went to Disney World over Thanksgiving break with the Kelton clan. It was amazing! We stayed at the Beach Club Resort and had an absolute blast!

Tues, Nov. 22: We went to Magic Kingdom. Got an autograph by White Rabbit, rode on Dumbo, got a fast pass for Thunder Mountain, went to the Haunted Mansion, then rode Thunder Mountain. We then went to Downtown Disney and ate there (and ran into Aunt Janet in the bathroom!) We went back to the hotel and let the kids swim for a bit before bed.

Wed, Nov. 23: We went back to Magic Kingdom. We waited in line to see Mickey and Minnie as well as Rapunzel. Then, we rode the tea cups, met Tigger and Pooh, went on the racetrack (the girls drove us. The whole time Bella kept yelling out, "Oh YEAH!" "Look at that!"). Then, we went on It's a Small World before going to our appointments at the Bibbidi Bobbodi Boutique. SO COOL! Then, we rode on the carousel before going to Cinderella's castle for lunch. We left there and rode Peter Pan before meeting up with Madalyn Eagles and her family to ride on the Magic Carpet Ride. We then decided to wait in line to see Tinkerbell. We ate in Tomorrowland where we decided I would go back to the hotel with Bella, while Brian would stay and see the Main Street Electric parade with Liv.

Thurs, Nov 24: (Thanksgiving) We met up with family in Karen's room and then took the boat to Hollywood Studios. We got a fast pass right away for the Rockin' Rollercoaster. Then we were off to do the Toy Story ride, the stunt show, and then met up with the whole family at Hollywood & Vine for Thanksgiving lunch. The food was good and it ended up being a character meal--surprise! Then Brian and I rode the Rockin' Rollercoaster (2 times since neither girl was riding) before meeting up with Aunt Janet and Karen. We got sweatshirts before heading to Fantasmic light show. We left there and ate at Pizza Planet and then went through the Osborne light display--amazing! We shopped a bit before heading back to the boat. We went to Karen's room for a while to visit with the family before going to bed.

Fri, Nov 25: We had a wonderful breakfast with Aunt Janet, Karen, Alan and Cheryl at the Yaught Club and then headed out to Epcot (walking distance from our resort). We started out by getting fast passes for Soaring. Then Brian took Liv back to get different shoes and I took Bella to shop for passport books. We started going through all of the countries and right away, saw Marie in France (Aristocats). She was going on break so we went in to shop (Bella bought a Marie stuffed animal, Liv bought a Marie pencil box). Then, we waited in line for Marie. SHE WENT NUTS over Bella having a Marie doll. It was so cute! Then we continued through the countries and found Donald by Mexico. We were a bit early for our lunch reservations at the inside-nighttime restaurant, so we rode the gondolla. After we ate, we used our fast passes for Soaring and then decided to go back because the girls wanted to swim. We saw Alice in Wonderland outside her cottage before going back. Aunt Janet ended up getting the girls early (she was going to take them for the evening--and they planned on going to Magic Kingdom for the parade and fireworks--while Brian and I went on our anniversary dinner at the California Grill at the top of the Contemporary hotel). Before our dinner, Brian and I shopped at Downtown Disney and then headed over to the Contemporary. Dinner was delicious! And...we got to see the MK fireworks from the balcony. When we returned to our table, we ate our meals and chose our dessert. We received complimentary champagne. It all was amazing!

Sat, Nov 26: We packed our bags and checked them downstairs so we could spend our morning at Animal Kingdom. We went straight to get a reservation for the African buffet (Tuskers) for lunch, and then on to the African Safari because we had heard the aimals were more active in the morning. After leaving there, we checked out Everest...saw it was a water ride, and walked around a bit more. We saw several other characters, including Lilo and Stitch. Lilo went on break before we got to the front of the line, but Stitch was a hoot! We ate lunch at Tuskers and headed back to the bus so we could shop a bit more (spend all of our snacks off of our card) and head to the Magic Express back to the airport!