Santa Picture 2012

ISABEL'S WISH LIST: 
BIKE
DOLL
EASY BAKE OVEN
CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM BOOK
NEW CAR SEAT

CAROLINE'S WISH LIST:
TO GET OFF THIS MAN'S LAP

Epcot Day 2

 Epcot: day 2 

It was a beautiful day.  It started off cool and then as you can tell we shed some layers of clothing through the day.  We spent all day at Epcot.  Our favorite ride was Soarin....it was incredible.  It was a visual flight over California and you really felt like you were flying suspended in air with legs dangling and wind blowing in your face. We rode it 3 times thanks to fast passes! 

 Daisy at the entrance

 Shark mouth in the exit of Nemo ride. 

 Climbing on top of another fish

 Lunch in Germany: bratwurst

 Snow White at her wishing well right outside of Germany

 Taking a break in front of Mexico

 Japan: we all bought fancy chopsticks!  Even a beginner pair for Caroline.

 China

 Norway: Troll outside of ride

Epcot at Night!  The fireworks were amazing and one of my favorite memories of our trip. 

Magic Kingdom Day 1

We started bright and early with a magic hour from 7-8 am. A magic hour for those that don't know is when the park opens for guests staying in Disney World resorts...which means the crowd factor is reduced.  We were able to jump on Peter Pan, Small world, Winnie the Poo, Enchanting Tales with Belle, Ariel ride, Pirates of Caribbean, The Carousel, Dumbo, Teacups, Splash Mountain, and Thunder Mountain Railroad ALL before Lunch!!!! Which is amazing.  The lines were no longer than 15-20 minutes and most were 5-10 minutes.  In the afternoon/evening we rode rides in Tomorrow Land, stood in Line for Tinkerbelle and Periwinkle, rode Aladdin's Magic Carpet, and proceeded to ride Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain Railroad about 7 times each.  Isabel was out of control.....all she wanted to do was ride fast rides.  She has NO fear riding with hands up and all.  I've NEVER seen her laugh so hard than she did with the big drop at the end of Splash Mountain.  We stayed into the evening and Isabel pooped out around 8 pm in the stroller.  We had a Magical first day!  

Royal Table

We got to join Cinderella and her friends for breakfast at the Royal Table in the castle at Magic Kingdom.  These are just the highlights of our breakfast.  We were greeted by Cinderella and then brought to our table.  We then met Ariel, Aurora, Jasmine, and Snow White.  They brought Isabel another birthday cupcake!  Outside the castle we stumbled upon Lady Tremaine (Cinderella's stepmother).  Isabel's favorite character is Ariel followed by Aurora.  Daddy's favorite is Jasmine.  And well mom loves them all!  It was a wonderful way to start off our last day and the breakfast was really good.  We also were able to get into the park earlier than the general public which made for a great photo in front of the castle.

Chef Mickey's

One of the most memorable moments of our trip was Chef Mickey's.  We dined with Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald, and Goofy.  Isabel's expression was priceless and as she noticed each character dancing around the restaurant she screamed each of their names with shear joy.  It was one of the most amazing moments as a parent to watch your child light up with such excitement.  She loved Pluto and asked is she could pet him.  He even brought her a birthday surprise.  It was well worth our mad rush from Epcot all the way to the Contemporary Resort.   It was also worth it to see all those characters at one time instead of waiting for each one of them in the park:)