Thursday, September 29, 2011

Day 4- Animal Kingdom

 The next day we took off for Animal Kingdom. Here is Paige in front of a fish tank with her new Princess Minnie:)
 Daddy & Logan seeing what animals they could find.
 Mommy & the gorilla in the corner.
 One of the best things we did was ride on the safari. Here are the kids and I before we left to see all the animals.
 Hippos
 A view of the savanna.
 Love this up close shot!
 Giraffes
 Buffalo
 Elephants
 Daddy & Logan checking out the elephants.
 More elephants roaming around.

 Rhinos taking a rest.
 Then we actually got to see the lion pace.
 Then he wanted a rest.
 Logan & Paige with Thumper & Miss Bunny.
 Daddy & Paige in front of Everest Expedition.
 Daddy & Paige at the Finding Nemo show!! It was amazing!
 Logan & Mommy at Finding Nemo.
 The turtle Crush during the show.
 The fish in the tank. It was real people holding puppets. It was such a great show.
 At mid afternoon they had a parade with characters and floats. It was so much fun. Logan took his nap trough it even with all the loud music and shouting!
 The monkey trying to high five Paige!
 Don't try these stilts at home:)
 Rafikki form Lion King
 Chip & Dale
 Minnie
 Goofy
 Timone from Lion King. We also got to see him at the Lion King show!
 Donald
 Mickey
 We then headed over to see The Lion King show! Brad even got to play a part. He was a "warthog". He had to show everyone what noise to make!!
 I love this one where he is laughing about having to do this in front of all of these people.

 Timone
 Pumba
 Simba
 Timone dancing close by. We got to sit in the front row. I was asking a Disney cat member (employee) lots of questions at the parade and it paid off. She put us in the front row:)
 Paige also got to be in the show! Hers she is listening to what they want her to do.
 She got to shake a little instrument and walk around in a parade style through the show.
 Check me out mom & dad!
 Here she comes!
 Family shot in front of the tree of life. I wish I got a close up. It is big giant tree with beautiful carvings on it.
When we went to the exit we were surprised to see these friends singing to us and dancing as the park closed. We stayed and danced and then headed out to dinner!! It was a great day!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Day 3- Magic Kingdom

 The next morning we could hardly wait to get to Magic Kingdom! Here are Paige & Logan on the ferry to get to the park!!
 We can see the castle in the distance!!
 At the front gate!
 There is the castle!!
 A close-up!! Here again my hair starts down but it is so hot and humid it ended up every day!!
People from around the world on " It's A Small World Ride".

 Loved this part of the ride.
 Then we watched a show at the castle starring lots of the characters. It was magical.



 Even the wicked queen from Sleeping Beauty was in it!
 Logan & Mommy on the magic carpet ride.
 Paige on the magic carpet ride.
 Here are a couple photos of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride! I loved it!
 Here is Jack Sparrow!
 An actor playing Jack Sparrow with some kids playing pirates. It was so funny and cute.
 The kids and I on the Jungle Cruise.
 We ran into Paige's friend Charlie from Kindergarten!! It is a small world!!
 Paige & Mommy before a Mickey/Donald 3d show!!
 Logan & Mommy
 After going on rides, Logan napping, and being hot we decided we needed a mid- day Mickey treat! So we splurged on some Mickey ice cream!
 Yummy!
 It was very messy and melted so fast! Here is Logan making a mess!!
 Paige all done and messy:)
 Logan & Daddy on the Winnie the Pooh ride.
 Daddy & the kiddos on the Buzz Lightyear ride!
 Paige ready to get some space invaders.
 Logan was ready too!
 Love this picture of Brad..wish Logan was looking.
 My two favorite guys.
 My girl & I having a blast.
 Love this action shot.
 All locked up in the jail.

 The kids & Rapunzel. We got rained on again. That is why Logan looks soaked.
 The castle at sunset with the kids new Mickey/Minnie ears.
 Goofball Logan.
 Silly Paige.
 I wanted a silhouette from behind of the ears..this is the best one  I got.
 The castle at night. In this shot it was green. It changed colors.
 Logan new thing is to say cheese and close his eyes. He is a silly boy!
 Ready for the fireworks show and electrical parade.
 If you look closely that Is Tinkerbell flying form the castle to start the fireworks.
 The show was gorgeous and the fireworks were amazing.
 Love this picture too!

Even seeing these pictures makes me miss being there already. The nighttime show was one of the most memorable parts of our trip!
We also ran into our friends The Nelsons!! Love this picture of all the kids!!!
It was another amazing day!! Can we go back yet?