The Birketts: February 2010

"Look... the PRINCESS HOUSE"

... we teased the whole trip that Megan was EATING HER WAY THROUGH DISNEY!
Hmm... "What else can I eat in here?"

There really is something awesome about seeing the castle for the first time!
I wonder if she'll remember.
I know we will!

OK... we're off! "where should we go first?"

Our first ride... PETER PAN!

(Kevin's favorite ride is the People Mover)

We love the 3-D... Megan got a bit weirded out though.
She kept grabbing at all the stuff... and asking to go back to the room!
Not what we were expecting... but she warmed up fast.

BUZZ light year was one of Megan's favorites!

She drove... and kept spinning us in circles... missing the point of hitting the targets.

...this is more like her!

Bell's Story Time
Megan was zoning out at this point... but loved watching her. Too bad they had to cut the show short due to rain. This was as close as Megan got to a princess the entire trip. It was too wet for them to come out. Darn... We wanted to see princesses.

(The actress from Fireproof)

She was pretty overwhelmed with it all... but took it all in!

After walking through Mickey's house...
we headed into the tent to meet him and Minnie for the first time!
She LOVED them!

It was about then... that the rain really started to come down. We bought more ponchos... (cause I forgot the ones I just bought) ... and toughed it out in the rain. We covered a few more rides... including It's a small world... and headed over to the Frontier land. At this point we looked down and realized Megan was toast. She was passed out in the stroller in the---now pouring down rain. We decided to pull of under cover... in the stroller parking... but she was too far gone. She slept in the stroller for over an hour... sound as could be... while all the other wet strollers came and went. It was priceless.

I decided what the heck... I'll go get some Ice Cream! So... I trekked all the way back to the Ice Cream shop by Dumbo... and enjoyed my swirl soft serve alone in the rain!

After the rain settled a bit... and Megan was still passed out... We checked out the line at
Big Thunder Mountain... My FAVORITE ride in the park!
I was able to walk right on .... and then Kevin did too. She didn't wake up the entire time.

(While she was still sleeping... Kevin ran over to Space Mountain... and road it twice too)
We headed up to the front of the park to catch the CHOO CHOO Train!
Megan's favorite!

This warmed her back up... and she was wound for another few hours!

She decided she was finally ready for the race track!
What a goof... the best part of the ride was Kevin trying to drive in front of us and take pictures turned around in his seat. Needless to say... driving while photographing is probably worse than drinking while intoxicated. He was all over the place.

We rode Buzz 2 more times... and then got to meet him. It was the REAL Buzz Lightyear!
She thought he was pretty cool.

We topped the night off with the FIREWORKS!
It was so beautiful!
We got a spot right in front of the castle.
Too Bad Megan was so TIRED!
She was literally turning in her stroller to go to sleep.
She kept peeking her eyes open to catch a peak.

I think my favorite part was seeing the lights turn the castle different colors.
She sat starring at it... it's purple... now blue... now orange etc.
She was amazed!

The music made it very Magical!

... Great way to end the day!

I thought the castle was going to literally BURN down! It was a great show!

Day #2
Breakfast with the characters!
7:05 am...

Chef Mickey's was in our hotel... so it was easy to pop down for breakfast... the only down side... 7:05am. It was rough getting ready after a long day at the park the day before... but worth it!
She loved it!
FOOD and Characters... tough to beat!

Did you get enough food Megan? The girl loves to eat!
Who wouldn't love waffles in the shape of Mickey Mouse?

She ran up to every one of them! The breakfast with the characters is a lot better way to meet them all.
(None of them were out in the park yesterday due to the rain)

(Trick question)
"Which of these 3 are the real goofy?"

...Meeting Daisy!!!!!!!

She kissed every one of them on the nose!
I didn't think about the 4 million other children who did the same thing... (at the time)
"I'm sure it was completely germ free!"

We did a quick change and headed over to the Animal Kingdom!
It was so windy... much chillier than we planned!
It was actually very refreshing!

2 days alone with our girly... was AWESOME!

Hooray... there were tons of characters to meet at the Animal Kingdom!
It really turned out to be the perfect morning. She loved the Safari too. she's never been to a big zoo... so this was exciting!

(Megan kept shutting her eyes... so when I would say... "open your eyes" she took it literally!)

EXPEDITION EVEREST

FYI
... the single rider line was the way to go!
The regular wait was 40-50 min... and Kev got on twice in less than 10 min!

Kevin took on the roller-coaster... while we finally took on the public restrooms!
"I went PEE PEE Daddy... and it didn't FLUSH"
I lucked out and found a handicap one that was broken... so it didn't flush while she was sitting on it. Thank Goodness for faulty potty's!
Short version... the automatic flush was loud and SCARY!
We tried several times the day before... crying... and screaming...
she held it ALL day... wouldn't PEE... but not one accident the whole weekend!

The Animal Kingdom was so Awesome!

The gorillas were so BIG... I think they are one of my favorites.
... Next to the looks on Megan's face!
Kev and I really had a good time getting away with her!

We headed back to the hotel mid-day... and caught a nap.
It was a trade off---- PRINCESS PARADE / NAP---- Nap won out!
It would have been nice for her to get to see the princesses... but after no nap the day before... we figured the evening would be better if we got one today!
I must say... It rocked!
Kev and I ate chic-fil-a on the bathroom floor while she fell asleep... and then headed in to join her---- next thing we knew... it was 10min. till 5pm.
(3 hour nap... and more Magic Kingdom to come!!!)

"Mickey's Dance Party Parade"

Kev tackled this one with Megan... spinning round and round and up and down isn't my favorite!
Kev said it took forever to get them all on... and then he litterally felt like they went 1/2 way around before they kicked them off. Short ride!
He told the person running the it...
"YOU KNOW THEY BOO YOU for that on the PRICE IS RIGHT"

Mean while... I stood in line for DUMBO.
We got a sleepy baby on our hands!
BUT...
She rallied for her first flight on the elephant!

"It's our turn"

We got a few more rides in... and ran back to the hotel to catch the fireworks from our room this time. We got comfy... pulled the comforter off the bed... and piled up in the chairs on the balcony for the big show. It was COZY and the view was perfect!

The Contemporary was a treat!
Nana and B-Pa gave us this trip for Christmas... and picked this hotel so that Megan could watch the "train" go through.