Magic Kingdom

Our first full day at Disney World we woke up bright and early and headed to the Magic Kingdom.  We were there to watch the opening show, and ran in with the crowd.  Sadly, things did not go as well as we had planned.  Poor Noah was run over by an older woman being pushed in a wheel chair by her husband.  It really shook him up, and it took us a few minutes to get our bearings together.

This is how I found the boys our first morning - Noah's wrapped up in the sheet!  I don't know how they sleep like that!

Mouse Ears on, Autograph books in hand, pin necklaces in place - we are ready to go!

Our first stop that morning was to Space Mountain Fast Pass, and then we rode Stitch's Great Escape, mostly because Stitch is Nathanael's favorite Disney character.   After that we noticed that there wasn't a ride for Buzz Lightyear, so we walked on in - and ended up riding 3 times in a row!  This was Noah's favorite ride (and I think Nani's, too).  We rode this probably 10 times over the course of our week at WDW.  Noah only wanted to ride with Nani, though, because she let him spin their car around and around and around and around in circles, and Carl and I wouldn't.  

Carlye riding Buzz Lightyear - Nani and Noah are behind her

We had lunch reservations at Tony's Italian Restaurant, and it was so much fun because the Barber Shop Quartet comes in and sings a song so that the restaurant can officially open.  Of all of our meals, this was our favorite.

You can see the kids sitting on the floor listening

All of us with our yummy pasta - Noah's was shaped like Mickey Mouse

Carlye made me take a picture of the dessert because she LOVED having Lady and the Tramp printed on the plate in chocolate.

Carlye's very favorite Princess is (and always has been) Cinderella.  She had so much fun meeting Cinderella, Rapunzel and Aurora.  Noah had a great attitude about it as well, and took pictures with every character that we saw - even the girls!  He loved getting everyone's autographs, and had so much fun.  Nathanael, however, did not have a good attitude, and at the moment this picture was taken he was sitting over agains the wall throwing a fit.  And for those of you who were wondering, you get in just as much trouble (if not more) at Disney World for being stinky as you do at home.

Carlye and Noah with Cinderella

Nani, Carlye, Chip, Noah, Dale, Nathanael & Mommy

After lunch we rode Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain again, and then headed back to the hotel.  One of the very best things we did was schedule in rest time for every day - it truly made the trip more enjoyable for all of us.  We woke up rested, and then returned for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.  It was incredible.  My favorite part was that the new Fantasyland was open for preview, so we were able to see all of the new attractions.  I especially loved it because Beauty & The Beast is one of my all time favorite Disney movies, so I was thrilled with the new attractions centered around the movie.  But I'll save all of that for tomorrow.