Let's see here, it's been almost 4 months since our trip and I'm just starting day 2! don't worry, I'm not trying to beat Jordan's record of longest trip report ever....
By the time we got done with Illuminations and took the taxi back to the resort, we were all frozen. You know you're cold when you can't feel the tip of your nose.......but you know you're REALY cold when you can't feel you bum...by the way, using the bathroom is dangerous with a numb bum.
My little alarm setter, Hunter, set up a 5:30 wake up call. Because we were going to EMH at MK the next morning. As he was doing this in my room I had evil thoughts of setting one for MIL at 2........she who doesn't like to be startled awake.
With the birds chirping and little mice scurring to help me, I woke up at 5:30 took a shower and was dressed by 6 when I got everyone else up. The "plan" was to leave at 7, because there's nothing I love more than being at the front of the line.
I went for a little walk down to the food court to get some chocolate milk and juice. I passed Phil and told him good morning......I couldn't believe he was still there!
When I got back MIL still hadn't gotten out of bed.
It's about 6:30 and I hear from the other room someone hysterical and freaking out......So I went to investigate. MIL couldn't find her wallet! Now, when she gets up set or frustrated she throws temper tantrums not unlike a 3 year old.
I got her to shower while we combed the place. We couldn't find it anywhere. so I started making calls to see if it had been turned into lost and found. About 15 minutes later she gets out of the bathroom and I told her that I was waiting for a call from guest services............
"oh, don't worry about that. I remembered where I put it."
Oh my freakin heck! the 6 of us had been looking everywhere and running to the gift shop and anywhere we could think it would possibly be, while she knew where it was.
Silly me, I thought she would have poked her head out and told us ....
by now it's a little after 7 and all of us are gathered and ready to go.
I took the traditional picture of the kids before we left.
Again I hear noises of frustration from the other room.........now she couldn't find her glasses.
Knowing her, I realy shouldn't have been surprised by this. She is always loosing something. Hunter found them on the bathroom counter where she had left them.
We finally make it out the door and to the bus stop, only to freeze our tooshies off while waiting for a bus.
We did manage to get to the park right at opening.
Our first stop was SM.....
I think she liked it....
Then we rode Buzz.......
The tea cups.....
Right after look who we ran into...
This mad hatter was so fun!!
Alice "think warm thoughts!"
MH "like under the sea?"
Alice "it's not warm there"
MH "oh, well her hair made me think of Ariel and she dresses warm."
winkers " I don't think I should dress like her"
MH "yeah, most people shouldn't. there should be a test before someone can"
I laughed so hard I was crying!
When Evan walked up Mad Hatter pointed to his hat "See, look Alice! Anyone can get an A!"
the Mad Hatter freaks Bailie out so I didn't make her get too close!
Next we hit the speedway
We did all of that in an hour!
We rode Winnie the Pooh and Dumbo.
up next......you ain't no sleeping beauty yourself......
I can't believe how cold it was!!
Hunter's so funny - all those different poses 
The Illuminations Cruise sounds really nice, but I'm sure you would all have enjoyed it more if you weren't freezing your noogies off! 
Oh, and I think Ethan's method is quite ingenious - what a creative thinker! 
