Hey Amanda!!
Sorry I've been gone for so long...it's been a crazy past 3 weeks. You've updated about so much!! Hopefully I can remember everything I wanted to comment on...
First of all, that cake is ADORABLE!! How much food coloring did you have to use to make the cake those colors? Before long, I bet you'll have your own cake making side-business.

How do you get the cake to not stick to the pan when you try to flip it? Mine are always disasters.
Your scrapbook stuff is SOOO cute! You're going to have an amazing time making it. I still don't even have all of our pictures printed... Oh--and the bags on the wall are great too! It's awesome that Brian is getting so into it.
ANIMAL KINGDOM: You should definitely think about eating at Pizzafari. We LOVED this place! We split a pepperoni pizza meal and a hot Italian sandwich meal. They were both fantastic. It's also a HUGE restaurant, so you can pretty much always find a cool place to sit. Flame Tree BBQ is good, but it was really hot the last time I ate there, and the BBQ and heat didn't mix to well for me. Also, try hard to see Nemo. It is now our favorite show in all of WDW!

We loved everything about it.
ADVICE: Michael and I steered clear of EMHs. We used TourGuideMike and he always says to avoid them. Too many guests flock to that park. On our last day, EMH was going on at DHS while we were there (but we wanted to go there since it's our favorite) and we could tell it was lots busier. Another thing is that we like to go to bed pretty early--so PM EMHs were out of the question. We also wanted to be able to sleep in a little since we were on vacation, so AM EMHs were also not ideal. But then again, some people love it...it's up to yall.
We really liked having park hoppers for the night-time entertainment. We'd pick a low crowd level park to go to, and then we'd head over to a different park for the night-time stuff. Example: on our first full day, we went to Epcot, took an afternoon break, went back to Epcot for dinner and a few more attractions, then took the Monorail over to the MK for Spectro and Wishes. It worked really well for us.
EPCOT: Sunshine Seasons is GREAT for lunch. We picked the Asian counter (they have TONS of options and all kinds of food. It's more like a food court in a mall) and split a meal with rice, noodles, and chicken. It was amazing. And it was the perfect size to split. You're definitely right in picking Soarin first! It fills up super fast. Here's a tip: Go to the turnstiles on the right if you make it before rope drop. Most people fill up the ones on the left and forget about the right side. Then, make your way to the right side rope (at rope drop) so you're closer to Soarin.

But if you're not there for rope drop, just head to Soarin first. You should definitely go on Spaceship Earth even if it's just for your "future" at the end. And play the energy shuffleboard game thing at the end. It's lots of fun. We love all of the hands-on stuff in Innoventions.
Oh--and CONGRATULATIONS on bidding on a house!!!!

I know how much you wanted to find the perfect one. I hope it works out for you!
Your plans look GREAT so far! Let me know if you have other qs