Our very magical, very first trip to Disney World

[3princesses+aprince]

Reading your updates always makes me smile. You all look so happy. Your daughter saying that this is the best vacation ever reminds me of what six year old son said. On our trip in Dec. we were in the MK on the first day and he said, "This is the best day of my life." That is why I love DW so much.

Congratulations on your big news. Sounds like you will have a busy year. Maybe it will go fast.

Thanks, and i'm sure the year will fly by as they always seem to do!! Not that I ever want to wish a whole year away, my kids are growing up so fast as it is. I'm just going to enjoy having wonderful things to plan for all year. I'm sure it will go by fast enough though!!!!

 

[clomahony]

That year will really go by fast given you have quite a lot to plan for a wedding and a Disney trip - wow you're brave.

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Sorry it took me a few days, but i'm ready to start our first Epcot Day!!!

The plan for this day was to do the World Showcase and save the rest for our second day planned for Epcot. But , we did not follow that plan, which is fine of course!! We walked in and were just amazed with this park and could not pass everything by.

When walked around for a few minutes and checked out the guide map and then wondered into innoventions!! Our first stop in there was the new piggy bank game , they told us it was not officially open, but they were testing it, so we played, it was cute!! The kids loved the darn pig.

The kids liked it. We checked a few more things out in there, then went over to The Seas.......LOVED IT over here, it was soooo pretty!!

The ride in the clam mobiles were very cute!!!

After we go off of the clams, we were amazed at all of the tanks in there, and the fish and turtles we saw. We spent a good 45 minutes looking at everything.

A Manatee

The Sea Turtle, my favorite!!!

Sting Ray

Checking out Dori

This set up was so cute, the kids loved it over here

I'll continue more in the next post.........

 

[3princesses+aprince]

So after checking out the Ocean life for a while we went over to Turtle Talk with Crush, oh my god, this show was so funny. Manny loved it, me and him were cracking up. It was great. Highly recommend!!!!!!!

After we exited The Seas, we had to stop and say hello to these guys...again

We then decided we needed itzakadoozies and mickey ice cream bars

So we hung out and relaxed for a little bit while we cooled off and then went over to Test Track to get Fast Passes!! Woo Hoo... Again, Sam wasn't tall enough and Manny said he would sit out with her. Lizzie was sure she wanted to go on. I was so surprised with her, she has always been the biggest ride chicken (well besides Anthony) The cars were going so fast around that medal track and they were making so much noise, she seemed alittle nervous, but said she would ride. So did she ride? We'll find out later.
We went to cool off again

And then went over and got a pass to start our Kimpossible adventure, it gave us a time for 5:30pm. Emily was so excited. She really wanted to do this.

So we started our World Showcase adventure, Our kimpossible adventure was to occur in Norway!!!!

So first stop was Mexico. This was my absolute favorite country!! I loved it here so much.

We went in to ride the boat ride, it was so awesome and relaxing. You could see the people eating in the restaurant, it was nice and cool in there. It's a must do on my list for next year too.

We then went to start our Kimpossible adventure!!!

It was nice, the lady explained what we had to do, and then told us that we could look around in other countries before starting our adventure, it was not on any certain time frame, you just had to press the OK button when you were where you had to be next.

Anthony stopped to play

Then suprise....Manny stopped again to buy something. He bought a light up Epcot keychain. Very cute. We waited.

We stopped at the drums

I'll continue in the next post..... Lizzie finally gets to do what she's been waiting for!!!!!!

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Lizzie was waiting very patiently to get her face painted this week. We did it!!! She was in all her glory. She was so happy. The things that make her happy are so funny.

Ok, onto saving the world!!!!!

We were led here for a clue

And here

I had some more pics from this, but don't want to spoil too much, but it was really cute, we were led to a few different clues and then told what to go find next.

After we explored a few more countries nearby it was time for our TesT Track FPs to be used... I think we stopped in Norway, we just got the first few countries on that side down tonight.

So Sam and Manny were pretty happy to plop on a bench, it was hot and we were there for hours, we were getting pretty tired. So with them on the bench, we went along.

So yes, Lizzie still said she wanted to go, so let's see if she liked it!!!

She loved it..... There was one part that scared her, but I don't want to spoil the surprise for anyone who hasn't been on it. Here we are. Me, Emily and Lizzie are in the back row and Anthony is right in front of us in the green shirt.(of course)

After our ride, which we all loved. Totally a must do again for next year. We checked out the cars that the exit led you to. Anthony was in all of his glory. He LOVES cars, and was so excited here.

I love this pic

After that we saw bunnies in the grass , so we sat on the bench with the rest of our crew and watched them. They were so cute.

We then decided to head out, we were beat , and HOT. This was also when Manny started not feeling well!!!!!

I took these on the way out, it was so pretty

We went back to the hotel and hit the pool, Manny sat in one of the pool chairs and chilled out. We ate dinner at the hotel food court, and then, Emily said she had a headache and didn't feel good. OH NO!!!!!! I thought this was the end of our wonderful vacation!!!!

But I won't keep you hanging, the next day Emily felt better, But of course Manny did not.

Next up is our Magic Kingdom Day!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!!

 

[Happy Elf]

We then decided we needed itzakadoozies and mickey ice cream bars

We love itzakadoozies! We discovered them at WDW on our honeymoon. For awhile we could find them around here and relive the magic, but sadly, we can't find them anymore! I'm sure we will have one soon!

 

[racefanof88]

Great update Pam. I think I might do the face painting for me in September. I saw a woman with it and it looked cool. I hate that you had sick ones on your trip, I did too . Can't wait for the next update.

 

[Happy Elf]

This is a great picture. Anthony is such a handsome boy and I'm sure he will have the girls chasing him in a few years!

 

[my2disneyboys]

Pam,
You are doing a great job capturing the details w/o giving too much away! Also great pictures - the one of Anthony in the car is too cute and you all look so happy!!

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Thanks, we really enjoyed our Epcot day, and Anthony does look like a cutie in the fancy car, and he already does have girls chasing him. We have them calling here looking for him wondering if he's here or at his Mom's. He's a stud!!!

And i'll have another update up soon. I've been busy looking into things for the wedding. Yes, it's early but my friend (who declared herself my wedding planner) said that because it's a holiday weekend, we should book it soon. So last night I made a guest list and we were looking over a few places at work last night. (I know, we were working really hard)

 

[MagicShell]

I enjoyed your update. It is great to hear how you all were so excited about things on your first trip. I am sorry to hear that a sickness is coming.

 

[MeMom]

I noticed that too, when the end of the day was approaching and others seemed to be getting grumpy, we were just not. We were so happy to be in Disney World that even if we were standing in a line or just hanging out we were happy. I'm happy just thinking about it !!!!!!!

I appreciate you saying this. This is just how we feel when we are in Disney World - so blessed, grateful, and excited that we can't possibly be grouchy or stress over little inconveniences.

I am enjoying reading about your good times and seeing your many pictures.

 

[lisalonglash]

Great Epcot day! I keep going back and forth about the KimPossible thingy - it sure looks like your crew had a great time doing it! I'm sorry Emily and Manny weren't feeling well that evening, but I'm glad Emily felt better the next day!

I LOVE Test Track, I it and I it LOL Great picture of you enjoying it! I can't wait to see Turtle Talk w/Crush - it sounds like soooo much fun!

As usual, you all look like you're having a blast The picture of Anthony in the car should be setting off alarm bells for you - get a BIG stick to keep all those girls away

Lizzie's facepainting looks beautiful - so flowy and soft kwim? I wish my boys liked facepainting, but it's been deemed "ick" here, sadly. Hey, *I* could get my face painted and tell them that it's only allowed for moms!

 

[MaryAz]

Great update. We also loved the Seas. Feel like we did not get to see as much of the World Showcase as we would have liked-next time! I did the single rider for Test Track and walked on. The girls loved playing in the cars! Nice pics as always.

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Ok, so here goes with our 2nd day at the Magic Kingdom, I couldn't wait to get back here all week.

So we left off on Saturday night when Manny was not feeling well. Well, this morning when he woke up he was VERY sick, and Emily had a bad headache the night before. I woke her up and asked her if she wanted to sleep and relax, and just come to the MK after our pool break, and she said yes. I thought she was getting sick too, but luckily when she woke up a few hours later, she was fine.

So Me, Anthony, Lizzie and Sam were off to the Magic Kingdom after we grabbed breakfast and brought it up to Manny and Emily and had our breakfast in the foodcourt. We probably got on the bus at 9am.

It was so nice to be in the park this early, there were no crowds!!!

So this morning our plan was to head straight to Dumbo and then Ariel's Grotto. Lizzie was in heaven when we saw Dumbo

Anthony and Sam took the Dumbo in front of us

This one was taken from Dumbo

Lizzie was very pleased we finally got to ride Dumbo!!! And as you can see she still had some of her face paint on from the day before. We were in the pool and everything the night before but the top part stayed strong. She was happy about that.

So next we hopped right over to Ariel's Grotto, we had about a 30 minute wait, but the girls had fun while waiting.

Ok, I love these next two pictures. They just spotted Ariel, so they were peaking at her. We were about 4 people away from seeing her.

And here Lizzie is telling me she sees her

Oh, Sam was so excited to finally meet Ariel. After that I figured we'd head over to Adventureland cause Anthony was a good sport and rode Dumbo and sat through a 30 minute Ariel wait.
On the way by the castle though the Fairy Godmother was out, she was too cute. The girls were very excited, and Emily was jealous when she found out. That was the first thing Sam told her when we got back to the room.

I'll continue in the next post!!!

 

[mickeystoontown]

Oh I hope Manny and Emily get to feeling better. There's nothing worse that being sick while on vacation.

I, too, love the picture of the girls waiting to see Ariel. It makes me wish my daughter was still little.

Anthony is such a trooper. Never fussing even if he does have to do "little kid stuff".

Lisa

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Ok, so we got to adventureland and I was so excited to see it!! It's awesome over here.

The girls stopped to get wet by these squirting Tiki things

We decided to head into Pirates of the Carribean (5 min wait) I of course took about 8 or 9 pics and thought they came out good, but ended up being either blurry or too dark. But I got a few.

After the ride we were dumped into a giftshop and Lizzie really wanted this 5 times too big for her head Jack Sparrow Hat, she's crazy!!!

So then we were hungry and saw El Pirata y El Perico right across from Pirates. We were very excited, we love Tacos, especially Anthony. He was thrilled. It was so delicious. I told Manny that we have to eat there next year, he really missed out.

This was our view of outside from our table, and even though there were no closed walls here (there was a back side with closed wall and AC) it was nice and cool in here.

Right when we were finishing up, Lizzie spotted Capt. Hook and Mr Smee right outside the restaurant. For some reason she was so excited, it was so cute. So we went out to see them.

Right when we were finishing up with these cool guys, this cool guy came walking out.

We ran right over and watched his pirate tutorial. Very cute.

A shot of the restaurant from the outside

So we decided to head back into Fantasyland , Lizzie had also been wanting to ride the teacups. MISTAKE!!!!

Why a mistake you ask? The kids look so happy? Yeah, um the ride hadn't started yet. I guess you shouldn't ride spinning tea cups right after you eat. Me and Anthony had to hold the wheel still so we didn't spin that much, Lizzie was green, we though she was going to throw up all over us. We did make it off the ride without incident.

I think it was about 1pm at this time and because we were half sick now, and it was very HOT, we figured it was a good time to go back and get Emily, I called and she was better and waiting for us, so I felt bad. But we really needed to get in the pool anyway.

I loved this view when walking back to the bus stop

We were sitting down waiting for the bus when we got a few visitors. They were walking right up to us. Anthony was freaked out by this and is starting to run away, and Lizzie is like " Ok, come on little duckies, I want to pet you"

Here is Lizzie, we're waiting to board the bus, they were getting someone in a wheelchair loaded up first.

Ahhhh, nice cold AC

So we got back to the hotel and went swimming!!!!! Oh how we loved that pool. We go back to the MK this night!!!!!!

 

[Flanelle]

Love your TR and pictures.

 

[tinkerbell3747]

I am enjoying your TR so much and I love the picture of the girls as they spotted Ariel...and Anthony int he convertable....

I hope Emily is feeling better....and soo sorry Manny was ill..

Can't wait to read more...

 

[tinkerbell3747]

By the way my son's birthday is July 3rd......just got a special kick out of seeing that you guys will be getting married that day...