Saturday morning, Mike and I awoke pretty early. Out plan was to get ready and get as much packed as possible before waking the kids. We did get a start on it the night before, but didnt get everything finished.
Finally, we were all done and everyone was ready to go. The plan was to go ahead and check out now so that once we left breakfast we could head to DTD for our last last-minute shopping before heading for home.
As I was packing up, I noticed that there had been a letter slipped under the door and as I read it I became a little confused. Evidently, Guest Services could not get the credit card on file to accept the charges that were left on our room, which I thought was really odd. So, I called right away as I was worried that something was wrong. I knew that I had put our Disney Visa on file when I checked in and that there should be no problem as wed been using it throughout the week and had also called before we left home to let Chase know that wed be using it out of town. Unfortunately, the CM I spoke to was no help, so I ended up having to make the long walk down to the check-in desk to find out what was going on. Im not sure why, but turns out that they had an old debit card on file that had expired. Im not even sure why they had it when Id given them my Disney Visa at check-in. Anyway, problem was solved and I headed back to the room.
We then proceeded to gather all our belongings and head towards the car. This is always the sad part for me!
However, we did have a couple places to go before our visit was officially over. And the first stop was here at my dream resort for breakfast with some friends.
We made our way inside and up to the second floor where we checked in for our breakfast ADR with Lilo and Stitch!! We checked in and were given a buzzer before being directed to have our photo taken.
And by the time that wed found a place to sit, our buzzer was going off!!!
We were lead to our table following a fresh basket of bread!
And then the juice came and all were in heaven!!
And before we knew it, the characters were making their rounds. Stitch managed to sneak up on Mark which gave us all a good laugh!
And then the food arrived and we all dug in!
Next came Pluto who the kids loved!
And then the star of the show, Lilo!
Mike made sure I got a shot with her since shes one of my faves!
And last, but certainly not least came the Big Cheese himself! I always love seeing him in his Hawaiian attire!
We stuffed ourselves silly, making the most of our last meal of the trip, then settled up the bill and headed out. But, we werent done yet. Since wed only been able to ride the Monorail once, Mike and I decided that it was the perfect time to take one last spin on it before heading out. So thats just what we did!
We waved goodbye to the castle and the Magic Kingdom as we made the loop back around to the Poly. We hopped off, and then headed to the car where we embarked towards our one final destination
Downtown Disney.
I picked up a few things from Basin as Id been wanting to try some of their items for a while now. I ended up getting a few of the Mickey head bar soaps and a couple tubes of the bath salts. We also spent a little while in the World of
Disney store where Mark finally bought his Walt Disney World Train set that hed been wanting all week. And I was so proud of him for saving his money until then. Jaden had a hard time finding what she wanted, but she ended up with a couple small thingsa Minnie note pad and a charm bracelet with several charms.
While we were in World of Disney, a CM came up to Mark and Jaden and asked if theyd like to play a little game. They agreed, and she set up a little bowling game right there. They both played and she gave them both a button and a certificate, which was really cool. They were a little unsure of it all though, but it was very sweet of the CM to have taken the time to play with them!
Id also been texting back and forth with my sister while we shopped as well. She and her boyfriend had been on a cruise at the same time, and it just so happened that they were heading home that day as well. So we planned to meet up somewhere along the way home.
Eventually, we headed on out, saying our goodbyes to Disney and leaving with so many memories of a wonderful trip! As we headed out of Downtown Disney, I spotted this rainbow in the clouds and I nearly teared up
what a wonderful way to end such a magical trip!
Thankfully, the trip home was uneventful and we ended up meeting up with my sister in South GA at Cracker Barrel where we told her all about the trip and she showed us her beautiful new engagement ring that shed received on their cruise.
At this point, they decided to take the kids on with them so that we didnt have to meet up again, so we unloaded all the kids stuff and packed them into my sisters vehicle. From there we said goodbye, and I think thats when it finally hit me that the trip was over! It was an awful long and quiet ride back home!