Epcot

Big Sister was "invited" to breakfast at The Akershus Royal Banquet Hall this morning.  After some deliberation (and a last minute costume change), she decided to wear her Snow White gown.  She was a tad bit disappointed to see another Snow White as we walked into Epcot, but she ended up being the only little girl dressed as Snow White at our breakfast (who knew that would be a big deal to a 4 year old!?!).  She loved meeting the Princesses and dancing around in the Princess Parade.  

This afternoon we were able to meet several characters in the World Showcase.  We also made a few KidCot stops where Big Sister's "passport" was stamped and she worked on some craft projects.  

We rode the Nemo ride twice and went to the Crush show and the kids played in the Shark playground.  On our way out of Epcot, we decided to ride Spaceship Earth.  Big Sister was excited that she was familiar with the first part of the history of the world (yay for CC!).

It was another fun day. But the heat got to us since we were outside more than yesterday (a lot of the lines at the MK have air conditioning).

Snow White

Princess Parade

KidCot

Excited to see something from her Timeline Song!

Little Bud was a little unsure about Mickey!

Fish tank at Crush Show

It was a big day for Little Bud!

 

Magic Kingdom

We woke up early this morning and took the boat to the Magic Kingdom!  Big Sister was able to pick out her outfit, and she chose her "Ariel" dress, with cute little pigtail bows to match.  Disaster struck when Little Bud ripped one of the bows out and threw it overboard in one swift motion!!  John tried to catch it, but Little Bus was too quick.  Big Sister was so sad!  She did perk up at the Magic Kingdom welcome show though.  We took down her pigtails and pulled her hair into a single pony.  She was still sad, but was thankful Little Bud only threw 1 bow over :( 

Today we rode the new Ariel ride, Goofy's Barnstormer, Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh, Small World, Peter Pan, Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride and Thunder Mountain.  We went to Mickey's PhilarMagic, Country Bear Jamboree, and the Enchanted Tiki Room.  We also explored Tom Sawyer's Island (Little Bud's favorite stop of the day). Only 2 rides had a wait time, and we decided to FastPass them and do another ride while we waited for our FastPass time.  We walked right in to each show too!

On our way out of the park we stopped off at the Castle Party.  So fun!  As we were leaving, Big Sister spotted Marie from Aristocats, so we stopped to say hello and get her autograph :)

We stopped by the playground this afternoon on the way to the pool and the kids had a BLAST at both places!

Props to Disney for their Baby Swap program and their Baby Care Centers.  Both made our day so much better!!

Big Sister (before the bow incident!)

On the boat headed to the MK

Welcome Show

Big Sister loving the show!

Cinderella's Castle

Dumbo

High in the sky on Dumbo

In Pooh's House (which she remembered from our last trip!)

Very serious about seeing everything on Small World

Mickey's PhilarMagic

Magic Carpet

Tom Sawyer's Island

Big Thunder Mountain

Big Sister is so much braver than I was at her age!!

Castle Party

Taking it all in...

Marie

Boat Ride back to the campground

Big Sister was invited by the Princesses to a Royal Breakfast tomorrow!!

Surprise!!

We made it!  Big Sister was surprised and very thankful when she found out where we were at.  She must have given me at least 20 kisses!!  She was kind of confused when we pulled into the campground instead of driving up to Cinderella's Castle, but she's starting to understand how things are going to work.  After we set up camp, we went to the pool for a bit and then came back to have dinner and a little chill out time.  Little Bud was so worn out from all of the traveling that he fell asleep while they were watching a movie...at 6:45 (which is 5:45 our time!).  

Ready to hit the road!

Sleepy boy!

Travel Day 2

Traffic!!  Delayed us about 2 hours

Chillin'

Priceless Excited Smile :)

Water slide fun at the pool!

Welcome bags  

Thanks Grammie!!

A while ago, Jamie told me about some cute princess shirts she saw on Pinterest; she thought they might be a great option for Big Sister to wear at Disney (regular princess dresses are cute, but are also kind of hot and stuffy, and when Big Sister gets hot and stuffy she turns into one cranky girl!).  I looked them up and loved them right away.  There was only 1 small problem.  I can't sew; I don't even own a sewing machine!  So, I talked to John's mom about making them, and she gladly agreed to make them(anything for Big Sister!).  All of the shirts turned out so cute!!  She made Cinderella, Tinkerbell and Snow White inspired shirts, and also cut down a cute little shirt I found at a local thrift shop that reminded me of Belle's ball gown (it was a few sizes too big).   Also, for the Fairy Tale Ball that was held earlier this year at our local library, Grammie made Big Sister a Snow White gown and cape which she wore to her Princess breakfast.  Thanks Grammie!!