DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't even know how to write about the most amazing, short vacation I have ever been on!  We left at 1pm on Thursday and got to Disney World at about 8pm, so Hayden decided that she could go swimming in the pool and we could order pizza, instead of going out to eat!  Gracie had to go swimming too.  They did have new Rapunzel and Minnie Mouse swimsuits to try out and get in the spirit.  The girls were so excited but really had no idea what to expect.  I must admit, I was totally excited too and couldn't wait to see The Magic Kingdom.  Mimi and Pop took the girls swimming while I unpacked all the surprises I had bought from the Disney Store at Discovery Mills...we were trying to save money and I think we did a pretty good job.  The first surprise was really, really fancy Cinderella nightgowns!  They didn't swim long being that the pool was freezing cold, but I guess all that matters is that they enjoyed it.  When they got back to the room, we surprised them with the new nightgowns...you should have seen their faces, they were excited. 

Here they are in those fancy princess Cinderella nightgown...Aren't they simply gorgeous!

Gracie was really excited!

Our beautiful princesses went straight to bed without a peep after this.  They got a great nights sleep before going to see Mickey, Minnie and all of the Princesses.

Friday morning we were up and ready at the park around 8:30am, we were all so excited.  We parked, got on the Ferry and arrived at The Magic Kingdom.  At this point they were amazed by the boat but had no idea what was next.  We entered the park and immediately stopped to buy autograph books.  Hayden got a Princess one and Gracie picked Tinkerbell and of course they got matching ink pens to go with them. 

The sign says it all!

Check out Gracie's smile



Here we go!  Oh and Happy Birthday Daddy!  He is  so lucky he got to spend his birthday at The Magic Kingdom!

 The nice guy that I got the books from informed me that 3 of the Princesses were in the building right next to us if we wanted to meet them and so was Mickey and Minnie Mouse.  What a great start to our first magical day!  We were so lucky, we only had to wait a few minutes and they only let one family at a time in so it was truly amazing.  When we first walked in and saw Cinderella...words cannot describe the look on Hayden and Gracie's sweet little faces.  I think this is finally when they realized what Disney World was all about.  Cinderella talked to them, hugged them, signed their books and took pictures with them....Then they got to meet Belle and once again got the same treatment and last but not least was Princess Aurora(Sleeping Beauty) and she also took her time with them. They were so amazed, if nothing else that one moment was worth the whole trip. 

Her they are with Cinderella don't worry I got a better picture of them with her later on!

Belle!  I couldn't believe how easy going Gracie was!

Sleeping Beauty...look how well they were paying attention to what she was saying!

Then we went right next door to see some of Gracie's favorite characters....Mickey and Minnie Mouse!!!!

So excited  and amazed!



Mickey even gave Gracie some kisses, oh and he also gave Colton some kisses!


Then they saw Pluto and almost got to see Daisy Duck.  After visiting with Pluto we got in line to see Daisy but she was scheduled for her break, so they didn't get her autograph. 

Gracie couldn't figure out this statue...I think she thought it was supposed to be a real man.

 

Gracie got sunscreen in her eyes right before meeting Pluto, but it is still cute

Then we walked down main street and saw this...Cinderella's Castle

Then we rode the tea cups and Hayden got to see the White Rabbit and Alice in Wonderland.  Gracie was tired and didn't get out of the stroller to see Alice!

They loved the ride!

Then we rode the Winnie the Pooh ride and they played in his house!

Then Hayden drove Mark for the first time all by herself.  I think she did pretty well...may still need a few lessons before she turns 16.

Then we found some lunch and waited for the Celebration Parade, it was so HOT but it was so worth it.  They got to see lots more characters and there were more smiles and giggles.

Then we went back to the room to get ready to eat dinner with Cinderella, Prince Charming, the Stepmother and the Fairy God Mother.  We had also bought them a perfect Cinderella gown, jewelry and tiara for the celebration.  They were so excited about their dresses and I must say I think they were much prettier than Cinderella and I think Prince Charming did too.  He gave them both a kiss!





See I told you they were much prettier than Cinderella!

Then we watched the night parade, it is like Christmas lights on all the floats and characters but I didn't get any pictures.  For some reason my camera does not like night pictures.  We also stayed for the fireworks, which were great but the girls were so tired I don't think they even really enjoyed it.  Oh well at least we can say we did it.  Finally after a long day we returned to our room at 11pm.

Even after staying so late the night before we were back at the park around 8:30 Saturday morning.  We still had a lot to do on our last day.  The girls really wanted to see Rapunzel, so Pop was nice enough to wait and hold us a place in line for almost 2 hours while we went a rode some rides.  We rode Peter Pan and A Small World, which was absolutely Gracie's favorite ride.  She was in awe the whole time.  We did a little shopping and then went back to see Rapunzel.  Rapunzel spends more time with the kids.  They colored, danced and got to get her autograph.  It was so much fun!

Then we had lunch and rode the Train around the park.  It was a nice little rest.  Then Mark, Mimi and the girls rode the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.  Mommy wasn't allowed on that one but it must have been fun because the girls had to do it twice.   Next we rode the flying carpet ride and Mark, Hayden and myself went to the Stitch show...Gracie was asleep in the stroller but she wasn't big enough anyways.   This is the one show/ride that Hayden was terrified of...she was so scared, she was crying.  After that we headed to get some dinner at a really good steakhouse and then back to our room so Mimi and Pop could take the girls swimming again.   While they were swimming I packed all of our stuff up and got things ready to go, which I really wanted to stay a couple more days! 

It was a great mini vacation before Colton gets here.  We all enjoyed it and hopefully we will get to go back again maybe next year!!!