Off To See The Mouse!

Riley had off school on the Friday before his spring break started so he convinced Daddy to take the day off too.  When we asked Riley what he wanted to do on that day, he was quick to mention that he really wanted to go to Disney.  We originally planned to go just for the day (the beauty of season passes!), but Andy decided to check out hotels on Priceline.  We found a room at the Marriott for a good rate, so we ended up staying over night and spent two days there.  

We spent our first day at Magic Kingdom.  The kids were sporting their new Mickey shirts that I made for them.  The first thing we did was stop and get Kendall a Minnie hat of her own.  The two of them wore them throughout the park and looked so cute together!

Dad and Riley waiting to take the boat ride over to Tom Sawyer Island.  Riley loved running around the island and checking out the canons on the fort.

We decided to take Kendall's stroller instead of our Sit and Stand so that Kendall could lie flat and sleep if necessary.  To ease some of Riley's exhaustion, we took turns in the stroller and carried Kendall in our Baby Bjorn.  She loves being close to us and often falls asleep in it.  Her favorite is to be facing out and seeing everything that's going on.

Kendall making eyes at her Daddy.

I wish I knew what she was thinking when I snapped this picture!  I love the expression!

Sporting her new Minnie Mouse ears!

A long day at Hollywood Studios.  Poor Riley got jipped on the Toy Story ride.  We went there first because it usually is hard to get a fast pass for it.  There was an hour wait, so we decided to bite the bullet and wait it out.  It was a frustrating wait...Numerous people cut in front of us in line - the newest trick is to say you're meeting up with your group who is way up the line.  Then some kid puked inside the building where you weave through like a mouse trying to find the cheese.  Then we get up to the front of the line, ready to pick up our 3D glasses, and they tell us that the ride is being shut down.  No fast pass, no compensation, just utter frustration.  The next fast pass wasn't until 7pm...For those of you familiar with fast passes at Disney, that means, you can't get another fast pass until that one expires.  Needless to say, Andy complained and we ended up with fast passes to the Tower of Terror and Star Wars instead.  Riley LOVED the Star Wars ride, but mom and dad both get sick while on it so he only got to do it once.  I was also able to finally convince him to ride the Tower of Terror with me (he was scared of the spider webs in the library where you see the video!)  The boy was hooked!  He couldn't wait to go on it again, and again, and again for a total of 5 times!  It's his new favorite ride.  Although, Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom rated pretty high as well.

Kendall was a happy girl the entire time we were there.  She is so flexible and just enjoyed herself and being outside in the beautiful weather. 

Our very own Sleeping Beauty!