Disney Trip

So I am FINALLY getting around to blogging on our Disney Trip. I was waiting for some pictures to come in.

We stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge and it was amazing. The decor was incredible, and you felt like you were in another country. We chose to save money & not stay in a room with a view, but it did not matter because you could easily walk around and see all kinds of animals on the savannas. Having a 2 yo that needed to run around, it was a great excursion. Emma love the large pool & we swam almost everyday. The disney buses have Mickey Mouse on them so honestly Emma's favorite part was getting on the "Mickey Mouse School Buses". It seemed she made friends on every trip :)

Our WED started with us going to Donald Safari breakfast in Animal Kingdom. There we saw Daisy, Donald, Mickey, & Goofy in their safari outfits. Our only complaint was that we were seated early in the back so we often had to wait to see the characters. Emma began to get a little fussy & did not get a picture with goofy. When Donald came to our table, she asked him where Goofy was! We walked around Animal Kingdom and went on the Safari ride which was Emma's third time. She loved pointing out the Animals & a giraffe came so close to us we could almost pet him! It was HOT with 91% humidity so although great for my bronchitis, it wiped the Putman clan out quickly. Each day we wandered back to the hotel for a nap & swim in the pool or as Emma calls it "splash day". That afternoon we went to the Magic Kingdom for dinner and walked around looking at the characters. We did manage to go on its a Small Small World while Daddy took a break. For dinner we headed over to the Liberty Tree Tavern.

Thursday we had a nice breakfast at Boma & headed for the Magic Kingdom. We rode the steam trains around the magic kindgom. Emma had the chance to take pictures with Cinderella, Aurora Rose/Sleeping Beauty & Belle. We were always on the lookout for Snow White but never got a picture with her. Then we headed over to the carousel & emma picked out a horse to ride. We then decided to sit on mommy's lap instead. We watched a show at Cinderella's castle, and managed to watch a small parade before leaving that morning. The floats went around the circle in front of the castle. We were so excited to have the one with Minnie Mouse & Goofy right in front of us. Emma sang & danced with characters. We did ANOTHER swim in the pool that afternoon while mommy enjoyed so lovely cocktails from the bar. That night we went back to Boma for an African inspired dinner and we enjoyed trying lots of different foods.

Friday we headed back to the Magic Kingdom again & went to Adventureland & Frontierland. We had a great time laughing at the jokes on the Jungle Cruise, then went on an adventure with the Pirates of the Carribbean. Emma posed for some cute pirate pics at the end of the ride. Mommy got her Pineapple Dole Whip float so life was great. We tooks some pics with Peter Pan, Goofy, & Donald. The very nice photographer with Frontier Donald shared where we could find Goofy. I was so excited because Emma seemed to be on a Goofy kick that week & we would have been so sad to miss a picture with him! Friday night we hung out at the hotel again and went to see the animals around the hotel. Emma had a great time playing on the playground while waiting for the grazing animals to make their way over to us. 7:15pm seemed to be the magic time for them to show up.

Saturday, our last day there, was gloomy & rainy. We headed off to MGM (finally a different park!) for the playhouse disney breakfast. There we saw JoJo & Golith & Leo & June from the Little Einsteins. Emma was finally ready to pose for pics with the characters. It was not super busy so she had lots of chances to interact with them. By the end she was calling out to them & waving. We rushed over to the new Toy Story Ride, which is a moving 3-D ride that has you stop at sections similar to a midway game. It was so cool because each section was inspired from a movie scene. Ryan managed to whip my butt even holding an Emma. We then headed off to what we knew would be a highlight of the day: Playhouse Disney Live show. We were able to sit right up front. Emma loved singing & dancing along to her favorite Disney shows. It was a great place to be during a major rain storm. What was also cool was that we added 2 new items to our list of things at Disney. Ryan & I never did the playhouse disney live & Toy Story was a new ride for us.

We ended up back at the Magic Kingdom that afternoon but did not do too much. As our trip progressed, we watched waits go from 5 mins to 45mins, especially in Fantasyland. I was slightly disappointed because we did not get to take Emma on some rides. She had fun walking around Tomorrowland & Fantasyland. We walked by "Its a small world" & she said I wanna go on the boat ride. The first time we went on WED, we walked right up with no & she was a little scared. This time we had to wait 10 mins & she was a PERFECT angel. She was pointing to everything saying "look at dat mommy" & dancing along. Ryan HATES that ride & I am so excited to have someone to go with me :) At the end, you walk over a bridge when leaving & she was waving to everyone in the boats. We spent sometime in Winnie the Pooh's Play area. Emma loving running & climbing. It was raining so I did not care about her stepping on the water areas. We road the Tomorrowland transit & steam trains one more time. Our last moments in the Magic Kingdom were at the Main Street Bakery where Emma ate a cupcake the size of her face.

Sunday was our last day so we had a photo session done at the Animal Kingdom Lodge & headed back to the airport. It was a great trip, but very different from the ones past. I found myself excited to start new memories & share this with Emma, but sometimes missing those special moments Ryan & I used to share.