Fun with the Finger's: Disney!!

Over winter break the girls and I got to spend some time at the happiest place on Earth...Disney World! My friend Cindy asked me to take some senior pictures there of her daughter Abby. It was a last minute trip and I think those are the best! Since it was a girls trip I brought both girls with me and we were so excited! We flew down on Wednesday afternoon and this was actually Kate's first time flying. She was excited and I have the cutest video of her during our take-off. Since Kelly wasn't with us I wanted him to see her expression. We were in a small plane so I was facing her and she just sat back and then looked out the window and said "I'm flying!" "I see houses!". It was precious. I think she asked me 15 times while we were flying if we were there yet or how much farther it was. When we landed she looked out and said, "this doesn't look like Disney World." I am pretty sure she was expecting to land right in the middle of Magic Kingdom. I love it. We got our rental car and made our way to our hotel. We were staying at the All-Star Movies resort.

ready for take-off

We got checked in and into our room then decided to start our fun by heading to Magic Kingdom. There were magic hours that night so the park didn't close until 12:00. We made the most of every minute riding rides, eating and of course getting a Dole Whip! It was so much fun and the girls hung in the entire night even though I know they were tired. Kate was so tired as it got close to 12 but she sat up in the stroller and insisted on riding the carousel one time before we left. Abby and I wanted to ride the Snow White mine train and since that line is always so long with it being a newer ride we jumped in right before 12 and got it in! I really liked that one too. We had rode the little Barnstormer roller coaster earlier in the night and that was enough roller coasters for Cohen. Someone has become a little fearful of the fun roller coasters...I think Kate would have rode it but Cindy decided to push them on and meet us at the bus stop. Both girls were out before she could get out of the park! We managed to get the girls and stroller on the bus and headed back. Night 1 was definitely a success!

Ready to ride the Barnstormer!

Dumbo!

Thursday morning we got up and headed to Hollywood Studios. We wanted to be there when the park opened so we could get in line for Toy Story. That was one ride we couldn't get a fast pass for since they are out so quick. We still had a wait but we love that ride and it was well worth it. I think this is Cohen's favorite!

Toy Story!

At Hollywood Studios we also saw the new Frozen sing-along show which was hilarious. Cindy took the girls to a few more shows...the Little Mermaid, Disney Jr. Live, and to meet Princess Sophia, while Abby and I went to ride the Rockin' Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror. I love roller coasters and I think that is my favorite! We decided we had did all we wanted to do there after those rides and then headed back to our hotel for some lunch.

At our hotel

Kate had been counting down the minutes until we could see some animals so we decided to head over to Animal Kingdom for the afternoon. Right when we got through the gates she was out of that stroller going from fence to fence looking for any animal she could find. I think she was in her own little animal heaven. One thing Cohen has done every time we have been at Animal Kingdom is get her face painted. She had already asked about it before we could get there. This time Kate wanted hers painted too and what did she choose...a lion face, her favorite!

After face painting we had to meet the main stars of the show...Mickey and Minnie! Kate was precious giving them both the biggest hugs!

We covered most of Animal Kingdom seeing all the animals, then decided to head back to the room. We rested up and then headed to Magic Kingdom...3 parks in one day. We wanted to watch Wishes and Kate wanted to ride The Jungle Cruise ride and the "clock" ride as she called it. She was talking about "Its a Small World". No hiding her favorite rides! We also got in Enchanted Tales with Belle. I love this little show and the girls like the interaction. Cohen was the wardrobe and Kate was the little teacup "Chip". Its always fun seeing them meet Belle. The park closed at 10:00 this night so we were a little earlier leaving but the girls were still so tired! Kate fell asleep again and poor Cindy held her on the bus...standing up. We all were standing and I was a little ill that no one offered her or another lady holding a toddler a seat. We made it back though and took a late night trip to McDonald's for a very late dinner! Its all fun on vacation though! We just hated that little Kate was way too sleepy to eat.

closing the park for the 2nd night! Kate was a little tired as you can tell.

Friday morning we had a breakfast reservation at Boma Flavors of Africa at The Animal Kingdom Lodge. It was a delicious breakfast! Before we were seated we went out to see the animals. They actually come right up pretty close at the lodge. While we were fascinated with the giraffes, Kate was all about the flamingos!

You can see Kate looking through the fence just amazed at the flamingos

After breakfast we headed to the Animal Kingdom for our safari fast pass. This was one thing we had not been able to fit in the day before since it really requires a fast pass to avoid the long wait. Kate loved it of course, which we all did! Animals are really just fascinating for everyone!

The kids also loved the petting area even though it is just goats...

That afternoon we had set aside for pictures at Disney's Broadway. We had went back by the hotel and found that the maids had made the girl's blankets look like bows on the bed. Cohen's blanket is her must have at night and that little thing has been through it all. Even though we do keep it washed I give it to the maid for even trying to make something out of it!

While I was taking Abby's pictures the girls wanted to come along and had a blast! I think they loved feeding the ducks and playing on the beach area as much as anything! My girls are like their mama, they love the beach! They were also great little helpers and even had a few pics of their own made...my little Ariel and Jasmine!

Abby and I ran in to Magic Kingdom to get a few pics before it got totally dark.

That night we decided to check out downtown Disney and eat at Earl of Sandwich. We also went into a few little stores. Kate had fun trying on the Mickey ears.

Saturday morning it was time to pack up and head back to GA! Before we left though we had one picture stop to make. Again the girls loved getting to have their picture made too and we even got a good group picture! It was such a fun trip! A huge thank you to Cindy for asking us to come! The girls had a blast and I did too! It really added a lot of fun to our winter break for sure. Now if we can get that sunshine back here to stay!