When we arrived to our hotel I was so happy our room was ready. We were all exhausted. We all took a much needed nap. That night we went to the Magic Kingdom. That is the best park for the little kids. We went to fantasyland since that is what we are most familiar with. Austin rode the Barnstormer, and we all rode Dumbo. We ate dinner, and saw Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy and Minnie Mouse. Sydney really loves Minnie right now. They had autograph books which help get them (especially Austin) to go up to the characters. We watched the fireworks was we were leaving for the night.
On Sunday we went to Sea world. We had to take a public bus. We took a Disney bus to Downtown Disney then crossed the street to wait for the public bus. It was only a 15 minute ride from downtown Disney. We arrived at Sea World without an issues. We saw dolphins first. It was cool to be so close to them. Then we watched a dog show. It was nice because the kids sat though the entire 20 minute performance without issues. Graham crackers helped with that but we couldn't of done that a year ago. We walked to the other side of the park near the Shamu show. That was the one show I really wanted to see. Because we were early we did discover Antarctica first which was neat. I really enjoyed the Shamu show. Sydney really wasn't take interested and Austin was more concerned with a dime behind our seats. They rode a few rides and then we had lunch. After lunch they took a nap in the stroller. Once Austin woke up he rode the kids roller coaster there. We ended our day with seeing sharks and more dolphins.
We took the public bus back to Downtown Disney. We ate dinner. The kids were difficult that night. They kept hitting each other and not listening. We had to walk though all of downtown to get to the buses for the hotel. I let them stop at the Lego store to play for a little bit. It worked out because they were a little better afterwards. Austin was really tired. Sydney saw princess's and she wanted her picture taken with them. Austin just stayed in the stroller.
On Monday, we spent the day in the Magic Kingdom. We went to Adventure Land first. We walked up the Swiss family Robinson tree house. The kids enjoyed walking the watermill. We also went on the pirates of the Caribbean ride. Sydney was a little scared but Austin enjoyed it. We went on the jungle cruise too. We enjoyed the boat ride. We had lunch at a restaurant then were planning on getting the kids to take a nap in the stroller. We realized they were setting up for the parade. Austin and Sydney really wanted to see the parade so we found somewhere to sit and watch it. They were happy about that. After the parade the kids took a nap in the stroller. Austin then rode thunder mountain roller coaster. And they saw Woody and Jesse from Toy Story. Everyone was so tired we decided to go back to the hotel and not watch fireworks.
On Tuesday we spent the day at Animal Kingdom. We arrived early and went straight to Kilimanjaro Safari. We wanted to do it before it got too busy. We got to see many animals. We enjoyed the ride. The kids liked going back and forth between Brian and I. After the safari we went and saw the show the Lion King. It was a really good show. I forgot what a good move the Lion King is. The kids got a little restless towards the end but they enjoyed it. Then we took a train to Rafiki Planet watch. Austin and Sydney liked the train ride. We got our picture with Rafiki. The area up there was under construction so there was not too much to do. We went back to the main part of the Animal Kingdom. Austin saw Baloo and wanted his picture taken with him so we did that. Then we went to see Micky and Minnie. We saw a lot of characters during this trip. They really loved getting autographs. It's neat to watch them interact with them.
We headed to the dinosaur area for lunch. We had lunch and then allowed the kids to play in the dinosaur area. They have a playground and a digging place. They really enjoyed the digging area. Austin and I rode the Dinosaur ride. It was scary but Austin did very well. He didn't really want to ride it again though. It was intense at times. It was really late in the day when Austin and Sydney decided to fall asleep in the stroller. Brian and I walked around park then once asleep we sat and waited for them to wake up. Then we went to Magic Kingdom for rides and fireworks.
During the night on Tuesday Sydney woke up vomiting. It happened twice. We were not sure if she was sick or just something she ate. She was fine afterwards but it caused quite a mess. She went right back to sleep and didn't seem bothered by it at all.
On Wednesday we went to Epcot early. We were only there 2 hours in the morning. Sydney seemed fine. We went on the Nemo ride and talking with Crush. Then we went on the Journey Into Imagination with Figment ride. They kids played there for a little bit but some things were not working. We were not that impressed. Then we went back to the hotel for kids to nap. Austin went swimming after nap. Sydney needed to rest more. We had dinner reservations at Epcot The Garden Grill to see characters Mickey, Pluto and Chip and Dale. The dinner was awesome for the characters. They came over several times. Mickey came by right after we sat down. Micky started coloring their papers and then they colored for a long time. I think all the characters stopped by twice. One of the chipmunks saw Brian was video taping and he stuck his head in the camera. It was so cute! They have never colored so much before. It was a family style meal. It was way too much food to eat and the kids didn't really eat anything. It was for the experience than the food. We had a great time. After dinner Brian took Austin on the ride Soarin. Austin enjoyed it. Then we went and found a place for fireworks. Since we didn't go to Epcot last year this was more of a learning experience on where to watch fireworks. We didn't do the best this time but will know for next year.
On Thursday we went to the Magic Kingdom again. It was another early day. We wanted to allow Sydney to see the princesses so we stood in line for about 45 minutes to see Rapunzel and Cinderella first. Sydney wore her princess dress. She really enjoyed it. Sydney got into princesses a lot during this trip. Then I took Sydney to Belle's Castle where she got to meet Belle and Austin rode Splash Mountain. Then Austin and I rode the 7 dwarf's mine train roller coaster. We went back to the hotel for lunch and nap. Afterwards the kids went swimming. Sydney didn't swim much because it was a little cold. Then we spent the evening back at the Magic Kingdom. We meet Tinker Bell. The kids rode Dumbo and Goofy's roller coaster. We had dinner and watched fireworks and the electric parade.
On Friday we went to Hollywood Studios. We went early hoping we could get a fast pass for Toy Story ride however that was not possible. So we went to the Disney Junior show and the kids enjoyed that. It was very similar to the one last year. Austin and Sydney really liked all the gold coins to collect. Then they meet Jake. We headed out to the Frozen exhibit so they could play in snow. Afterwards Sydney really wanted to meet the monsters from Monster Inc so we did that. They played in the play area of Honey I Shrunk the Kids. That area made me nervous because they could easily get lost. We had lunch and then decided to go back to the hotel. Sydney got sick at lunch again. After nap, we went back to see the fireworks show at Hollywood Studios. We didn't see that fireworks show last year either. It was okay but it's not great for little kids. We probably won't do that again next year. We walked over to see McQueen and Mater. It wasn't that great either. The Art of Animation has them and it's just as good. However we saw their Christmas light display and it was fantastic. We are glad we walked over there. We decided to eat dinner at the Art of Animation. Then Brian took the kids to play with the cars there while I went back to the hotel and packed. It worked out very nicely. Brian and I ended up staying up late getting everything ready to go home.
Saturday morning we had to be on the bus at 7am to take us to the airport. We had to eat breakfast at 6am. We were first in line however it still took forever. We barely made it to the bus in time. Once at the airport, we dropped off our bags and went though security. On plane was late arriving so we had more time in the airport to spare. The kids did great though running around. We like them to burn as much energy as possible before the flight. They did great coming home too. Austin fell asleep on the plane. It's so much easier flying now than a year ago!
Once we got our luggage, we took the shuttle to our van. The airport parking had a free car wash so we did that. The kids loved it! It was the first time in a car wash. We never pay to have our car washed. I always do it with the kids. Once we got home Sydney and I were exhausted. We took a nap while Austin and Brian raked all the leaves.
The next day I ended up getting a stomach bug. It was terrible. I haven't been that sick in a very long time. Luckily Brian took care of the kids and I just rested. It lasted about 18 hours and I am so grateful for that. I had to send the kids to school on Monday because I could not have cared for them I was so sick. I am grateful our daycare is so flexible.
