** Animal Kingdom ** 12-2-14

Day 3 we decided to take on the Animal Kingdom!!  The big tree at the heart of the park was something to see…….and I took WAY to many pictures of it!!  But every time you looked at it, you found a new animal…..it was just amazing.  Talk about a great game of 'I spy'!!  ;}

This is what our morning started out looking like…….I think we needed an attitude adjustment!!

She quickly turned it around!!  ;}

This morning we had a breakfast buffet scheduled with some Characters!!

Mickey!!

Donald Duck!!

Daisy Duck!!

Goofy!!

After breakfast we roamed around and found some more Characters……Mickey & Minnie!!

Pluto & (Santa) Goofy!!

Pocahontas!!

We rode some rides…….Ella wasn't too excited about this one!!  :}

But afterwards, she gave it the 'thumbs up'!!

Then we saw Russell and his dog, Dug (from the movie UP)…….Dug greeted Evan with a lick to the face!!  hahaha……it was great!!  All of the Characters and Princesses we met were wonderful at interacting with all the kids.  It was pretty cool to experience…….although I don't think Evan enjoyed this one!!  ;}

Rafiki!!  (from the Lion King)

Chip & Dale!!

Now onto the Jungle Safari……we saw a lot of animals and had some close encounters!!

** Magic Kingdom ** 12-1-14

Day 2 was spent in Magic Kingdom……and it was as incredible as it sounds!!  We kind of fumbled our way through the park this day….caught some parades and shows in front of the Castle, rode some rides, and just kind of took it all in.  But as you'll see, our Wednesday visit was much more eventful!!  Joe figured out the 'logistics' of the park and we rocked it!!  We got a ton of Character pictures and filled up our signature books!!  All while taking in some more shows and riding more rides!!

Into Tomorrow Land we venture first!!

First Character we saw this day was Stitch!!

THE most incredible picture of the whole trip!!  Joe and I just crack up when we look at this one!!  This was the Buzz Lightyear ride where you just laser shoot the Zurg targets…….we rode this one multiple times, and the kids rode by themselves also, and this was Ella when left to her own demise!!  hahahaha…….

Woody and Jessie……two of my favorites!!

Before we knew it, it was time for the kids' make-overs!!  Evan was getting geared up to be a Pirate and Ella was being pampered like a Princess……or should I say Queen……as in Elsa!!  :}

And a 'sprinkle' of Magic Dust…….also known as TONS of Glitter!!

Here is Evan's transformation…….while I was with Ella, Joe was with Evan……so not as many pictures!!  hahaha

The Pirate tattoo on his hand is the official sign of a Pirate!!

He was then lead into a private (Pirate's only) room where he was given his Pirate name…..Robert Pondwater……took the Pirate Oath and sworn in as a Pirate!!  Joe had to stand in one spot along the wall……since he is of course not a pirate!!  ;}

I LOVED Ella's priceless faces when meeting some of her favorite characters!!  Here she is looking at Aladdin…….. (We took her out of her dress because it was too hot to walk around in all afternoon).

A little while later, the dress comes back on and we get ready for our second dinner in THE CASTLE!!

The 'main' character here was Cinderella!!

Snow White

Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)

Ariel

Jasmine

Such a cool Castle!!

 We then went and did their 'formal' pictures…….

Her protector!!

That's a wrap for today…..2 exhausted kids and adults!!