Magic Kingdom - Day 1

First of all, Magic Kingdom is AWESOME! Second, I LOVE Rider Swap.  Until Josette took the time to plan with me, I had assumed I wouldn't ride anything. I would stay with Logan and let the guys take H and K on everything.  Then she explained that Disney is amazing.  When the guys went on a ride they let the attendant know they had someone who had to stay behind with an infant and received a special rider swap pass.  When they were done with the ride, I was able to take 2 people (so the girls could ride again if they wanted) and get right into the Fast Pass line (basically skip hours of waiting).  It was awesome for me and for the girls to be able to re-ride if they wanted!

We were up early and at the gates waiting for them to open.  It was a great decision! We were able to get more done in the first 3 hours of the day with less crowds, then during any other time of the day. 

This day we were able to: Ride Walt Disney's Carousel , Peter Pan's Flight, Winnie the Pooh, It's a Small World, Meet Rapunzel and get her autograph, dance in a street party, meet Mickey and Minnie and get their autographs, meet Aurora, Belle and Cinderella and get their autographs, Ride Pirates of the Caribbean, Prince Charming's Carousel, Magic Carpets of Aladdin, we met Tink and Rosetta and got their autographs and the guys and K rode Space Mountain.  We got a short rest in and had dinner at Chef Mickey's where we got to see Minnie and Mickey again, along with Pluto, Goofy and Donald and get their autographs.  The food was good - desserts, amazing! 

I think Hailey was pointing to Mickey here.  She was so excited.

K and Justin dancing in the street.

Logan is waiting to meet Mickey!

Meeting the Storybook Princesses

Taking a moment to Hoop a Loop as Hailey would say.

 During rest time Logan hung out in his hot tub. hehe

Dinner at Chef Mickey's

Meeting the Fairies

The castle as we left the park for the night. So pretty!

Hollywood Studios

 We had wonderful help planning the trip from Josette Como (and hints from many others), who has been to Disney World many times.  Justin, Ray and I had never been there, so this was a new experience for all! Our first full park day was at Hollywood Studios.  We did well, though at the end of our trip we decided it was definitely the busies park (at least for that day) and we were a little less organized than any of our other days.  If we had to do it again, we would probably tweek a few things. PS I love FAST PASS!!!

That being said, we got A LOT accomplished: Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Got Handy Manny's Autograph, Disney Junior Show, Lights, Motor, Action Show, Star Tours (Star Wars ride for Justin and Ray), Toy Story Mania, Beauty and the Beast Show, Fantasmic - Light Show, and the guys and K rode Tower of Terror. We even had time for a late afternoon rest and a special dinner at T-Rex (a dinosaur version of Rainforest Cafe) in Downtown Disney.

Lunch at Pizza Planet (from the Toy Story movies!)

 The girls are so cute with their little back packs filled with snacks and stuff for waiting in lines. 

The guys are so cute with the girls' back packs. hahaha

 Ready for Toy Story Mania!  This ride was AWESOME!!!!

Waiting for the shuttle to take us back to the hotel for rest time.  Hailey was pouting a bit, but then started hamming it up for Ray and the camera.

Kaelin need her posed picture taken too :).

Arriving at Disney

Lucky for us, Justin had a trade show to work in Orlando the first week of April.  He flew down on April 1st.  Ray and I loaded up the kids on April 4th and made the LONG drive down.  It took us 22 hours and 9 stops with the kids.  Thankfully we were able to stay in Orlando for free because of all of Justin's traveling!  We spent our first evening (Thursday) taking a short ferry ride, having dinner and spending some time wandering Downtown Disney.

The girls at a CFA in Georgia, getting rid of some energy!

Florida has a lot of cool birds.

 We ate dinner outside at a place called Raglan's. Kaelin thought she was Aunt Jemima.

Hailey attempted to copy her. 

 Each night the girls received a special present from us that I had pre-purchased at home (A nightgown, shirt or toy for the next day).  

These nightgowns were the first night's present, they even came with eye masks!

The rest of March...

Here is our pre-Disney post (aka the end of March).  We had a lot going on as usual, but mainly Logan is getting so BIG!  

Logan's first restaurant high chair experience.  He seems to like it.

 The kids got a bath at Grandma Cindy's but I obviously didn't have Logan's tub....

I think maybe he is too big for the sink!

 Logan's new big boy carseat! (He is too long for the infant carrier!)

 Such a big boy watching Mickey with Sissy Hailey.

 awwwww.  Though I will admit I kept a close eye on Logan!

 Sitting 'by himself' haha

 The weekend before Easter we celebrated early with all of Justin's family.  Thank you to Aunt Amy, I didn't have to dye eggs at my house this year because we did them at her's! YEA!