Disney World Pictures!!!

I know that I have posted a million pictures from our Disney trip, but I did this for Raylin. I am printing each post from the blog and making her a scrapbook with them so I wanted to have pictures from each day. And I also thought all three of my faithful blog "commenters" would like to see them. Enjoy!!!

Day One - MGM Studios

We left Tuesday morning at 6:00 am and arrived to MGM Studios about 12:30. MGM was fun, but I am glad that we only planned it for half a day. There wasn't a whole lot to do there. The Tower of Terror was the main ride and I was too chicken to ride it. Brigg, Gunnar, Eli, John and my daddy rode it. That night we went to Spoodle's on the Boardwalk to eat and it was really good. We went back to the room early because it had been a really long day!

Waiting to board the bus for MGM

Watching the ducks before we got on the boat to go to Spoodles

Raylin loves her cousin Gunnar. He is so sweet to her!

And she loves Elle Elise too! Elle Elise wants to hold Raylin all the time.

Day Two - Happy Birthday Eli!!!

Wednesday morning, we had breakfast at Chef Mickey's for Eli's birthday. This was so much fun! All of the characters were there to meet us and wish Eli a Happy Birthday! They made him a chocolate Mickey Mouse cake and it was delicious! Hope you had a wonderful birthday Eli! We love you!

Eli with his Mickey Mouse

Raylin ready for breakfast in her Minnie Mouse attire

Waiting to be seated at Chef Mickey's

Blowing out the candles on Eli's cake

Raylin loved Pluto's nose and whiskers!

I think Minnie Mouse liked Raylin. Could it have been that she was dressed like her and holding a Minnie Mouse doll?

I don't think she was quite sure about Donald Duck!

Hanging out with Chef Mickey Mouse!!!

Day Two - Magic Kingdom

After our breakfast with the characters, we went to Magic Kingdom. We rode rides and then we went to have lunch at Cinderella's castle. That night we ate dinner at a cafe in Tomorrow Land. I loved riding Space Mountain, Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain. There was a height requirement so Raylin couldn't ride those. She did ride Dumbo, It's a Small World, Peter Pan, Buzz Lightyear and many more. I think she liked all of the rides. She just looked wide eyed open mouthed the whole time we were on It's a Small World.
That night, we stayed late and watched the parade.

Entering Magic Kingdom

All smiles ready for a fun-filled day

My sweet family

Amazed on It's a Small World

Day Two - Lunch with the princesses!!!

Raylin, Elle Elise, Julie and I had lunch on Wednesday with the Disney princesses at Cinderella's castle. Before you went upstairs to eat, everyone got to meet Cinderella and have a picture taken with her. Raylin kept trying to eat her dress which I am sure was germ free :) ! Elle Elise loved every minute of this lunch. While we were eating, each princess came by to meet you and take a picture. Raylin especially loved the Fairy Godmother for some reason. Raylin did fall asleep during the lunch; however, she was kind enough to stay awake until she had met all of the princesses. I don't think she quite understood what a big deal this was. But, I do have pictures so that she will know she had lunch with Cinderella!

On the way to lunch at Cinderella's castle

Raylin and Elle Elise with Cinderella

Cinderella and Raylin

Snow White and Raylin

Fairy Godmother and Raylin

Princess Aurora (Is this Sleeping Beauty????????) We weren't quite sure!

Belle from Beauty and the Beast

Day Three - Magic Kingdom

We began the day Thursday with a swim in the pool. After such a long day and late night on Wednesday, we decided to get a late start to Magic Kingdom Thursday. We rode most of the rides again with the exception of "It's a Small World" and Dumbo. Raylin really liked spinning in the Mad Hatter's Tea Cups! Thursday night, we ate at Ohana's. This was the best place we ate while we were there. It was wonderful! I definitely recommend Ohana's to anyone that is planning to visit Disney. We ended the night watching a water parade on the beach at the Polynesian Resort.

Playing in the pool with Gramp

Riding in the tea cups with Gunnar

Here is the gang in front of Thunder Mountain Railroad

Raylin posing in front of Cinderella's castle

Day Three continued - Magic Kingdom

Loving the monorail

Gunnar and Raylin at Ohana's

Watching the Electrical Light Water Parade at the Polynesian Resort

Some of the Electrical Light parade

Day Four - Animal Kingdom

On Friday, we went to Animal Kingdom. I think this was probably my favorite day. The best ride, Mount Everest, is in Animal Kingdom. This is the best roller coaster I have ever been on. It was even better than Space Mountain. Also, there is a fun water raft ride that Brigg, Julie and I got completely soaked on. We also watched a Finding Nemo musical that was great! We went on a safari jeep ride and saw lions, giraffes, elephants and rhinos which was a lot of fun! I think the highlight of Raylin's day was that she had her very first sucker. She loved it and got it everywhere. I took lots of pictures to document this wonderful experience for her. That night we ate at Boma at Animal Kingdom Lodge. It was great African food.

Entering Animal Kingdom Friday morning

Raylin on the Safari jeep ride

Watching the parade

Raylin's very first sucker!!!

Day Five - Epcot

The last day we went to Epcot. Epcot was a lot of fun for the kids. There are a lot of activities for them to participate in, along with the Finding Nemo ride. My favorite ride in Epcot was Soarin. It was so much fun. Raylin wasn't tall enough to ride it, but I think she probably would have enjoyed it. I'm still not quite sure why there was a height requirement for that ride. We ate at Marrakesh, a Morrocan restaurant, for dinner. It was pretty good, but definitely not as good as Ohana's. Then we traveled through all of the countries, which was definitely not the highlight of the trip for Brigg and my daddy. Here are just a few pictures from our day in Epcot.

Elle Elise and Raylin on the Land boat ride

Raylin and I in Mexico

One of Raylin's many facial expressions on the Finding Nemo ride

Raylin and Brigg after the Journey into Imagination ride with Figment