3 Years of planning and its hard to believe that our Disney adventure is already a memory.
Here are just a few highlights of our trip:
Sparkman Family's next house :)
Even Disney World knew that our little R2D2 was coming
Riding the Teacups... over and over again. Cooper loved it.
No trip would be complete without a ride on Dumbo (even if it has been re-imagineered)
Lillian really wanted to meet the evil step sisters and the step mother (check out her evil face)
Us with Mickey
Of course we had to meet Tinker Bell
and her sister Periwinkle
As you can see, we met a lot of characters :)
Peter Pan was by far the highlight of the trip.
We had been given a tip that Peter Pan would be out after the parade and where to look for him. We staked out the plaza and saw him walk up and quickly got in line.
Since Peter Pan has never grown up, he was in no hurry to get as many people through the line and thus spent quality time (over 5 minutes at least) with each child that came to see him.
He just sat right down on the sidewalk for a chat. It was great.
He and Cooper got along really well (They were showing one another their teeth)
The plans are made... they are going to Neverland
Saying Good-byes
From Peter Pan to the Princesses... Cinderella, Aurora and Rapunzal
(Cooper like Sleeping Beauty the best)
Princess Hugs
And that was all on our first day :)
Day 2-5
We could not wait for our friends Roni and Lisa (Aielt too) to arrive from the UK.
Our first stop with them was breakfast with Chef Mickey. Gotta love Pluto :)
Then off to the Magic Kingdom
Everything is more fun with a friend
With a 1 to 1 adult child ratio, everyone was able to see and do what they were interested it.
Lillian and Daddy loved the Buzz light year ride
While Madison and Roni patiently waited to meet Buzz Light year
There were only 3 rides in all of the parks that Lillian could not ride.
She was fearless and asked repeated to Go Again.
Here we are on Splash Mountain.
Yes that is Lillian in the front row.
Since we had met the Step Sisters and Evil Step Mother and Cinderella, it was only fitting that we would meet the Fairy Godmother too. Lillian was thrilled.
Fearless Lillian also loved Thunder Mountain.
Again, we are in the front row. Notice her hands high in the air (and imagine the joyful glee of going fast)
What you can't see is Mama's arms up. That is because while Lillian met the height requirements, our little Bug was not quite heavy enough to stay in her seat. But with an extra "mama" safety belt all was good.
By the last day... Cooper was just plain tuckered out. He felt safe with Mama to fall asleep in the jungles of Animal Kingdom
I truly think this is my favorite picture (Thanks Nana). Lillian and Cooper (plus a bag of Goldfish) planning our next adventure at the Magic Kingdom.
This was the end of each of our days... Lillian asleep on the bus on the way back to our resort (What is not pictured is Cooper screaming on the bus on the way back to the resort :)
Just one final picture before the end of our adventure,
I had hoped when I posted this picture that I could also post the first picture (7 years ago to be exact) of Madison meeting King Louie but that picture is not digital :( (maybe I will scan it)
But you get the idea... 7 years ago Madison raced across Main Street to meet King Louie and here were are seeing him again. It was reuniting old friends.
My how my Moopers has grown :)
It was a magical adventure and everything we had hoped for. The weather was great, the company was awesome and the memories will last a lifetime (or at least until Cooper is 48" and we can return :)
