Read to head to the airport! Note: Everyone is still smiling and excited! :) Daddy wanted pictures and updates along our journey, so we sent this to him!
On the People Mover headed from our parking space in Express Parking to the terminal!
After an interesting experience at Security where the kind man took Felicity's zippy cup from her for quite some time (imagine screaming, tears, and finally a female supervisor who came over and just gave her back her cup!), we made it to our gate! :)
After several lines (and three angels 1)a young woman helped me get both girls and both suitcases up the escalator since the driver dropped us off at the wrong spot. 2) a kind AA agent helped me get our boarding passes and add Felicity while I was trying to use their silly computer screen and watch both kids and suitcases and backpack! 3) the kind supervisor in security that told her employee to just give my daughter back her empty zippy cup because it clearly wasn't lined with explosive materials and we needed it stat!!), we came upon this play area!!! I had already put thieves on their feet, so I told them to play and enjoy! :)
On the real airplane!!! Still smiling because we haven't taken off yet! :)
Up, up, up and away in a very small plane!!!! Felicity fell asleep right before take off, and Avaree was doing great, but about thirty minutes in, I started feeling like the walls were closing in, and I needed to get to the bathroom ASAP. Thankfully, there was a PAPA at the end of our row. I never got his real name, just that he was a Papa and traveling home (with his wife) after visiting their grandkids in Dallas. So, Avaree stayed in her seat by him, as I tried to climb over two people and get sleeping Felicity to the tiny bathroom with me!
Of course, she woke up, and then we started getting into turbulence for the remainder of the flight! After that, we came upon a storm, and our 2 hour and 20 minute flight turned into a 3.5 hour flight because we made CIRCLES around Orlando over and over and over again. This was also my first experience with using the vomit back on an airplane (four times), while holding a baby on my lap, and a 4 year old hanging on me! Then, the sweet flight attendant wouldn't take my bags because of sanitary issues. Then, when we finally landed, we couldn't hook up to our gate because of lightning! So…four hours later, we got off the airplane, and I carried a sleeping Felicity, held Avaree's hand, carried my four vomit bags, and my backpack, while trying to navigate through an airport that I had never been to before and find the right cross-terminal tram to get us to the Magical Express. Then, B called, and I juggled the phone to my ear at the same time. Let's just say, I was never ever ever happier to get to our hotel and see my husband! I have never had motion sickness that terrible before, and the nightmare was OVER! (Side note: the girls (and mama) were perfect on the flight home, so i'm pretty sure the problem with this flight was the tiny plane and the storm.)
I know this picture is dark, but Felicity and Avaree slept in the queen bed next to us, and she LOVED it. Girlfriend was OUT! I brought my diffuser and diffused thieves and lavender in our room every night! It worked like a charm (and smelled good too)! :)
Waiting for our bus to Epcot early on Friday morning! We had reservations at Askerhous in Norway for breakfast with the princesses an hour before the park opened! It was a great way to get to see the park (and take pictures) before throngs of people were there!
Epcot!!!
Excited to go inside for breakfast! Little did she know that Belle was waiting for her right inside the door!!!!
Sister and Daddy in Norway!
We met Belle and took pictures with her as soon as we walked in!!
Then, we sat down at our table for breakfast. The chef came over and talked to us about allergies, and he brought Avaree her very own plate of gf/df waffles and syrup, and I guess she thought that was it (and she loved it). So, when she saw five more of her favorite princess coming toward us, she almost lost it! :)
I love their faces and body language!!! SNOW WHITE! Avaree told her that she did not like that mean witch that gave her the apple, and then Snow White had a conversation with her about that! :) See Aurora? The princess breakfast was probably the best thing that we did! I'm pretty sure we were all beside ourselves with excitement. It was a dream come true for B and I to get to give this to our girls! :)
I told them that we were celebrating Avaree's birthday when I made the reservation, so they brought Avaree a birthday card signed by all the princesses that were there, and they put a candle in a gluten free blueberry muffin! :) We sang to her, and she was in awe that she had gotten a card from them! :)
Aurora!
Cinderella!!!
Felicity was in AWE of her, and she ever reached her hand out and said, "Rella!" We were shocked! :)
Ariel was the only not that Felicity wanted to stand by! :) Both girls REALLY loved her! She was so precious to them and stayed at our table longer than any of the others!! :)
The Princesses also did a parade with all the little girls around the restaurant! It was precious! :) I think it MAY be my favorite memory from the trip, even though I loved all of it!!! Did I also mention that the breakfast was delicious? There was a cold buffet with fruit galore (and pastries, but we don't eat those), and then they brought a hot plate to the table of eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, potato casserole, and oatmeal! It was soooooo good, and it kept us full until long after we left the park! I had snacks for the girls though! :) Right outside of the restaurant in Norway, there was a beautiful waterfall, and Felicity was fascinated with it! :) I love her smile!
Just my favorite people hanging out in an empty Epcot! :) We were in the back of the park near the World Showcase, and the park was just opening, so it was awesome for pictures!! Felicity loved walking around in Epcot! And that awesome stroller that you see there was rented from Kingdom strollers! It's our dream stroller for sure, and we loved it!! I'm so glad that my research led me to that company! They were awesome, and so was our Double Bob! I didn't want to leave it at our hotel!
Next, Daddy and Ave went to build their own car and ride it (at super high speed) around the Test Track! They loved it! :) You can just see Avaree's bow and the top of her head in this picture!
While they were gone, little sister fell asleep for her first nap of the day, so when they got back, we went "shopping" in the air conditioning! We looked every day, but Avaree didn't make her purchase with her own money until the last day! :) It was a great learning experience for her!
Proof that the Bob is amazing and comfy! :) Sister napped in it every day!
After she woke up, it was time to use our fast pass to meet Mickey, Minnie and Goofy! The wait was over an hour long in the stand by line, and we scanned our bans and walked right up to them! It was amazing! :)
When Felicity saw Mickey, she went bananas pointing, dancing, and trying to get to him, but when it was our turn, she clung to Mama pretty tightly! :) I love this picture! :)
Next, it was time for Goofy! He was such a character! :)
Look at Ave's face!! :)
The girls got their autograph books completely filled with signatures!!
My favorite part was when Avaree asked Goofy to do the Hot Dog Dance with her, and he did it! :) We never EVER felt rushed at any character meet and greet! I loved that! :)
Next up, it was time for Minnie Mouse!
After a little drink/snack break, Daddy and Ave rode Mission Space, and then we headed to The Land to use another fast pass! Daddy and Avaree rode Soarin' first, and then we used a fast pass swap for Mommy to ride it! I guess I had forgotten that it was a simulation ride, as Ave and I were on the front row and "flying over California" when Mommy vomited everywhere! Ha! They shut down the ride for us, but not before Ave got to ride it again! :) Then, we met up with Daddy and Felicity again and headed to use our last fast pass for the day on Nemo! :) Both girls really enjoyed that ride, and then we got to visit all the aquariums! The girls got to see two incredible manitees! They were eating lettuce, and it was so neat to get to talk about endangered species with Avaree!
Daddy and the girls posing inside Bruce's mouth! :)
Then, we got to meet PLUTO! :)
Pluto was so cute playing with Avaree as he signed her book!
Felicity just wanted to pet his nose! :)
Epcot was our shortest day! We got there around 7:45, so we took the monorail back to our hotel around 2pm! Thanks to fas passes and planning ahead, we were able to do everything we wanted by that time, and we wanted to let the girls go back to the hotel and rest. It was a great idea to ease into Disney life this way! :)
After some rest time, we let the girls put their bathing suits on, and we took them down to the splash park in our hotel. We sat down to get a bite to eat at the lake side food shack, and then it started to storm. So we enjoyed a late afternoon in our hotel lobby over looking the lake and Magic Kingdom while playing with the girls and watching the storm roll in! :)
Felicity was pumped to get some watermelon! :)
Daddy won the trivia contest at our hotel during the storm, and then he proudly sported his button the rest of the day! :) I made him pose for this picture!
I told Brandon that evening that if we had to leave that day, the trip would have already been worth it! :) We had the best trip ever, and I can't wait to go through the pictures from our next three days at Disney! There aren't enough adjectives to adequately explain how wonderful it was to have four uninterrupted days with my family! :)
Stay tuned! Next Up: Magic Kingdom!!!!!
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