DISNEY!!!

Our family vacation this year was spent on the Walt Disney World Resort.  We spent 5 jam packed days visiting Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Hollywood Studios.  We didn't even make it to Animal Kingdom, even though we stayed at Animal Kingdom-Kidani Village!  We got up early and stayed up way too late, and had way too much fun!  The looks on the children's faces is worth every penny.

(Beware there are over 50 pics:))

We just arrived at the airport with our cousins!!!  6 adults, 8 kids, 7 and under, oh my!!

Bus ride to the resort...

Bus ride to Magic Kingdom....

We made it!  Magic Kingdom......

D's first ride, the carousel......

Sword in the stone.....

The girls favorite ride, the Flying Magic Carpets....

Quick stop to watch the afternoon parade....

Next morning, breakfast at the castle with princess'....

It's a Small World, the girls' second favorite ride....

Jungle Safari ride....

Mad Hatter TeaCup Ride.....

Toy Story ride, mom and dad secretly competed, in the end dad won (close to 200,00 points)....

Epcot in the evening, we had dinner at Coral Reef restaurant.  I highly recommend....

There were 6 massive windows along one wall of the restaurant, with all kinds of fish and scuba divers!  The kids, including ours, would run up to the windows and wave, different way to eat....

I love all the Disney freaks people that are all Disney, on the way back to Magic Kingdom from Epcot, this lady said to take the ferry boat, it was much quicker than waiting for the next monorail.  Thank you lady in the purple Disney T-shirt, with all the pins and red, mickey eared hat.....

 Day 3, another character breakfast at Grand Floridian and yet another ferry boat ride that was much quicker than waiting for the monorail....

Next stop, Hollywood Studios!  No pics of Indiana Jones stunt spectacular but the girls loved the Beauty and the Beast show.....

 Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground, Emily's favorite of the day.....

 Aidan's favorite of the day, Jedi training, Star Tours was closed:( but worth seeing storm troopers and Vader.....

Day 4 was full of 1st's for the three older kids....

Classic mom here, all three kids first ride down Splash Mountain and I take a video as they pass by instead of taking a pic.....

Emily's first on Space Mountain, she loved it (she's getting so big! *sigh*)....

Daddy and girls on the Dumbo ride.....

Waiting in line for Snow White's Scary Adventure.....

And if you know me, I had to get an early seat for Mickey's NightTime Spectacular Electric Parade!!

 Our last day we spent at the resort.  This is in front of one of the restaurants, the employees were playing drums and let the kids play along!  The whole resort is African safari themed.  There are giraffes, zebras, ostriches, flamingos, and all kinds of exotic animals that are native to the African safari as well as numerous plants right on the resort, so it was exciting to see the kids react to see so many animals right outside your doorstep and through every window.  I love how family friendly Disney is, it's amazing, especially for two tired adults and four energetic kids.....

 At the airport going home:(  I have this exact picture of Emily when she had just turned 3 and I plan on taking one every time we come to visit to watch her grow..... hope they don't get rid of this, she loves it!

Bring on 2012, if you want to come along, start saving your pennies!  We have!!