Thursday, September 19, 2013

Disney World - Day 4

Day 4 in Disney World was spent at Epcot.  Our first stop this morning was at the Epcot Character Spot to visit with Mickey and some of his friends.


Jack was mesmerized by Mickey's nose.  He couldn't stop staring the whole time Mickey was bent down signing their autograph books.  


"Mommy! Look! It's Mickey!"



Everybody wanted to have their picture taken with Mickey.


Next, after Mickey, we got to see Pluto.


High-five, Pluto!


Last, but not least, was Minnie.  She loved seeing these sweet boys and giving them big hugs.


Precious!


One more smooch for the road!


Sam in the shark's mouth at The Seas with Nemo & Friends


After the Nemo ride, we spent a good bit of time in Innoventions East & West.  This attraction was full of hands-on exhibits that the boys could walk through and play with.  The boys really loved the big firetruck they could climb on.  Sam also loved the wall of different video games that he and Daddy played together.


After a busy morning, we decided to spend some time at the World Showcase so the boys could rest and relax in their strollers while we walked through and explored the different countries.


Sam and Belle from Beauty & the Beast


Meeting Duffy the Bear at the end of the World Showcase tour.


Sam loved this adorable bear!


Shuffie and Daddy missed meeting Duffy the Bear because they went to ride Test Track before our dinner.  They loved the ride so much that they rode three times in a row and were late for our character dinner reservation!!  Luckily, the nice old man that was seating us felt sorry for us and didn't cancel our reservation.  We weren't but fifteen minutes late getting to our table...


Our character dinner was at The Garden Grill with Chip & Dale, Mickey and Pluto.  Chip was the first friend that stopped by our table.


Then Dale followed behind shortly after.


"Where's Sam?"


"There he is!"



Our meal was buffet style and was delicious.  Mickey stopped by to make sure everyone was enjoying their food.


Sam was thrilled to see him!




Jack had to check out Pluto's whiskers...


...and his tongue!


Mickey gave Mama a kiss before we left the restaurant!


After we finished at Epcot, we took the bus back to the hotel so Jack and Lili could go to bed and we hopped on a different bus for some late-night fun in Downtown Disney.  Our first stop was Lego Land!



Then we went to the store Ridemakerz, where Sam was able to custom build a car!  


It was such a cool concept and Sam had a blast!

Another fun day in the books at Disney World.  We are all looking forward to tomorrow and all of the fun to be had at Mickey's Not-so-scary Halloween Party!  Goodnight!

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Disney World - Day 3

Day 3 in Disney World was spent at Hollywood Studios, Daddy's favorite park.


As soon as we arrived this morning, we found that the stars had already come out!


Hey, Pluto!


Daisy Duck


Phineas & Ferb


Lightning McQueen says Ka-chow!!


Mater


Sulley & Mike Wazowski from Monsters University


Both boys wanted to give them high-fives...


...but Jack decided Sulley was TOO big to stand next to for a photo!


Shuffie and Daddy went on the "Tower of Terror" while the rest of us were in the Monsters University line. 


Jake from Jake and the Neverland Pirates on Disney Junior


Getting Jake's autograph


Another Disney Junior friend - Sophia the First!




Sophia found her Prince Charmings!


After a full day of meeting and greeting some of our favorite people, we took a dinner break at the 50's Prime Time Cafe.  It was delicious and they gave us "Clean Plate" stickers for eating most of the food on our plates! 


Since our dinner had refreshed and revived us, we decided to continue on and brave the long lines in Pixar Place.  Pixar Place is home to the famous Toy Story ride, "Toy Story Midway Mania," and the spot to meet and greet Woody and Buzz.


While we waited in line to meet our favorite friends, the boys played on some of the Toy Story props and cheesed for the camera.



Love these silly guys!


"Hey, Woody, can I get your autograph??"


Mesmerized




Our turn was almost over...


...so it was time to say goodbye with a few hugs...


...and one last high-five!


We had another great day exploring one of Disney's awesome parks.  Jack was racked out before most of the rest of us could even get our pajamas on....but we weren't far behind!!