The most Magical Place on Earth

We went to Disney World in September 2010, and I have had a hard time picking which pics I want to use for the blog post; I am finally going to put it into words with LOTS of pictures. It seems to me that I always do a better job choosing pictures after a little time has passed...sentiment sets in and I can appreciate even the worst picture of myself because of the smile it puts on my face when I think of the memory I have from it. Case in point:



OH! I don't want to leave this one out because there is a great story to go with it...sorry Heather! This picture was taken before my family actually arrived at the airport. They are laughing at GranGran I believe because of a discussion about the new full body scanners at the airport...She was telling them that it allows them to see you without clothes and they didn't believe her. Apparently LOTS of things are very funny early in the morning ;)



We didn't tell Gracie and Caroline that they were going to Disney World until we arrived at the airport. We let Andy hold this sign as we pulled up to unload our bags! They didn't really believe us until we got on the plane! I LOVE Gracie's expression here! It's perfect!



This was Andy's and Caroline's first time on an airplane! Thankfully, the flight was very smooth and uneventful! (I have more pictures of Andy, but wanted to let his mom post them on her blog :)



The first place we went when we arrived was Animal Kingdom. It was awesome! After getting our lanyards for pin collecting, and walking around trying to figure out the map, we stopped at the "A Bug's Life" show thinking that would give the kids something to do while we caught our breath! HA! It was an interactive 3D show and not all of us enjoyed the "interactive" part. The seats felt like there were bugs crawling behind our backs and under our bottoms, but the WORST part (if you ask Andy) was getting sprayed with "bug saliva" (water). I think it nearly ruined his day! Caroline liked the bug glasses!



I love the look of amazement on Gracie's face watching this parade!



The second day, we visited Magic Kingdom!



Caroline enjoyed at least a couple shoulder rides through there! It seemed very crowded, but the workers told us that it was a light day with around 20,000 guests! WOW!



Gracie and Caroline had their faces painted at Magic Kingdom...and we watched the electrical parade - SO COOL!



The kids even talked GranGran and Grandad into riding a rollercoaster!



It was a fantastic trip! We made lots of memories to go along with these pictures. I would say I can't wait to go back, but I need a few years to recover!