Disney Day Three

Our plan was to head to Animal Kingdom this morning, but being the spontaneous people we are, changed our plans. When we woke up, the chance of thunderstorms had increased from 40% to 70% for the majority of the day. We knew we wanted to spend a good amount of time in Animal Kingdom, so with the chance of inclement weather, we decided to head to Epcot and, depending on the weather, maybe head back to the resort early.

We caught the 9am shuttle to Epcot.

It was perfect because large majority of the exhibits in Epcot don't open until 11am, but right inside the gate is a Meet and Greet with the characters that starts at 9am. The line wasn't bad at all and you get to see five characters, so we jumped in. After waiting only about 15 minutes we got to meet everyone. We weren't sure how Brennan would react, but he loved it. He wanted nothing to do with Momma and Dada and just ran right up to each character. When people told me their kids' first trip to Disney was priceless, this is what they were talking about. By far the highlight of our trip!

Brennan and Mickey:

Brennan and Pluto:

Minnie got a big hug!

Donald got a kiss!

Brennan and Goofy:

If you travel to Disney, I definitely recommend heading to Epcot early to do this Meet and Greet. I think the crowds were down since there was a chance of bad weather, but it's all indoors so rain wouldn't even matter.

Since the World Showcase part of Epcot wasn't open yet, we just walked a quick loop around and snapped a few more pictures of Brennan. I love the look of pure joy on his face!

The weather was still cooperating, so we took the Monorail back over to Magic Kingdom. Right inside the gate there was a Meet and Greet with Pooh and Tigger. The line was super short, so we decided to do it. Once again he loved these characters. I couldn't pick just one picture to share because they were all so cute!

After that we got to watch the parade again!

Then it was time to ride the Disney World Railroad!

After the train ride, Momma and Brennan rode The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh while Dada grabbed himself a snack. It was starting to sprinkle a little after the ride and it was already passed B's lunch time, so we decided to eat at Pinocchio Village Haus. People had advised us to bring our own food into the park, but we did want to eat Disney food one day. This was the perfect spot because it's connected to It's a Small World. We were able to get a table next to the window and B was able to watch the boats from that ride.

As we finished up lunch, we realized it was raining harder. We entertained B a little longer inside the restaurant and then just hopped next door to It's a Small World. We had already ridden it on Monday, but Brennan loved it and today there was no line, so we went again. He loved it this time too! By the time the ride was over, the rain was done too! Then we headed to Adventureland to ride the Magic Carpets of Aladdin. Mommy wanted to ride it since the Dumbo ride is currently under construction and this was the next closet thing.

After the ride, we just did a little more walking around and let Dada snap some more pictures.

Then it was time to catch the Monorail back to the shuttle and return to the resort so B could take a late nap. Once Brennan woke up, we headed to Downtown Disney (third day in a row) for dinner. Tonight we ate at T-Rex. It's a lot like The Rainforest Cafe, but with dinosaurs throughout. It was a very yummy dinner!

After dinner we had to grab some dessert from Ghirardelli!

Then it was back to the room for a bubble bath!

Brennan, how do you feel about tomorrow being our last day in Disney???

I agree! Hehe.

Once again we had a fabulous day. Even a little rain couldn't put a damper on it. I'll leave you with a video of B talking about our day. Sorry it's so dark.

Disney Day Two

Thanks for checking back in! We had another fun-filled day in Florida!

I'm glad Brennan got the memo that Momma likes to take it easy on vacation. Even though he went to bed much earlier last night than the night before, he still slept in this morning. I woke up on my own at 8:20 and he was still sleeping! We wanted to have a low-key morning because we already had plans for the afternoon, so we decided to just drive back over to Downtown Disney and walk around. Brennan loved walking around The Marketplace area of Downtown Disney just as much as he liked Magic Kingdom yesterday. It doesn't take much to make him happy.

He loved running all over!

Momma tried to feed him to a dinosaur.

Look! Dada is on this vacation!

We took a train ride. B was in heaven!

Another family photo op!

B was excited to see Mr. Potato Head.

He even got to give him a high-five!

For some reason, this Pooh display was his favorite. He had to give Pooh, Tigger, and Piglet multiple hugs.

Then it was time to grab some lunch. Bet you'll never guess where we went! Chick-fil-a! After lunch Brennan took and nap and when he woke up we even had a little time to visit the pool. Yep, outdoor swimming in January. It was 77 degrees today. It will definitely be hard to return to the cold in CT. 

I mentioned we had plans for the afternoon, so after some pool time we got ready to go visit Peter's mom, Ellie. Peter has been Kyle's good friend since college and his family is from the Orlando area. Ellie gave us a tour of their horse farm and a tour of their brand new house. Then she was kinda enough to make us a delicious dinner. If you're reading this, Ellie, thanks again!

We got to meet Cookie.

Brennan thought Cookie was pretty cool!

Not really much bigger than Ringo. :)

Touring the grounds in style!

We got to see some more horses.

After dinner and dessert we headed back to the resort. Brennan has been bathed and is in bed after another great day!

One more picture to show you some of the loot we've picked up since we've been here. Check back tomorrow. We plan on going to Animal Kingdom!

Disney Day One

Instead of waiting until our vacation is over, I thought I'd go ahead and share pictures of our trip day by day.

First, here are a few pictures of our view from the ninth floor!

Now onto how we spent our first day in Disney! We didn't get in until late Sunday night, so we were thankful Brennan slept in this morning.

Once we were ready, we took the shuttle from our resort over to Magic Kingdom. We arrived at the perfect time; just as a parade was going by!

Mommy's excited for the parade!

A quick stop by Cinderella's castle...

...then onto a carousel ride! Mommy was pretty excited again!

After that, we headed to It's a Small World. Brennan absolutely LOVED it!

He was in awe the whole time!

We used the stroller some, but Brennan walked A LOT! He was so good about holding onto Mommy's hand.

He's such a cutie!

Next we rode The Pirates of the Caribbean. Brennan really liked that one too. Afterwards there was a meet and greet with Goofy.

Since we got a late start, after meeting Goofy, we were ready to head back towards the resort so Brennan could take a nap. With our Parkhopper passes, we can visit all four theme parks as many times a day for four days, so we didn't feel bad heading back after only a few hours. On our way out, there was a show going on, so we got to see Mickey again.

Then it was time to leave. This is how Brennan felt about that:

Just kidding. He was only crying because we made him wear that hat. He didn't mind leaving because he got to pick out an awesome Mickey sucker for the shuttle ride back to the resort.

We had a great morning at Magic Kingdom!

We let B take a little nap, but woke him up so we could catch another shuttle and head to Downtown Disney for dinner tonight. We ate at the Rainforest Cafe and while waiting for our food, Mommy and Brennan walked around a lot. We didn't take any pictures other than a few on the water taxi.

Then it was back to the resort.

All in all, it was a super day! Now Brennan is in bed and now Kyle and I are relaxing and watching The Bachelor. We can even see the fireworks from our balcony! Oh and I promise Kyle is on this trip. Sorry he wasn't in any pictures today. He was wielding the camera all day. We will try to take care of that tomorrow! Make sure you check back tomorrow to see what happens next!

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Sorry for the lack of blog updates, Uncle C-Dub!

Brennan has a new favorite word and he's not afraid to use it!


Here's a quick picture I snapped the other day of Brennan sitting at his new table. I think he looks like such a big boy when he sits there to do his puzzles or play with Play-Doh!

He's saying, "Z".

And here are some shots of Brennan right before bed last night.

Not very flattering, but VERY funny!