Disney 2011 was the best yet :) The only thing missing was my family, which we hope to fix next year (at least with some of them hopefully joining us). Each year Bailey enjoys it more and more which makes Tom and I enjoy it even more right along with her. She was soooo excited to leave, that she woke up at 3:30AM Tuesday morning (I didn't need to get her up until 6:15am). I know what you're thinking... "so, she went back to sleep...right?". Nope. I didn't let her get out of bed but, she stayed in there talking to her bear about how excited she was to go to Walt Disney World (she kept using the full name :). Needless to say...by the time we went to bed after a full day of Disney activities about 9:30pm, Tom had to carry her up to the condo (she had fallen asleep).
We had a fun, activity-packed trip. Next year we hope to stick in a couple of "down days" where we hang out around the pool or look around Disney hotels...rather than full days at the parks. Of course, I think I've said that before and that never seems to happen :) The weather was really nice up until Friday afternoon/evening. Friday afternoon we had a good hour of rain (off/on) and Friday night about the same. We left Saturday evening, spending the day at Downtown Disney and, unfortunately, it rained (heavy) all day long but...I am so thankful that it held off until Saturday. How sad to spend the money and energy planning a vacation only to have it rain all day :( I felt really bad for the people who flew in on Friday as it was suppose to rain for several days.
While at Disney this year, Bailey got to see several characters. I didn't include the pictures but the ones I can remember were: Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Chip-n-Dale, Lilo and Stitch, Annie, June, Cleo and Quincy, Cinderella, Prince Charming, the mean old stepmother (Bailey did not like her) and the stepsisters Drizella and Anastasia. Boo did not care for Drizella but the girl playing Anastasia cracked her (and us) up...she was perfect for the job (her comebacks were hilarious!). She's the character with the bright red hair in the pictures below.
We also participated in Disney's Halloween party (Friday night 6p to 12m...we made it until about 10:30p). Bailey got to dress up in her new Ella (Cinderella) costume which she loved. We learned however, that 4 is really too young for the Halloween party. She is still learning about reality -vs- fantasy. I think it would have worked a little better if she had been 7 or 8. Nice part however, was once the rain stopped (and the rides opened) you could almost walk onto any ride. She also got to go trick-or-treating and we ended up bringing home a huge bag of candy.
We got home last night around 9:30pm and when Boo awoke this morning she told bear, "I want to go back to Walt Disney World today". Me too baby girl....already planning the trip for next year ;)
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