Disney Part 1

There were just so many pictures to choose from, and you know how I love pictures!  So, I'll break these up into a couple of posts.  We spent 5 days actually in the parks, 2 days off at the campground, and 1 day shopping for a couple of hours at Downtown Disney, then dinner out that night.
Here are some pictures from day one and two~
 Riding the boat from the campground to Magic Kingdom the first day~



Daddy and Daniella on the race cars.  Daniella driving.~

Stitch was happy and huggy~


We also saw Buzz Lightyear and Snow White this day.
MMM....Mickey Ice Cream


Waiting for the SpectroMagic Parade~

When you stop, it catches up with you~

But it's worth the wait~


The first night, the castle was still lit up with icicles from Christmas, and it was gorgeous.


Marissa took this next picture~
Magic Kingdom Fireworks are spectacular~

See?~

After an already very long day, we had a very late (8:45) dinner at the Colonial Tavern.  As you know, Marissa loves the Colonial period, and when she found out they had a character dinner there, she went crazy.   LOL.  Actually, this night was the very last time that this dinner would have characters.  She insisted that we take their colonial dresses that we had made for Williamsburg, even though they were a little short.  Actually, Daniella's was a lot short, so I added an unauthentic ruffle to the bottom.  Minnie Mouse and all of the waiters and waitresses were quite impressed at their dresses, and everyone asked about them.  Even customers commented.  I guess we're the first ones to ever come in Colonial attire!  Minnie was so cute in her little mob cap.

Goofy was quite fond of Ashley!

Marissa decided she was fond of Chip and Dale on this trip~

See Dale pointing to his cheeks?~


That scene (above) replayed itself a number of times on this trip.  I'm not sure how many college age boys my girls inadvertantly kissed in costume that week! 
Dale hugging Marissa~
Trivia question: Do you know how to tell Chip and Dale apart?
Daniella loved Pluto this night.  She hugged and hugged and hugged him.~

A shot that I missed on film, but caught on video was Minnie, unprompted, came over to James and kissed him on the cheek.  It was so funny. 
The first time we've ever seen Mickey and Minnie together~
A final shot of the castle in a different color.  It changes several times.~

After 12 1/2 hours.....you read it right 12 1/2!.....in Magic Kingdom on day 1, THIS is what we did most of day 2.........


If you look closely, all 4 girls are in this picture.  This is inside our pop-up, which got pretty small pretty quickly.  Actually, when we're just hanging out camping like this it's not a problem.  It was when we were all trying to get ready and get out the door every morning, dancing around each other, that it got kind of trying.  But I was thankful for it, because camping is what makes going to Disney affordable for us. 
We orginally didn't plan to take the 2nd day off, but after such a long first day, and not leaving Magic Kingdom until midnight, we quickly decided to change the plans.  No one can say we didn't get our money's worth that first day!  James, Marissa, and Daniella had taken their bikes so they rode for a short while that day, then that night we went to the campground's sing-along campfire, which was pretty fun. 
Next post~ Epcot and Hollywood Studios.