We start this post with a huge thanks to Uncle Brent up in Naperville without whom we would not have been able to do two days at Disney or be able to park hop or have some extra spending money to get gifts. Brent came through with passes for the entire family and we are all grateful beyond measure. Thank you very much for the passes! We owe you a bunch of babysitting next time we are your direction or you can get down this way.
Our first day at Disney World started with the three of us along with Grandma and cousin Eileen headed to the Magic Kingdom. Once we had our tickets we got on a ferry ride across the lake to the entrance. Arianna was awe inspired by all the sights and at times couldn't contain herself she was so excited. We headed immediately to fantasy land and the lines were very manageable as we got on the Carousel, Winnie The Pooh ride, Dumbo ride (twice), Mad Hatter Tea Cups (twice), It's a Small World, Peter Pan, Mickey's Philharmagic and even took in the noon character parade ahead of Arianna's nap.
After a nice but short nap that involved Katie and I riding a monorail and then riding the ferry boat back just to mark time while Arianna slept, we had a fun afternoon of meeting Mary Poppins and what was by far the highlight of the afternoon meeting "The Mouse". Arianna all day had been yelling out "Mouse" whenever she saw Mickey or Minnie and as we took her in to meet them she was literally screaming with excitement which led all the other kids to scream with excitement and gave all the parents a great chance to live vicariously through the pure excitement and happiness of their kids. After the 'Mice" we crossed the hall and went in to meet some of the Disney Princesses, including Mommy's favorite Belle. We also rode the train around the entire Magic Kingdom and mapped out which rides Arianna had not done and what we wanted to do with her the rest of the time we had the next day.
We left the park at four with everyone exhausted. That evening instead of heading back to the park Katie went out to finish all our shopping while Arianna and I went over to the fountains and lazy river at the villas with the rest of the family. Arianna ran herself ragged in the fountains and after saying goodbye to everyone as they were leaving the next day, fell asleep as soon as we got in the car to head back to our hotel.
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