Thursday, March 8, 2012

Florida Day 4...

Dinsey Jr. Show at Hollywood Studios

Abby trying to collect all of the streamers and gold doubloons that feel from the ceiling during the show.



Waiting to go on Toy Story Mania

Waiting for the Disney Jr. Show to start

Abby enjoying her chocolate covered Mickey shaped Rice Krispy treat



Today was kinda a lazy day.  We were all so exhausted after a busy day at the Magic Kingdom that we decided to get up when we woke up.  We all woke up around 9:00am and slowly got ready.  We finally arrived at Hollywood Studios around 12:15pm.  There is not a ton to do in Hollywood Studios, especially for preschoolers.  We started off at the Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Abby seemed to enjoy it.  Then we went and had lunch at the ABC Commissary, it was pretty good.  It took for ever forever for us to eat, well for Abby to eat.  I don't know how many times we had to threaten that we would take her out to the car before she finally ate two chicken nuggets. I don't know what her deal is, but she can't eat with her shoes on.  Every time we sit down to eat she takes off her shoes.  Such a funny little bugger.  We finally finished lunch and we went on the Great Movie ride.  After that we ran to see the Disney Jr. show.  Abby loved that. It was an interactive show, so Abby was dancing and clapping.  They also had all kinds of things fall from the ceiling...bubbles, confetti.  Abby had to go and collect everything that fell.  After that was over she kept saying I want to go to another Disney Jr. show. It was a favorite.  Stu and my mom did the Twilight Tower of Terror while my dad, Abby, Sam and I wondered through some shops, bought some treats and enjoyed them on a nice bench in the shade.  Abby like sitting there and collecting flowers and throwing things in the trash. It was really warm today so it was nice to go inside and watch a could of shows.  I don't think we did much else.  Stu did the Rockin' Roller coaster and my parents stood in line for 90 minutes to go on Toy Story Mania while our little crew just hung out on a bench.  Abby just loved having some time to run around (and fall quite a few times) play with random kids and chase after squirrels.  When my parents got off the ride we did a child swap and Abby, Stu and I went on the Toy Story ride.  That is such a fun ride but it was so had to wait that long for a ride.  When we got the the park Stu rad to get fast-passes for it, but they had all been distributed and none were left.  After that long wait we were all done, so we headed out and enjoyed a much cheaper dinner at CiCi's Pizza buffet outside of Disney.  Oh, I almost forgot on our way to the parking lot tram Abby wanted her flowers that she had collected earlier I gave them to her, but she only wanted the one that was dead.  So I put the other two back in the cup holder.  We were almost to the tram and she started freaking out.  Her flower had broken and she wanted to go back and get another one.  I showed her the other two I had but she didn't want either of them.  By now it is almost 7 she is tired and hungry and nothing would calm her down my mom had to carried/drag her onto the tram kicking and screaming.  She screamed the who tram ride then when we got to our stop she would not get off.  Gotta love two year olds.  Honestly get over it your dead flower broke!!!  When we got back to the hotel Abby and Stu found a frog on the side walk and they had to poke it so it would jump.  I was inside and Abby came and found me and she was hopping around telling me about the frog they poke and how it jumped.  it was a pretty funny.  Then I had to go outside and see the frog too.  Now she is in bed watching Tinker Bell. It is so nice to put her to bed here.  She likes to watch "a little TV" and usually she falls asleep.  She has not been a bad bed partner.  Sam on the other hand has not been to nice to Stu.  It had been a vacation just having Stu get up with Sam in the middle of the night! Thank you sweet heat! Off to bed to we can try to get to Epcot a little earlier tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Florida Day 3...

It's a Small World the 1st time


It's a Small World the 2nd time




The little house outside of the Pooh Bear ride

Mickey's Philharmagic



Abby enjoying her melted ice cream with a straw at the Winnie the Pooh lunch buffet at The Crystal Palace


Abby loved the all of squirrels, she chased them multiple times

Abby wanted to drive for about 2 seconds when the car bumps on the track. It kind of scared her.

The Buzz Lightyear ride


Sam asleep and Stu in deep concentration

Abby and I in deep concentration

Looks like Zurg and Abby got put in jail

Peter Pan's flight

Winnie the Pooh and friends lunch















Sam LOVED all the characters, but Tigger the most!

Hugs!



Waiting to ride the Magic Carpets


We had a fun but tiring day today!  We decided to get up early to try and beat the rush at the Magic Kingdom, but even getting up at 7 we still didn't make it there until 10:30.  Abby had a hard time waking up today, Grandma let her have a little coke hoping that might help. ( :  The park actually was not too busy, we didn't stand in any line longer than 20 minutes.  We started off the day in Fantasyland.  We rode It's A Small World twice in the morning than one other time tonight.  That was plenty.  One time would have been sufficient, but Abby loved it.  The last time we rode she kept taping Stuart and me and pointing at something wanting us to look at it we just kept looking at each other laughing.  It was pretty funny.  We rode Peter Pan.  I love that one, so did Abby.  Then we rode the tea cups, one of Abby's favorites.  We also went to Mickey's Philharmagic, it is a 3D show. This was Abby first 3D experience.  She loved it.  She kept pointing out all of the characters she knew.  For lunch we ate at the Crystal Palace at a character lunch buffet with Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, and Piglet.  They had really good food for the adults and and for kids.  Abby loved meeting the characters.  It was so fun to see her face, it seemed "magical" to her.  Sam thought they were pretty cool too.  He kept trying to get them.  He especially liked Tigger. The funniest thing is that I went and got Abby some dessert and I thought I was getting her a little chocolate pudding, but my mom told me after Abby had eaten one and a half of them that it was espresso mouse.  I can't believe she actually liked it.  But I think it made her a little hyper. I would definitely eat there again.  After lunch we moved on the Frontierland. Abby really enjoyed the Enchanted Tiki room, and the Magic Carpets. Then we walked on Pirates and Stu and I ran and did the Haunted Mansion, which me liked better than Disneylands, while my parents watched the kids.  There was only about a 10 minute wait, but by the time we got back they had gotten both of the kids almost to sleep.  We sent them on the Haunted Mansion and we went and got fast passes for Winnie the Pooh.  On our walk over there both kids fell asleep.  It was so nice!  My mom, Stu and I did Splash Mountain while they slept. My mom and I look pretty cute sharing a poncho.  Then we finished up Fantasyland and Tomorrowland was the last stop. We watched the fireworks from Tomorrowland.  Sam loved the fireworks he would get so excited and start kicking.  Abby didn't like them.  She kept saying they are going to get us.  Abby really liked the gorillabars (The People Movers) not sure why she called them the gorillabars.  We went on about every ride except for a couple that are more like shows.  Once again the weather was perfect and the lines and crowds were minimal.  We headed back on the monorail and hit Wendy's on the way home and I think we were all starving, Abby ate all of her Chicken nuggets and asked for more.  That never happens!