Monday, November 12, 2012

Disney World

Emery's dreams came true last week!  We went to Disney World with some dear friends and met EVERY Disney princess.  Emery couldn't believe her eyes.  In addition to all the fun rides she got to eat in the castle, have breakfast prepared by Mickey and friends, see Nemo and Dory up close and personal, and stay in a gorgeous hotel with lots of heated pools.  In other words, her idea of heaven.
 
Ben, Bodie, Emery and I were joined on the trip by some of our best friends, who just so happen to also have three year old daughters obsessed with princesses.  Tara, Nando, and McKenna Calvo met up with us in Atlanta and we were all on the same flight to Orlando.  Once in Florida, The Boyd family (James, Debbie and Phinley) drove over from Melbourne.  We all stayed at the Grand Floridian and had a (very expensive) blast....until the last day when everyone except Emery, Bodie and me came down with a wicked stomach bug.  I'll spare you the gory details, but it was not fun.  Amazingly, everyone recovered enough (barely) to make the flight home.  Whew!  What a whirlwind of a trip.  We'll do it again in a few years when Bodie is older. 
 
We had amazing, if not unseasonably cool, sunny weather all three days and the park was not terribly busy.  We used fast passes for as many rides as we could and barely spent any time waiting in lines.
 Spinning tea cups
 Carousel
 First ride on the monorail!  On our way to Epcot--that's our beautiful resort in the background.
 Meeting Cinderella in the castle for lunch!
Snow White--or "Snow Wipe," as Emery calls her
 Emery and Mommy on Dumbo
At Chef Mickey's in the Contemporary Resort--Bodie is thinking "WTF?!?!?!"

 Emery and Phinley giving Donald some love
 Ben with Emery, James with Phinley and Nando with McKenna in the lobby of the Grand Floridian
 
Debbie and Gaston from "Beauty and the Beast."  Gaston's likeness to the animated Gaston from the movie was uncanny.  One of the coolest parts of the trip was that we got a sneak preview of the New Fantasyland, which houses Enchanted Stories with Belle and Ariel's Grotto rides.  SO COOL.  And no lines!!!! 

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