Disney World 2011 {Arrival & Day One}

Well we're back to the real world :( Let me just tell you, reality sucks compared to 'The World'!!! Here's just one example why:

On the trip down we stopped in Lake City, FL (halfway) to break the trip. When we started setting up Jeff noticed the refrigerator wasn't working. He fiddled with some things but couldn't find the problem. Thankfully the RV park had free WIFI, because we stayed up until 1:00 AM Googling the fridge problem to no avail. We woke up super early the next morning and called a repairman (that we found via Google.) Two hours and $140 later he arrived and fixed the problem. Great, refrigerator works, yay! Hold up...not yay. We lost all the food in the fridge, which had to be replaced, which was another $90. But finally, we were on our way to DISNEY WORLD!!!!!

We arrive, check-in and I pick up our rented stroller (more on that later). So excited to get set up and jump aboard the ferry boat to the lodge for our dinner reservation at the Whispering Canyon, we head off to our assigned RV lot. And as luck would have it there was a car parked nearly in the street directly across from our lot, which made it completely impossible for Jeff to back into our lot. HUFF!!!!!!!!!!!! So back to the main office we go. I go in ready to take charge and request the Manager. 30 minutes later we have a new lot in the upgraded premium loop (for free!) and get set up. Yay! Only, after all of that we missed our dinner reservation. No worries though, we just headed down to Crockett's Tavern and enjoyed a delicious meal!


Really, really ready for a nice dinner!


We were ready for some grub too!


Anna Kate said, "Momma, I can't drink from a jar!!!"

After dinner we celebrated Jeff's birthday with the fish cupcake cake I ordered :)


Phew! Okay, now it's finally time for the magic to begin :c)

Jeff woke up long before Anna Kate and I did, and headed off for his fishing trip on Lake Toho.



And he caught the 'Big One' this trip!!!!




9 pounds 5 ounces

While Jeff was fishing, AK and I met Spring and Avery at Hollywood Studios.



The girls got their faces painted.





Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty

During a bathroom break while I was watching our stuff AK asked me if she could go look at the tattoos. The next time I look up she's perched on a stool getting one....to the tune of $7!!!!!!!!! Little sneak!


First stop, Honey I Shrunk The Kids Playground. BIG hit!!!


Then on to what turned out to be our favorite attraction of the entire day



We went to a total of four shows, including the finale. The guy that we voted for in show #1 actually won the 'Golden Ticket' in the finale!!!

And then it was time for our Fast Passes at the Tower of Terror.....Anna Kate's nightmare come true


LOL!!!!! You can see Avery on the back row, far left with her little hands up. Spring is next to here and her face KILLS me!!!! LOLOLOL!!!! See that little white blob under my right arm? That would be AK. She was terrified, but so brave for riding! And then there is me....I was holding on for dear life and yet I can't figure out my cheesy smile. LOL! We loved it but AK said she was "never EVER riding it again!"

I have always wanted to see the Beauty and The Beast show and it was so good!




Anna Kate had been saving her money for months before our trip and she chose to complete her character set with it + her birthday money/gift cards.

She now has Mickey & Minnie, Donald & Daisy and Pluto.

While we were watching a show by the hat we noticed this in the sky. So cool!


After our second American Idol show we found a spot in the shade to watch the Pixar parade. While we were waiting Anna Kate was picked to be this guy's assistant. She's making the 'woof-woof-woof' sound like the 'Who Let The Dogs Out' song. LOL!


Here comes the best parade in all of Disney, in my opinion.



A Bug's Life





This is Anna Kate's new aspiration.....she wants to be a dancer at Disney World :)


Here comes' Anna Kate's favorite!


Monster's Inc!!!


Sully!









After the parade Jeff met us and we took turns riding Tower of Terror again (minus AK.) We finished right in time for dinner reservations at Hollywood's Brown Derby. It was wonderful! Then it was time to say goodbye to Spring and Avery :( We had a great time, but they had to get back home for school/work the next morning. But Lee Party of 3's fun wasn't quite over yet ;)

We hit Toy Story up and it was SO.MUCH.FUN!

Daddy


The girls


AK's ready!


And I totally wiped the floor with them!!! Winner!

It was a really great day for all of us and AK got to end it with spending the last of her money on this light-up Mickey balloon.



Stay tuned for Day Two.......