Livin' the Good Life: Disney World Day 2

On to Day 2 : Epcot

But first, I left out a very important fact from Day 1. I must brag that I got all 5 of us into 4 carry-ons, 2 backpacks and a diaper bag! That included all of Jack's food and diapers for 5 days!! Toot Toot!! (That was the sound of my horn, by the way.)

I had to wake the kids up the morning of Day 2. I had to shake Sadie awake. She was in the same position she fell asleep in. Vacations are exhausting!

We met lots of characters at Epcot. I thought it would be the place we would meet the least, but I was sure wrong. First was Daisy...

Goofy!!

After seeing all the pictures and hearing all the stories I'm sure Jack will wonder if he really was there...so here...yes, he was there!

"Where should we go next?"

We spotted Donald Duck in Mexico...

Our princesses waiting to dine with royalty...

We had lunch at a Norwegian restaurant where we were able to be greeted throughout our meal by princesses. The food was really good. That was one thing that so impressed me. The food was good everywhere! Beau was impressed that everyone who worked in the different countries in Epcot were actually from that country!

As we entered we met Belle...

Jasmine was quite taken with my little prince...

Elijah's favorite princess...

Aurora...

Of course, Cinderella...

Ariel...

At one point in the meal the children all did a "parade" through the restaurant with the princesses.

And now on to my favorite part of the whole trip. It wasn't meeting a character, it wasn't visiting a park, or a special meal. It was a simple act from one of my own little characters. For some background, Elijah, Brooklyn and Cale were looking at a fountain. Katy said she wanted to take a family picture (of her family) so her and Jon went and joined their kids. We said "Say cheese!" and Elijah decided he would be in the picture too. Only his idea of "Saying Cheese" was a little different than most... (you really need to click on it to blow it up and savor it)

It quickly became a highlight to our trip. From then on everyone was attempting to "photo bomb" everyone else's pictures.

Next we me Alice...

This was my favorite thing. We stood in line after line waiting to meet these characters. Once it was our turn we were not rushed through like I thought we would be. The character (totally in character, accents and all) would sit and talk to the kids, asking their names...unless they themselves were dressed up, and tell them how pleased they were have met. It really made standing in line worth it.