A magical week!

Our week at Disneyworld was spectacular! I apologize now for the LONG entry, but I plan to print my blog for the boys this XMAS, and I want it to contain a lot of Disney pics. Jack has already asked to go back for 20 days next time, and even Scott (who is not quite as excited about the Disney thing as I am) gave the trip a 9 out of 10 rating. We loved having Grandma and Grandpa with us, too...they have so much energy and the boys can't get enough of them! Here are a lot of pics and a few notable moments from our trip.


The parks were beautifully decorated for Halloween/fall.



Jack and Mommy LOVE the teacups! My favorite part is watching him laugh hysterically as he spins. Sawyer enjoyed spinning Grandma on this ride, too....he likes to be independent (unless he wants you to carry him!). Daddy and teacups don't mix!


Both boys loved the ride, "Goofy's Barnstormer" (a little roller coaster), but Sawyer in particular was smitten with this "fast choo choo train." He begged for it all week long and probably rode it 50 times. His other favorites were the two Buzz rides, the big train, the Peter Pan ride, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Finding Nemo Ride.



We all enjoyed the Buzz Ride at the Magic Kingdom. Grandpa really got into shooting the lasers at Zurg. Jack asked for this ride a million times, and we obliged! This was one of his favorites along with Toy Story Mania, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Peter Pan, Splash Mountain, Soarin' and the Test Track. His least favorite ride was Tower of Terror at Hollywood Studios...big mistake by Scott and I...he's still worried about the ghosts!


My boys and Donald Duck. Both boys enjoyed the Chef Mickey dinner where they got to meet many of the characters.


Grandma and Jack had fun exploring the Animal Kingdom. The Safari ride was amazing, and we saw giraffes, elephants, hippos, rhinos, lions, nile crocodiles and gorillas roaming in the "wild."


The boys enjoyed a little down time at the Animal Kingdom in the Boneyard (dinosaur themed playground and gravel pit for digging).


A family shot after dinner at Sanaa at the Animal Kingdom Villas. Notice Buzz Lightyear is a part of our family now.


Who can resist these waffles?


We were all so excited to meet Mary Poppins (one of our favorites)! Jack was shy because "she was so beautiful."


Men and their cars! Posing with Lightening McQueen and Tow Mater.


We had great weather during our stay and were actually excited when it rained so the boys could sport their Buzz Light Year raincoats (on clearance at Target!)


Grandma and Grandpa let us have a date day, and Scott chose to head back to Animal Kingdom. We enjoyed some "alone time" (is that possible at Disney World?), and rode some of the bigger rides including two spins on the Everest roller coaster...Scott wished we had stuck with only one ride!


Towards the end of our stay, the Borns arrived, and we all attended Micky's Not So Scary Halloween Party. All the kids (and adults) had a blast! Check out Buzz x 3!



Sawyer loved watching all the marine life at the end of the Finding Nemo ride at Epcot, and we all cracked up at the Turtle Talk with Crush show.


Snack time for Cameron, Jack and Sawyer


Captain Hook can't scare these boys!


Sawyer was quite a trooper! He has his 2 year old meltdowns, and wanted Daddy to carry him quite a bit, but he really did a great job. Here he's made it until about 10:30 p.m. on the night of Mickey's Halloween party (that is VERY late for my kids!). Decked out as a tiger, clutching his Raffi and Buzz, I guarantee he was still asking for the "fast choo choo train."

Our next family trip will be somewhere else, but I promise that we'll be heading back to Orlando for more fun in the future. As Mickey Mouse would say, "See ya' real soon!"