Magic Kingdom

Yesterday we went to the most magical place on Earth! Magic Kingdom! We had an absolute blast and the kids were wonderful! We got to the park when it opened at 9:00 a.m. and headed straight for Frontier Land. On the way we stopped at Ethan was able to wait in a short line to give Daisy Duck a hug. Caleb hugged Daisy and then realized he did not want anything to do with her. And said, "no, no, no" when I tried to get him to pose with her for a picture.
The boy's first ride was Pirates of the Caribbean, where we just walked right on. Next we hit up Splash Mountain. Ethan rode with Matt and loved it. Then I took him and went on. Again, just walked right on! When we were getting off the ride we noticed Tigger and Pooh were out so we hopped in a small line to say hi and get a picture with them. Caleb wanted nothing to do with them, but I was able to convince him to give Tigger a quick high five as we were leaving. Next we headed over to the Haunted Mansion where Ethan thought it was silly and Caleb just sat quiet. After Haunted Mansion we headed over to Small World which had a 20 minute wait. We decided to quickly grab lunch before it got too crowded and were able to walk right into the restaurant connected to Small World where we enjoyed a nice lunch. I thought it would be way more expensive, but wasn't too bad. We enjoyed pizza, grapes and yogurt that came with the kids pizza, and sides of fries.
When lunch was over we walked around because Ethan wanted to see Cinderella's castle. We decided to head over to Tomorrow Land and see how long of a wait there was on Space Mountain. Matt & Ethan hopped on the bumper cars while I took their tickets and got a Fast Pass stamp where we would be able to return in an hour to ride. After bumper cars we hopped on the People Mover to take a little break. When People Mover was over we walked over and Matt & Ethan jumped on Space Mountain. While Ethan came off with a smile, he said it was a little scary because it was so dark and there were "big turns" and he couldn't see his daddy. I was super impressed with him going because I did not go on that ride until I was in college!! After Space Mountain we needed to take a little break so we sat in some shade (it was absolutely gorgeous-sunny and high of 75 degrees!) and enjoyed an ice cream. We were talking about leaving then (around 2:00 p.m.) but decided to walk and do some shopping. When headed back towards Cinderella's castle when we were able to catch a parade! Caleb fell asleep during the parade. It was so fun to see Ethan's reaction to all the characters and wave! When the parade was over we walked down some shops and Ethan was able to pick out some things to buy. He decided upon a donald duck stuffed animal and a big lollipop that he had been eyeing in the hands of kids all along the park! We discussed what to do next and decided to jump on the train that goes around Magic Kingdom. At this point Caleb woke up so he had about an hour nap in the stroller which wasn't too shabby! The boys loved the train, especially Caleb who kept saying, "all aboard!". When the train ride was over we asked Ethan what he wanted to do and he said he wanted to try the Snow White ride which he had talked about throughout the day. Ethan and I went on Snow White while Matt and Caleb tried to hunt down a snack. Ethan didn't know the story of Snow White so I was trying to give him a quick summary while going through the ride. He liked it, but the witch can be a little scary. After Snow White we asked Ethan what he wanted to do and he said he wanted to try the Buzz Lightyear ride which he had spotted earlier in the day, but at that time it had an hour wait. We walked over and it was only a 20 minute wait so we all jumped in line. This was one of my favorite rides! Ethan and I took a "car" and Matt and Caleb took the other. While on the ride we all have lazer guns that shoot at various targets throughout the ride and when you hit them you get points. So it was an interactive ride, then you could spin a lever which enabled you to spin around however much you wanted. I kept trying to spin the ride, but Ethan grabbed it to line up some good shots to shoot! As we walked out of Buzzlight Year Ethan noticed his third and final purchase- a Buzz Lightyear space gun that lights up and makes shooting noises. How fun. (Note the sarcasm!) We then decided to walk back towards Main Street where we could look for a prize for Caleb when we were able to catch another parade and get a front row seat! All the boys enjoyed a popcorn and we sat on the curb and watched the fun parade pass by! When the parade was over we walked through the shops where Caleb found a stuffed Tigger that he wouldn't let go of! So we purchased Tigger and slowly walked out. It was such a fun day!! We were there from 9:00 a.m. until about 7:00 p.m.! Like I said, the boys did incredible which made the day so enjoyable. Ethan seemed like he never tired and walked everywhere! Caleb was mostly content after a few fusses in the beginning about getting in and out of the stroller so much. He wanted free reign! We were so thankful to be able to go! I think we are going to try to go to Animal Kingdom tomorrow. If you are a "friend" of mine on facebook you can check out all my pictures on there!