Disney World

February 13th: We left the Omaha airport in the morning and arrived in sunny Orlando by about 1:00. Addi and Landon both were great fliers and there were no issues. When we were landing we hit a little turbulence and Landon looked at Bill and kinda chuckled. He wasn't sure what he should do. It made us laugh. We got our rental car and to our hotel without issue. Bill is a great navigator! Our hotel situation was great it was a two bedroom suite with a full kitchen! Perfect for kiddos! We sort of relaxed the first day knowing the next days were going to be crazy busy!

This is when we hit a rough patch...Landon's face was priceless!

Probably the first flight that Addi can remember..even though she has been a frequent flier!

Nana and her girl!

Landon has become the biggest Papa's boy...he is so concerned where his Papa is at every moment!!

February 14th: Happy Valentines Day!! It was our first day at the Magic Kingdom...and Magic it was. Addi was so excited and so was Landon. They had changed things since I was there (a long time ago) and now you have to take a boat or a monorail to get there...there is a lake between the parking lot and the entrance. So we took the boat and the path was lined with heart balloons (neat detail) and the kids were able to sign their name in chalk on the sidewalk! Once we arrived we had a bit of a plan...thanks to our friends Neal and Cami who were there this past summer we knew what would be good for Addi and what we could skip. Bill jetted off to get fast passes and we stood in line to meet the princesses. So, we had to wait a little bit but when it was our turn....I was shocked. We went into a room with the princesses, us and some photographers. It truly felt like Addi was the only kid at Disney World! I was amazed! I think she felt so special. Shortly after the princesses and the Mickey's Philharmagic (it was shut down so we had to come back) we had to leave and jet to downtown Disney for Addi's Bibbidi bobidi boutique appointment.

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique was really cute! Addi arrived and checked in and then waited for her "fairy godmother". When they called her name the asked for Princess Addison. She popped up in the chair and the fun began. First she had to pick her nail color and hair style then came out the makeup...the real stuff!! She wore her own dress (Ariel...I tried and tried to convince her to be Princess Tiana but no luck!) so that part was already done. The fairy godmother did a great job at making Addi feel special. When she was all done she waved her wand and sprayed Addi down with glitter as she said Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo and turned her around. Then she had to sign the special autograph book. It was a super fun morning! After that we headed back to the park to meet up with Grandma, Grandpa and Landon. We found out that Landon had a favorite ride already....It's A Small World! My Mom and Dad said he loved it and waved at everything the whole time! We had to see for ourselves so we went on it again.

Later in the day we saw the princess parade. Probably one of Addi's favorites! When Ariel saw Addi she pointed her out and said "You are a mermaid like me!!" Addi still had her sash on from the boutique so all the "cast members" called it a out and told her how beautiful she looked and called her princess...I do think that Addi had a great time. Geez who doesn't want to be a princess for a day?

Landon really like the horses!

Daddy & Addi after the boutique

The whole bunch!!

February 15: This morning we started out at Hollywood Studios and later in the day we went to Epcot. It was another fun day. We saw the Little Mermaid show, the Finding Nemo show, saw Turtle Talk with Crush, the Beauty and the Beast show...it was loads of fun! Landon did pretty well but it took a lot for him to finally give up and nap. They had it organized well so the stroller parking was in one area and the kids just came with on the rides. It worked out!

Bonjour Butterfly!

Nana, Papa and some cute kids!

Beauty and the Beast show

Addi on Papa's head...a place she was seen riding quite a lot...Papa's head or Daddy's!!

Landon for whatever reason really liked this car!!!

February 16: This morning we started out at Animal Kingdom so we could see the Lion King show and the Tree of Life. It sounds like there are a lot of cool animals to see but Omaha has a great zoo! We didn't stay too long and headed back to the hotel for naps so we could be rested to take in the fireworks later that night!

The Lion King show....this one was really neat!

When we went back to Magic Kingdom we stopped in to meet Mickey and Minnie it was pretty neat....once again you felt like you were the only ones to meet them that day.

Peek-a-boo with Nana while waiting for Mickey

That night we saw the Electrical lights parade followed by the fireworks. There was also this show that was on the castle...it was cool because the castle would change colors and at one point looked like it was on fire. Pretty impressive!






February 17th: Friday, our last day...we didn't have a lot planned only to catch some of the things we didn't have time for. We spent the day at Magic Kingdom and Addi met Tinker Bell and Rosetta and we rode the carousel again. It did rain a little bit. We were able to sneak in places when it started raining and didn't get too wet! It also was the most crowded day with it being the friday of a long weekend. So the wait times were longer than we had experienced all week.

A little rain...

My wonderful Mom and Dad...who saved us from having to do Disney alone!!

Here we are on the tea cups....a must!

Our ONLY Glitch.....Our flight home was delayed....4 HOURS!! The reason.....get this....a sick flight attendant. I don't need Dt. Coke...get us home! Hey I will even pass out the drinks! That was insane! Our kiddos complained less than I did. We took our time having dinner and Addison LOVED the moving walkway. I don't think we would have even needed to go to Disney World. We also found all kids of fun photo ops at the airport. Once we finally got on the plane Addison fell asleep mid-sentance. And Landon was out as well. So we were home in the middle of the night but home safely anyway!

Addison is SO her Daddy! Here she is following along with the safety card...NOT KIDDING! Such a little Billy....and I love it!

Landon waving to Mickey!

Orlando Airport

We had a FANTASTIC trip. We have lots of great memories and pictures that I hope will help the next year and what is coming go by quickly. It was awesome having my parents with...I don't think we could have done it without them Thanks guys!! I hope they had fun too! It was truly magical to see Addison's reaction to things. I am so glad that we were able to capture that for her and for us! I really think that Disney has done a great job and the customer service couldn't have been better! It was a great week!!