Disney World, Part 3

Monday was a day we all spent at Downtown Disney and then Magic Kingdom.

We went to Downtown Disney first, because I made reservations at T-Rex, which it rated one of the top restaurants for kids in Disney. Yeah - our kids really didn't care. Oh well! They did go into a toy store and each picked out a new toy - so they were pretty excited about that.

Mr. Potato Head was giving me a massage

After lunch, we went back to the hotel for naps and then made our way to Magic Kingdom.

We did get to ride a few rides (thank you fast pass) and Tommy received a lot of birthday wishes from everyone since he had his "birthday" shirt on. The kids really liked the "Small World" and Peter Pan ride.

Grace made us ride the tea cups EVERY DAY

We took a boat ride back to the hotel, had dinner in the cafe and then went back to our room for cupcakes. After eating the dessert, we headed out to the boat dock to watch the fireworks at Magic Kingdom.

Happy Birthday Bud!

Tuesday was pretty much the same thing, except Tom and Tim played golf, so Diana and I took the kids to Magic Kingdom again. We rode a few rides before taking the train to the front of the park to have lunch at Tony's Restaurant (Lady & the Tramp). It was a little pricey, but very good.

Tommy & Grace were so cute riding together

Riding the tea cups with Grammy

Dumbo was the favorite for both kids - it had an inside play area while you waited

Tinkerbell was right next door, so I took the kids over to get her autograph since the wait was only 15-20 minutes. Tommy was a big boy and posed for a couple pictures with her (Grace was scared).

That night, we took a bus with the group over to Epcot for dessert/drinks and to watch the IllumiNations show. It was very interesting, although a little loud for the kids.

Grace was pumped for the ice cream

Pap-pap took them to see trains

I want to say that we got back to the hotel close to 11:00 and Diana and I went back over to Magic Kingdom to ride Space Mountain (40 minute wait) and the new Dwarf Mine Train ride (60 minute wait). It was nice (and A LOT cooler) going at night. We got back to the hotel around 1:00 in the morning.

Wednesday morning, Tim & Diana left and Tom and I took the kids back to Magic Kingdom for our last day. We did get quite a few rides again and Tom got a chance to ride Space Mountain. We had lunch and bought a few toys and a shirt for the kids with all the gift cards Tom won playing golf the day before. Woo-hoo!

Riding the carousel

Tom and Tommy were very competitive during the Buzz Lightyear Ride (which Tommy made us ride every day)

Tommy even rode a roller coaster with Tom (The Barnstormer)

Grace and I went to see Donald & Goofy

Wednesday night, we attended the big dinner the PICPA put on. It was really nice - they had a lot of kid activities and DJ and some yummy food. The kids had a blast dancing around.

Grace personalized her name tag

Thursday morning, we had a nice breakfast and then got on the bus to head back home.