Time to start knocking out some updates. First on the list is Disney!
This trip was amazing. I'll give you a quick overview of each day and then I'll post pictures. I'll post the pictures taken by the photographers at the park and at Give Kids the World in this post. I'll do another post with some of the pictures that I took.
Day
1 - Our flights were great. The girls were so excited to fly. Anya
giggled hysterically when we took off and then told us there were
bubbles (clouds) in the sky! Oksana held on for dear life but loved
it! She asked me at one point what she would do if she had to go
potty. I told her she would go potty in the bathroom on the plane. She
was shocked! She said "On the plane?! I have to see this!"
After
we got our rental car we were off to Give Kids the World (GKTW). That
place is amazing! We enjoyed exploring, getting to know our "home" for
the week", and we went swimming before we got to bed so we were well
rested for day 2.
Day 2 - We went to Universal Studios
and saw Harry Potter! In fact that's pretty much all we saw. It was so
amazing but VERY crowded. We got to have Butterbeer, ride Hogwarts
Express, eat at the Three Broomsticks, and our favorite part was the
Gringots ride. It was incredible! It was also our girls' first roller
coaster and after that they were hooked! Luckily the wheelchair and the
nice little pass they gave us made the crowds a bit easier to
tolerate. Still, by the afternoon we were all hot, cranky, and done
with people!
We went back to GKTW, rode some rides, ate dinner, had ice cream, and crashed!
Day
3 - Magic Kingdom! I loved MK! The big part of Oksana's wish was that
she wanted to meet Pocahontas. They arranged a private meeting for
them and she absolutely loved it! We spent that day meeting LOTS of
princesses, riding rides...mostly roller coasters per the girls'
request, and eating lots of yummy stuff!
Day 4 - Magic
Kingdom day 2. This time we decided to go late afternoon and stay
until night. We learned then that this was much better for our family
than going early. When we got there it was hot but we were refreshed
and ready to have fun. By the time we got tired it was cool and
beautiful. We rode a bunch more rides this day and saw the electric
parade. It was such a fun day!
Day 5 - Our down day.
We spent the day swimming and eating ice cream at GKTW and then met some
friends who live in Orlando for dinner. It was a great break and the
kids had been dying to swim again so it worked out great.
Day
6 - Hollywood Studios. I wasn't sure I would like this at first but it
turned out to be a great day! We did the late afternoon schedule again
and loved it. We got to see a Frozen sing along show, the boys got to
meet Star Wars characters, and we got to see their light show,
Fantasmic. It was an amazing night!
Day 7 - Check out
at GKTW, went to Disney Springs for some lunch and shopping, then off to
the airport to head home. Oksana was really ready to come home to her
own bed but I could have easily stayed another week. It was such a
wonderful trip!
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| Gaston was hilarious! |
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| One of my favorites |
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| Another one of my favorites |
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| The look on her face when she first saw Pocahontas |
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| I love this picture. Anya being a nut and Oksana looking at her in awe! |
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| She had no idea who this was but he loved her :) |
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| I'm not a big Star Wars person but this guy was creepy! The boys loved him! |
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| Because dads need hugs too! |
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| Oksana's star on the wall at Give Kids the World |
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| Peek a boo! |
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| This picture makes me giggle! She did not want to get close to him! |
