Disney 2009 - Day 6 Downtown Disney

We slept in, packed the car, checked out & headed to DownTown Disney. We have the kids wait until then to choose souvenirs. Lauren knew just what she wanted: a baby Ariel doll. And of course, Andrew wanted Legos. We ate lunch at Earl of Sandwich, then headed off to make our purchases. Lauren wore her Tinkerbell dress and still had her hair up from BBB. We played with the Mr. Potato Head & My Little Pony costumes. Then spent a solid hour at the Lego store. Fortunately, they have a playground, so Lauren was occupied. Andrew chose a starfighter & I picked up an advent calendar. (Love those!) Then it was time to hit the road.

It was a great trip packed with magical moments. And I had eight hours to plan next year's trip on the way home. That always makes the drive back easier :)

Disney 2009 - Day 5 Magic Kingdom end

We returned to the Magic Kingdom that evening. We rode Pirates of the Caribbean and possibly the Tiki Room. Then we headed over to Pinnochio Haus for dinner. We took our food to go, and headed to the hub to meet up with the Maurers. They were hanging out with some neighbors and saved us a spot. I don't remember too much about Wishes & Spectro. Only that it was really crowded around the hub, especially with ECVs.

I do remember that leaving was a nightmare. Lauren was dozing in my arms while we waited forever for buses. You know how your kids can get super hot, tired and dehydrated, and it's just a puke-fest waiting to happen? I just remember asking God to please not let her throw up on me in line. By God's grace we made it back to the hotel with no one getting sick. Andrew was a true champ. I think it was 1.5 hours from joining the bus queue to getting to our hotel room. Never again. It will be a taxi next time!

Disney 2009 - Day 5 Magic Kingdom cont'd

After our wonderful lunch with the princesses, we headed toward Tomorrowland to meet up with the boys. We weren't able to get ahold of them, so we took the girls on to Monster's Laugh Floor. The girls thought the show was okay, but they were more interested in princesses at the moment. After the show, we were waiting over by Push the Trashcan. He told Lauren she looked beautiful. It made a big impression. She told me later, "Mommy, even the trash can thinks I'm beautiful!" Too cute.

Well, you won't believe what I did next. Stephanie was talking about re-applying sunscreen on Hailey, rooting around her bag looking for some. I was reorganizing our stuff on the stroller, and when I looked up, I saw a blob of white goo on Steph's shoulder. Thinking it was sunscreen, I began to rub it across her back. It was NOT sunscreen. Yep, I wiped bird doo all over my sister in law's back and shoulders. She was laughing so hard, she was crying. Oh my. I may never live this down...

The boys found us and we headed back to the hotel. But first we stopped for one last picture.