We arrived in time to see the park open! It is so much fun to be there when the train arrives with Mickey and all of his friends!! We spent the morning riding all the rides we could get before it got too crowded! We even had a chance to ride some of our favorites more than once!
Dad, Melissa, & Ryder...
Grandma & Katie...
Mimi with the Jokers...
It's a small world...
Luke & I got the chance to meet Buzz Lightyear and get his autograph while Katie & John were riding a big kid ride...
After lunch it was time for Katie to go to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and spend the afternoon being transformed into a princess.
Princess Kate before her princess makeover!
They used a ton of magic glue on her hair. I had no idea her hair would do this...
Luke wasn't old enough to go with the other boys to the Pirate's League, so he had to hang with Katie at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. At first he was a little sad, but they gave him some special treatment as well. His own comb, which he used to style my hair...
And one on the photographers put on a magic show for him which he LOVED!
Time for some special wishes and a little magic fairy dust...
She wished that I could have a little magic fairy dust too! So sweet!
Princess Katie...
John spent his afternoon at the Pirates League being transformed into a real Pirate, ARRR!
They even have a special way to determine your official pirate name...John was Pirate James Edgebellows...
John, Carter, & Parker as Pirates...
Pirate John!
We had another magical day at the Magic Kingdom! We had a special Christmas Eve dinner at the Polynesian Resort. Spirit of Aloha Dinner and Luau Show...
Christmas breakfast with Donald Duck & friends was delicious!!! It was the perfect way to start off our day at Animal Kingdom!
All of characters came around to say hello, sign autographs, and take pictures...
Daisy really LOVED this "Donald"!!!
After breakfast it was time to hit the rides...
Luke & Ryder were too little to go on the Dinosaur ride, so we played in the Dino-Park!
The Kilimanjaro Safari was really neat! We got to see lots of animals and even a few rhinos very close-up!
Then it was off to the petting zoo..
All of the excitement wore Luke out! You can only go so many days without a nap. I love this picture! Asleep with this hand in the popcorn! I am pretty sure that Luke ate a whole container of popcorn everyday at Disney!
We couldn't leave Animal Kingdom without a few family pictures. Luke was still half asleep for the pictures...
Christmas dinner at Chef Mickey's...
And what better way to finish off a wonderful Christmas at Disney than with fireworks...
This was a magical vacation for our family with memories that we will have for a lifetime! "If you can dream it, you can do it."~Walt Disney
