All Roads Lead to Disney - Day 7

It's our last day here! It's always sad to see a Disney trip come to an end. I am so grateful that my husband likes Disney almost as much as I do and will therefore put up with my Disney crazy. 

We got up and went to the Magic Kingdom with my family. 

Jackson loved talking to the "Captain" each day. This captain wasn't the normal one that he had lengthy conversations with, however. 

Bus rides are always interesting. We ran into another family from Arkansas proudly representing the Hogs at Disney on this particular bus ride. Pookie still wasn't feeling the best, but Jackson was ready for some fun! 

We went straight to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad! Jackson has never ridden roller coasters before, and we weren't sure how he would like them. After he loved Test Track, we decided to let him try some of the others. He is right at the height requirement. He absolutely loved Thunder Mountain! Mom & Dad had Paisley while we did these two rides with FastPass back to back. 

Then we headed onto Splash Mountain. I didn't get any pictures on this one, but Jackson was all into it until he realized he was going to get wet. His ultimate take away: "that was a awesome but it was bad." Oh, that child! 

We went to get Paisley from my parents at Pirates of the Carribean. We all rode Pirates together (their second time in a row). They headed off to some FastPasses they had, and we stopped for lunch - burgers and fries. Jackson, Paisley and I waited while Tyler got us all food - and played with my phone. 

Pookie was getting a little cranky and hot. 

After lunch, we had a FastPass at Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. We did that, and rode the Peoplemover again because Jackson asked for one more ride on it. Then we decided to head back toward Main Street as Paisley was getting hot and everyone needed a little rest. 

On our way out, though, we stopped at the Chapeau for Mickey ears! 

As you can tell, little Miss was not into it at this point. She did play with them a little bit but mostly wanted to crumple them up. Still a sweet memory! 

We decided that our traditional souvenirs for the kids will be Mickey ears and a Mickey and Minnie plush doll each time. We found these precious black & white Mickey and Minnie this time and we couldn't resist! 

We had a great housekeeper several of the days, and she would make awesome towel animals and leave Jackson notes! 

After we got back from the Magic Kingdom, we settled in for naps. I headed to the pool to take a nap there while Tyler stayed with the kids. However, as soon as I got out there, this blew up: 

It ended up storming the rest of the evening. Our plan had been to go eat pizza on the Boardwalk again. My dad and Grayson took an umbrella and walked over the to pizza window on the Boardwalk and we had a pizza party in my parents' room. We then turned in early in preparation of our 16-hour drive home tomorrow. 

We had a great trip and while I'm never ready to say good bye to Disney, I am ready for my babies to feel better and everyone get home safely :) 

All Roads Lead to Disney - day 6

Today, I had to stay at the resort this morning with Paisley Pookie because she was running a low grade temperature and had a runny nose and was generally unhappy. She was up all night - I think it's mostly teething and a little cold on top of that. Anyway, I sent Jackson and Tyler off to the Animal Kingdom to have some daddy-son time while Paisley and I enjoyed a leisurely coffee, nap time for her, and then we explored the Yacht and Beach clubs. 

Chairs, chairs, climbing on chairs. She's figured out how to do that while on this trip, and now that's her very favorite thing to do. We went to the Solarium at the Beach Club and ran all our cranky energy out there. We were the only people in there. She had a lot of chairs to explore! 

Meanwhile, Tyler and Jackson were having fun watching Festival of the Lion King, riding on Kilamajaro Safaris, sitting front row for the Finding Nemo musical, riding Dinosaur, and exploring the rest of the Animal Kingdom. 

After they got back, my mom took Jackson to the pool while Paisley, Tyler and I went over to Epcot to wander through the World Showcase. It was HOT. 

Pookie took a little nap while Tyler and I browsed the shops and sampled yummy food. 

Funnel cakes are always a win. 

This Frozen exhibit was interesting. It explained how the animators for the movie visited Norway and took a lot of their inspiration from actual pictures they took while visiting. 

We went back, got Jackson, cooled off and then headed back over to Epcot to meet up with my family.

We have LOVED staying at the Yacht Club. We definitely love the vibe here with the Boardwalk right around the corner and Epcot being so close. It's perfect! 

Oh, Epcot at dusk again. It's really my favorite. 

The guys all went to ride Test Track again while my mom and I took Paisley to Finding Nemo. Grayson came and met us, and the four of us went over to the Mexico pavilion to ride the boat ride and then get some tacos. Apparently this was a car they made while on Test Track: 

After all that, we met up with the guys, and my family went back to the resort. We stayed for fireworks because Jackson just needed to see them again! :) 

It was a fun day, and I'm kind of sad tomorrow is our last day! 

All Roads Lead to Disney - Day 5

Today was kind of a whirlwind! Paisley has been battling some serious diaper rash and that has slowed us down significantly :( we started off going over to the Magic Kingdom because we had a few FastPasses there. I realized as I started writing this that I didn't take many pictures today! 

This was the first day we actually used FastPasses to accomplish anything. I've been fairly unhappy with the entire FastPass+ system. It doesn't work well if you need to change parks or times in the middle of the day, or if you put your FastPass times close together like we did, and I hate that it artificially inflates the wait times for standby. It messes everything up, and I even saw them fast passing our old favorite viewing spot for Illuminations! That's ridiculous. But anyway.... _

To start off, Jackson and I went to Enchanted Tales with Belle. If you've ever met me, you probably know that Belle is my very favorite princess and I haven't gotten to explore the new Fantasyland Beauty and the Beast stuff, so I was pretty excited! 

It is a sweet little concept, but ultimately I think that I was the only one enjoying myself. Jackson said it was a little too "princess-y" and Paisley was napping with Tyler while we did this. 

We joined back up for bathroom break and a little shopping. We also saw the Main Street Philharmonics and listened to them play some songs from Dumbo. 

Next up, we had FastPasses for the new Little Mermaid ride. This was under construction the last time we came, so it's new for all of us. I didn't get any pictures there. It stopped three times during our ride :( Paisley loved it but Jackson was only so-so about it. 

We had promised Jackson a Mickey ice cream bar after Little Mermaid so we had to stop and get us some! 

My son is incapable of opening his eyes when it's sunny unless he has on sunglasses LOL 

We stopped off in the Beauty and the Beast gift shops and then headed for our last FastPass of the day at Peter Pan. Jackson has recently been into Peter Pan, and he actually really loved this ride. Again, I forgot to take pictures because I was wrangling little princess. 

After Peter Pan we decided that it was time to head back to the Yacht Club for a little snack/lunch and my parents had landed at the airport, too. On our way out of the MK, we stopped and watched the mid-day dance party. 

Then back to the resort to cool off, eat, and let Paisley run around. My parents got here, and they took Jackson to the arcade and walking around the pool area while Paisley, Tyler, and I napped and got ready for our dinner reservation at 5. 

We headed over to the Wilderness Lodge for dinner at Whispering Canyon Cafe. It was a lot of fun and I'm pretty sure my dad has some pictures, but I was slacking again! Sorry! 

After we came back to the resort, Mom and Dad took Paisley while Tyler and I took Jackson to Epcot to ride Test Track and Spaceship Earth, which he had been wanting to ride. Test Track is a little more adventurous for him, as he is right at the height requirement. He absolutely loved it though! 

After we created our car and test drove it, we ran to the front of the park for Spaceship Earth. I was thinking that he would probably find it boring, but truthfully he asked questions and definitely loved creating his "future" at the end! 

Apparently in the future I have a garden and Jackson wears turtlenecks... 😂😂😂

Epcot at dusk is probably my very favorite place to be. 

We ran back and got Paisley, then we all crashed. Whew!