Day 4 - Magic Kingdom - Part 1

When we decided to go to Disney World waaaaaay back in January, we made one very important reservation.  A reservation that would make or break the trip.  A reservation that is so hard-to-get that parents must call or go online 180 days before the trip. 

Please imagine this......Back in January, Mom and I started screaming with excitement when we were able to make reservations at Cinderella's Royal Table.  It seemed like every girl's (and Mommy's and Grammie's) dreams were coming true - breakfast with the princesses!!!

Flash forward five months - here we are!!  The morning has arrived for the breakfast with the princesses!!!  We woke up bright and early again and caught the shuttle bus to Magic Kingdom at 7:15 am.  (Summer/Bill and the boys sat this one out as princesses were not Roy and Gavin's thang - they slept in and rode Space Mountain when they got to the park)

Seriously, everything about Day 4 was so awesome for me!  Imagine Rapunzel in Tangled swinging by her hair and screaming her head off "BEST DAY EVER!!!!"  That was totally me all day (except the swinging by my hair part).

Here are the kids dressed in their princess finest (well, Buzz Lightyear is making a guest appearance) posing by the fountain by our hotel room.

Jillian in her Cinderella best.  I did her hair and tiara and Jillian did the make-up.

His "To infinity and beyond" pose

With our reservations in hand, we had no problem getting into the Magic Kingdom.

This picture never gets old for me!!!  It makes me happy!!  I love our family in front of the castle. 

The kids posing with Walt and Mickey!!!

Let me add that I totally bought Hadleigh a size 12-18 month costume but obviously I did not factor in my 100+ percentile in height daughter and the costume was totally too small.  Oh well!!!

Jillian and the castle!!!  Jillian INSISTED she wear her Cinderella glass slippers but literally wore them for two seconds and then said "Mommy, I think Cinderella should have worn crocs."  Ha!!  So she switched!!

Mom bought us (and Summer) adorable Minnie ears!!

We arrived!!!! 

Rocco posing with a knight!

We stood in line and turned a corner and it was as if the Fairy Godmother herself had waived her Magic Wand and said 'Bibidi Bobidi Boo' because there was Cinderella.  We were dancing with joy in line as we waited to take pictures with her Royal Highness!!!

Then it was our turn!!!!  In full character, Cinderella greeted Jillian and said in her sweetest princess voice, "I am so glad to see that you and your sister dressed as my twin and you brought Buzz Lightyear."  Jillian giggled and giggled. 

Hadleigh was not sure if she liked Cinderella????

But then decided she liked her!!!!

After the pictures, we were escorted up a tiny spiral staircase and brought to the dining room.  I now understood why you have to make reservations 180 days in advance.  The dining room was very small and intimate. 

They sat us down and we were served by royal butlers.  Then trumpets sounded and Snow White was introduced and swept into the dining room.

So happy!!!

Snow White was quite captivated with Hadleigh and gave her a big kiss!!!

A very big kiss!!!  Hadleigh did not really appreciate it!!

Jillian's favorite was next - Princess Aurora!!  She signed Jillian's autograph book. 



Jillian was giddy with excitement!!!

Hadleigh and Rocco were very excited too!!

Ariel was so cute and told Rocco that her best friend, Flounder, loves Buzz Lightyear.  She said Flounder likes to say, "To the ocean and beyond."  Rocco said that was not true!!

Belle was next and gave special attention to Hads. 

Jillian loves Belle but was disappointed she was not wearing her beautiful yellow dress that she dances in with the Beast. 

Jillian got a magic wand. 

Rocco got a sword. 

On the way out, Rocco wanted to pose with the knight again with his sword. 

The actual food at the breakfast was excellent.  There were pastries and Dad and Bryan had steak and Mom and I had
French toast.  The service was great.  Everything was really perfect although it does seem to go by as quick as lightning. 

Maybe because we didn't have things like this when we were younger but Mom and I were so emotional.  She started crying at different times during the breakfast.  I teared up several times at how wonderful this morning turned out to be.  Traveling with three children this little was super hard but this morning made EVERYTHING worth it.  Jillian was in the clouds!  She still talks about it everyday.  Rocco does too. 

After the breakfast, we stopped in the restroom and changed the kids out of their costumes and into regular clothes.  When we left the castle, it was only 9:15 or 9:30.  Our day had just begun and can you imagine???  It was about to get even better. 

TO BE CONTINUED.....