Walt Disney World

Thanks to Papa's kind gesture of driving us to the airport we each got 20 extra minutes of sleep last night. The girls were wide awake and ready to go at 6:27a.m. which is when we left home for our 8a.m. flight.

We arrived safely in Orlando at 11:08 a.m. local time. Mommy's DREAM came true as we checked in to the Contemporary Hotel.

Ever since I used to watch the 1977 movie "Mouseketeers at Walt Disney World" I have had a need to experience the Contemporary! We are not in room 408 but our room faces Cinderella's Castle which provides for an excellent vantage point of the nightly fireworks. After checking in, we rode the infamous monorail to the Magic Kingdom.

It was hot and humid but the good news is the sun was not shining and there were no lines for rides. We had a wonderful time which began with lunch at Winnie the Pooh's Crystal Palace. Taylor ate among her "friends" as if she had never seen food before. She ate an entire dinner plate of mac and cheese, green beans, chicken nuggets, and a roll while being mezmerized by our visitors. Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Coomare (I mean Eeyore).

After lunch, we rode Aladdin's magic carpet ride (twice), the Jungle Cruise, watched the Enchanted Tiki Room show, Pirates of the Caribbean, It's A Small World, Snow White's ride, ad the Haunted Mansion. While Taylor and I shopped in air conditioned areas Daddy and Peyton rode Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain.

We returned to the Contemporary and put on our swim attire, ate dinner poolside, and swam until 8p.m. We then lounged on pool chairs along the beachfront and watched Lilo & Stitch on a big screen.

The girls were captivated but we surrendered a little before 9 p.m. for bath time. Just as we were about to say prayers, the fireworks began. We viewed them from our balcony and it was worth every penny. . .the fact that 20 seconds after the finale, Taylor could be sound asleep in her crib with bunnies in hand is PRICELESS.

Tomorrow is a big day. . .we are expected at Cinderella's Castle for a special luncheon.