Day 4 Hollywood Studios

 We spent day 4 at Hollywood Studios and we weren't sure how it would go after the late night before.  Cate was so excited to see Donald and Daisy as we were walking in.

 We loved the Toy Story ride and while the big kids and dad were riding it again we waited in line to meet Woody and Buzz.  I can't believe Cate wanted to wait but she did.  Over and over we waited.

 The Disney Junior live show was cute and the baby loved it.  The big kids weren't thrilled about posing for this picture but they were good sports.

 Brooks loved the Indiana Jones action show.  It was really cool. Here he is picking up the shiny thing Indiana Jones was after.

 Brooks loved the Tower of Terror and Aiden got to ride the Rockin Roller Coaster and loved it so much.

 It was a fun day but we ended early because we were starting to hit the wall pretty hard. The kids were excited to go back to the condo and sort their candy.  Can you believe the stash?!!?!?!?

Day 3 Animal Kingdom and Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween

 We spent day 3 at Animal Kingdom.  I think it's my favorite park.  They have great rides, incredible shows, and NO LINES! The last part is my favorite.

 We started on the Triceratops Spin while Aiden and Lewis did the roller coaster next door.  It was one of the only rides Brooks couldn't do and he was bummed about it but had a good attitude.  I think we did it at least 6 times and no line at all.

 Another ride they loved was the Dinosaur.  Lewis took a picture of the picture because Aiden was covering Brook's eyes.  He got so mad about missing the scary part that they had to go do it again.

 We had great seats for the Nemo show.  It is a Broadway caliber performance not to be missed. We also really enjoyed the Lion King show again and saw the Bug Life 4 D show for the first time.  It scared Cate and Abby because it squirts you with water a few times and huge spiders come down from the ceiling.  At the end of the show they tell the bugs to leave first and it feels like bugs are crawling just under your seat. Gross!

 We enjoyed seeing all the animals on the safari (elephants and ostriches in these photos).  The big kids also LOVED Expedition Everest and did it a whole bunch of times.  Cate got to go on the river rafting ride and liked it too.

 While Lewis and the big kids were doing roller coasters we hit Africa and the train ride.

 The parade was fun and we got to see lots of characters up close.

 Cate was over the moon because Mickey waved to her from the float and she was holding her baby Mickey so he pretended to rock a baby.  She's still talking about that.

We left the park just as it was closing at 5 and picked up some dinner before heading to the Magic Kingdom for the Halloween party.

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 We rode some rides, did some trick or treating, and even danced with Woody and Buzz (and the horse but I can't remember his name at the moment).

 The kids really had a great time and the little girls fell asleep at about 9 so we got to stay late and party it up.  It was a fun way to spend Halloween!

Epcot (Disney Day 2)

 We spent Tuesday at Epcot and started with Spaceship Earth.

 Luckily, both Lewis and Brooks achieved high scores on the surgical skills test.

 We rode the Nemo ride and enjoyed Turtle Talk with Crush.

 Mission:Space was really fun.  There were at least 10 signs and verbal reminders that you should avoid this ride if you get motion sickness.  They spin you around at 35 mph and it feels so weird as you are taking off in the rocket.  Lewis had the kids freaked out because they only had 3 people so there was no one to push the navigator's buttons but their mission was a success anyway.  Whew.

 It was fun trying all the different soda's from around the world. Most were gross to us but I liked the lemon one from Israel.

 Abby loved the lollipops and got everything around her nice and sticky. Just like we like it.

 Cate really wanted to wait in line to see Mickey, Pluto and Minnie so we did while Lewis took A and B to ride Soarin'.  Abby wasn't thrilled, but I won mother of the year when I put her on the floor in front of Mickey to get a picture anyway.

 After the pictures I switched with Lewis and took the kids on Soarin' again.  We ahd fast passes so it should have been fast but we got to the front of the line just after they took 2 huge groups in.  After waiting about 20 minutes it was finally our turn but someone threw up.  They brought in the cleanup crew but after another 20 minutes they decided it was going to be a long time before they could let us in so they took us to the other side where we got to wait another 20 minutes before we could ride.  We did finally make it in and it was a pretty good ride.

 Next, we headed to the other side of Epcot with all the countries (I forget what it's called).

 We had lunch in Morocco and got treats in Norway and mochi and candy in Japan.

 Aiden is so strong, she can hold the big ball up with her pinky!

 Looks like I didn't take lots of pictures that day.  Epcot was super busy because there was a food and wine festival going on.  We did some more rides and then headed back to the condo for dinner.

Disney World Day 1

 It was sort of a last minute decision, but we spent Lewis' week off at Disney World last week!  We left super early last Sunday morning and headed down to get checked into our condo and get settled before hitting the park early Monday morning. 

 We parked and rode the ferry to Magic Kingdom.  We used RideMax again and I can't recommend it enough.  We had heard that this was a great and not busy week to go but a lot of our days ended up being crazy busy and the parks were pretty crowded.  Thanks to RideMax we were able to do tons of rides in spite of the crowds. Cate, Abby and I started by seeing the princesses while the big kids headed to Astro Orbiter and Tomorrowland Speedway with Lewis. 

 We also did Dumbo and then met up for the first of many rides on It's A Small World. Those were the little girls' favorite rides.

 We did Dumbo all together many times.

 And Cate got to do her first roller coaster, Barnstormer.

 The little girls and I did the carousel while the big kids did more roller coasters.

 We also did the train which both girls loved.  Ignore the dazed "deer in the headlights" stare, it's just Cate's standard photo look. :)

 We usually skip the parades but Cate was so into the characters that we decided to watch. It drives me crazy how people just crowd you and squeeze in, no personal space!

 Abby fell asleep during Captain Jack Sparrow's pirate training and Cate wasn't far behind.

 There were lots more rides and then we met up again for the Jungle Cruise.  Those dumb jokes just kill me every time.

 We also did Pirates, but I think the one in California is much better.

 The little girls played while the big kids did more roller coasters.  At one point Lewis saw Cate dragging Abby out by her feet because she had lost a shoe.  Too bad he didn't get a picture!

 We decided to call it a night before the fireworks because we knew we would have a chance to see some on Wednesday night at the Halloween party.  It was a good day but just as crowded as it was the time we went for spring break so I was bummed about that. (I hate crowds.)  We went back to the condo, had dinner, and got ready for Epcot the next day!