Disney v2.0 - Epcot

By the end of day 3, my journaling, which honestly wasn't very detailed to begin with, became an outline of the day's activities.  I can't recall exactly (and I have no journal entry or brain cells to assist) but this may have been the night that we all fell asleep with the girls at their bedtime.  I awoke a bit after 9:00 to a quiet, semi-dark hotel suite.  As I was sitting on the floor in front of the partially opened bathroom door hastily scratching out what I could remember, Rich sat up in his bed and hissed, "What are you doing?" Come on!  Isn't sitting on the floor in the semi-darkness a normal occurrence when you have three young children?  "I'm trying to write in my journal," I hissed back.  I'm positive he rolled his eyes at me but I couldn't really see because of the whole semi-dark lighting situation.

Anyway, here's my entry for the day:

- arrive @9:45, grab fast passes for Soarin'
- Nemo ride
- Turtle Talk w/ Crush
- Baby Center
- meet Mulan
- 11:55 lunch - check in early
- ride in Norway - Maelstrom & delays
- back for Soarin'
- Baby Center
- Duffy
- ice cream
- walk thru countries
- meet Alice
- Mexico ride
- dinner in Mexico - Cantina
- Baby Center
- leave



Our suite was stocked with paper plates and bowls and plastic utensils.   A half a gallon of milk was easily purchased from the food court and we had packed cereal and snacks in a small suitcase so we were able to eat breakfast in our room a few mornings.





























This next one is another one of my favorites.  I love how you can see Anna's eyes.

















We had a super fun day at Epcot.  Because it was a Saturday, the park was a bit crowded so we were unable to do many character meets as some of the lines were outrageously long.  To me, it always feels like the parks are more crowded on the weekends due to the locals.  We were all able to ride Soarin' this time around.  (Yippee!)  Lunch at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall was delicious.  They had a buffet of salad, fruits and veggies but your meal was plated and your choice.  The desserts were shared by the table and although we weren't able to pick what we wanted, the three that were given to us were quite yummy.  For our party of six, we had two plates of desserts.  Dinner that evening was at the counter service restaurant in Mexico.  I just love their nachos and churros.  This was the first time that we had been in a park after dark and the girls didn't want to leave.  I thought they would have been exhausted but then again, they were riding around in strollers for most of the day.  Such a tough life.

When we returned to the resort, we walked around so that the girls could check out the Cars and Little Mermaid sections.  It was such a simple thing to do but the girls really enjoyed it.  If you happen to stay at Pop Century, I highly recommend walking over to Art of Animation to see the theming.

Hold still for a few seconds, please!





And I can't end this without sharing the buddy photos of the day.

The Sparkle Family





Anna's family of buddies.  See that little red bear.  That thing had been hanging out in the Volvo forever and someone happened to carry it in the house a few weeks before our trip.  Anna packed it in her bag and named him JoJo.  There were a few very funny JoJo moments during our vacation, including the car ride home when we thought that JoJo had been left on the plane.





And E.



Up next - more Magic Kingdom!

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Late yesterday, I discovered that someone nominated my blog for the Best Family & Kids Blog over at Apartment Therapy.  And a few people actually voted for me.  I just wanted to give a shout out and thank whoever did that.  It made me feel all warm and fuzzy.  So I'm not going to beg ask for votes because I don't have a chance against those bigger blogs (and the first round of voting ends tonight at midnight) but if you did/do vote, thank you!

A massive blizzard is expected to hit us later today.  It actually started snowing a few hours ago.  If the storm is in your area, stay warm and safe!