Disney World 2010 Part 2

Good evening, again!

Well, I'll try to catch you all up on what we've been doing the last few days...

Because of the heat directly from Hades, we decided to try a water park on Tuesday. I don't have any pictures from it (don't want to kill another camera) - but we had a pretty good time, even though I hit my head very very hard on a roof of the kiddie water slide clubhouse type building (why yes, it was concrete!).

Yesterday, Alli and I took Sophie back to the Magic Kingdom. Stacy wasn't feeling very well, so we made her stay back at the room. It was a good thing, too, because it was insanely hot - Alli and I barely lasted 3 hours, and Sophie was actually sweating and had rosie cheeks. (Yes, we kept forcing her to drink water, and we all were staying hydrated).

Anyway, it was a good day for characters, because Sophie was able to get a few meetings with the ones she had missed on Sunday.



First and foremost, Daisy Duck!



Then we got in line for Pluto...





And then I took Sophie to Pinocchio (we didn't want aunt-aunt to skin her other leg).



We went on the Aladdin's Carpet Ride, which Sophie wasn't too sure about until we were done, ad we started making our way back toward the castle, with the intention of seeing the show that runs in front of it every hour and a half. We found Woody and Jessie from Toy Story, and got in a line that was longer than it looked, and we began baking...

Sophie did get her pictures and autographs, finally...





And then we decided that it was enough heat, and we managed to get back to the bus area and beck to the resort before we burst into flames.

Today we went to Epcot, because we had a reservation for Sophie's lunch with the princesses...

Funny story. I had in my head that the lunch with the princesses was on Thursday around 2:00 - maybe 1:30. We knew we'd check the reservation in the morning, so we weren't worried about the exact time.

Wait for it...

So I opened up my email with the confirmation information in it...

Wait for it...

And the time was 1:55pm - so I thought, okay, that should work just fine. Then I looked closer...

Wait for it...

And the reservation was for...

Sunday the 16th.

Yes, we had missed it by four days.

Because I am a moron.

I literally hung my head in both hands, and was about to cry. I managed to pull it together when Sophie came into the room, and asked me, "what's wrong, daddy?" I called the dining reservation number, in hopes that we could get squeezed in anytime before we left (i.e, today or tomorrow). They were very helpful and understanding, and we were able to get a new reservation at 3:20 today, so the day was saved!

It was a very very hot day today, and we clung to the shadows of the buildings as we got into Epcot. This was a very good thing, as it allowed us to run into both Stitch, and Daisy Duck again.



Sophie can't get enough Daisy, so we got more pictures, and another signature.



Aunt-aunt found the Character Spot, where they have five characters lined up, similarly to the princesses from Sunday, and you can get the autographs and pictures with all of them in one swoop.

It was very nice that it was inside, and air-conditioned. It was good and bad that the line took an hour to get through. Good, because we had time to kill, and it was way better to do it in air conditioning, like God intended, and bad, because it was an hour long line.

Sophie saw Mickey again...



And Minnie too - this time separately.





And here she is, dancing as she is waiting to see Donald Duck.



Here's Donald...





And the elusive Goofy!



Aunt-aunt wanted her picture with Goofy too! That is aunt-aunt, not a lobster-woman (hard to tell, I know).



Next up, we found Chip and Dale, just outside!



Chip is on the right, and Dale is on the left, in case you don't know which is which...



And then the time finally came - we went to the restaurant in Norway, and Sophie was greeted by Princess Aurora, who she happened to be dressed as...



Included with the meal is an actual photograph (hard copy) of the two together, and the princess was so impressed with Sophie, that she hand-delivered the picture to Sophie at our table. She didn't do it to any other girl that we saw... It was very nice!



After the meal started, we finally saw the other princesses start making their way around the restaurant, stopping at each table. All of the princesses were very kind, and were genuinely happy to spend a few minutes with each little girl.

First to visit was Jasmine...



And then the also-elusive Snow White...





And here's Sophie waiting patiently for her favorite to come...



Princess Ariel!



Sophie was so happy to meet them all, and she had a great time that I hope she remembers. At least she'll have a bunch of pictures and this blog to help...

Somewhere along the line, Sophie had a conversation with our server that we weren't privy to, and the server thought that Sophie was celebrating her birthday. She got a button, a cupcake, and a special card, signed by all the princesses. It was very very cool. We're calling it an early 4th birthday celebration...

Well, we have one more day here, and then we head home on Saturday. I'll possibly get another blog entry done before the end of the weekend, to wrap things up, but it may also take a week or so - please be patient!

Talk to you all later!

Larry