The Morris Family Blog: We went to Disney World!

Yes, our little family plus Mimi ventured to Disney World last week and had a blast! Avery (um, and Me, and Dave, and Mom) are big Disney lovers, so we knew it was going to be fun, but I am happy to report that Lucy survived and seemed to have a good time as well. Avery is really into a ton of Disney movies, so it was great that she knew most of the characters, music, themes, etc., and of course she LOVED seeing all of the princesses. She was a little hesitant about the rides at first, though she warmed up by the end of the trip (who wouldn't be apprehensive about loading into a boat and ricketing off into the dark if you had no idea what was going to happen). She also liked the shows, it's great that they were based on her all time favorite movies- The Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo, Beauty and the Beast, and the Lion King! What she loved best though was meeting the characters- she didn't mind standing in line, and she didn't even care about their autographs, she just wanted to see them up close and get a picture with them. We did two different meals where princesses wandered around the restaurant to greet you, and she was in heaven. Ok for the record, I am going to list all of the characters who we met, all of whom were so so friendly, patient, and sweet. Here goes: Belle, Cinderella, Snow White, Mary Poppins, Jasmine, Tigger, Eeyore, Little Einsteins Leo, Annie & June, Handy Manny, Special Agent Oso, Cinderella's stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella plus Lady Tremaine, Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen, ARIEL, and Prince Eric, Aurora, Lilo, Stitch, Pocahatas and Mikko, Flik from A Bug's Life, Pluto, Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, Rapunzel, Flynn Rider, Buzz Lightyear, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Fairies Rosetta and Videa, Alice in Wonderland, Mulan, and Marie the Aristocat. WHEW! We physically waited in line and personally greeted all of those people! She was thrilled, so therefore we were too. We would scope out the time schedule, head to one place, then send Mimi and Lucy to stand in another line while we took shifts photographing and waiting in line. It really wasn't that bad, luckily the parks weren't too crowded while we were there. We had to wait about an hour for Ariel and about an hour for Rapunzel, but the rest were about 10-20 minute waits. It was totally worth it!

First night in Epcot before our first princess meal in Norway:

We all know Avery loves Nemo

sweet patient Lucy

Avery's first princess- Belle. See how she melted into her? She literally laid down on the ground beside her she was so star struck!

classic Epcot shot

first day at MK

Mimi and Avery cutting a rug at the Move it Shake it Street Party

Unbridled joy =)

my favorite picture from the trip. Avery is OBSESSED with Ariel, so she was so excited. I want to blow this up and put above our mantel, ha ha.

princess dress before a princess dinner (no, we didn't do Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique this time... Avery doesn't like anyone messing with her hair so we thought we'd save it for next time)

worn plum out

Avery- thrilled, Lucy, not so thrilled.

check this out if you can, my sister Katie and Lucy look just alike!

Group shot at Animal Kingdom- Mount Everest on left, Tree of Life on right

Mimi and Lucy's favorite pastime, bird watching! Looking for birds totally occupied Lucy the entire week! We were so lucky to have Mimi with us on the trip to help with both the girls. We made some wonderful memories =)