After a nice relaxing evening at the pool on day 4 we started our 5th day at Magic Kingdom.

I love this picture- we’re all looking at the camera and we’re all smiling!

We got on the train when we entered the park- and Hailey was so excited!

Then we went to listen to Story Time with Belle.  It’s funny because before I had Hailey I remember thinking “who would want to go to story time with Belle?”  Well- Hailey really, really wanted to go- and so did lots of other kids her age.  So I guess that’s who wants to go.  But the story was really cute and Hailey loved it.

Hailey was thrilled to get to meet Belle and talk to her for a couple of minutes.

After story time we decided to take Hailey on her first roller coaster- Goofy’s Barnstormer.

She was excited to go on it, but also a little nervous.

As you can see- she didn’t like it.  She said it was too fast and scary.  And it was a lot faster than I thought it would be.  I knew it was a roller coaster but since kids only had to be 35 inches to ride I thought it would be a bit slower than it was.  The ride didn’t last very long, but the speed was pretty fast and obviously Hailey isn’t a fan of roller coasters yet.

After the traumatic experience on the roller coaster we went to play at Donald Ducks boat for a while.

At first Hailey tried to stay away from the water.  But, it was really hot out and once she realized how good it felt she didn’t want to leave.

Hailey loved this- it was perfect for cooling off- she got nice and wet which kept her cool for a while.

Then Hailey was thrilled to get to meet Tinkerbell!

When Hailey met Alice in Wonderland, Hailey told her that her name was Lilo (from Lilo and Stitch).  So, Alice played along and told her a story about when Stitch hid in one of her tea pots and when it was time for tea, Stitch jumped out and made a mess of everything.  It was so cute and Hailey just loved her story!

Hailey and Rich had to go on the Mad Tea Party ride after Alice in Wonderland told Hailey how much fun it was.  I can not do rides like that, but Rich was brave and went with Hailey.

We enjoyed watching the Dream-Along with Mickey show- Hailey loved it!

Hailey posed with Rafiki.

The Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade was great!  We had a perfect spot right in the front and Hailey was so excited to see all of her favorite characters.

Mickey and Minnie

Hailey loves the Cinderella story and always asks about the stepmother and the stepsisters.  She started asking the day we arrived in Disney World if the stepmother would be there.  So, Hailey was very excited when she saw the stepmother in the parade.  And since we had such a good spot the stepmother even stopped and talked to Hailey and told her, “That’s a mighty fine carriage you have there.”

Hailey in her “mighty fine carriage” watching the parade.

After the parade it was time for our dinner reservation at the Crystal Palace.

The first character to stop by our table was Tigger- Hailey had a big hug ready for him!

Hailey and Eeyore.

Hailey and Piglet.

Hailey and Pooh.

Just before we left, Tigger stopped by again for a hug.  Hailey asked Tigger to bounce with her and they did some bouncing together too.

That evening Animal Kingdom had their Extra Magic Hours for the people staying at a Disney Resort.  The park closed at 5pm but people staying at Disney could stay until 8pm.  So, we went over to Animal Kingdom for the Extra Magic Hours.

Posing for a quick picture on our way into the park.  Hailey was getting tired of all of the stopping for pictures.

We played in Dinoland U.S.A. for a while and went on the TriceraTop Spin.

Since Hailey had renamed herself Lilo (soon after she became the proud owner of a Stitch stuffed animal the night before) she was soooo excited to get to her picture taken with Lilo and Stitch.

Hailey waiting to go into the It’s Tough to Be a Bug show in the Tree of Life.  While we were waiting for the show to start one of the Disney workers asked Hailey if she’d like to help her.  So Hailey went with her up to the front of the show.  I had no idea what Hailey would do because she is usually really quiet and shy around people she doesn’t know.  But when the lady held the microphone up to Hailey’s mouth, Hailey said, “Let’s start the show!”  It was soooo cute!

And that was the end of our fun filled day 5!  We headed off to bed with plans to sleep in a bit in the morning after a long day and Rich’s throat was starting to feel scratchy

On day 4 we decided to sleep in and take it easy in the morning.  We had an 11am reservation for lunch at Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood Studios.  We decided to arrive at the park just before our lunch reservation.

We posed for a picture as we entered the park.

Then we went to our lunch reservation with Leo and June from The Little Einsteins and Jo Jo and Goliath from Jo Jo’s circus.

Leo and Hailey pose for a picture.

Hailey was so excited to meet June!

Jo Jo gives Hailey a kiss.

Hailey loved when it was time to get up and dance with the characters.

After the dancing was over Jo Jo walked with Hailey back to our seat.

We ate for a little while and then it was time for more dancing.

Then Goliath stopped by our table for a visit.

Just as we were getting ready to leave, all of the characters stopped by again.

A hug for Leo.

A big hug for June.

A hug for Jo Jo.

Instead of a hug, Hailey decided to tickle Goliath.

Then we went to watch Playhouse Disney live on stage.  This was definitely Hailey’s favorite show of everything we saw the whole week.  She LOVED it!!

Hailey enjoying the show.

Mickey, Donald, Goofy and Daisy on stage planning how to surprise Minnie for her birthday.  All of the Playhouse characters were in the show- Little Einsteins and Handy Manny too.

After the show Hailey got to meet some more characters:

Hailey with Handy Manny.

Hailey gave Quincy a big hug.

Then we went on some rides and saw some more shows.

Hailey was hot and tired during the Backstage Studio Tour.

But when she saw Sulley after we finished the Backstage Studio Tour she was all smiles again.

Hailey posing with Stinky Pete.

Hailey was very impressed with Buzz and Woody.  We were all kind of surprised about how tall Woody was- Hailey told Buzz he looked small next to Woody.

We enjoyed the Block Party Bash with lots of fun characters.

We went to some more rides and attractions.  We actually waited the longest we waited in any line for the new Toy Story ride- Toy Story Midway Mania.  For the most part we didn’t really wait in any lines for more than 5-10 minutes for our entire trip (this time of year is a great time to go!).  We had a Fastpass for this ride and waited about 15 minutes- otherwise it would have been an hour long wait.  I didn’t get any pictures of this ride but it was a lot of fun!  But other than than Toy Story Midway Mania we didn’t see many rides with wait long times.

We went back to our hotel and had dinner and then relaxed at the pool.

Hailey was ready to get in!

Hailey and Rich in the pool.

Hailey playing in the kiddy pool.

And that was the end of a fun filled day 4!

On our 3rd day at Disney we got started bright and early at Epcot.  We were there when the park opened for a breakfast reservation at Akershus- a breakfast where princesses stop by your table while you’re eating to visit you.

We posed for a quick picture on our way into the park.  Then we headed right for our breakfast reservation.

Hailey and Belle smile for a picture on our way into the restaurant.

Hailey and Sleeping Beauty.

Hailey and Snow White.

Hailey and Cinderella.

Hailey and Ariel.  Notice Hailey’s scrunched up nose in all of her pictures?  That is how she smiles these days

After breakfast we made our way around the World Showcase to check out the various countries.

We found Mulan (I think?) in China and Hailey wanted her picture with her.  None of us were actually sure who she was, but my guess was Mulan.

Me and Hailey in Germany.

Then we spotted Snow White with no line, so Hailey had to stop and give her a quick hug.

The three of us in Morocco.

We have this spray bottle that is also a fan that was supposed to keep us cool.  Hailey loved using it to water all of the flowers.

Then we saw Sleeping Beauty again and Hailey had to stop and talk to her.  Here Hailey was explaining that her name was Justin, not Hailey.  Sleeping Beauty played along and said that she also went by more than one name.

Then we were off to Future World in Epcot.  There is so much interactive stuff to do in this section and Hailey had such a blast.  We didn’t get many pictures of that though.

We found this one line that was only for people who have the Disney Visa credit card.  You could get in line and then go behind a curtain to see a surprise character, then get a free 5×7 picture.  So, we waited to see who it was.

Here is the look on Hailey’s face when she finally saw who she was going to get to meet (and me getting her autograph book ready).

Hailey was so excited that she got to see Goofy, Minnie and Mickey.

Hailey loved the Nemo ride and she loved standing here by the entrance.  Every once in a while the seagulls would all start saying, “Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine!”  and Hailey would just giggle and giggle.  Then a splash of water would get her a little bit wet.  She just loved it!

After the ride Hailey insisted on getting her picture with Nemo.  I wasn’t really sure if she was supposed to be standing in the display so we had to get a quick shot!

Hailey loved this little dancing area and got a lot of energy out trying to jump on the squares as they lit up.

We spent the rest of the day and evening at Epcot going on lots of rides and seeing all sorts of attractions.  The crowds were so light that we got to do everything we wanted to do with very little waiting time.

The second day of our trip to Disney we decided to start out in Animal Kingdom.  We got up bright and early to get there before the crowds.

 We stopped to pose for a quick picture before we went into the park.

Rich, Hailey and I with the Tree of Life in the background.

Me and Hailey waiting to see It’s Tough to be a Bug, inside the Tree of Life.  It’s a really fun 3D show.

As we were heading on to check out some more rides we saw that there was only a 5 minute wait to meet Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger.  Hailey was so excited when she had her turn to meet Pooh.  I don’t think I have ever seen her so excited- the look on her face was priceless!  She ran right to give him a big hug, so you can’t really see her face.

Hailey giving Pooh a great big hug.

Posing for a picture with Pooh.

Hailey gave Eeyore a big hug and kiss. 

And a big hug for Tigger too!  After her hug Hailey started bouncing up and down and asked Tigger to bounce with her.

Hailey loved meeting the characters so much that after meeting Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger she kept asking where the other characters were and when she could get their autographs and pictures with everyone else.

We enjoyed the Affection Station (petting zoo) too.  Hailey was thrilled to be walking next to a baby goat. 

And she loved feeding another goat.

Then Hailey found out there were some more characters.

Hailey got an autograph from Jiminy Cricket.  I wasn’t even sure if she knew who Jiminy Cricket was, but she kept asking where Pinocchio was, so apparently she does know who Jiminy Cricket is.

Hailey loved meeting Rafiki!

After a train ride back to the main Animal Kingdom part we went on the Kilimanjaro Safari ride. There are African animals that roam around and you get to see these animals on the ride. We saw some pretty amazing animals! It’s a bumpy ride, so a lot of the pictures came out blurry- here are a couple that came out pretty good.

 We saw several giraffes.

 And some white rhinos.

We finished up at Animal Kingdom and then we went to Magic Kingdom for our dinner reservation.

Hailey took a little nap, one of only a couple of naps she took while we were there.

After her nap I took Hailey and got her ready to have dinner in Cinderella’s Castle.  Rather than take her to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique to have her hair done for $50 I decided to do it myself.  I put her hair up and sprayed lots of fairy dust (glitter) in her hair.  I must have done a good job because one of the Disney photographers commented on us having her hair done at the boutique.

Hailey talking to Cinderella.

Hailey and Cinderella posing for a picture.

Then we went upstairs in the castle to eat dinner (which was also free- as I mentioned yesterday- all of our food was free!).

Hailey trying to take everything in.

Hailey got to meet Cinderella’s mice and the Fairy Godmother during dinner.  I think this mouse is Suzy.

Clapping along with the songs during dinner.

Us posing for a picture in the castle after we finished dinner.

 After dinner we went on some rides- Hailey loved being able to drive on the Tomorrowland Speedway.

Then Hailey spotted Stitch- one of her all time favorite characters.  She gave him a huge hug!

Then they posed for a picture.

Hailey loved Minnie Mouse’s house- especially her kitchen.

 Rich and Hailey in the gazebo in Minnie’s backyard.

A night-time picture of Cinderella’s Castle.