And with our angels...: WDW Part 2...

Thursday, January 13
Park: Epcot and Hollywood Studios

Before we started our 4th day at the park, we relaxed Wednesday night at the Condo. Here are the boys smiling from ear to ear as Aunt Megan and Uncle Adam are about to give them a present.

These things light up and spin around. They really liked them, unfortunately Gabriel broke his about 5 minutes after getting it but it was sure fun while it lasted. Now he uses the stick as a magic wand and surprisingly enough Michael's is still in tact and working!

The night before Jonas left we had to take one picture before the boys went to bed.

The next morning when we went to Epcot we found a new part of the park that talked about innovation and to our surprise we found a fire truck! Can you guess who liked it most? They wouldn't even turn around for the picture.

Thanks to Julie, another part of the park we checked out was the Coca Cola section. I can't remember what is was exactly called but it was a place where you can try Cola Cola from all different parts of the world. It was really neat and we even let the boys try some. They thought it was the best thing ever. We decided we like our Coke best!

This vending machine was so cool we had to take a picture. Basically the screen is a computer and you use it like an i-phone scanning the products until you come to what you want and then you select it. How cool!

Meg and Adam with Daisy

The boys LOVED getting their pictures taken with the characters!

Here's a photo to visualize exactly how fast we moved through the parking lots. Gabriel is trying to keep up with Grandpa

When we arrived at Hollywood studios we promised the boys we would take them to the Jedi Training Experience. For Christmas the boys were given light sabers and they were really excited to go to this training.

Daddy was just as excited.

When Darth Vader made his appearance Gabriel's reaction was a little scared while Michael would have jumped on stage and done his best to kick and punch him into defeat.

Friday, January 14
Park: Magic Kingdom

Although we all woke up knowing that this was our last day in the most magical place on Earth, we pushed aside our emerging depression and went about our last day at the park just as we had each day before. We woke up early and raced through the park crossing off every last ride and show on our list. The first stop of the day was the Winnie the Pooh ride...

Grandma and her two grandsons waiting in line for the ride. I thought this was a great picture.

We let the boys ride together and they were so excited!

We next tried to go through everything in Toon Town. Here we are outside Goofy's kiddie coaster. It turns out this ride was nothing compared to the rides the boys had previously gone one. Gabriel went on Space Mountain and insisted on sitting in the front seat. We were impressed. Oh and Michael, 3 year old Michael went on the Tower of Terror and even his mom couldn't get over her fear to go on that ride. Even when they were scared the only way we knew it was because after the ride they'd say, "That was kind of scary" and then they'd go onto the next ride. We never had tears or even them refuse to go on a ride. It was only their mom that refused to experience some of the rides.

We were able to visit Mickey's house. Here they are by his mailbox.

Mickey's bedroom.

Mickey's kitchen and then the best surprise came...

We got to meet Mickey and Minnie!

I think we were the largest group to get to meet Mickey and Minnie. What a great surprise!

A couple must-have photos before we left the park!

And our last celebration parade... the mad-hatter waving at us.

But Gabriel didn't really care... He was trying to wave at Mickey. Here he is shouting at Mickey to try and get his attention.

When Mickey finally saw Gabriel he smiled at him and Gabriel responded with a thumbs up!

Man were they excited to see this guy!

Gabriel decided he had been in enough pictures and it was his turn to start taking pictures. I think he did a pretty good job!

What a beautiful castle!

Our last family shot before leaving the park.

Going home on the tram... I think Grandma and Grandpa made this little guy's dream come true!

The rest of us couldn't contain our sadness.

Last week was a dream for all I think. Not only was Disney World amazing but spending it with family made it even more wonderful. It will be a vacation we remember forever and Gabriel and Michael have already started asking me what they need to do to go back to Disney again. Thank you Mom and Dad for a trip of a lifetime. You helped not only give us, your older kids, a trip will cherish, but you've created happy memories for two little boys that they will never forget.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Until next time,
Angie

PS: Oh and in case you are wondering which character the boys liked best. It was Mickey Mouse for Gabriel and a close running between Buz Lightyear and Snow White for Michael. However, in the end, it was Snow White who sealed the deal. The photo below shows just the reason why...