Our third day, Tuesday, started out with a very special reservation at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. A friend of BK's told her about BBB while we were planning the trip and that is all she would talk about. She asked everyone for gift cards for her birthday and ended up with plenty to spend at Disney. One of the things she used her gift cards for was Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. If you aren't familiar, it's a place for little girls to get transformed into princesses and they pull out all the stops (I think boys can go to be turned into knights, too). She definitely had the royal treatment and was on cloud nine throughout the morning. She was nervous (and she is never nervous) … [Read more...]
disney recap, hollywood studios
We started our second day at Hollywood Studios with one of our favorite breakfast spots, Hollywood and Vine! It's not particularly one of my favorites, but it has rotating Disney junior characters, so you'll see 4 when you have breakfast. This day we hit the jackpot. We saw Jake, Sophia, Doc McStuffins (huge score), and Handy Manny. All favorites of BK, and Judson wasn't near as scared during this character dining. You'll see that he warmed up to them more and more as the week progressed. BK and I did get to wear matching shirts and she was pretty smitten with the idea. Also, you should know she requested shirts with words and people. Graphic … [Read more...]
disney recap, animal kingdom
Our first full day at Disney was spent at Animal Kingdom. Did I mention our last visit to Disney World was mid-June and Animal Kingdom was possibly the most humid day this Alabama girl has ever experienced? And we live in what feels like 100% humidity on a regular basis. All of that to say, I didn't have fantastic memories from AK on our last trip. This time, we started our trip at this particular park and I was determined to remedy my feelings regarding Animal Kingdom. The weather was fantastic. Upper 70's-low 80's, a completely different day, indeed. We started our morning at Tusker House for breakfast, one of our favorite character dining experiences. Last time, we had lunch at … [Read more...]