February Girls Trip {Day 1}

Oh this was so hard to keep a secret. We had been planning this trip for several months (before I knew I was pregnant). Long story, I have two cousins that are my same age and we all have little girls that are all close in age too. We thought that it would be so fun to take them to Disney...just girls! We wanted it to be cheap so we decided to stay at Pop Century in two rooms. We got the dining plan and 5 day tickets and the price was awesome!

We each made up a story the morning of the trip on why we needed to go to the airport. I had been telling Sally for a few days that daddy had a business trip and we had to take him to the airport. Here she is in the back seat...no clue :)

Pulling into the airport!!

After we walked in, the other cousins came in too. They were all wearing the same shirt The crazy thing? They were still clueless. Here is a video of them opening their magic bands. 

Sally was so super excited! They couldn't believe we were going to Disney right now!!

Mommy and Sally

On the plane to Orlando!

We took Magical Express with no problem to Pop Century, got settled into the room and ate lunch in the food court. I ended up changing Sally's clothes because the Florida sun was hot!

For dessert she enjoyed the cup of dirt!

We also had to try on a hat in the hotel gift shop. 

Sally's adorable shirt is from Cotton Belle Boutique on etsy. 

The girls were so excited to be at the park!! We chose Hollywood Studios since we only had the afternoon and early evening to spend in the parks on the first day. 

We rode Toy Story Midway Mania and Great Movie Ride, did the Frozen sing a long, and met several Disney Jr. characters. 

 Sofia!

Doc McStuffins!

Jake!

Cousin hugs!!

Sally also stopped to dance with Pluto! Got to love those moves!

We need up taking a bus to Art of Animation and trying the food court over there for dinner. Then it was early to bed...we had a big day planned for Day #2...Magic Kingdom!!

Disney AEP Trip {Day 2}

Day Two started off bright and early. We had to meet in the lobby of Animal Kingdom Lodge at 7:30 am. Then we loaded up on a bus and were driven over to Coronado Springs. They had a buffet breakfast waiting for us. 

We also each got a drawstring bag full of brochures, headphones, pen/pad of paper, water bottle, etc. 

We listened to an overview on Disney and then we were split into groups to work on presenting each park. My group got Magic Kingdom (yay!!) and I was the speaker. 

After classroom time, we toured Coronado Springs (since we were already there). I had never been to this resort before so I was excited to check it out. 

We then loaded back onto the bus and they drove us over to Art Of Animation. First we had lunch at Landscape of Flavors (the quick service food court). I was VERY impressed with the selections here. They had a tandoori oven, a gelato station, etc. It was wonderful!!

After lunch we toured the resort. I LOVED it!!

Here are some pictures of the lobby. It was so fun and colorful!!

Pool Area/Nemo Buildings

Little Mermaid Buildings and Rooms

Sally LOVES The Little Mermaid. She would love this resort!!

Next Up...Lion King Buildings and Family Suites

This is a picture of the table that turns into a bed.

Next we headed over to Caribbean Beach Resort. We stayed here last year so I was familiar with it. 

I loved getting to see the Pirate Rooms...perfect for kids (or kids at heart) that love pirates!

These are pictures of the regular rooms. 

This is the way the pull down bed works. It starts out looking like this:

and ends up like this: 

This resort is really pretty. I love the theming but it is really big!

Finally we headed over to the Boardwalk Resort. I have never stayed here but I have visited the boardwalk area. This is on my list now!

I loved the pool area. The roller coaster water slide was really neat!

After we were done at Boardwalk we had the option to either take the bus back to Animal Kingdom Lodge or explore a park. Of course we headed over to Hollywood Studios. 

We rode Toy Story, Tower of Terror, Rockin Roller Coaster and Star Tours. 

We had a reservation for Hollywood and Vine for the Fantasmic package but ended up not even going to Fantasmic. I wanted to try out H&V since I have heard so many negative things about it. I thought it was pretty good for a buffet. It had tons of selections and a chocolate fountain ;)

Day 2 left us tired but super excited about Day 3!!