Moske's Do Disney: Day 2

Day 2 came and we hit the ground running. Although we didn't make it for the opening show, we got there right after opening and planned to get lots checked off our to-do list. 

Here are Joe and Sally waiting for the bus at the hotel.

Upon entering the park, we immediately got our picture in front of the castle.

We rode Peter Pan before the line got too long...and believe me...it gets LONG!

We also rode Small World..which Sally loved of course!

Next up, we met Ariel....Sally was in awe!!

We were lucky to score last minute fast passes to meet Anna and Elsa. I was so excited!!

Here is Sally asking Anna where Olaf was :)

We rode the teacups...they made me dizzy!

She loved looking in all of the shops but did not fuss when we put everything back. ;)

We stopped for lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern. This was our first time here and honestly, I was a little disappointed. The food was nothing amazing. I expected better from a sit down place. 

Here are Joe and Sally being silly.

The main reason we wanted to try it? Dessert! The Ooey Gooey Toffee cake was really good!

After lunch, we hit up Tomorrow Land. Joe and I both rode Space Mountain again!

After that we headed back to the hotel and we all slept hard until about 4:30.  We freshened up, changed clothes and then we headed back to the park for a few more rides...Buzz Lightyear and People Mover. 

I can't believe I didn't get a decent picture but I had on the cutest shirt from Emma and Allie Designs.

Sally's little Minnie shirt was from Old Navy.

We also bought Sally a $12 balloon :)

Then it was time for dinner, so we took the monorail over to the Polynesian Resort to eat at O'Hana. 

When we got there, we had a little wait so Joe got us some fruity drinks at the bar. I was thirsty and it tasted so good that I got a little sick...but it was nothing some delicious O'Hana food couldn't fix. We had never eaten here and LOVED it! Its definitely a must do on every trip from now on!

They bring you pot stickers, wings, lettuce wraps, noodles, grilled meats, pineapple bread....so much good food! It's all you can eat so make sure you go hungry. While dinner does not have characters, they do have some fun activities for the little ones. Sally was in a coconut/broom race and had so much fun!

For dessert they bring out the most delicious bread pudding with bananas foster sauce and ice cream...so good! They brought Sally a cupcake ;)

After dinner, we decided to head back to Magic Kingdom for the fireworks. They were amazing but it was raining the whole time.

Even though we were soaking wet, it was still magical.

We drug ourselves back to the hotel. We were beat after logging over 15 miles on my Fitbit!

Up Next....Animal Kingdom!!

*Here is a little tip: Make sure you get a button if you are celebrating something. They are totally free and sometimes you may get extra magic because of it.

Five On Friday

{one}

There is just something about Fall that makes my heart happy. The crisp air, sound of football on the tv and chili cooking on the stove means that the holidays are just around the corner. It all puts me in the best mood.

It has been cooler here in Memphis and our trip last week to Minnesota made me yearn for weather when I can wear my scarves and boots.

I want to take walks while the leaves crunch under my feet and the trees are a blaze in color. 

I want to get a caramel apple spice from Starbucks. 

I want to decorate my front porch with pumpkins.

I want to make pumpkin and apple treats. 

{two}
We are heading to Nashville today. Girls weekend to see Frozen on ice :)

{three}
Next weekend we head to the beach! The though of having a week of sand between my toes is making me a very happy girl!


{four}
I am slowly getting my Disney trip report done. We had the best time and already booked a trip for next year...with FREE DINING! Time to start planning the next trip ;)

{five}
I have had a lot of fun making Sally's lunches lately :) 

She loves them!

Moske's Do Disney: Day 1

We just got back from the most magical trip to Disney and I want to get the trip report done before I forget all of the fun details. So Day 1...here we go. 

Our plane left super early from Memphis. We had to be at the airport at 5:30 am...yikes! We waited until the last possible moment to wake Sally and get her dressed. She was so excited to see her cute little travel outfit. See all of the details on that here.

She did great on the plane and the bag that I packed for her combined with peanuts and pretzels on the airplane worked like a charm. See all the details of the bag here.

We stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort. This was our first time at this hotel and although it was nice, I wasn't impressed with the luggage service. There was no clear direction about what we should do with our luggage after we checked in. The resort is HUGE and I think the idea is that they will walk you to your room with a cart of luggage...but we stood around for a good 10 minutes and no one was telling us what to do, so we just grabbed our bags and walked to our rooms...it was a trek! 

As soon as we got there, I had to decorate the window. I used my banner that I got from Lauren Haddox. See the details here.

The room was really nice...very clean and we paid extra to ensure a king bed. We also had them bring a pack-n-play for Sally and she did pretty well in it.

Of course Mousekeeping left us a Mickey towel :)

Sally loved the bed and wanted to climb up and start jumping. I figured it was time for a snack so I busted out the snack box from Two Share Designs. She loved it and went right in for the gummy worms...of course! 

I snapped a pic before she totally destroyed it :) It was so nice to have this for her to munch on over the week.

I was anxious to get the bags unpaked. It always makes me feel better to have everything put away and not living out of a suitcase. 

After I finished we walked over the bridge, past the playground and pool (which we never actually went to...I know, I know...) and into the food court. We grabbed lunches using quick services credits. Joe got a cuban sandwich and dirt/worms dessert and I got chicken nuggets, fries and a Mickey bar. Sally nibbled from both of our plates. 

Here she is trying to steal my Mickey ice cream bar.

We then went back to the room, turned off all the lights and tried to get her to take a nap. She had been up since 5 am!! After about 30 minutes of her bouncing off the walls, we decided a nap just probably wasn't going to happen and we may as well head on to the parks.  While she was "napping"....jumping on the bed...I put her "Gifts from Minnie" out with a special note. She was so excited to see presents...especially the Minnie dress. Of course she wanted to put it on.

After a super short wait at the bus stop we boarded the bus and were on our way to the Magic Kingdom. Sally was sooo excited!!

Me and Sally in front of the Magic Kingdom 

Joe and Sally inside the park

We immediately saw that Marie was doing a meet and greet and the line was short so we jumped right in. Sally LOVES Marie so we had to get an autograph and picture. She was completely star struck!

The park was busier than I was expecting. The last time we were at Disney in September, the park was not busy at all. There was the Halloween party going on this night so people had already started coming in. Of course the castle looked beautiful...but I hate that the crane was in the pics!

Next we saw that the line to meet Tinkerbell was pretty short so we jumped in that line.

We rode Dumbo two times. Sally loves Dumbo so this may have been her favorite ride the whole trip. I think we rode it like 6 times during the trip.

 Family selfie...having so much fun!

Make sure to stop and take a pic of your little ones inside the dumbo in between the two Dumbo rides. 

At 4:30, we had scheduled Sally to have her first haircut at the Harmony Barber Shop. Its on Main Street and they have a package for $20 that includes a certificate, first haircut, little bag with snips of the hair, and a pair of "my first haircut" Mickey ears. We loved this...such a fun memory for a first haircut....but remember that it does require a reservation.

Sally wasn't nervous at all ;)

All of the stylists were great. They gave the kids fun things to play with, lots of stickers, pixie dust, etc.

We just got a very small trim...never the less, Sally did great...no crying at all!

I love the picture of her looking into the mirror.

After the haircut we rode Pirates of the Caribbean,

looked at the castle, 

rode the carousel, 

rode the Little Mermaid ride,

saw some ducks, 

 and then Sally passed out so Joe and I took turns riding Space Mountain. 

Then it was dinner time, so we rode the monorail over from the Magic Kingdom to Chef Mickey's at the Contemporary Resort. I had heard mixed reviews about this restaurant so I was very curious to try it out. Let me just tell you, we loved it. The buffet had good food, lots of choices and it was always full. 

The thing I really liked was that the characters come to you. You literally just make your plate, eat and enjoy yourself and they walk around to each table to take pictures and interact with the kids. Sally loved it! It was so nice to get all these character meet and greets in without waiting in lines at the parks. This place will probably be on our must-do list for each trip from now on. LOVED it!

Enjoy these pictures of Sally with the characters. She was a little shy at first but quickly warmed up to them.

Mickey

Goofy

Minnie

Donald

Pluto

Look at these yummy desserts....I may have saved some of the Reese's Pieces for later :)

After dinner we headed back to the hotel and went to bed early so that we could be ready for our first full day at he Magic Kingdom.