Disneyworld

After dropping Joel off at the airport we headed to Orlando. Both girls napped, but after 3 ½ hours we were ready to eat and head to bed. We got up early the next morning and headed to Epcot where we had breakfast with the princesses. Before we got to the restaurant we got front row to the opening of the park. Goofy, Donald Duck, Pluto, Mickey and Minnie were saying hi to everyone before the park opened. Bella was so excited she got to high-five Mickey and Minnie Mouse, but Gabby was scared to death. Once it was opened we headed to breakfast. The girls first got to meet Belle and she called Gabby a "teacup".
Then we ate a little breakfast, but they were so excited to see all the princesses they hardly touch their food. Poor Gabby's eye had started watering, we were sure if it was the sunscreen or allergies but her poor eye was so puffy, red and teary in all the pictures. Sleeping Beauty was the first one around the tables, she asked the girls if they had fairies that helped them get ready in the morning too. The girls were so excited having the princesses sign autographs. Gabby and Bella gave them all hugs and would wave to them.
It was so funny that once Aurora came through Gabby wouldn't sit still until they came over to our table. She would wave from across the room. Snow White and Jasmine were next. Gabby and Bella would introduce each other to each princess. Gabby was so excited once she saw Ariel that was all she would talk about. She even asked Princess Jasmine where Ariel was.
Once Ariel came to the table the girls were elated. Gabby was touching her all over and Bella kept playing with her necklace. OK, so honestly Gabby grabbed Ariel's boobies. I'm not sure if she was looking for her seashells under her dress or what, but it was pretty funny (probably not to Ariel). Ariel kept calling Gabby a "little starfish". The girls were so preoccupied meeting the princesses Bella just kept staring and not smiling for the pictures. Once breakfast was done we did a little shopping and Gabby made a huge decision on which princess to buy. I thought for sure she would go straight for Ariel, but after going back and forth for about 15 minutes she chose Jasmine and would not put it down unless she was on a ride. Bella bought a light up crown. We headed for the Starship ride in the big golf ball at Epcot. The girls loved the stars. Nothing else opened until 11, so we headed to Disneyworld. Nana was great and stood in line to meet Daisy, while Bella and I went and got Chip and Dale's autographs. They were the only characters that Bella wasn't sure of. Once she petted them and felt how soft and nice they were she was all about them. Then we headed to see Daisy...this was the only one Gabby got close too because Nana was holding her.
We finally left Main Street and went on the teacups. The girls had so much fun. Then we ran into Cinderella's step-sisters and mom. They were so cute holding their books waiting for autographs. We also ran into the Queen of Hearts and the White Rabbit.
We headed for the Winnie the Pooh ride and Gabby fell asleep in line and slept for about an hour and all through the ride. We then went on Dumbo and they both loved it! Gabby kept going "Dumbo, bye bye Dumbo".
We waited for Peter Pan because they wanted to go on a pirate boat, but Bella fell asleep right before we got on and I held her for her hour nap. When she woke up we all headed to It's a Small World. Both girls loved the music and seeing all the different people and animals. Bella asked me how I knew the song, so I got to tell her that I had gone on the ride when I was her age. It was starting to rain a little bit so we headed to the Haunted Mansion and once the lights turned off Gabby was out again. It was funny because she was talking and then I looked down and she was out. After that nap we headed to Pirates of the Caribbean. We were all a little disappointed compared to the one in California but the girls loved it however, Bella did tell Ryan to stop singing the song. We went on the Jungle Cruise and Gabby loved seeing all the animals, including a "Li-Li". The last ride was the Aladdin Flying Carpets. Bella loved making it go up and down. We ended the day back at Epcot and we watched their Illuminations Show. Gabby didn't like the fireworks and buried her head in Ryan's shoulder but Bella loved it. We finally got back to the hotel exhausted.

We went to Universal the next day. Most of the day we spent at Adventure Island and in Seuss Land. We rode the Cat and the Hat ride and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish and got soaked. We met the Cat and the Hat and the Grinch. He was funny playing with Bella's hair.
We grabbed some lunch and ice cream and headed over to the Universal Lot. We ran into Dora when we first got there. Bella was so excited and Gabby of course wasn't too sure, but she warmed up and almost touched her bracelet. Once we started to walk away, Gabby started saying "Bye Bye Dora, Hi Dora".
We watch Shrek 4-D and once the lights went out Gabby was asleep again. We went on the Disaster Ride and Gabby wasn't too sure of all the effects, but she clapped at the end. The girls got to pick a clam and both had a large pearl in each. Papa put them in a heart necklace for both girls, just like when I was little.
Both girls had a giant lollipop and got it everywhere. We closed out the day with Ryan taking Bella on the Simpson's Ride. It was a virtual ride but it went upside down and she loved it.
We got back to the hotel and got some room service. The girls put on their new princess pjs, Gabby was Cinderella and Bella was Minnie Mouse and we watched the Princess and the Frog again and about halfway through both girls were out. Actually Gabby crawled up and was out in a few seconds. They had so many animals to sleep with: monkey, Gabby, flamingo, Thing 1, Jasmine, Rabbit, Li-Li, Bella, Bolt (aka White Puppy), Thing 2 & Pinkalicious It was such a fabulous trip. The last day we played all morning at the hotel pool. They had a great shallow area for the girls to run around in. I almost couldn't get them out. We left and headed back home.