Magic, Mickey, and...THE Monorail!!

He clapped at the end of each ride...too cute!
2 peas in a pod...

Having some fun steering Donald Duck's boat...

Mama Bear looking slightly nauseous on the spinning tea cups...The 'ol equilibrium just ain't what it used to be!

Very serious and watching out for the MONORAIL!!

We had a really nice weekend! Saturday was pretty low-key and relaxing, which was nice. But Sunday, we had a very full and fun day as we went to Disney World! This is actually Bear Cub's second time going (these kids near Orlando are just so spoiled!) and he was a real trooper! We were able to get in for free, thanks to a friend whose wife works for Disney. Let me tell you, if it weren't for her generosity, we probably wouldn't have even been ONCE yet!! It is so expensive, so we really appreciated the kindness of these friends.

We parked at Epcot, and once we had our tickets, we boarded the monorail and headed to the Magic Kingdom. Bear Cub knows about monorails, since one of his books has some pictures of different trains. He LOVED the monorail rides!! Luckily (for BC, anyway!) we had to take 2 monorails going and coming -- I swear, he would have been happy to just ride those all day long!

He had a lot of fun and enjoyed the rides that we were able to get on in Fantasy Land. Most everything you ride in is some kind of boat or flying contraption, so he thought that was great! I think we did about 5 or 6 rides in the Magic Kingdom, walked around some to enjoy the sights, and then we headed back to Epcot for the last couple of hours of our outing.

In Epcot, we rode a cute ride that was all about "Finding Nemo." Now, Bear Cub has never seen this movie, but he really got into this!! It was cute. Maybe Santa will have to think about bringing something Nemo-ish now... Hmmmmmmmmm....

At around 3:00, he finally konked out in his stroller and we sat for a while to let him sleep and to people watch. Epcot was really crowded since it was the final day of the "Food and Wine Festival." Knowing that we'd gotten in for free, there was no pressure to see and do everything, which made our day so much more enjoyable. We were in the parks for about 7 hours, all of which Bear Cub was happy and willing to roll with the punches....and even the fairly short lines that we had to wait in.

What a fun day for us! Disney World still gives me the same feeling that it did when I was a little girl. I get so excited and I love to see the sights and hear the sounds as much as the kids do. Maybe it really is "the happiest place on Earth...." :)

Enjoy the pictures....Bear Cub is pretty intense when on a ride, so there aren't any of him really smiling, but I SWEAR he had a fun time! :) Just no photo proof of that... he is one serious guy when it comes to boats, trains, and things that go!