Florida: Part 2-Our Day in the Magic Kingdom...

We started out early to beat the crowds and managed to make it to the ticket window before there was a line. We showed them our certificates from the Volunteer program with identification and were issued free tickets for a day in the park :) Friends from home even gave us a free parking voucher....sweet!!!!

Some of the kiddos on the boat ride over to the Magic Kingdom~

Mimi had the great idea to choose buddies...I could not have planned it any better...it just so happened that all the buddies were wearing similar colors...even my hubby and I :)

One of the best things we did was spend $15 to rent this stroller. I was shocked at how lenient the WDW staff is regarding bringing in outside food and drink. We were stocked with waters, juices, and snacks to keep us going for most of the day. It was a HOT day so in spite of our preparation, we still needed to buy drinks and a quick meal later in the day~

So here I am ready to capture a Kodak moment in front of the famous castle and there was this crane in the way!!!! They did move it somehow but we were never in the right place to get another picture~

The 3D show was pretty amazing. It was fun to watch all the kids reaching out to catch the images that seemed to be jumping at them from the screen!

I was glad to see that our older boys did not outgrow the Teacups!

or Pooh!?!

Mimi and Pop-Pop treated the gang to some refreshing ice cream in the middle of the day~

The crowds were dense and it was sweet to see both sets of boys walking with their little brothers this way~

Sweet Surprise!!

After coming out of the Peter Pan Ride, C tells me that he saw our dear family friends, the C's...there they were taking a break sitting in the shade waiting for their friends~I still can't believe that we bumped into them in the midst of all those people-- we had no idea they were in Florida and had not seen them for over a year!!

Tuckered out.... some of the kiddos chose to 'fast pass' another ride while these 2 chose to take a break~

Scary, isn't he??

Scarier???

The castle at night :)

Mimi donning her lovely glow bracelet earrings while waiting for the fireworks to begin :)

I am so grateful the Lord made a way for us to make it to WDW... I truly never thought this would be a possibility due to the expense. Lavished yet again!!!