Canfield Fair - 242/365

We woke up today and wanted to hit the fair!
It was a WONDERFUL surprise when I went to check on my photos and realized I won FIRST PLACE for Reagan's genie picture. I was so PROUD to see that ribbon up there. It is one of my favorite pictures I've ever taken of her. YAY!

Reagan was excited because she entered a coloring page and she ended up getting a ribbon too! YAY!

After we checked out all our ribbons, we decided to hit the kiddie rides. She took a loving to this dragon roller coaster. She wanted to ride it over and over and over. She had to ride it like 20 times. It was hilarious. She rode a couple other things, but that's the one she kept coming back to.

We had a nice day. It was way different than Disney, but we still made it work.

My first place ribbon!

Reagan's ribbon

Dragon roller coaster!

Fair time!

Bye Disney - 241/365

It was our last day today. We always get in a big depression when we have to leave Florida. 

Jim was getting ready and I was packing up some of our stuff when I looked over and saw Reagan had taken the bible out of the drawer by the bed and was "reading" away. It was so cute.

We decided to check out downtown Disney for a bit this morning before we headed home. They are doing a ton of construction there, so it was kind of  a nightmare. We made it in and hit a few stores. Reagan loved this mirror in the World of Disney that turned you into any princess. It was fun to play with.

After that it was time to hit the airport. Reagan was great on the flight and had a ball playing with her peek-a-boo Minnie sunglasses!

Another great trip in the books!

Reagan and her bible!

Princess Mirror

Bye Florida

Peek-a-boo glasses!

 

Test Track & Bye Maelstrom - 240/365

We were starting at Magic Kingdom again today.
Reagan had been bugging to go on the carousel. She loves watching the gears in the ceiling go around and around. She may be an engineer when she grows up because she just loves figuring out how things work.

After that we went into Sir Mickey's so she could get her pixie dust. She just loves chatting with the girls that pass it out. LOL!

This evening we were going to head over to Epcot. It was going to be Reagan's first time on Test Track. She was excited. She did great and loved it. She still likes Soarin better though!

Jim scored us a reservation for Mexico tonight and we got an awesome table right on the water. Reagan just sat and waved to all the people on the ride the whole time. It was a hoot. She barely ate her dinner she was having so much fun!

After dinner we headed over to ride Maelstrom for the last time ever. They are closing it to turn it into a Frozen ride. We all love Frozen, but don't think that type of ride belongs in the World Showcase, but our opinion doesn't matter much. We were all pretty sad. We love that ride and it has always been a must do when we are there.

Our last stop was Club Cool. Reagan just loves trying all the pops. She won't drink pop at home which is a good thing, but she loves going in there.

Another great Disney Day in the books!

Carousel inspector

Chatting about Pixie dust

Club cool visit

Checking out the people on the boat ride

Last time on Maelstrom :(

Test track gets a thumbs up!

 

Wild Times at Animal Kingdom - 239/365

This morning when we were getting ready, Reagan was making a fort in between our two beds at the Lodge. She was having more fun in there. We were not allowed in without permission. LOL!

Once we were ready, we were off to Animal Kingdom! We were going to do all our usual attractions, but were gonna head to conservation station. Reagan loves to brush the goats, but it's such a pain to get over there sometimes. We had a great time and the goats were really into getting brushed.

It was another hot day, so we had to stop and get more ice cream, then spent the afternoon swimming! YAY! It's so refreshing and we just love the pool at the Animal Kingdom Lodge.

This evening we hit Magic Kingdom and just ran around riding everything at our favorite time of night! We love hitting Pete's Silly Sideshow at night because there is NEVER anyone there. You walk right into the characters. Reagan loves it!

Fort making

Animal Kingdom!

Safari ride. The wildebeest were so close

Goat Brushing

Ice Cream

Afternoon dip!

Daisy

Minnie

 

Bye Mo'Rockin - 238/365

Today was a two park day! We were going to start at the Magic Kingdom. It was incredibly hot today, so we were ready for a special ice cream treat! We ended up getting a Mickey Sundae. It was so cute. They used cookies as the ears. We gobbled it all up! YUM!

It was getting toward the end of our trip, so we did finally take a spin on the teacups. Reagan loves em, but we think that both times we got sick at Disney, it was from the teacups. It's the place where people REALLY press their hands since they are trying to spin and they NEVER get cleaned. Yuck. LOL!

Next, we took in the festival of fantasy parade. It's such an awesome parade and I love trying to get good pics of the Maleficent Dragon. Tinkerbell also put on a show for us. It was cute! We really enjoy it.

This evening we were hitting our favorite place for dinner, VIA NAPOLI! We really love it there and love devouring a whole pizza. Delicious! After dinner we jus spent some time roaming the world showcase. Reagan was really into dancing to the music of each country, so it was super cute.

 She loves stopping in Morocco and seeing Mo'Rockin. This was going to be the last time we can see them. They are getting some new entertainment in the Morocco pavilion. We are sad to see Mo'Rockin go, but the new band hopefully will have some pep to them, too. You just have to trust that Disney knows what they are doing. LOL!

Just loved this picture of Reagan and I.

Yummy sundae!

Teacups!

Love Tink!

Dragon!

Pizza!

Dancing in Italy!

 

Animal Kingdom Day - 237/365

It was Animal Kingdom day today! 

We were excited to check out the new Lion King show building. They had to close the old building to allow room to build Avatar land. The new area is awesome. It's right behind the old Dawa Bar. It's right along the river, so it's really pretty. Inside, the show is exactly the same and you wouldn't know you are in a new space. It's cool.

After, we were gonna get Reagan on Dinosaur for the first time. She cried after she saw the video of the bumpy ride. We still made her go and once the ride started she was too distracted to cry. When we got off, she said she didn't love it, but she thought it was OK. We think she'll go again.

Later in the afternoon we were gonna get Reagan on Kali River Rapids again. We loved it on the fourth, so we were all excited to go. Reagan and I both got pretty wet, so it was fun. Jim was in a different seat, so he didn't get too wet. When we went the second time. Jim got it pretty good and I faired well. Poor Reagan sat by the parent that got drenched. LOL!  We didn't mind, since it was hot out.

As we were leaving the park, we stumbled upon Pocahontas. Reagan got in trouble in line in January, so she didn't get to see her then. We decided to stop, so she could see her this time. We're glad we did, because she was excellent and really took her time. Reagan was in heaven!

New Lion King building.

Dinosaur!

Kali River Rapids

Daddy's turn!

Poncahontas

 

Independence & Meeting Merida - 236/365

Back at BOMA this morning. We just love the lodge and their breakfast is still one of our absolute favorites on property! YUM!

This morning we were going to go take a little drive around Winter Garden and look for the little neighborhood that EB at Yak and Yeti told us about. He was from Youngstown and lives two minutes from Disney. They neighborhood was awesome and it had now turned into our dream to live there. Maybe someday! We had fun! It was interesting to see that people really do live that close to Disney AND in a nice area, too!

This evening, we were heading over to Magic Kingdom again. Reagan wanted to ride Splash Mountain again.

This evening she even got to meet Merida. She had really wanted to meet her the last couple times we were there, but her times are so hard to catch. They are usually when we are taking out break. She really was worth the wait though. She was FANTASTIC!

To close out the night, we decided to try Enchanted Tales with Belle. Reagan actually wanted to participate this time. She is usually pretty shy. She got the part of the silverware and was perfectly happy. She did a great job!

Breakfast time!

Splash Mountain!

Playing the silverware

Meeting Merida!

 

Frozen Fireworks - 235/365

Today we were starting our day at Boma again. We just love it there.
After breakfast, I wanted to pop out on the savanna to take some pictures of Reagan in her zebra Janie & Jack. It's been one of my favorites, so what a perfect setting to get pictures. She really didn't want to cooperate AT ALL, but I did manage to get one good one.

After our photoshoot we were going to spend some time in the pool. Reagan is getting really brave in the water. She loves going under the water.

This evening we were going to head over to Hollywood Studios to catch the Frozen Fireworks and get Reagan on Tower of Terror. It was going to be her first time! She was a little nervous in the que, but she did GREAT on the ride and said she would go again. She did her little foot shake the whole way, but I think that really helps her stay calm.

Plus, we wanted to get one more family photo in front of the hat before they take it down.

The fireworks ended up being awesome. They even made it snow on Hollywood Boulevard. We were glad we went!

Savanna Pics

 Pool time!

Hat picture!

Brave on Tower of Terror!

Emjoying the Frozen Fun!

Frozen Fireworks!