Going into Saturday, we didn't really have a plan. Mommy woke up early, showered and packed most of our stuff. Daddy finally got up and got ready and then Drew was up around 8:15. We asked him where he would like to go that day and he chose Magic Kingdom. I know...you are shocked! So we arrived not long after it opened at 9:00 and took our usual route...train to Goofy's roller coaster. Well, turns out that Mickey's Toontown doesn't open until 10:00...it would have been nice to know that before we got on the train! So we were stuck. We either had to take the super secret path to Tomorrowland and then cut through to Fantasyland, or wait it out. Well, a lot of other families were waiting and Drew started playing on the playground with some other kids. We saw a family picked to be the "first Mickey family of the day". They got to tour Mickey's house with Mickey and Minnie and a photographer in tow, then got private time with them in the Judge's Tent. Patrick and I just rolled our eyes...our luck...someone right next to us gets picked for something cool! They ended up opening everything at about 9:45 so Drew got to be the first one on Goofy's roller coaster that day. He was pretty excited about it and we got to sit in the front seat which he thought was cool...he got to "drive"! Next, Drew wanted to see Mickey one last time so we went back to his house and had some quick pictures with Mickey and Minnie. We walked to Fantasyland where Drew and Mommy rode the teacups (Daddy's a chicken) and Drew figured out how to make it spin! He loved it! Next he wanted to do the Pooh ride again so we stood in a short line and hopped on. When we got off, there was a little back up at the exit. Turned out a member of the Dream Team was handing out Dream Fastpasses. We were so excited! Until we remembered that we had about 100 minutes left before we had to leave the park to get back to the hotel to pack and leave. Seriously?! The one time we finally get something cool during the "Year of a Million Dreams" event we don't even have time to use it?! (Keep in mind this was the 3rd time in 18 months we had been to Disney...the 12th day total we had been in a park over those trips...and the first time we got ANYTHING!) Oh well...such is life! We decided to make the best of it. We still wanted to let Drew pick the rides and his next choice was the carousel...not a Fastpass ride, but ok. Mommy rode with Drew while Daddy searched for a smoothie for Mommy. His next choice was Dumbo but we trumped him...the line was crazy long and we just didn't have much time left. So we went to Buzz Lightyear (where the FP guy didn't make us pull our tags) and then child swapped at Space Mountain (again, no tags pulled). By that point Mommy was stressed and Drew was getting irritated. So we decided to let him pick again...Goofy's coaster it is! One last ride (everyone has to ride this time!) then onto the train to say goodbye to Disney! On our way out, Patrick stopped a Dream Team member and gave our Fastpasses back for her to redistribute since we hadn't officially used them. Hopefully she made some couple's day!
We made it back to our hotel in time to quickly pack the rest of our stuff and be out before our 1:00 late check out. We ate a quick lunch at the food court, did some last minute shopping in the store (we had 5 snack credits left to spend!) and headed to the airport. We were all a little sad to go, but exhausted and ready to be home. Our flights were uneventful. Drew did great on both legs. He colored, watched college football, and did some shopping in the Sky Mall magazine. He never fell asleep (Mommy did!) until we got loaded in the car at our airport. It didn't take 5 minutes for him to be out and he slept the whole way home and didn't even wake up when Daddy carried him up to bed. Nana and Grandaddy were waiting for us...they had Allen all bathed and asleep which was great. Our state of tiredness meant a peacefully sleeping baby was exactly what we wanted to see! We were able to sneak in for kisses and were thankful that he slept through the night!
All in all it was a great trip. We learned a lot and have decided that our next trip will probably be in December 2011. Drew will be 6, Allen will be 4. While I feel a little guilty waiting that long to take Allen for his first time, I'm never going with a 2 (almost 3) year old again. There are still too many tantrums, too much difficulty communicating with each other, too much time needed for naps, too many food issues...just too much. And Drew's a pretty easy kid! So we'll take a little break from Disney World for now. Unless Patrick and I go on our own some time...
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