Disney 9/10

Wow I got really behind on my blog! We had so many pictures from Disney that sitting down to post them all seemed so overwhelming. Anyway, here they are finally! We had a wonderful time! We booked this trip last September when we were in Disney and got a really good deal. We were able to stay at The Wilderness Lodge and have free dining (We have always wanted to stay at the Wilderness Lodge and it did not dissappoint. It was beautiful!!) At the last minute we decided to drive down a day early and we stayed at a Holiday Inn in Downtown Disney for two nights. From our 14th floor balcony (yikes, it was high) we could see all of Downtown Disney and we had a great view of the Magic Kingdom fireworks. That was a great way to start our trip and I think that will be our new tradition! When we finally had our first day in the park Ava was in heaven!! She loved everything and every character she met!! She immediately ran up to every character, gave them a big hug and a kiss on the nose, then after posing for a picture reached up to give them one more kiss!! Another first on this trip was Ava was tall enough to ride Goofy's Barnstormer which is a kiddie roller coaster. She was very excited about it! Somehow in all my trips to Disney I had never riden this ride so I didn't really know what to expect. I have no idea why they call that a kiddie ride...it is almost as rough as Space Mountain. Ava smiled the whole time, tightly gripping on to David, but when we got off she said, "I not do that again!" :) On Thursday night we went to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party which has become another tradition for us. Ava dressed up like Snow White and had so much fun trick or treating and seeing all the special characters they have out for the party. She even got her picture made with the 7 drawfs! Leading up to this trip when we asked Ava who she wanted to see at Disney World she would say "the wiiiiitch" meaning the witch from Snow White. A few days before we left I found out that she would be out at the party but I was very hesistant to have Ava see her. I thought she was just talking a "big talk." David spotted her first and decided to point her out to Ava from a distance and of course she wanted to go see her. I thought she would cry or at least run away...nope! She told her "Be nice...I not going to eat that apple" and then gave her a big kiss on the nose! This is a trip we will never forget!!