Animal Kingdom

For our first night, we let the boys sleep in the bed together!  They had a blast and woke each other up with tickles super early.  While they probably needed some more sleep, waking up to toddler giggles is incredible.

Every night on our trip, Mickey came to visit our room.  He would leave the boys a few gifts and clothes for the day.  Mickey also left a map of the park we should visit that day.  Today he picked Animal Kingdom.  It was cold with a light drizzle so that park was pretty quiet and relatively empty.

Our first stop was the Safari ride.  This is always a family favorite!

We saw a lot of animals and the boys were amazed.  Particularly Parker who had never been before.  A bunch of giraffes even walked about 3 feet from the jeep.

Next we took the train ride to Rafiki's Plant Watch where we met a few Disney friends.

Pocahontas

She played Peek-a-boo with Carter

He LOVED it

Parker immediately ran into her arms and gave her a big hug... not sure he knows who Pocahontas is

Parker wasn't too sure about Rafiki

Grandma'sfavorite - Chip and Dale

We also explored the activities including a petting zoo, met a few scientists and we had to drag Carter away from his favorite part... the Vet station where they were doing a check up on a duck that was being transferred to another zoo.

They were giving a bird a check-up before he went to a different zoo

Next the non-pregnant adults went to ride the Roller Coaster while mom and the kids went to meet Mickey and Minnie.  The boys made sure to get their books ready and entertained everyone with some songs and dancing while in line.

Since we were at Animal Kindgom, Mickey and Minnie were dressed in their best Safari attire.  Carter was thrilled to see them an immediately gave Minnie a big hug.

Parker was happy to get his book signed but a little wary of seeing his clubhouse pals in person.

We took a leisurely walk around the various animal exhibits while waiting for the coaster gang.

Carter wanted to show off his Mickey signature

And see how big he was.

After lunch, we decided to take a stroll through the Jungle Treks to attempt to let the boys rest some in the stroller.  That effort was completely unsuccessful... too much excitement!

Parker insisted on pushing the stroller... mom and dad think they may try to catch a ride next time.

A hippo ate Carter!

Riding on daddy

Enjoying the ride from their rain proof carriage

On our way to the bird show, we stopped to say "Hello" to a few friends.

King Louie and Baloo

Carter was all about the hugs

Carter loved the bird show last time and asked to go again... so we obliged.

Parker staying warm with dad

Dad volunteered to be an audience participant and got to sit on stage while an owl flew at him.  His is the picture he took from stage.

Carter sat with Parker when dad left (P was sad) and helped point out where dad was the whole time.

And here is a picture of dad on stage after the owl had just landed.  He seemed impressed!

Next we took another shot at stroller resting for a Jungle Trek and again we were unsuccessful.

So we headed to Dinoland for some more fun.

Meeting the rest of the safari gang

The boys rode Triceratops spin together.

Digging for dino bones

We also caught the Nemo musical which was a HUGE hit with both boys.  On our way out we stopped for a few last family pictures in front of the tree.

What a fun day.  We're sure the whole family will sleep well tonight!