Jedi Training

 Our favorite part of Universal Studios was the Jedi Training experience.  The boys LOVED it.  David was so excited to fight Darth Vader.  He wasn't scared at all.

We were surprised by Ryan's bravery.  The Jedi Trainer asked him if he was scared and then had him yell "I NOT CARED!" out to the audience.  It was so adorable!  

Magic Kingdom

 Ryan's favorite part of Magic Kingdom on Tuesday was getting sworn in as a Pirate.

 David's favorite part of Magic Kingdom on Tuesday was riding Space Mountain.  (Ryan said it was "fine".)

 Ryan also loved the dance party in Tomorrowland.  We all loved the fireworks at night.

Cinderella's Royal Table for Lunch

I reserved lunch with the princesses for myself.  The boys were excited to be inside the castle for lunch.   They were not thrilled to meet Cinderella, but they did smile for the photos.  Their favorite princess was Jasmine (She was half naked. . . that may have had something to do with her winning their favor.).  

 Lunch was delicious.  The boys each got a sword and loved playing with it during lunch.

Morning with Friends

 On Tuesday morning we met up with our friend's, The Cessna family.  They came up to our room after their breakfast at Chef Mickey.  We looked out at Magic Kingdom from our balcony and then headed for the monorail.  

 It was fun to see such good friends at the most magical place on earth.  Lots of happy little boys and big boys.

We split up after we entered Magic Kingdom.  We were happy to be able to see each other during the trip.  

Animal Kingdom

We loved Animal Kingdom.  We had 83 degree temperatures and sun all day!  Expedition Everest was our first ride.  We all got in line, but we weren't sure if Ryan would be tall enough.  When we got closer to the front Paul took him up the the measuring stand.  Ryan stood underneath and his head touched the top - the line of people cheered and Ryan burst into tears.  He really did not want to ride the coaster.  After it was all over David said he loved it.  It took Ryan until the next day, but he said he loved it too.  

 These iphones are pretty amazing at keeping the boys content while waiting for rides, lunch . . .anything.  Thank you Apple.

Great Lunch at Tusker House.  Lots of characters and great food.  

 David loved It's Tough to Be a Bug and Ryan loved the Safari at Animal Kingdom.

 After a very quick dinner in our room we headed to Downtown Disney to visit the Lego Store.  David refused to buy anything with his money until we got to the Lego store.  He had his heart set on a Monster Lego Haunted House.  We had it shipped home!  Ryan picked out a Christmas village set.

 The boys (all 3) had fun building cars for the Lego race track.

Dinner & Epcot

 We headed back to the Contemporary for dinner at Chef Mickey.  The boys got to see Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy. . . all the characters at dinner.  Dinner was lots of fun waiting to see which character would show up at our table next.

 After dinner we met Aunt Susan and Uncle Gary and headed over to Epcot to watch IllumNations.  We found a Wreck-it Ralph stuffed animal for Ryan right away.  Ryan said the stuffed animal was the only thing he wanted while we were in Disney.  He slept with him for the rest of the trip.

 After the show we headed over to the BoardWalk to visit Aunt Susan's cottage.  We loved her gate and her cottage.  Paul thought 20 college students could fit inside very comfortably!  :-)  We were so happy to see Aunt Susan and Uncle Gary at the start of our trip!

1st Stop Magic Kingdom

 We headed into Magic Kingdom as soon as we arrived.  The boys ran to Pluto for hugs.  So sweet.

 Then we got on the train and got off in Frontierland when David saw Big Thunder Mountain.  We all rode the coaster.  To Ryan's dismay, he is tall enough to ride all the coasters!  Ryan did say he LOVED Splash Mountain.

 We calmed things down with a visit with Jesse and then headed to the Haunted Mansion.

 David LOVED it, but Ryan was terrified.   David said he only closed his eyes twice!  Ryan asked "Are there Bad Guys?" and then kept saying "I scared!".