Day 3- The Magic Kingdom (LOTS of pictures)

The morning that we set off for the Magic Kingdom it was raining, but we figured it was as good of a day as any, so we continued on.  

We were one of the first in line for the park to open.  

Once the park opened, we made a mad dash for Belle's castle and thankfully the rain stopped.

Checking out Belle's books...

the beasts' castle....

Of course when it was time to meet Belle, my kids were being shy, so I joined them for a picture.

We spent the next few hours in Fantasyland, making sure to ride all of the most popular rides first.  There was actually a less than 5 minute wait for every ride all day!  So it was so great!

Dumbo!

By lunchtime, the weather was perfect.  Very hot, but no rain!

We waited under some shade for the Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It Parade while Caroline took a nap.

It was not a disappointment! We loved every single minute of it!

Grayson's little hand waving at all the characters was so sweet!  He was really loving seeing some of his favorites!

Afterwards, we grabbed some lunch and rode some more rides until it was time for the afternoon parade.  Grayson napped while we waited, so we just enjoyed walking around for a bit. 

When he woke up, he requested popcorn, so that held him over while we waited in the hot sun for the parade.  We had a great spot right in front of the castle and it was not crowded at all.

We LOVED the parade- it was so great!  We finished riding all of the other rides that we had planned on riding and saw some shows.  Caroline took another nap, so I sat out with her while Grayson and Chad rode the race cars.

Prince Charming's Carousel...

It's a Small World.. this ride was Caroline's absolute favorite!! It was so cute--she kept smiling and pointing to all the "babies".  She and Grayson both loved it!

Chad had been waiting all day to get his hands on this gigantic turkey leg for dinner.  10 bucks later, his tummy was full and he was a happy man!

We walked around the park one final time just to make sure there was nothing that we had missed that we wanted to ride or see and then we settled down at Casey's Corner for fireworks.There were no crowds at all, so we pretty much could stand wherever we wanted.
Chad and I got our Pineapple Dole Whip;

Grayson and Caroline got a lollipop and glow sticks and we waited for the show to begin.  It started drizzling rain right before the fireworks started, but it stopped just in time for the show.

We were once again impressed and enjoyed every minute!   I guess I was too caught up in the fireworks ( or maybe my dole whip)  because I didn't get any pictures.  It was truly amazing!

We left the park shortly after and only stood in line about 10 minutes to get on a bus.  The kids were asleep on the bus before we got back to our resort.

It was an exhausting day, but truly magical!  The kids did great, the weather held up for us, and the crowds were perfect!  I'm not going to lie, we're already planning our next trip to the Magic Kingdom--we will most certainly be back!