Kaylee's Disney

Kaylee's Disney World experience was unique. Most of her days started out like this picture taken the morning we went to Animal Kingdom. She was fresh and ready for an adventure, looking clean & crisp. By the end of a full day of activities, messy snacks (ice cream at least once a day), & excess humidity, she usually looked more like this. On our first day we returned home for afternoon naps, but on the other days we just kept going & going. She was such a trooper & though it was hard for me to catch her smiling (see previous post) I did catch her in action.

Some highlights from her trip included riding Dumbo, the carousel, Peter Pan's Flight & It's a Small World at the Magic Kingdom. She didn't go crazy over the princesses during our lunch at Cinderella's Royal Table (inside the castle) in part because she is more familiar with Buzz Light Year, Jedi's, & Pirates (thanks big brother), but also because she was served her own ice cream sundae with Mickey Mouse sprinkles. Sorry Belle, you can't compete with that! Kaylee was mesmerized by every parade we saw though. She was waving & blowing kisses to every character who passed.

At the Animal Kingdom Kaylee loved seeing the real animals. I felt bad that she was too short to go on the fun water ride (Kali River Rapids), but she found some fountains to splash in and got the wettest of us all. It was fun to watch her dig in the Boneyard - she was so focused. On this day her exhaustion got the best of her and she fell asleep right in Grandpa's arms. Though Kaylee will not remember this trip, except through pictures & video, we hope she will at least always remember the song she learned to sing.