Day 5: Epcot (World Showcase)

Friday morning we awoke looking forward to a special treat: a late breakfast with the princesses which was a gift from our friends! The girls got dressed in their Cinderella dresses and shoes, and on the way into the park AG and LL were stopped by a "cast member" (what Disney calls all their employees) who was gathering autographs in Mickey's personal autograph book! AG was quick to sign her name and help with LL's, too. How fun to have the tables turned!


We made our way to the Norway exhibit in Epcot's World Showcase where the breakfast was held, and we were greeted on our way in by Aurora, aka Sleeping Beauty.



We all enjoyed the delicious breakfast and being visited at our table by Mary Poppins, Belle, Jasmine, and Snow White...

You may have noticed that in most of the other photos showing SJ with characters, she will not turn away from them. She was totally fascinated by them and only seemed a bit afraid of a few, and her most common response was to start saying, "Funny!" as soon as she saw anyone dressed up!

We made our way around the World Showcase and stopped to see a few shows, hear a great choir in the USA area, and hit most of the Kidcot Funstops, where the kids decorated masks. Below, the girls are joined by W at the mask-making station.


On our way out we stopped for a much-anticipated Mickey Mouse ice cream bar (which brought back memories of elementary school for me!).


While stopped we discovered that SJ had fallen asleep in the stroller, which was a first ever, I think. She is an amazing sleeper in a bed, but almost never falls asleep anywhere else. I literally checked to make sure she hadn't passed out from the heat, and then we decided to buy some extra nap time by riding the monorail before heading back to the hotel. AG, LL and I got to ride in the first car with the driver!


The view of the track and surroundings was great, and the girls got "copilot" licenses when we stopped.


SJ snoozed the whole trip!


Needless to say, it was a fun but tiring day, and the girls had an early bedtime while T and R headed back to the park for the non-kiddie rides and M and I had a chance to catch up!