We spent Monday at Hollywood Studios.  Miss Mackenzie insisted that she needed a pair of sparkly Minnie ears.. and.. well.. we can’t say no to her.

We grabbed Fast Passes for the Toy Story ride and then took the kids to play on the “Honey, I Shrunk The Kids” playground, since Braden was such a big fan of it the last time we took him.

We made it back to the Toy Story ride with just enough time to ride and make it to our lunch reservations.

If you were wondering why there are more pictures of Mackenzie than Braden, this is why.. he is NOT a fan of the camera!

On the walk from the Toy Story ride over to Hollywood & Vine for lunch, Mackenzie passed out.  Like, out cold, no way she was waking up.  Thankfully, the restaurant was running a bit late, so she snoozed in her stroller for a bit while Braden and I wandered around the shops.  The hostess there was super sweet and once she realized Mackenzie was asleep, she let us take the stroller in so we didn’t have to wake her.

She woke up when we were halfway through lunch in an awesome mood and ready to eat.  This girl has an appetite and LOVES her macaroni and cheese!

She couldn’t be bothered to stop eating to watch the show..

And this is her “What the heck, Oso?! I’m trying to eat here!” look.  Poor guy didn’t realize that she was covered in chocolate mousse and he leaned in to try to say hi.  It was hilarious watching him back off.
Braden is not a fan of the characters, at all.  He likes to see them, but doesn’t want them anywhere near him.  Works well for me, I get extra snuggles!
After lunch, we went back to the shops to pick up a stuffed animal for Braden, we promised him he could have a Stitch if he was good.. and Mackenzie fell in love.  This child, I swear, she has us both wrapped around her little finger.  They both do!

We spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing at the hotel and grabbed dinner at Chevy’s, we are planning to get up early to visit the Magic Kingdom with some friends tomorrow, so we needed some rest!

We packed up this morning and headed south, to the most Magical Place on Earth!  We decided after taking Braden to Disney for the first time, that we wanted to do an annual week(ish) long trip in November.. the weather is great and there were hardly any crowds.  We skipped it last year since Mackenzie was so tiny, so we’ve been looking forward to this trip for a while!

We had late lunch reservations at The Crystal Palace, but we knew as soon as Braden realized where we were going, we’d have to ride the Buzz Lightyear ride at least twice before lunch, so we got there a bit early.  He was thrilled!  I love the way his little face lights up when he gets off of the monorail!

showing Mackenzie the way

We took them on the People Mover for a bit to waste some time until our reservations.  Someone thought she was a big girl and didn’t need to sit with a grown up.

Next up, lunch! Good timing too, we were starving! Braden still wants nothing to do with the charachers, so he tried his best to steer clear of them.

I wasn’t sure how Mackenzie would react. She isn’t very familiar with the Winnie the Pooh characters. She wasn’t really all that impressed.. she didn’t cry, but she certainly didn’t want them to touch her!

Braden wanted to take the race cars for a spin, but Mackenzie was too little. So Adam took our little speed demon to drive the track..

.. while Miss Mackenzie and I paid a visit to Prince Charming’s Royal Carousel. Thankfully there was not a line, and thankfully they don’t make you get off, because we rode that thing for like 15 minutes straight!