Disney Day 2

Day 2 of our Disney excursion....

We decided to take Ava to the Animal Kingdom 1) because Adam nor I had ever been and really wanted to go, 2) Ava LOVES animals, and 3) We figured it would be less crowded than a Saturday at the Magic Kingdom. We had a great time! The first stop we made was Dinoland where Ava rode a ride that she wasn't too sure about.....

Our next stop was to see Goofy and Pluto....
The Animal Kingdom, if you couldn't tell from its name, is a theme park that features animals, much like the zoo, but on a much grander scale. There was a ride that visitors would go on a 2 week trip through the safari to see all the animals and it was really like riding through the safari. Disney does such a good job with all of the little details to make it so real. We even had to stop and let animals cross the road in front of us at one point. Ava really enjoyed seeing the animals as we rode through the safari- however, towards the end, she just couldn't quite keep her eyes open and ended up falling asleep for the last 2 or 3 minutes of the ride. (this ride lasted for around 20 minutes- definitely a must do if you are at the animal kingdom)

Since Ava was asleep and it was lunch time, we decided to stop and eat lunch while she slept. The weather was beautiful and since the AK is very shaded we never got hot while we were at the park. Once Ava woke up we saw than Minnie was close by, so we decided to hop in line for another picture.

They also had a petting zoo with different types of animal that we could go in and pet or brush.
Adam's favorite picture of the weekend.......

We also bumped into Jiminey Cricket while we were there.
We then decided to have a caricature done of Ava marking her first trip to Disney- it turned out sooooo cute.

At the AK they have a parade that takes place in the afternoon and we had great seats for it and apparently Ava caught the eye of every character in the parade because EVERY SINGLE ONE came over to *talk* to her. Notice it said *talk* because they didn't actually talk, I guess the more precise word would be gestured to her. Pluto stayed the longest and acutally let her pet him :)

At the advice of a friend we went to see the last showing of the Lion King and we are so glad we did. Ava would clap along with the songs and just had a great time watching the show. She was so pleasant all weekend long and I couldn't believe that she hardly napped the entire weekend and was still just as happy as could be.
On a side note: We had 3 photopass cards that we all (meaning myself, mom, and Adam) lost over the course of the weekend, but thanks to the great service of the Disney employees, we were able to pinpoint a few locations and time frames and find all 3 numbers so I was able to retrieve all of my pictures! Thank goodness! For anyone who is planning on visiting Disney and planning on using a photopass- do not put them in your back pocket- apparently they like to jump out when you unaware.

More to come....