





And since we were actually there early enough for rope drop........

we saw the Fairy godmother:

we got to wake up Tinkerbell:




The rest of the day was the usual......ride rides.....Matthew's first ride on Space Mountain (which he did NOT like)...

Alaina LOVES it though:

Driving the indy cars...



Riding Pirates of the Caribbean (my personal fave) and having fun at the gift shop afterwards:






And then we had lunch with all the Princesses at Cinderella's Castle for Alaina's birthday:








YUMMMMMM:

We always try to pull out the Sword in the Stone....and haven't been able to do it yet....maybe next time!




The Jungle Cruise:



The Swiss Family Treehouse (I am SO not a fan of this thing, but Alaina and Matthew LOVE it....so up we climb!)



Riding the TTA (the Tomorrowland Transit Authority) together:


Fighting Aliens on Buzz's Space Ranger Spin:




The Haunted Mansion (Karl's fave ride):



having a little fun in Liberty Square:



And Alaina's birthday dinner at the Liberty Tree Tavern:

Where Matthew fell asleep waiting for dinner to be overwith:

the only time we saw the castle lit up for nighttime (we can get there early or stay late...not both!)

We didn't even know it, but there was a shuttle launch....once someone pointed it out, I took a picture of what we could see from Orlando:

And that was Day 2!