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WARNING!!

Photo overload!!

Below is an overdose of Disney magic!!

If you dare, enjoy the story behind one precious little (almost 3 year old) boy's first Disney experience! :)

We never told Connor where we were going, but he had an idea it was a "fun place."

After we dropped our luggage off, we walked a few steps past our hotel room to see something amazing...

Connor could not believe his eyes! He spotted his buddy, Rex, then could not contain himself when he saw "BUZZ!" (you'll see Buzz a little later)...

We walked through Andy's room to check out the rest of the hotel...

Connor jumped into "Buzz's car" aka "RC."

This is just an example of why Connor has the coolest Nana ever...

Speaking of cool grandparents, Connor's one and only Papa suited up to go for a swim in the Fantasia pool with his one and only Connor!

On our way back to our room, we had to pay Buzz another visit. We got used to paying Buzz at least 10 visits a day (no joke). Connor would take any opportunity to "show you Buzz Lightyear."

Connor was so funny, asking me to "take my picture." Even if I didn't have my camera, he would just ask me to "pretend," so I'd just hold up my hands and take a fake picture :).



We also found it pretty darn cool that the blocks near our room read B-W-L-K
(Papa's business)!

Auntie Katie arrived that night! Once Connor finally pooped out, we got a good night's rest and woke up ready for a trip to the Magic Kingdom.

Since Connor doesn't know any of the princesses, we referred to this place as "Mickey's Castle!"

Connor's first ride was the Winnie the Pooh ride where we all sat in a big honey pot. We were very fortunate to not wait in any line for more than 15-20 minutes. It was so hard hyping up a new, fun ride, then explaining to your little child that they must wait in line! The hardest line to wait in was the Dumbo ride. Nana was so sweet to go stand in line, while we tried to distract Connor. Connor was royally annoyed when I placed him in this stationary Dumbo to take his picture though. His face read, "I am so not fooled, Mom. I want the real thing."

We were overjoyed to find there was no wait for the It's a Small World ride. I recall the wait being at least an hour and a half as a kid!

Check out this precious face taking it all in...

We made our way over to the Buzz ride. While waiting in line, Connor caught a glimpse of the real Buzz...so we had to hop out of line to hop into the real Buzz line!

We hopped on the People Mover after Buzz. It's amazing how one little person makes even the most boring rides exciting! Life is so much better with Connor there!

We made our way around the park and stumbled across Buzz's buddies...Woody & Jessie! We hopped in line to have the nice Disney employee tell us we were too late and that Woody & Jessie needed to get to the character parade and she already let the last family in line. We were thoroughly disappointed, but luckily Connor didn't see what was happening. We walked around the corner to avoid Connor making eye contact with Woody & Jessie, and we tried to come up with a plan B. I let Connor stretch his legs and got him out of his stroller. Just as we were chatting, out from around the corner comes no one other but WOODY! He just strolled by and gave Connor a high five! If only I had a camera to capture the shocked beyond belief look on Connor's face as his hero just happily walked on by! It was a moment I'll never forget! Connor was so cute and was like "Hey Woody!" Before we got over the excitement of that moment, seconds later, Jessie came out from around the corner too. Connor was able to give her another high five as she passed on by to get ready for the parade. Great memory for us and Connor!!

I guess they realized there was enough time before the parade, so Woody & Jessie made it back to their station to greet more kiddies. Auntie Katie got a place in line while we got ice cream bars. Once we made our way to the front, Connor was cute as can be with the world's coolest cowboy and cowgirl!

Kisses for the lady...

And hugs for Mr. Woody!

You best believe this picture will make it's way into a frame in Connor's room!

We then found ourselves a seat and waited for the character parade to begin. While we waited, a cute little band made their way over and started talking with Connor. *Throughout the whole day, Disney staff called on Connor by his name since "Connor" was posted on the front of his shirt. It was fun to see how Connor felt like everyone knew him!

A little Papa-Connor bonding time before the parade began...

The good ol' "floppy wave" to all of the passing characters :)

High five!

The parade was perfect! We got to see some great characters and were able to rest a bit as well!

Connor made a request for the Buzz ride again, so we went for round 2!
Papa dominated and shot the most aliens with his laser gun, while Connor was busy pushing the joystick on our cart (sending Auntie Katie into shades of green!). It was hilarious and by far, the best ride!

A ginormous thank you to Nana & Papa for everything on our trip. :)

This picture makes me laugh. This was on our bus ride back to the hotel. I'm pretty sure Connor was being a booger and either announced that he "tooted" or something else similar that he knows he shouldn't be doing. Why is it that boys find bodily functions humorous?!?!

We were all wiped out from Disney, but one little boy was still full of gusto! He immediately requested we "go see Buzz and Andy's toys."

We cleaned up, met up with Katie's honey, Eric, and headed to Downtown Disney for supper. We were traveling with a little boy that has a busy busy fun-filled day and who opted not to nap, so we were expecting the worst but hoping for the best!

Family photo take #2
(the gang minus Craig & Nicole)

And take #3 (our attempt at a good photo of just the 3 of them).

Connor caught a second wind after supper (its amazing what food will do for this child).
We crashed when we got back to our hotel, packed up the next morning, and headed on over to a nearby resort for our special character breakfast before heading home!

We took a stroll around the resort and tried to kill time before our breakfast.

There was a lot of distracting Connor and waiting to be seated at the breakfast, followed by a heart broken little boy when Minnie Mouse accidentally skipped our table, but all was better when Donald, Goofy, and Minnie made their way around to us!

Hugs...

and smooches...

Although Connor was hoping for Mickey, he settled for Minnie :)
Check out his 'cheese face!'

We had such a wonderful trip! Connor is still asking for "more fun stuff" at the "fun place!" I'm pretty sure I need to invest in a 4-story high Buzz Lightyear for our backyard! :)

Thank you so much to Nana, Papa, Auntie Katie, and Eric for sharing in the fun with us! We can't wait to go again!