Okay so I still haven't figured the slide show option out on this thing yet - I picked a few of the 623 pictures we took. Where do I start....
Early (5:30am to be exact) Saturday our ride showed up to take us to the airport - only when we opened the door expecting to see Ms Jessica it wasn't Ms Jessica it was a limo driver. Ben was very excited to ride in a limo and keeping Shaun in a seat was near impossible. Another limo met us at the airport in Orlando and Ben and Shaun treated us to a dance show on the way to the resort. We have video which we plan on using to embarrass them at every major occasion, graduations, weddings etc...
We checked into the Polynesian and headed straight to the Magic Kingdom by boat from the resort. The captain let Ben blow the horn and steer the boat and he was sold - only way we would be going to Magic Kingdom was by boat! Our first ride was Jungle cruise which ended up being his most favorite ride the whole time!! He loved Peter Pan and Pirates of the Carabean also. We were able to get a special pass that allowed us to bypass most lines. This was very nice. Ben would not have gotten to see and do as much as he did without the pass. He would have been much to tired.
Sunday we went to Chef Mickey's for breakfast and ate with Mickey , Minnie, Donald, Goofey, and Pluto then we hit the Animal Kingdom and Shaun started on his quest to be blacklisted by Disney Security. Shaun never meet a sprinkler head he didn't try and break!!! But the boys had a great time and got lots of character autographs here. They love getting autographs - Shaun runs up yelling "write my name...write my name" - our autograph books are almost full! We saw the Nemo- which was awesome. And then we decided to stay for the parade, its a good thing too, Ben was picked out of the crowd to be an honorary cast member and help with crowd control and keeping the crowd entertained. He was super cute and took his job very seriously. They dressed him up like Disney staff and he helped with some cheers and stuff. He even got a certificate that made him an honorary Disney Employee. Grandma, Grandpa & Ms Jessica arrived Sunday night and Big Ben and I went to dinner just the two of us (its been quite a while) it was great.
Monday we hit magic Kingdom again much easier when you have more adults than kids. Shaun is not a fan of lines, even when they are as short as they were for us. We had a great time again and got to have lunch with Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Eyore, and Tigger at the Crystal Palace. Ben went on Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain.
Tuesday we went to Epcot and Ben loved Soarin! And I loved the margaritas they served in Mexico! Ben got to go to China just like he has always wanted to. We talked to Crush from Nemo, that was a cute show. Then we went to dinner at Fort Wilderness lodge. It was a lot of fun they throw things at you and there is lots of yelling, so right up the kids alley!
Wednesday we had breakfast with Lilo & Stich and had to say good bye to Grandma Grandpa and Ms Jessica. So we spent the morning at Magic Kingdom before they had to leave and then Ben's Aunt Steph, Uncle Henry and their kids, Catherine, Stephen and Virginia and Grammy and Pops arrived to spend the end of the week with us. We went to Epcot that night for dinner. Ben was really excited to show all his cousins the cool stuff he had ridden on.
Thursday we did Hollywood Studios - I think this was Shauns favorite park. They loved the Playhouse Disney show - Shaun was dancing the whole time. Ben and the Crocker kids loved the Toy Story shooting game. And Ben went on Star Wars and got to be in the Green Army Man show. Shaun got his face painted. Ben and the Crocker kids also enjoyed the pools at the resort every afternoon - the loved the slides.
Friday we went to Animal Kingdom again and had Breakfast with Donald, Mickey and all his pals again. Then we saw the Lion King Show and Ben and Steve got picked out of the crowd to dance in the show! We had dinner at Epcot again and Ben fell asleep at like 6:30 and slept through dinner and all the evening Epcot rides. It had been a really long week and he gave it 100% the whole time.
What a week - we had to leave early Saturday we were going to cram in a few more rides at Magic Kingdom but decided to just have an easy morning before we headed to the airport by limo again!!!
We brought home tons of souvenirs and present for family and friends who couldn't join us. Ben has decided that he wants to go back for his 6th birthday and bring all his friends!!! I think we are going to need a lot of chaperons!
Such amazing memories. And like I said over 600 pictures, and videos.
BIG THANK YOU to our Brighter Horizons family!!! This was an amazing trip and we were so family so many of our family were able to make it for a couple of days.
We truly have turned Ben into quite a rock star I'm not sure I'll be able to get him in the Envoy to take him to school tomorrow - I'm sure he will be looking for a limo!!
Check out all those smiles!!!
Love you all
Erin
8 comments:
Goodness, Ben! You did have a fun week. I can't believe that you got to work at Disney! I would love to see your autographs. Disney for your birthday sounds like so much fun! I can't wait to see you tomorrow at school. I can't wait to see all 600 pictures of the two coolest little guys taking over Disney!
What a week, Ben! You must all be very happy and very tired. I never heard of anyone taking over 600 photos! That must be some kind of record. Loved the picture of you and Shaun with Capt. Hook. Now all of you need to rest up! Fun is tiring! And Disney World is the best! Glad you all had a great time.
Love, Megan's Mom xoxoxo
Hey Ben,the rock star, looks like you and shaun had such a magical time!! Tell your mom thanks for doing such a great job on telling us your adventures of the week!! I think your 6th birthday party should be spent at Disney too!! I'm looking forward to seeing you at school!! I sure have missed you!! Love the pictures! You guys are just sooooooo cute!!!excuse me--handsome!!!!
Love you bunches and bunches.
Mrs. Rita
Hi Ben:
I am so jealous of your trip to Disney. I think if I went 10 times I would still not be able to do all that you did. You look like you ran the show.
I did not realize hust howmuch Shaun looks like you. It must of been fun to do all that great stuff with your brother.
Keep on having fun. We are thinking of you.
Beth Nazar
Hi Ben & Shaun,
What an awesome trip. Thanks for sharing the photos. I want to know how you and Shaun ended up with Pluto shirts instead of Goofy!
Love,
Ms. Amy
Ahoy Ben,
Those are some great pictures and wonderful stories to go along with your trip. Tell your mom that those margaritas from Mexico were really from AZ just like she is!
Tonight we said a rosary and your grandma and grandpa had their computer with lots of pictures of you. Not the 600 like your mom has, but still many wonderful ones. We especially liked the one with you and Captain Hook. Did you give him a hand? (That was supposed to be a pun/joke) Maybe we should stick with real jokes. These are in honor of you being at Disney World.
Why did Tigger look inside the toilet?
He was looking for Pooh!
What weighs six tons and wears glass slippers?
Cinder-elephant!
What starts with T ends with T and is full of T?
A teapot.
(We saw a picture of you in the spinning teacups so we thought this joke with go with the Disney theme.)
Much love!
Adios amigos!
Dave and Ginger
Hi Ben,
Oh my gosh you look like you had so much fun. Disney is truly a magical place. The Jungle Cruise has always been one of my most favorite rides bedides It's a Small World. But Mr.Glenn says I am the only person who actually sings the song and knows all the words. I am a Disney fanatic.Well see you at school tomorrow. I hope when we go in June I get as many autographs as you did.
Love always
The Brathbury Family
Holy Moly Disney-Ben! I've been to Disneyland a few times but I don't think I ever got to do as much cool stuff as you did. I'm so glad you had so much fun. And I think it's great that you called your Aunt Mego at 5am to tell her about the limo! You should call her at 5am more often--even when you don't have a limo! :) I'm sure you have lots of stories to tell all your friends at school this week.
To Ben's Brighter Horizons Family:
As a friend of the O'Briens/Sarrats I want to extend my sincere thanks that you were able to put this together and give this amazing trip to this amazing family. Thank you!
Aunt Mego & Uncle Mikey's Friend Shannon
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