Life with the Normans: February 2017

Disney Day 3 was just as fun as the first 2 days, although we were very tired! We went to Animal Kingdom to start this day. SA almost threw up before we did the Mt. Everest ride, but didn't. She screamed the entire time, when we got off I asked her if she liked it she said not really it was ok, and then she said LET'S DO IT AGAIN!! She is crazy, but we had so much fun! Then we did a crazy dinosaur ride which reminded Matt and I that we are getting OLD. In Dinosaur Land, SA had her birthday button and she received a free game (she won a seahorse for her sister), got Mickey birthday ears, and a cute dinosaur. The birthday button is AMAZING, the people at Disney do an amazing job of celebrating! Mama, Nana, and Becca met up with us and we went on the safari ride. Then we went to lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. The girls really enjoyed it and had a yummy birthday treat. Then we went back to Magic Kingdom. After a few rides, Nana, Mama, and Daddy took the girls back to the hotel where they enjoyed all the slides and pools at the hotel and Matt and I got to explore Disney on our own. It was another awesome day!

Animal Kingdom

I love the way SA is always looking out for Nana!

Mt. Everest! My arm was bruised from holding her hand!

The 2nd time!

Such a beautiful girl!

Ready for Animal Kingdom!

All her birthday treasures!

Safari ride

Riding

Riding the dinosaurs

Swimming!

Brave girls!

I love the intensity!

Matt and I riding Space Mountain

The dessert these 3 shared

We Hirschmann girls take shooting very seriously! I won!

I LOVE this sweet picture of us!

So to celebrate both girls birthday this year we got to go to Disney! Not only did we get to go, but Mama, Daddy, and Nana got to join us also! Although Sarah Anne went as a baby, this was really the first time for both girls. I spent HOURS on the phone with Disney and despite that, everything still wasn't right when we got there, but Disney being Disney they made it right and upgraded us to a 2 bedroom villa at Saratoga Springs so we were all in the same room which was wonderful and our room was right outside of the bus stop so we could wait until the last minute and then catch the bus when we saw it coming. So the girls, Matt, and I headed to Beaufort on a Friday afternoon where we met up with Mama and Daddy, then left early Saturday morning. We stopped at Chick Fil A for breakfast, then Costco in Orlando, then we arrived to Disney! Because of the fiasco with the room, it took us awhile to get situated in our room, but then we headed on the bus to Magic Kingdom and all was good! We did several rides (thank goodness for Fast Passes because it was crowded) and had dinner (I'm a huge believer in the meal plan now)! Then the next day we were up early at Hollywood Studio for their magic hours and STAR WARS!! Our girls have recently become huge fans (it's seriously crazy), but they love Star Wars. So we met a few of the characters, rode the Star Wars ride, almost made it to the Toy Story Mania ride (Daddy, Matt, and SA did) before Becca decided she was scared and we had to go to the Disney Junior ride instead. Then SA braved the Rockin' Roller Coaster with Daddy, Matt, and I. For a girl with a queasy stomach, she did amazing flipping upside down! On the way to the ride, SA looked at me and said,"oh Mama, here is my tooth". This girl has NEVER lost a tooth without lots of screaming and me pulling it out while wrestling with her. It was a super special moment. The sweet photography people took special pictures of her. Meanwhile, Becca, Nana, and Mama went to the Frozen Sing Along. After another ride on the Star Wars ride, we headed to lunch at Hollywood & Vine (which ended up being our favorite sit down restaurant). The girls got to meet all of the Disney Jr characters and the buffet was AMAZING! After that we went back to the hotel for awhile and then back to Magic Kingdom! So here are the pictures from the first 2 days: