In our free time

I'm not gonna lie, I was a little nervous to see this sign on the water right next to our building, just feet away from the swimming pool...



Yes, it says "Danger, do not feed the alligators." But I am happy to say we did not have any gator encounters while we were there!

So every spare second we had we spent relaxing by the pool. There was something about the fact that it was November that just made it all the better!


We all loved that hot tub!!!






(Sis was trying to make scared faces... don't worry, she can swim and tread water although it looks like she's in pain!)










We also spent a lot of free time at Downtown Disney, just minutes from our resort.



Checked out- and spent a lot of money at- the largest Disney store, in the world I believe! It was like a mall- but every store was Disney! The kids were in HEAVEN.






We stopped to have some yummy treats!




There was also an amazing LEGO store with some awesome displays!






And Daddy spent time, in the pub of course, with some Guiness.


So there it was! By this time we only had one more day at Disney. We debated a lot over whether to do Animal Kingdom or another day at Magic Kingdom, and eventually decided on MK. Final (finally) Disney post to come!

Epcot

Yep, still here and still trudging through our trip documentation!

This day we hit, and loved every second of, EPCOT!!


Epcot was a real goldmine for our character signings. For Sissy especially. Studs took a picture with Stitch and Donald, but that was it. Everyone else he felt was too "princess-ey".










The kids favorite ride was 'Spaceship Earth' and we rode it numerous times. It is the ride where you ride slowly up and through the big ball watching scenes about the history of communication in our world.


You have your own computer screen for the ride and they plug your faces into a story. The kids were so amazed at this.








We saw Nemo and all of the aquatic exhibits after the ride, pretty cool! Studs loved seeing real sharks.








Had some lunch and enjoyed some stellar scenery. How beautiful is this? It was about 80 degrees that day, just gorgeous for walking around.


We walked through all of the different countries they feature and looked through all the shops which are totally amazing.











And Sissy had her dream come true when she spotted Alice. This was Alice's reaction when Sis told her that she dressed up like her for Halloween...




There is something about this picture with Snow White that is just so magical.


















Studs loved riding 'Test Track'. It was one of the last things we did because we got a Fast Pass for it but couldn't return for over 4 hours! It's quite popular but super fun.


We loved Epcot. It was even better than we remembered! I was worried the kids wouldn't be as into it since there wasn't a lot to ride but there is a ton to look at and do.


We found Raglan Road Irish Pub when walking through Downtown Disney and became a little obsessed with it. We took the kids for dinner there that night after Epcot. My husband bleeds green and loved the food, the Guiness, and the awesome Irish dancers. I am starting to see Irish dancing in my daughter's future! This picture is awful but words can't describe how awesome these dancers were! We enjoyed it so much there, we went 3 different times to eat real Irish food and drink Irish drink. And the kids thought the dancers were awesome!