Monday, May 4th was Brenna's 5th Birthday. The day started out with the tickle monster (aka Daddy), Mommy, Austin, Grammie and Grandpa singing "Happy Birthday" to her in bed. After getting dressed, we packed up all the required stuff and headed off to Animal Kingdom.
Our first stop was the Safari Adventure. Brenna was still pretty tired from all the fun at Magic Kingdom the day before, and while waiting in line for our turn, she kept saying "I don't like animals". Brenna is an adrenaline junkie and only wanted to go on rides, but not ones that go in the dark. Once we finally got in the Safari Jeep and got moving, she changed her tune altogether. She really enjoyed seeing all the animals up close to the Jeep and the bumpy wet "road" through the jungle and "Savannah". Click here for a few that we saw on our trek.
Next, it was on to the rides. She rode Expedition Everest, a roller coaster with a pretty significant drop and high speeds, and loved it. If we hadn't needed to go back to the condo to rest up for the evening's festivities, she would have ridden it over and over. After we got back home to Utah, she said that was her favorite part about Disney World. If you look closely at the bottom of the picture below, you can see her holding on for dear life as the roller coaster plummets to the bottom of the steepest drop.
Our first stop was the Safari Adventure. Brenna was still pretty tired from all the fun at Magic Kingdom the day before, and while waiting in line for our turn, she kept saying "I don't like animals". Brenna is an adrenaline junkie and only wanted to go on rides, but not ones that go in the dark. Once we finally got in the Safari Jeep and got moving, she changed her tune altogether. She really enjoyed seeing all the animals up close to the Jeep and the bumpy wet "road" through the jungle and "Savannah". Click here for a few that we saw on our trek.
Next, it was on to the rides. She rode Expedition Everest, a roller coaster with a pretty significant drop and high speeds, and loved it. If we hadn't needed to go back to the condo to rest up for the evening's festivities, she would have ridden it over and over. After we got back home to Utah, she said that was her favorite part about Disney World. If you look closely at the bottom of the picture below, you can see her holding on for dear life as the roller coaster plummets to the bottom of the steepest drop.
Brent is in the lime green shirt with his hands up and Brenna is next to him.The final bit of festivities was dinner at Chef Mickey's in the Contemporary Resort. Five different Disney characters visited our table at least once to wish Brenna and her cousin, Kassadie, Happy Birthday. Both girls loved the attention and partied like rock stars until 10:00 p.m. all amped up on sugar and adrenaline.
The most memorable thing besides the attention from the characters was the candle blow out. Brenna took some extra time making her wish, and Kassadie blew out the candles without her. As you can see from the photo below, she was really concentrating hard on that wish. Needless to say when she opened her eyes and saw the candles were out, she was pretty sad. We had the waiter light them again, and Brenna got her shot at candle extinguishing.
Well, I hope this whets your appetite for Disney pictures. Between Brent and I we captured over 500 photos, and we expect you to wade through them all! Ha! As if I had time to upload 500+ photos. I will be posting more in the days ahead, so be sure to check back.
The most memorable thing besides the attention from the characters was the candle blow out. Brenna took some extra time making her wish, and Kassadie blew out the candles without her. As you can see from the photo below, she was really concentrating hard on that wish. Needless to say when she opened her eyes and saw the candles were out, she was pretty sad. We had the waiter light them again, and Brenna got her shot at candle extinguishing.
Well, I hope this whets your appetite for Disney pictures. Between Brent and I we captured over 500 photos, and we expect you to wade through them all! Ha! As if I had time to upload 500+ photos. I will be posting more in the days ahead, so be sure to check back.
1 comment:
We had so much fun!! Thanks for inviting us to go with y'all.
I already miss all of you a lot. It was great seeing everyone for more than just a few days.
Lots of love, hugs, & kisses,
Auntie Amie
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