The Shirley Crew: Day 1!

We started the day early. I had planned a character breakfast at Chef Mickey's for the first morning. I thought that would be a really fun way to start our trip! We took a bus to the Magic Kingdom and then rode the Monorail over to Chef Mickey's. We ate at Chef Mickey's on our last trip and really enjoyed it! Fun atmosphere, yummy breakfast food and the classic Mickey & friends characters!

A monorail ride is always fun!

We didn't have to wait long for our table but we had the waiting area almost to ourselves... and how entertaining that the kids could watch Disney Jr while they waited. :)

Goofy is one of the guys' favorites and we saw him first! He hung out with us for awhile. We have a lot of pics with him! Sarah Elizabeth was a little unsure.. after all he was big!

She was excited to see Mickey though! Love this expression!

I love this one of the girls and me with Minnie. May May made the girls outfits and they were so cute. They both wore red-glittered Toms and got tons of compliments on them :)

Minnie got a sweet hug from the boys!

After breakfast we rode the monorail back to the Magic Kingdom. To me, the Magic Kingdom is what I think of when I think Disney. So, I really wanted us to go there the first day! As soon as we walked in, the horse and buggy pulled up with the Dapper Dans in the back. They offered us a ride up Main Street to Cinderella's Castle! So fun!! The Dapper Dans serenaded us as we rode...we felt like we were in a parade :) Such a special little treat!

One of the Dapper Dans with Sarah Elizabeth.

Andrew wanted to ride Splash Mountain first so we headed that way! We all rode (except Sarah Eliz) and had so much fun! Forrest didn't like getting wet and once was enough for Ann Evelyn, but Andrew was ready to ride again with May May and Bubby. While he rode again, we met Woody and got his autograph. Woody was great... such personality!

We rode several other rides... Thunder Mountain, Aladdin's Magic Carpet, explored the Swiss Family Robinson house, ate a Dole Whip - yum! By this time, our crew was getting tired... we headed back to Cinderella's castle where we waited for the Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It Show... really cute!

Waiting for the show...

Here it comes... Mickey and Minnie!

We danced right beside Woody and Jessie!

After the show, Mom and I decided to take the girls back to the room while the boys headed over to Tomorrowland for Space Mountain and Buzz Lightyear. These 2 quickly became Forrest's favorites!

The guys came back after their time in tomorrowland, and we all took naps. Whew! We needed a little rest. :) We went to Epcot for dinner and ate in Mexico. It was good and put us in a great spot to watch the fireworks. We love the laser and firework show at Epcot. A fun ending to day 1!