Disney Recap- Round 2!

I wanted to share with you the remainder of my pix from our trip to Disney. I posted the first 3 days here!  We sure had a blast! I can not believe the trip is over. It has been hard coming home to this cold/winter weather. It is May for goodness sakes. I am so thankful that our family had the chance to experience Disney/Florida together! 

After having a day to relax at the resort, we were ready to hit up a park again! We chose to go to Epcot for our 4th day in Florida! We loved it. 

Epcot is amazing. I loved the topiaries everywhere, the gardens, the architecture, the layout of the park. I was so amazed at the contrast with the way every park was from each other. The picture above, is my favorite thing she does. Her big girl hugs are the BEST.

Zion and Daddy.

We loved the garden/greenhouse for Tinkerbell. Butterflies everywhere. and the beautiful topiaries. So gorgeous and whimsical.

hand blown poppies. 

 love this shot above. so great. They are matching without even planning. note:  my hus got his shorts here from Amazon. ha.

Zion was giving tude and didn't want to meet Donald. So I did. I love how Andy got her in it...watching mama. Hilar.

We gave Zakiyah way more table food than ever before on this trip. This girl loves mashed potatoes and bread. Oh man. Just like her dad. 

We had dinner at an italian restaurant- Via Napoli. The tables around us loved the girls. I let a lady hold Kiyah while we ate. Everyone was so friendly! I had roasted egg plant and Andy had a 4 cheese pizza.

Daddy time. I love! This is when we got back to our resort! We would put on jammies and watch a Disney movie by the pool with pop-pop (popcorn) and relax. We watched Peter Pan this night. 

Epcot highlights:

"The Land"

Double espresso in Italy

Eclair bar in France

Tinkerbell garden

The Moroccan tile details. 

Live music on streets

Bubble tea

boat ride on lake

The full day we had at Disney we hit up Hollywood Studios. We attempted family pix before heading out. Not so much.....

The girls wore these dresses for Easter-- I just love them!

I loved this truck. We took this for my dad! 

Hollywood Studios surprised me. I really liked it. It had great shows and rides for the girls. I loved the art deco and old Hollywood glam! It was so beautiful.

Zion's fav from the day was playing in the "Honey, I shrunk the Kids" play area. It was amazing! She loved the slides and riding the ant.

instagraming. What up!

We ate lunch at a yummy quick service dinner. I had the best turkey/bacon panini. Andy had a greek salad! We ate at Primetime Diner for dindin. It was ok. I liked the atmosphere a lot though. very retro and fab!

Highlights on Hollywood Studios:

Toy Story ride

Aerosmith roller coaster--I went solo! It was amazing! Such a rush. Lame going alone though.

Iced caramel lattes!

Muppets 3-D show! 

Little Mermaid show!!

Disney Junior Show----Zion loved!!!!!

Honey I shrunk the Kids playground

It was a great day over all! Lots to do!

When we were walking out--530 ish...They decided to crash. So cute. 

We woke up the next day and relaxed before taking off at 10am. We hung outside and enjoyed the sun!

Kiyah always conks at the worst times. I can not get her to sleep when I want her too......Poor baby. She was so tired.

Zion coloring princesses before leaving.

waiting for our Magical Express coach bus to take us to the airport.

What a trip. 

Thankful for the time spent together.

Thankful for the sunshine. 

splashing the water.

the exercise. 

the magic of Disney.

fireworks.

It confirmed that family vacations are a must.

It confirmed that I am soooo blessed.

It confirmed that flying with kiddos is rough.

It confirmed that even grown ups like Disney.

It confirmed that we love flip-flops/swimsuits/ and sunscreen.

Bring on summer.

Loves.

Oh Disney--You treated the Cass Fam Well!

Where do I begin? What a trip for our family. 

Vacations are amaze.

I love spending time with my fam.

Perfect weather.

Sunny skies. 

toddler giggles.

baby bonnets.

Pineapple ice cream.

Mickey Mouse.

Sunscreen.

Hammocks.

B L I S S

Before we left, Noelle, our nanny, painted the girls nails. Zion had The Little Mermaid painted on her toes and Mickey faces on her finger nails. So cute. I painted Kiyah's with a bright pink to match my toes.

This was the girls first flight! Oh my word. CHAOS. I don't know if I will be up for it again anytime soon. It is crazy town. Kiyah is not a baby that sleeps anywhere. Any noise she hears she is up. For good. Zion thought she owned her row in the plane. It was an experience to say the least.

Looks perfect here. It wasn't. :)

When we got to our resort, we bummed around while waiting for our luggage to be dropped off so we could swim. Zion was a princess instantly when the staff gave her a tiara and wand. Disney treated us great. We stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort in Aruba! Each "island" had a beach and pool. We loved swimming almost daily! Both girls love the water like their mom and dad.

Zakiyah is wearing my baby bonnet. Everywhere we went people commented on her bonnet. Seriously, they are the best. I am in shock that all baby girls don't wear them. Perfect to block out the sun and adorable.

Zion loves the slides and swimming. She is so brave.

Disney loves the details. Everywhere I looked I saw beauty. It is so clean! I loved the art, landscaping and architecture. It was all gorgeous. It really is magical. First full day we hit Magic Kingdom. I wish we would have not gone here the first day. It took us a while to figure out the system but it was still wonderful. I loved this park the most. Zion was in heaven!

My hus forgot to pack his shorts. Let me re-phrase this. I forgot his shorts......Out of control. He always leaves a "pile" of his clothes to pack and I do the rest. I am always a spaz before heading out and I "stressed" him out so he didn't pack his shorts. My fault. Well, right. HA. So all he had were bball shorts. Classy Cass. We Amazon-ed some for next day shipping. Thanks again Amazon.

Zion was so shy when meeting the characters. So cute. Aerial was great. Kiyah loved her.

We ate at the Beauty and the Beast restaurant for lunch and The Liberty Tree Tavern for dinner. It was really good. We stayed for the fireworks. They were gorg. We did go home for naps this day for sanity.

sister time on the beach at the resort.

meeting Tinkerbell and her friend.

showing Tink her matching bun. Daughter of a hairstylist. (everytime I tell people that I am a hair stylist, Zion says, "I am one too mom.")

Magic Kingdom highlights for our fam:

Dumbo ride for both girls.

fireworks.

meeting Tink

Barnstormer ride

Eating at Liberty Tree Tavern.

Little Mermaid ride

Seeing the castle at night

 (Zion giving tude in the pix)

The second day we hit Animal Kingdom. It was amazing. I loved the details and Africa!

I am wearing Tala colors. Go yellow and navy. Gotta represent.

We loved the safari ride. It was by far our favorite from the day. We sat in the front of the bus!

Zion loved telling Andy when to take pix of the animals.

DinoLand was fun as well.

Had to meet Mickey.

The girls got lots of attention everywhere we went. These two ladies were really sweet. We sat here for the afternoon parade. The floats/music and characters did great.

I mean...look at this door. WOW

parade love.

Animal Kingdom Highlights:

The Lion King Show

Finding Nemo Show

Zion getting her water bottle/fan and Tinkerbell sunnies.

Eating at a light lunch outside.

watching the parade in the shade

African Safari!

After two busy days, we stayed put at our resort for our third day. park time. pool time. rest.

After naps, we went to Downtown Disney for the second night for some din din and exploring. It was a favorite of Andy and I. We ate at Raglan Road Irish Pub. It was great. The girls had a blast. We let them each get a stuffed animal too. Bruce the shark, from Nemo and Tîmone from Lion King.

water time- always for ZION.

Zi was all about getting pictures this night.

 cuddling with daddy at Raglan Road pub.

What a good few days. It was so refreshing to spend QT as a family. Just being outside was a huge blessing. I loved watching the excitement in Zion's eyes and seeing Zakiyah being so enamored by everything. I will post more later this week from the remainder of the trip.

Have you been to Disney? Do you have a favorite place to go? A favorite ride? Restaurant that you love? I would love to hear your favs!

Happy Tuesday Y'all.