day seven: this is it!

We all woke up feeling a little sad that it was time to go. In some ways it felt like we had been in Disney forever, in other ways like we just got there. We were all sad to pack up our things and check out of the beautiful Grand Floridian.

Getting to ride in the front of the golf cart as well as the fact that we were still going to spend the day in Magic Kingdom helped soften the blow a little.

While David finished loading up the car we took a last pic on the hotel balcony waiting for monorail.

I love this picture of Elise and her big smile!

And Goofy and Goofier!

Reunited with their new friends for Peter Pan's Flight.

Bennett didn't seem to mind all of the girls!

Lila and Bennett were excited to run into another classmate, Christian.

Yum! Mickey pretzels for lunch!!!!!

Then time for another parade..

Elise and I hit Space Mountain again while Lila and Bennett met Marie from Aristocats.

We caught another fabulous show featuring the Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, The Princesses, and well as the crew from Peter Pan.

Then one of my favorites, Thunder Mountain!! David, Elise, and Bennett were up first.

Bennett apparently screamed the entire time. But, as soon as they were done he asked if he could go again with me on the rider switch. SO, off we went....and then he screamed the whole time again. :)

While we were on Thunder Mountain David took Lila to Tom Sawyer's island. They had fun exploring together!

Then another ride on Dumbo. Lila and Bennett love this one. And Lila was thrilled to go by herself. Big deal when you are 5!

We wanted to get a great spot for the Electrical parade and Wishes show and so after grabbing a quick dinner we headed to the Castle.

Lots of dancing while we were waiting..

Including Bennett asking the girls "May I have this dance?"

So cute.

David and I even caught Elise and I dancing in this shot!

That green streak is Tinkerbell flying out of the castle!

Then we sat back and enjoyed the Magic...

Before heading out and taking one last picture...

A few tears, and a few "can we just live here?" later we were in the car.

The kids were asleep before we even left the parking lot (even Lila--a FIRST!) and so David and I had a peaceful hour and a half ride to the hotel where we would spend the night.

Don't they look like little angels when they are sleeping?

It truly was a "magical" trip and we are so grateful the experience and the time together as a family. David really, really, worked hard on this trip, from booking everything, to planning out our days to loading the car....and then little things, like making sure I had coffee every morning. :)

He takes really good care of us and we are so blessed.

Already dreaming of going back!