Sunday, June 7, 2009

How can this possibly be our last day?? Didn't we just get here? We have had such a fantastic time! But, unfortunately we do have to leave today, so we packed up and checked out of the Blue Heron Beach Resort. (Not before I went across the parking lot to get a caramel machiatto from Starbucks, however).

It was only fitting that we finish our time at Disney the way we began--wearing our matching Disney Road Trip shirts and going to Epcot! Right inside the park entrance we found characters Stitch and Daisy Duck greeting park guests for pictures and autographs. We waited in line for our turn and then stood in an even longer line for the Spaceship Earth ride.

Over at Club Cool, we had one last frozen coke. At Mission Space, Beth and I played one last game of Mission Space Race with Superman and his new wife while the kids played one last time in the Mission Space play area. We watched the toilet water fountain erupt and Beth tells us that means it's noon. Baby Brad took one last ride in the stroller, and we had one last picture taken with Spaceship Earth in the background. On our way out of the park, Mary and I breathe in deeply, listen to the Disney music, and try and etch the colorful sights around us in our mind so we don't forget the magic.

We made a final trip to Downtown Disney for last minute shopping and lunch at McDonald's, and hit one last Disney outlet store on our way out of town. We were on our way about 4:30 p.m. and arrived in St. Simons Island, Georgia around 8 p.m. to check into the Hampton Inn. The kids are thrilled to eat at McDonald's again and burn off some energy in the McDonald's playplace.

We discuss the high points of our trip and name our favorite parks, rides, attractions, and places to eat. We talk again about the way Baby Brad loves all the characters and how proud Beth is of him that he's not even two years old yet and knows how to "queue" up in line for rides and attractions.

Our magic moments included an American Idol Experience of a lifetime, a Kris Allen sighting, multiple Fast Pass bonuses, and vouchers for a tour in November (when Beth goes again with a group of 32) since we forgot our Magic Kingdom tour last week. For Mary and I, every moment in Disney with Beth is magic--thanks again, Beth!!