Day 1: Epcot. Right when we arrived there was a character greeting just inside the entrance, so we hopped in line and got photos with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto! And we managed the one and only family photo! At the end of the day, we took the monorail for a little tour and we even got to ride in the front with the driver. That was one of Aidan's favorite parts of the whole trip!
While at the Nemo attraction, one of the scuba divers, who was cleaning the coral in the tank, swam over to wish Amy a Happy Birthday! Quite impressive. That evening we had dinner at Epcot with the Princesses. Amy was elated!!
Day 2: Magic Kingdom. During the opening parade, some of the characters came over and sang Happy Birthday to Amy. She was a little overwhelmed, but still wanted to wear her birthday button for a second day! Once Aidan found the courage to get on a boat ride, the other rides weren't so scary anymore and we all got to participate in most of the attractions at each park. That evening we attended the Very Merry Christmas Party for parades, shows, "snow", hot chocolate, and cookies. It was fantastic seeing the fireworks above the castle, lit up by Christmas lights and color changing spot lights.
Amy watches the parade from a prime spot.
Day 3: Disney's Hollywood Studios. After being at MK and Epcot, this was less impressive, but we enjoyed a few attractions and made it a short day. That means only 4-6 hours of walking instead of 8-10.
Day 4: Animal Kingdom. When we left the hotel after breakfast, the skies were threatening rain, but we'd always heard that that was the best time to be at the parks. So we enjoyed the safari tour and the Lion King show (amazing show!! The kids loved it!) before heaven's floodgates opened up on us. By the time we made it out of the park, off the tram, and into the car, we were all soaked, despite having 4 umbrellas! The rest of the day was spent in the hotel room, watching TV, reading, and doing a load of laundry!
Day 5: Kennedy Space Center. The drive was about one hour long to get to KSC. Will and Aidan got to see the shuttle land, live. It was so neat that they had that opportunity! We saw an awesome IMAX about the moon and did a few exhibits, then called it a day. 
Aidan inside a shuttle exhibit.
Day 6: After a vote, we all decided that Magic Kingdom was our favorite park, so we spent our last full day enjoying attractions we hadn't seen the first time.
All in all, this was hands down one of the best vacations ever. The weather was great (the rain forced us to take a much needed break), the crowds were light (we hardly waited more than 15 minutes for any attraction), and we had planned plenty of time for everything. We are already talking about going back in a few years! Perhaps a cousin (or 2) might join us...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
