Animal Kingdom~ Day 2

Today we woke up early for our first character breakfast. Jackson and Aubrin were both so excited to get their first autographs in their autograph books. We headed downstairs to the have breakfast with Goofy and Pluto. As we started to eat our breakfast Goofy came around the corner. Aubrin was absolutely mortified and finished her breakfast covering her face and Jackson got his book out right away and handed it to Goofy. Jackson asked Goofy if he would sign his sisters book because she was feeling a little nervous. Todd and I were so happy with how comfortable Jackson was with the characters and hoped that Aubrin would become more comfortable. Jackson asked Goofy if he would do the Hot Dog dance for him. It was great to see how excited he was and even Aubrin let out a bit of a smile. Then Pluto came to the table and autographed the books and took pictures.
We then headed outside to hop on our shuttle to head to the Animal Kingdom. The park opened at 9:00 so we got on the 8:30 shuttle to make sure we would be there early. The first thing we did when we got there was head to Africa to go on an African Safari. The jeep ride was a bit bumpy and we were a bit concerned about Mary going on it (she is 7 months pregnant), but she was a trooper and did great. It was amazing to get so close to the animals. Jackson and Aubrin were in complete amazement to be so close to some of their favorite animals.
We also saw a great Lion King show and Finding Nemo musical with fantastic music and dancing. The parades at the Animal Kingdom were so much fun to watch. Many of the Disney characterswere in the parade as well as dances and singers. Aubrin loved dancing to the music!
The day was so hot. When we were walking through Asia we came to a fountain that a lot of little kids were playing around to keep cool. Jackson, Camden and Nolan joined right in. Aubrin was taking a snooze in the stroller. It was a great was to refresh the kids for the rest of the day.
We also had a chance to see and meet with more characters during the day. Aubrin warmed up a bit, at least she didn't cover her face. By the end of the day the kids were so tired. We headed back to the hotel and got a good night sleep for our first day at Magic Kingdom and all of the surprises it would bring...