Carnival Crazy

Immediately following the Platinum Soiree, at Disney's Wedding Pavilion, was the Good Times Get Together on the beaches of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa.

This event was open to our families, so the kids and Matt got to enjoy the festivities. The theme was a good old fashioned turn-of-the century carnival.

We were treated to live entertainment, an amazing spread of delicious food (including these amazing little salads served in little acrylic cones and mouth-watering kabobs), sand art, beach fun for the kids, and then to top it off...carnival games.

We sat a table right by the wonderful ragtime band and I met Pauline of Classy Chaos (@OHmommy on Twitter) and her family. She was a delightful person and while we were off with our respective kids and mingling with the fellow mommy bloggers, our husbands had a nice little chat.

After we ate, the kids got complimentary pails and played in the sand. Will even got his first feel on sand on his tiny toes. He really seemed to love it.

Then we headed over to the carnival area, where Max tried his hand at the ring toss and Cate did some spin art. They also indulged in cotton candy and once we were done with those, we lined up for the balloon artist. We just made the cut, we were the next to last ones allowed in line. We waited and waited. The crowd thinned out and we continued to wait. Pluto stopped by the line and the kids thought it was great that even Pluto got a balloon, a balloon bone, that is! It was all worth it, though, as Billy, the ballon-guy, was very entertaining (I think the adults laughed more at his humor than the kids, did) and extremely talented. Cate chose a horse that wrapped around her body and Max chose a green light saber. At one point, Cate told him he was "silly" and he replied, "No, I'm Billy, it says it right there on my nametag!" Can I just tell you that Cate repeated that line over and over during the course of our trip!

When the kids finally got their balloon art, we were the last people to leave the venue. In fact, the staff was already breaking down the tables and such. We headed over to our room at the Grand Floridian and on the way caught a glimpse of the nightly Electrical Water Pageant on the Seven Seas Lagoon, which the kids loved.

We tucked the kids in for a good night's sleep before a busy day ahead...me - conference sessions all day and Matt and the kids - a day at Epcot.

Disclaimer: I paid to attend the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration. In exchange for my registration fee, I received deeply discounted rates on hotel, park tickets, events, meals, and swag. I am not required nor was I asked to write about the events by Disney or any other brands, celebrities, or speakers affiliated with the event. All opinions are my own.