Photo Credit : Josh Hallett

Thursday evening, I left Brian and the kids in the park and headed back to the hotel for the welcome reception. Coppertone provided a beautiful event for kick off!

Photo Credit : Josh Hallett

I ran into blogging friends and felt right at home right away. (Hi Heather!). Many times, people aren’t exactly sure what this blogging gig is, but these friends get it! It is so nice to share that with friends.

We headed back over to the park to join our families for dinner.

Photo Credit : Josh Hallett

They had closed down Big Thunder Ranch BBQ for us. We were treated to a concert, amazing food, craft stations, and character sightings! That was our first glimpse of how excited Riley was to meet the characters. He was not afraid for one second! He raced up to them and just wanted to hug and love them as long as they would let him. It was absolutely precious!

Photo Credit : Josh Hallett

We headed back to the room and tried to get a good night’s sleep giddy about what was in store for us on Friday!

Disclosure: Our family was invited to the 2014 Disney Social Media Moms Celebration. We were provided hotel accommodations, park tickets, and delicious meals. We were not asked to post, but these are the moments of my family – moments I want to remember. Thank you for sharing them with me!