Lots of photos to share! We had our first vacation with just the 4 of us. We flew to Orlando from KCMO, and stayed at Disney's Port Orleans French Quarter resort 5/4-5/9. It was GREAT. I can not wait to go back!
It was also our first time flying with kids, at all. That was... fun. Abby was fine, she did really well. She sat politely the whole flight, both ways, just coloring & watching DVDs...happy as can be. She did lock herself in the airplane bathroom once but she didn't panic, and the flight attendant got her out pretty fast by picking the bathroom lock.
Ellie on the other hand was a challenge, to put it mildly. Not surprising, she was just bored I think, and confused by what we were doing in such cramped quarters for hours. We also had diaper incidents on both flights (we'll just leave it at that!) despite changing her shortly before boarding.
Once we got there, both girls had a great time. Ellie went on every ride with us, and just loved it! Abby surprised us with her bravery & insisted we ride Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean. I was thrilled because those are 2 of my favorites! Ellie slept through both rides, haha!
Here is what we did each day:
May 4- arrived, checked in, had lunch at the resort, went swimming, went to Magic Kingdom & had dinner at Columbia Harbor House
May 5- Breakfast at the resort, Hollywood studios in the morning, back to the resort for a nap, then Epcot for a few rides & dinner at San Angel Inn (Mexico, World Showcase) for Cinco de Mayo
May 6- Breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table, lots of fun & rides, lunch at Cosmic Ray's, more rides, then back to the resort for a rest; then we took a boat ride to Downtown Disney & had dinner at Earl of Sandwich
May 7-Breakfast at resort, Animal Kingdom in the morning, then to the resort for a rest, then to Epcot for rides & dinner at Tangierine Cafe (Morocco, World Showcase), after that we returned to the resort & went for an evening swim
May 8-Breakfast at resort, then fun at the Magic Kingdom for most of the day with lunch at Columbia Harbor House, and then we ate at the resort for dinner
May 9- Breakfast in our room (leftover pizza, beignets, and fresh fruit), then we packed up & headed for the airport to go home
Enough yacking, on to the photos:
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| Breakfast in the castle, meeting Ariel |
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| Meeting Aurora |
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| Meeting Snow White |
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| Meeting Belle |
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| Abby posing with Belle, and Ellie wondering when she can get back to eating |
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| Jeff & Abby on Dumbo |
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| Heading to Tom Sawyer's Island |
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| Waiting in line for the Haunted Mansion |
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| On the People Mover |
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| Kilimanjaro safari |
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| Our room- mousekeeping always put Abby's pig on her bed like this :) |
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| We rented a crib for Ellie, it fit right in! |
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| Mousekeeper made a towel bunny for the girls :) |
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| The girls loved to swim |
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| In the kiddy pool |
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| Fun fountain in the kiddy pool |
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| Ellie had a blast in the pool, she is very bold in the water |
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| One day we swam until after dark |
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| Jeff & Ellie in the rocket in front of us on the Astro Orbiter |
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| Abby on the tea cup ride |
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| Abby on the carousel |
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| Ellie & I on the carousel |
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| Getting ready to ride It's a Small World |
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| In front of a fire engine at the Magic Kingdom |
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| Getting ready to go to breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table |
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| Epcot world showcase |
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| Epcot World showcase |
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| Mickey playing peekaboo with Ellie |
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| Minnie tickling Ellie's cheek |
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| Ellie's reaction to seeing the princesses at the town square meet & greet |
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| Abby getting a hug from Aurora |
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| Abby holding Tinkerbell (thanks to Disney photopass magic) |
