We decided to make our first trip to Disney very low-key, since our kids are 4 and 2. We didn't want to completely wear everyone out with each day being slam-packed, so we only planned a character breakfast and one day at the Magic Kingdom. We planned to spend the rest of our time scoping out all of the other Disney resorts, swimming in pools, and taking advantage of all of the free activities that Disney has to offer.
Thanks to some tips from friends who frequently visit this magical place, we had lots of options to fill our days.
We were very happy with the outcome. Everyone stayed rested and relaxed and we were able to accomplish all that we had planned.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure we chose the rainiest week of the entire year for Florida. However, we kept moving along with our plans and everything worked out.
Another bummer was that the kids had a bad cold the whole week, so I'm pretty sure they didn't feel 100%, but we all survived and had a great time!
After all the prepping and packing, we finally made it out of the door at 6:30am on Sunday morning, Florida-bound!
The kids slept a total of maybe 45 minutes the whole 7 hour drive (someone was excited!). We attempted afternoon naps shortly after getting settled at our resort, but no one fell asleep except Chad, so I eventually took the kids out to explore the resort a little. We stayed at Pop Century and there were huge statues of movie characters scattered all over, so they loved running around checking everything out. For some reason, I have no pictures of this--don't know what I was thinking!
A little later, we headed to Downtown Disney for the evening.
This is the closest Caroline would come to a character the entire trip! She was not a fan of the huge, fuzzy animals walking around trying to get a hug!
Due to no nap, Grayson's eyes were pretty much glazed over the entire time as he tried to take it all in.
And for some reason, this little girl gets more energized with the less sleep she gets. So we pretty much spent the evening chasing her around as she refused to ride in the stroller.
We enjoyed the live music and entertainment that Downtown Disney had to offer and it was not crowded at all. We ate at a highly recommended sandwich shop, Earl of Sandwich, and walked around until dark. Then we decided to head back to the hotel since we had a character breakfast to look forward to the next morning.
Of course the kids were rejuvenated once we made it back to the resort, so we had to unwind by watching Mickey Mouse cartoons on TV. We eventually headed out for a late night swim at the pool.
For some reason, they LOVED being in the room. And Caroline thought it was so funny that we were all sleeping in the same room. She was in a pack and play and kept popping her head up to tell everyone good night. It was quite humorous!
COMING UP:
Day #2---WARNING: picture overload!!
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