Florida 2014: Our Day at Disney

We love Disney.  We did one 14 hour plus day at the Magic Kingdom and it rained for at least 5 hours of the day.  The light parade was cancelled and we were beyond soaked.  (Quick note: hit the dollar store for ponchos before you leave for Florida!).  And honestly, we still had a wonderful day and night. 

I do not think we will ever forget our rainy night at Disney. 

The kids did awesome and they really loved the day.  Layla enjoyed the rides (Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride and the Buzz ride were favorites), princesses and really rocked the entire day and night.   Grady loved meeting Mickey and fell in love with the princesses and they were quite smitten with him.

 

A sleepy bunch to start the day!

 

Ferry ride to the Magic Kingdom!

 

Oh.my.goodness.  We considered not bringing this double stroller.  That would have been a bad idea for us.  We still needed it for both kids.  I would have gone in it if I fit!

  

 

 

 

 

Yum!  Delicious food at the Cinderella's Royal Table meal located in Cinderella's Castle.  

This was a delicious lobster and crab crepe.

 

 

 

We loved talking Mickey!  It was a highlight of our day.  A must see if you are in the Magic Kingdom.

 

Love this picture of Layla.  Happy girl.

 

We watched a great parade in the afternoon.  It had almost every Disney princess located throughout the parade.  This was another highlight of our day!

The costumes and floats were awesome.

 

Grady took a nap with Finn in the stroller.  He told us he was tired and to wake him up when Finn woke up.  And he was out like a light.  

 

Tales with Belle.  This was really cute!  Layla played the role of Chip.

 

 

We were just a bit wet!

 

Still smiling on the way out!

 

Disney, we hope to see you real soon.  Realistically, maybe in three more years!  

We cannot wait to go back!

2014: Florida Fun

This was our third stay at the same resort in Florida.  Our resort was wonderful to us again!  It was a bit surreal as we walked through and thought of Layla at 13 months, 3 years and now 6 years old in the same place.   Grady was just 10 months last time we were there.  He was just a little baby eating lots of dried peas and splashing in the pool.  I easily can look back and see Layla toddling around the fountain and very slowly navigating the indoor play structure.   We have made lots of fun memories at this resort in Orlando.   

We would go back tomorrow if we could!

 

Our plan for the week was busy day, break day, busy day, break day...etc.   The kids had ample time to swim and relax.  Each child progressed significantly with their swim skills over the course of the week.    Shea sharpened his swim skills, Layla started swimming and Liam and Grady became much more comfortable in the pool.  Grady is still napping every day so he really needed his nap on the off days.  Although even on the busy days he managed to squeeze in a nap in the car or stroller.  I was shocked.  He is typically not a kid who can sleep anywhere but in a bed.   

 

 

Yummy food at the poolside restaurant.   

Here is Layla at one of the many theme nights.  This was "movie in the pool night."  Cassie and I took Layla, Shea and Liam to this event while the dads did work and the little guys slept.  We watched about 2 minutes of Frozen and the big kids jumped in to swim.  It was a very fun night and I loved hearing the crowd of people sing along to the popular songs.

Layla's first swim!

 

 

 

 

The kids were very popular with their pullover beach towels.

 

"S'more night"

There was live music and complimentary s'mores.  A perfect combination! 

 Grady is a s'more lover!

Layla adored little Finn on this trip!  She did lots of peek-a-boos with him.

 

Cousins and Uncle Rye-no at Downtown Disney!

 

 

 Indoor play structure!  The kids did a lot of play time in here and at the pool. 

 

 

And Layla and Grady got to do many nights of slumber parties together.  This was their first time sleeping side by side.  There were some battles and A LOT of giggles, but there were also many sweet moments like this. 

 

Next stop, The Magic Kingdom!!