Disney World

John’s company sent us on a trip to Disney World late August.  We were wined and dined all week, and while Anderson wasn’t at all quite old enough for the experience we all had a great time! 

We left early Saturday morning for the 7 1/2 hour trip down.  This was our first {over 2 hour} car ride with A since he was born so I was super nervous.  He loves the car and usually falls asleep as soon as the car is in drive.  I just knew the odds were against us but he did GREAT and slept for most of the trip.

We stayed at the Disney Yacht Club right next to Epcot.  We checked in around 3 and headed over to the pool.  Unfortunately there was a huge thunderstorm that moved in so we posted up at the pool bar for a few cocktails.  Anderson experienced his first Mickey ice cream too!

There was a dinner that night at Epcot followed by a fireworks show. 

John had meetings most mornings which meant Anderson and I got to sleep in and relax.  Sunday morning we hung out on our room patio then walked the board walk across from the hotel.

view from our room

view of the Yacht Club from the boardwalk

The Yacht Club shares 3 pools with The Beach Club next door.  We hung by the pool so Anderson could sport his Mickey swimsuit!

Of course John was amused by the Mallards hanging poolside

Sunday night was the welcome dinner so we cleaned up and were bused over.

Boo’s friend, Brittany, dances for The Beauty and the Beast show, so she was able to get us a park hopper pass for Monday.  We met her at Hollywood studios which was walking distance from The Yacht Club. 

Anderson was excited to wear his Mickey outfit created by AWDesigns

We took the ferry over to Magic Kingdom and upon boarding, you could sign your name in chalk. 

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“It’s a Small World”

Mad Hatter Tea Cups

Dumbo’s Flight

The big kids on Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride

As we were walking to the train the sky fell out so we took cover.  After it stopped we made it to the train line and right before boarding, they shut the ride down.  Have I mentioned toting a stroller up and down stairs is the pits. 

The Honor Dinner was Monday night at Coronado Springs Resort.  We ended our night in the ER where we found out Anderson is allergic to the contact of cigarette smoke.  After a breathing treatment and a hefty medical bill, we were sent on our way back to our hotel. 

Since we got back at 3:30 a.m. Monday night, we slept in the next morning and then remained poolside all day.  Everyone was given an after 4:00 pass for Tuesday night to the park of their choice.  We chose Epcot and spent our time at the Around the World exhibits.  We planned to visit each country but met up with some other agents and their families and never made it. 

We started at Mexico with Coronas!

Norway

Chinese beer with my Chinaman

Germany where we got our family pickle ornament

and indulged in some Oktoberfest

Italy for some pizza and beer… and weird photo opts

Our last day was a lazy one.  We did the pool thing for one last time.

The pools had sand bottoms, a lazy river and a water slide. 

Our last night we went to Hollywood Studios where New York Life had rented it out for Agents and their families only.  It was so much fun.  We watched Brittany in The Beauty an the Beast show, rode the Tower of Terror and Rockin Rollercoaster and ate and drank with the friends we made that week. 

The week was certainly a wonderful {and magical} way to end our summer travels and I was reminded of just how hard John works doing something he loves for our family. I left a pretty proud wife:)