We made it back safely and had a fabulous time in Florida! Here's a recap:
Saturday: arrived at airport at 6:00 AM, flight delayed an hour, boarded flight three times, sat on plane and airport for hours, never left Des Moines, returned home very disappointed and went to bed early. My worst flight experience EVER!!
Sunday: made it out on a 6:30 AM flight (amazing because we had no seats assigned for all six of us), arrived at resort mid-afternoon, took naps, had pizza with everyone in the condo.
Monday: a very cold day spent at Disney World. Emma loved it and some of us stayed until the bitter end to see the parade and fireworks.
Tuesday: another cold one at Islands of Adventure. Everyone enjoyed the rides and Emma's favorite was meeting the Grinch.
Wednesday: a trip to the outlet mall and pizza at Giordano's with Jon and Olivia.
Thursday: great weather, Downtown Disney, lunch at Earl of Sandwich, and a shopping trip with Amy to another outlet mall (no kids or husbands, it was a rare treat.)
Friday: another sunny day, Clearwater Beach, swimming, picking up shells, picnic lunch, hot tub at condos, Olive Garden, and packing up.
Saturday: another early morning flight, pizza with everyone at our house, home to the cold and snow.
Both kids are sick with fevers and bad colds.We are trying to rest up and recover before Christmas. Ethan and I can't remember the last time we were this tired! Back to the unpacking, laundry, and Christmas preparations. I have posted lots of pictures of our trip below. Have a Merry Christmas everyone!!
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| Cousin sleepover at the condo |
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| This is Florida?? Coats and mittens? |
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| Disney World |
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| Disney decorated for Christmas |
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| The teacups |
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| "It's a small world..." |
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| Staying warm |
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| Buzz Lightyear's ride |
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| Emma's favorite ride...Dumbo |
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| Hugs from Jessie |
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| Isaac and Emma meet Woody and Jessie |
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| Cinderella's castle at night |
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| We managed to stick it out for the parade |
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| Alice |
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| Captain Hook |
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| The castle all lit up |
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| The brave ones who stayed to watch the fireworks. It took huddling and hot chocolate to keep warm. |
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| Sharing a stroller at Islands of Adventure |
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| Emma in Seussland |
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| More Seussland |
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| The new Harry Potter attraction |
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| Hogwarts |
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| Giordano's- table #1 |
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| Giordano's-table #2 |
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| The princess store at Downtown Disney...Emma was overwhelmed to say the least. |
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| Mickey and Minnie |
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| Hanging out with Pooh |
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| Noah's first trip to the beach |
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| Collecting shells which I'm now finding all over the house. |
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| The lovebirds |
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| Noah trying to snack on sand |
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| Chasing waves |
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| Brrrr...the water is cold! |
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| Family fun at the beach |
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| Andrew showing off his muscles |
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| Hard to wake these two at 4:00 AM for our flight home. They were wiped out! |
Kaci, I totally forgot about this! I love it - you did a great job of documenting everything, and you do a great job of providing a witty commentary about the whole thing. :) Hope to see you guys over Christmas!
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