My in-laws got the kids matching Disney shirts - and then we had a little Magic Band party when those arrived!
Day 1 - Travel!
Day 2 - Hollywood Studios! The kids went through the Jedi training academy. They loved it! They spent the rest of the week "using the force" on us :) We signed up in the morning, had lunch at Hollywood & Vine, and then came back for the show. After our adventure we headed back to the resort to cool off in the pool.
Day 3 - Magic Kingdom! We had a late breakfast at The Crystal Palace and made our way to the back of the park. We rode on The Jungle Cruise, Ariel's Grotto, The Mine Ride, Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, It's a Small World (where I lost my water bottle), Pirates of the Caribbean, and the train around the park.
Day 4 - Resort day. We started out with a character breakfast at Chef Mickey's at the Contemporary Resort. Wow - fabulous meal! My Dad and Chris were able to come down for Tuesday and Wednesday so we met up with them afterward. Some of us went to Disney Springs to do some shopping and to visit Santa. We ended up getting drenched so I took the kids back to the resort. As you can see, it didn't damper their spirits at all - they are just happy to be together!
Day 5 - Animal Kingdom! We had breakfast at Boma in Animal Kingdom Lodge and then spent the first part of the day at Animal Kingdom. The kids were dying to get back to the pool so we had some more pool time around dinner.
Day 6 - Epcot! Our favorite park! This day they had Early Magic Hours so resort guests got in early. We were able to ride several rides (Soarin', The Land, Soarin' again, Nemo) before an early lunch at The Garden Grill with our other favorites - Chip & Dale! After a visit to The Character Spot, we headed over to the World Showcase. Megan and I split off from the group to check out the new Frozen attractions. By mid- afternoon we were so tired but we wanted to check out Club Cool and some other characters. I took the kids back to the resort while the guys grabbed dinner for us at Disney Springs. We were so happy to relax at the resort that night and watch movies!
Day 7 - our last day! After a breakfast at O'Hana, we spent the day relaxing and packing up. Before we knew it, we were back in Michigan - COLD!
Back to reality! We got home and promptly had 8" of snow fall the next day and a few days later, a polar vortex attacked Michigan :( We want to go back so bad!
