Sunday, October 10, 2010

Let the Magic Begin!

Once it was decided that I would drop off Philip before heading to Disney, I had a great idea. Instead of driving back to Atlanta and then to Orlando, why didn’t I just fly?

Wesley thought it sounded like a fabulous idea so a ticket was purchased for me to fly solo to Disneyworld. Sounds silly, but I was so excited that for 2 hours, I would be responsible for only me! No worrying about bathroom stops, sippy cups or crying. Just me, a book, and a bag of peanuts.

Then, when I checked into the hotel, I would have several hours to explore on my own before Wesley and Jackson arrived in the car. I could swim, read, run, or sleep!

Everything was looking good until at the last minute, Wesley and Jackson had a change of plans. Instead of traveling down on Sunday, they would catch a ride with Jack and Lynne on Saturday.

So instead of the planned solitude awaiting me at my final destination, I would instead be greeted by an enthusiastic three year old. I think for a magical Disney experience, that was a great trade off!

Knowing the fun would be in full swing when I landed in Orland, I decided to relax on the plane. Luckily, I was seated next to a nice gentleman who helped me pass the time with a 30 minutes Kindle sales pitch and an overview of his son’s band competitions :-)

Once I landed in Orlando, I quickly boarded the Magical Express and headed to the hotel. Twenty minutes later, the energetic smile of Jackson greeted me as I walked into the Caribbean Beach Resort.

Wesley, Jackson, Jack, Lynne and I settled into our rooms and waited for the rest of the crew to arrive. Once Shannon, Ron, Macey, Cole, Joel, Abby, Luke and Trent drove in, our magical family vacation began!



Jackson and Wesley spent Saturday night at the All-Stars Sports Resort

On Sunday morning, Wesley and Jackson went back for 14 refills of this mug.
I have no idea what was in that cup and at that point - it was not my issue!

The view from our room at the Caribbean Beach Resort

Jack and Lynne outside our rooms

The section of the hotel our rooms were in was pirate themed. With a party of mostly little boys, that went over very well!

Jackson driving his boat...I mean bed!

Downtown Disney

Earl of Sandwich - my favorite!

Ready to go for a week of Disney!

The girls - Lynne, Shannon, Abby and Leanne

The cousins or as Jackson calls them - his friends
Trent, Macey, Luke, Cole and Jackson

Lots of love!

And admiration!

Macey, Wesley, Luke, Grammy, and Cole

The first ride of the week - the $2 train at Downtown Disney

1 comment:

  1. a kindle sales pitch should take about 2 minutes. here's a kindle. you can read books on it, but you can't watch movies, look at pics, watch movies, play games, or do any of the things on it you can do with an ipad. the end.

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