With this being our first family trip to Disney, I want to remember ALL of it! We will forever be grateful for the opportunity to take this dream vacation. Mimi and Papa Tom, we can't thank you enough! The memories we made as a family are so so precious.
All packed up and ready to go! We left Sunday morning, and returned the following Sunday afternoon. We were blessed to have 7 full days to enjoy all that Disney has to offer. It was nice to have down days by the pool, especially when we needed to rest our aching bodies from long days in the park.
After months of anticipation, we finally made it! At this point, Eli still had no idea what was in store for him.
We pretty much brought every earthly possession along with us. I'm glad to say, we didn't forget one single thing!
We had fun checking out the resort while Papa Tom was checking us in. This Mickey was just Layla's size.
We stayed at the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek. It's truly an amazing place, with so much to do. You could stay at the resort for 7 days, never leave, and never get bored! With 6 or 7 different pools, lazy rivers, water parks and slides, splash pads and playgrounds, there's endless fun for everyone. We ate at several of the restaurants throughout the week, and they were all excellent.
Eli and Cindy stopped to do a little stage performance as we were touring the resort. Eli showed of his new break dancing skills.
Pirate ship water park.
We quickly unpacked our bags that afternoon, and were off to explore. We hit the playground, game room, and then ate pizza by the pool. SO many laughs around the dinner table - Eli is just so tickled by Cindy. She knows exactly how to get him laughing hysterically!
We got the kids settled in bed, and then waited for fireworks to start. This was one of the best features of our room! Papa Tom was able to upgrade us to the penthouse suite with the best view of the nightly fireworks that go off in Magic Kingdom and Epcot. We didn't miss a single night!
Not the best ipad picture, but it was really like our own personal fireworks show every night.
Now let's fast forward to 2 a.m. Monday morning. Poor daddy became the last victim of the Fall 2013 stomach flu. We knew it was coming, but just hated to see it happen on vacation! Thankfully, there were no big plans for the first day there, so he was able to take the day to recover.
By Monday afternoon, he was able to make it down to the pool. It was an overcast day, but nothing keeps this water baby out of the pool.
He was miserable! So thankful that it was a quick moving virus.
Eli certainly didn't miss out on any fun. Mimi, Papa Tom, Cindy and Eli spent the day in Hollywood Studios. We absolutely hated missing his first day in the parks, but also didn't want him to miss out on a day of fun. When my mom sent me this picture, I couldn't believe my eyes. Eli conquered the Tower of Terror! And surprisingly, wasn't even scarred for life! He's been talking about it ever since. So proud of our brave boy!
They were able to see Disney Junior Live - Jake & the Pirates show, Beauty & the Beast, and several other great shows. They covered every square inch of Hollywood Studios that day. Eli kept telling Mimi that he "wasn't tired at all" and did a great job of hanging with the adults all day.
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