This year for Christmas we were blessed to surprise the kids with a trip to Walt Disney World in Florida. We told them we were going to their cousin's house in Ohio, (which we did), and told them we weren't sure how long we were planning on staying. The night before we left, we gave them a gift that was written from Mickey Mouse that told them he was so excited because they were coming to see him. They were told to get a good night's sleep because they would have a LONG drive the next day.
We left the next morning at 6:15. The kids went back to sleep which was such a blessing. We stopped for the first time at the West Virginia/ Virginia border at a Super Wal-Mart. We got gas, Subway sandwiches, and a haircut for Luke. Olivia was actually sick to her tummy there and was able to go to the bathroom 3 times during Luke's haircut. Luckily she traveled well the rest of the day and we didn't have extra bathroom breaks because of it.
We stopped the next time in South Carolina. The kids travel so well. We only had to stop when the car needed gas. Around Jacksonville, Florida Olivia's legs hurt from her car seat and she was tired of being in the car, but that was the only meltdown and it was short lived.
We made it to our destination about 10:30 PM. We were all ready to be out of the car. We were actually staying at our friend's parents house with our friends Abe and Rachel and all their kids (Jackson, Tyson, Jordan, Mariah, and Juliana). Our kids were in heaven to be out of the car and to have their friends to play with to boot. We were finally able to calm the kids down and get them to bed to get ready for church the next day.
Abe's parents were so good to us. They treated us so well. We all loved them and were so thankful we decided to stay with them even though we had only met them for 5 minutes previous to staying with them. What amazing people who opened their house to us.
We attended church with them the next day, and also a Christmas fireside. It was nice to have a day of rest to recuperate from our travel the day before.
On Monday we went to Disney's Magic Kingdom.
Olivia had so much fun seeing all the character. Sadly (because I would love to have more of Luke) most of our pictures are of Olivia and the characters. Luke was too busy going on all the adventurous rides, while Olivia would ask, "Is that ride fast? Does it leave the ground?"
We were standing in line to see the Fairies at this point. There were four 4 year olds standing near us in line. I gave Olivia the iPod and then all sat and watch a movie while we waited. When we moved forward, Olivia would pick up the iPod and move it and then the girls would all sit down again and continue watching. Cutest thing ever. :)
Belle was Olivia's favorite of the Princesses. She was so good to Olivia.
Olivia loved Tinkerbell.
Once we got done in line, Olivia asked if we could go to the back of the line again so we could see them all over again. (I may of thought it was cute, but no, I didn't let her do that).
Luke's favorite ride - Splash Mountain, followed by Space Mountain
Olivia's favorite ride - It's a Small World
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I'm glad you all had such a good time!
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