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My mom has been begging to take Mary Kate to Disney World since she was 2. She even asked if she could take her without me...yeah right, when pigs fly. The plan was to take her when she turned 5, but it made sense to tack on our Disney trip to our Young Life All Staff Conference in Orlando. A major thanks to Granna and Nonna & Grandaddy for taking care of our kids while we were at the conference...and for Granna driving both of my kids to Orlando by herself. So, we've been planning this Disney trip for about 2 years. I was really excited when Rebecca and Ethan (my little sis and her husband) decided to go along. I only have vague memories of being at Disney with Rebecca when we were little, so I was looking forward to making new ones with her. The last family trip to Disney, I opted out in order to go to Pioneer Plunge (but, since I'd say that's where my relationship with Jesus really started I think that was a good decision). But, I was really sad that we were all going to be there without Stephanie (my older sister) since the twins are too young to conquer Disney yet. To start the day, we were all meeting up at the hotel. When I walked in the room, Mar
y Kate came running out saying "surprise". I just assumed she meant that she was excited about the day. Then, Stephanie popped out from around the corner. I was so excited, I started crying. I was so happy that I was going to Disney with my mom and both of my sisters. It made it even more special. But, I'm definitely looking forward to the next trip when we'll have Emma and Dalton with us too. It was an amazing 3 days. I must give a shout out to my amazing friend/trip planner, Mollie, who let me steal all
of her research from the past 2 years and use her stroller that made the trip so much easier. As a kid, I don't remember ever being sad about leaving Disney or wishing that I could go back, but I was sooo sad to leave and I can't wait to go back. It was so....magical. The kids faces were priceless...all the time. The weather was perfect, the lines were short, and there were minimal meltdowns. The most stressful thing was dinner. We would always have plans to grab something after we got back to the hotel (since we were using the shuttles to the parks and back), but that would always end up being 9 or 10 at night. There were 2 nights that my kids didn't even eat dinner because they were conked out before they had a chance. We were always having too much fun to stop and eat while we were at
the parks. So, the major thing we would do different next time is drive our own car to the parks. We did 2 days at Magic Kingdom and one day at Animal Kingdom. Thanks to Granna, Mary Kate got a princess make-over at Bibbidy Bobbidy Boutique. Mary Kate was so precious, loving every minute of it...and so was I. Ford got Knighted, which meant he got some funky paint and glitter in his hair and a sword and shield that sat on the bottom of the stroller all day. The kids had a blast hunting down all the characters for autographs, and the characters always made it worth the wait. Ford's favorite rides were Peter Pan and the Flying Carpets. Mary Kate actually rode Splash Mountain and loved it. However, she did NOT love the Haunted Mansion. She didn't even make it
through the line the first time we tried. The second time, there was no line so we thought we could get her in without noticing, but the first time the lights went dark, she started crying and begging to leave. Joel was her hero and took her out. Personally, I loved the Buzz Lightyear ride. I could go on and on about how much fun we had, but then this blog would never end. I'm so thankful that we got a chance to go. And, I love knowing that the Kingdom of Heaven will be even better than the Magic Kingdom.
y Kate came running out saying "surprise". I just assumed she meant that she was excited about the day. Then, Stephanie popped out from around the corner. I was so excited, I started crying. I was so happy that I was going to Disney with my mom and both of my sisters. It made it even more special. But, I'm definitely looking forward to the next trip when we'll have Emma and Dalton with us too. It was an amazing 3 days. I must give a shout out to my amazing friend/trip planner, Mollie, who let me steal all 
of her research from the past 2 years and use her stroller that made the trip so much easier. As a kid, I don't remember ever being sad about leaving Disney or wishing that I could go back, but I was sooo sad to leave and I can't wait to go back. It was so....magical. The kids faces were priceless...all the time. The weather was perfect, the lines were short, and there were minimal meltdowns. The most stressful thing was dinner. We would always have plans to grab something after we got back to the hotel (since we were using the shuttles to the parks and back), but that would always end up being 9 or 10 at night. There were 2 nights that my kids didn't even eat dinner because they were conked out before they had a chance. We were always having too much fun to stop and eat while we were at
the parks. So, the major thing we would do different next time is drive our own car to the parks. We did 2 days at Magic Kingdom and one day at Animal Kingdom. Thanks to Granna, Mary Kate got a princess make-over at Bibbidy Bobbidy Boutique. Mary Kate was so precious, loving every minute of it...and so was I. Ford got Knighted, which meant he got some funky paint and glitter in his hair and a sword and shield that sat on the bottom of the stroller all day. The kids had a blast hunting down all the characters for autographs, and the characters always made it worth the wait. Ford's favorite rides were Peter Pan and the Flying Carpets. Mary Kate actually rode Splash Mountain and loved it. However, she did NOT love the Haunted Mansion. She didn't even make it
through the line the first time we tried. The second time, there was no line so we thought we could get her in without noticing, but the first time the lights went dark, she started crying and begging to leave. Joel was her hero and took her out. Personally, I loved the Buzz Lightyear ride. I could go on and on about how much fun we had, but then this blog would never end. I'm so thankful that we got a chance to go. And, I love knowing that the Kingdom of Heaven will be even better than the Magic Kingdom.
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