Sunday, July 8, 2012

It’s MAGIC!


With summer vacation time in full swing we were SO fortunate to be able to spend a week in Florida surrounded by family.  To say we had a blast (or a "blast in a glass" for all you Jersey Shore fans…what?...crickets????...anyway) is an EXTREME UNDERstatement. 


There are so many wonderful things about this trip that these posts will go on for days; so fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a road trip down our vacation memory lane!

We caravaned down to Florida with my inlaws which was SUCH a help with the kids.  Ian was able to ride with them and J and I had the other 3.  This worked out fantastically!  Ian tends to…um shall we say instigate things and on a road trip that can get a little hard. 

We stopped in South Carolina for the night, swam in their indoor pool (so nice not to have to worry about sunscreen that day!), ordered pizza for dinner and went to bed early.  Nice!  The next morning we enjoyed a delicious, albeit a bit chaotic continental breakfast and hit the road again.
 
And FINALLY we made it to Orlando!!!




Yep, these little buddy's were tired after such a long day!
We were able to get some free tickets to the Magic Kingdom from my BIL’s sister who works for Disney!  SCORE!!!  My SIL Erin & BIL Jarrett, J & I took Ian all by himself to see the castle.  He was BEYOND excited!!!!  Seeing the things that we take for granted through our kids eyes really puts a new perspective on things doesn't it?  It’s MAGIC!





Seeing the Disney sign.
I PROMISE he was excited!  Haha!



After we wore Ian out completely we came back for a quick dinner and J’s parents were FANTASTIC to watch the kids that night so Erin, Jarrett, J & I could go back and ride a few rides.  It was SUCH a blast!!!!!




Nothing better than some fireworks to end the night as we are walking back to our car.

What a PERFECT 1st day!


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17 comments:

  1. Awesome!! Looks like a blast!! :D Disney is definitely on my bucket list.

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  2. Looks like you guys had a blast at the Magic Kingdom! We live in Florida an just love it there. Adore the photo of you all in from of the castle.

    xo,
    Allison

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  3. YAY! So glad you guys had such a great trip! can't wait to "see all about it!"

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  4. Ah, I am in Orlando right now on vacation too!! Isn't it great!!! Hope you guys are having fun!

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  5. Ah, I am in Orlando right now on vacation too!! Isn't it great!!! Hope you guys are having fun!

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  6. Looks so fun!!! So glad you had a good trip! We also have an instigator in our fam. I bet that helped with the travels! Xoxo

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  7. What fun!! Sad I missed you on your SC stop, but glad you got such an awesome vaycay!! I'm posting about ours, too!

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  8. Oh my gosh, Ian is so precious there! I want to go see the castle with him!

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  9. looks like you guys had so much fun!!! and i still think it's completely crazy that I totally know your family. lol.

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  10. this looks awesome! such a cute family =)

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  11. Love the pics, it looks like you had a blast! I'm stopping by from the hop and am now a new follower:) Would love if you could follow back when you get a chance;)

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  12. Love Disney World!! I think it's even more magical as an adult ha! The video of Ian getting excited about the castle is too cute!!!

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  13. what a blast! this makes me super excited for our family vacation in december! :) :)

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  14. Welcome home. Your blog spot missed YOU ;) Love the pics and it looks like you really had a great time.

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  15. Looks like a lot of fun, great photos! Thanks for the follow, following you back :)

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  16. looks like you had a great vacation. Thanks for linking up to my party.=)

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  17. Your guys look like you had an amazing time! I hope I can look as good as you after 4 kids. You go mama!

    -Amy
    http://theblankpagesblog.blogspot.com/

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