We left for Walt Disney World on Friday morning, February 5th, and drove to Marianna, Florida. I always love seeing this great country of ours, and got excited seeing the Gulf, and palm trees, and Spanish moss. And we had a TV in the van with Disney videos to watch. :) Our hotel was really nice, too.Our GPS did a great job leading us to WDW on Saturday. We got there mid-afternoon, and it took a while to check in. We stayed at the Alligator Bayou section of Port Orleans-Riverside resort, and it was perfect for our family. My Little-House-on-the-Prairie-loving girls were thrilled to see the patchwork-like comforters and "log" beds, and with the trundle bed we each had a place to sleep!
The house-keeping (or mouse-keeping, as they called it) was even fun--most days they arranged our stuffed animals and blankets like the picture above, and one day they even left a cute wash-cloth duck for us!
Mike tried to swim with the girls in the "heated" outdoor pool that afternoon, while I used my friend Bethany's un-used snacks from her Deluxe Disney Dining Plan. They were there the week before us, and had 22 snacks left for us!! I got milk, yogurt, orange juice, and fruit to put in our mini-fridge, as well as muffins for the next morning and mouse-ear shaped rice krispy treats. I LOVE free stuff!!! Yay, Bethany!!!
Eating at the frontier-themed Trail's End restaurant that night in Fort Wilderness just added to the Laura feelings. But I have to admit, it was my least favorite restaurant of the trip. We had "reservations" and still had to wait an hour, in the cold, to be seated for a mediocre buffet. The good news is, there was a playground right by the restaurant that the girls had fun playing on, as well as horses to look at, and a gift shop where Jessica and Rebecca bought hats.
Notice the buttons the girls are wearing? When we checked in, our "resort" gave us all "First Visit" buttons, and Jessica and Mikayla "Happy Birthday" buttons with their names on them. They got us all a lot of special attention-as well as special desserts for the birthday girls! :)
Notice the buttons the girls are wearing? When we checked in, our "resort" gave us all "First Visit" buttons, and Jessica and Mikayla "Happy Birthday" buttons with their names on them. They got us all a lot of special attention-as well as special desserts for the birthday girls! :) 
4 comments:
How fun! What a treat and blessing for your family to be able to share together. I'm very happy for you.
... and wondering how on earth you did so much the first day back—INCLUDING 9 loads of laundry. wha-huh????
I knew y'all would have a blast. can't wait to hear more!
What a fun vacation! Your pictures made me laugh. My kids always had to haul all their stuffed animals along, too!
Sounds like a wonderful time!
LOVE the pictures. You needed another vacation to recover from our first week back! You made me tired just reading it. Hey, we got the big box of goodies from Mike for the orphanage today.
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