Addie's First 5K

I was seriously so impressed with her today! This 5 year old completed something plenty of adults haven't and can't. That is not to say she did not struggle. We walked and even sat down on a bench for a minute and I had to tell her no I would not carry her a few times. I tried to explain how far she had gone, what she had left and how proud of herself she would be at the end when she did it all by herself. I felt a bit militant but when she saw and crossed the 3 mile mark, knowing we only had a little bit left she lit up and took off and I knew I had done a good job. I love this little bit and cannot wait for us to run together some day.

 

   

Our trip to The Happiest Place on Earth

SATURDAY, FEB 28

Someone could hardly wait to get there! We didn't fly out til 1pm but she and Minnie were dressed at 7am and ready to go. Disney World here we come!!! It was a bit rainy when we first arrived but the rest of the week turned out to be amazing and sunny!

 

SUNDAY, MAR 1

We started our park adventures in Hollywood Studios. This park had all the Disney Junior characters plus tons of neat shows. We got to see Jake, Sofia, Daisy, Woody & Buzz up close but also sang along with Elsa & Anna, enjoyed what ended up being the group favorite ride, Toy Story Midway Mania!, I was an extra in the Indiana Jones stunt show, then ended our night with Fantasmic!, a fun water/light show. It was a perfect first day and we felt much more prepared for the beast that would be Magic Kingdom!

MONDAY, MAR 2
I went ahead and scheduled a free day for us right in the beginning which gave us the opportunity to reorganize all we thought we knew about Disney World. We also hit the pool at our resort. It was going to be hard to keep her out of it much longer anyway. That night we took a boat ride over to the Wilderness Lodge to see one of the longest running shows, Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue. Addie still talks about it and how she tried fried chicken for the first time!

 

TUESDAY, MAR 3
MAGIC KINGDOM DAY!!! There was not much we did not do. Rides, Fantasy Parade, lunch at Lady & The Tramp's Italian restaurant, roller-coasters, shows, more rides, more shows, Electrical Parade & fireworks show. She was such a trooper and really pushed herself outside her comfort zone discovering things she really liked (Seven Dwarfs Mine Train) and things she did not care for at all (Splash Mountain). We went hard and strong from 9am to 11pm and it showed as Jim carried a 5 year old sack of potatoes out of the park.

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY, MAR 4

Our last park day we went to Animal Kingdom, which was the smallest park, so we allowed ourselves to sleep in after the LONG day before. Lidia & Joe went to see a Cirque show while my little family enjoyed a meal at Tusker House with Mickey, Donald, Daisy & Goofy. Everyone is a kid at Disney World, right?! So Mom and Dad each jumped up for a picture with our favorite character there.

 

THURSDAY, MAR 5
We scheduled a late breakfast to give us a chance to recharge if needed which was great. We were able to take our time getting to Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and enjoy the monorail ride and its views. The Supercalifragilistic Breakfast was major! The location was fancier then anywhere we had been so far, the food was fantastic and the highlight was of course the character's table visits. We saw Mary Poppins, Alice & The Mad Hatter and Tigger! That afternoon we went miniature golfing and Jim and I got to have a date night at Downtown Disney! We ate at Wolfgang Puck's restaurant then closed down the joint at Paradiso 37 with new friends we made (another couple taking advantage of grandparents with young kids).

 

 

 

 

 FRIDAY, MAR 6

Thank you Grammy & VoVo for an absolutely wonderful trip that we will never forget! We really did not want to go home but were also exhausted and looking forward to our own beds.

 

 

By the way munchkin keeps asking when we are going back. ha!