Disney World- Part 1

We left for Disney on Thursday February 23rd. We had 4 days in the parks and then were flying home on Tuesday the 28th. We flew out of New Orleans. Leilynn was with us on the flight going.

It was Hudson and Gianna's first time to fly and they did great! Hudson looked a little nervous, but was fine.

G was loving it

We had a connecting flight, but they were occupied with their tablets.

We saw a rainbow out of the window

We arrived in Orlando around 4:30 and met up with Jamie, Luke and Emeire. We took the bus together to our resort.

Everyone met up to go to dinner the first night

A crazy dessert the kids had after dinner, complete with Mickey sprinkles.

Day 1 - Magic Kingdom

scanning our magic bands to get in

Luke was in a wheel chair because he had knee surgery in January. The kids enjoyed riding in the wheelchair especially when he got an electric scooter the other days.

Breakfast in the Beast's Castle (Beauty & the Beast)

It was our 11th anniversary on Friday

Dillon surprised us and showed up for the trip! It was complete with my whole family :)

Teacup ride

Gianna got some Frozen ears

Aladdin's carpet ride

Liberty Square

Waiting in line for Goofy's roller coaster

Hudson loved the roller coasters, he screamed the entire time!

Swiss Family Robinson tree house

It's a Small World

Buzz Lightyear- that was one of the boys' favorite because you shoot targets while riding

It was a long first day and we didn't get to do everything in Magic Kingdom, but the kids were troopers! We did a lot of walking everyday.

Day 2 - Animal Kingdom

They had animals to see and touch along the way to the rides

The Tree of Life

Bug's life show- Gianna was scared because it was dark and she doesn't like 3D.

Dinosaur land

moneys on an island

Gianna meeting Baloo

We waited in line for 90 minutes for the safari ride, which was the only thing we had to wait for. Most rides were 30 minutes max. The kids got out of the stroller, so I took a rest.

That night we had dinner at Tusker House.

There was a meet and greet with some of the characters.

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