Our trip to Disney World!

On Thursday we flew to Orlando, Florida to meet Ryan’s parents for vacation in Disney World. We had been planning this trip for over a year and it has quickly come and gone. We are so thankful for Grandma & Grandpa taking us on the trip and spending that time with them.

It’s funny, with a child all the things I would have normally worried about remembering to pack for myself only revolved around my baby. I threw some different outfits and toiletries into my suitcase and was done. For Nolan, I was running all around the house like a crazy person with my list making sure we had more than enough for him. Outfits for all weather, diapers/wipes, baby shampoo & wash, his own bath towel and wash cloths, pack n’ play sheet, bibs, bottles, gas drops/gripe water, toys, books, and monitor, just to name a little bit. I am happy to say that the only thing I can think that we I forgot was my hair straightener! Nolan had more than enough and 4 suitcases later (yes 4!) we made our way to the airport.
 

We boarded the plane and Nolan was ready for his bottle. Before he could fuss we had the bottle ready and gave it to him. We were a little panicked because we tried to hold off until take off, but just hoped that it would last long enough. The only thing I was really nervous for were his ears on the plane, but Nolan ended up falling sound  asleep in my lap on takeoff. He slept for about an hour of the flight. When he woke up he was happy and content with his toy. We actually got a compliment from the gentleman sitting behind us when we landed that we all deserved a congratulations for how well Nolan did on the plane. Phew!

When we got to the resort we were greeted by Ryan’s parents and excited to have made it to our destination! We went to the following parks during our stay, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom & Epcot! We saw the Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights, attended Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and saw decorations for the holidays all throughout the parks. The weather was amazing; it got up into the 80’s a few days. The lines were short for rides, amd I think the longest we stood in any line may have been 30 minutes, if that. We rode several rides multiple times. The ride I feared the most was the Tower of Terror. Of course, Ryan made sure to get me on that ride, not once or twice, but 3 times! I have to admit for as scared as I was, it was pretty fun, but that doesn’t mean that he didn’t have to tug my arm each time to get me back on it! Nolan even went on some rides. He went through the safari and saw the animals, rode on Toy Story with Grandma and Grandpa, we all experienced It’s a Small World and he rode Dumbo!

My highlight for Nolan was having him meet the characters. Mickey Mouse spent a good amount of time with him and it was adorable! He got his picture taken with the characters and princesses. He even was called “princess” a few times. We just laughed because well…we know that he is a pretty boy.

Nolan got his own Mickey ears! They had infant sized hats, but it was still huge on him. He will eventually grow into them though!

We really are so thankful for Ryan’s parents taking us on this trip. We had so much fun with them and hope they enjoyed our company as well. Thank you so much Grandma & Grandpa for EVERYTHING!!!

We took A LOT of pictures...this isn't even half of them!!

The Osborne Lights at Hollywood Studios:

 

Nolan slept  through all the light shows!

So awesome!

 

Getting ready for another fun day at the parks:

Blurry :(

Deep in thought! Haha

 

Downtown Disney:

Made out of legos!

Legos!

 

We ate at Earl of Sandwich (located behin the tree) Yum!

 
Magic Kingdom:

That girl really had to take a picture at that very moment and stand right behind us...awesome. ha!

Grandma, what are you looking at? ;)

 It's A Small World!

Ryan is clearly amused.

 

Riding Dumbo, notice the little hat..Nolan enjoyed the ride!

Love this picture!

Mickey blinks??? Captured it!

Cute!

I absolutely loved that everything was so decorated for Christmas!

 

 

Animal Kingdom:

Nolan's favorite!

Mickey was SO CUTE with him!

:)

Turkey legs!

Our first ever turkey legs!

Nolan so proud to take Grandpa's hat!

Nolan was asleep so Ryan and I went and met Tigger & Pooh

:)

Bazinga

Love it!

Epcot:

 

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas at Magic Kingdom!

 The parade floats had different scents, like candy, christmas tree, hot cocoa, etc...

and they made it snow :)

Santa!

Nolan slept through most of it.. hehe

This was during the fireworks

 Notice Nolan pulling on Rapunzel's hair

 



Nolan had fun.

*Side Note for anyone who ever plans a Disney trip with an infant? When it comes to nursing, I am a private person. If I am out in public I always try to have a bottle. If not, I go sit in my car, or find an empty room I can use. Traveling with an infant would have been a challenge, but Disney has Baby Care Centers at each park! They were wonderful. They had rooms for nursing mothers to use. Hollywood Studios even had private rooms! The rooms had rocking chairs for you to sit and nurse. They had changing rooms with padded changing tables, so you didn’t have to change them on the hard tables in the restrooms. They even had high chairs you could sit and use to feed your baby if needed. They were stocked with all kinds of baby supplies that you may possibly need (for a fee). It was nice going to the parks knowing that I could go and nurse and didn’t have to have bottles ready or sit on a bench in a crowded park. Disney = Amazing!


I am ready to go back!