DISNEY WORLD!!!

So I know you have all been waiting to hear about our AMAZING trip to Disney World.. There is SO much to say.. I don't even know where to start... I think I'm going to post one day from our trip each day of the next week to give you some insight... Let me first say, we had a GREAT trip!  We are so thankful to my mom and dad for taking us and giving us such great memories!  It was overall a fun, exciting, busy and relaxing trip.. Can't wait for more trips (and now that mom and dad are DVC members, maybe we'll go even more)!!  The cast members for our trip were Grandma, Grandpa, Mom (me), Dad (Brian), Aunt Michelle, Aunt Kaitlin, and Baby (Burke)....

Friday Afternoon: We drove to Richmond to spend the night at my parents for a early morning flight to DISNEY WORLD!  We ran to Target for some last minute trip must haves (cheese puffs and batteries!) and then stopped by Chickfila for some dinner.  We then tried to get to bed early since we had to get up at 4 for the plane ride!  None of us slept well.. not sure if it was the anticipation, or just different bed, but regardless, we woke up at 4am EXHAUSTED!

EARLY morning!

Plane ride!

Saturday morning (MY BIRTHDAY!):  We woke up SUPER early and got to the airport an hour and half before our flight.. We checked bags and went to the gate.. No lie. They were already boarding!  Note to self: If flying airtran again, always arrive at least 1 hour early!  (side note: one guy told me he missed his flight from atlanta, when the plane left 20 minutes early!). Burke was a GREAT traveler.. He slept for some of the flight and played.hung out for the rest.. Not fussy at all... I did try to plan ahead by having new toys for him. 

Bus to Disney World!!

We arrived in Florida at about 9am and were at the Wilderness Lodge Resort by about 10am.  Upon entering, they gave us buttons to wear advertising my birthday (How did they know?? DISNEY IS AWESOME!) and Burke's first visit.  We then headed to the Magic Kingdom (room wasn't ready yet), because I had decided ahead of time that MK HAD to be Burke's first experience at Disney :)  Unfortunately, he made it to the gates before he was out!  So his first parade he slept through..   We ate a quick lunch, then headed to Buzz Lightyear, which I did beat Brian at (its a video game ride!)!!  We headed to It's A Small World next.. Definitely not my favorite ride, but a MUST DO on your first Disney Trip.. We then bought Burke some Mickey Ears, then headed back to the room for a rest....

First trip to the pool!

When we got to the room, Burke was geared up and ready to go.. We decided to take him for his first swim!  He LOVED it!!  Which makes me sooooo happy!! :)  After we swam a little, including Brian and I going down the waterslide multiple times, we headed to the room for a nap.. Great family nap :)

On the Roof....

That night we were all headed to California Grille for dinner.  It is on top of the Contemporary (15th floor) and you are able to see everything! It's so cool and we were able to stay for fireworks on the roof.  They pipe the music from MK and you can see the fireworks perfectly.. It was great..  I have always wanted to eat there, but it is pricey, so when I found out we were on the dining plan and it was my bday, I demanded we go:)  The food was amazing and they brought out cake and sang.. Plus I got another dessert.  It was a GREAT birthday dinner!!!

My yummy peach/ice cream dessert

The cake...

And when we got back to the room, we had a package on the bed waiting for us.. A birthday gift from my parents.. DISNEY MAGIC ROCKS!! I did a little unpacking... Then we went to bed... Quite possibly the best birthday I have ever had!  :)

to be continued.....