Disney World 2016

In May we went to Disney World for a few days. It was such a special trip. Not only was it Olivia's first trip, but we were able to meet another family that was going for a Make A Wish trip. We have been so excited to meet them!

It was very hot, but we made it through the day. We were soaked in sweat by the time we got on the bus to head back to our hotel. You should wear as little clothes as possible in the warmer months when traveling there. Tank top, shorts, comfy shoes, hat, and definitely take advantage of the water rides. We purchased a fan for Olivia's stroller before our trip and also a misting fan. That helped a lot when we needed to cool off some.

We live an hour and half away from Disney, so its an easy drive for us. When we had made the decision on Disney we weren't sure where to begin. A friend of mine shared that she used a Disney Vacation Planner. She was super helpful! I just spoke with her and gave her the details of our trip and she got back to me with the rates. Once we made our decisions, she set it all up.

We were able to get a third park day for free, so we made sure to drive down a little earlier on our first day. Once we got to our hotel and unpacked everything, we headed out to Animal Kingdom. We stayed at The Port Orleans Riverside hotel. The hotel was nice, but we knew since we would just be sleeping there that we didn't need anything super extravagant. Our only concern was that it had a mini fridge in the room for Olivia's medications. It was so nice not having to drive anywhere there since we were staying at a Disney Resort. We rode the bus to and from all of the parks and only drove the night we went to Disney Springs.

You can't tell in the photo, but it was SO hot! We saw the Finding Nemo show and rode some rides at The Animal Kingdom. It was Olivia's first time riding any kind of ride and she was fearless! We loved the safari ride. She got to see all kinds of animals and enjoyed the ride too. In between doing the safari ride and playing in the bone yard, we met up with The Rex family. It was so incredible! I'm usually pretty shy, but it was like we had known them forever. Olivia and Brooklyn were instant besties. We've been waiting to meet them since last year when they came over to the states for Brooklyn's medical care.

After the park we went back to the hotel and napped. The best part of staying at a disney resort is being able to go back for NAPS, especially if you have a little one. We met The Rex's for dinner and to celebrate Sam's birthday.  Dinner was at The Boathouse and it was oh, so yummy!

We went to Magic Kingdom on Wednesday. We picked Magic Kingdom that day so that we could spend all day, go back to the hotel for naps, and then go back to the park for dinner and fireworks. I've been to Magic Kingdom before, but it's so different when you go with a little lady who loves every disney princess there is. I would say Olivia enjoyed herself, but the best part for us was just seeing how excited she got when she got to meet a character or on the rides. Hands down, best part!!

The fireworks show was seriously amazing! Olivia hated fireworks last year and really enjoyed these. I'm sure it had something to do with the awesome company we had with us, but she wasn't scared at all. She met Anna and Elsa and rode the teacups and loved it. We realized after all of her character interactions, that she does better meeting characters in full costume. If she could see their face, she wasn't a fan. Her meet and greet with Anna and Elsa didn't go as well as we thought it would. Brooklyn loved it though and even danced with them :)

Best Day Ever!

Our last day was spent at Hollywood Studios. There was so much Star Wars and Toy Story stuff there. Olivia was in heaven. Not to mention she got to meet all of her favorite disney characters. She would get so impatient waiting in line though. Maybe she will be better with that the next time we go back. We were pretty exhausted though because we didn't leave Magic Kingdom until around 1:00 am. Dannie's proudest moment at Hollywood Studios was when Livi used the force on one of the Storm Troopers. I wonder who taught her that?

This was such a sad day for us because we had to say our goodbyes. The ladies spent some time together with the littles while the boys rode Tower Of Terror. The entire trip Brooklyn and Olivia were holding hands and running around playing and if they weren't together, they spent their time figuring out how to jump out of their strollers so they could be together. We could have met them anywhere honestly as long as they could have been together. The princesses were just a bonus.

A Sam selfie :)

The girls playing with their princesses.

Olivia didn't want to let go of her hand. 

Meeting Doc McStuffins

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