The Shulars: Tate's first Trip to Disney

Spur of the moment is not my thing (ask my husband) but I just wanted a get away trip so bad this Fall before the new baby GIRL (yes GIRL!!) and before I got so pregnant I couldn't walk. We started researching into a short Disney trip and after some planning and good advice from others had a plane flight and trip booked before we knew it. It worked out good because this fell during my Veterns Day Hoilday so the only day I had to take off was Wed. We flew Alligient Air from Wed to Sun and this was the perfect amount of time away. Tate did great on his first plane ride and even sat in his own seat like a big boy. We were able to sit together both flights which helped ease mommy and daddy. We arrived in beautiful Florida with 80 degree weather. The Disney Express shuttled us to the Pop Century Resort and we got used to the shuttling around from here to there the rest of the week. Our hotel was pretty cool with three pools and lots of oversized items (playdough, three-wheel, Mickey Mouse, etc). We stayed in the 50s themed area. When we arrvied we had to take advantage of the warm weather not warm water and jump in for a swim. Swimming in November was awesome so we did again later in the week! We visited three theme parks: Magic Kingdom (the castle was magical), Animal Kingdom (loved the Safari ride), and Hollywood Studios (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!!). I was amazed at all the rides we could ride with Tate. He did get a little scared on some of the dark, loud ones but overall did great! We got our picture with Tigger, Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. I was surprised that we could find all the characters and so many Christmas lights were up already. At Hollywood Studios we were able to catch the Festival of Lights where the lights flicked on and off to Christmas Music. Two nights we visted the Downtown Disney area which was full of place to shop and eat. They had a LEGO store, a Ghirradelli (which I fell in love with their Hot Chocolate and free samples), and tons to Disney themed stores that were fun to look through. Our short trip was a success and it will be great to have these memories some day to look back upon.

Looking out of the plane with daddy...