WDW 2012 - At the Resort

For our last day in Disney, we decided to skip the park and spend the day exploring the resort. We spent some time at both pools and a little time at the beach. It was the BEST day that we had while on vacation. Very relaxing and fun. Couldn't ask for a better way to spend Mother's Day!

Momma + Boys

Colin outside of the Wilderness Lodge

Getting ready to go for a boat ride with Dadda

Something that Chris has wanted to do since he was a little by was to take the mini-powerboats out on the water. All of the resorts on this lake, which connects to Magic Kingdom, have these boats available and you can see them as you are taking the monorail or ferry to and from Magic Kingdom. Well this year, he finally was able to do that! Colin rode along side him and pretended the other boats were pirate ships :) What an imagination, that one! They had a blast. And I got some quiet, alone time to catch up on some reading poolside!

WDW 2012

I think Chris and I were a little too optimistic about what we could handle with two kids, one just 7 weeks old, at Disney World. This trip was a LOT of work for us. A lot of juggling lines, tired kids with just one stroller, and a nursing schedule. By the time we got the hang of it, it was time to leave! I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked, especially since it was this little man's first official trip:

But we did manage to make it over to Epcot (not really a stretch since it's Chris' favorite park) to take a picture with Mickey! No trip would be complete without that.

We did all of the usual - Buzz Lightyear Space Rangers, it's a small world (Salem's rode too!), Pirates of the Caribbean, etc. There is a new ride in Magic Kingdom called Barnstormer and it was great! Like a pint-size roller coaster. Colin was a little hesitant after the first hill, then he was 'wee-ing' all the way through and rode it again with his Dadda! The next time we come, he should be tall enough to ride Space Mountain and Splash Mountain and all of those goodies.

We also ventured to Hollywood Studios for the first time. However, we got there a bit late. All of the shows were done for the day - except for the Little Mermaid and the Muppets, so we did both of those. And he liked them a lot. However, we missed the Disney Junior show, which he really would have liked, and we missed an opportunity to take pictures with Buzz and Woody! I about cried. I had no idea how great this area of the park was for kids! I am so sad that we did not find it sooner. We did go on the new Buzz Lightyear ride (a 90 minute wait for most of the night!) but next visit we will be sure to spend more time in Hollywood Studios to really enjoy it! I'm sure it will become one of our favorite spots!

WDW 2012 - Vero Beach

For the first leg of our trip we stopped at Vero Beach for a little time in the sun :) Well, Chris and Colin spent a lot of time in the sun. Salem is still too young for sunscreen, so we spent a lot of time in the shade:

We shared a cabana on the beach and watched Dadda and Colin hit the waves and play in the sand. 

Colin had a blast at the beach! It was a very quiet beach so he had a ton of room to roam and a storm brought in just the right amount of waves. Perfect beach day!

The resort also had a great pool area for the kiddos, complete with a pirate ship! Colin climbed right up and said 'Yo Ho Ho!'. It may be the best kids' pool I've ever seen.

Colin bravely went down this slide TWICE! Chris waited for him at the bottom and we made sure he wore a life vest. It seems that he has forgotten how to swim since last summer. Good thing we will be spending a lot of time at the pool this summer :)

Dadda & Salem in matching outfits

We were pretty pleased with the resort. It was small and quiet. The restaurants on the resort were actually pretty good. We had GREAT seafood both nights which is all I wanted! It would be worth another stop someday. But we had bigger plans for this trip- on to Disney World!

WDW 2012 - Day 1

I wasn't planning on posting about the trip down to Florida, however, our short stay in Atlanta proved to be an eventful one! Straight out of an episode of 'When Vacations Attack!'. Okay, slight exaggeration, but at the time it seemed like it was.

Fresh air + exercise after being in a car since 5:30 am = brilliant!
Strolling through the ghetto and then getting caught in a monsoon with a six week old- not so brilliant.

We were huddled under a tent in the park waiting for our burgers to be served while the heavens literally opened up on us. It went from beautiful, sunny day to flash flooding just in the minutes we were waiting for our order. With no sign of it letting up and the air getting cooler, we decided to grab our burgers to-go and make a dash for it. With a six week old. Parents-of-the-year. By God's grace, no one got sick and no one got hurt. And our marriage survived :) But please don't let this be a sign of things to come!

From what we did see of the city, I would like to make another trip in the near future and stay just a bit longer. Maybe to hit up a few of these places:

Westside Provisions District - specifically Yeah! Burger, West Egg Cafe and Room + Board,

Inman Park - Atlant's first planned suburb and loads of historical character,

HD1, King of Pops, and maybe World of Coca-Cola, just because.

In the meantime, please pray that put vacation does not get the best of us!