So it happened like this. Jon kept asking if we wanted to try to go somewhere for his week off in Jan and we hadn't made any decisions. So then we get a pamphlet in the mail talking about how January is the least expensive time to go to Disney. So we decided to look into it and ended up deciding to do it. We were all ready to book for Disney Land when I rechecked the flights and they had doubled over night! So, we ended up booking to Disney World. From booking day to leaving day was two weeks. I'd call it about as last minute as a Disney vacation can be.
We left Tuesday around 11am. We drove to Kansas City, then flew directly to Orlando (I love when there is no layover). As we were leaving, Jon mentioned he had that scratchy, I'm-getting-sick throat feeling. But, no worries, I had Doterra cough drops. All is well with the world. We got in to Orlando around 7:45pm. We used all Disney transportation and tookthe Magical Express to our resort, Port Orleans. By now it's around 10. Jon is sick. Like fever and chills sick. Ugh. So, because the world is set for a family of four we had to book a family suite. We chose the least expensive family suite which happened to be in Downtown Disney and we weren't that stoked about te location. But, it was a significant savings. We specifically noted we needed wheelchair accessible. Well, they booked us on the second floor with no elevator. So they ended up putting us in a four person room anyway. I wish we had made a bigger fuss, or any fuss. It was pretty lame. But really, we just wanted to get to bed.
I had packed the kids some jammies in our carry on so they immediately went to bed. But Magical Express was supposed to be bringing our bags for us. It said about three hours to get them to you. Well, it took 5. Poor Jon was so sick and didn't have any medicine in the carry on. The bags finally came around 1 am.
Day 1- Animal Kingdom
After a rough start, we got up early and headed out for our first adventure. We saw a 4D film called "Its Tough To Be a Bug." Vanessa loved it and the boys thought it was terrifying. We went on Triceratops top spin, went to Dino world, and went on a safari. Vanessa was the only one tall enough to ride Dinosaur. Jon took her and she ended up huddled in a ball crying. Oops. Too scary. I thought it was a roller coaster. Anyway, the highlight for Brigham was definitely the Lion King show. He told everyone about this show for weeks. It was a pretty cool performance. The highlight was definitely the guy that danced with the fire. Unfortunately for Brigham, he started to run a fever half way through this day. He wasn't super sick yet but definitely started acting tired and clingy. After we had gone on all the attractions we wanted, we jumped in line to meet Pocahontas. Vanessa talked with her and she was very cute. Benson hid from her and Brig refused to get out of the stroller. Poor guy was so tired. Neither Jon or I saw it but Pocahontas gave Benson a kiss on the cheek. It wasn't until we were leaving that I noticed the lipstick and asked Benson about it. He was so funny! He zipped away in his chair and wouldn't say anything and acted shy. But when I laughed and asked to take a picture, he very proudly held that cheek up! The park closed early, at 5:30pm and it was actually kind of nice to not feel like we needed to push the kids to stay up super late. We went back to the hotel, got some food, watched a few cartoons and went to bed.
