One of the best parts of our week in Florida at Christmas time was getting to go to Disney as a family for the first time. Marcus & Mike have taken Caleb & Chase a couple of times before, but I had never been with any of the kids and Ethan & Lydia haven't been at all.
One of the coolest parts is that the whole day was completely free (except food) for the five of us! My parents had four park hopper passes from back in 1988 when our whole family went to Disney for a week, and we only used 3 of the 4 days on the pass. Mom kept those tickets in an envelope for 23 years, and they got our whole family into the Magic Kingdom for a day. I don't know the exact cost, but I'm pretty sure that saved us more than $400 in admission. Thanks so much, Mom & Dad!
Another really cool thing about this trip to Disney is that Marcus used an iPhone app to help us pick which rides to do next (it gave us up-to-date wait times on all the rides). Because of this, even though it was December 26th and a very crowded day at Disney, Marcus said that we were able to ride more rides in one day than he ever had before. And I thought it was really cool that we had such a smooth, enjoyable day, despite the crowds and the fact that our own group numbered 13, with more children than adults. Everyone agreed the day was a huge success, and we look forward to doing it again soon!
First glimpse of the Disney Castle from the ferry.
Marcus was laughing at how intent I looked on this Buzz Lightyear Shoot-em-up Ride
Mimi kindly lent us her double-stroller for the day, and it turned out to be very useful.
Lydia enjoying the tunnel on Tom Sawyer island (one of the only times she got the get out of the stroller the whole day!)
Ethan & Daddy love :)
Mimi and her newest grandbabies, Lydia & Dallen
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