Vacation Survived.. and Fun

So we did it: six nights, four grandparents, and two kids at Walt Disney World! The itemized details will follow over time with ratings and reviews of the planning, the actual visit, and of course the food.

For now, I will smile and simply say we survived and I believe most (although probably not all) of our party are ready to go back! In fact, as we boarded the plane my DS3 said, “Bye, Mickey. See you next year!” My hubby, however, had a slightly different take when asked when we were going back: “We will discuss it after we have taken a vacation for ourselves.” I certainly can’t argue that. We are due some hubby and wife time!

All in all I think we monitored and adjusted well to the needs of those around us, like the grandparents who preferred a later start than we had planned or the child who was a zombie by day three and just wanted to go to the room and play or the grandparent who had a head ache and went back to the room for a nap.

We apologize that we were obsessed with getting the most for our money and trying to see everything even if that meant trudging along exhausted. We have to admit to getting tired, too, and needing to slow down; we just don’t like it! At this point and in hindsight, I realize that my planning was a bit ambitious, but we had built this up for two years as Zac’s first trip.

I would like to go on record as saying that once we got rolling I really did try to let Zac call the shots – though going back to the room to play with toys was kept to a minimum; seriously, he can do that at home. On the bright side, he did get to ride the Haunted Mansion ten times (I think we were on a first name basis with the cast members by the end of the night). And I was even crazy enough to take an infant and a 3 year old on HM by myself while daddy rode Splash Mountain!

Looking at the schedule, I’d say we are eighteen months to two years from our next Disney trip, but who knows, only time will tell! Right now, it is time to plan a mommy/daddy trip. Our tenth anniversary is next summer! I better make this one a good one!