Our trip to Disney World was magical and we definitely made memories. We left from Tampa on the Friday after Thanksgiving and stayed in Orlando for a week. We stayed at The Marriott Royal Palms in a villa that we shared with my parents. My sister, Mary Ellen and her family had already been in Orlando for a couple of days when we arrived. We visited the Magic Kingdom two times along with Epcot twice and we also went to the Animal Kingdom. Preston and my Dad spent one day at the Kennedy Space Center. We read books and talked to friends about taking our little ones to Disney in order to prepare for our trip. We went with our Mommy and Daddy intuition and decided to take the twins home each day for a nap and I am so glad that we did. They were simply exhausted and it really seemed to allow them to enjoy the experience. I was shocked at how well they did as they never complained about having to wait in line to ride the rides. Gracie absolutely loved all the characters and she knew how to pose just right for pictures. Bailey wanted nothing to do with the characters and he would start clinging to us when they came near. However, by the last day of the trip he was reaching his arms out to touch the characters during the parade at Magic Kingdom. I loved seeing his little face light up when the characters stepped out the the parade to touch his hands. Both of the twins loved the rides and they would stand in line saying "it is my turn." After the rides they would beg to go again and again. Poor Bailey threw the biggest fit when it was time to get off "It's a Small World" because he loved seeing all the dancing dolls so much. We enjoyed breakfast with cousins Lauren and Andy at Chef Mickeys where we received lots of special attention from all the characters. We were very thankful to have Granny and Grandpa with us to help hold hands, guide strollers, wipe bottoms or whatever else was needed. Part of the twins favorite experience at Disney were the different modes of transportation. They loved riding on the tram that went from the parking lot to the park and they were fascinated while riding the monorail. Each time they would sit down to ride they would yell "All aboard." Gracie and Bailey became little travelers on this trip and would ask questions like "Where are we going next mom" and "can we go to the vacation house."I was so sad to leave such a magical place but it did help to brighten our spirits that we were headed home to a decorated house for Christmas. We are hoping to return to Disney in two years but for now we will always hold tight our magical memories!
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