Disney World Vacation

We decided to take a big family vacation to Disney World this year for Labor Day week. We left early in the morning(around 6:00 AM) and drove for roughly 12 hours that first Saturday and stayed the night in Tallahassee, Florida. The girls were wide awake when we left as we had just told them where we were going that morning. They knew we were going somewhere, but they didn't know it was Disney World! The girls behaved pretty well in the car on the way there although there were a few times where you could tell they were tired of being in their seats. We had the DVD players and iPads/iPhones passed around for entertainment. I kept joking with Kelly that all I had when I made this trip as a kid were books and a deck of cards. We made sure to stop every few hours to stretch our legs, eat, or use the restroom.

On the second day of our trip, we repeated the leaving early routine so we could have more time once we arrived at Disney World. We arrived shortly after lunch to our hotel in Disney World(the Bay Lake Tower) only to find out they had overbooked us and that we were switching to The Contemporary Resort, which was right next door and also had the monorail going through it! The best part was that they upgraded us(at no extra cost) to a penthouse suite that was two bedrooms with a main living room in-between them! Apparently the suite we were in goes for over three thousand dollars a night! The best part about the suite was the common area on the way to the rooms after you stepped off of the elevators. They had complimentary food(breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) and drinks(even Heineken!) that we could load up on whenever we wanted. This, combined with the fridge in the room, made it a lot easier supplying the kids with snacks and drinks. I must admit that having the Heineken available at the end of a long day was also great. Anyway, below you will see the pictures taken from the balcony of the suite when we first arrived there.

Above is a zoom-in of the Animal Kingdom park.

 Above is the building that houses the Space Mountain rollercoaster ride.

 Below are two pictures of Addison's celebration dance when we got to the room.

Below are two movies from the suite. The first is of the girls on the balcony and a view looking outside. The second is a small tour of the hotel suite.

Movie 1

Movie 2