Our Disney Trip~ Day 1

At the end of June the Williamson's and our family decided to plan a trip to Disney together. We knew we had a lot of planning to do since we were going at the end of July. Todd and I thought this would be perfect timing with it being so close to Jackson's 5th birthday. Eric and Mary told Nolan and Camden that they were going to Disney and we told Jackson and Aubrin, but we didn't tell the kids that each other were going. We were so excited for the surprise!!!!
This morning we were up early, dressed and out of the house at 6:30am. Jackson and Aubrin were up and ready to go, smiling ear to ear.
When we got to the airport, the Williamson's pulled up at the same time. I wish we had our video camera out, but we were trying to get the bags out of the car and keep the kids in one place. Jackson saw Camden and said, "Camden, what are you doing here?" Camden told Jackson that he was going to Disney World. Jackson said, "I'm going to Disney World too!" Still it didn't click with any of the kids what was happening. Then Todd told the kids that we were all on the same plane and then finally they all got what was happening. They were hugging and holding hands walking through the airport. It made the beginning of the trip that much better that the babes were so excited to be together. I must say that I was equally as excited to spend the week with Eric and Mary.
As we waited for the plane, all four kids were glued to the window watching the planes land and talk about what they "think" Disney would be like. The plane ride went well. Jackson and Aubrin both watched a movie, read books and had a snack. It was a very quick trip. The service was perfect. As soon as we got off the plane we found a great man standing there with a sign with our name on it, we got our bags, hopped in the car and arrived at the hotel with no problems.
Our room wasn't ready yet, so we grabbed lunch. After lunch we went to our rooms, which were connecting- the kids thought that was so much fun, and then headed down to the pool. Our hotel had a few different pool and a small spray park for the kids to enjoy. Jackson though swimming to the waterfall and back was the best part of the pool.

For dinner we walked to downtown Disney and enjoyed the sights. Jackson and Aubrin LOVED the Lego store and all of the statues made out of Legos. We had dinner at Plant Hollywood and then headed back to our hotel to get some sleep before we started our Disney adventures in the morning at Animal Kingdom.