A few weeks ago, I’m not sure if you noticed or not, but I was MIA for 7 days!  I took a magical one week Disney Vacation! THAT’S RIGHT, ONE FULL WEEK IN DISNEY WORLD!!!

It. Was. Fantastic!

My Hadley Girl’s first trip to Disney World.  Moments just don’t get more special than that!  Besides Hadley, my vacation entourage included my dear husband, my fabulous in-laws, brothers, sister and cousins included and besides Hadley, 2 of the cutest kids ever!  So that makes 9 adults and 3 kids under the age of 4. I couldn’t have asked for a more amazing group of people to spend my time in Disney World with!

We had a blast!  So much fun, in fact, that I couldn’t NOT share some of my photos and favorite memories with you.  As I’m sure you can imagine there were sooo many!  We WERE in Disney after all!!!  So I am going to share my vacation with you throughout 3 posts.  Today’s will be a wrap up of some of the things we did, saw and places we went. Post #2 might possibly be my favorite, it’s called Pirates and Princesses but you’ll just have to wait to see what THAT’S all about.  Plenty of cuteness though, I promise!  The last post will be titled Places to Eat.  I know, a little unexpected… but surprisingly enough Disney is packed full of deliciousness. SOOO MUCH GOOD FOOD, and I will share with you some of my faves!

Okay, but now it’s time for today’s post.  Let’s get to it… My Disney Vacation….

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We stayed at Saratoga Springs!
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We didn’t stay at the “Resort & Spa” though.  We stayed in the Treehouse Villas!  They were pretty awesome. I liked how secluded we were.  AppletiniPhotography1_0002

The awesome view from our deck and a sneak peek inside…AppletiniPhotography1_0004 AppletiniPhotography1_0005

If you’ve ever been to Disney, this bus probably looks familiar.  They busses run about every 15 minutes and will take you to whatever park or resort you are headed to.  The transportation is pretty convenient  but I will warn you wherever you are going, you’ll want to leave early.  And when I say early, I mean early-early! Especially if you have reservations.  AppletiniPhotography1_0007

GOOD OLE’ EPCOT… AppletiniPhotography1_0014

One of the first rides I was able to go on was Spaceship Earth.  You know, the one that is in the giant Epcot golf ball! AppletiniPhotography1_0015 AppletiniPhotography1_0016

After, we enjoyed The Seas… the “Finding Nemo Ride” where you ride in a clam shell and follow Nemo through the ocean!  The kids loved it!AppletiniPhotography1_0017

Almost as much as they loved looking at the fish in the giant aquariums that greet you after the ride.AppletiniPhotography1_0018 AppletiniPhotography1_0019 AppletiniPhotography1_0020

 

I love Magic Kingdom!  When I think of Disney World, I think Magic Kingdom!!  And you can’t visit Magic Kingdom without taking plenty of pictures of the castle!! 🙂

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It’s a Small World… one of my favorites.  It is one of the rides I look forward to most.  I’m not sure why but Disney just isn’t Disney without it!  Which may explain why there are so many photos from it in this post!! AppletiniPhotography1_0021 AppletiniPhotography1_0022 AppletiniPhotography1_0024 AppletiniPhotography1_0025 AppletiniPhotography1_0023

Ahhh, Frontierland!! AppletiniPhotography1_0029 AppletiniPhotography1_0030

 

Just another castle picture.  This time at night.  There is just something about that castle that screams ‘PHOTOGRAPH ME’!! AppletiniPhotography1_0038

We spent our 4th of July in Disney!  Lucky, I know!  😉

Here is my red, white & blue beauty…AppletiniPhotography1_0008
We originally planned to watch fireworks in Magic Kingdom but didn’t give ourselves enough time to get there.

Remember what I said about leaving early?? That goes double for holidays!!

So we went to Epcot instead…
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It was hot AND crowded but the firework and laser show was incredible!AppletiniPhotography1_0013

OH LOOK… MORE CASTLE PHOTOS!  haha!  For the Fourth, it was lit up patriotically.  Awesome, right?? …
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As I’m sure you are already aware, Hadley is a huge fan of Mickey Mouse and his gang, so when she saw Pete’s Silly Sideshow we HAD to go in!
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Minnie Mouse is Hadley’s favorite!  SHE LOVES HER!  So much, that she had to teach Minnie her signature ballet move.  Do you see Minnie workin it in that last photo?  Yeah, Hadley taught her that!  She was so proud!AppletiniPhotography1_0034

OH, and I’m pretty sure Minnie is Uncle Matt’s favorite too… 😉 AppletiniPhotography1_0035

After getting some quality time with some of her favorite characters, Hadley rode her first roller coaster… TWICE!  Mommy was a little nervous, but she was tall enough, so I couldn’t say no.  She went on with Daddy and if the park wasn’t closing we probably would have spent another hour there!!AppletiniPhotography1_0037 AppletiniPhotography1_0039
YES!  We made it to Hollywood Studio…
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Can you guess where this was??  Honey I Shrunk the Kids, of course!!!! This playground was pretty awesome! AppletiniPhotography1_0049 AppletiniPhotography1_0050 AppletiniPhotography1_0051 AppletiniPhotography1_0052 AppletiniPhotography1_0053

Disney Junior!  Hadley’s favorite channel!  We HAD to go in and watch the show… AppletiniPhotography1_0043

Well, I must admit… I was able to get on more rides than I expected.  You know, those easy ride-through rides.  Not the ones I REALLY wanted to get on.  This was the story of my life all week… AppletiniPhotography1_0006But I was happy the other adults were able to enjoy some ‘real’ rides.  Two of them being: Tower of Terror and  Rockin’ Roller Coaster, which apparently was a wild ride!  They rode twice!  Thank goodness for Fast Passes!!!! 😉AppletiniPhotography1_0041

Our vacation was fabulous.  Watching the kid’s faces light up 100 times a day was priceless.  I’m so glad we went and were able to experience it together.  But BOY was it EXHAUSTING!!!!  And I’m not just saying that because I was almost 8 months pregnant!  I think everyone would agree.  I know Hadley would… AppletiniPhotography1_0042

Okay gang… hope you enjoyed reliving this amazing trip we had.  Like I said, there will be 2 more Disney posts coming up.  And like I said before, the next is my FAVORITE!!  Stay tuned..

xx,

Heather