Getting to Orlando!

Off we went to Orlando on January 31! Another bright and early travel day, just the way we like it.  The girls love the 5:00 am wake up, since it increases the excitement factor, and both jumped out of bed right away. Rose was probably the most excited person in the family, and woke up non-stop all night long.  Henry wasn't happy to wake up but was ok when he was in the car snuggled in with his blanket.  Oddly enough the morning was really warm, so we could wear our light Florida jackets easily.  

This is the part that always makes it feel real--standing inside the monorail station while Daddy parks the car! Everyone is always super pumped to get going!

Henry had fun with his own suitcase this time.

We can't wait until we're done with car seats and the stroller.  They ass so much more hassle to our day.  We have nexus passes but can't use the faster security line because of the damn stroller.
And the car seats take an extra 20 minutes to check when we fly to the US. (I realized we won't need anything of those things when we go on the cruise!)

After a super brief breakfast in the lounge (which Rose had been looking forward to for days), we hopped on board the plane.  No delays on either end as it was so warm outside, not even a de-icing.

I took charge of Rose and Henry on the way there.  Rose and Paige played video games 95% of the time, and Henry needed a bit more help, but it wasn't too bad.  He cried a bit about his ears again, but not nearly as bad as in the past.

Another issue with the 5:00 am wake up and non stop night time wake ups is my lovely ultra tired airplane look:

Arrival was super exciting and everyone remembered where to go to catch the monorail. These kids will be really great travellers when they're older.  

Luggage took only a minute and then we were off to the rental car.  Of course i caught sight of the Disney cruise buses and pointed them out--mike thinks i'm getting way too worked up about this. 

No visit to Orlando is complete without driving to McDonalds for our yearly binge fest.  No wonder we always arrive at the hotel with heartburn or nausea.   

We checked into our hotel and luckily got to try a building in a different part of the resort that we were hoping to stay in.

Kids walking up to our building with their luggage.  I feel so excited when I see this.  It meant 13 days ahead of us.  Sigh.

Grandma Val had a great travel day as well and was only delayed by 20 minutes or so and got to the hotel in time for dinner! So exciting to see her for our yearly trip!!