Friday, November 14, 2014

A Week Away with the Grandparents

Last Saturday Hannah, Nana, Papa and I boarded a plane and flew to FL to visit with Grandma and Grandpa for a week.  Each fall my parents rent a home in ‘The Villages’ FL and we join them for a week of sun, relaxation, playtime and shopping!

A brief stop in the Orlando airport to take a picture at our traditional spot.IMG_5517

Our first stop is normally Downtown Disney but this year to avoid the traffic headaches caused but construction we went to Disney’s Port Orleans ~ Riverside ResortIMG_5521 to park, check it out, eat and then take a boat to Downtown Disney.  A much better choice than trying to find a parking spot right now.  (Thankfully the new parking garage is scheduled to open in a couple of weeks so hopefully things get better.)

An unexpected event for us was renting one of their surrey bikes.  We sure had a lot of laughs as we attempted to pedal this bike around the resort a couple of times!

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After lunch we boarded one of the boat shuttles and made our way to Downtown Disney.IMG_5531

Skating with Anna, Elsa and OlafIMG_5538

It’s not a trip to DD without a stop at Goofy’s Candy Store for caramel and peanut covered apples!  Mmmm!!

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At the Disney Store their is a magic mirror where little girls can see what they look like with all the different princess dresses and accessories.  This mirror proved too tempting for Papa to pass up!

After a long day of travel and fun Hannah crashed in the car at 6pm and was gone for the night.  I was concerned she’d be up early but she slept right through until 6am the next morning!   Guess we tuckered her out!

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Sleep well my sweet girl.  There’s a week of fun ahead of you!

7 comments:

  1. I want to live in Canada you get an incredible amount of vacation time!

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    1. I have worked for the same employer for more than 27 years and am blessed and thankful to have 6 weeks of vacation each year Lucy.

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  2. Another fun week, awesome! Glad Hannah got better in time for your trip!

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  3. It's great that your school is ok with you taking her out for holidays. Last February we took our little guy out for a trip to Cuba and the school made me feel like we were committing a crime. :-/

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    1. I'm sorry that happened to you. Hannah has an amazing teacher who is fully supportive of our travels although she wishes she could come with us! :) Hannah is just in kindergarten so it's easy to pull her out but I know I will have to scale things back soon as she enters Grade 1 next year. But this year - it's full on travel mode! I know there are opportunities she has to learn things while traveling that she never could in the classroom.

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  4. Family time is just awesome. Enjoy!

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  5. How Fun!! Love all the giggles that Papa supplied for everyone. :D

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