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Robyn's crew headed out first thing Saturday morning and we had a LAZY day planned. When I made plans for the trip I really wanted to make sure I carved out a couple days for JUST the kids and I. While time with friends and family is always fun, it usually results in adults talking and kids playing. I wanted to make sure I had quality time WITH my kids while Zach was in Ireland. We started our Saturday with a big, yummy cinnamon roll breakfast then had some fun playing games while Spear napped.
After our great morning at Animal Kingdom we went back to the house and the kids all napped while Zach and I worked on getting things packed and done so we could head out first thing the next morning. I promised the big three if they went to sleep quick that we'd head out quick and they followed through so once they woke up we hit up Magic Kingdom! This was my first time doing Magic Kingdom solo at night. I'm glad I did Epcot first as Magic Kingdom is a different beast when it comes to crowd levels at nighttime and all exiting the park at once! We have a new game we play at the parks called "remember where we parked!" I still took a pic to make sure we all remembered because I assumed by 11:00 that night memories would probably be a bit foggy ;)
On our last full day of our trip (Saturday) we spent the morning at Disney Springs. We headed back pretty early so ALL the kids could nap and then the big three and I headed to Epcot. It was my first solo mom experience at night at the parks. Nights at the parks tend to be more crowded and it means dealing with the massive crowd of people when exiting at closing. Plus the dark is just a new ballgame vs when it's nice and bright and light outside. I'm just conquering all these park goals ;) When we arrived at Epcot we went straight to get some pics and this was an odd location but I'm always all about finding the photo pass person without anyone waiting so whatever. It works!
When we first purchased our Disney Vacation Rental Home we planned to go for Spring Break. I mean it just makes sense! Why not use the house for the week and have a chill family time, right? Our property manager contacted us and let us know he had someone interested in renting it for that week for a LARGE sum of money. We said "BOOK IT!" and instead made a short visit down and just got a cheap condo for our few nights.
Since we have annual passes a little goal of mine is to visit at least one Disney park a month. I know it's probably not going to be possible, but it'd be cool to achieve if we could! Having passes means visiting the parks is essentially free for us so what better activity to keep the kids busy and out of the house so everyone could work? I decided for my first solo day at Disney with the kids that I'd go to Epcot. They've never done World Showcase and it's a pretty easy route to travel and I thought it'd be a good way to ease myself into handling it all on my own. We got to the park super early so we could be among the "walk super fast" to Frozen crowd :) Perfect shirt for my first solo mom day at the parks! Ready to get our run on! Whoop whoop! I couldn't BELIEVE how fast we made it with me pushing the double stroller and Kye walking! You can kinda see us ;) My vikings! Their attempts at copying Elsa...
