Our last day in Florida we chose to spend at the Give Kids the World resort, which we had grown so comfortable at. It really felt like a home away from home for us. That place is magic. It is both beautiful and amazing and wonderful, and also heartbreaking because it has to exist at […]

We slept in a little after our super late night (E wasn’t in bed until midnight after the fireworks!) and then Elayna was surprised to find that Mickey Mouse and Belle were on the grounds at Give Kids the World… just there to spread some smiles to the kids. She was ecstatic to meet Mickey […]

Animal Kingdom was probably my favorite park that we went to. We really enjoyed the safari adventure ride, the Lion King show, and the fantastic music and food in the African side of the park. Elayna, always on the look out for more autographs, got to meet Pocahontas and Pluto (and Goofy again). The best […]

We spent the first half of our fourth day at Hollywood Studios. We went to the Frozen Sing-A-Long, met some more characters (Chip and Dale, Buzz Lightyear and Woody, Mike and Sully), and went on some rides. We knew that some rain was predicted for the second half of the day, so when th the […]

On our third day we got up and spent a little time wandering Give Kids the World before heading out to Cocoa Beach. Elayna carried Mickey around with her and we visited the Castle of Miracles, the Ice Cream Palace, and even fed a creepy clown who asks for paper… constantly. Haha! Elayna thought he […]