The Horton Family: Look out Disney World

November 27 - December 2, 2012

To celebrate the triplets' third birthday, there's no better place to be than the most magical place on Earth - Disney World. We took off in the middle of the night the Sunday after Thanksgiving and headed to warm and sunny Florida for almost 6 days of fun. Thankfully, Grams and Papa Bob were willing to come for the week as well. It took lots of hands to get through so much fun!

Kyle had properly prepared the kids by letting them watch YouTube videos of many of the rides, so the kids were crying for Dumbo the minute we arrived. Miranda started planning this trip nearly a year ahead of time and had found discounts on tickets (the kids were free!) and the rooms, so we checked into the Contemporary Resort. Ellis thought he had died and gone to heaven - elevators, escalators, buses, and the monorail! It was the boy's dream come true! The girls were equally fascinated with the "mama rail" and hoped each time their favorite color would appear (i.e. the red one for Emme, the green one for Lillie Ruth). They all became hams at the "alligator" aka elevator, and Dad taught them to stick one foot out in preparation for getting off the escalator. Ellis would ride the whole thing with his right foot in the air. It was hilarious!

About to eat breakfast at the GA/FL state line

Too excited to eat lunch - there's Mickeys everywhere!

Traveling in style

Our hotel

The "mama rail!"

Ellis LOVED the monorail!

Ellis charged right on to the escalators

Whoa! This escalator is pretty cool!

Lillie Ruth on the monorail

Hang on Grams, here I go!

Once we finally made it to the Magic Kingdom the first afternoon, Emme was amazed Snow White was posing for pictures (her favorite princess). And everyone yelled "There's the castle!!" as they rode up Main Street. Soon they were spinning on the teacups, flying on Dumbo, riding in Peter Pan's pirate ship, and spotting their favorite parts of It's a Small World (they had studied this ride extensively on YouTube beforehand). Lillie Ruth loved the "doll ride" and pointed and yelled every time she saw the "big elephant" above the tunnel coming out of the African section. However, the fatigue of no nap and a lot of travel hit a peak when Ellis laid down on the ground and cried, "I don't want to wait my turn anymore!" Time for bed!