Let the magic begin!

Our much anticipated Disney World vacation was just as magical as we all hoped it would be!  The planning process was insane (but would you expect from an organized Type A planner like me), but totally worth it.  You should have seen my Excel file--five tabs, with plans for each park.  Per John's request, I left some things up for spontaneous choices, but I liked knowing we had a general plan for each day.

John and Pop left on Friday and drove to South Carolina for the night.  MaMa, the kids and I flew out early on Saturday morning and met the boys at the hotel.  We stayed at The Beach Club Villas, and they were just amazing!  John, the kids and I shared a 2-bedroom villa (complete with 2 separate bathrooms, kitchen and washer/dryer), and MaMa and Pop had a studio villa (sleeping area with small kitchen and bathroom).  The amount of space was just perfect for us!  The kids had their own room (I was a bit concerned about them sleeping together but they did a great job!) and John and I had another.  Hip hip hooray for not having to (1) sleep on a pull-out couch and (2) not having to share a bedroom with the kids!

We rented an amazing double stroller (major props to John for his incredible online shopping abilities!) that came with cup holders, a rain cover (just in case--luckily it was never needed!), and a cooler.  We Schmitt's like to travel in style.  The stroller was a MUST-HAVE for us because it meant no one ended up carrying a kid and we had lots of space to store our "stuff".  Who knew it took so much stuff to spend a day at theme park?  Between the changes of clothes, hats, sunscreen, first aid supplies, snacks, drinks, and entertainment (for waiting in line), that stroller was stuffed!

Overall, we had an amazing, magical, incredible week.  6 amazing days.  So many memories were made, so many incredible experiences were had by all.  The only minor glitch was on Monday (Day #2) when my iPhone was stolen from our stroller at Epcot.  A major bummer, yes, but I didn't lose any pictures from our trip, and in the grand scheme of things, it was only a slight irritation.  Definitely not worth ruining our trip.

Stay tuned for pictures from each day at Disney!