That's what happened to us Thanksgiving weekend! We can be thankful for no rain but the weather was cold for our trip to Disney's Fort Wilderness Campground. By no means did it stop us from having all the fun we could have but a little sunshine would have been an added bonus!
The boys and I stopped at SeaWorld for the day on the way to the campground to enjoy a day with the sea. We checked out some shows, rode some rides, took a picture with Shamu, the regular adventures we have at SeaWorld. Brayden's favorite show at SeaWorld right now is One Ocean with Shamu and I'm pretty sure it's because he knows we get popcorn there!
On our first night of staying at the Fort we check out Chip n' Dale's campfire and sing along. And it was beyond cold. The coldest night we've had this year. We all bundled up to stand by the campfire and roast some marsh mellows. We didn't last long through the sing along but no worries we caught the show every night we were there and by the end we were all pros at singing along and doing the hokey pokey dance too!
The Christmas lights at the campground were amazing. Most campsites had there RV's and area and decorated. Some people went all out while others kept it simple and sweet. One RV right near where our site went all up. They had every blow up that you could imagine and a whole path around their RV lit up so you could stop at anytime to walk through the lights. It even had a Santa at the end. Riding around checking out the lights was also a nightly thing!
Thanksgiving Day we spent taking the ferry over to the Magic Kingdom, hopping on the monorail and checking out the hotels Christmas decorations.
And the best part of the trip for the boys would have to be our Breakfast with Mickey on Friday. Brayden was more than happy to welcome all the characters over to our table to get an autograph, a hug and a picture....Bransen on the other hand welcomed them all with a scream of terror, some more than others! He loved waving to them from a far but if they came anywhere near him we was not a happy camper. Maybe next time!
We also enjoyed the electric boat parade show at night along with the Magic Disney fireworks! We took a swim in the pool (yes it was heated!) and Brayden took on the love of playing tether ball which he has since gotten his own at Papa and Babci's!
This is one trip our whole family enjoys going on together. One family has been going to the fort for Thanksgiving for the last 37 years. It's a family ritual. That means that they probably started when there kids were little and are now enjoying the ritual with there grandchildren. That could be us some day!
No comments:
Post a Comment