but before we could really start driving we needed breakfast. xander specifically remembered that last year's trip started with breakfast at mcdonald's (xander calls it old mcdonald's and cassidy calls it donal's). so we created a new tradition and stopped there first.
as we left the parking lot around 9:00 and headed down the highway into atlanta already we had to sleeping kids. it wasn't until we hit the florida border that we had to get the entertainment out. we propped up the dvd player and watched 5-6 hannah montana tv episodes. luckily i'd already seen them all so listening wasn't too annoying for me. (i hate listening to a tv show or a movie that i haven't seen before.)
but just under 8 hours later, three bathroom stops, we pulled into Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort. we were excited to get out of the car. the kids were excited to get balloons when we checked in at the front desk. trinidad south, room 3407 was ready for us and we moved our stuff in. it was on the backside of the building and had a view of the lake/water right behind it. right away we saw several creatures that added to the thrill of the hotel - rabbits, lizards and exotic birds.
we went to eat dinner at the "cafeteria", happy that mcdonald's breakfast and snacks had kept us from having to stop for lunch on the way down, but now seriously needing some food. the kids happily ate, even the healthy stuff, and we had officially begun our disney adventure. a quick trip through the gift shop (which isn't ever an easy or quiet trip), a good laugh here and there at the antics of our kids, and then we were back in our hotel room, getting into pj's (which xander had just barely changed out of for dinner), snuggling into bed, and setting alarms for the early morning start!
btw, love the beds at disney!
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