We loaded up all our stuff into two cars and traveled an hour down I-4 to Disney. We flashed our Mickey Magic Bands at the security guy and proceeded to The Villas at the Grand Floridian Hotel. This is a DVC (Disney Vacation Club) property so everyone greets you with “Welcome Home.” We expected to be “homeless” up until 4 pm but our room was ready! We were able to have our bags all delivered to our room. We went ahead and headed to the pool and the cabana Kara had rented for the day.
She had made and froze several meals while visiting Kristin in June so we had meatballs and spaghetti for dinner. Then we took a walk to the sandy beach to watch the electric boat parade before retiring for the night.
CeCe joined me on the verandah in the morning while I had my coffee and she had a “polished bagel” (glazed donut - think about its appearance to a precocious 3.5 year old!) along with a dish of strawberries.
After getting dressed, she spent time with Pops on the veranda too.
We spent the morning at the pool again where she collected a rubber bunny and two rubber ducks from the lifeguards.
By lunch time we were all ready for a bite to eat and decided we really needed to attack all those groceries back in the apartment. So leftovers and sandwiches made a bit of a dent in the refrigerator.
It was clouding up so we chose to go to Disney Springs to get a Lily Pulitzer dress and ball cap for Morgan. Ted and I sat and people watched while a Star Wars shirt purchase was made for Sam. Our observation: people come in all sizes and colors but not too many have full length mirrors!
Dinner was apricot chicken followed by a piano concert in the newly remodeled and literally just opened lobby. CeCe asked the pianist, dressed in tails, to play “It’s A Small World” and he did! He asked if she wanted him to play “Frozen” and she said “nope.”
It was close to her bedtime so we all returned to the apartment to prepare our clothes and backpacks for our day at the Magic Kingdom. More on that later!
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