Disneyworld | JAN 2020 YOUTUBE VIDEO

 finally...our YouTube video!!!!!!

now, I know I am so amateur but I love creating these to preserve our precious vacay memories. So often we just post to Instagram stories or Snapchat and they vanish within 24 hours. "Vlogging" helps give these videos life foreeeeever. Next up, I'll make our Nov 2020 Disney trip video! Can't wait...

Disneyworld 2020 | Hollywood Studios

 

finally finishing up our recap of Disneyworld Jan 2020 (yep, over one year later) .... 

our last day we spent at Hollywood Studios, followed by dinner in Epcot!

the boys loved Woody's Lunch Box for lunch. Safe to say that Toy Story Land is our favorite :)

Hey Howdy Hey tee is from Happily Ever Tees. Yellow is sold out but I love the new pink color way!

black shorts are sold out from my shop, Sugar but we do have these amazing Southern Tide Performance (quick dry!) shorts that would be awesome at any park 

my leopard Tretorn Sneakers are my favorite. 

Loved wearing at Animal Kingdom and it went well with my Hollywood Studios outfit too

The boys' tees are sold out too (from Disneystore.com) but here's a cute Toy Story Tee and Star Wars Tee

We didn't get in the queue for the Star Wars rides but we said aaaah next time. It was still fun to walk around and see the sights...

here's another shot of my fav leopard Tretorn sneaks.

The grilled cheese + tomato basil soup is seriously DELISH! 

Toy Story Mania was one of our favorite rides and y'all.... we waited 1.5 HOURS FOR THIS RIDE. We didn't realize it would take this long but once we were in, welp you're in. I swear it's so fun it was worth it...always a favorite.

We also waited for Alien Flying Saucers + had fast passes for Slinky Dog Dash, Star Wars Tour and the Frozen show which we love. It was so insanely crowded though being MLK weekend. I don't think I'd ever pick this weekend to go again just FYI! Long weekends seem to be quite crowded , whether covid or no covid

since Charlie wasn't tall enough for Slinky Dog, they had a blast meeting Buzz!

we went back to the hotel for a break, then got ready to walk over to Epcot to have a few drinks around world showcase before our dinner reservations...

strolling made Charlie sleepy, he was out like a light during our Epcot walk...

We had dinner at La Hacienda San Angel and it was soooo good with the best views of the Epcot fireworks!

perfect way to end the day and end the trip...

The next morning it was up and at em' to head back to SC! 

with so many priceless memories made with some of our favorite peeps!

until next time Disney! 

SEE YA REAL SOON

Disneyworld 2020 | Epcot + Animal Kingdom

 

DAY 2 | Epcot + Animal Kingdom 

Since we had Park Hopper passes which means you could bounce around each park, back and forth as much as you'd like. They're currently not offering that at Disneyworld since they've reopened post civid-shut down and trying to limit capacity to a certain number of people in each park.

Now of course we could spend all day at each of these parks, but with limited days at Disney if you're going to squeeze in two parks it might as well be these two. Plus you'll see on our last day we ended up at Epcot after Hollywood Studios and were able to explore even more of Epcot. 

We didn't even visit Epcot when we took Cade when he was five, so this was a first for ALL of us! 

My best friend, Cameron, met us at Epcot mid morning too. We rode Soarin' (may have been my fav), the Nemo ride, Land of the Living...

(cute Mickey tees from Kohl's : shop similar here and here ) 

oh and it was also Epcot's International Festival of the Arts. Lots of street carts with artwork for sale, sculptures, displays and even artists creating masterpieces right there throughout the park.

we then went over to Norway and waited in the very long line for Frozen Ever After!

definitely a better ride than I anticipated. our faces...LOL....

we scooted back to the hotel to regroup and have a bite of lunch , then it was off to our second adventure of the day : ANIMAL KINGDOM...

(Chad's Hakuna Matata Tee was a fav. Shop similar HERE)

Kilamanjaro Safari was up first...

then we grabbed a dole whip before Festival of the Lion King show and because the parks were SO packed, we didn't do much more. 

Dinosaur ride , we did do that! Our faces again..... #ded

Then the oldest crew (everyone minus me, Charlie and Cameron who didn't have fast passes) went to Pandora to ride Flight of Passage (sad I missed it, they said best ride of the entire trip). Me, Charlie and Cam went off to meet Micky and Minnie, so yes equally as thrilling ;) 

Even though Charlie had met them on our Disney Cruise two years ago, he was SO SO excited and it was still so very magical. Nothing like it.

we finished up with A Bug's Life and then dinner at Rainforest Cafe which is just outside of Animal Kingdom park...a large souvenir drink was necessary after that busy day, yes! HA

So fun having our "Auntie Cam" there with us that day. Next up, we all venture over to finish up the trip with our last day at Hollywood Studios!

IOP | 2019

So we came home from Fripp on a Sunday, then worked M-W and headed to IOP to meet my fam at the Hite's beach house Wednesday evening after work! 

We kicked off the family vacation with a pit stop at Firehouse Subs. Chad had never been (yes, he's deprived! HA). I'm a total Hook & Ladder gal, it's all I've ever gotten and all I'll get. Such a sucker when I love something, that's it. Anyone else get the same exact thing every time you go to a certain restaurant or is that just me?

Made it to IOP around dark and settled in to rest up for a full beach day Thursday....

this beach baby loved his naps in the tent...

bro-in-laws busy making sandcastles

missing Charlie in this pic...

a lot of these pics are totally out of order but the babies loved making muffins with Grami...

and golf cart rides + park rides too!

more beach time with my best girl...

one morning I ran to Lowe's with my sis and she got me hooked on Blender Bombs at Hustle Smoothie Bar and now I hope to pick up the line to sell at Sugar! They really do keep you super full for a loooong time. It's crazy. Good stuff.

"Always have to steal my kisses from you..."

Chad & Mack cooked crab legs + shrimp + twice baked potatoes ALL. ON. A. TRAEGER one night and it was out of this world good.

On Friday evening we all got "dressed up" (as dressed up as we get at the beach...aka something other than pajamas + work out clothes) for dinner via golf cart at the marina.

a few pics with Grami before...

and a rare family pic that makes my heart so full...

a mama in her happy place, with her babies at the beach!

we had a 40 minute wait, so these antsy pants were a hoot while listening to live music...

one baby girl who has her Uncle Chad wrapped around her finger. 

She's definitely like the daughter we never had! Love her (and Skip!) like our own. 

It's a shame he has zero personality....

be still my heart. everyone thinks these two are TWINS.

it was a yummy meal (I got the fish tacos and definitely don't miss the crab dip!) topped off by a gorgeous low country sunset. Nothing better.

On Saturday we had a low key morning then me, Chad and Cade went for an afternoon boat ride with some friends who also have a house on IOP. Charlie stayed behind but these guys were living' their best life...

if you're a boy mom and not using Salty Britches, then you are missing out. 

Just say no to chaffing. Praised by boy moms errrrrwhere...

gosh we had so much fun. we boated over to McClellenville to buy yummy shrimp & scallops and we made a stop at Shell Island and swam out to find the most gorgeous sea shells. It was amazing.

 so. much. fun.

Cade thought he was hot stuff, let me tell ya...

He was a good lil' captain and can we just talk about how AWESOME the weather was last week? The temps were even in the high 70s at night and we couldn't have asked for a better long weekend at the beach. So much fun with family and friends. 

Gah, I hate to see Summer come to an end. I am definitely not ready to start back to school....or have to wear jeans....or see a million posts about pumpkin spice....or any of that....

*cue me sobbing into a tissue right now*

Summer forever, please.