I’ve so enjoyed seeing all the photos of decorated Christmas trees, blinged out houses and cute little people Christmas outfits as I scroll through my mini feed this week. Before moving to Florida, I cherished the tradition that Christmas décor did not go up until after Thanksgiving. However, since moving to, well, essentially, Walt Disney World (yes I pretty much live there), I have joined the bandwagon that sleigh bells begin their ring around November 2nd when Magic Kingdom gets their yearly dusting of pixie! So with that being said, we’ve been enjoying all that WDW has to offer during Christmas for weeks now. Here’s the report:
Osborne Spectacle of the Dancing Lights
Our first Christmas experience is almost always the Lights at Disney's Hollywood Studios. That & The Candlelight Processional at EPCOT are two must-dos during the holiday season at WDW. We made Carly close her eyes as we entered and then counted to three so she could open them right in the middle of the street. She screamed!
O Christmas Tree
We put up our Christmas tree about a week before Thanksgiving! I knew if we went to visit the lights we would totally be in the Christmas spirit and indeed we were! Although this is usually a fun tradition, Carly started her swing of the stomach bug about 5 minutes in. We got it up and the lights strung but then stopped for the night. Christmas music was on with Wassail on the stove top but the rest of the night was a bummer. It's ok...that's life, right? Carly & I decorated a few days later while Luke was napping and it was a really precious time. She felt like she was unwrapping gifts as her little fingers found their way through the tissue paper for each ornament. I don't think I've taken a picture of the finished product, but here's a few from putting up the tree.
Thanksgiving Day
My Mom surprised us by flying to Florida for Thanksgiving! It’s a long story as to how she pulled off the timing of the surprise, but she was hear nonetheless. Grammy joined us for the weekend before they were off on a long road trip to California. My Mom & I tag teamed cooking and playing and it made the morning really nice and not at all stressful. We had a delicious meal with leftovers for the next 5 days! She also helped us take some family photos and watched the kids so Brian & I could shamefully go “Black Friday” shopping.
Resort Hopping
The Resorts are filled with holiday décor these days and it’s magical to view the many Christmas trees, gingerbread homes, chocolate sculptures, wreaths and carolers out and about. We decided to tour the Polynesian & Contemporary with Carly’s new best friend Taylor, who recently moved in across the street from us. Here is a Frozen inspired chocolate castle:
We also had the pleasure of meeting up with Uncle Dick & Aunt Crystal at the Grand Floridian; the most beloved WDW resort, particularly during the holidays. It has a beautiful Christmas tree and a gigantic Ginger bread house that we make sure to visit each year!
That's a wrap...so far!! We still need to get to the Candlelight Processional at EPCOT and we've heard Elsa now lights up the castle at Magic Kingdom (in the past it's always been Cinderella & her fairy Godmother) so we can't wait to show that to Carly!
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