"The fundamental mission of motherhood now is the same as it always was: to nurture, protect, and instruct children, to create a home environment that enables them to learn and grow, to help them develop a heart for God and his purposes, and to send them out into the world prepared to live both fully and meaningfully."

-Sally Clarkson from the Mission of Motherhood

Monday, February 21, 2011

walt DISNEY world! day one

We just got back from a wOnDeRfUl trip to Disney World!!!  When everyone asks how it was, I tell them it was mAgIcAl!!!!!!!  (and I know that sounds cheesy, but it WAS!) 

It was so much fun seeing it through our kids eyes---well, and Sean's because it was his first trip!

We left bright and early Wednesday morning and had a treacherous trip to the Austin airport on the icy roads, but we made it!
A little surprise for the kids when they woke up!

Each day at DW they had a treat to pull out of their bags.   
When we finally made it to the FREEZING cold airport, we were all so anxious to get there!  Thank goodness for NONSTOP flights from Austin to Orlando. 
And this is when the camera got put away for awhile.  All hands on deck for the Clarkman!
We met up with Gigi and Papa at the airport and hopped on the "Magical Express" to our hotel! 
*:( Josh, Julia, little B, and Caroline and Luke were supposed to be there at the same time with us, but due to bad roads and cancelled flights, they didn't arrive until later that night.

The big welcome sign!  It was so exciting!

Our first glimpse of THE CASTLE!
*This trip was mainly for AnnMarie.  And, so, anything "princess" was at the top of our list.

We stayed at the Contemporary, and the decor was very           contemporary.
Work it, girl.  Just a snapshot of our bathroom.

To kick off our stay, we headed downstairs for dinner at Chef Mickey's.  It was the perfect way to get things going!

My little poser doing what she does best

Bubba had to warm up to the characters.  You'll see a progression in his comfort level as the week goes on.  :)

And that's where our night ended.  After welcoming the rest of the Jurgensen crew, we headed to bed to rest up for our first BIG day!

6 comments:

The Junods said...

Awesome!!! So excited to see your trip day by day!!! Such a fun time. I can't wait to do Disney. I'll be observing your pix a little differently now that Miss G is in the picture. So fun!

Caryn said...

Oh so excited for the play by play!! What a great way to start things off with Chef Mickey's and awesome that it was right downstairs. Glad you guys were able to get there despite the weather.

Tammy said...

SOOOOO fun! Can't wait to see more! :) Miss y'all... XOXO ~ Tams

Shannon said...

I am just giddy reading about the first day! I cannot wait to see the rest of the trip! I think we are getting the fever again to go back this time next year. I CANNOT WAIT!!!

rackersfamily said...

yay!! we've been waiting for these pictures... riley is drooling... i'm so excited to see what you did each day!!
call me when you get some time... i'm dying to know all the details!

shannonmichaelis said...

Beaver friend, give me details! Cannot wait to read all the posts so I can be a list maker and take notes. Love the goody bags - fun idea!