We're Going To Disney World!!!

Some of you know that Jay and I have been planning a trip to Disney with the kids for a few years now...We actually had a trip booked a couple years back and decided against going.  Then RE-booked the trip the following year and yep, you guessed it, decided once again not to go.  So this year we booked a trip and were committed and determined to making it happen.  Our kids are at the perfect age for Disney and they are all old enough now to remember a trip...which is a good thing because as expensive as Disney is this will probably be the last time we go for a looooong time.  So in February we booked a trip for September.  Then the unthinkable happened and our good friends (ok amazing, fantastic, wonderful, awesome friends) Katelyn and Drew decided to plan their wedding on the literal day (September 29th) we had dinner reservations @ Cinderella's castle!!!!  Arghhh...seriously???  I was so torn about what to do.  Planning a Disney trip ONCE not to mention three previous times ain't easy people.  I decided we just couldn't switch our plans and had to keep our trip in tact.  I was going to have to miss what many people in my church are calling "THE EPIC WEDDING."  We still had not told the kids about the trip and started planning on how we were going to let them know we were FINALLY going to Disney World....And then life got in the way and this summer we took a few major personal blows that had us evaluating whether or not going to Disney at the end of this month was a good idea.  We made the decision to move the trip to February.  I was thrilled with the thought of being able to go to Disney World with my kids AND attend the EPIC WEDDING.  So this February the Doak family will load up the minivan and drive down to Orlando to visit the happiest place on earth..

Jay's mom and sister had just gotten back from their own trip to Disney World this past Saturday. We decided to include Grams in the surprise. We told the kids Grams was on her way over to visit to tell us all about her trip to Disney. When she arrived she told the kids someone had followed her all the way back from Florida and with a little Disney magic she brought the kids outside and showed them who it was: Mickey Mouse. Mickey gave the kids a letter which told them we would all be going to Disney World in February...Here is some video of how we told the kids: