Travelogue : Walt Disney World

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If you were following along on Instagram then you may have seen some behind the scene snaps of our recently family vacation to Disney! We were lucky to travel with my parents over my Mom's spring vacation for some time in the sun and fun with the Mouse. I've been traveling to Disney since I was a kid so it was EXTRA special to be able to share in the experience with my parents and Jonathan. He did amazingly well despite the lack of naps, routine and abundance of big scary characters (which he grew to love)! We had a great time together and made some extra special memories! Now, when can we go back?! Here are few more magical memories, enjoy!!

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Travelogue : Disney Princess Half Marathon

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It's been a week since we returned home from our trip away to sunny Florida and the land of the Mouse. Good too, because it took a little bit of time for me to digest the trip and all the amazing things that we did together as a family. The main reason for us heading south was so that I could run my first half marathon, the Princess Half, at Walt Disney World. You can read a little bit more about the story behind that here. Seven months of training lead up to this trip and I truly cannot believe that experience has come and gone. It was more than anything I could have ever imagined, the best organized race I've ever done and a morning that was incredibly FUN.

The race itself was challenging. While it's most flat, it's LONG and straight and at time a narrow course. The race also begins at 5:30am, forcing you to set an alarm for 2:45am or earlier. I'm SO not a morning person so this middle of the night wakeup call threw me for a loop. Add in the oppressive humidity (I've been running in sub 20 degree weather) and my body didn't know what to do. Regardless I pushed along and while it wasn't easy I was so EXCITED to be running the race I had been training for, almost since giving birth. It was a surreal experience and I'll admit that when I thought about it during the course I cried, just a little;).

To celebrate my 30th birthday, which happened to fall on the day of the Half, Dave and I managed to sneak away a few days before and a few days after the race to enjoy the parks and resort together as a family. I've grown up going to Walt Disney World so to be able to share that with my little boy, well it was just an amazing experience. And while I know everyone says he might not remember it, we were amazed at just how much he enjoyed it! Jonathan being the people person that he is, couldn't get enough of the sites, sounds and a never ending amount of people to flirt with. Everywhere we went Jonathan made a friend. Including a stubborn little baby girl who didn't want his attention. Undeterred Jonathan babbled and batted his long eyelashes till she turned and smiled. Dave and I just about died.

Overall it was an incredible trip, the first "real" vacation for us as family. It will be at trip I think we'll talk about for years to come. Nothing is more special thank creating memories with your family, I will treasure these memories for the rest of my life!

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Baby on grass in front of Walt Disney's Wilderness Lodge

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Planning a Walt Disney World Wedding? Let's connect at deborah@deborahzoephoto.com to chat about how we can work together to photograph the wedding of your dreams!!

A Babymoon to Walt Disney Wold

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We had planned this trip before we even knew we were expecting...a trip to mark the end of the year and another wedding season completed. I, being the BIG KID that I am, reaaalllly wanted to head south to Florida and the Mouse. Dave being the ever gracious and make-his-wife-happy type of guy, agreed. And so we planned our vacation! Little did we know that this trip would soon turn into a babymoon...little baby bump and all!

I fully planned to blog all last week too, thinking I'd have ample access to the internet. Well vacation had another plan in mind and I actually only had VERY limited and spotty access. A blessing in disguise? While I felt SUPER guilty for not keeping up here, I'll admit I enjoyed a technology free week with my hubby and bouncy (in utero) baby!

And even more contrary to plans, I didn't pull out the big fancy professional camera, not even once! While I packed it away with us, I only brought the point and shoot and iPhone with us each day. I'm not sure why, I guess I needed the break and this "pressure" free vacation. It truly was a HUGE blessing to just enjoy the week alone with Dave and our baby. We imagined our future family, dreamed together, wondered what life will look like next year. Man I could cry just thinking about it! Okok, that's probably the hormones talking as everything makes me want to cry lately! This last week is exactly what we needed.

So while I don't have any "fancy" pictures to share of our trip to Walt Disney World, I couldn't help but share some of my favorite from the trusty point and shoot camera. Yes even professional photographers need to take a break once in a while and just let go. Please don't judge my skill of photography with these images! Pretty please! They were taken by a relaxed and preggo brained pregnant lady!