Tag Archives: Epcot

Chroma, Epcot, Shopping & More – Emily’s Birthday Fest 2018

Patrick February 10, 2018 Comments Off

Another fun BirthdayFest for Emily is in the books. Our week of fun included dinner with the Pickle’s at Chroma, a Disney Day with breakfast at Kona Cafe and and afternoon at Epcot, an afternoon watching the ships depart Port Canaveral, and a home cooked birthday dinner. Check out the photos and stories from our week celebrating the queen!

Epcot, Spies, & Ice Cream Cake – Sawyer’s Sixth Birthday

Patrick January 23, 2018 Comments Off

What an amazing way to kick of 2018 with a Sawyer Birthday Fest! We started celebrating his birthday over the Martin Luther King weekend with a stay at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort and followed it up with a quick weekend getaway to Disney’s Vero Beach Resort. As if that weren’t enough we had finally arrived at his official sixth birthday…. Read more »

A Cozy Wilderness Lodge Birthday Weekend

Patrick January 12, 2018 4 Comments

Friday, January 12th – Wilderness Lodge Arrival and Dinner at Artist Point It was that time of year once again, when the Hayes’ family birthday rotation kicks itself into high gear. We don’t get much downtime between the Christmas festivities and the first birthday of the year, that of our little buddy Sawyer. Because his birthday falls on the 23rd… Read more »

Ellen’s Energy Mis-Adventure… The Final Ride

Patrick August 5, 2017 Comments Off

Being that we are lucky enough to live in Central Florida, we have dedicated numerous weekends to visiting the Disney theme parks. Even before the boys were born we often partook in visits to the parks, if for no other reason than to just enjoy the atmosphere. After the boys were born, we continued this tradition but agreed that we… Read more »

Dining, Disney & More Dining – Emily’s Birthday Fest 2017

Patrick February 13, 2017 Comments Off

Friday, February 10th 2017 – Emily’s Pre-Birthday Begins Those of you who know Emily know that she loves to stretch out her birthday celebration as long as humanly possible, and 2017 was no exception. We official kicked up EmilyFest on Friday night as Emily’s parents were kind enough to have the boys stay the night so we could enjoy date… Read more »

Breakfast on The Dream, Lunch at Epcot, Sawyer’s 5th Birthday

Patrick January 23, 2017 Comments Off

Morning on the Disney Dream With the seas as rough as they had been the night before after departing Castaway Cay, waking up to the calmness was both a blessing and a curse. It meant that the ship was tied up and we were back at Port Canaveral… our cruise had ended. We were excited, however, to wake up to… Read more »

Epcot Holiday’s Around the World… Sans Kids

Patrick December 10, 2016 Comments Off

As I am sure many of you can attest, the holidays are a crazy time. We often set unrealistic expectations and then expect ourselves to deliver on those expectations, leading to high levels of stress and exhaustion. Yep, we were there. Emily and I agreed that it would be fun to take our cameras and the GoPro to Epcot and… Read more »

2016 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival

Patrick April 3, 2016 Comments Off

A beautiful spring day in Central Florida where we visited Epcot for the 2016 Flower and Garden Festival. We explored the World Showcase, completed the Egg-Stravaganza, rode and few attractions and ended the day with some delicious pizza at the Gardell Bros Brick Oven Pizza in Hunters Creek.

Sawyer’s 4th Birthday – Mariachi Cobre Part Dos at Epcot

Patrick January 23, 2016 Comments Off

Today, Sawyer officially met his 4 year birthday milestone, and the fact that it was Saturday meant we could all celebrate the entire day together. I wrote about the day below, and I also created a video of some of the highlights of the day, so please check it out right here. Although we took advantage of the long holiday weekend last… Read more »