Keeping Up with the Kramers

How can I put into the words the sheer delight that came over me when we were offered tickets to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party? A special holiday event for Sam's first trip to the Magic Kingdom - the only thing that could have made this more magical was if it were Christmas too!

So on September 30, we dressed our little trick-or-treater up as a Phillies baseball player, packed the diaper bag and the stroller and headed over to the Magic Kingdom for the party.


Sam was amazed... his little head kept turning back and forth as he took in all of the decor and costumes. We were so excited to share one of our favorite places with him. Our first stop was the castle hub where the Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It parade was in full swing. Sam LOVES Mickey Mouse and seems to be very fond of Minnie Mouse too! He was smiling, giggling and kicking those feet to the music and characters. It was awesome to see him SO excited!

Moving, Shaking and Celebrating!

Look out, Minnie.... that baby smolder is powerful

And no trip to the Magic Kingdom is complete without the quintessential family photo in front of the castle.


From there, we started toward Tomorrowland to give Sam the chance to do a little trick-or-treating. Man the lines were long just to get CANDY! So we decided to follow the candy trail over to Fantasyland and take Sam on his first Disney attraction - Dumbo, of course! They've recently reopened the attraction so we were excited to see the latest enhancements. They have a new, fancy play area for the kids so that they don't have to stand in line. And the parents are given a pager that buzzes when it's your turn to ride. Pretty cool, eh?  But there are some things that should never change and thankfully one of those things is the Dumbo ride. It was perfectly appointed for our 8 month old, even though it started raining pretty hard while we were "in flight." But our little trooper didn't mind... he was having the time of his life!

First ride on Dumbo... in the rain

Since it was raining and WAY past Sam's bedtime, we decided to call it night. But not before stopping at City Hall to get a souvenir of Sam's first visit to the Magic Kingdom.  It's worth noting that he was having such a good time that he stayed awake during the entire visit. As soon as he was buckled into his car seat though, he was out like a light! What an amazing, memory-making night!  It's sure to be followed by many more great moments in The Most Magical Place on Earth.

First trip to the Magic Kingdom