Disney Memories!

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Planning a trip to Disney World is a lot more work than people realize. As I planned our recent trip, I went back and forth about whether or not the Memory Maker Photo Pass was worth the cost. For those that don't know about this package, it allows photographers all over the parks to take photos and immediately add them to your Disney account. You can choose which places to stop for the pictures. It also takes fun photos while on the rides and uploads those as well. It's always fun to see how those turn out! The Memory Maker is an expensive add-on but now that our trip is over, I think it might have been the most valuable purchase of all. 

As I look back over the pictures from our trip, I am so grateful to have these photos of our entire family. So many times one person is left out of the picture because they are behind the camera or we have to take an odd selfie to get everyone in the frame. Because of the Memory Maker we have a lot of really good photos of all of us! There are serious pictures, funny pictures, some with a touch of "magic," and even some down-right awful ones, but each and every one brings back a memory of that special week---the week the Shaw's went to Disney!

Here are a few of my favorites:

















 Today I am grateful for all the wonderful memories we made in Disney World. Once the trip is over, memories are all that we have left. We took over 300 pictures to help capture those moments but none are as special as the ones of all six of us together.

God truly blessed our family with this amazing trip. I am incredibly thankful for the photos we will enjoy and reminisce with for years and years to come. 

If you take your family to Disney, be sure to splurge and get the Memory Maker! You won't regret it!

Tori

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