Spring Break- Disney World

After spending a few days in Palm Beach with Patti and her family, we went to Disney World.  We hadn't told the kids about Disney World and they were pretty excited when they finally figured it out.  We had a lot of fun at Disney World, it was not really a great time to go, it was SO crowded and kind of cold, but we made some great memories, had fun and don't have to go back for 7 or 8 years, which is great.

 

 

We had breakfast at the Crystal Palace on the first day which was a fun start to the day.  We got to meet all the Winnie the Pooh characters and they all played with the kids for a minute and signed their books.

 

 

 

 

 

We got really lucky with Princess Jasmine.  The kids were riding Aladdin's Magic Carpets and they announced that she would be meeting people right after the ride for only 15 minutes. 

We went to see some of the other princesses but when Brooke saw that the wait time was 75 minutes she decided she really didn't care that much.

On our second day, there was an early park hour so we got to the park a little after 7.  We were able to get on a lot of rides really quick, but it was cold and we had dressed our kids for the afternoon weather so they were freezing.

I think we rode on everything we wanted to and some twice.  Brooke's favorite was Peter Pan's Flying Adventure.  Owen and I liked, It's a Small World, and I think Reid liked the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean.  Reid and I convinced Brooke to ride Space Mountain with him and when they got off, she said "Mom, how come you said it was kind of like a roller coaster, it was exactly like a roller coaster."

 Brooke was such a good sport about the whole thing.  She was so happy and had such a good attittude the whole time, it really made the whole thing worth it to see how happy she was.  Millie did SO good.  I was a little worried as she has not been great at sleeping except in her crib, but I think we got her tired enough and she fell asleep great in her stroller.

 

We stayed at a Disney World Hotel and it had some really cool pools the kids loved even though it was kind of freezing.  Brooke especially liked the slide at the pool.  Millie really loved the pool, but she and I didn't stay too long.

 

 Owen was a little worn out after the second day at Disney World and fell asleep at dinner.

He did manage to wake up for one of the things the kids were most excited about, they were showing Wreck it Ralph, outside at the hotel.  That was definitely one of the kids favorite things from the trip.

We went to Downtown Disney twice.  It was fun to see all the different stores and restaurants they have down there.

We had lunch the last day we were there at the Rainforest Cafe.  The kids loved eating byt the gorilla and the thunderstorms were cool too.  They also had an awesome kids menu, the kids shared ribs and popcorn shrimp, yumm!

 

It really was a fun trip, we made a lot of great memories and really had a lot of fun together!

Spring Break- Palm Beach

My sister Patti, and her husband and daughter are living in Palm Beach for a few months so we decided to go visit them. 

 

We stopped off at a beach in Georgia on St. Simon's Island, which I seriously fell in love with.  It was cold, but the kids were so excited they didn't really mind.

My niece Heather was also visiting with her two boys.  Owen and Mason are the same age and really hit it off.  They had a lot of fun playing pirates on the hammock at Patti's.

We went to the beach, the waves were a little crazy but we had a great time.  We sure do love the beach, it is such a great place for kids.

 

 

 

Reid and I went running, and Millie cried until she finally wore herself out and fell asleep, that girl does not like to be without her parents.

 



We had such a great time, it was so fun to see Patti and Dave and Ellie and worked out great that we got to see Heather and Mason and Jack too.  So fun!