Here we are on the way to Magic Kingdom!
D was happy most of the time, especially if he was with my Dad....and wearing his hat.
I told Dad not to drop David from the ride and thought it was funny that I captured this moment on film. Don't worry, he didn't drop him :).
Again, taking grandparents to Disney is the best! They got to enjoy the kids with us, see their reactions, it was priceless!
I captured D's reaction to the Winnie the Pooh ride pretty well....he is thinking "What the heck are these people doing to me here? It's dark and loud and this seat keeps jerking around!"
But his absolute favorite was the characters. I could not get him to stop hugging Winnie the Pooh to take a picture.
This was Esther's first time behind the wheel! Wee!!!!
S & E playing outside the Winne the Pooh ride.
And the highlight of the day...meeting Mickey and Minnie!! Pirate sword and all.
The next day we went to Blizzard Beach, which was awesome. Steven loves the waterparks and Esther loved it too. We were able to do a big family raft ride and the big kids did a few "big kid" rides by themselves. They also had a great Kiddie pool that David mostly stayed in.
A pretty good family pic, except for D.
Sadie and Eli figured out that they could do this ride essentially by themselves, they carried a tube up to the top and there was a lifeguard that put them on the slide and another to catch them. Before I knew it Sadie had learned the boy's names and was, for lack of a better term, flirting with them. I didn't think I'd be dealing with this at such a young age!
Her favorite boy...most of the time.
Here's almost the whole crowd for a rare group picture!
Our last park day we went to Universal Studio's Islands of Adventure, which I highly recommend. There was an entire section devoted to Dr. Seuss (pictured above) which my kids could have stayed at all day (and nearly did).
Esther loved the roller coasters and so did Sadie and Eli, we did the "Hippogriff" over and over with the big kids and it was a pretty fun ride - for me because I got to hear their happy squeals. Esther, Steven, and I got a chance to ride The Hulk (scariest roller coaster I've ever ridden!) and the Double Dragon one in Harry Potter. Pretty awesome.
Here is the Caroseussel.
Sadie was brave and did this ride twice! You have to look hard to find her little self in the picture, she was just barely tall enough.
Eli gave up and he and D took fairly decent stroller naps. We had a great time and the kids hung in there really well. I remember making a promise with Steven on our honeymoon (we went to Disney for one day) that we would never take kids in strollers to Disney. I've done it twice now and am looking forward to the next time I can do it again! Oh how we eat our young, foolish words. Thanks for hanging in, I know this was long and lots of pictures! Goodnight!
