Vacation Journal - Disney World

On vacation in Orlando, we stayed at a house that had 6 bedrooms so the kids all had their own bedrooms if they wanted. WooHoo!!! The boys chose to stay in the same room anyway, but E got her own room and her own adjoining bathroom. She was pretty pumped about that. Our first day at the parks we spent at Magic Kingdom. It was a fun-packed day with rides and food and sights. The big kids loved Splash Mountain and the littles favorite was the Mad-Hatter's Tea Party. 

The next day we spent at Animal Kingdom checking out all the rides and animals there. The big kids had a blast on the Everest Expedition Roller Coaster and everyone loved the African Safari Ride. We also took plenty of time to enjoy everyone's favorite passtime...ice cream!!



The third day we stayed around the house, cooked our own meals and swam at the house and at the clubhouse. The littles especially needed a rest from the theme parks and this was just what they ordered.

On the fourth day we loaded up and headed to Epcot. The big kids had fun on the Race Track and the Soarin' rides and Betty's fave was the Land ride with all the plants growing. Bo loved riding any kind of boat.

The next day we ventured over to Hollywood Studios where we got to do a Star Wars Fight Simulation that was pretty cool even though mommy had to close her eyes through most of it to prevent any adverse effects.  We also had a blast at the Toy Story 4-D Video Game. The bigs especially liked the Rockin' Roller Coast but said they did loop-d-loops and were scared at that.

 We took a park break again the next day for some more swimming and lazing around. The girls helped me finish our Disney puzzle that we bought special for the occasion.

 Our last day the kids got to pick which park to go back to. They picked Magic Kingdom and this time they not only rode Splash Mountain, but also Space Mountain and Thunder Mountain Railroad. We also got caught on Tam Sawyer's Island in a downpour. Thankfully, that was the only rain or other bad weather that happened the whole trip. After our one-hour hiatis on the island, we resumed normal park activities and finished our Disney tour with as much excitement as we started it.

Before we started our trip, I told everybody that they were going to have to get mouse ears because I got some when I was a girl - black with my name embroidered in the back. They all whined and complained about that, but when the trip was over, they were proud to display their newly-bought mouse ears - although a little fancier than the old black ones. :) Even Bo took off his Larry Boy hat that he wore ALL WEEK to don his "Mitty Mouse" hat.

We had such a fun time and are so glad we were able to go and spend some much-needed time together as a family. We have some great memories and will be telling those when we're old and gray(er) I hope, just like when my family gets together.