We just got back from a trip to Disney with my parents. What a great time! We planned the trip to see Disney at Christmas since the kids had never seen it decorated. We left early the Friday after Thanksgiving and drove to Atlanta. The kids are such troopers. There were six of us in my dad's SUV, so the kids got relegated all the way to the back for the 10 hour drive. Saturday morning we were up early for the drive to Disney! We didn't head to a park until Sunday, but went to Downtown Disney on Saturday night for dinner at T-Rex where we got to eat surrounded by dinosaurs and a meteor shower. We also discovered the beauty of hand dipped rice krispie treats at Goofy's Sweet Shop. Yum!!
Sunday we headed to our hotel at Bay Lake Towers...amazing! The view was of the Magic Kingdom so we could see the fireworks from our room. The room itself was unbelievable. It felt like it was bigger than our house! After we checked in we went over to Magic Kingdom where Tyler rode the Haunted Mansion for the 1st (and last) time. It was not his favorite! We rode everything we wanted to and walked back to the hotel for a bit of (cold) pool time! Sunday night we watched the fireworks from our balcony and walked over to the Contemporary for the Electric Water Pageant.
Monday was our Hollywood Studios day. When we were there in July we didn't get to do everything we wanted, so this time we went to Toy Story Mania twice, American Idol and we got to see the HSM3 show. Emmy got picked to dance with HSM cast and was so excited. Emmy also got to ride Tower of Terror for the first time with Grandpa. She liked it, but thought one time a trip would be fine with her!
Monday was our Hollywood Studios day. When we were there in July we didn't get to do everything we wanted, so this time we went to Toy Story Mania twice, American Idol and we got to see the HSM3 show. Emmy got picked to dance with HSM cast and was so excited. Emmy also got to ride Tower of Terror for the first time with Grandpa. She liked it, but thought one time a trip would be fine with her!
Monday night we headed back to Magic Kingdom and Tyler and I got some quality time on It's a Small World, Tomorrowland Speedway, Peter Pan and Buzz Lightyear while Emmy and Brian rode Big Thunder Railroad 5 times in a row. Brian was just a bit green afterwards. We also got to see Cinderella's castle all lit up for Christmas and it was beautiful!
Tuesday we went to Epcot and rode all of our favorites...Soarin, Test Track, The Big Ball, and of course, for Tyler, the 3 Caballeros! After Epcot we swam and then went to Hollywood Studios for the Osbourne Family Spectacle of Lights and what a spectacle it was!
Wednesday it was back to Epcot for more Soarin, Nemo, Kim Possible and of course 3 Caballeros. Wednesday night, Brian, my dad and I got to see part of the Candlelight processional with John O'Hurley at Epcot. This is a presentation of the Christmas Story complete with orchestra and huge choir. After, we got to see the holiday version of Illuminations. What a great way to end our trip to Disney...with Peace on Earth playing and fireworks illuminating the sky!
Thursday we began our trip to Memphis for the St. Jude Marathon. We stopped overnight in Birmingham and got to Memphis on Friday. We got to see Graceland and ate some great Barbecue at Marlowe's (as seen on Food Network's Diners Drive-Ins and Dives). Mom, my uncle Dave, and cousin Aaron all ran the half-marathon and my brother-in-law, Zac, his sister, Amy and my cousin Christy all ran the full marathon on Saturday. On our way home we got to stop at Lambert's, the restaurant known for its throwed rolls. If you ever get a chance to go, it is well worth it!
Overall another great vacation!!
No comments:
Post a Comment