Disney World Day 6

Day 6 found us at MGM Studios, which is now actually called Hollywood Studios.  Ben and Charlie met Lightening McQueen, which was the highlight of their trip.

We did many fun things at Hollywood Studios, like ride the Rockin' Roller Coaster and watch the Muppets 3-D movie.  Jenna's favorite was The Great Movie Ride, especially the part with "The Wizard of Oz".  It rained most of the day, so we were only able to do things indoors, but this park had many indoor options. My favorite was the performance of Beauty and the Beast live on stage. It was fantastic!

Disney World Day 5-The Magic Kingdom

Today we went to The Magic Kingdom!  We were able to see all of the kid's favorite characters, too.  Joseph was a little sceptical, though. When we first entered the park, Pluto was dancing around for the crowd. Joseph said, "He's fake! I can see his zipper!"

The girls were thrilled to meet some of the Disney Princesses.

 Sleeping Beauty

 Cinderella

And Belle!

We were shocked that Ben and Charlie, being only 4 years old, LOVED the Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster. Here is a picture of Ben with his hands in the air (while I hold on to him for dear life).  You can also see Emily sitting in the seat behind me.

And this is Charlie, completely thrilled and not at all scared to death as we would have thought.  Both of the boys wanted to ride the roller coaster over and over again. The beauty of going to Disney World during the off season is that there are no lines! So we road the roller coaster several times, as well as Splash Mountain.

Disney World-Day 4

Today we visited the Orlando Temple.  I love visiting the temples of our church when we travel. They're always so beautiful! The temple grounds showed off the plants of the region, with palm trees and even several orange trees with fruit. There were even little lizards running everywhere, too!

Back at the hotel, they had some fun activities for the kids.  Face painting and balloon animals were their favorites.

My favorite was the hotel's Lazy River! Here we are, linked like a big inner-tube-convoy.

This is a video of Andy playing "Minute to Win It".  Without using his hands, he had to put 4 pool noodles on top of a table. I wasn't sure how in the world he would do it, but as you can see in the video, he has proven his creativity. I was very impressed!

Disney World Day 3

On our first full day in Florida, we went to Cocoa Beach.  The water was great and everyone had a wonderful time!

Here are Ben and Charlie playing in the water.

Emily, Isabelle, Jenna and Joseph running away from a wave.

It was a great way to spend an afternoon!

Our Disney World Trip-Day 1 & 2

This past week we've been in Disney World! We had a wonderful time, even on the drive down. We rented this 12 passenger van for the trip, so that we could all travel together. The 6 of us and our friends the Liddells, who have 3 children of their own.  We took 2 days to drive down, stopping overnight in Florence, North Carolina.

The girls all took a nap on the way down-So Cute!

I couldn't resist taking a picture of this souped-up ride.  By the way, if you think this is great, you should have seen the owner of this beauty as he cleaned it up the next morning with no shirt and a pair of suspenders.

Memories to never forget!