Not only do we have to deal with snow, but we live on a mountain. A steep mountain. We do not have four-wheel drive.
Rare family photos. This was one of the cold days right at the beginning of our trip. We layered.
This was from the first day there--Magic Kingdom. Emily is tired. I look like a deer in the headlights, as usual. But don't let that fool you. We had fun, fun, fun. The most fun of any trip we've ever been on, I think.
This was our last day--and we were back at Magic Kingdom. Emily loved seeing the characters, Cinderella and Snow White especially. And Belle too, and Alice in Wonderland, and Ariel, and...
Oh yeah. The kids and I read Prince Caspian right before our trip. So we were excited to find him at Disney Studios. I think Maddie was especially excited. Maddie did, however, express sadness at not being able to find Reepicheep. (Now we are reading The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, featuring you know who.) (The cute guy above, if you were unclear.) (That's Prince Caspian, if you're still not sure.)
We stumbled across this famous pirate. Nicholas was chosen out of the crowd to receive a pirate degree of some sort. He also learned how to fight, if ever challenged. Ask him to show you next time you see him.
Emily seems brave here, but informed us after, though it was "absolutely fun" to fight him, she did go pee-pee in her pants just a little. (She really did, too.) (Just a very little.)
Where is the photo of Nicholas fighting Darth Vader? Mom spaced that one. I was so excited to watch him, I forgot about my camera until just as Nicholas was walking off the stage. Luckily, Dad got some video, to be posted later.
Our favorite family ride was Toy Story Mania. We bought the Wii game, and have played it lots, probably too much.
This photo speaks for itself. Though we are missing a Thing 3.
Emily's favorite ride. This is a dangerous and fun ride, and it makes no sense it is just for little children, and their parents. This ride should be for all people, of any age and height! Free the ride!
Funny, funny donkey. I wish we'd caught on tape all the cute things he said to the kids.
I post this photo grudgingly, as I think Sponge Bob is dumb.
The highlight of our day in Sea World was feeding the dolphins.
And so was riding this roller coaster called The Manta. We are in the bottom row. For this ride, you lay on your stomach the whole time. Don't worry, though. You can see that little net there to catch you if your seat malfunctions. Actually, you would have to ride this ride to understand its greatness. It's now our favorite roller coaster.
There we are (me, Maddie, and Nicholas's hair) in the very front row of this roller coaster called The Kraken. We liked it, until we rode The Manta.
We ate at lots of fun restaurants; the only time the kids had McDonald's was at the airport. Our favorite places were this T-Rex cafe (we ate in the ice cave), Bubba Gump's, (we went twice), Crabby Bill's (at the beach), and of course we loved eating in the parks, too.
