Our Vacation!!

Well - the anticipation, the stress and the excitement are long gone and as I sit here on this side of our vacation I have a variety of emotions. I'm so happy that everything went well - the kids did well on the plane, adjusted well to the time change and the humidity and were great troopers throughout the busyness of our trip and Addison LOVED it!! I'm grateful for the wonderful memories that were created and the fun times shared with my family. I'm sad that it went by way too quickly and that years of planning can be gone in a flash. I'm tired due to the time change - a two hour difference can really take it's toll on ya. I'm exhausted with the fact that now I again face the daunting task of grocery shopping, laundry, housework, pulling weeds and the list goes on. When people say that they need a vacation from their vacation they are 100% correct. I'm excited to begin blogging about our journey, share pictures and experiences and am looking forward to putting together a Disneyworld scrapbook as well as a DVD scrapbook. And I'm eager to begin planning our next trip to Disneyworld. I will begin blogging our vacation by starting with Day 1 and tomorrow I will blog Day 2. There are just too many pictures and memories to share at once. Hopefully you can laugh at some things and experience a little bit of the magic of our vacation. Enjoy!!

DAY 1 ~ Disney's Magic Kingdom

Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse

Peter Pan's Flight

Mickey Mouse Ice Cream Treat for a Hot Humid Day!

Brave little girl about to experience Splash Mountain!

Winnie The Pooh Ride ~ holding a tired little boy!

Mom is trying to shoot me on the Buzz Lightyear ride.

NO fireworks can measure up to Disney


At the end of the day Rhett let uncle Derek know what he really felt about the humidity mixed with formula - Uncle D got slimmed and it was pretty funny!

Memories, Moments, and Miscellaneous:

* It was HOT, HOT, HOT and HUMID!!!!!! We had to seek the shelter of nearby restaraunts and tourist shops more often than we would have liked.

*We brought in a cooler full of frozen water bottles and it saved us TONS of money.

*Fast Passes saved us LONG waits in line - however we did wait in line for the Peter Pan ride for 45 long, hot minutes

* Addison did not enjoy the Haunted Mansion

* Addison's favorite ride of the day was Thunder Mountain Railroad

* Nothing is better than Disney's frozen lemonade!

* We were so proud of Addison being willing to ride Splash Mountain - she did great and on the last day even wanted to go on it again. Brave girl!