A Magical Time

I know my blogging is always somewhat sporadic, however, this time it really was for a good reason.  We spent 6 days at Disney World!!!!  My husband's parents took us and his brother and his family.  We were a party of 10!  It was sometimes quite an ordeal to get all 10 to agree what we should do next, but we all get along really well and it was a trip to remember.  I'm not sure if my SIL would want her kid's pics on my blog, so I took precautions :)  Their oldest is in the same grade as our Thing 1 and their youngest is a year behind my Thing 2.  There is always a friend for each of my girls at family gatherings.  It is really wonderful to see them together and grow closer every year.  They only live about an hour and 20 minutes from us so we get together regularly.

We spent time at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.  We all went once before, four years ago.  It was a much different experience this time with the kids being older, but it was every bit as enjoyable, if not more so.  I found I didn't take as many pictures this time as the first time.  I did get a new little Canon Elph point and shoot camera for the trip and I think it did pretty well.

This is the famous Epcot ball.  We spent A LOT of time in Epcot. 



We ate at a German restaurant in Epcot and this adorable chicken cuckoo clock was at the top of the building.  

We loved the safari in Animal Kingdom too.  The giraffes walked down the hill and right past our vehicle.  It was a beautiful morning.  My Thing 1 is a little dare devil and got me on all the "cool" rides.  The Expedition Everest ride is hands down our favorite ride at Disney.  She also got me on almost all of the scary rides at Disney, including the Tower of Terror, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain and Mission Space level orange-by FAR the worst ride for me.  I felt nauseous for the rest of the evening.  Something to do with G-force I think...

We stayed at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort.  Ahhh...I wish I lived there.  It just oozes relaxation and calm.



The interior of the main building.

The pool.  We stayed in the big building in the background last time overlooking the lake on the other side.



This was our building this time.  It is every bit as grand...just not the best photo of the building.

This is the interior of our building.  There are fresh flowers all over the Grand Floridian all the time which, of course, I couldn't help but notice.

Not a bad place for this Kansas girl to go in January!