Day 4 was our first day in the Disney parks. Of course, we started with the Magic Kingdom. The kids were pretty excited when they saw Chip and Dale right as we got in. We hit all the highlights – Dumbo, Small World, Philharmagic, Pirates, Toy Story, Space Mountain, etc.
We took a trip to the St. Louis Zoo on a whim today for something to do. They were having their Mardi Gras celebration today, so we lucked out. The kids got to do crafts, got some free beads and stuffed animals, and we got to see the penguin march.
I was disappointed that no beer came out
Day 3 was a travel day. We had time for a run, grabbed some breakfast, and prepared to leave Cocoa Beach for Lake Buena Vista.
We all met up at Downtown Disney, had lunch at Wolfgang Puck’s, and then bummed around there for a while. After that, we checked into our hotel, had dinner, and got some sleep in advance of our first day in the parks.
Chef Adam
Lunch buddies
We may be on vacation, but there’s still homework to be done
Spinning herself silly
Buzz!
Mr. Potato Head (you pick who that applies to)
The view from our hotel room
A good night’s sleep!
Day 2 of our Florida Trip included a trip to Kennedy Space Center. I’m not sure how much of the space stuff the kids were in to, but Amy and I thought it was cool.
The highlight of the trip was seeing Space Shuttle Endeavour sitting on the launch pad. We were lucky that our tour got us fairly close – maybe a half mile to a mile away, but unfortunately we could only see the back side. The only part of the orbiter we could see was one of the wing tips. It was still an amazing sight, nonetheless.
Family photo with Endeavour in the background
Endeavour ready for a 2/7/2010 launch
It’s been a week since we returned from our Florida vacation, and I’m finally feeling like things are getting back to normal. The kids are back at school, I’m back at work, and our lives are as hectic as normal with after school activities, basketball game, half-marathon training, etc.
My hope is to blog a bit about our trip each day. Our first day (1/15) was spent traveling and we had a bit of fun mixed in. We had an early flight from St. Louis to Orlando where we picked up a rental car and drove to Cocoa Beach. We met up with Amy’s parents at a restaurant for lunch, and then headed to our hotel. The weather was spotty on this day, but the kids had a great time at the beach and in the pool.
The Double Tree – not the greatest hotel, but it worked for our purposes
The two buddies humored me for a moment for this picture before we turned them loose on the beach
Amy and her Mom (a.k.a. “Ninny Cindy”)
Stay tuned for the next installment – Kennedy Space Center
