Thursday, December 24, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Manatees and Chuck E Cheese (did you notice that rhymes??)
Looking for Manatee noses and tails at the Manatee Park (thats all we could see!)
Best road trip partner in the whole world!
My typical view.....thought it was about time to be documented....
Night out at Chuck E Cheese.....
a total Classic game!!!
Best road trip partner in the whole world!
My typical view.....thought it was about time to be documented....
Night out at Chuck E Cheese.....
a total Classic game!!!
Day at the Beach on Sanibel Island
Our new favorite island.....
all it takes is a $6 toll, a few bridges over some sandy small islands.....
and its the closest we have gotten to feeling like being in Maui (minus the nice heat)
very low key day...
End of the day = down to the skivies for the boys....
all it takes is a $6 toll, a few bridges over some sandy small islands.....
and its the closest we have gotten to feeling like being in Maui (minus the nice heat)
very low key day...
End of the day = down to the skivies for the boys....
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Hollywood Studios
Funny story....we were going to take in hollywood studios on our own (no Mike and Susan)....they didn't know what we were doing that day...and we didn't know what they were doing. So, we arrive, park our car in the parking lot that was filled with thousands of cars, and start walking towards the tram...and who is to pull up their little yellow car in the spot we are just walking past? Take a guess?
Stunt driving like we have NEVER seen.....note our engrossed faces 2 pics below!!
Indianna Jones stunt show thrown in....different than the stunt driving one.....
See? totally engrossed!!
I was happy she grabbed this shot, because i remember feeling so happy holding everyones hand...and now i have it.
'Honey, i shrunk the kids' playpark...the most stressed i was all week. The kids would run into a tunnel and come out the BACK (unbeknownst to ME!!)--where did my child GO? Tons of kids, tons of parents, lots of exits....nobody watching the exits...agh!!!
They loved it, but we didn't stay long.....
Waiting for the parade....
Waiting for Mickey's Fantasmic water show...most Magical thing i had ever seen...happy to have waited for the 90 minutes.
After Fantasmic, Susan and i had JUST enough time to run through the streets to get ONE MORE Tower of Terror ride under our belt before the park closed!!
Park was closed, stores were still open....just outside the Star Wars store...very happy child.
I wonder if they had fun?
Stunt driving like we have NEVER seen.....note our engrossed faces 2 pics below!!
Indianna Jones stunt show thrown in....different than the stunt driving one.....
See? totally engrossed!!
I was happy she grabbed this shot, because i remember feeling so happy holding everyones hand...and now i have it.
'Honey, i shrunk the kids' playpark...the most stressed i was all week. The kids would run into a tunnel and come out the BACK (unbeknownst to ME!!)--where did my child GO? Tons of kids, tons of parents, lots of exits....nobody watching the exits...agh!!!
They loved it, but we didn't stay long.....
Waiting for the parade....
Waiting for Mickey's Fantasmic water show...most Magical thing i had ever seen...happy to have waited for the 90 minutes.
After Fantasmic, Susan and i had JUST enough time to run through the streets to get ONE MORE Tower of Terror ride under our belt before the park closed!!
Park was closed, stores were still open....just outside the Star Wars store...very happy child.
I wonder if they had fun?
Monday, December 21, 2009
One Liner Overview.....(so far)
Day 1-Prep and Pack...car ride, ferry ride, bus ride, train ride, shuttle, we arrive at the hotel.
Day 2-5:30am wakeup for the 7:30 am flight, arrived Atlantic City at 11pm (their time)
Day 3-Slept in...checked out Atlantic City, weren't impressed, so continued on to Watchung, NJ.
Day 4-Train into NY with Marsha and her fun family...saw lots..ate lots...love NY...cold!
Day 5-Chris and i take the boys back into NY - museums, subways...Canucks game that night.
Day 6-BACK into NY (haven't gotten enough!)-Macy's, Statue of Liberty, Times Square...
Day 7-Gettysburg (driving tour)..then drove all day...Dulles airport area in Washington, DC
Day 8-Starting to snow-Smithsonian Air and Space Museum-boys loved it-especially the rocket.
Day 9-Stayed 1 block from white house-beautiful city-Museum of N. history-saw Obama.
Day 10-Colonial Williamsburg, Vi-very cool-lots of history-way too cold-maze was awesome.
Day 11-Drove to NC-great ribs-DS for elliot-drove til 5:30-landed in Florence, SC-Olive Garden.
Day 12-Ate at 8:30, boys swam, drove to Jacksonville..not impressed..continued to Daytona B.
Day 13-Staying at 5* Worldmark for $47/nt-Bubba Gumps shrimp, ate outside, boys played.
Day 14-Few days of blur-slept alot-movie 'Area 51'-mini-golf-swam-ate.
Day 15-Orlando-SummerBay Resort-playground-groceries-Seafood Feast @ Red Lobster.
Day 16-Mike and Susan arrived-we all swam-napped-read-dinner-Disney Boardwalk.
Day 17-DisneyWorld Day-/w mike and susan-E's fav: planecoaster, I's Fav: Space Mtn.
Day 18-Slept alot in the AM-'World of Wonder' in the pm.
Day 19-GatorLand-rained-very cool-tons of gators-pic with snake and gator!
Day 20-Hollywood Studios with Mike and Susan-stunt cars-Indianna stunts-muppets 3D-Tower of Terror-Mickey's Fantasmic water show-star wars-scary bug playground-FUN DAY!
Day 21-Low key day (recovery!), M&S came over, swam, read, movies, treated to Sizzler.
Day 22-Drove South to Fort Myers to stay til the 26th-groceries-little christmas tree, G-force.
Day 23-Packed lunch-played at 2 beaches on Sanibel Isld and then Captiva Isld-chilled at hotel.
Day 24--TBA (but plan is Manatee Park to see some Manatees and end at ChuckE Cheese....)
Day 2-5:30am wakeup for the 7:30 am flight, arrived Atlantic City at 11pm (their time)
Day 3-Slept in...checked out Atlantic City, weren't impressed, so continued on to Watchung, NJ.
Day 4-Train into NY with Marsha and her fun family...saw lots..ate lots...love NY...cold!
Day 5-Chris and i take the boys back into NY - museums, subways...Canucks game that night.
Day 6-BACK into NY (haven't gotten enough!)-Macy's, Statue of Liberty, Times Square...
Day 7-Gettysburg (driving tour)..then drove all day...Dulles airport area in Washington, DC
Day 8-Starting to snow-Smithsonian Air and Space Museum-boys loved it-especially the rocket.
Day 9-Stayed 1 block from white house-beautiful city-Museum of N. history-saw Obama.
Day 10-Colonial Williamsburg, Vi-very cool-lots of history-way too cold-maze was awesome.
Day 11-Drove to NC-great ribs-DS for elliot-drove til 5:30-landed in Florence, SC-Olive Garden.
Day 12-Ate at 8:30, boys swam, drove to Jacksonville..not impressed..continued to Daytona B.
Day 13-Staying at 5* Worldmark for $47/nt-Bubba Gumps shrimp, ate outside, boys played.
Day 14-Few days of blur-slept alot-movie 'Area 51'-mini-golf-swam-ate.
Day 15-Orlando-SummerBay Resort-playground-groceries-Seafood Feast @ Red Lobster.
Day 16-Mike and Susan arrived-we all swam-napped-read-dinner-Disney Boardwalk.
Day 17-DisneyWorld Day-/w mike and susan-E's fav: planecoaster, I's Fav: Space Mtn.
Day 18-Slept alot in the AM-'World of Wonder' in the pm.
Day 19-GatorLand-rained-very cool-tons of gators-pic with snake and gator!
Day 20-Hollywood Studios with Mike and Susan-stunt cars-Indianna stunts-muppets 3D-Tower of Terror-Mickey's Fantasmic water show-star wars-scary bug playground-FUN DAY!
Day 21-Low key day (recovery!), M&S came over, swam, read, movies, treated to Sizzler.
Day 22-Drove South to Fort Myers to stay til the 26th-groceries-little christmas tree, G-force.
Day 23-Packed lunch-played at 2 beaches on Sanibel Isld and then Captiva Isld-chilled at hotel.
Day 24--TBA (but plan is Manatee Park to see some Manatees and end at ChuckE Cheese....)
Thursday, December 17, 2009
GATORLAND!!!
Ok...after much effort, for some reason, i wasn't able to flip this pic...so you'll have to tilt your head for this first shot! But its the shot that i took with my dad and sister when we were younger and went to gatorland! Except for some reason, my mom didn't join in...i assumed she took the picture...but perhaps she was scared?? truth be told i was a little nervous (note the rolled up collar)--but i DID say i didn't want the head of the snake and chris looked at me and says 'nope...can't do it....'...sigh...FINE-i'll take the snakes head....
Elliot showing grandma the picture when we returned home...
Feeding the alligators....my kids are SO interested hey?
Elliots most favorite place in the whole world.....
...on a train.
Please note: this kid reFUSED to wear any kind of glove or mitten in freezing New York, but he gladly dons them in the florida heat.....
If you can't read the sign...it pretty much says 'here is chester, a 13 1/2 foor long, 1600 pound gator who was eating dogs in south florida' until they took him to gatorland. he was HUGE.
Cool gator.....not albino, but a white gator.
Proof they were there!
Elliot showing grandma the picture when we returned home...
Feeding the alligators....my kids are SO interested hey?
Elliots most favorite place in the whole world.....
...on a train.
Please note: this kid reFUSED to wear any kind of glove or mitten in freezing New York, but he gladly dons them in the florida heat.....
If you can't read the sign...it pretty much says 'here is chester, a 13 1/2 foor long, 1600 pound gator who was eating dogs in south florida' until they took him to gatorland. he was HUGE.
Cool gator.....not albino, but a white gator.
Proof they were there!
DisneyWorld
Our 'Magical' day in DisneyWorld....
Isaac wanted to make sure elliot was 'happy' for the picture....tickle..tickle.....
Our 'Magical Day' partners in crime!
Elliot soaked everything in....
We were watching a Disney princess and character dancing show and Isaac wanted NO part of it! He wouldn't even watch! such a boy eh?? He peeked up real quick when i said 'whoa - look at that transformer dancing with minnie!'.....when he saw i lied..he ducked back down.....
The rollercoaster highlight of the day! We stood in line and then used our fastpass to go again right away! Isaac came with us the second time as one time was enough for Mike.....Space Mountain rocks......
Speaking of rollercoasters....this was a little airplane rollercoasted that elliot was big enough to go on....just like his mama....he LOVED it and went 4 times......
Isaacs buddy........
Sweet brothers in Mickeys workshop.....
Isaac wanted to make sure elliot was 'happy' for the picture....tickle..tickle.....
Our 'Magical Day' partners in crime!
Elliot soaked everything in....
We were watching a Disney princess and character dancing show and Isaac wanted NO part of it! He wouldn't even watch! such a boy eh?? He peeked up real quick when i said 'whoa - look at that transformer dancing with minnie!'.....when he saw i lied..he ducked back down.....
The rollercoaster highlight of the day! We stood in line and then used our fastpass to go again right away! Isaac came with us the second time as one time was enough for Mike.....Space Mountain rocks......Speaking of rollercoasters....this was a little airplane rollercoasted that elliot was big enough to go on....just like his mama....he LOVED it and went 4 times......
Isaacs buddy........
Sweet brothers in Mickeys workshop.....
Sharing a slushie....
THUNDERMOUNTAIN!!!
One of the highlights (for us anyways)--the 3-D Mickeys Philharmagic Show.....
The train ride back at the end of the day.....
we were tired.....but not everyone got the option to lay down....
It was a great day....
THUNDERMOUNTAIN!!!
One of the highlights (for us anyways)--the 3-D Mickeys Philharmagic Show.....
The train ride back at the end of the day.....
we were tired.....but not everyone got the option to lay down....
It was a great day....
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