Magic Kingdom

 Magic Kingdom was my favorite day at Disney World. What is it about this place that just makes you smile? Even with the crowds and the heat, you can't help but have a great time. Notice the light saber in Jack's hand? It was Star Wars week or month or something at Hollywood Studios, and of course my kids both ended up with one. They don't know what Star Wars is, but they knew that a light saber had to be cool.

 I had to get a shot of us when we first got there, before we were sweaty and gross.

 We started out at Splash Mountain. Pete, Jackson, and Justin are in the front row in the picture on top. Brittany, Jackson and I are in the back row in the picture below. Do you love how I'm totally hiding behind Jackson? If you know me at all, you know I am not a big ride person. I am a total weeny! Thunder Mt. Railroad is one ride that I do love, and of course, it was closed. I was sad.

 Jack was dying to get the the Dumbo ride. It's nice and slow...his kind of ride. I might have passed some of my weeny genes on to him. Sorry Jack!

 Brittany bought these misting fans from Walmart. They sell them at Disney World for like $18 or something ridiculous like that. They were LIFE SAVERS!! The kids loved them and it was amazing how much they helped. The kids just sprayed and sprayed and sprayed them. It made for some good entertainment while we waited in some of the lines.

This race car ride was one of my favorites. The boys thought it was so fun to drive the car. This video of Jack driving is hilarious!!

(I don't know why everything is off center after this! I tried to fix it and nothing works. And the font size looks messed up. Oh well...)

Of course we had to see Mickey in the parade! Jack was getting some high fives which totally made his day. He gets totally bummed if the people in the parades don't acknowledge him. Which, in a huge crowd like this, he was getting lucky!

On to the Buzz Lightyear ride!! Do you love that Anderson is covering his ears? I swear this kid thinks everything is too loud. Sometimes he even covers his ears for the toilet to flush at our house. He covered his ears for the parade and multiple rides. At least he is still smiling!

 Max snuggled right up to Justin!

Those are some cute boys!

 Mr. Buzz Lightyear himself! After we were done taking the picture, Anderson kept waving at him saying, "Come on! Come on Buzz! Come and walk with me!"

 Miss Tinker Bell.

 Right after we got off the Winnie the Pooh ride, three Disney workers came up to us and said that Prince Charming himself told them to find the best family in the park and give them this crown sundae. And WE were the best family!! What are the chances?! We of course were all very excited.

 Now that is an ice cream sundae! 

 Anderson was gearing up for the fireworks show with his light saber. By this point, he was so tired. He told me that "we need to see the fireworks tomorrow after I take a bed." He didn't even last long enough to see one firework. He fell asleep, hands covering his ears, ready for the loud noises.

 Jack on the other hand...look at that face!! He was dying to see the fireworks show. He looked like a deer in the headlights pretty much the whole time.

The show was awesome. I loved all the different things they reflect on to the castle. It was the perfect way to end the day.

Hollywood Studios

 We only spent half a day at Sea World and headed straight over to Hollywood Studios. The first thing we hit up was the parade.

 Even though we were roasting in the sun, the parade is so cute, it makes it worth it. Literally, we were melting. It was so hot!

 I think the guy from "Up" is so cute.

 After the parade we went to stand in line for Toy Story Mania. We weren't able to get fast passes for it so we just had to wait. It originally told us the wait was an hour and a half, but we ended up getting through in an hour. It was nice to cool down in the AC though after the parade.

 "We have to wait how long?!"

(Ha, he will probably kill me for putting that on here! Love it.)

 We were starting to feel bad for the people who had to stand in line by us. Of course it was people with no kids who just like to look at you like, "Could you control your children please?" Nope, sorry. Standing in line for an hour and holding still is not one of their fortes! 

 Yay! We finally made it to the front!

 The boys thought that the Honey I Shrunk The Kids set was a lot of fun. It was nice to let them run around and play after waiting in that line forever.

 We hit up the arcade at the Pizza Planet from Toy Story. Their pizza was delicious!

 Phineas and Ferb.

 Lightning McQueen and Mater.

Anderson thought they were a little too loud. But then again, he thinks everything is a little too loud. My kids have some weird quirks! Gotta love em.

Justin also hit up the Tower of Terror. They dragged me on that ride at Disneyland two years ago, and now I know better. :) Justin loves it though and I'm glad he had someone to go on it with. We stayed until the park closed and the kids were beat. Of course it was worth it! We couldn't stop smiling all day. We were so excited to be there!!

Day two....Magic Kingdom!

Sea World

 We spent Memorial Day weekend in Orlando, Fl. We drove to Gainesville and stayed with the Mecham's on Thursday and woke up early Friday to drive the rest of the way to Orlando. We started out at Sea World. We all loved Sea World! The Mecham's have a season pass so they knew all the in's and out's and where everything was, which made it nice. They also let active duty military and three family members in for free, which made it even more enjoyable.

 This little pool was full of sting rays. There were tons of them and they were going crazy, hoping you were going to feed them. They felt really smooth and slimy. Anderson thought it was cool, Jack wanted nothing to do with them. He was not about to stick his hand in there. He has such a funny personality. He is very particular about things and often has to be convinced to try something new. He was not convinced that the sting rays wouldn't sting you and decided he would just watch.

 Justin and Jack with the dolphins behind them.

 The Shamu show was our favorite! It was so entertaining. We loved it. These whales are amazing. It is crazy that someone can train them to do all of these tricks. I haven't been to Sea World since I was a kid, and it was very fun to watch.

 Once again, Jack asked if we would sit in the back because he did not want to get splashed. We sat kind of close though, and he was relieved after it was over and he was still dry. What a goof.

Pretty cool, right?