We stopped in Georgia and stayed in a hotel room for the night. On the 28th we got up and continued our journey to Florida. We finally arrived around 6pm and was able to check in quickly at the La Quinta Hotel in Orlando, FL. It was a very nice hotel. We went to bed and got up at 6am the next day to begin our Disney World Vacation!!!
On Dec. 29th, Jarred 29th Birthday, we went to Disney's Animal Kingdom. We got there around 8am and was there until around 3:30pm. There was quite a bit to do also. The neat thing was the Tree of Life in the middle of the grounds. The neatest ride was the Animal Safari where we got to see all these animals roaming around the grounds, not in cages. We had a good time there. We got to see a Lion King show also. Both Devin and Landon were asked to go out on the floor and got to dance with the actresses and actors in the musical on the floor. It was so cute to see them there. We also went to see the Nemo Musical and sat in the bubble area.
On Dec. 30th we went to Epcot to see Skyler march with the band. We arrived a little late because my mom wanted a hot breakfast. We stayed and watched the band, but we also visited many different characters throughout the park. The first character was Goofy. Then we saw Daisy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Pluto. The kids loved seeing the different characters and even taking pictures with them. We went on the ride inside the ball and a few others also. Then we went around the world exhibit areas. They were neat, but not much to do for the kids. We left around 2:30 or so.
On New Year's Eve Dec. 31st we got up early again and arrived at Disney's Hollywood Studios around 8am. The first thing we did was go to the Tower of Terror ride. Devin and Kenzi were tall enough to ride so Jarred, Devin, Kenzi, and I wanted in line for the ride. Once we were on it we had a blast. Devin was so scarred and Kenzi enjoyed it. The picture is priceless. We then went around and got to see many more characters and rode more rides. One thing that the kids enjoyed was the Honey I Shrunk the Kids area. It was basically a playground area and everything looked like it was dirt, corn, and other things in the grass. It was neat. We also watched the stunt show where the kids got to see Lightning McQueen come out. It was a great day.
On New Year's Day Jan. 1, 2013 we got up the earliest that we had so that we could get to Disney's Magic Kingdom really early. We ended up arriving before it even opened and got to see some dancing and Mickey Mouse. Once we got in we just started going around to the different rides and started in Tomorrowland. It was really neat. One of the neatest rides was the People Mover because you got to see all rides in the area you were in. The kids also got to see the inside of Space Mountain, since they are to small to actually ride it. We went to Fantasyland next and did some things there. We went all around the park and even had a chance to enjoy the parade. This was the best park and we did so much here that it is hard to tell you everything we did.
On Jan. 2, 2013, Landon turned four and we decided to go to the beach and celebrate his birthday with a picnic and playing in the water. Landon loved the sand, but was a little afraid of the water and waves.He chose McDonalds for dinner so we ate at this neat McDonalds. It had a game room upstairs and a huge playground inside also. It was neat and he had a lot of fun. We had fun and he got cupcakes and to open presents later.
On Jan. 3, 2013 we took Landon on a ride in a helicopter for his birthday. He LOVED it!!!! We then went to the Ripley's Believe it Or Not museum there in Orlando. That was a neat place to see and the kids even enjoyed it.
On Jan. 4, 2013 we left to head home. After all of the stuff we did we were all so tired!!!! It was a great vacation, but we were so tired when we finally got home. It's almost as if we needed a vacation from the vacation.
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