Disney Vacation

R and C right before we left the house to go to the airport.

We had a wonderful Disney Vacation last week.  We were there Tuesday through Saturday and the weather was beautiful.  This is the second time C and R visited Disney World; the last time we went (October of 2008), C was four and R was two.  What a difference a few years makes.  T did not join us for this trip because he is going to Washington, D.C. with his eighth grade class in a few weeks and he is going to England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales with People to People this summer.  We also thought it was best that he not miss four days of school.  He stayed home with Papa, Grandma, and Kelly (our dog).  Also, T has been to Disney World three times; we missed him on this trip, but he has had many wonderful Disney experiences and he has two amazing trips coming up soon.

We stayed at The Grand Floridian - a Disney resort located on the monorail.  I love this hotel.  The last two times we went to Disney, we stayed at the Polynesian (also on the monorail).  Both hotels are wonderful, but The Grand Floridian is just gorgeous and we loved everything about it.

This is the view from the balcony of our hotel room:

This is one of the hotel pools:

There is a slide that comes out of that large rock structure.

We are big fans of the park hopper passes because we like to visit multiple parks on the same day when possible.  While there, we spent time in each of the four parks:  Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios.

R's favorite ride this time was Splash Mountain; the last time we went to Disney, her favorite ride was Winnie the Pooh.  C's favorite ride this time was Expedition Everest; last time his favorite ride was Buzz Lightyear.  I guess they are growing up!

There was a Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot while we were there.  It's amazing what people can do with flowers:

We took so many pictures and had so many wonderful experiences while we were there.  Here are just a few photos:

R chose this "Tangled" Rapunzel dress for her souvenir.  C chose a Disney Villains Monopoly game (he still loves villains).

C's cup has a glowing Buzz Lightyear clip on it.

R's cup has a glowing Tinkerbell clip on it.

We had a fantastic trip.  Even though I was not able to go on most of the rides, I still thoroughly enjoyed the experience of watching C and R run to me with excitement after each ride.