Florida vacation - part 2

We decided to act like "real tourists" and not only go to Disney while in Florida, but also stay on-property at a Disney hotel. We stayed at the All-Star Music hotel in a family suite with my parents and found it really helpful to have the kitchenette in the room. The hotel was comfortable and had everything we needed, including an arcade for Josh to run around in for a bit. Our room was right upstairs from the Calypso pool which was shaped like a guitar and we all had a blast swimming in it. Josh even insisted on swimming all by himself while wearing a life vest!



We went to two theme parks while in Orlando, the first being Magic Kingdom. It was a VERY long day, and exhausting, but a ton of fun. We got to meet many of the characters we hoped to meet including Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, & Buzz Lightyear.

On the second day we decided to go to Hollywood Studios and make it a shorter day since we were still tired from the day before. We rode the new "Toy Story Mania" ride which was awesome, got to meet Sorcerer Mickey, Mike & Sully from Monsters Inc, and McQueen & Mater from Cars. We left the park around dinner time and went back to the hotel to swim more and pack our bags since the Disney Magical Express was picking us up at 5:30am the next day for our 8:30am flight.

Josh was at a good age (being 3) because he knew all the characters and was excited to see them. Being potty-trained proved to be a challenge for us when waiting in long lines but luckily we had no accidents! I hope we can make this an annual trip since the weather is so perfect in the beginning of April and we all really had a great time - next time I'm renting a motorized scooter to get around so I dont get so physically exhausted!!!

Florida vacation - part 1

Earlier this month we went to Florida for a week - 4 days in South Florida visiting with Scott's family, and 4 days in Orlando at Disney with my parents. The weather was perfect and we had a great time! Josh played with his cousin Jimmy alot and of course they also fought the entire time - I guess it's pretty natural considering they're 3 & 4, both only children, and only get to see each other 2-3 times a year.
We swam in the pools alot, had a family BBQ, and even hired a babysitter and had date night - we went to dinner at McCormick & Shmick's and then to BB King's Blues Club at City Place in West Palm. I even got to have lunch at Tijuana Flats in Wellington... I love that restaurant! Here are a few pics from our time in Delray & Boynton Beaches:

Date night :)

Josh & Jimmy

Me & the boys after the family BBQ

In the truck on the way to Orlando

Hippity Hoppity Happy Easter!

This year we celebrated Easter with Nana & Papa on Saturday at their house. Josh got lots of goodies, the weather was beautiful, and Nana made us lots of yummy food and cookies!

On Easter morning Josh woke up to find a big basket of candy from the Easter Bunny and eggs filled with chocolate candy hidden all over his playroom. We had a very relaxing day at home and really did nothing that whole day.