It is truly overwhelming. Have I said that? I've gone through the 250 pictures, found some highlights and will post them here with stories. It might take a few entries, since blogger doesn't seem to like more than 5 photos in a posting. If anyone is interested in seeing more pictures, please email me. I don't really want to post a link here...
In the beginning...
On Wednesday, January 23rd, we told Jake to get in the car because it was time to go to school. Once we got in the car, Ike told him he didn't think we should go to school and asked where Jake wanted to go instead. Totally unfazed, Jake suggested either McDonalds or Disneyworld. Annie suggested we go "ride bike."
We agreed with Jake that yes, we should go to Disneyworld. Again, he didn't seem at all surprised by this...until we actually got to the airport. Suddenly he realized we were serious. We've got great video footage of this...unfortunately I don't know how to put it on here... So imagine it. Cool, huh? (Ike's working on putting the footage on here after he edits it. Stayed tuned.)
We flew Skybus into St. Augustine's airport, which is about the size of our living room. Skybus is their only commercial airline, actually, which made getting in and out pretty simple. We ate at McDonalds (so we really did do McDonalds and Disneyworld in one day!), stopped at a grocery store for snacks, then headed to Orlando.
We stayed at a Disney property, which for us was absolutely the best decision. We stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort , which meant we stayed in Aruba and traveled through Jamaica every time we left our room. Jake wanted to explore the property itself, which would have been fun...had we not been so distracted by all of the DISNEY parks... At any rate, next time we go, we want to check out a different Disney resort, but this one was wonderful.
There were extended "Magic Hours" in the Animal Kingdom the night we arrived, so we stopped in for a quick look around and long enough for Jake and Ike to do the It's Tough To Be a Bug show. Annie and I went shopping, wandered around, etc., until they came out ready for dinner. **I would like to point out here that Jake came out of the bug show scared and saying he'd never do it again. By the end of our time at Disney, he'd ridden Space Mountain twice, declared It's a Small World "lame," and claimed the Tower of Terror as his favorite ride ever. I overheard him telling a friend after we got home, "You gotta go to Disneyworld, man. You gotta ride the Tower of Terror." Yes, he said, "man." I know, cute.
Our dinner reservations the first night were absolutely my favorite and Jake's favorite (Annie and Ike each had separate favorites I'll mention later). The buffet was wonderful, but the best part was seeing the characters. Want pictures?
Our first character autograph was actually Goofy, but we saw him before we were seated at our table, so somehow we missed a picture with him. Donald was our next character (Daisy was missing from dinner at Chef Mickey's. I suppose even Disney characters need a night off...).
Mickey loved Jake, which Jake loves to point out to anyone who asks. We were seated near the kitchen door, which meant each time a character came out, they passed right by our table. Every single time he passed, Mickey stopped to hug Jake. If he weren't, you know, Mickey Mouse, I might have been worried...
At first, Annie was not at all sure about these giant characters running around. With Goofy, Donald, and even Mickey, she was a bit standoffish.
However, as soon as she saw Minnie Mouse, Annie grabbed her pen and autograph book, waved it in the air and yelled, "Minnie!!" I wasn't at the table for this, unfortunately (I was getting Annie's and my desserts), but Ike insists it was an amazingly transformation of personality. Once she met Minnie, she was only afraid of one character (you won't see her in any pictures with Captain Hook...).
The description we'd read of Chef Mickey's before Ike made our reservations said, "Be prepared to drop your fork and swing your napkin on a moment's notice." We had no idea what that meant...until we got there. Mickey and his friends celebrate every thirty minutes or so with singing and napkins flying. The Crystal Palace did the same thing, but not to the degree Chef Mickey's did. Annie was quick to catch on to this and actually tried to start the tradition in other restaurants throughout Disneyworld too (food went flying at 1900 Park Fare when Annie started swinging her napkin)...
Okay, I'm done for the night. I know, I only got through our first night there. More later, I promise.
In the beginning...
On Wednesday, January 23rd, we told Jake to get in the car because it was time to go to school. Once we got in the car, Ike told him he didn't think we should go to school and asked where Jake wanted to go instead. Totally unfazed, Jake suggested either McDonalds or Disneyworld. Annie suggested we go "ride bike."
We agreed with Jake that yes, we should go to Disneyworld. Again, he didn't seem at all surprised by this...until we actually got to the airport. Suddenly he realized we were serious. We've got great video footage of this...unfortunately I don't know how to put it on here... So imagine it. Cool, huh? (Ike's working on putting the footage on here after he edits it. Stayed tuned.)
We flew Skybus into St. Augustine's airport, which is about the size of our living room. Skybus is their only commercial airline, actually, which made getting in and out pretty simple. We ate at McDonalds (so we really did do McDonalds and Disneyworld in one day!), stopped at a grocery store for snacks, then headed to Orlando.
We stayed at a Disney property, which for us was absolutely the best decision. We stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort , which meant we stayed in Aruba and traveled through Jamaica every time we left our room. Jake wanted to explore the property itself, which would have been fun...had we not been so distracted by all of the DISNEY parks... At any rate, next time we go, we want to check out a different Disney resort, but this one was wonderful.
There were extended "Magic Hours" in the Animal Kingdom the night we arrived, so we stopped in for a quick look around and long enough for Jake and Ike to do the It's Tough To Be a Bug show. Annie and I went shopping, wandered around, etc., until they came out ready for dinner. **I would like to point out here that Jake came out of the bug show scared and saying he'd never do it again. By the end of our time at Disney, he'd ridden Space Mountain twice, declared It's a Small World "lame," and claimed the Tower of Terror as his favorite ride ever. I overheard him telling a friend after we got home, "You gotta go to Disneyworld, man. You gotta ride the Tower of Terror." Yes, he said, "man." I know, cute.
Our dinner reservations the first night were absolutely my favorite and Jake's favorite (Annie and Ike each had separate favorites I'll mention later). The buffet was wonderful, but the best part was seeing the characters. Want pictures?
Our first character autograph was actually Goofy, but we saw him before we were seated at our table, so somehow we missed a picture with him. Donald was our next character (Daisy was missing from dinner at Chef Mickey's. I suppose even Disney characters need a night off...).
Mickey loved Jake, which Jake loves to point out to anyone who asks. We were seated near the kitchen door, which meant each time a character came out, they passed right by our table. Every single time he passed, Mickey stopped to hug Jake. If he weren't, you know, Mickey Mouse, I might have been worried...
At first, Annie was not at all sure about these giant characters running around. With Goofy, Donald, and even Mickey, she was a bit standoffish.
However, as soon as she saw Minnie Mouse, Annie grabbed her pen and autograph book, waved it in the air and yelled, "Minnie!!" I wasn't at the table for this, unfortunately (I was getting Annie's and my desserts), but Ike insists it was an amazingly transformation of personality. Once she met Minnie, she was only afraid of one character (you won't see her in any pictures with Captain Hook...).
The description we'd read of Chef Mickey's before Ike made our reservations said, "Be prepared to drop your fork and swing your napkin on a moment's notice." We had no idea what that meant...until we got there. Mickey and his friends celebrate every thirty minutes or so with singing and napkins flying. The Crystal Palace did the same thing, but not to the degree Chef Mickey's did. Annie was quick to catch on to this and actually tried to start the tradition in other restaurants throughout Disneyworld too (food went flying at 1900 Park Fare when Annie started swinging her napkin)...
Okay, I'm done for the night. I know, I only got through our first night there. More later, I promise.
3 Comments:
Yeah Pics! I can't wait to hear more about ya'lls trip! I bet ya'll had so much fun :) I can't wait to be able to take the boys.
Those were great, but I want to see all 250 of them so hurry up! :)
How cute! I a happy to finally see pictures! More More!
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