SO....we went to Disneyworld last week! It was SOOO fun....I must say though, I don't know how people take little kids to Disneyworld. We ran around like little kids, trying to take in everything and we were EXHAUSTED by 9 at night! I can't imagine taking strollers and hauling tired kids around on top of it! Those of you that have done it with little kids, kudos to you! Maybe when my kids are older than 2 1/2 and 10 months, I would have the energy to take them there :)
We actually left the parks early the last 2 days to enjoy our resort in the evening. Ahhh, I didn't realize how long it had been since we sat by a pool and just READ.....it was incredibly relaxing and so refreshing/energizing. So, it was a fantastic vacation: lots of fun, exciting things to do (we like to stay busy on vacation!) yet we had some downtime to read and relax as well.
So, a few pics of our trip. As much as I know you would all love to see the 550 pics we took, I'll resist the urge to post a ton :) We picked last week to go because it was Aaron's week between his spring and summer semesters and also because it was one of the best times to go for small crowds. I would totally recommend going in May because the crowds were really not bad at all! We got to see everything we wanted to see and the wait time for rides was between 5-20 minutes. SO not bad at all! The only day that was crazy was Friday which happened to be Star Wars weekend at Hollywood Studios. If you don't want crowds, don't go on Star Wars weekend! It was pretty entertaining to see people dressed in head to toe in Star Wars gear though.....crazy people!
I could get used to waking up to this every morning :) The view outside our room :)
First stop: Magic Kingdom....we had SO much fun seeing everything!
Second stop: Animal Kingdom. My fave ride? Expedition Everest
Because the park wasn't super busy, we went on it 5 times!! So great :)
Third stop: Epcot. My husband is going to LOVE that I put this pic up :) Haha! Showing off our Norwegian roots!
Fourth stop: Hollywood Studios. (complete with the Star Wars weekend craziness!)
Oh, in case you were wondering, our kids did great at grandma's house! It was a sweet moment when we were reunited with them though!! And, my dear sweet baby girl decided to hold off on taking her first steps :) She is standing on her own now and is close to walking (I still give it a month though since she just enjoys standing for a few seconds and moving her arms to music!) but I was just sure something would click and she would all of a sudden take her first steps while I was gone! *whew* I liked seeing her still using furniture to walk when I picked her up on Saturday.
Okay, I need to finish up.....I guess this is what I get when I don't blog much anymore. LONG, drawn out posts :)
Happy Memorial Day weekend (woah, for real? Is it really Memorial Day weekend?)
