Saturday, July 19, 2008

orlando vacation


we are home FINALLY! we had such a great time in orlando but we are ALL very happy to return home. steve & i need a vacation now - we did TONS of stuff & had a blast but are very tired. it rained everyday but not the sprinkle for a few minutes shower then the sun back out - it was thunderstorms EVERY day. we still rode roller coaters, saw shows at seaworld & even spent the day at the waterpark in the rain & it was all super fun!

rain or shine - there was fun to be had for all!
aquatica is a new waterpark by seaworld - it was a ton of fun!!!

this was part of the resort - fun area for the older ones

we wished more of this happened ...
we went to universal & islands of adventure


we went to arabian nights (dinner show with lots of horses)
brock just pointed & giggled during the shows at seaworld
jake fell & broke his front tooth & cut his lip hence the fat lip


feeding he dolphins - i just love dolphins!

things learned on this trip
1. don't fly with a child from 9-24 months & never, ever a 5 hr flight
2. make sure your camera battery is fully charged before leaving town
3. if you are given a pt cruiser as a rental - refuse it
4. never go to florida in july
5. don't even try to eat somewhat healthy
6. trip=with kids vs vacation= no kids
7. always get the express passes for the parks - so worth the extra money
8. rain in flordia does not make it cooler (it just increases the humidity from 100% to 200%)
9. always take more money than you think you will ever need
10. the questions WHEN, WHERE, WHY should be banned from vacations!!!


3 comments:

Shelly in the NW said...

Shelby,
that is such a GREAT pic of all of you in the pool :) That looks like great fun and good for you for making the best of the less than stellar weather condition. I'm sure you made a lot of memories.

Mom of 3 Boys said...

We are going to Disney/Seaworld in Oct so I loved seeing your pics!!! If you have any tips, let me know!

Also, congrats on your weight loss. If you are looking for another 'program', Weight Watchers worked for me...it was real food and you counted points. It wasn't hard and I started putting the # pts on boxes of things. I also purposedly drank another 16 oz of water before I had to go to the bathroom...haha! I never drank enough water but I was then. (And I should again think about going on it again...as I just ate another piece of cake!)

Micki said...

Looks like you had a fabulous time!