Disney Trip

Thursday Feb 4th, I left school and headed to pick up the family and head to the airport for the trip to Orlando, FL. We were excited to see Mikey Mouse and see the other attractions at Disney World. I can just imagine the site as Colton, Amanda and I got on the transit bus to move from the Red Long Term Parking Lot to the Terminal. All of us had our own check on bags as well as one carry one. In addition, I had the opportunity to bring a car seat and a stroller. To say the least, I had my hands full. After checking in, we had the exciting opportunity of going through Security with a toddler. If you have not experienced this yet, good luck when it is your turn. Interesting to say the least, trying to keep a little one from running around and bumping into everyone while trying to get your shoes off and computers in the appropriate containers. Fun. Luckily, we had two adults for one child... Good odds, I guess.
We boarded the plan and found three seats near the back of the southwest flight. We got airborne and I was prepared with a portable dvd player for the two-year-old. Just our luck, the battery did not hold the charge on the dvd player so we had to find other methods of entertainment for Colton. He played with my new Ipod Touch - hitting the buttons on an average of every five seconds claiming "that one not work." But we made it without any problems.

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We arrived to Orlando on time and Danny and Dave were at the air port ready to help us get back to the house. We rented a house that had a nice pool and hot tube (which I thoroughly enjoyed). We hang out that evening and planned our festivities for the following days.

Day One - Epcot
We woke up early and headed to Epcot on the first day knowing that it was probably going to rain at some point. As soon as we got there, Colton got to start to see some of the Characters. Stitch was the first to get denied. Colt said he was too scary so Daisy was the first picture we were able to capture. Some of the highlights were: Nemo, Figment, Mission Space and meeting the Characters. Mandi was a little upset that we didn't make it back to the countries during the day. It was raining at night and you really couldn't get that great of pictures at night. We decided to pack it up early and not stay for the laser light show that night because we had an early morning the next day.

Day Two - Breakfast with the Characters and Magic Kingdom
We got up early on the second day and headed to breakfast with the characters. Colton enjoyed the Mickey Waffles and we all got to see the characters moving from table to table. Good times and good food.
We did have a difficult time getting to Magic Kingdom as the Monorail experienced some lengthy delays. There was not enough room in one monorail car for all of us so Mandi / Colton and I got separated (bad idea). Mandi had to deal with Colton as well as had to stand with a crying baby as no mail in the car would offer her a seat (pretty sad considering she is pregnant.
Once we made it to the Magic Kingdom, we hit some nice attractions and enjoyed the day. Highlights included: It's a small world, Buzz Lightyear, Mickey Mouse Ice Cream, and the parade.


Day Three - Hollywood Studios
We slept in a little before heading to MGM. Good day of adventure. Highlights included: Playhouse Disney, Block Party, and the new Toy Story Mania. Toy Story was the coolest ride of the trip. 4-D shoot em up game.


Day Four - Magic Kingdom
We decided to go back to the Magic Kingdom on our last day to see the remaining attractions we did not have time for on Day 2. We made sure to visit Mickey's house as well as catch the Peter Pan ride. Colton wanted to ride "its a small world" again he continues to sing the song at home. Pretty funny. We left around 2pm to make sure we could check in for our flight early enough. The flight back was pleasant and we arrived back to the cold and snowy Ohio in time to meet my parents for dinner.


Overall, it was a good trip and we captured a lot of great family moments on video and still images for us to enjoy for a very long time.