Home Again

The Jackson Five made it home safe and sound on Monday from a week long excursion at Disney World. We had an amazing time with Bo's parents. And with 3 kids, it was wonderful to have their help. We visited all 4 of the parks with Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom being our favorites. Ally rode her first "Mommy and Daddy" rides...Tower of Terror and the Expedition Everest Roller Coaster. We ventured on the roller coaster twice to see if we would like it better, but the second time proved worse than the first because we knew what to expect. Tower of Terror...probably won't see her on that one for awhile. Amazingly, all the spooky, haunting stuff leading up to the ride didn't scare her. Just the dropping of several stories at a time did :). Kelsey tried her first big rides as well. She loved Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain after a little coaxing, but her favorite was Test Track at Epcot. She loved being in the car when it goes around the turn on the bank because of the speed.

We tried the dining plan for this trip and won't do without it again...it was so convenient and saved us a ton of $$$$. We had lunch with the princesses at the castle. We had dinner with Winnie the Pooh and his friends. We had breakfast and a BBQ with Mickey and all of his friends. Plus, we had a great dinner at a Japanese Hibachi Grill at Epcot. The girls had never been and really enjoyed the "show".

Here are a few memorable moments, pictures and lessons from the trip.

1. Our theme was "I'm just trying not to piss anyone off."

2. I worried about Drew and this long trip, but he was the best behaved out of all of us.

3. Closing down Magic Kingdom with the parade and fire works is, bar none, the best end-of-day feeling in the world.

4. The girls did WAY better than I thought they would with little sleep and long days.

5. Nursing in 90 degree heat is almost impossible. Opt for a bottle if you can...

6. When you ride the River Rapids ride at Animal Kingdom, the 12 foot wall of water comes straight down, not at an angle. However, if your boat moves in to said wall of water, you are in for a drenching!!!

7. Lunch with Cinderella and her friends.

8. Being there for mom's last ride on Tower of Terror. Bo told the Disney Management they had clearance to use mom's picture for any future publications they do for this ride...how genuine is her face?!?!?!

9. Ally's first big roller coaster.

10. Kelsey's favorite big ride.