Florida Part 1

The time had Finally arrived! We were finally on our way to our much anticipated trip to DISNEYWORLD! I had been planning this trip for over a year and we were so excited to get going!

 Zoey was an angel on the flight. She was asleep for about an hour then woke up and sat on our laps until the last 45 minutes. She got a little restless and wanted down but she wasn't loud and she didn't cry or whine once!

 Once we landed in Orlando, she wanted to be a helper and push mommy's carry on. Jed and I were there by ourselves for the first night (Sara and Travis came in REALLY late) and then Saturday we went to the parks on our own as well. It was SO much fun to play as our little family:

 Token picture in front of the Castle in Magic Kingdom. I LOVE anything Disney, but there is something special about walking down mainstreet and seeing the castle come into view. We decided our first stop would be Pirates of the Caribbean:

 My Little Pirate!

 (Out of Order) Waiting in line for the bus to take us to Magic Kingdom

 Pirates was a success! Zoey was a little cautious at first, but once she saw the puppy, she was a happy camper! She went around the rest of the trip dancing and singing " Ho, Pi! Ho, Pi!" (We would sing Yo Ho Yo Ho a Pirates Life for me)

 It's a Small World- Classic and a Must DO! Zoey loved it of course :)

 Tea Cups! Mommy can't do tea cups- they make her sick so Daddy took the Bug. She loved it except when the ride stopped at the end. It makes a really loud mechanical noise- she was not a fan!

 On the boat to go to Dinner at Fort Wilderness Lodge. This hotel was so cool! They had a Yellowstone theme and even an "old faithful" geyser knock off that would erupt every 30 minutes.

 We ate at Whispering Canyon Cafe- such a blast and very noisy. If you asked for Ketchup, they made you yell to the whole restaurant and kids would come running with 30+ bottles of ketchup. A guy next to us asked for a large coke and they brought him a bucket of soda. It was a good time :)

 Baby Minnie Mouse

 Zoey's FAVORITE ride the whole trip was the  racecar speedway. The three of us got in a car and she "drove" us around the track. Those cars are hard for even me to drive, so you can imagine with Zoey driving we took a while to get around the track. She was laughing and smiling the whole time - so worth the price of the trip!

 (out of order) the first night we were there, we went to Wolfgang Puck express. We had a free dining plan with our vacation so we took full advantage. Wolfgang puck food is AMAZING!

 DAY 3- Everyone is here (except my parents who got in about noon). Taking the bus to EPCOT where we planned on spending a lazy sunday!

 Spencer, Brad and Gavin

 Sara, Elisse and "KEY!" (Kynlee- Zoey only gets Key out when she says her name)

 Jed, Me, Lauren and Zoey. As you can tell, it was BLISTERING hot in Florida. I have never been anywhere in my life that was as hot and humid as this trip. You would walk outside and within 5 minutes you look like you got out of a hot sauna. Zoey was especially sensitive to the heat. She would get bright red, sweaty and her hair would go really curly

 Most of the family at Epcot- the Bonan clan has ARRIVED!

 Finding Nemo ride- Zoey's other favorite. She LOVES "elmo" (for some reason she calls nemo elmo- no idea why). After the ride they have an aquarium for the kids to explore...

 ... and explore they did! They loved looking at the dolphins and the manatees in this specific tank

 Classic Disney hat picture with the girls! Always have to get one of these in Epcot

 Does this hat make my head look small? :)

 Getting our Sombrero on!

 The Lions in China. Zoey was rarring when I took this picture

 Mom and Dad are finally here! The real fun can now begin!

 Hot sweaty Zoey!

 Travis, Kynlee, Zoey and Jed. The Dad's were such good sports to chase the girls a lot for us

 We HAD to recreate this photo op from the last time we were in Disneyworld. We have 2 1/2 new members of the family in this picture. It is fun to look back and see how much we have all changed since Disneyworld 2010

 Italy- It is so fun walking around the countries and feeling like you are on a world tour

 Zoey was so hot and tired and would not take a nap in her stroller so Jed and I went inside a restaurant and let Zoey sleep on an air conditioned bench for almost 2 hours. As you can see from her hair-- it WAS HOT!

 Dinner that night was at Coral Reef Cafe. We sat next to a Giant Aquarium and watched Fish, Sharks and Sea Turtles swim by. It was very cool and Delish food- we ate SO much on this trip. We LOVE food!!

 We decided to run over to Hollywood Studios and ride Rockin' RollerCoaster and Tower of Terror during the Magic Hours that night. It was a blast and brought back highschool memories

 Aerosmith Rollercoast- SO MUCH FUN!!!

More fun yet to come.....