Florida Trip

We have been so busy preparing for our Florida trip and then, after that, caught up with holiday stuff that I didn't properly document our trip.  What a blessing it was for us to be at World Disney World. We couldn't have gone if it wasn't for H's work, who paid for some of the trip.  It was such a great trip that the boys still talk about it and wants to go back.

Bird Show

First day Animal Kingdom.  The boys favorite part was the bird show, where birds flew all around us doing tricks.  Safari was great!  We got to see animals in its habitat with out constrains.  At the end of the day, we saw the Lion King show.  It was a live musical with acrobatic monkeys doing tricks on ropes, like in the circus.

The fearless girl.

Day 2, Hollywood Studio.  This place was all about shows and more shows.  The boys wanted to sign up to be in the live Jedi show and the Toy Story ride.  But both were full and no more fastpast by 9:30am.  Keep in mind that the park opens at 9 am.  We were there at 9:30am and no luck for those, so they were disappointed. But the boys rode on the Star War ride multiple times, so WDW have many themes for that ride.  The boys favorite show is the Light, Motor, Action, car stunt show.  They learned how Hollywood shoot car chase scene.  They even showed us a car with steering wheel facing the back so that it would seems like the car is going backward, but it's really going forward.  We even saw a car that split in half and came back together.  K had a hard time with all the shows because she doesn't like loud sound in the darkness.  Since most shows have both, she didn't like that one bit. 

 

Day 3, Magic Kingdom.  This park was all about rides.  All the kids were so tired from the previous two days that we moved really really slowly this day.  Went on the Buzz Light Year ride, drove their own car, Pirate of the Carribean, Jungle Cruise, Space Mountain, and Big Thumder Railroad.  Of course we stayed to see Fantasmic, which was a little scary for the kids, especially K, because of the music.

Have to get a pic with Mickey to prove that we were there.

Day 4, Blizzard Beach.  The day was not a perfect day for water park, the sun wasn't out.  But since the temperature is still in the low 80s, we went anyways.  The park had tons of water slides; most of them do not have a height limit, but some do since it's high.  There was a beach like area and an area for little kids.  K didn't like the big water slides, but the smaller one she loves.  The boys loved it so much that they said they like it better than the other Disney park.  Later that day we drove to Club Med Sandpiper Bay.

Water slide race.  Of course the heaviest wins.

Day 5, we just lounged around because J got sick and vomited 5 times. 

Day 6, everyone else, beside K, started to have stomach problem.  So again we didn't do anything except walking around and watching their show.  Club Med had sooo much good food and such varieties and it's all included.  But none of us can eat much of it.

Day 7, we started to feel better so we went swimming and H tried the trapeze, hoping to inspire the boys to try it.  Trapeze is the popular activity at Club Med.  H swinged down fine, but not flexible enough to get his legs onto the bar to hang upside down.  He was so nervous the whole time, but braved it for the boys. 

Noticed his leg curved up.  What he does when he is nervous.

C is great at the monkey bar, so he had no problem.

Day 8, the boys finally had enough courage to go on the trapeze.  I was so proud of them.  It was pretty high up.  Although there were harness, it was still pretty scary.  It was the opportunity to show them that it was safe and being brave doesn't mean not being scare, but moving forward despite fear.  They did it and did it beautifully.  I knew they could.  J even said that it was just a little scary and that it was fun. I tried the trapeze. I got up fine, swinging fine, and getting my legs up the bar to hang upside down fine.  But when I was told to let go and just hang by my legs, I got nervous.  I just didn't trust that my legs can hang on and I didn't want to all on my head.  The trainer kept telling me to let go and eventually I did.  So exhilarating. 

Day 9, H and I sent the kids off the kids' club so we have a day to ourselves.  The boys were opposed to being apart from us cause they just want to hang out as a family.  But we explained to them that Mommy and Daddy needs time to ourselves.  But of course K, being an extrovert, loved meeting people and being with strangers.  I tried the trapeze again and it did it better.  So much fun.

Day 10, we drove back to Orlando.  We booked a hotel with an attached water park called Cocoa Beach since the kids loved water slides so much.  I can't believe that the boys went really tall water slides by themselves.  Even the ones that dropped them straight down.  K loved the ones that's her size.  At night, we visited our friends, the Laus, and had dinner with them and a popular BBQ place.  Such good food. 

Day 11, we flew home.  Follow this link for more pictures.

What a wonderful trip!