The kids paying close attention to the tram driver's instructions to take off their hats and sunglasses :) We got up a bit earlier to head to Animal Kingdom and were not sure what to expect since we hadn't been there before. We arrived just as it opened and headed for a few rides the older kids wanted to be on in hopes of getting Fast passes.
Caleb and the gigantic Tree of Life.
We headed toward Dinoland and found that there were no people in line for the rides so Caleb and Chels went on the Dinosaur ride and we found this little dinosaur ride for Christian and the younger kids with no waits! Then Christian found a Primeval Whirl ride that he was allowed to ride continuously..he was so excited to have the ride mostly to himself! We really liked the overall feel of this Disney park..it was like a shaded zoo in most areas, had easily marked signs and paths making a map only slightly necessary and it was fairly peaceful.
This is how the teens looked after Dinosaur..said it was the scariest thing they had ever done!
Awesome Dads ride dinosaurs when they hate motion rides even when the zany 7 year old is in charge of the joystick in the back...
We loved the Kilimanjaro Safari and seeing all of the animals up close!
Caelyn and Corey share a tender moment while waiting in line! She was being so sweet and helping him learn the Disney characters on her shirt to keep him busy.
This was hilarious..the baby elephant was acting nutty and chasing birds which made everyone laugh! The older kids wanted to watch It's a Bug's Life which was too scary for the little ones so we took a snack break and met a few ducks (Caelyn tried to tell me to offer our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as a peace offering...)
Our favorite parts of today were seeing the Finding Nemo musical and then running across the park to hope to get into the Lion King show (which was starting in 5 minutes). We made it and were given front row seats due to Corey's pass and it was hands down our favorite show of all of Disney!!! It was a great way to end our morning there. We then headed over to Downtown Disney to the Lego store and enjoyed various stores including a toy store that had Mr Potato head parts!! Afterwards we enjoyed using a gift card for Cracker Barrel for dinner. Then we returned home to do some swimming before bedtime and afterwards noticed that Caelyn's face rash that had started yesterday after swimming was getting worse and now the boys and Chels had some rash too. We have decided that it probably is due to something with the pool water so we are hoping we can get it fixed tomorrow (and sent some kids to bed with Benadryl).
(I was surprised to receive a message during the opening of Finding Nemo..from my sweet date)
Cam got to the Star Wars lego section and said "that what I talking about.." That kid makes me smile! He asked Christian for some buying advice and now keeps asking "how long regular home" because he knows his mama won't let him open it to we return home :)
*Corey says "look mom..I did it..I didn't get all fussy-ated (frustrated)" I was so proud of him and it was adorable the way he said it. He was proud of himself since the first time he tried to put together the lego it didn't work and so he threw it. This was a big deal for him so we took a picture to celebrate!
A serious game of checkers at Cracker Barrel.
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