Thursday, June 30, 2011

Disney World

My parents (Grammy and Granddaddy) took me and Evan, as well as my sister and her family, to Disney World last week. (Carl was unable to go due to work.) We went to Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and Typhoon Lagoon. We also made a short trip to Cocoa Beach one day! Evan had a absolute blast on the trip. He really liked the safari at Animal Kingdom, the "fast choo choo" at Magic Kingdom, the water slide at Typhoon Lagoon, and seeing all of the local wildlife (lizards, frogs, and worms). Of course, he also really liked spending a lot time with Granddaddy, Grammy and his three cousins!

Day 1 - Travel and Exploring

"I am ready to go to Disney World!"



"Look! There's a lizard!" (We heard this about 500 more times while on vacation!)





Evan liked all of the cool animals that were near our condo!





Day 2 - Magic Kingdom

We had fun riding on "real race cars!"



"I love you Granddaddy!"



Evan was really excited to ride the train with Granddaddy.



"Here is the train!"



"I LOVE this train ride!"



The boys enjoyed a treat while watching the parade.



Evan really liked seeing some of his favorite characters in the parade. (He was not at all interested in getting his picture taken with the characters. He wasn't scared, he just had no desire to stand in line to have his picture taken!)





The Buzz Lightyear ride was a hit! Evan really liked making us spin!



The teacups were so much fun!



Evan was so excited to ride the "fast choo choo!"



"Whee!"


The lollipop was very good and very messy!



Evan was fascinated with these birds that we saw around Disney World. He would see them and say, "Look! There are my birds!"






Evan really liked the Electrical Light Parade.



"Granddaddy, you are so silly!"



The fireworks were so pretty. We were happy that Evan was able to stay up to see them!



Day 3 - Typhoon Lagoon

Evan had a lot of fun at the water park. He loved the kids' area, as well as the big wave pool. (He managed to figure out how to do underwater somersaults in the water!)







The water slide was Evan's favorite activity. He must have gone down this slide 20 times in a row!



Day 4 - Hollywood Studios



Evan really liked the Star Wars ride. He also enjoyed seeing the Star Wars training session.





Evan liked this Star Wars vehicle and insisted I take his picture. How funny!



The Indiana Jones Stunt Show was lots of fun! Evan really liked the scene with the "big plane."





Toy Story Mania was my favorite ride and Evan really liked it too!



I was excited to get Evan's picture taken with at least one character. Evan agreed to getting his picture taken once. As you can tell, I am more excited than Evan!



The parade at Hollywood Studios was wonderful. Evan got to see lots of his favorite characters.













The Mickey Mouse ice cream was a hit! I think Evan ate one each day that we were at a Disney park!

"Look at this!"



"Yum!"



Day 5 - Cocoa Beach and Downtown Disney

Evan really enjoyed the beach. He spent the first part of the day running in and out of the ocean in time with the waves. Then he enjoyed wading out and splashing in the water. Later, he enjoyed making sand castes.

I don't have a lot of pictures, but you can tell from these two pictures, that Evan had fun!






We went to Downtown Disney World after the beach. We ate the the T-Rex restaurant, which was a BIG hit! (It was hard for Evan to eat, because he wanted to see all of the dinosaurs!) After dinner, we walked around Downtown Disney for awhile.



Evan fell asleep on the way to the restaurant. Once we finally got him up, he had a ball!







Evan liked the big poster for Cars 2. I was glad that he got to see something Cars related, since none of the parks had any Cars things while we were visiting. =(



Day 6 - Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom was so much fun that we decided to go back! Evan got to ride on many of his favorite rides, as well as a few new ones. We saw a new parade and we also got to see the fireworks again!

I wanted a family picture in front of the castle, but Evan wasn't thrilled with the idea. (He was eager to go on the rides!) At least he is looking at the camera!


The rockets were a blast!


We got to ride on the magic carpets. Evan liked making the carpet go back and forth.


The new parade gave Evan a chance to see many more of his favorite characters.







Having fun sure can wear a little guy out!


Evan and this little boy had fun despite the fact that it was raining. I love that he can have fun no matter what the circumstances are!



Day 7 Animal Kingdom

On our last day of vacation, we went to Animal Kingdom. There were lots of great rides, but Evan REALLY liked seeing all of the animals. Our favorite part of the day was getting to go on the safari, but we also liked the walking trail where you could see many more animals, including a baby gorilla!

Tree of Life


Evan had so much fun seeing this mama duck with her babies. He quietly followed them around the park for a few minutes. It was super cute and mama duck didn't mind at all!


We all loved the animal safari. We saw many cool animals. I took a bunch of pictures, but I am only including a few of Evan's favorites.











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