Animal Kingdom

We enjoyed an awesome family vacation last week to Disney World. We started in the Animal Kingdom early Monday morning and took each park one day at a time, with an occasional evening hop to additional parks so Kadyn could ride the "Yeti" just "one more time". This was our first visit back with knowledge of Haley's diabetes and that made us all a little nervous. Her ability to rock Disney with T1D should not have surprised us at all however. Like every other moment she has conquered with grace and a smile, Disney was no different. Digging for dinosaurs, riding rides, and observing animals kept our family busy from dusk until dawn. We also ate some amazing food at The Tusker House and Yak and Yeti. We were stuffed by the end of the day, but it was the best kind of stuffed ever. It was a terrific way to start off a terrific vacation.

Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios was day two of our great adventure. The kiddos love this area and would spend all of their time at Honey I Shrunk The Kids if possible. Luckily, Steven and I were able to persuade them to other areas that quickly won their attention. Toy Story Mania, Star Wars, and the Muppet's were among those most enjoyed. They also had a special twenty minute sneak peak of the new Cinderella movie coming out this month and we'll be the first to tell you...it looks amazing! We ate at the 50's diner which offered great food with a fun old fashion environment and ended the day with a swim. 

Epcot

Epcot is quickly becoming one of our families favorite Disney parks. Each time we visit this park we end up finding cool new attractions to enjoy that we didn't know existed. This time we discovered an area called Innoventions. Unfortunately we didn't discover it until an hour before the park closed, however, that still offered the kiddos plenty of time to engineer their own simulated thrill ride, then hop in a robot to experience their design. We also rode our favorites including Soarin' and Mission Space. We headed under the sea with Nemo and enjoyed Cruisin' with Crush. I think our favorite part of Epcot is hopping from Italy to France then Norway to Morocco in a matter of minutes. On this trip we stopped off in Italy to enjoy some amazing pizza from Via Napoli. It was fantastico!

Magic Kingdom

 The Magic Kingdom did not disappoint. Our kids ages are perfect for this amazing park filled with great rides for everyone. They all had their favorites with some more daring then others and some not tall enough for what they desired, but overall we could enjoy most everything together as a family. This year we were able to try out the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Haley got picked to play the Beast in Enchanted Tales with Belle. Once again we dined at The Crystal Palace where Pooh Bear and all his friends came to greet us and once again Azure was in absolute awe at their appearance. It was a magical day in the Magic Kingdom.