Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The Highlights...

We just got back from our "big" family summer vacation and we love to look back and remember our favorite things..
We have gone to Orlando the past 3 years since my parents moved there and since it's the only time we get to see them... and as a bonus there is never a shortage of things to do in Orlando- so we love it for both of those reasons. We also love the road trip up there and back (not sure why, but our kids LOVE road trips) and we enjoy the down time we get from just sleeping in, movie nights, getting to hang out in our pj's and having uninterrupted quality family time together. Here are just a few pictures of the favorites...I took a bizillion pictures of somethings and hardly any of other things. I am just posting a few pics and for those interested (ahem...grandparents and family:) here's a link to our picasaweb album  if  you want to see more... GO HERE
these are a few of our favorite things...
 swimming at the pirate pool at the Sheraton Vistana Villages
working on a mario bros puzzle
Going to Daytona Beach




Going to Busch Gardens
(thanks to my parents for the free tickets to BG , the safari, and discount tickets to Discovery Cove and Disney)
 feeding giraffes


riding the rides and meeting grover

 Going to Down town Disney and exploring the Lego Store
 the Bippidy Boppidy Boutique and getting hair, make up and nails done
 thanks to Abuela!
 
Discovery Cove!!!
 petting a sloth!
 snorkeling in a corral reef
 floating down the tropical lazy river
 with lots of help from my mom and my tia (aunt in spanish)
 swimming with stingrays
 going to Magic Kingdom!

 being able to enjoy the park with just the 4 big kids! we got to ride everything all together for once!


seeing all of our favorite characters at the elecrtical parade

spending a magical day at Disney

I think we had enough fun to last us through the summer! Thanks Abuelo and Abuela  and Tia Sonia!! We loved spending time with you and getting to do such fun things together!!!! Now back to reality, I need to go catch up on laundry and get dinner started!

8 comments:

kjirsten said...

WOW!! What a fun trip! It was like 5 trips in 1!! It was fun to remember our trip there last summer -- staying in the same resort! But we ONLY did Disney and a little time at the beach, and you guys did Disney, the beach, and just about everything else!! Discovery Cove looked SUPER cool . . . it reminded me of Xelha (can't remember how to spell it), in Cancun. Really neat!! Fun pictures . . . thanks for sharing! Love you!

AmyJ said...

Looks so so fun! How great is that little boutique? We visited the one at Disneyland, and it so much fun. Looks like such a fun vacation full of fun memories!

Anonymous said...

What a fun packed week! I love all the pictures and all the fun you all had! Your mom, dad, and aunt look great and I'm glad they got to enjoy good times with all and spend some special time with the kids! I love how perfect the boys/girls afternoons were for each of them (legos for boys and make-up, nails, and hair for girls! We are glad you are safely home and that your BIG family vacation was perfect!
love to you all, mom/grammy

Christa said...

That looks like so much fun Caroline! I've always wanted to go to Discovery Cove. Love the sea animals :-)

Sheryl Bullock said...

Wow! What a vacation! I love the Bibibity bobity boo boutique pics, you know my girls would LOVE that!! I'm going to have to get some tips from you on how to vacation in Florida!

Sheryl

taryn said...

Really cute pictures! Looks like you guys made some wonderful memories! I saw the pictures of Savannah clinging to you or Mike while swimming with the stingrays and it made me think of our honeymoon. We swam with stingrays and I was kind of scared and clung to Brady the whole time!

Corie said...

What a fabulous vacation! So much fun! That's perfect that you have your family right there in Orlando :)

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