The next morning we drove to Deland to go to church where Matt served his mission. He gave us a bit of a tour and showed us his apartment and the first door he knocked on. After church we drove to Blue Springs, a beautiful state park where the manatees winter. Here the kids are playing in a hollow tree they found.
There was an alligator across the spring - Chris wanted to get closer but I don't think he found a good way to do it.
Manatees are hard to photograph from above :) - but here one is!
The water is so clear, it's just beautiful. There were lots of manatees.
After we checked in to the Disney hotel, we took a bus to Downtown Disney and had dinner at the T-Rex Cafe. (Really fun, really loud.) On our way back to the bus the kids found Buzz Lightyear.
The next morning we went to Magic Kingdom! Mattie told me later that it was her favorite park to spend time in, or maybe she just felt like there was too much fun stuff to do in just one day. I agree! We got to a lot of the rides, but no shows, no parade, and we were on the back side of the castle for the fireworks, so we only got to see half the show. But it was such a fun day! Zoe wore her Snow White dress, and was a princess all day long. Here all the kids are in front of the castle. (Zoe had been dreaming of this castle.)
Just behind the castle, we met Cinderella's Fairy Godmother! Zoe was too shy to meet her for a picture, but she did talk to her later. She is watching Cinderella as I type. :) Of course the other girls were happy to meet her, and of course Pierce was hiding behind a column to avoid it.
Mattie, Ruby, and Pierce on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster. FUN! This time, both Pierce & Mattie loved it. Last time we were at Disney, Mattie did NOT like roller coasters with dark spots. This time, she went on everything, and loved it all! Zoe went on this ride too, and seemed to enjoy it, but didn't want to go twice. One funny thing about Zoe is that she was 3/4" too short for a lot of the rides, so we made her some "ride shoes", which are 2 pairs of flip-flops glued together, making up the requisite height. She got to do all sorts of fun things with her ride shoes on.
Mattie & Pierce both loved Space Mountain, aren't they brave? Ruby & Alice did too, and happily Zoe was too short to even try.
What a happy (and sticky) princess!
When we all got tired, we rode the People Mover. It was fun too!
Zoe REALLY wanted to drive a car, and it turns out she's a great driver! We waited in a long line for the cars, but it was worth it! Pierce was faster than us. :)
After the fireworks, we took one last ride on the carousal, and then it was back to the hotel. More fun tomorrow!
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