I came down to the pool area so I could get some pictures uploaded, in order to be able to post them
Right now Joe and our youngest (Scotty) are out on the Bass Nitro fishing excursion- I'm hoping he has an awesome time and catches some big fish! The other 3 were having a late breakfast, and may be coming down to swim soon.... I packed a couple suitcases this morning of stuff I know we won't be using our last 3 days- kind of a sad feeling.. As our checkout day gets nearer, I feel myself trying to pull everything here closer and closer to my heart....
Last night we had the chance to go on the Characters in Flight balloon at Disney Springs- I've tried for 3 vacations now to do it, and I was so thrilled to finally get the chance!
We got the chance to meet Tiggerdad and his family yesterday- absolutely one of my best trip experiences
It's funny- 4 years ago- when we were planning our very first trip- names like Tiggerdad and Bama Ed were almost legendary in our home- they were such a HUGE help with so many questions we had back then. And now I feel like they are not just "names" but some have become friends as well. Joe said I get excited pretty easily, but you know- I guess sometimes Disney is like that- it's the little things that are most magical. So thanks , guys, for letting me become part of your group.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the Sunday night get together will work out- not only do we have frozen hamburgers- we also have a ton of stuff for smores that we've not used, so we'll certainly bring that as well! Keep me posted!
Thursday we went to Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where Kody- one of our older boys- got to be "trainer for a day". He loved every second of it, and afterwards we stopped at a waffle house to eat supper, and I have to say- it was possibly the best meal of our whole trip! LOL It was nice eating a waffle without standing up in the kitchen making all the kids their waffles for a change!
KODY BEING TRAINER FOR A DAY AT CLEARWATER
CLEARWATER BEACH
Yesterday morning our other older son- Korey- and I did the backstage tour at Animal Kingdom- it was another awesome experience. And because he has such a love for animals it was really fun for him. When you go to Animal Kingdom before anyone else arrives, and really get to pay attention to the details for the park, instead of trying to not walk into people, it's truly a beautiful place. So much detail- even something like being able to hear the music without all the noise of the crowd really was a fun experience! Plus we were able to get some awesome pictures!
IN FRONT OF THE TREE OF LIFE
ANIMAL KINGDOM
Another fun thing we did was go eat at the Golden Corral. (can you tell we're tired of Disney food? LOL) We don't have any of those in MN near us, so this was a really fun experience for us- especially the chocolate fountain- who knew such things existed??
AND HERE IS KOREY AFTER EATING AT THE GOLDEN CORRAL- READY FOR A NAP
Well- I think it's time to head back to the camper and see how the fishing went! I promise to post more Fort pictures later- I do have tons! Even another squirrel picture to show the Squirrels have followed us to Disney Springs- thus helping Tiggerdad breathe just a little easier back here at the Fort