Disney Trip Photos

At the beginning of this month, we took a trip to Disney World with my family. It was an amazing trip, and we're so glad we went! (Justin wasn't able to go, but he was happy for us to be able to go without him.) Elias did AMAZING with all the break from routine, and we were not surprised to learn that he LOVES roller coasters! Here are some of my favorite pics from the trip.

Our first day, we went to Star Wars Weekend at Hollywood Studios. We got to take pictures with Ewok Chip-n-Dale, and Chewbacca too!

Elias was excited to visit the Magic Kingdom and see all the characters and Cinderella's Castle!

Sweet family moment in the Magic Kingdom.

Riding Big Thunder Mountain Railroad with Grandma. He LOVED this one! A roller coaster that's also a train... How could it get any better??

We had breakfast at Chef Mickey's. Elias liked meeting the characters and eating Mickey-shaped waffles, but his favorite part was dancing and twirling his napkin to the Celebrate music!

In Epcot, we loved this musical group called the Jammitors!

Elias watched Monsters, Inc. for the first time in the car on the way to Florida, and he LOVED it! (We watched it twice!) So we were pleased to find Mike & Sully every where. We also visited the Monsters, Inc Laugh Floor in the Magic Kingdom, which he loved! (Did that twice too.)

This model railroad in Epcot was fun.

Sweet cousin moment at the Garden Grill in Epcot. Pay no attention to the chicken leg that Azlan hadn't quite finished with yet. :)

We saw characters all over the place, and Elias was never too sure about them. The closest he would get to them was a high-five. However, by our fourth day, he had warmed up a little, and he actually gave Dale a hug at the Garden Grill!

Family hug in front of Spaceship Earth.

It was Elias' idea to do the Chicken Dance while we waited in line for the Safari at Animal Kingdom. The whole line was entertained!

Everybody enjoyed some Mickey ice cream!

Animal Kingdom was our last day, and by then Elias was riding the big coasters like the Primeval Whirl!

This was the official photo from the Dinosaur ride (which was way too scary for kids, IMO). But the picture is classic!

The Festival of the Lion King in Animal Kingdom may have been my favorite part of the entire trip. It was AWESOME!

For our fancy dinner on our last night, we ate at Narcoossee's at the Grand Floridian. The boys were all stylin' in their Warrior Poet shirts.

As a souvenir, Elias bought a stuffed Mike & Sully, which were good entertainment on the way home!

Trip to Chattanooga

Earlier this month, we took a trip to Chattanooga that was so special! We stayed at the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel, and then we went to a Day Out With Thomas! Elias was in little-boy heaven! :) As his souvenir of the trip, he chose a Day Out With Thomas photo album, and then I made a little story of our trip with the photos we took. So rather than typing out the tale of our trip into a blog post, I thought I'd just show the story pictures we put into his album.
If you're having trouble viewing the photo story or want to see larger pictures, try clicking here to view it in Photobucket.

Kite & Culture Festival

This afternoon we went to the International Kite & Culture Festival in Georgetown. There were bouncy houses, which Elias thoroughly enjoyed. Then we got some food; Justin thoroughly enjoyed a lamb gyro and baklava! (Elias and I preferred more boring food: a cheeseburger and a chicken philly, respectively.) We had brought Elias' kite with us (the green pig from Angry Birds - Elias has named him Guido), and the weather was great for kite-flying!

Below is a shot of the whole festival from the top. The white tents are the food/craft displays. The bouncy houses are in the back behind the tents. Justin and Elias are the pair on the far left, and you can see their green kite at the very top of the picture.