Friday, May 10, 2013

Disney with LaLa: Epcot

Hello again!!  We had the good fortune of spending our Spring Break at Disney World this year!!  We wanted to take one more really wonderful trip there before Christa begins "real school" (when it's harder to go at off-season times).  Our plan completely backfired on us, though, because what I thought was "off-season" turned out to be one of the busiest weeks of the year.  No kidding - the last 2 days we were there, it was so crowded, we could hardly walk in between all of the people.  Apparently, the week before and the week after Easter are two of the most popular weeks to do Disney.  I have made a mental note and think we will just endure the hassle of missing school in the future, "real school" or not!  The weather, on the other hand was... well, not perfect.  It was cold and rainy a decent amount of the time, which gave the girls and I a great excuse to buy souvenir sweatshirts.  I'd been assured by Cline that we were "going to Florida," and would, therefore, need to pack only Summer attire.  That cost him pretty big, as the Disney sweatshirts are not cheap in the parks, but we got our money's worth out of them before we left!
Despite the crowds and not-great weather, we had a wonderful trip.  It's hard not to be happy in the Happiest Place on Earth, which Disney is for our family!  We love the excitement of being at the cleanest, most kid-friendly theme parks on the planet!

 We tried out Coronado Springs this time, and loved it!  It was well decorated, and the rooms were perfect to fit our family.

 Elizabeth gets the best curls when we go to Florida.  They're cute up here, but they really tighten up whenever we head South!

 We had our first rain on the first day we were there.  Luckily, it didn't last too long, and the girls loved splashing around in some shallow puddles in this little tiled open space.

 In Morocco, I think??

 The topiaries were amazing!  They were having a plant and garden show, and I'm not sure if these were part of the show, or if they're normal for Epcot.  We never make it to Epcot to spend much time when we go to Disney, although it was a great park to spend the day at!

 We were very excited to catch a short line to meet Aurora.

 A fairy plant - Abby Kate's favorite fairy, Vidia.

 I thought she'd made up the name Vidia for the longest time.  She has a tiny fairy that came in a set, and "Vidia" is what she's always called it.  But here is proof, that Vidia is a real fairy name!

What a fun day!!

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