Vacation Photos

First plane ride!  Sydney did a fantastic job on the plane.  

We've attached just a few of the pictures to give a brief overview of our very busy trip to Orlando, FL.  It was a crazy few days and we were happy to have missed the snow and cold weather in Maryland. 

These pictures are in no particular order since it takes me awhile to download but we wanted to share a few highlights.

Here is Sydney modeling her Minnie Mouse onesie and sweatshirt.  We were on our best behavior and didn't buy out the stores.  But yes, we were THAT family...Jason had t-shirts made at Downtown Disney:  Sydney's was pink with her name on it and a picture of the castle with Disney characters and ours said "Sydney's mommy" & "Sydney's daddy".  Only at Disney World can you get away with wearing something like that; but there's no place like home!  

Sydney loves her "First visit" button and was all smiles throughout

 the trip.  She has no choice but to love Disney as much as her 

parents so we were delighted that she enjoyed herself on her first real vacation and we can't wait to do this again (although not for a couple of years!!!)

Walt Disney World!!!

Magic Kingdom photos and highlights:  We had a beautiful day and got to take Sydney on favorite rides such as It's A Small World, Flight of Peter Pan, Adventures of Pooh and Snow White.  Of course most of the day was spend meeting characters such as Daisy Duck (who is very hard to find), Peter Pan and the Princesses. 

Animal Kingdom: Since we aren't going to make it to Africa anytime soon, a day at Animal Kingdom is about as close as we are going to get.  We did take Sydney on the Safari ride and she enjoyed the Festival of the Lion King show and Finding Nemo Musical.  I got to go on my Everest roller coaster and Jason went on Dinosaur.  Add in a few character visits and it was a perfect day!

 

Epcot:  It was a little cold (OK--i can't complain since it was snowing back home!) but we sure enjoyed our day at Epcot.  Jason and I rode test track then took Sydney to the Living Seas (where we talked about Aunt Beth and her fun experience here!), the Land, and World of Imagination plus had some time with the characters before heading through the World Showcases of the various countries.  

Breakfast at Chef Mickey's:  We enjoyed a yummy brunch and got to introduce Sydney to all our favorites: Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto! (Yes, we were all wearing our matching shirts and looking super cheesy!)

Swimming for the first time!  Sydney looked super cute in her new bathing suit.  At first she didn't like the pool but started to warm up to it.  We are taking her for swim lessons starting in April and hope to enjoy lots of time at the pool this summer.

  

Sea World was a lot of fun and Sydney loved the shows.  We had perfect weather for this day and enjoyed some Florida sunshine.

No trip to Disney would be complete without shopping at Downtown Disney and we really made the most out of our trip.  There are over 500 photos but hope you've enjoyed some of these highlights.