Disney fun

In late May, Mars Petcare held their annual sales and marketing conference in Orlando, Florida.  It was even held right within Walt Disney World!  We decided to take advantage of Steve's trip to make a family trip to Florida.  

We were especially blessed because we were able to take the trip with Papa Wayne and Grandma Jane.  Jane even flew down to Nashville and then drove to Florida with the boys and me (Steve had to fly down earlier for his conference).  The drive was actually a lot of fun, but the time in Florida was even better.  

Here are a few highlights from our days in Disney...

Our first night in Orlando, we decided to take it easy.  We headed to Downtown Disney for dinner, and then we headed back to our hotel to watch the Magic Kingdom fireworks.  This is a picture of Grandma Jane Tinker with Evan and Brandon in front of the giant Tinker Toys in Downtown Disney. :)

 

On Thursday, Steve had to spend the day at his conference, so Grandma Jane and I took the boys to Epcot.  We had so much fun together that day!

 

We saw a few characters, but it was a funny situation.  Brandon and Evan already tried to pass themselves off as not interested in saying hi to Mickey and Minnie, and Zack was a little hesitant around them.  So, most of the time we waved.  This is one of the few shots we got with characters during our time at Disney.

The fellas with Stitch from "Lilo and Stitch"

 

On Thursday night, we went out to dinner in the France area of Epcot, and Remmy from "Ratatouille" came by our table.  Grandma Jane was excited! :)

Although we don't have any pictures Thursday night late was tons of fun.  Grandma Jane stayed in our hotel room with the guys so Steve and I could head over to the Magic Kingdom, which was open until midnight!  We got to go on a bunch of rides and see the fireworks from inside the Magic Kingdom, which was a blast.  On Thursday night, Papa Wayne also flew down from Illinois, so all seven of us got to be together for the Magic Kingdom the next day!

Friday was our Magic Kingdom day.  Steve didn't have to work, so he got to come enjoy the park with us, too!  Here is a shot of Papa Wayne, Grandma Jane, Steve, Brandon, Evan, and Zack by the castle.

Our family in front of the castle

Brandon, Evan, and Zack just outside of the Dumbo ride

Papa Wayne had a life-threatening, scary, fun ride with Zack as the driver.

Steve and the boys, excited to take a ride on Aladdin's magic carpet

Steve, Papa Wayne, and Grandma Jane taking the jungle cruise

On Saturday morning, we went over to the Polynesian Resort to have a Hawaiian character breakfast.  It was so much fun, and the food was delicious!  Here is a shot of Zack and me waiting to sit down at our table.

We were so lucky to have Pluto, Lilo, Stitch, and Mickey at our breakfast!  Brandon and Evan were super excited to say hi to the characters, and Zack was happier as long as Mommy was with him. :)  I think this is a great final shot of our time in Disney!

After the breakfast, we headed to the beach!