Disney World

Went to Disney World for 3 action-packed days (not enough time, but all that my schedule would allow). Stayed at a timeshare resort in Orlando with my family...it would've been cool to stay longer and get to use some of the pools and mini golf at the resort, but again time wouldn't allow that. There is SO much to do in Orlando: Disney (which is enormous), Universal, Sea World, Busch Gardens, and lots of other things.

Day 1 was Magic Kingdom...very hot and crowded, but worth it. A bit disappointed I couldn't go on Space Mountain more than once. I ate ice cream every day while I was there, which was fantastic.

Day 2, my fave, Disney MGM Studios. Very cool shows, rides, ice cream. haha. I didn't get to see all the shows and stuff, but I saw the majority of amusements. You really have to go more than one day to each of Disney's parks to see everything.

Day 3 was Epcot, an educational and entertaining park. Pretty much half of the park is Futureworld and the other half is the World Showcase, where there are many "countries" full of shops and food and some entertainment. At night in each of the parks there were night shows with fireworks and light/video shows with music and boats on water with characters and such. My camera is not good at taking nighttime pics, so I there is a lot of nighttime and inside shows and rides at the parks I couldn't take pictures of.

Magic Kingdom

The Fam: Me, Aunt Lyndie, Casey, Ally, Caleb, Tanda (mom), Aunt Billie
This snake is hungry on the Jungle Cruise
Cruisin' along
Teacups go round and round (and make you very dizzy!)
Riding a spaceship, ya know?
Night Parade

MGM-Studios

Entrance/exit - very clean!


Rock 'n Roller Coaster
Tower of terror - View from Elevator
Tower of Terror


Streets of America - San Francisco
Toy Story Bldg (?)
Day Parade
Day Parade
Beauty and the Beast show
Indiana Jones Stunt Show

Epcot

Test Track Ride



My cousin Caleb being eaten by a shark
Epcot fruit & veggie growing research facility...they serve all this food in the restaurants!

Pretty park in Canada

View as we left the park

Day at The World Aquarium (April 2007)

So awesome! You have to go ... these pics will speak for themselves.
My Mom Came in Town
My mom and I sipped on a margarita and a daiquiri - yummy and fun! I am in my current favorite shirt. Great scenery with open enclosures and lots of interesting habitat designs.

Otters
A Three-toed Sloth just chillin' in the tree next to the bar. No touching please!
Otter
Manitee in enormous aquarium withe tons of other fish, turtles, etc.
Group of Penguins
Shark tank
Must I Say Anything? Haha...Brad being weird for the camera.


Caterpillar in the Science Place parking lot


Day at the Science Place and Body World's exhibit (March 2007)

Pretty interesting....lots of plastinated bodies that I wasn't allowed to take pictures of. We also saw an Imax movie,Sharks, which was very cool. The intro before the movie was a cool tour of Dallas and a bit about Texas Instruments.



this is where i get massages every so often. standing all day takes a toll on your body - especially if you are gimpy and arthritic like me. it is very nice.

Crayfish chewing on a goldfish head.

Evil crustacean.

My pets. Yes, I consider my cactus a pet.

My cactus in its new pretty potThe loner
Zoe. Bastet is laying around somewhere else.
Ant
Ant farm