We started out the official “have as much fun as you possibly can” portion of our vacation today. My sister-in-law and her husband and their kids came up from Miami and our kids got to get to know each other. Today, we all went over to Downtown Disney and checked out all the sights. If you’ve never been to Downtown Disney, it’s a shopping and eating complex done up as only Disney could do it. The world’s largest Disney store, a huge building filled with Hasbro and Disney merchandise, a Lego extravaganza and an amazing magic shop. There’s also a number of restaurants, including a Rain forest Cafe where we had a wonderful Easter lunch. The kids loved seeing the elephants and gorillas come to life every few minutes making lifelike noises while a tropical rain forest storm rolled through the dining room. I don’t think I’m going to eat again for another two days! Here are a few pictures from the best parts of the day.
My niece Sierra
Sierra telling us, “I don’t know”
My nephiew Sean
Cousins Ian and Sean
Anna and cousin Sierra
Ian, Anna and Sean having some fun
With Buzz Lightyear
Me and Mr. Potato Head - We look a lot alike
The Genie looking down on Downtown Disney
My brother-in-law Kirk and Sierra
The Rainforest Cafe at Downtown Disney. The food was great and the atmosphere was amazing.
A python looks down on visitors at the Rainforest Cafe
A butterfly on a tree in the Rainforest Cafe
Stitch wishes everyone a happy Easter
Pirate Skeletons greeted us as we entered the Disney Store at Downtown Disney
Ian’s “Scary Pirate Face”
A sea monster, made out of Legos in the lake at Downtown Disney
Needless to say, we had a great day and it was a lot of fun to share this first day of our vacation with our family. Tomorrow, we head out on our own to tour the world and see the sights at Epcot.
Regarding you and Mr. Potato Head, which side are you on?