Magical Florida Vacation

I'll have posts with pictures soon, but I wanted to jot down a few things from our Florida trip that I didn't want to forget.

• Uninterrupted family time for 10 days - it was MARVELOUS!
  
• Kaylee & Danny splashing in Grandmother & Papa's pool & playing with the same pool toys that I'd grown up with.
• Kaylee devouring Great Grandmother's hot fudge - who can resist it?
• Catching up with cousin Lindsay, who I hadn't seen in 7+ years.
  
• Danny's shock at seeing great grandpa's dentures.
• Building with straws & battling between Danny & Papa.
• Aunt Lisa teaching Danny to swim
  
• Danny jumping into the pool over and over and over.
• Kaylee playing motor boat with her dad.
• Girl's lunch out.
• Beach dog park with the crew.
• Long, hot run with Matt, ending at the beach & playing in the waves.
• Building and digging in the sand.
• Giddiness when we started to see Disney World signs.
• Hoop-dee-doo Revue when Danny said, "They should have picked me. I know a lot about nature."
  
• Racing cars at the LEGO store.
• Matt & Danny building light sabers at Downtown Disney.
• When they opened the Magic Kingdom gates the first day.
• Fastpass Matt.
• Kaylee & Grandpa riding Dumbo.
• Danny's pure bliss riding Peter Pan's Flight.
• Danny refusing to take a picture with a princess at our Castle Lunch until I told him he needed to defend Sleeping Beauty.
  
• Matt's request to get a sword like Danny's at our castle lunch. He's still a kid at heart.
• Danny & Kaylee sharing chocolate covered bananas.
• Build your own ice cream sundae with Mickey Mouse sprinkles.
  
• Electrical Parade - everyone from Grandpa to Kaylee was in awe.
• Fireworks, holding my sleepy Kay-bear.
• Kaylee & Danny splashing in the fountains.
• Getting SOAKED on Kali River Rapids.
• Watching Kay dig in the Boneyard.
• Sitting next to my dad during Finding Nemo the Musical & thinking about what a good dad he has been to me.
  
• Sitting next to Matt during Finding Nemo the Musical & thinking about what a good dad he is to our kids.
• Tree of Life
• Messy Kaylee at the end of long, humid days filled with sweat, sunscreen, & ice cream.
  
• Canasta at the cabin after a long day.
• Toy Story Mania - Kaylee in 3D glasses.
• Danny talking to the other Padawans before Jedi Training.
• Matt getting into the soft opening of Star Tours.
• Florida Downpours
• Danny debating & deciding what to get for his souvenir.
• Dinner at 50s prime time cafe - Rootbeer Float for a drink + ice cream sundae for dessert.
  
• Sending the kids home with Grandma & Grandpa and park hopping to catch 2 fireworks shows in one night.
• Soaring & Tower of Terror - flying anyone?
  
• People watching with Matt from the train station.
• Star Tours & Toy Story Mania, again and again.
• Watching the Electrical Parade while riding Splash Mountain.
• Late night Thunder Mountain.
• Kaylee dancing with Chip and Dale at the bonfire.
• Danny roasting s'mores and getting into the sing along.
• Grandpa cruising in the golf cart.
  
• One last Mickey Ice Cream bar.

This was a vacation of a lifetime. SO MUCH FUN! I'll post pictures soon.