A Self Portrait: Walt Disney World~Animal Kingdom

Breakfast at the Tusker House...Hangin' with Goofy, Colby's favorite

Love the Mickey Mouse waffles

My family and my parents are down in Orlando visiting Walt Disney World. Our kids have never been, and I think I've been more excited than they've been about going because since they've never been they really haven't known what all to expect. We arrived yesterday, and today we went to the Animal Kingdom. We had tons of fun riding the rides, seeing the sights, and watching a few shows. We also enjoyed having breakfast with some of the characters at the Tusker House in the Animal Kingdom. The breakfast was probably the highlight of the day. The characters came around many times to our table for photo opportunities. The boys had so much fun on the rides. Dalton most enjoyed Expedition Everest, a fairly intense roller coaster, especially for a 6 year old. And Colby loved the Dinosaur ride, which was very scary. I was a little unsure about him riding it for fear that he may have nightmares about it, but he thought it was so awesome. The park wasn't too crowded so the lines weren't all that bad today. Some of the rides and shows we saw included Kilamanjaro Safari, Expedition Everest, Dinosaur, Flights of Wonder, It's Tough Being a Bug, and playing in the Boneyard. Colby was scared out of his mind in It's Tough Being a Bug. It's a pretty fairly kid-friendly 3-D film. So he was scared to death of a bug on a flower coming at him, but big, huge, scary, dinosaurs that try to eat him in the dark he was fine with. Anyway, I do love seeing their faces and watching them enjoy all the sights around them. Tonight as I put Dalton to bed, Dalton told me, "This was the best day ever!" Can't wait til tomorrow!