The Sutton family went swimming this morning, and after lunch we went to Celebration to walk around a little. Yes, of course, we went to Starbucks for coffee. For supper, we went to Joe's Crab Shack. When the waitress found that Daniel had just turned four 2 weeks ago, and that grandma & grandpa had missed his party, she had others come over to sing Happy Birthday to him and brought him and Ben a dish of ice cream. After finishing it, the boys went outside to play on the playground for awhile before we left to go back to the villa.
Wednesday - Weather: High 86 , low 66. Partly cloudy. Wind SE 10.
I dropped Laura, Brent and Ben at the entrance to Universal this morning. It's only about 20 to 25 minutes away. Since most of what they were going to do was Harry Potter stuff not appropriate for Daniel, he stayed with grandma & grandpa. We stayed around the villa until late afternoon, and then went to Disney's Boardwalk to ride on the shuttle boats. We were in a store when we got a phone call to come and pick up the others, and Daniel didn't get his boat ride. He was disappointed at first, but he didn't cry or have a meltdown - he's really a very good boy. We picked up the others, and they told us of the fun they had and how realistic the Harry Potter area was. For supper we went just down the road to one of the boys favorite places - Ihop (International House of Pancakes). But would you believe they had a long list of things they were out of, so we left and went to one further west near Celebration. They only had one waitress, but the wait for our food wasn't too long, and the pancakes were excellent!
Thursday - Weather: High 88 , low 64. Partly cloudy. Wind SW 10.
The boys went swimming this morning, and after a lite lunch we went to Disney's Magic Kingdom again with the idea of staying for the evening parade. Very warm, but it doesn't seem too bad with the breeze. Ben got to ride the roller coaster at Space Mountain, and Daniel got to ride the People Mover two more times - for him, it's like a mild-thrilling roller coaster! We had supper at a large self-serve type restaurant, then walked over to see the end of the stage show at the castle, and from there watched the electric light parade. It is awesome, and the lighting on the castle is spectacular! (See photos below.) Daniel seems to enjoy these parades the most of anything there. Brent got both boys a light-up toy, and they enjoyed the parade a lot. Everyone is tired on the way home, but we all thought it was a great idea to see the Magic Kingdom at night.
Friday - Weather: High 90, low 66. Partly cloudy. Wind S 11.
The last full day for the Sutton's vacation found us going to Disney's Animal Kingdom. Again, it didn't feel like 90 - very warm, but not bad. Laura had made a reservation for lunch at a restaurant where the Disney characters come around to the tables. The buffet was excellent, with lots of choices and great quality. It's a diet buster though - I had beef, pork, and chicken (small portions, okay!) along with potatoes, green beans, and corn. Also, 3 SMALL deserts! During the meal, Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Daisy Duck came into the room for fun visits. After lunch, we went to several things, including the safari ride where you see African animals in a natural habitat. We finished the day with the Lion King show - it's very entertaining for kids and adults with lots of music, dancing, acrobatics, and floats. Back to the villa for a lasagna supper.
Saturday - Weather: High 88, low 59. Partly cloudy. Wind SW 12.
Ben went swimming one last time, but Daniel was too busy playing games on the ipad. For lunch, we went back to Ihop, and then we went to Disney's Boardwalk, and Daniel finally got his boat ride. Back to the villa, and the Suttons packed up. At about 4 p.m., we took them to the airport and dropped them off. Very sad to see them go - it is so enjoyable to have them here for a week. Ben is such a nice kid, and it is very interesting to see Daniel learning so many new things. He's sounding out things and is close to reading - he already recognizes several words. One big thing was reading road signs, frequently saying things like, "Grandpa, the sign says you should go 50. How fast are you going now? We are on 192." We will see them in about 3 weeks, and we're anxious to get home and see everyone. But we are also anxious to be in Destin for 2 weeks after one more week here.
At Celebration, enjoying our coffee.
Walking around lake 1 at Celebration.
To the right is a robotic disc-jockey playing music. The boys had fun dancing to it.
Ben with his light sword, waiting for the parade.
Daniel with his Mickey Mouse spinning light toy.
On the stage at the castle.
The castle is lighted in different colors.
Love the all-blue look.
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