Fourth of July

Great time at the Wilson's, once again. We picked raspberries at Burns Farm in the morning and used some to make our fruit pizzas. Our fireworks were better than usual this year. :-)

Disney World Day 8--Home

Facebook/Instagram post: "Home, sweet home! Fresh, dry, cool air and good water. Kids are unpacked, picking raspberries in the backyard, and ready to see and talk with their friends. Got a start on the mountains of laundry. Next up for the adults—a nap! It was fun to share our trip with our fellow Disney-loving friends. Thanks for enjoying it with us!"

Travel day was a little brutal, with the early morning wake-up, but it was still worth getting every minute of fun in the night before. The kids were surprisingly awake, considering it was 3:30pm. They wanted to get photos with the Cars characters we hadn't gotten photos of yet, so we did that on our way out of our hotel. We watched the sun rise from the Orlando airport before we boarded our plane and endured the long flight with a short lay-over in Seattle. Stepping off the plane and breathing in the Oregon non-humid air sure was refreshing! We made so many memories on this trip. So thankful we had the opportunity to do this with our family. 

Disney World Day 7--Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom again—We thoroughly enjoyed our last day. We took a Minnie Van to the park to get there early and were able to get a bunch of rides in within the first couple hours--Mine Train, Splash Mountain, Thunder Mountain, and Space Mountain. It was a hot, but not as humid, day, which was nice. It was only 96 degrees, but it felt like 96, not 112! We had lunch at Peco Bill's and got our Dole Pineapple Whip for our Tiki Room visit. A little pool time, a little rest, and it was back to the park for the evening. We all decided it was just the right amount of time to be at Disney World—long enough to do pretty much all we wanted to do. We also all agreed that it was time to go home. We chose the fun option that night, rather than the wise option, and stayed until park close. The kids were in silly, happy moods all evening. They were waving at people on the People Mover and just having fun with each other. We finished things off right with a yummy dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern, the Hall of Presidents, one last Thunder Mt run, some fireworks, and one last Splash Mountain ride. By the time we turned out the lights to go to sleep, we had just 3 1/2 hours before we had to wake up again. All worth it!