Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Dry Tortugas National Park - Key West FL

On our way out to the island.  It was a 2 1/2 hours Ferry ride.
Here we are approaching Fort Jefferson National Park.
We did lots of snorkeling, hanging out by the water and site seeing.
Here is a picture of the Ferry we came in on.
A lovely Hermit crab the boys saw on their walk.  I'm glad I wasn't with them.

Disney World Magic Kingdom

We spent a day at Disney World in Orlando.  Here Mathew and I are riding on Dumbo.
Michael giving it his all to pull the sword. :)
Matthew got to participate in a reenactment of "Beauty and the Beast".  He was Bell's father in jail.
We stood in a long line for "The Little Mermaid" ride, but I thought it was worth it.
Trying to be like "Gaston".
I had to carry Matthew up to meet Woody and Jesse.  He got a Woody hat while we were at Disney World, but then he also wanted a Jesse hat too. :)
My son likes to make the same expression in pictures.  See picture below....

Here are these two love birds in front of Cinderella's castle.

Disney World Hollywood Studios

We spent another day at Disney World.  Grandma Chism came along on our trip, and was a big help with the kids.  Matthew was quite excited to go on the Toy Story ride.
He loved being around all of his favorite characters from Toy Story.
He finally got to meet some of his idols, and he was a bit shy.
Here is Michael in front of one of his favorite rides (The Tower of Terror).
We're enjoying some relaxation while the kids play.

Discovery Cove

I just LOVE this sweet girl!
We spent a day at Discover Cove in Orlando.  The food was included in the price of admission, so here are Michael, Matthew and Grandma Chism enjoying their breakfast.
The boys ready to do some snorkeling!
Megan hanging out in the hammock.
This was new to her, she loved squishing the sand between her fingers and even giving it a little taste. :)
The snorkeling was so much fun, it was like swimming in the ocean with all the fish, sharks (behind glass), coral, and stingrays.
Here are some of the sharks.
Michael and I got to experience swimming with a dolphin.  It was a lot of fun, something I will never forget.