You thought we were done

 You thought we were done with the fun.  We had one more day before our vacation was over so I found a Gator Park.  We went on an airboat tour, watched an alligator show, walked through a mini zoo, fed and held birds and the kids each got to hold an alligator.  

After all the money we spent on the amusement parks my kids told us their favorite part of the trip was the gator park.  I guess that is why we haven't spent a lot of time and money going to amusement parks.  But I have spent many hours at animal/reptile shows.  

Each night we would return to the hotel and go swimming.  Ila made new friends every day.  It is funny walking around the hotel grounds and having people yelling out to Ila.  

Saturday morning we were up at 5:30am to get to the airport.  It is May 1 which was the the end of limiting the number of people on flights so Delta had every seat packed for our flight.  After a quick layover in Detroit we were finally home. 

This place is amazing

 

We spent two days at Universal Studios.  Again it was was overwhelming to see what they have created in these parks.  The rides were ridiculously amazing.  

I did souvenir shopping before we went on vacation so we could avoid the pricy items at the park.  Ila loved walking around in her Harry Potter robe and trying out her magic wand.  

Harry Potter was only part of the excitement at Universal Studios.  There was a Jurassic Park section and a great King Kong ride.  

Weeks like this are truly priceless.  It is the greatest gift to be able to spend time with my family.

How much fun can we pack into one week

Disney World Animal Kingdom! Monday morning at 7am we were out the door and ready for a fun day.  

It is amazing seeing the length Disney has gone to create these parks and rides.  

We walked unit we were all miserable and then headed back to the hotel for food and swimming.  

 

We were able to get a pass for the new start wars ride on Wednesday.  It is so amazing!  My boys have very little interest in standing in lines.  They didn't understand that the park really wasn't busy.  We were actually very fortunate.  We had to stand in line for about an hour for 2 different rides but other than that we never waited more than 30 mins.