Monday, August 24, 2009

Vacation Memories

It was lovely to wake up to an empty, quiet house today. Our Disney vacation with the boys was wonderful, but it is nice to be home to my quiet routine.


There were lots of wonderful moments on our vacation. One of my favorite memories was the Rockin' Roller Coaster. The boys really wanted to ride, but the line was ninety minutes long. As we stopped to talk about whether the ride would be worth the wait a young Disney cast member came over to us and asked if we wanted to ride. We said yes but the wait was too long. She replied that she had just been told to pick a family for a VIP tour of the ride and she picked us. We bypassed the long line and she took us onto the ride telling us all how she loved working on this ride. At the close of every day they enjoy an all-cast ride and everyone who works the ride goes on it together. She loved it. Grampa and I decided to skip the ride itself, but did enjoy the pre-ride show. The boys loved it and agreed that it was the best ride of the week. You can see their joy in this picture as they sped out of the starting gate.



Another favorite moment was from the day we decided to sleep late and skip the Disney crowds. We went to Gatorland for a couple of hours of alligator viewing. We fed the gators and watched an alligator show. It really was great fun with no crowds.

Vacations with grandchildren make wonderful memories!

11 comments:

Anne said...

What is Mik wearing?

Anne said...

in the last picture, around his neck?

Mom said...

That would be his dream pet - a boa constrictor.

rosemary said...

The look on their faces on the roller coaster is priceless....as for the boa....I will never complain about my daughter's pet rat ever again.

Jennie said...

Those are some lucky grandsons! :)
I liked that ride a lot too.

Miss Healthypants said...

How lovely! :)

And I love the title of your blog--how true it is! :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog and for your words of kindness. When I was feeling depressed about death, my husband said, "We live because life is awesome!" And he is right. We have to appreciate this gift we have been given in every moment. :)

Linda said...

You are amazing, what a wonderful memory for those boys.

AM Kingsfield said...

My son texted me from Gatorland asking for a new pet. At least he doesn't want a gator!
Thanks Mom!

Sling said...

I see from the photos that you kids like living on the edge..That's awesome!

Cazzie!!! said...

Classic images..what a fun fun time, most memorable for you all. :)

Middle Child said...

A lovely post...and good pictures of you all