Orlando, Florida
We are very thankful to Dad and Mom for taking us to Florida to spend time with the whole family for their 45th wedding anniversary!
December 26
We flew on Allegiant Airlines from Omaha to Orlando. The boys managed to board right next to the pilot and got an invitation to sit in the cock pit!
December 27
We had such a fun day celebrating Christmas with the Tintle family. We met Hudson and Emilia for the first time! Grandma and Grandpa had every detail thought out complete with stockings filled with presents, a Christmas tree, Wassail Bowl Punch, and a delicious supper!
Nathan and Preston played tennis with the boys.
They got warm playing tennis and wanted to go and jump in the pool!
We found alligators!
Levi took scuba diving lessons in the pool.
December 28
Our family spent the day at Sea World!
We loved the dolphin show!
Levi found the penguins!
Levi's favorite ride was the Manta roller coaster!
Dorian's favorite ride was Infinity Falls.
One of the gifts we gave to the boys for Christmas was a Penguin Encounter at Sea World.
Each of us had a turn touching a Magellanic Penguin and learning more about them at their research station! It was a memorable and fun experience!
Mason's favorite ride was the Sesame Street roller coaster.
The mime at the Sea Lion show was super funny. We really enjoyed the show!
The Christmas show, Miracles, was the highlight of my day! It was spectacular! An incredibly talented saxophone player and a vocalist sang Christmas carols for thousands to hear, while we watched the killer whales perform amazing stunts. It brought chills to me to think about how many people were praising Jesus that night, right there at Sea World!
December 29
We started our morning eating brunch with the whole Tintle family and celebrating Jillian's birthday. It was a relaxing day at the hotel.
December 30
Our family spent the day with Suzanne at Magic Kingdom!
Our first ride of the day was the 7 Dwarfs Mine Train roller coaster!
Our next ride was Space Mountain!
Tomorrowland Speedway.
This was my sighting of Micky and Minnie Mouse! I thought it was a staple to find them when visiting Magic Kingdom.
Jungle Cruise.
Swiss Family Treehouse.
Mason and I sat out while the rest of the group enjoyed Splash Mountain.
Another staple while in Magic Kingdom: finding characters to take a photo with.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Dumbo the Flying Elephant.
Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid.
The boys did a lot of walking and waiting in lines. They especially liked having Aunt Suzanne along. By the end of the night, Mason got quite a few piggy back rides and fell fast asleep before we made it back to our vehicle!
December 31
It was good to have a relaxing day. We made an afternoon drive out to the beach to collect a few shells and have some down time.
January 1
Happy New Year! We spent the day with Dad and Mom Tintle at Animal Kingdom! The safari ride and seeing so many animals was the perfect way to start out our day.
We waited in line to do the Avatar Flight of Passage 3D ride which was enjoyed by everyone! It was a bit cooler outside that day, but the sunshine felt perfect!
We spotted Pluto and Dorian even gave him a high five!
We rode the roller coaster at Dinoland, USA.
Some of us watched a Finding Nemo show which was really fun.
We all loved the Lion King show!
Expedition Everest was a really fun roller coaster! Nathan and I went with Dorian and Levi. The boys loved it so much they did it twice.
We watched a light show to wrap up our day.
January 2
We enjoyed breakfast with Grandpa and Grandma, packed up, and enjoyed some ping pong and shuffle board before taking our flight back home.
What fond memories!
