Vacation!

What a week! To celebrate the 4th of July I headed to Orlando with Dane and his family. Unfortunetaly Brode stayed here with Grandma, Grandpa, and Daddy, but it was a relaxing vacation away!

The weather was beautiful, we were in no rush to be anywhere, and got a lot of time by the pool and at Disney.

We stayed at the Wyndham Grand at Bonnet Creek. AMAZING. Although not a Disney resort it is on the grounds and just opened in October. It consists of several towers settled around a big pond. Each tower has a specialty such as a family pool, mini golf, lazy river, kids pirate ship pool, splash pad, etc. There are outdoor restaurants, spas, and amazing rooms. Can't forget the Starbucks in the lobby as well.

We spent 3 days at Disney and 1 day at Universal Studios going on rides, seeing shows, and walking around!

(Buzz Lightyear - Dane and I in major competition)

(Harry Potter Hogwarts castle at Islands of Adventure)

(Meeting Brode's favorite - JAKE!)

We ate at all the great restaurants from the German buffet and Bubba Gumps to T-Rex and BJ's Brewery. The pictures below show T-Rex, the dinosaur restuarant like Rainforest Cafe, we really need to bring Brode back here!

I have to say it was wonderful sleeping in, spending the morning at the pool, having a long time to shower, and spending the afternoon with all the magic but I sure missed Brode. Of course we brought WAY too much back for him.

Our favorite was the LEGO Mack truck and Lightning McQueen from Cars. Little boy wasn't a fan of how long it took to build....

But he loved the final product!

 While enjoying my vacation in Florida I also had some other major changes - but that is a story for another time!