Tales from the Salt Marsh: What We've Been Up To

Hello, friends and family! Spring has officially arrived in Southeast Georgia and we are enjoying lots of sun and warmth! The girls had a 5-day break from school over President's Day weekend, so we took the opportunity to:

at Disney World! It was a kind-of spur of the moment trip and I had already planned to run a 5K in Brunswick with my friend, Beth, on that Saturday morning. Beth and I went up to Brunswick early on Saturday, ran the race, then headed back home. So we left for Orlando late morning on Saturday. We stayed at the Hampton Inn in Kissimmee (we love Hilton points!) on Saturday and Sunday nights. After checking into our hotel room on Saturday afternoon, we headed over to Disney to meet Uncle Steve and pick up our tickets. Then we went to Downtown Disney and ate at Raglan Road, our favorite restaurant there. We spent Sunday morning at Epcot. We rode Spaceship Earth and Journey Into Imagination (with Figgy). Stephen and Mary Grace rode Soaring. Elsie isn't tall enough yet so she and I rode another ride while they were on that. Mary Grace loved Soaring. She said it's her favorite ride! Elsie loved the ride that she and I went on. It took us through the gardens at Disney and showed all of the yummy vegetables that they grow. They use hydroponics and grow things above ground. Very interesting.
We also saw Captain Eo and took a walk through the countries, stopping for a show in USA and to do a Mission with Captain Impossible. After that, we took the monorail to Magic Kingdom. We did the standard things there: Small World, Peter Pan, Philharmagic, Pirates of the Caribbean, and People Mover. They have closed SO MANY rides and attractions in Fantasy Land, so there wasn't much to do there. The entire Toon Town is gone, along with Barnstormer. It's really kind of sad because the entire rear section of Fantasy Land is just one big brown fence. But, it will all be worth it in 2012 when the new rides open. They are putting in a Beauty and the Beast restaurant and are building Eric's Castle, which will be very exciting for a little Ariel fan I know! We saw the parade then headed back to the hotel.
On Sunday, we went back to Downtown Disney to eat lunch at Raglan Road and to let the girls get a souvenir. We also had their silhouettes done again while we were there. Here are some more Disney photos: