Trip to Florida

Since I have heard that some people(David) are getting impatient for me to post more about our Florida trip, I will do so.

The Little and I flew Southwest and Dale flew American. The Little was great on the plane and we made is very safely to Tampa where Dale picked us up. He arrived a couple of hours before we did and was able to pick up the rental car. We drove to Bradenton where Dale's Mom(hereafter referred to as Grandma), Ken (Grandma's Fiance), Billy, and Mandi live. We had an enjoyable evening and left the next morning for Disney.

We met up with Dale's sisters Christina and Nikki at our hotel in Orlando. Christina had her husband Joe and her 7 month old son Logan in tow. This was the first time we had seen Logan, and he is a cute little boy. According to Christina and Grandma, he looks just like his uncle Dale.

You be the judge. Do you think he looks like Dale?

Anyway, Day 1 at Disney was spent at the Animal Kingdom. The first ride we went on was the Safari. All of the Disney cast members (a.k.a. employee) pretend that you are in Africa in this part of the park. Dale got some great pictures of the animals and The Little really enjoyed identifying them.

Disney has some great strollers. The Little really enjoyed hers. She was even able to take a nap in it.

We went for a walk on a trail. Abby saw some fish.

Dale enjoyed the Gorillas. They only have males, which make for an interesting exhibit for the visitors. However, it has to be crazy for the cast members who take care of them.

Late in the day at Animal Kingdom, all of us happened to be together. Well, everyone but Dale as he had walked 20 yards away to get the stroller. During the time he was gone, Ken proposed to Grandma in front of all of us. Thankfully, she said yes. Otherwise that could have been very embarrassing for the wonderful man who took us to Disney World. Hereafter in the blog, Ken will be known as Grandpa Ken. At this time, they plan on getting married sometime in April. That means we get to go to Florida next year, too!!!

After the Animal Kingdom, we went to Benihana for dinner. It is Dale's favorite restaurant. Here are Grandma, Grandpa Ken and Logan perusing the menu.

Abby got interested in fried rice. My fried rice to be specific. At Benihana, they make little kid chopsticks, as seen in the picture below. Abby ate almost all of my fried rice with those chopsticks. She had the time of her life at that restaurant.

I will post day 2 at Disney a little later.