Hoop Dee Doo

In the many trips to Disney that the Baleikos made over the years, there were also many trips to the Hoop Dee Doo Review in Fort Wilderness.  This year was the first time we took the next generation of travelers to the musical fun.  It was a huge hit!

The waiting.

The eating.

The posing.

The show! 

The dessert!

Legoland

Today's adventure took us to Legoland Florida.  This was the first trip for all of us.  It turned out to be quite worth the trip!  Aunt Ruthie and Cousin Steve get the Super Gold Star award for being the official  ride goers with the very adventurous boys.  We had a great time exploring this park.

FRB, Ferb, or reruns of KBRB?

The Friedmans, Rogers, and Baleikos all enjoyed a great day together.  We started the morning out with another round of mini-golf before heading to the Pirate Plunge and splash pad.  Our hope was to tire out Ben and Sidney before their 5 hour drive back to the Keys (Unfortunately for cousin Kris it didn't seem to work, as they were still awake and squeaking their dolphin toys while driving through Miami).  Before they departed we managed to snag a group shot.

This afternoon we took the Rogers and Baleikos went to Downtown Disney for some shopping.  We of course started the visit with Ghirardelli ice cream for everyone.  Who can argue with that?   
Lucy found lots of pink treasures, and oohed and ahhed over every Tinkerbell item she laid her eyes on.  Owen found a Lightning McQueen camera, and a shirt of green (no surprise there!).  Mitchell found a Donald Duck Star Wars shirt, and a Phineas and Ferb game.  We finished the trip with dinner at the Rainforest Cafe.  YUM!

If the weather holds tomorrow, we will head to the happiest place on earth, the house of the mouse, the great big WDW.  I am sure we'll have lots of fun things to share at the end of the day,so stay tuned for the full report.

Walking the Plank

We've been counting down the days to our arrival at the Pirate Pool.  Day 1 in Florida was a hot one, so it was perfect for splashing down with the pirates.


The slides were awesome.  Owen was manning one of the water cannons for like a half an hour.  His favorite target was his mom.  Mitchell joined in one of the resort led water games and earned a pirate token.

We took a forced break after a poolside lunch while we waited for the Friedmans to arrive and join in the fun.  Once they arrived, the kids enjoyed a round of mini-golf followed by some push up pops to help cool down the golfers.  We hit the Pirate Pool and the Splash Pad again before dinner.