More Adventures

Benjamin couldn't have been happier playing minature golf on a fun course full of surprises. This one had bells & chimes that would play depending on where your ball went.

Fun in the sand at Cocoa Beach

He was completely content to stay here all day if we would have let him

Saturday night supper with a special buddy, Jesse. He and his parents happened to be in town for a little vacation too.

Magic Kingdom

There were plenty of things here to keep us busy for the day. Benjamin loved some of the rides - flying with Dumbo, a boat ride thru It's a Small World, a carousel ride, and an old steam train ride around the perimeter of the park - to name some. The play areas for the kids were fantastic - Pooh's playground had lots of tunnels and a treehouse and Donald Duck's boat had surprise water gysers. He loved exploring Tom Sawyer's island with us & he was even willing to venture thru the caverns & tunnels that were very dark. We had a perfect place to watch the 10pm fireworks, but after seeing the 9pm electric parade Benjamin started dozing off. So, we decided it had been a long enough day for all of us.

Benjamin posing with the popular couple

Meeting Tigger at the supper buffet. Notice the thrilled look on Benjamin's face!
He wasn't too sure about the characters at first.

Riding Dumbo with Daddy.

Carousels are fun & relaxing...

Animal Kingdom

Disclaimer: While we had a wonderful trip, I wouldn't recommend taking a 3 year old to FL just to go to Disney World. We really limited ourselves in doing only things that Benjamin would enjoy & appreciate, so there was a lot we skipped (and that was fine). Since Russell's conference was located on the Disney property, it was just so convenient for us to go for 2 days & check things out. We did have fun!

Animal Kingdom: I didn't get many pictures since Benjamin & I went alone. He loved seeing all the animals (it's been a while since we've been to a zoo), meeting Donald Duck, & watching an amazing bird show. We also saw part of an incredible Nemo musical/puppet show - until it got to "scary" for Benjamin. I had prepared myself for this and had chosen seats at the end of a row. Funny thing is - he loves talking about Nemo now. We hardly know anything about him, I guess I should find the story at the library! But he is an awfully cute fish.

The afternoon animal parade at the Animal Kingdom

This bird had at least a 6 foot wingspan and flew above us several times.

Golden crowned cranes

My cute chipmunk

Sunny Days in Florida

Russell had a conference in Orlando this last week, so Benjamin & I tagged along. We had a great trip (after the first day when there was rain, hail, winds & tornado warnings). More pictures to follow - but this is an overview of our adventures

Cocoa Beach - there is nothing like sitting on the beach listening & watching the waves

A great Lego store in Downtown Disney

We 3 spent one day at the Magic Kingdom. Benjamin's favorite activities included: riding on Dumbo with Daddy, riding on the boat thru It's a Small World, & watching the parade

Getting to meet Donald Duck on the day that he & I visited the Animal Kingdom. He can't stop talking about this!