Hunter & Maisie's Spot: The Griswold Family Vacation

Cinderella's Castle & Main Street USA

decorated for Christmas

The Christmas tree at Animal Kingdom

Hunter building a dinosaur at T-Rex

Well, we came, we saw, we conquered! The trip to Disney was quite lovely, more crowded this time than last month, but still not too particularly bad. I think the longest lines we saw were a 40 minute wait, but even when the board said that, it was typically half of what they were advertising. The weather was good ~ quite chilly the first two nights, but fantastically sunny and beautiful after that. Since we were travelling with the senior citizens we took it easy again this trip ~ no getting up and blowing and going nonstop ~ definitely a very nice way to go. If anyone is looking for a trip I saw a commercial last night for a special they are running where you get 3 nights + tickets free when you book a 4 night trip ~ that's an amazing deal! After all, it is "the happiest place on earth"! Hunter was again all about the roller coasters ~ he is truly miffed that he isn't tall enough to ride Rockin' Rollercoaster ~ and being that it goes upside down, I am not going to try and sneak him on ~ I'd really just assume that he didn't fall out of the stretch limo! My sister and her sugar daddy went with us ~ we didn't see much of them unless Lee was wanting to ride something that Wilson refused to. We did talk the poor guy into riding Expedition Everest and he was not so impressed with our conniving ways! Before the the ride starts to go backwards he kept screaming "Hunter! I can't believe I let you talk me into this!". He did manage to survive the ordeal, but didn't trust a word we had to say about another ride! A new restaurant opened in Downtown Disney called T-Rex ~ it is another Landry's operation and the same premise as The Rainforest Cafe ~ only all about dinosaurs instead of the rainforest. All of the dining rooms were different ~ one was an aquarium, one was the ice age, one the fire pit and they each had corresponding anamatronic creatures ~ it was really a cool place to eat so if you should ever find yourself there we highly recommend it. We went to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party which turned out to be not so merry for me ~ more about that adventure in it's very own entry! We also made it to the shuttle launch ~ again it deserves it's own entry as well ~ Clark W. Griswold was at his finest on this outing! My poor little mouse has had a hard time adjusting back to normal life ~ okay life around here is never really normal per say ~ she has been a really good traveler and never had an adjustment issue before ~ oh well, they are always looking to throw you a curve ball aren't they? She did well today though, so hopefully she is readjusted and back into her normal groove ~ a much happier and cuter mouse when she's well rested! Oh, Maisie discovered real food while we were there and has now decided to boycott the crap that comes out of a jar (for the most part, I can still sometimes get a few bites down her) ~ before this trip she had zero interest in chewing ~ anything you gave her that required she chew she would choke on ~ however now she has decided that real food rocks ~ junk food that is! Hunter has always been such a good eater with everything ~ meat, fruits, and veggies ~ Maisie on the other hand is obviously going to be my junker ~ she has no interest in anything except yogurt, Ritz crackers, and Gerber puffs (hence why I am still trying to get some of the crap from a jar down her). If she is anything like me, she too will be having cookie dough for breakfast before long!