Lots of Surprises!

We picked Savannah up from school early on Friday afternoon and drove to Orlando for another weekend in the parks. Friday night we enjoyed a few hours at Hollywood Studios riding the roller coasters and trading some Disney pins. Saturday morning we were up and out of the hotel early and went to the Magic Kingdom. It was going to be a busy weekend because of the Columbus Day holiday. Our kids are out next Monday, not tomorrow. Anyway, we stayed at Magic Kingdom for three hours, then back to the hotel to get out of our soaking wet clothes (the kids LOVE Splash Mountain and insist on sitting in the front few rows) and to take naps.

 

We went over to Sea World for an hour or so (Jeff just surprised us with season passes for that and Busch Gardens) and took a look around. After that, we enjoyed dinner at Hard Rock Cafe at Universal Studios and the big surprise for the kids were tickets to the Blue Man Group. They both have seen them perform on TV and thought it would be cool to see them in person. We already had decent seats, but the usher upgraded us to the "poncho" seats, which were about 3 rows from the stage. We all enjoyed the show and were able to meet one of the Blue Men and have our programs "autographed."

Hell on Wheels

When Savannah was three, Santa brought her a princess bike for Christmas. She rode it a little bit, but our driveway was pretty steep and she was more interested in riding in her princess car than learning to ride a bike. When we moved to Monroe County and lived on Estes Road, there was really not a good place to ride there because we fronted a "major" street and we didn't feel comfortable having her ride up and down the driveway and potentially going into traffic. We did buy her a scooter that she has enjoyed riding. A friend of mine told me it really helped her son with balance and that after he rode that for a few months, riding a bike was pretty easy.

Last weekend I found a nice bike on Craigslist for her and we bought it. She was so excited to ride without training wheels. I worked with her the first night for a little while, then Jeff worked with her for two nights, and got her up and going. Vince still enjoys riding his bike with training wheels, but he will probably be riding without training wheels in the next year or so. Our neighborhood is great for bike riding because it is gated and we live on a cul-de-sac. Here are some pictures to document her success!