Orlando!

Last weekend we took the kids down to Orlando as Greenville County schools always have a 4 day weekend in October. We had so much fun! We got there late afternoon on Friday and headed down to Downtown Disney. It was very cool, but with us not getting there until after dark, the restaurant waits were out of control so we ended up leaving and just eating at a Sizzler (ick...never again!) right next to our condo. The next day we just relaxed and enjoyed the amenities around the condos (paddle boat, mini golf, ping pong, game rooms, swimming pool) and then went back to Downtown Disney to make sure we got there early and got our name on the list for a restaurant. The kids both thought that T-Rex was where they wanted to go eat - so we got there about 5pm and were in the restaurant within 25 minutes. AWESOME restaurant! It was created by the same people that did Rainforest Cafe but the theme is dinasours. Very cool and the kids told us about 15 times (a minute, that is! ha ha) that this was the coolest restaurant they had ever been in.

Sunday we used our 2park 1 day Universal Studios tickets to visit Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. What fun! We got there right as it was opening and there was no lines! Josh and I literally just walked in to the Hulk coaster (very fun ride) and as the day went on, the longest wait we had was about 30 minutes at the very end of the day waiting to go in to the Jimmy Neutron blast. It was probably our least favorite, too - but that's the breaks! We rode the new Simpsons ride which was one of the simulated roller coasters, but a little different then the theatre type ones like Shrek. Our votes for our favorite rides all day was Spiderman at Islands of Adventure and the Mummy at Univ Studios.

As we were driving away from Orlando Monday morning, I asked whether they liked Universal Studios or Disneyworld better and both Josh and Kent said they liked Disney. Ally I think was a little too young to really remember it, so she voted Universal. So I guess all in all we had a fantastic weekend, but Disney still wins on where to go. Until next time.....