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Sunday, January 16, 2011

The first two days in Orlando

We loved visiting Orlando in the middle of Minnesota's frigid winter.  The kids were enthralled with palm trees and we all loved the sunshine and mild weather.  Our first stop was Universal Studios Islands of Adventure.  We loved all of the rides and ended up getting wet.  The Wizarding world of Harry Potter was especially cool. If it looks like Marissa has a black eye in the pictures, it is because she does.  She and David's knee got a little too close a few days before we left.




David's favorite ride of the day!



Hogwarts-awesome!
  Our 2nd day started out with Kelly's Disney half marathon.  He finished at Epcot and then met us at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom. 

Kelly just finished his half marathon at Disney World! He ran it in just under 2 hours and 3 minutes.   He got a gold Donald Duck medal. Follow this link to see a video and pictures of him finishing the race.  Look for him crossing at 13-17 seconds into the video on the right hand side.
http://www.asiorders.com/go.asp?91697959







Big Thunder mountain railroad!



Our favorite ride in the park!  We rode it 4 times!

3 comments:

Leslie B said...

What a fun time! I love David's picture in front of the Spiderman ride. So cute! Way to go, Kelly on the half-marathon! You rock!!!!!!!! So proud of you.

Kimberly said...

Oh wow--so much fun! I want to go! So worth it to have a fun time together as a family!

Lisa said...

Awesome vacation!! Great job Kelly. That would be fun to run a half marathon at Disneyworld! Running is already torturous so maybe doing it at a fun magical place would help you forget what you're actually doing!! I can't wait to take my kids to Disneyworld some day!