Jake went down a waterslide for the first time at the Animal Kingdom Lodge . He cracked up the whole way down. Once he hit the water he immediately said, “again!” I think he must have gone down the slide about 20 times. When it was time to dry off he cried the whole way out of the pool. He is such a daredevil, he’ll try anything!
We stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge again. There were several new animals that we didn’t see in August. Pictured here is cattle that had enormous horns. We really can’t explain how they can hold their heads up!
Here are the ostriches. It is really amazing to see them all running across the savannah together. There were also these little pigs running around but they were too fast for us to get a picture.
You can see the zebras grazing in this photo.
Jakes was obsessed (and still is) with choo-choo trains and buses throughout our vacation. He didn’t care that we were going to the Magic Kingdom he was more excited about the bus ride we took to get there!
As a souvenir we bought him diecast replicas of the Disney buses that transport you to the parks, the cruises and to and from the airport. He literally fell asleep with them in his hands at night. Now that we are home he takes them everywhere with him.
Jake was beside himself when he saw Mater and Lightening McQueen! He checked them both out thoroughly. The Disney worker kept telling him to look into the headlight (there’s a camera placed there so the driver can see where he’s going). Every time Jake did, the driver revved the engine real loud!
Matt had a meeting in Florida a couple of weeks ago, so the kids and I and Aunt Pam went along too! The resort had a rock wall and Jonathan met the safety requirements exactly (42 in. tall and 40 lbs.)! He was determined to make it to the top. There was one set of rocks that was really difficult for him. You could just see him staring at it and trying to think of a way to do it! In our home video you can hear Matt yelling up to him that he doesn’t have to reach the top. Jonathan just ignored him and he eventually made it all the way up!
