Disney World

So after our cruise we spent 11 days at the Walt Disney World resort. We got to see a lot of friends on this trip. Our approach to this trip was to just take it easy and if we saw something we wanted to do, we would do it. No planned out day, etc.
We got to visit with Holly (in the white shirt) in her home about an hour from the resort. The last time I saw Holly was when the girls were a year old and she flew with me from Morocco to the states when we moved back. We also saw Chris (in his Disney attire), who is working through the college program at Disney. His family was in Japan when we were there. I think Josh was his scout leader at some point. Then we found out that my cousin's daughter, Micca (in the black tank and sunglasses), was at Disney so we met up for a bit and introduced our children to each other. The last time I had seen Micca was 12 and a half years before! We also saw Jen, a friend of mine from college. Jen is a teacher and works nights, weekends and holidays at Disney. She always tries to come by when we are at the resort. She rescued me from the chaos of Star Wars weekend by accompanying me and the girls to Magic Kingdom. Last, and certainly not least, my best friend, Ali (in the navy shirt), was with her family on their first day of their trip when we were on our last day. It was nice to spend the morning together and see her one last time before I moved overseas.
Josh and Andrew enjoyed Star Wars weekend at Disney Hollywood Studios. They got to see a lot of neat things and meet some actors involved in the movies/tv shows, etc. Andrew won a trivia contest for kids 12 and under. Apparently he knows way too much about Star Wars! :) It was nice to see the two of them get some guy time. I took the girls to Magic Kingdom with Jen and we hung out in Fantasyland. :)
There were lots of ducks at our resort and every morning, on our way to breakfast, the girls would yell "Quack!" at them. It was fun to watch them enjoy the rides and shows a lot more this time around. Leila started clapping along to "It's a Small World" and both girls enjoyed squealing "Castle!" everytime we got close to the Magic Kingdom.
The day before we left the resort staff left a wonderful basket in our room filled with snacks and patriotic Disney souvenirs. Attached was a card thanking Josh for his service.
Although it was QUITE hot, it was a nice, relaxing vacation. I liked the cruise better but Josh liked the resort better. Both were great, though! :)