Florida

Brandon, Alyssa, and I went to Orlando for Brandon's work trip to Networkers. The other two girls were left at Grandma and Grandpa Doyal's house. We got there June 22 in the evening, and left June 27 in the morning. We got to stay at a Disney World resort (Port Orleans Resort) paid for by Cisco since this was a business trip. Probably wouldn't have stayed there otherwise. They even had Mickey printed on their bars of soap. . .so cute! There was a big place to eat our meals, and swimming pools, boats to take you to Downtown Disney. . . lots of fun! Monday night we had dinner at a really nice restaurant with Brandon's old group from California. It was nice to see some old friends. Brandon knew more people than I did of course! That restaurant had the best mashed potatoes! One of the nights, I think I remember it being Tuesday, we ate at Rainforest Cafe with one of Brandon's co-workers who also went and his wife and daughter. I got their veggie burger. The BEST veggie burger EVER! It's a must try, even if you're a carnivore. ;) We also got some kind of strawberry drink in a cup that had flashing lights. What fun! Tuesday, Alyssa and I got on the shuttle to Epcot, and rode the monorail. Just to pass the time and get out while Brandon was at work. I got to see how the monorail worked and where it went to. Little did I know, this would work to my benefit the next day!

Brandon decided to get me a ticket to Epcot for Wednesday since he was going to be gone ALL DAY and he didn't want me to be bored. My first time ever going into Disney World! This is where going on the monorail the previous day worked out. I waited, and waited and waited for a shuttle for Epcot, but it never came! Multiple shuttles for the other parks kept coming, but not the one I needed. I knew that the monorail went to Epcot and Magic Kingdom, so I decided to take the shuttle to Magic Kingdom, then monorail to Epcot. Not the most efficient way to get there, but it got us there! I rode most of the rides I could take Alyssa on. It was nice to go, but very tiring holding a baby in long lines by yourself, and no one to pass her off to. At least some of the lines were really short, or no lines at all! :) There were some frustrating moments, and some moments where people were really kind and helpful. And sadly, it rained in the afternoon, so we got wet. I took some pictures of Alyssa with some of the characters we saw. We stayed for the fireworks and got back late. . . .and STILL beat Brandon back to the hotel! He was at a party at Universal Studios that A and I couldn't go to. He said he was jealous of me getting to go to Epcot. . .he he. We're going to take the family to Disney World in the spring! :D

Here's some pics:

Finally there after long car ride, and happy to be out of car seat!
In our room:

The next three are the "monorail day."

The following are from the day we actually went into Epcot.

Two with Donald (in the "Mexico" area):

Two with Mulan (in the "China" area):

Here's two with Mickey. Couldn't figure out which I liked better, so you get both!

Pluto:

Minnie!

Chip and Dale poking at her legs:

Goofy:

Thursday night, Brandon and I went over to Downtown Disney again and got some stuff to bring back for the girls and my parents. The wait was too long for the restaurants there, so we decided to eat dinner back at the eating area at our resort. Friday, we drove back to SC to get our girls.

And here's one of Alyssa after getting caught in the rain one of the days.
I don't think she was too happy!