November part 1 - Orlando

Our next set of adventures included a few days in orlando, just the four of us, then driving dowing to Ft. Myers to meet up with the rest of the Oney/Pence clan to then drive to Miami for a weekend cruise to the Bahamas to celebrate mom's 50th Birthday!! We flew into Orlando on Halloween night, stopped at a few neighborhoods so Bryson could hit a few houses and officially trick-or-treat. Then we got settled into our two-bedroom villa at the BlueGreen Resort. It was beautiful! The pool and grounds were gorgeous. We had a great time relaxing at the pool and enjoying the sunshine. We spent a few days at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure(courtesy of BlueGreen Resorts - rewarding us for checking out their resort/buy-in deal) The parks were NOT crowded at all, and we had a blast! The highlights were probably Jurassic Park and meeting Spiderman!

"The Fountains" Blue Green Resort in Orlando

Relaxing in our villa before bedtime! Having a good time at the pool!

Hanging out at the indoor/outdoor pool one night after a long day at the parks.

The two-bedroom villa we stayed in! It was gorgeous!

The pool was amazing, complete with two water slides! (you can kinda see them in the back of this pic)

Mel has to strike a pose with Betty Boop!

Thuuuh Grinch!

She didn't quite know what to think of this green furry guy!

The Cat in the Hat....Bryson was so friendly with all the characters.

The CaroSuessel was so great! We just stayed on and rode it over and over - no one was in line! The kids loved it! ...and mommy did too!

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish - this ride was one of my favorites at the park. Annabelle loved it, and you get squirted with water if you don't follow the directions in the song (red fish, red fish, up, up, up...etc...it was so cute!)

Annabelle & Mommy on the fish ride.

Universal Studios, Orlando!!

Posing with Barney after his show

Ted (aka - the man in the yellow hat) and George!

Surfer dude!

We are not fans of spongebob, but got a pic nonetheless!

The "Back to the Future" train

Doc and his sweeeeet time machine

Bryson comparing his hand to Tim Duncan's!! (come on people.....Go Spurs Go!!!)

Captain America...he was pretty cool!

The Log Ride....with one humongous drop, I'm telling you I screamed like crazy! Bryson went once with Daddy & once with Mommy! Now that's some Crazy Fun !

The Superheroes make their entrance!

Spidey was really talking to Bryson about studying hard in school, especially Science ;) and working hard to succeed!

Annabelle loved the play area at the Jurassic Park!

If you can see it - that's Brad & Bryson flying on the Pteradon flyer! It was a pretty sweet ride!

climbing the nets at Jurassic Park

Daddy & Bryson in the front row!!

View from the train ride.

Dinner at Emeril's

Mommy's treat: Dinner at Emeril's Restaurant....it was delicious!!

The Barney show was very cute.

This little coaster was awesome....we went on it quite a few times, and it was great - no lines!

Scoob & Shaggy

It's Woody!

Shrek and Donkey! The 3D show was way cool!

This little train ride was awesome! Annabelle loved it!