Orlando

On Friday, we flew to Orlando, Florida with a stop in Memphis, Tennessee. We ate a hot dog at Jim Neely's Interstate BBQ for lunch. When we arrived in Orlando, we drove to our rented condo in Kissimmee. The condo was at Windsor Palms Resort and it was on the first floor with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Dad and I went to Walmart to get groceries. They had a full section of Disney merchandise. When we got back to the condo, we made turkey sandwiches for dinner.

On Saturday, we went to Animal Kingdom. Dad accidentally brought the passes with water park admission instead of the ones with the theme park admissions on them. Mom and I went to the Rainforest Cafe shop while Dad went back to the condo to get the correct tickets. Mom bought a stuffed leopard, a stuffed frog, some flip flops, and some jungle animal figurines. When we entered the park, we first went to Finding Nemo: the Musical. Then we waited for Dad to go on Expedition Everest. In the gift shop, mom bought a stuffed Arctic tiger and a yeti. We ate some frozen lemonade and a cheeseburger at Good Eats for lunch. We went on the Kilimanjaro Safari ride. We got some pineapple from the fruit stand. We sat down at a nearby table where a guy behind us popped his mayo packet with his fist all over mom's purse and sprayed our clothes as well. Mom bought a safari Mickey antenna topper. We saw It's Tough to be a Bug! and Festival of the Lion King. There were a bunch of tour groups from different countries in the park who kept repeating a particular cheer and then clapped for themselves. The staff at the Lion King kept telling them to be quiet. We went into the stores near the exit and mom bought some shortbread cookies and a punk Mickey antenna topper. We left the park and ate dinner at Wildside BBQ. Mom went to bed and Dad and I went to see Fantasmic at Disney's Hollywood Studios. We arrived an hour early to get a good seat.

On Sunday, we went back to Hollywood Studios. While we waited for dad to go on Tower of Terror and Rock n Roller coaster, I went into the ride gift shops and bought some caramel popcorn. We went and saw Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Mom bought a stuffed Flounder from the movie. Mom waited for us to ride Toy Story Midway Mania which was a pretty fun ride. I suck at shooting rides. I got a score of 40,500 while dad got a score of 102,700. We went on the Backlot Tour. When they were doing their ship stunts before we got on the tram, mom got soaked with water from the air cannons. We ate lunch at the Studio Catering Co. We went and saw the American Idol Experience. We went back to the Condo to take a nap and then headed back to the park. It was raining off and on. We rode the Great Movie ride with the loudest people we have ever rode with, who screamed in every scary scene. When we went through the Wizard of Oz scenes, the lady behind us asked, "Where's Michael Jackson?". While dad rode Star Tours 3D, mom and I went through the shops. She bought some figurines from Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean figurines. We met Dad at the Anaheim produce stand and had a frozen lemonade. We went and watched the American Idol finale on the outside screen. We went through the shops as we walked towards the exit. We went back to the condo and made sandwiches for dinner.

On Monday, mom and dad celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary. We went to the Magic Kingdom in the morning. We rode on the train, the Jungle Cruise, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Mom bought a Mickey fan for her wheelchair. We ate clam chowder for lunch at the Columbia Harbor House. Then we went on Haunted Mansion and It's a Small World. We got some ice cream in Tomorrowland. While we were eating our ice cream, Disney's talking and rolling garbage can was out and about. After our nap, we ate dinner at Red Lobster. It was pouring on and off when we went to Epcot. We tried sodas from different countries at Club Cool. We walked around the World Showcase. We saw "The American Adventure" at the American pavilion. We got some caramel treats at Germany pavilion. We left during the fireworks.

On Tuesday, dad had to go to his tax convention at the Hilton Orlando. Mom and I dropped him off so we could go shopping. We went to The Loop, where we shopped at Kohl's, Old Navy, and Books a Million. We also had a pastry and watermelon at Panera Bread for breakfast. After our nap, we went and picked up dad. We ate dinner at Cafe Tu Tu Tango. We saw the restaurant on Rachael Ray's show, "$40 a Day." It has artists, tarot card readers, live bands, fire eaters, and tapas plates. Mom knocked over my water glass and got my leg all wet. Afterwards, we went to Downtown Disney. We had to put on our ponchos because it was pouring again. We saw the aftermath of a three car accident in a gas station parking lot.

On Wednesday, we dropped off dad at his convention. We went to Walmart. Then we got a pastry at Panera Bread. We went shopping at the Florida Mall and the Orlando Premium Outlets. We ate lunch at Chick-Fil-A. After our nap, we went and picked up dad and ate dinner at Outback Steakhouse. Then we went back to the condo to rest. We went and got some fresh fruit at Walmart.

On Thursday, we dropped off dad at his convention. We ate breakfast at Krispy Kreme. We went to Target, Giftland, Bargain world, Walgreen's, and Barnes & Noble. We picked up dad at noon and ate lunch at McDonald's. After our nap, we went to the Lake Buena Vista factory stores. It was raining but then cleared up. We ate dinner at Don Pablo's Mexican Grill. We went and got dessert at the Disney's Boardwalk. I finished reading City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, the first book in The Mortal Instruments.

On Friday, we went back to Epcot. We rode on Living Seas with Nemo & Friends, Captain EO, Soarin', Circle of Life, Living with the Land. We waited for dad to go though innoventions and tried more Foreign sodas. After our nap, we ate dinner at Wendy's. We went back to Magic Kingdom. We rode the monorail to the entrance. We rode on Stitch's Great Escape, Monsters Inc Laugh Floor, and the People Mover. We waited for dad to go on the cars and went through all the shops. It was raining off and on. When we got back to the condo, we packed our suitcases.

On Saturday, we left for the airport at 5 am. We had a direct flight to SLC, which was really nice. We picked up Shadow from Idlewire.