Last week, the Park Family went on a vacation to Orlando, FL. We were there for 4 days/3 nights. It was also Emma's 1st time on a plane. She was such a good girl the whole trip. On the flight down to Orlando, she slept most of the way. During our stay in Orlando, whenever it was her usual nap time at home, she just went to sleep on her own. We were constantly doing things since we had a lot to do in such a short time but Emma never missed a beat. She slept during a loud car stunt show at MGM Studios, site-seeing in all the Disney World Parks, and during a loud Hawaiian dinner show. On the flight back up, she slept again and then woke up and played for a little while. She was a very happy girl. Song and I are so lucky to have such a good daughter. Yeah yeah yeah...I'm bragging about our daughter.
Anyway, while in Orlando, we went to 3 of the 4 Disney World Parks. Believe it or not, we went to MGM Studios, Magic Kingdom and Epcot Center all in 1 DAY!! We didn't make it to Animal Kingdom. Lucky for us, the weather cooperated as well. It wasn't that hot but I heard that it was really hot and humid the week before. We also got to see a little bit of Sea World since the Makahiki Luau Dinner Show was held there. We had a nice time but now I know why people say that it's much harder to travel with kids. I think I packed more of Emma's stuff than anything else.
(Just in case you didn't know already, you can click on any of the pictures below to see a larger one.)
Day 1 ~ We arrived at the Hilton Grand Vacation Club Resort at Sea World
"Happy Late 1 Year Anniversary Getaway Mommy and Daddy!"
"This cave inside the waterfall by the pool is really cool."Day 2 ~ In the morning, we went to MGM Studios
"Each park has it's own huge landmark. This huge hat is at MGM Studios."
"Even though it was a weekday, there were tons of kids at the park. Shouldn't they be in school?"
Emma is just chilling in her stroller with her feet kicked up.Emma's Fashion Show of Hats
The UV protection hat. Once we got to MGM Studios, we tried to find a hat with the Mickey Mouse ears that would fit Emma. They were all too big. We finally found one we liked and then had to pin it to make it smaller.
"How do I look with the Minnie Mouse ears, Daddy?"
"Nah, I think this one is too big."
"Daddy put this hat on me while I was taking my nap. Good thing he didn't buy this one. It's too big as well."
"We didn't find a hat yet but we continued on throughout MGM Studios."
"Ok, what's next? I just had my lunch so I'm ready to go."
"Do you see the streets of San Francisco in the back? It's a fake wall with the image of San Francisco on it. Doesn't it look real? So this is what a movie set looks like."
"What's next?"
"This was one of the cars from the Disney movie, CARS. I haven't seen it yet but I heard it was pretty good."
We were waiting in line to see the Lights, Camera, Action Car Stunt Show. As you can see, Emma had no problem taking a nap.
"Why did you guys wake me up? I was having a nice nap on Mommy's shoulder. Oh...how do you like the hat that Mommy and Daddy finally picked out for me? As you can see, this one is a little big too but Mommy said that she could make it fit."
"I like it!!"Afternoon of Day 2 ~ We decided to come back to the resort after a nice morning stroll thru MGM Studios. We decided to cool down a bit by taking Emma to the pool. It was her 1st time.
"Are you guys taking me swimming? Is it like taking a bath? If so, I think I'll love it."
"Mommy, you're making me splash water in my eyes. Oh never mind, I'll just close them then. How nice of the hotel to have a separate kiddie pool. The water comes right up to my waste."
"I don't think I like this donut tube. I think I prefer to have my feet on the ground."
"That's better."
"Mommy, do you really think it's safe for me to be swimming with Daddy? After all, he doesn't like the water very much."
"I think I'm okay with swimming with Daddy now."
"Look Mommy, I'm floating. Let me just kick back and soak in some of the sun. I need a tan."
"Daddy, am I swimming? I'm splashing my hands and kicking my legs."
"Back at the kiddie pool, we found Shamu."
Cute family photo by the waterfall before heading to the room for a quick rest.Early Evening of Day 2 ~ After resting for a couple hours, we headed back out to Disney World. This time we went to the Magic Kingdom.
"Cinderella's Castle ~ It looks much smaller than you think. This is the huge landmark for the Magic Kingdom. Remember the huge hat at MGM Studios?"
"The best family picture of the trip. We didn't get to take too many family pictures since it was either Mommy or Daddy taking the pictures."
"What do you mean I can't take a picture with Mickey and Minnie?"
"Oh well, at least I got to see them from afar. Can you see them in this picture?
"Daddy was so impatient and bothering us, so we locked him up. haha."
"I locked Mommy up because she left me with Daddy. hehe."
"See my hat? Mommy fixed it for me so it fits now."
Evening of Day 2 ~ We decided to save Epcot Center for last since we heard they had a pretty good fireworks show. Unfortunately, we didn't get too many good pictures because we couldn't figure out how to get the camera to take good night pictures. Later on, we figured out that we need to get a bigger flash. Oh well, we know next time.
As you can see, Emma is taking yet another nap. This time, Song is holding her in the Baby Bjorn. That didn't last for too long. Anyway, here they are in front of the huge landmark for Epcot Center. I think this looks like a huge golf ball with triangle dimples. 
Sleeping so peacefully.
"Mommy, you woke me up for this?"Morning of Day 3 ~ We had to go see a timeshare presentation today. Lucky for us, the Hilton Vacation Club people weren't that pushy or rude. Some of our friends said that they had horrible experiences with other timeshare companies.
"My parents wanted me to be fussy during the timeshare presentation so that they could have an excuse to leave early. This is what I thought of that idea. haha." Yeah, Emma decided to sleep through the timeshare presentation too. I guess she thought it was important for us to listen so we would buy a timeshare, so she could come back to Disney World when she is older.
"Wonderworks ~ An upside down building/museum. The inside is funny too. The floor was on the ceiling."
Afternoon of Day 3 ~ After the presentation, we had a few hours left before our Makahiki Luau Dinner, so we decided to go back to the resort and take Emma swimming again.
"Yippie!! I get to go swimming again. This time I'm going to wear my bikini."
"Yeah! I'm so excited. Come on...lets go in!"
"Whoa. Is this water colder than yesterday or is it because there's less fabric to my swim suit?
"Mommy, I told you I don't like these donut tubes."
"This is what I like. I love to splash the water. I'm more excited today since I'm now an experienced swimmer. Okay...so I only have one day of experience. Who's counting."
"Daddy, I want to swim by myself. Let me go."
"I like this better."
"All dried off and warm."
"I love you this much, Daddy."
"And I love Mommy THIS MUCH!"
"Are we heading back to the room now? Can't we go swimming a little longer? Pretty please?"
"Aw...back to the room we go."Last Night in Orlando ~ We came back to the room after swimming and got cleaned up and ready for the Makahiki Luau Dinner Show at Sea World.
"Look at the outfit Mommy brought for me for the Luau. She is always so prepared. Hmm...but I feel like I'm forgetting something. No worries. I'm sure Mommy has everything."
"Let's go. Aloha!! Did you know that the word, Aloha, means Hello AND Goodbye? That's so easy. One word with 2 meanings. I hope English and Korean are just as easy to learn or else I'm just going to stick with baby language. By the way...did you notice? I have another hat on."
"We went to the Luau dinner show with Daddy's friend and his family. The Gilden Family joined us from Tampa, FL. It's about an hour drive to Orlando. Mr. Gilden is Daddy's friend from elementary school."
"Mommy and Daddy wore the same outfits they wore on their honeymoon in Bora Bora. Mommy planned to wear her outfit knowing that Daddy was going to wear his tropical shirt. Mommy knows Daddy so well...more than Daddy probably likes."
"I'm tired of wearing hats. Can I have the bow instead?
"Daddy, where's your leis? Oh...there it is. It just blended in with your shirt. haha."
The Gilden Family
"I'm doing the hula dance."
"I don't want to take a picture with you Daddy. I want to eat that delicious dessert. Yum."
Emma and one of the Hawaiian performers. We thought the Luau dinner was excellent and one of the highlights of our trip. They had a guy twirling a stick of fire, other guys playing the drums, ladies doing the hula dance and to top it off, a cute little girl who came out and did the hula dance too. It was a nice ending to our '07 Park Family Vacation.
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