Disney Day Three (Animal Kingdom)

On Day Three of our Disney World trip we headed next door to the Animal Kingdom.  What a place!  The crowds were a little thinner than in the Magic Kingdom, and the place in general was a lot more spread out.  Like all things Disney, it is incredibly well done - the rides, the animal exhibits, the restaurants.

Unlike in the MK, we spent the day primarily walking around and enjoying the (warmer) weather while checking out the animal exhibits, rather than waiting in lines to ride rides.  The exceptions were a Dinosaur ride that is - honestly - exactly the same thing as the famous Dumbo ride; and a really fun roller coaster that the adults took in mixed-couple shifts (Melissa/Chris, Jess/Dan).  The video of that one will be fun/nauseating.

We took in a fantastic, Broadway quality Finding Nemo show, enjoyed a leisurely lunch in an excellent Asian-themed restaurant, and really enjoyed the fantastic safari ride.

We also, um, were exposed to a display of aberrant gorilla behavior that is not appropriate for a family blog - and that thankfully the kids did not understand at all.

As usual, the three kids got along famously and by-and-large behaved like model munchkins - the only slight hiccup came when Avery was poop-bombed by a mischievous bird, to which she took serious exception. There are some really cute photos of Zachary and Sylvie's mutual affections in the Day Three slideshow - which isn't to say that Avery isn't also right up there with him in Syl's estimation.  Mr. Z has just always had a sweet spot for our little Sylvie, and vice-versa.  This photo here to the right kind of gave me the chills when I took it.  They are watching fish in a huge tank on the Africa nature walk, but they could be pretty much anywhere.

We had dinner that night in a fantastic African restaurant back at the hotel.  Sylvie ended the day with the bubble bath to top all bubble baths (note: shampoo in the water + jets = EXCELLENT bubbles).

Anyhow, enjoy the truncated selection of photos below.  When I am all done with the whole trip I will post a MASSIVE gallery of all of the snaps I took during the trip - one that only grandparents are likely to be able to endure.