Florida 2013 - Universal Studios

For probably 6 months, we planned on a trip to Florida in the summer. Our family of 5 went with my sis Jaimie, my niece Stacey, and my brothers Ricky and Mark. We flew in at different times, but the kids were really pretty good on the plane. (We totally almost lost Amie at the airport while we were rushing to a connection - scary!) We got a steal on a rental home that was 5 bedrooms, fully live-in ready, had all the baby accessories AND its own pool in the backyard. That was very nice, though it did take us a bit to drive to the parks each day.

The first day, we went to Islands of Adventure (a Universal Park.) It was, after all, July 31, which is Harry Potter's birthday. We did most of the stuff through the whole park, but ended up spending a large fraction of the day in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, of course. My pregnant self took the kids to Seuss Landing to entertain the kids and snag some pics (for Carson man's bday) while everyone else did crazy rides. We had lunch at the Three Broomsticks, all got butterbeer, spent time in both Zonko's and Honeyduke's, and toured Hogwart's while waiting for the (awesome) ride. (Note the girls were in their Harry Potter shirts.) It rained on and off, which left us doing the ponchos on and off, but between the late night arrival the night before and the crippling humidity, we turned in comparatively early. Such a fun day!