Florida trip

In early December we took a semi-impromptu trip to Orlando. We decided it was our best family trip ever. Everyone had a great time. The weather was perfect, and we loved the place we stayed (a Marriott condo community type place, with lots of pools and a couple of restaurants, located close to lots of attractions).

The only Orlando-specific thing we did was a visit to Sea World. That was really cool - we had a dinner with Shamu. Our seats were RIGHT in front of where he leaps out of the water. Really neat if you're 35, but not so much if you're 2. We left the dinner a little early to avoid scarring Katie for life with images of a giant killer whale lunging at her.

Katie was our navigator.

Riding on a real ride! Katie did it once with Dad, and then rode all by herself!

Even navigators need a little break.

Highlights of the dinner with Shamu. The food was terrible, but Katie loved the blue jello!

Shamu - maybe a little better from a distance.
Shamu - up close and personal, in front of our table.

Pool time! Katie is always prepared!

Rocco loved hanging out, poolside.

What's a vacation without a huge ice cream sundae??

Baby Stella came along on the trip. And Katie is showing off her fancy pen from Sea World - with a fuzzy top!