Weekend in Orlando with The Smith's!

Lloyd had his first road trip this weekend as we ventured to Orlando to visit my Uncle Andrew, Auntie Sally, and Cousins Hannah & Matthew!  Mike and I went to Epcot in January (have to love drinking around the world!) and were excited to go back for more Disney action and family time!  We had a great first evening on Saturday with dinner, drinks, and pool time for everyone (including Lloyd!); it was nice to get away and spend some an evening relaxing with family.  Oh, forgot to mention that my beautiful sister, Nichola, and Brian, were there too-bonus!  They visited Mike and I before driving down to Orlando for one night, or should I say that they visited Lloyd before heading to Orlando, which was a nice treat too!

Lloyd after his first swim in the pool!  Just a bit damp-Brian had to wring him out!

Cousins!  Nichola, Hannah & I catching up after dinner.

After a great night's sleep (Lloyd actually slept through the night), we all headed to Typhoon Lagoon bright and early for a day of water park fun!  We went on all of the slides, swam with sharks-the shark reef is a cold, saltwater environment, very cool to see all of the sharks, fish and rays-and nearly drowned a few times in the wave pool!  We all loved the tidal waves, nothing like the fear of drowning or being kicked in the head by a stranger to keep things exciting!  It was a fantastic day, with a fun evening out at Hooters to top it off (yes, we went to Hooters, the family wanted to eat chicken wings, or something...)! 

I LOVE family time and nothing makes me appreciate my wonderful husband more than when he drives a hyper puppy and hyper wife across the state for a weekend of Smith Family Fun!  Now only 8 months to go until we're back in England (for Helen & Jon's Wedding!!!!) and can see everyone again!!  Happy Friday!