Disney's Universal Studios

Lights, Motors, Action

happiest Little Girl Ever (she is watching Beauty and the Beast the Musical). Belle is her favorite Princess.

Crazy little Guy! Food is the key to his happiness. :)

the highlight to Hailey's trip

Thursday we surprised the kids with an extra day at the Universal Studios Park. The girls were really wanting to see High School Musical. Unfortunately we didn't know it was included in our park hopper passes. So, Shane woke up early Thursday morning and went down the the hotel lobby to buy the tickets. He was told it was going to cost our family a total of $275. We were willing to pay it even though it was a lot of money for one day at the park. When he got down there, the guy informed him that it was only going to cost $25. What a blessing. Thank you God. It was such a fun park. Next time we will make sure we hit it again. The shows were Amazing. Very well done. Beauty and the Beast, Lights Motors Action, and Playhouse Disney were some of the ones we were able to catch. We could have easily spent 1 or 2 more days in the park. There was ALOT we were not able to catch.

At the end of the day we waited 3 hours in line for FANTASMIC. We missed the 8:30 show even though we got in line at 7:10. So, we waited for the 10:00 show. It was a LONG wait. The kids did pretty good considering how late it was. By the time the show actually started Hailey was the only one awake. Hannah and Hayden slept right through it. It is definitely worth the wait. If you ever go to Universal Studios, you can't miss FANTASMIC. It is only shown two days a week, so check the schedule. And get in line REALLY EARLY!!!!

After the show, we went back to our car and headed out. The kids slept in the car until we stopped at a hotel at 3 am (2 am Texas time). It was so nice to get some mileage under us in the first night. We woke up Friday morning and headed back on the road. We ended up stopping early (6:30 pm) at a small town in Mississippi. It was nice to get a good nights sleep. It would have been nice to get more miles under us, but the sleep was even better. I woke up sick the next morning, so the ride was not so much fun. Saturday we stopped at The Riverwalk Hotel/Casino along the Mississippi river to eat lunch. An older couple in line in front of us paid for our lunch. Hey, We don't even have to step foot into a casino and we get lucky. :) The kids loved getting to see the River and learn all the facts about it. Hailey even wants to take a picture to school with her. She was so excited. We ended up arriving back at the house about 8 pm Saturday night 3-21-09. It was a LONG, but VERY fun trip. I can't wait to go back in 3 years.