Honeymoon (5 years late)

When David and I got married 5 years ago we intended to take our honeymoon trip 3 months later but a delay with our passports required us to push it back.  After that our Spring Break schedules never lined up.  So this year over our 5th anniversary we finally took our Florida "honeymoon" vacation (with Elijah).

We started were gone for about 10 days.  We started in Orlando and found a cute little place called Celebration.  There were some little shops and a little town square area that had snow like bubbles at night.  Elijah loved it and danced around like crazy it in.

 The next day we went to Islands of Adventure @ Universal Studios.  We decided not to do Disney World because it would be more fun when Elijah was old enough to care and we wanted to go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.  We were also delighted to find out that there was a Dr. Seuss section of the park and Elijah was able to go on every ride there.

 There was also a Grinch show the Elijah LOVED.  He sat spell bound for the entire 30 minutes and he giggled and clapped at the right times. 

 There is also a Jurassic Park section to the park.

 The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was packed with people but it was so fun.  It felt like stepping into the book.  There were some characters around but we weren't able to get a picture due to the crowds. 

First you walk into Hogsmeade.

 Then you get to Hogwarts.  Hogwarts is mostly just a ride but while you wait in line for the ride you get to see quite a few memorable parts of the castle like the fat lady and such.

 After we left Orlando we drove to Palm Beach and left on a short 2 day cruise to the Bahamas.  We decided not to spend the money on an excursion but walked off the boat and enjoyed looking at the ocean there.

My favorite picture of the whole tip.

 This is the area we walked around as seen from the boat.

 Our last place was near Ft. Lauderdale.  We spent most of our time there relaxing and went to the beach every day since it was right next to our hotel.   This was the view from our window.

Elijah loved picking up handfuls of sand and throwing them in the water.

I was really surprise at how much coral and how many shells were on the beach there.

 And even though he got a face full of water numerous times, he never cried about it.

All in all we had a blast.  I don't think I ever want to be gone over the actual day of Christmas again, but I'm glad we finally went.  It was relaxation and a great break from the stresses of life.  I love you David!  Happy 5th anniversary.