Florida: Day 4

We decided to slow things down a bit for Day 4.  After two days at the parks, everyone could definitely use some down time.  So, Downtown Disney it was.  The area is mostly shopping and restaurants, but there is lots to see and do without spending a dime!

I'm not sure if I've conveyed how much Amelia LOVES the Peter Pan story.  Her favorite character is not Tinkerbell like you might imagine, but Wendy Darling. (She even does an English accent:  "Pee-ta!").  She was beyond excited when she saw Wendy (and Peter and Tinkerbell) flying overhead in one of the shops.  She would not rest until her picture had been properly taken with pretty much the entire Peter Pan cast!

The kids tried on a few hats...

Hung out with Lego Woody...

and did some acorn collecting.

Amelia couldn't help herself when an obnoxious pop song came on the outdoor speakers.

And that is precisely when Henry decided to check out the acorn collection!

 The biggest hit (for me anyway) of the Downtown Disney area was the pin trading shop.  Amelia started the trip out with 6 Disney trading pins (that I bought on Ebay) and was surprisingly into the whole trading thing.  In fact, I was wishing I had bought a few more because she was at the point where she didn't really want to trade any more of her pins.  While searching for the elusive Wendy pin in the store, one of the employees offered to sell us some old trading pins for only $1 each!  They weren't at all attractive, which made them that much easier to trade!


After lunch, dancing, and shopping we decided to stop into The Rainforest Cafe for dessert.  We sprung for the Volcano--something I've been wanting to try with Amelia since our trip to the Dallas version of this restaurant last summer.  It's a little pricey, but between the 5 of us, we couldn't even finish it!

And then it was back to our "Florida home" for swimming and resting up for Day 5!