Christmas Eve at Epcot

This year we spent Christmas Eve in Epcot at Disney World. It was a beautiful mild day. The park was busy, but not too bad. We had planned to explore the park and go for a late lunch at The Rose & Crown in Great Britain, followed by the Candlelight Processional. However, the kids were wanting to do more rides, so we opted to follow their lead after lunch an passed on the Processional. I was a little disappointed, but the trip was for the kids after all. The highlight for Ryan was riding the monorail to Magic Kingdom to see Cinderella's Castle! Sean and Daddy rode Soaring while we were gone. They enjoyed seeing some familiar sights during the 360 presentation at the Canada pavilion. Once we finished at the park we capped off the day with a swim. What a way to spend Christmas Eve!

We're finally here! Up to this point Ryan frequently asked "When the fun going to start?" Many times during the day, as Ryan was beaming, we asked him; "Ryan has the fun started yet?"

Ryan won the first "I want Papa to push me!!!" battle. There would be many more.

Everyone has their stroller... except me... hands free!

The Living Seas with Nemo and Friends

Brandon getting ready for his first ride at Disney

After the Nemo ride, we watched a SCUBA demonstration. Sean wanted to be picked as the helper, but he was beaten out by a boy from Toronto. They had been standing next to one another.

Bruce "Hey the Staab boys are friends NOT food!"

Love, Love, Love this picture! Brandon and I were hanging out... waiting for the ice cream to arrive.

Icon tree at Epcot... gigantic and beautiful

Maps at every park... always wanting to know which way we were going. This is in Great Britain at the World Showcase

Christmas Eve lunch at The Rose & Crown. Best potato leek soup ever! This by the way was the only time it rained all day (started after we sat down and ended before we left) and the only time Brandon slept all day. He smiled through it all, seeming to really enjoy it.

Sean, putting on a show!

Waiting in line for the Test Track

About 8:00 and still smiling!

Great way to end the day. Pool was warm even if the air was cool.