Alana's getting brave

We are having a great time here at Disney World! The kids are sleeping a little better (although it seems there is always one that won't sleep or wakes up early). They didn't go to bed until 12:30 last night and were still up by 7:30 this morning. We like to get to the parks when they open at 9:00 anyway. We went to Animal Kingdom this morning, but I don't have many pictures. Collin rode Expedition Everest three times (twice with dad and once with mom). Victor also took Collin and Alana on Dinosaur and Kali River Rapids. I was sure that Alana would be scared on the Dinosaur ride (there is a huge T-Rex that comes out of the dark towards you). She loved it though. She has come a long way already this week from the little girl who was scared of the The Little Mermaid show on the second day. She seems to have no fear now! We are going to go ahead and try her on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster at Magic Kingdom. Maybe later tonight! I'm not sure about the Tower of Terror at MGM though. We might save that for the next trip. We had lunch at Rainforest Cafe (Alana's first time). She was a little concerned about the monkeys near our table, but she just looked at our reactions and followed along. I'm so impressed with how well she is handling all of these rides and shows. Sometimes I have to stop and think about what the last 3 1/2 years have been like for her -- never leaving the orphanage -- and it is amazing that she is taking everything in stride like this. We wouldn't have come if we thought she couldn't handle it, but she is doing better than even we expected!

Here is our townhouse and SUV that we are renting for the week and a picture of Victor and the kids at the Rainforest Cafe at Animal Kingdom.