Emma in New York: January 2013

In mid January I took Emma on her first plane ride to Disney World. Sarah flew with me so thankfully I had help. When we got down there we met my parent's, Adrienne, Ed, Jessica and Jason. Saturday morning we cheered on Sarah as she completed the half marathon. Well Emma and I made it there after she crossed the finish line but we were cheering in spirit from our 30+ minutes waiting for a bus and the 30 minutes spent on the bus trying to get to the finish line. That afternoon my friend Karoline drove up from her house to spend the afternoon with us. I haven't seen her in about 3 years so it was great to catch up. We all wandered around Epcot and had a fun lunch at the beer garden in Germany. That afternoon after people went to rest up before/after their runs and Karoline went home Emma and I took a quick swim in the pool. The next day Sarah and Emma and I cheered on the marathon runners from outside our hotel. We were able to see Jessica, Adrienne and Ed as they ran by but unfortunately missed Jason. The afternoon was spent wandering around the Magic Kingdom. Emma got to ride It's a Small World, the Pirates of the Caribbean and the new Ariel ride all of which she loved. She also rode but slept through the Haunted Mansion. We met up with everyone else after they rested post Marathon for an early dinner in Downtown Disney. After Emma went to bed that evening grandpa babysat while mom, Sarah and I went to Jellyrolls for some piano bar fun. Monday we had an evening flight so we spent the early part of the day at Animal Kingdom with everyone except grandma and grandpa who had to head home early that day. The flight home was uneventful and we were very happy to see daddy when we got back to JFK. Overall it was a quick 4 days but a good time. Here are some of our pictures. Unfortunately I never got one with the marathon runners in their bling.