We had a super long day in the car yesterday (from 8:20 to 4:45) but the kids did great and we made it to Kissimmee without any problems. Once we checked into our hotel and wandered around a little bit, we went to Outback for dinner (courtesy of Eric's work's Christmas present). One couple actually stopped by our table on their way out to tell us what well-behaved kids we had - that was definitely nice to hear! After a quick stop at Target to get some twizzlers, bread, and pop, we headed back to the hotel for bed. Audre had a lot of trouble getting to sleep, but Conner went pretty easily.

Today after breakfast at the hotel we drove over to Downtown Disney, a collection of restaurants and shops. We had a great time wandering around! We even rode a water taxi across the lake...

The captain gave each of the kids a pirate bandana (Audrey's also had pink hearts on it).

Now the task is to figure out the best way to get to Magic Kingdom tomorrow... or is there a best way?!