My initial idea (or excuse) for going to Florida for vacation was to visit EPCOT in Orlando. A “Field Trip” as it ties in so perfectly with our “Exploring Countries and Cultures”. So after the kiddies and I had enjoyed nearly 3 weeks of letterboxing, swimming, beach combing, Kite-flying and spending time with Grandma and Uncle J….

…Daddy arrived and we made our way to Disney.

We decided to go to The Magic Kingdom first. So many people wait until their children are “old enough to remember it”. But I tell you, I so enjoyed the awe and delight in my little one’s eyes. She loved “It’s a Small World” and The Dumbo ride. She waved to all the princesses so enthusiastically and looked for “Tingy Bell” at every turn. It was simply precious.

We then took 2 days to see EPCOT. The first day we went to Future World.

We spent a lot of time at ”Sea”. Which tied in perfectly to our unit’s biome. We loved having a real conversation with Crush and were able to observe up close all kinds of sea life.

We also had lots of fun on “Land” learning about recycling. Our family worked as a team on the process that takes our trash through various centers of recycling and land filling. We took a ride through a greenhouse and saw familiar and not so familiar things growing. DD and I were fascinated by the hydroponic section and the huge tomato tree. I wish I had gotten a picture of it.

We all loved “Soarin” and got to ride it twice without a wait.

DD enjoyed watching the artists in the Gallery sketching Disney characters and was able to get a few pointers on her own artwork. She was happy to have them keep some of her own works of art in their archives. We were able to see and have pictures taken with many of the real characters at the “Photo Spot”.

We didn’t stay late and felt good not having to rush through the park having to see it all in one day.

Our next day at EPCOT was the “World Showcase”. How wonderful it was to see DD and Reece responding to little details of the countries we have studied.

In Mexico, they were excited to find Metopec Sun faces. D.D pretended to shop in the marketplace.

In Norway there was a mural with reindeer, sleds and Sami color patterns. They loved the Maelstrom adventure cruise and understood why there were trolls along the way. We got to see the Stave church and a real Viking ship.

We stopped in France for lunch. I finally got to try the Salad Nicois.  We were too full for crepes. We had to save room for Pretzels in Germany, Icees in Japan, and Gelato in Italy.

Did you know the People in France say "Cheese" when your taking their picture too?

We took a walk around the perfume garden while in France and browsed the soap shop before getting a special kiss from princess Aurora.

In China we stood on the Great Wall and we were able to look all around at the people and places in the Chinese culture. Then we watched the young acrobats Jumping flipping and balancing with ease.

The US had an incredible show that brought me to tears a few times.

We recognized the mountains and evergreen forest of Canada

And then couldn’t wait to see Mary Poppins in England.

We stayed later in the evening for the incredible fireworks show.

And so with aching feet, a filled belly, and a song in our hearts we Thank our God for this amazing World, His blessings on us and Homeschool field Trips!