splash

the first few days we were at disney
weren't exactly the warmest
BUT
it was perfect weather to hit the parks hard
and throw in a little bit of swimming mid afternoon
THANKFULLY as the week went on
the temperature went up
and by the end of the week
we were spending a few hours each afternoon swimming

while staying at port orleans you have the freedom to use
the pool at port orleans french quarter AND the pool at port orleans riverside

we checked out port orleans french quarter one afternoon

 

BUT
the majority of our time was spent at ol' man island
which is riverside's pool

each day they had a pool party
which was led by a few disney cast members
they had cannonball contests



limbo contests

a giant beach ball

dance parties 

and water balloon games

one afternoon ben and alex won BOTH of the water balloon games

of the day

 the fun lasted all afternoon
and when the organized activities ended
drew took it upon himself to keep the fun going.
he started a conga line
and all of the kids joined right in 

as i mentioned in a previous post
we weren't sure how the port orleans pool would compare to the beach club
but with the ages of our kids
and the programs they had going
i couldn't have asked for more!
they LOVED it

 

 

 

 

they even asked to go night swimming
so one night we came back from the parks early
and enjoyed the pool under the stars

 

it was beautiful
and i am sitting here now thinking how wonderful laying in the sun sounds ...
unfortunately
the ultimate april fools joke is on us today
and it's not even 30 degrees here
WHERE ARE YOU SPRING?!