Thanksgiving 2008 - Florida

We took a family trip to Florida to see Sarah and Keith for Thanksgiving.  We left the previous Sunday and stayed with Brian's aunt Barb and uncle Wayne in Nashville.  They were joined for dinner by Brian's cousins and their kids.  We also celebrated Wayne's (belated) and Brian's (early) birthdays.

We drove to Orlando on Monday and stayed with Sarah and Keith through Friday morning.  We had a fun but busy 3 days.  Erik ended up getting sick on Thanksgiving day and Brian and Keith spent a few hours with him at an urgent care facility.  Jean, Sarah, Kylan, and Kristofer spent the day at Hollywood Studios.

We stopped in Atlanta on the way back and visited briefly with Brian's high school friend, Brad Knollenberg.  They had not seen each other in almost 10 years!  On Saturday we drove back to Indy with a stop in Corbin, Kentucky (original KFC--Sander's Cafe) and Shelbyville, Indiana (ice cream at Comptons with aunt Joyce and uncle Jim).

The pictures below are just a sample of what we have.


Little Fedjes and Little Parkers play
 

Kristofer found a train track!
 

Parker and Josephine look for things to color
 

Carole helps get the kids ready to eat
 

Barb and Liv make fun of Chris while Jean talks to Jodi
 

Keller and Liv get ready to eat cake
 

Liv munches on a cracker while she waits
 

Wayne and Brian blow out the candles on the cake made by the O'Hara girls
 

Parker and Josephine wait for their cake
 

Carole gets the cake cut while the kids wait
 

Erik takes the first dive into the pool!
 

Kylan jumps too but forgot to put on his goggles
 

"Can I get some more pool toys?"
 

"Tough guys wear pink!!"
 

We enjoyed lunch at T-Rex in Downtown Disney
 

There was a Rainforest Cafe across the pond...

...and a Fulton's Crab House nearby
 

Kristofer was terrified by the dinosaurs in T-Rex but Jean tried to calm him down
 

Erik and Brian
 

This is definitely a hereditary talent!
 

Erik gets his dinosaur, Perry, stuffed
 

Time for a quick bath for the new dino
 

Kylan gets run over by a truck at T-Rex
 

Kylan hugs his new dino...Wild Brachiosaurus
 

Wild gets a bath too
 

The Lego store at Downtown Disney had some very special guests
 

This large Lego statue stood outside the store
 

Sisters showing off their Oprah shirts
 

The boys go for a crazy ride on a Patriotic Harley!
 

Erik wasn't watching where he was going and took out his brother
 

Sarah took a ride
 

Kristofer still needs his training wheels
 

Hot momma on a bike!
 

Pink shirts and Harley's don't go together
 

Kylan takes the bike for a spin
 

Sarah got this cool button for Brian and he actually received several birthday wishes walking around Downtown Disney
 

Keith and the boys gather around to sing "Happy Birthday" to Brian
 

Kylan holds up the Christmas tree at the Fort Wilderness Resort at Disney
 

Jean has the tools to get the boys ready for some pictures
 

This tree was a beautiful centerpiece to the Fort Wilderness Resort
 

Jean and the boys walk through the pool area behind the Fort Wilderness Resort
 

We saw this sunset from the ferry boat between Fort Wilderness and the Contemporary Resort
 

Erik and Jean on the ferry boat
 

The Fedjes filled up the back of the boat
 

Next ride was the Tram to the Floridian
 

The Gingerbread House was the highlight of the Floridian lobby
 

Erik and Sarah are tired after a long day
 

Another shot of the house made mostly by gingerbread
 

The stunt show at Hollywood Studios had some amazing action
 

Herbie made an appearance at the stunt show
 

This stunt man swung from the left of this picture on to the jet ski and then took off
 

Kylan, Jean, and Kristofer enjoyed the exciting stunts!
 

The director films the action scene with Indiana Jones and a villain while a fire burns in the background
 

Indiana Jones always ends up in the middle of the action:

Kylan helps hold up the Luigi sign
 

Kylan, Jean, and Sarah pose with Lightening McQueen and Mader
 

Mader has a beautiful profile doesn't he?
 

Jean and Sarah try some animation drawing
 

Sarah and Kristofer enjoy some ice cream before the parade
 

Kristofer initially volunteered to be part of this little act but changed his mind once he got out there
 

Woody stops to visit with guests
 

Mr. Potato Head has some eye problems
 

Jean and Kylan are ready to take off on the rocket!
 

Jean and Kylan jamb out.
 

Kylan and Sarah get ready for the Toy Story ride
 

Kristofer did not want to go on the ride but eventually enjoyed himself
 

He was much happier when he met Buzz Lightyear and Woody
 

To Infinity and Beyond!!

Kylan packed up and ready to go
 

Jean and the boys with Stinky Pete
 

This is one of the pandas at Zoo Atlanta
 

We think it was Yang Yang.  He spent all of his time eating while we were there.
 

Kristofer sits down with Colonel Sanders
 

One thing Colonel Sanders did was set up a model hotel room in the restaurant to entice customers to spend the night.  Many of the items in this room are original circa 1940.
 

Kylan poses in front of a billboard sign
 

The original Sanders Cafe in Corbin, Kentucky.  When the interstate was built to go around Corbin, Colonel Sanders had to come up with a way to keep his business going.  Selling his recipe to others and setting up franchises was very innovative at the time.