Our trip to Disney was a-maz-ing! We visited the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Universal Studios, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, SeaWorld, and
LegoLand. Oh...wait, that's right, they were closed.....more about that to come! We also went to Downtown Disney and had dear, sweet friends over for dinner one night! Our house had a pool, a hot tub, and cable ;).
Magic Kingdom was just that....magical! We rode into outer space with Buzz Lightyear, went all over the world in It's a Small World, flew with Peter Pan, got squirted in the face by Mickey, played on Tom and Huck's island, and SO much more! The kids got autographs. We all got souvenirs. We watched the Electric Parade. They even had a gluten free bun for my hot dog on Main Street!
Epcot was great! The kids got to go on a mission with Agent P from Phineas and Ferb. They were asked to say the Pledge of Allegiance at the Liberty Inn! There were so many interesting things for them to do and see there! We also got to blast into outer space. Some of us took the spin free ride while others chose the ride with "g's". They really enjoyed the race cars too!
Universal Studios had lots of "movie" type rides. We fought aliens with the Men in Black, were in a Twister, and almost got turned into a minion from Despicable Me! The kids loved seeing all the characters on the streets as well as the old timey cars at the diner. My favorite ride was E.T. but I think Joss preferred watching the Barney show!
Animal Kingdom was loads of fun! We went on a safari, the boys road "the Yeti" (3x) and we watched The Festival of the Lion King. The kids (big and small) always love seeing the animals and the Tree of Life there! We had a little school on Rafiki's mountain which is always a plus on vacation ;). (#alwayshomeschoolin')
Saturday night we had our friends the Phillips' and Epley's over for a gourmet dinner of Domino's pizza! We loved getting to spend time with them and catch up. Talking about old times when things were much.....simpler ;). Christy and I were "BFF" WAY back in the days of Lowes Grove. Her friendship is one I will treasure forever! This trip was special because we got to meet her adorable daughter Claire!
Hollywood Studios was fun....for those who got to go! Unfortunately sometime before 6am Sunday morning, poor Jaxon woke up vomiting. He was really sick. It started with swimmers ear the day before but apparently he picked up some yucky bug at one of the parks. He was pitiful. Couldn't keep anything down, was in a lot of pain, and was on the verge of dehydration. Even the "big" boys want their mama when they don't feel good! Joss and I stayed home with him while the others went on to the park. Jax and I prayed all day that he would feel better. He specifically prayed to feel better by dinner time. The others had a great day riding the Tower of Terror, watching the Indiana Jones show, and making special R2D2's for those of us at home! Sure enough, God answered Jaxon's prayer and he stopped throwing up a little before dinner time! He was very weak for a few days after but improved drastically!
We originally planned to go to Legoland on Monday. Since Jax wasn't quite up to par, we decided to change our plans and go to SeaWorld instead and put Legoland off for last! We just knew the boys were going to love it and we wanted everyone feeling their best! So off to SeaWorld with Christy and Claire! We watched the Shamu show first! It was great, of course. I have to say it's not nearly as good now that the trainers aren't allowed in the water. But those ginormous creatures sure are amazing! We watched the hilarious sea otter and seal show, petted a few sting rays, and walked under the swimming sharks! We ended up cutting this trip a little short. Jaxon was still weak and poor Caden came down with a fever. I wasn't sure how high it was while we were there but I knew he didn't feel good when he could barely hold his head up and chose to ride in the stroller! Once we got home, mr. thermometer told us his fever was just over 104! He got some meds, a luke warm bath and cool rag on the head and off to bed he went! Thankfully he woke up feeling like a new little boy!
Which brings me to our last day! We took our time, then loaded up and headed off on our 45 minute ride to Legoland (which remember was originally planned for Monday). We passed 2 dead wild hogs on the way! According to Christy, seeing one is fairly normal, but seeing 2 made us special ;). haha! As we pull in the parking lot, I noticed it looked a little empty. Thinking we picked a great day to come, we try to go on in. Then we see it. The sign says "CLOSED". Yep, we never looked back at the calendar and had no idea Legoland was closed on Tuesdays. The boys took the news very well. Nana told them we would have to make another trip down just to go to Legoland. They were ok with that. Mommy on the other hand, shed a few tears. I'm not gonna lie. It had been an emotional few days with all the sickness and I was looking forward to their faces and excitement. I was slightly devastated! We decided to take a trip to Downtown Disney instead. After all, if you can't have Legoland, the Lego Store is the next best thing, right?! We did a little shopping and a little walking before heading back to the house to enjoy our last evening in the pool and hot tub and just enjoying each others company. We were so blessed to have been able to spend that time together as a family making memories that will last a lifetime!
Thank you a million times over to Nana and Poppi for making this trip possible for us! We love ya'll!!
Trust me when I say this doesn't even touch the amount of photos we took! I had a really hard time choosing these!
