Well, we are in Disney World right now. Started our day out
yesterday quite well. I should have known that was a bad omen. We got to the
airport with plenty of time to spare, and we were lightning quick going through
security. Heather and I are so good, we even passed up several solo
travelers. Then, everything started to
go downhill from there. Once on the
plane, we were delayed on the tarmac for 30 minutes. Which means, we were on
the plane for an hour (preboarded 30 minutes early) before we moved. Ethan had
already gone through 3 pairs of wet pants.
On the bright side, we got to Austin in time for our connecting
flight. Flight to Orlando was okay, if
you discount the 5 more wet pants and the minor meltdown Ethan had in which he
kicked the guy’s seat in front of him. Who pissily turned around and gave Ethan
a mean look. Typically, I take the boys and Heather sits in front of Ethan for
this reason. This time though, Gavin was so excited about flying, he really
wanted the window seat, and so we let him.
Longer story made shorter here, once we hit Orlando, we had another wait
for the Disney World bus and then a 45 minute drive. Shortly after arriving at
the hotel, Ethan went through his entire collection of pants. On the bright
side, we were smart enough to pack all 20 of his pants in the carry-on, so we
had them with us.(our bags had not yet arrived) At this time, it’s about
5:00pm. I am super exhausted from all the travel and I had to do a LOT of good
solid “parenting” on the plane. All I
want to do is lay down, and grab a power nap. Unfortunately, the TV was broken,
so there was nothing to distract the boys.
Gavin was jumping from bed to bed and Ethan was getting into
everything. It was about 7 before we
finally just asked to switch rooms after waiting 2 hours for someone to come
and fix the TV. (she couldn’t) After
that, we all collapsed in bed before 8:00.
Day 2:
This morning was a bit rough as well. Heather had to wake up at 530 to go do the
laundry because Ethan was out of pants.
Ethan had a nice meltdown in the middle of the food court about
breakfast. On the bright side, Ethan and I had such a GREAT moment before his
meltdown. As we walked in, Ethan noticed
a young man playing guitar and ran over to him. This guy was about 16 years
old. Ethan ran and excitedly jumped and made his happy noises right in the
guy’s face. This guy was so great. He
smiled and talked with Ethan, and he kept playing for Ethan. The guy tried to teach him how to strum the
guitar. Then, Ethan took this guy’s hand and had him start playing the guitar.
Ethan held his hand while the guy continued to play. And the kid was smiling at
Ethan the whole time! It was so awesome. I almost cried. It just goes to show that the kindness of a
random stranger can really have an impact on our lives.
The rest of today was up & down. We went to Hollywood Studios. Same story with the wet pants, Ethan pretty
much left every attraction with wet pants. We’re doing laundry again tonight. Ethan had major meltdowns during meal times.
(the chefs make his food special so it takes really LONG) On the bright side, we took both boys on
Tower of Terror and it lived up to its’ name. They were terrified. I ruled (as always) at Toy Story Mania (3
times). We took our pics with Wreck it Ralph and Mr Incredible, and we enjoyed
a couple shows and a parade. Gavin
became a Jedi and fought Darth Vader. (I literally cried my eyes out when he
was on stage!) We capped off our day
with Fantasmic (water, lights, character, fireworks show). We were picked to do Disney Trivia as part of
the preshow entertainment. We had to
stand in front of about 1-2,000 people and answer 3 questions. I knew Walt Disney’s middle name, and Gavin
chipped in with what Cinderella’s slippers were made out of. Ethan stood in
front of us and did pretty well. We won
5 boxes of free popcorn, which we promptly gave away to people around us. The
show started and both boys LOVED it.
Ethan bounced up and down on my lap the whole time and Gavin was just so
into it. Overall though, today was a pretty good day. We laughed. We Cried. We yelled at each
other. I guess what all families do on vacation. (just a bit amplified for us)
Looking forward to Animal Kingdom tomorrow and an even
better day!!!
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