We made our first trip to Disney last week! The boys and I met Joe in Orlando when he finished with the East/West practice. Our flight was packed on the way down, but was made easier by flying with the Douglas clan. We hit the ground running on Thursday with a character breakfast at the Magic Kingdom. Joey was not a morning person that day and was a little reluctant to ride some of the rides at first, as you can tell by some of the pictures. But, by mid-day he perked up. Jack just went with the flow as usual. We decided to try to make it through the day without leaving for naps and the kids were real troopers. There was only one meltdown, by Joey, and that wasn't until 5:30 when I decided it would be cute to have his name put on his Lightning McQueen ears. As Joe said, he hit his "rookie wall"! The next day, we were up early again for a character breakfast at the Animal Kingdom. I think they both enjoyed this one more than at the MK. The AK is a great place for this age b/c it is like a zoo and theme park all wrapped in one. Joey and Jack both loved seeing the animals on the safari, seeing more characters on the greeting trails, watching the Lion King and Finding Nemo musicals. It was great to see Jack's reaction to it all! Once again, we did it all without naps...except this time,they both crashed in the stroller (see pics)! Saturday was a travel day, so we just took it easy in the morning and then met the Douglas' for lunch. We had heard alot about the T-Rex restaurant at Downtown Disney from friends who were there the week before us. It is such a neat place! Joey wasn't too sure about the light and sound show that happens every 10 minutes, but loved getting to "build a dino" and digging for fossils. While the trip was short, it was so nice to have some family time after a LONG football season! Now it is time for daddy to go back to work..on to the Senior Bowl.
