Still having fun. Hot, sweaty, sunburned fun. Because it is HOT.

Day 2: Epcot. Beyond a lot of walking, I can’t remember what we did at Epcot. We ate lunch at the Rose & Crown Pub in England. I know that the kids enjoyed the Nemo place. Marmie and I took all three kids to Turtle Talk with Crush, which was an interactive thing where Crush the turtle from Finding Nemo chatted with the kiddos. It was very cute and Jesse enjoyed it.

The best part for me was at Liberty Square - for the Memorial Day holiday they had singers in the rotunda at The American Experience. Jesse was enthralled with the singing. Then he paid close attention to the movie/animatronic presentation inside the theater. At several points after a moving oratory he said “A-men” in his drawn out way. This happened about 5-6 times and it was way too cute. I was worried he would be bored, but he watched the whole thing.

We left in the late afternoon and then Beau and I decided to take Marmie and Pop up on their offer to watch Jesse for the evening so we went back for a dinner date. We could only get reservations at the San Angel Inn in Mexico, but dinner was delicious. We then walked around for about an hour before heading back home.

Day 3: Chill Out Day. A few of us did go back to Epcot to ride the rides we were not able to get to the previous day - Mission Space and Test Track. I only rode the Test Track ride. I definitely have an inner ear balance problem that makes me more prone to motion sickness. I think that’s why my morning sickness was so bad, actually. So I opted not to do the Mission Space ride.

The rest of the day was a whole lot of nothing. We took a long nap in the afternoon and then took Jesse to the pool for his first swim. I took pictures of him floating with Beau. He didn’t like it at first, but seemed to not hate it after a while. Beau took him back to the pool last night and said he did about the same.

Day 4: Magic Kingdom. Mecca for kids. This was a fun, long day. Jesse enjoyed the Winnie the Pooh ride and It’s a Small World, although he did fall asleep half way through Small World. I know - imagine that. He enjoyed the parade, waving at the characters as they rode past. I can’t remember what else we did. Jesse spent a while with Marmie and Pop so that Beau and I could ride Space Mountain together.

Day 5: Hollywood Studios. We rode Tower of Terror and the Rockin’ Rollercoaster first thing. While we did that, Marmie and Jesse went with the Cooties to the Beauty and Beast show. From there we went to an early lunch at the 50s Prime Time Diner. The payoff for the whole week was at Playhouse Disney. I was hoping Jesse would enjoy that show since it featured most of the shows he knows from Disney Channel - Tigger and Friends, Little Einsteins, Mickey’s Playhouse. He loved it - was on his feet most of the time - stamping and swinging and clapping his hands.

Jesse has been great - he’s such a good kid. Rare moments of crying. He’s napped pretty well in the Ergo or the stroller. Eating well. Playing well with his cousins. Sleeping hard each night and waking up at his normal time ready for the day.

Today we head back to Magic Kingdom for a character breakfast at Cinderella’s Castle. Then we’ll do the things we missed the other day and then finish the afternoon with tea at the Grand Floridian.

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1. The Tower of Terror makes that whole park worthwhile. :)

   Posted by beth  on  05/30/08  at  10:04 AM

2. Sounds like a great time...the best part is hearing how much Jesse is really enjoying it.  I lovee the A-men and the hand clapping parts.

   Posted by Gwynne  on  05/30/08  at  11:39 AM

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