The trip started out on an interesting note...when my parents arrived at our house to pick us up for the airport, they were surprised to find that Jon and I had the flu. Joey got it too and was throwing up in the car on the way to the airport. Needless to say, the flight down wasn't much fun. Lucky for us, it was only a 24 hour bug and we were feeling better by Tuesday.
On Tuesday we ventured out to the Magic Kingdom. Joey's favorite attraction was probably the Tiki Room - he liked all the singing birds. He also liked It's a Small World - mostly because there is so much happening. He watched a show at the castle and seemed to enjoy it. He also like the fireworks - he was afraid at first, but once he realized the big booms were ok, he watched in amazement.
Wednesday was cold (40 deg), so we decided to stick back by the hotel most of the day. We did head over to Downtown Disney for some shopping at the WOD. Jon found me a scrapbook that was on sale so I was very happy!
Thursday morning, my mom woke up with the flu. She kicked us out of the room and we decided to brave Animal Kingdom even though it was 20 some deg that morning and the high was only 38. We bundled up in multiple sweatshirts since we left our coats at home. Joey was wrapped up in a blanket we bought on Tuesday so he was nice and toasty. As long as we stayed out of the wind, it wasn't so bad. Joey absolutely LOVED the Lion King show. He was mesmerized by all the singing and dancing. He also had a blast at the Petting zoo, meeting donkeys Jack & Jill and a llama named Dusty that did this weird stretch with his neck that Joey thought was hilarious. We left the park a bit early since it was cold and my dad started not feeling well - he came down with the flu that night. It's not fair though - he felt better after only12 hours...we were all mad at him!
On Friday, we went to Epcot. We started back in the countries and enjoyed lunch in Morocco and Germany. Joey had fun riding the boat in Mexico. He really liked the Figment ride at the Imagination Pavilion. He also liked the jumping water and waterfalls in that area. We went up to the GM VIP area on Test Track. Joey was too little to ride, but he loved watching the cars zoom by. The other highlight of the day was Finding Nemo - Joey loved looking at the fish in the tanks. He would yell at them and they'd all swim over so he'd get all excited. He also liked being out of the stroller and walking along the tanks! He took the most steps he's taken alone outside that night - about 6-7 before he fell.
Saturday morning, we let Joey play in the pools at the hotel. We also went to Becky Myers' house. It's pretty sweet - her living room opens right up into the screened backyard patio with pool. I felt bad for her dog, Oliver. He's a bit skittish, so Beck had him in a muzzle, but Joey kept trying to chase him and pet him like he does to our dogs! =) We went out to lunch and decided to venture to the beach. We went over by Cape Canaveral - there was some sort of shuttle or rocket on one of the launch pads. It was really cold by the water with the wind, so Joey wasn't too happy and the sand was too cold to play in. When he first saw the ocean he thought it was pretty cool though.
On Sunday, we went to Hollywood Studios (formerly known as MGM). Joey loved the car show. He enjoyed Playhouse Disney Live since we watch those cartoons every morning. He even got to meet Handy Manny - he was pumped about that!
We spent Monday morning packing up. Then we headed back over to Downtown Disney to waste some time before our flight. We also took Joey to one of the playgrounds at the hotel (Saratoga Springs).
The flight home was a much better ride for me and Jon. We were happy to come home to "warm" weather. I finally got around to uploading some of the pictures I took. My dad has a ton more and I'll try to get some videos up as well. I've been busy trying to plan for Joey's birthday. We're having a small family party this weekend and then Jon and I will spend the actual day (Thur, 2/19) alone with him. =)
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