Monday, March 23, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
March 15th - The short urinal
On Sunday, Jack and Daddy went to Home Depot and although we always make Jack use the bathroom before he leaves the house, he is still on a mission to spend as much time as possible in public restrooms. So Jack is at the short urinal doing his duty and he leans back until he has cleared the privacy barrier and says, “Peek-a-boo!” to the guy peeing at the next urinal. Hilarious, but time for a little lesson in urinal tact.
March 3rd - Grandma's visiting
Grandma was visiting and I was terrible and didn't take any pictures of her with the boys. She took some nice pictures, though.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Disney Photo Pass
If you are planning a trip to Disney, I highly suggest the Disney Photo Pass. There are professional photographers in all of the parks just waiting to take your picture. And if you are the family photographer (like I am), this ensures that you will be in some of the vacation pictures. You can add all kinds of fun borders on the website as well. (Make sure you get a Tinkerbell picture!)
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
February 8th - Our first trip to Disney World
Today we flew from Houston to Orlando to begin our trip to Disney World. After a quick stop to get groceries, we were on the way to the Fort Wilderness Cabins – our home for the next week. Our cabin was great. It looks just like the pictures that we saw online.
The next stop was a character dinner at the Swan Hotel in the Garden Grove restaurant. While we ate, Pluto and Goofy made the rounds to all of the tables for pictures. Both boys were thrilled to see the characters, but Charlie was much more tentative when they got close. Jack was so excited after dinner when we were walking out to the car and he said, “Holy cow! I like this sidewalk!” I think we were all excited to be there.
The next stop was a character dinner at the Swan Hotel in the Garden Grove restaurant. While we ate, Pluto and Goofy made the rounds to all of the tables for pictures. Both boys were thrilled to see the characters, but Charlie was much more tentative when they got close. Jack was so excited after dinner when we were walking out to the car and he said, “Holy cow! I like this sidewalk!” I think we were all excited to be there.
February 9th - Magic Kingdom
Today was our first full day at Disney. To get to the Magic Kingdom, we walked down to the bus stop, which isn’t too far from our cabin. Then we caught the bus to the marina area and then took a ferry boat to the Magic Kingdom. When we got there, we started our Dumbo-or-Die touring plan. We went on the Dumbo ride, the Winnie the Pooh ride, and then Its a Small World, which wasn’t nearly as annoying as I remembered it to be 20 years ago.
After Small World, we realized that we lost Ronny’s entrance card, so we stopped for a quick lunch and then went back to City Hall to replace Ronny’s card. While he did that, we waited in line to see Chip and Dale, which the kids liked. By then, the kids seemed ready for a break, so we took the boat back to the cabin for a nap, stopping at the playground for a bit on the way.
After naps and a quick pizza dinner at Crockett’s Tavern, we headed back to the Magic Kingdom. We got there about 15 minutes or so before the parade – perfect timing. I sat on the cement with Charlie on my lap, so I had a front row seat. We saw the Little Mermaid, the Big Bad Wolf, the Three Pigs, Alice in Wonderland, and more.
We moved into the center of Main Street for the fireworks, so we had a good view of the castle, which changed from being lit up in orange to blue to purple. It was beautiful. The fireworks were good and the show was set to music.
For the first time, we let Jack sleep on the top bunk of the bunk beds with Charlie on the bottom bunk.
After Small World, we realized that we lost Ronny’s entrance card, so we stopped for a quick lunch and then went back to City Hall to replace Ronny’s card. While he did that, we waited in line to see Chip and Dale, which the kids liked. By then, the kids seemed ready for a break, so we took the boat back to the cabin for a nap, stopping at the playground for a bit on the way.
After naps and a quick pizza dinner at Crockett’s Tavern, we headed back to the Magic Kingdom. We got there about 15 minutes or so before the parade – perfect timing. I sat on the cement with Charlie on my lap, so I had a front row seat. We saw the Little Mermaid, the Big Bad Wolf, the Three Pigs, Alice in Wonderland, and more.
We moved into the center of Main Street for the fireworks, so we had a good view of the castle, which changed from being lit up in orange to blue to purple. It was beautiful. The fireworks were good and the show was set to music.
For the first time, we let Jack sleep on the top bunk of the bunk beds with Charlie on the bottom bunk.
February 10th - The Animal Kingdom
Today we went to the Animal Kingdom. From the moment that you enter the park, you get the feeling that you are in the rainforest. It is really beautiful and calming, which was just what we needed after the frantic pace of the last couple of days.
We headed back to the Kilimanjaro Safari and the line was already 25 minutes long. We grabbed Fast Passes and move on to the Maharaja Jungle Trek. We saw some pretty cool animals on the Jungle trek, like some huge fruit bats. On our way out, we could hear some very loud noises, so we went to see what it was. It was a group on monkeys way up in the trees. They were yelling back and forth at each other and just going nuts.
After the Trek, we went to see “Flights of Wonder” which is a bird show. The kids got restless after about 10 minutes, so it was time for us to go.
We went back and hit the Safari tour via the Fast Pass line. We went past hoards of people who were waiting in the regular stand-by line. On the Safari, we saw a ton of cool animals like giraffes, okapis, ankole cattle, bongos, warthogs, ostriches, elephants, hippos, rhinos, and lions. What a cool ride! The kids loved it too.
We went to the Flame Tree Barbecue for lunch, which was quite tasty. The outdoor seating was like another bird show. We were surrounded by ducks and ibis, which were beautiful and all waiting for some small children to drop a hot dog bun or a french fry. At one point, Charlie started crying, “The duck ate my lunch!”
From lunch, we went to play in the Boneyard in Dinoland, which is a big playground. I followed Charlie all over the place and down the slides. We went over a bridge that was covered in a dinosaur skeleton, which was neat. On the other side of the bridge was an area where you could dig up bones of a woolly mammoth.
Next we went to see Finding Nemo, the musical. It was really neat. The actors held puppets of the sea creatures they portrayed. They hit all of the high points in the movie and the timing was just about perfect. Actually Charlie was really good for most of it, but got a bit restless towards the end saying, “I all done now. I all done now.” Sorry kiddo – just hang in there a bit longer.
On the way out of Dinoland, we stopped by a character photo stop and got pictures with Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, and Tigger.
We walked around the Tree of Life to see all of the animals carved all over it. By now it was 3:30 or so and time for the exhausted Baccus family to go. The park closes at 5pm, so we decided to skip naptime today and just press to see what we could. We got back to the cabin and hung out for a little bit before heading out for dinner at a local Mexican place.
We headed back to the Kilimanjaro Safari and the line was already 25 minutes long. We grabbed Fast Passes and move on to the Maharaja Jungle Trek. We saw some pretty cool animals on the Jungle trek, like some huge fruit bats. On our way out, we could hear some very loud noises, so we went to see what it was. It was a group on monkeys way up in the trees. They were yelling back and forth at each other and just going nuts.
After the Trek, we went to see “Flights of Wonder” which is a bird show. The kids got restless after about 10 minutes, so it was time for us to go.
We went back and hit the Safari tour via the Fast Pass line. We went past hoards of people who were waiting in the regular stand-by line. On the Safari, we saw a ton of cool animals like giraffes, okapis, ankole cattle, bongos, warthogs, ostriches, elephants, hippos, rhinos, and lions. What a cool ride! The kids loved it too.
We went to the Flame Tree Barbecue for lunch, which was quite tasty. The outdoor seating was like another bird show. We were surrounded by ducks and ibis, which were beautiful and all waiting for some small children to drop a hot dog bun or a french fry. At one point, Charlie started crying, “The duck ate my lunch!”
From lunch, we went to play in the Boneyard in Dinoland, which is a big playground. I followed Charlie all over the place and down the slides. We went over a bridge that was covered in a dinosaur skeleton, which was neat. On the other side of the bridge was an area where you could dig up bones of a woolly mammoth.
Next we went to see Finding Nemo, the musical. It was really neat. The actors held puppets of the sea creatures they portrayed. They hit all of the high points in the movie and the timing was just about perfect. Actually Charlie was really good for most of it, but got a bit restless towards the end saying, “I all done now. I all done now.” Sorry kiddo – just hang in there a bit longer.
On the way out of Dinoland, we stopped by a character photo stop and got pictures with Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, and Tigger.
We walked around the Tree of Life to see all of the animals carved all over it. By now it was 3:30 or so and time for the exhausted Baccus family to go. The park closes at 5pm, so we decided to skip naptime today and just press to see what we could. We got back to the cabin and hung out for a little bit before heading out for dinner at a local Mexican place.
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