Friday, February 27:
Today was our day for Hollywood Studios. It’s also ESPN: The Weekend, with lots of live broadcasts, sports personalities, athletes, etc. The four of us really wanted to ride Tower of Terror and Rock N’ Roller Coaster, so we headed for those first and got fastpasses for RNR and baby switch passes for TOT. By 10:00 a.m., we’d were done with those rides, but Jacob was, of course, getting board. So, we headed over to Playhouse Disney Live and we were just in time to wait for the 10:30 a.m. show. While everyone got in line, I ran over to the new Toy Story Mania ride, but the wait was 70 minutes and the fastpasses were for 5 p.m., so I knew we wouldn’t be able to use them.
Jacob really enjoyed Playhouse Disney Live, as one would expect. The show is a little different since last time we saw it. It’s more streamlined and focuses on My Friends Tigger & Pooh, Handy Manny and Little Einsteins. It’s a cute little kid’s show. After Playhouse Disney, we decided to let Jacob check out the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids playground. Jacob really enjoyed it, but the design of this playground is pretty scary because there are lots of places for kids to hide and you can’t see them. I brought Jacob out, but he was crying to go back in, so Jeff took him back. John & Kat came along later. We debated some lunch plans, and then decided just to come back to the house to eat since Jacob had been napping around 1 p.m. each day. We did go and find Lightening McQueen and Mater from Cars and Jacob took pictures with them. We headed out of the park and home for lunch. Plus, we had big dinner plans at California Grill for John’s birthday. When we got home, Jacob wouldn’t nap. After a while, we got him up and Jeff took him swimming. The pool was FINALLY getting a good bit warmer. Jacob probably swam for nearly an hour. Later, he was watching Blues Clues on TV and literally fell asleep sitting up! He napped like that for about 45 minutes. Very funny!
We started getting ready for dinner and my mom had bought John a cake, so we had a mini-birthday party for John, who turned 30 today. Around 6:45 pm we headed to the California Grill at the Contemporary Resort. Unfortunately, by the time we left, Jeff was not feeling good at all. He was such a sport though. The Contemporary is one of the original Disney resorts. It is the tower that is just outside of Magic Kingdom. The California Grill is a fancy restaurant on the 15th floor of the resort. You can see the Wishes fireworks from Cali Grill. And, they also play the Wishes music & program in the restaurant during the show. It’s a nice evening. The four of us went there 3 and a half years ago and really enjoyed ourselves, so it seemed like a natural choice for John’s birthday. We had to make the reservation months ago too. It’s definitely been something we were all looking forward to.
We arrived at the restaurant and ascended to the fifteenth floor. We ordered drinks - Katherine had a Pinot Grigio, John had a scotch on the rocks, and I had a Cosmopolitan. Jeff decided to hold off since he wasn’t feeling good. After a wait, we were sat at our table and had a pretty good view of the fireworks from our table. They had also sprinkled Mickey confetti on the table in honor of John’s birthday. It was a nice touch.
We ordered the Malibu roll (sushi) and the artichoke flatbread for appetizers. I do not like sushi at all, but this is a place I will eat it. It was SO good. Wonderful. The flatbread was good too. We ordered our entrees about 8:15 p.m. John & Kat ordered the grouper. Jeff got the pork tenderloin, and I got a chicken entree. We waited. And waited. And waited. It was 9:00 p.m. before our food came out. The server knew this was not good and told us that a manager would be right over. To make it worse, John & Kat’s fish was clearly not right off the pan. It appeared and tasted like it had sat and dried out. Jeff’s pork and my chicken were fine. Quite good in fact. The manager came over and to really add insult to injury, he was really defensive and refused to admit there had been some type of problem. He left us to eat and told us he would return. After we ate, and he returned, he remained very defensive saying there was no way the food had just sat, and on and on. He finally moved on to say how he’d rectify it. He ended up comp’ing our appetizers, one of the grouper entrees, and giving us a 20% discount on the remainder of the bill, meaning the total bill was about ½ of what it would have been. We paid the bill and headed out. We are still a little peeved at the manager’s attitude. He must have forgotten the customer is always right rule. I’ll go back to Cali Grill, but only for drinks & appetizers, not entrees.
We all headed home and cut the evening short and headed on to bed.
Saturday, February 28:
This morning, I got up and went to Walgreens for Jeff for meds. But, the pharmacy didn’t open until 9 am and he needed pseudoephedrine, so I had to go back. I picked up a few extra things for Jacob for the car ride home. I did a little packing and then Katherine and I took Jacob to the little park in the neighborhood. Katherine and I checked out a open house across the street. Lovely 7 bedroom house for just $535,000.00. A little out of my price range! We finally came home and once we got all situated, we decided to take Jacob to Downtown Disney. We did a little shopping, then took Jacob into the Lego store. Next, we grabbed a McDonald’s happy meal for him ($4.57!), and went over to Earl of Sandwich. The line was long, but moved pretty well. The food was good! After lunch, we let Jacob play in the fountains and he had a blast. Katherine got some great pictures! Lots of those to come when I get time!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Magic Kingdom!
Thursday, February 27:
This morning we headed to the Magic Kingdom, this time, not just Jeff, Jacob, John, and Kat, but also my mom in tow. A few funny things. The subdivision we are staying at, Emerald Island Resort, has dolphin statutes that spray water at the entrance and everytime we go in or out, Jacob calls them “golfins.” So cute. There are a lot of condos around here and he thinks they are “Mee-ma’s house” because she lives in a condo in Wilmington.
Jeff and I took Jacob straight to Dumbo. Jacob and I waited in line for about 35 minutes. The line for that ride was nuts! The kids were so poorly behaved. Kids hitting their parents, whining and it’s only 9 a.m.! Yikes. Jacob and I made it through and he enjoyed Dumbo.
Next, Jeff took Jacob on Cinderella’s Carousel. Jacob loves carousel horses. John took Jacob on it next. Then, we headed to It’s a Small World. Jacob was wide-eyed for the entire ride and seemed to enjoy it. We headed over to Mickey’s Philharmagic next - another 3-D movie - but we figured how harmless could this be? Well, first off, the majority of the movie is about Donald, and even more so, it’s actually pretty scary and loud. I found myself so ticked at Disney for having to make everything so scary! Jacob only flinched once during the movie and did wear the glasses the entire time, but as soon as the movie went off, he said, “that was too scary,” over and over again. He’s so brave.
Then, we took Jacob on The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. It actually had some dark and scary moments too. I’m so much more hyper-sensitive to whether these Disney rides are scary. Jacob didn’t say he thought it was scary, but I don’t think he liked it much. It was next onto something fun. Jeff took Jacob on the Tomorrowland Speedway and let Jacob drive! Now, Jacob did enjoy that a lot.
By that time, it was around 11 a.m. and we had reservations for the Pooh & Friends lunch at Crystal Palace, We started heading that direction and got held up by one of the new Celebration style shows. We watched it for a few minutes. It was mildly entertaining. Mom, John & Katherine headed onto the restaurant and checked in. We were shortly behind them, and Jacob looked into the windows and could see Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore & Piglet. It was really hard to keep him from running in. We tried to wait patiently. Finally, the pager went off and we went in.
We got seated and Pooh came over really quickly. Jacob loved it. Next, Piglet came over, and then Eeyore. All within the first 10 minutes we were there. Yet, Tigger went right by us and we had to wait for him to circuit all the way around the restaurant again. So, we ate. And ate. And ate. The food was REALLY good. I was really impressed with it. There was a salad bar, as well as fish, pork loin, flank steak, sauteed Mediterranean chicken, lots of good food. Then, the desserts included lemon bars, boston cream pie, banana bread pudding, apple cobbler, brownies, and on and on. We were pretty much finished eating and had to wait for a good bit longer for Tigger. After the little Pooh & Tigger song and dance, Tigger finally came over. After Jacob gave him and hug and high-fives. Then, Tigger turned around to talk to another table and Jacob grabbed Tigger’s tail and would not let go. I even got it on video. It was really cute, and funny.
Then, we headed out of the park because Jacob REALLY needed a nap today. We got him home and down for a nap by about 1:30 or so. Then, about 2 p.m. or a little after, Jeff, John, Kat and I headed back to Magic Kingdom. We tried to ride Space Mountain, but it was shut down and the fastpasses were all gone. So, we headed across the park to Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We got stuck by the parade and headed around past The Haunted Mansion. The wait was 30 minutes, but we decided to keep going to Splash and BTMR. The wait for each was 70+ minutes, so we got a fast pass for Splash, and then went back to Haunted Mansion and waited only 20 minutes to ride that. It was fun. I think it’s been updated.
We went back to Tomorrowland next. Space Mountain was showing a 55 minute wait, but the line was going nowhere. While we stood there, it flipped to 70 minutes and that was too long to wait. We headed over to Buzz Lightyear and I beat Jeff 93,500 to 21,000! Woo-hoo! We rode the Tomorrowland Transit Authority People Mover. Cheesy, but enjoyable. Then, we did the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor. That was a really cute show that involves the Monsters interacting with the audience in a comedy show.
The four of us were a bit hungry and headed to Columbia Harbour House. Jeff wanted fish and chips. But, the food was not that great. And for the price, the portions weren’t great either. A thumbs down.
After dinner, we went over to Splash Mountain (one of my favorite rides) and got in the fastpass line. But it seemed longer than the stand-by line. The fastpass line did end up moving a bit faster though. It was about 6 pm and the sun was going down, and it was getting chilly. But, we forged ahead. The first corner, you go beside the five story drop and we got a good amount of wet. Finally, we did the five story plunge. They take a picture as you go down. Jeff and I were in the front row and John and Kat in the 2nd row. My brother makes the funniest faces in those pictures. Apparently, he is terrified of the falls. We had to buy the picture. I’ll have to post it later. We headed for home, but stopped for a Dole Whip Float at Aloha Aisle. Jeff and I love those! It’s pineapple soft serve with pineapple juice. We finally made it back to the house around 8 p.m.
Tomorrow, we head to Hollywood Studios (formerly known as Disney Studios (formerly known as Disney-MGM Studios)). And tomorrow is my brother’s 30th birthday, so tomorrow night, we have dinner at the California Grill!
This morning we headed to the Magic Kingdom, this time, not just Jeff, Jacob, John, and Kat, but also my mom in tow. A few funny things. The subdivision we are staying at, Emerald Island Resort, has dolphin statutes that spray water at the entrance and everytime we go in or out, Jacob calls them “golfins.” So cute. There are a lot of condos around here and he thinks they are “Mee-ma’s house” because she lives in a condo in Wilmington.
Jeff and I took Jacob straight to Dumbo. Jacob and I waited in line for about 35 minutes. The line for that ride was nuts! The kids were so poorly behaved. Kids hitting their parents, whining and it’s only 9 a.m.! Yikes. Jacob and I made it through and he enjoyed Dumbo.
Next, Jeff took Jacob on Cinderella’s Carousel. Jacob loves carousel horses. John took Jacob on it next. Then, we headed to It’s a Small World. Jacob was wide-eyed for the entire ride and seemed to enjoy it. We headed over to Mickey’s Philharmagic next - another 3-D movie - but we figured how harmless could this be? Well, first off, the majority of the movie is about Donald, and even more so, it’s actually pretty scary and loud. I found myself so ticked at Disney for having to make everything so scary! Jacob only flinched once during the movie and did wear the glasses the entire time, but as soon as the movie went off, he said, “that was too scary,” over and over again. He’s so brave.
Then, we took Jacob on The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. It actually had some dark and scary moments too. I’m so much more hyper-sensitive to whether these Disney rides are scary. Jacob didn’t say he thought it was scary, but I don’t think he liked it much. It was next onto something fun. Jeff took Jacob on the Tomorrowland Speedway and let Jacob drive! Now, Jacob did enjoy that a lot.
By that time, it was around 11 a.m. and we had reservations for the Pooh & Friends lunch at Crystal Palace, We started heading that direction and got held up by one of the new Celebration style shows. We watched it for a few minutes. It was mildly entertaining. Mom, John & Katherine headed onto the restaurant and checked in. We were shortly behind them, and Jacob looked into the windows and could see Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore & Piglet. It was really hard to keep him from running in. We tried to wait patiently. Finally, the pager went off and we went in.
We got seated and Pooh came over really quickly. Jacob loved it. Next, Piglet came over, and then Eeyore. All within the first 10 minutes we were there. Yet, Tigger went right by us and we had to wait for him to circuit all the way around the restaurant again. So, we ate. And ate. And ate. The food was REALLY good. I was really impressed with it. There was a salad bar, as well as fish, pork loin, flank steak, sauteed Mediterranean chicken, lots of good food. Then, the desserts included lemon bars, boston cream pie, banana bread pudding, apple cobbler, brownies, and on and on. We were pretty much finished eating and had to wait for a good bit longer for Tigger. After the little Pooh & Tigger song and dance, Tigger finally came over. After Jacob gave him and hug and high-fives. Then, Tigger turned around to talk to another table and Jacob grabbed Tigger’s tail and would not let go. I even got it on video. It was really cute, and funny.
Then, we headed out of the park because Jacob REALLY needed a nap today. We got him home and down for a nap by about 1:30 or so. Then, about 2 p.m. or a little after, Jeff, John, Kat and I headed back to Magic Kingdom. We tried to ride Space Mountain, but it was shut down and the fastpasses were all gone. So, we headed across the park to Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We got stuck by the parade and headed around past The Haunted Mansion. The wait was 30 minutes, but we decided to keep going to Splash and BTMR. The wait for each was 70+ minutes, so we got a fast pass for Splash, and then went back to Haunted Mansion and waited only 20 minutes to ride that. It was fun. I think it’s been updated.
We went back to Tomorrowland next. Space Mountain was showing a 55 minute wait, but the line was going nowhere. While we stood there, it flipped to 70 minutes and that was too long to wait. We headed over to Buzz Lightyear and I beat Jeff 93,500 to 21,000! Woo-hoo! We rode the Tomorrowland Transit Authority People Mover. Cheesy, but enjoyable. Then, we did the Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor. That was a really cute show that involves the Monsters interacting with the audience in a comedy show.
The four of us were a bit hungry and headed to Columbia Harbour House. Jeff wanted fish and chips. But, the food was not that great. And for the price, the portions weren’t great either. A thumbs down.
After dinner, we went over to Splash Mountain (one of my favorite rides) and got in the fastpass line. But it seemed longer than the stand-by line. The fastpass line did end up moving a bit faster though. It was about 6 pm and the sun was going down, and it was getting chilly. But, we forged ahead. The first corner, you go beside the five story drop and we got a good amount of wet. Finally, we did the five story plunge. They take a picture as you go down. Jeff and I were in the front row and John and Kat in the 2nd row. My brother makes the funniest faces in those pictures. Apparently, he is terrified of the falls. We had to buy the picture. I’ll have to post it later. We headed for home, but stopped for a Dole Whip Float at Aloha Aisle. Jeff and I love those! It’s pineapple soft serve with pineapple juice. We finally made it back to the house around 8 p.m.
Tomorrow, we head to Hollywood Studios (formerly known as Disney Studios (formerly known as Disney-MGM Studios)). And tomorrow is my brother’s 30th birthday, so tomorrow night, we have dinner at the California Grill!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Epcot (with Jacob)
Wednesday, February 25:
Last night, we all played Monopoly after Jacob went to bed. I bankrupted John first, then my husband, and then Katherine. It was down to my mom & I, and I pretty much owned 3/4ths of the board with hotels and still had a pile of $500's. We called it a night around 11 p.m., but I think I won. :)
This morning, we headed off to Epcot. We sent Jeff for fastpasses to Soarin’, and we headed off to Test Track. We got a “baby switch” fastpass for Test Track and let John & Kat go first, while we checked out the cars in the “Inside Track” exhibit near the ride exit. Jacob liked sitting in the Hummer, Corvette, and the G8. After John & Kat rode, Jeff and I took our turn. Jeff and I agree that the ride could use a little overhaul in the beginning part. It’s kind of tired.
Next, we headed to Mission Space, a ride that I didn’t want to ride. Neither did Kat. But, my brother now works for HP, and HP has this cool hospitality suite in the Mission Space ride for HP employees. We got to stroll Jacob right through the Mission Space entrance, and then took this nearly hidden door and had to be buzzed in, etc. After a ride up an elevator, we were in a lounge area with beverages, a TV, computers, the postcard email thing for Mission Space, etc. They also had HP photo printers that you could print some pictures. Pretty neat! I talked to the attendant, who mentioned that Epcot used to have 11 such suites hosted by various sponsors, but is now down to three: this one, the GM one at Test Track and the Siemens one at Spaceship Earth. The attendant also commented on how well behaved Jacob was, and that she couldn’t believe he was only 2. He’s been such an amazing kid!!
John & Jeff decided to ride Mission Space. Katherine & I took Jacob over to the Epcot Character Spot. Wait in line one time and see about 5-6 characters. The line was quite a bit longer than it was in December 2007 when we came. I estimate Katherine and I waited at least 45 minutes with Jacob. John & Jeff even had time to go ride Soarin’ using the fastpass and still got back over to us right when we were getting to the front of the line. Jacob got really antsy about one-half way through the line, but we managed to get through using peppermint candies, dried apples, and chocolate Teddy Grahams. Thank goodness for snacks and the magic they hold for 2 year olds! We got some more good pictures w/ Mickey, Pluto, Minnie, Donald and Goofy!
After we finished with the characters, Katherine and I were ready to ride Soarin’, so Jeff and John took Jacob over to the Living Seas pavilion and Jacob checked out the dolphins and sharks, etc. Katherine and I used our fastpasses and waited about a total of 18 minutes to get onto Soarin. It was so relaxing riding it, but I missed being able to do it with Jeff. And Jacob is just 2 inches too short to ride. So close!
Katherine and I headed to meet up with Jacob, Jeff and John at the Living Seas. John said that Jeff and Jacob had just gotten in line for the Nemo ride, so I rushed to join them. Back when Jacob was 16 months old, we tried to ride that ride about 3 times and Jacob would flip out in line, and we’d use and emergency exit. I’m not sure why we kept pushing it, but we did. When we finally got him onto the ride, he flipped out, so I was eager to see how he would do this time. The line moves really fast for this ride, so it’s an easy wait. We finally winded our way up to the clamobiles, and so far so good. Jacob was fine most of the ride, and then there is another scary part with a scary looking fish and Bruce (the shark) is pretty scary on this ride too. Then you are stuck in this Crush the Turtle part forever. Jacob got a little apprehensive or scared during the ride. But he seemed fine by the time we got off and he didn’t say it was too scary like he did after It’s a Bug’s Life.
Since it was already 1 p.m., we decided to head back to the car. John wanted to pick up pizzas for lunch, so we did that. It took a while, and so Jacob had slept in the car for at least thirty minutes. By the time we got home, he wanted to eat pizza with butter and while we laid him down for a nap, he didn’t go to sleep. John & Katherine decided to hop in the pool, and offered to take Jacob swimming. So after he’d tried to go back to sleep for about 30 minutes, we got him up and let him swim. He loved it. He had fun with Kat & John in the pool and we got some good pictures.
After the swim, we started showering & bathing for dinner. I took a little nap too. We left here around 4:40 to head to Ohana at the Polynesian. It’s a Hawaiian-themed family style / Brazilian steakhouse type place. They have grilled shrimp, pork, turkey, and steak. This was my third trip to Ohana. Let’s just say it was quite different with a two year old. Just as soon as we got there, Jacob wasn’t interested in eating. And just before the food started coming out, the Hawaiian singer came out. She leads the kids around and sings and dances with them, as well as gives them leis. Jacob was by far the smallest kid out there, but wanted to join in the fun. So, I had to follow him around the restaurant to keep an eye on him. He didn’t want to eat, but at least he enjoyed himself. I got a bite or two of food every now and then. When the “show” ended, Jeff finally convinced Jacob to sit down and I was able to get him to eat a little bit. We finally all had our fill of meats and got the dessert - bread pudding a la mode with a caramel sauce. And, the server brought Jacob his own bowl of ice cream with Mickey sprinkles. He was pretty excited about that and ate a good bit of it. Then the singer came back and he had to go dance and play maracas. Jeff followed him around that time. I think Jacob’s patience is waning. I’m not sure how much longer he is going to keep humoring us. We’ll see. Tomorrow we are finally going to Magic Kingdom, where 85% of the park is geared towards younger kids. I know there is so much there he will enjoy. And, we are supposed to have lunch with Pooh as well at Crystal Palace!
Last night, we all played Monopoly after Jacob went to bed. I bankrupted John first, then my husband, and then Katherine. It was down to my mom & I, and I pretty much owned 3/4ths of the board with hotels and still had a pile of $500's. We called it a night around 11 p.m., but I think I won. :)
This morning, we headed off to Epcot. We sent Jeff for fastpasses to Soarin’, and we headed off to Test Track. We got a “baby switch” fastpass for Test Track and let John & Kat go first, while we checked out the cars in the “Inside Track” exhibit near the ride exit. Jacob liked sitting in the Hummer, Corvette, and the G8. After John & Kat rode, Jeff and I took our turn. Jeff and I agree that the ride could use a little overhaul in the beginning part. It’s kind of tired.
Next, we headed to Mission Space, a ride that I didn’t want to ride. Neither did Kat. But, my brother now works for HP, and HP has this cool hospitality suite in the Mission Space ride for HP employees. We got to stroll Jacob right through the Mission Space entrance, and then took this nearly hidden door and had to be buzzed in, etc. After a ride up an elevator, we were in a lounge area with beverages, a TV, computers, the postcard email thing for Mission Space, etc. They also had HP photo printers that you could print some pictures. Pretty neat! I talked to the attendant, who mentioned that Epcot used to have 11 such suites hosted by various sponsors, but is now down to three: this one, the GM one at Test Track and the Siemens one at Spaceship Earth. The attendant also commented on how well behaved Jacob was, and that she couldn’t believe he was only 2. He’s been such an amazing kid!!
John & Jeff decided to ride Mission Space. Katherine & I took Jacob over to the Epcot Character Spot. Wait in line one time and see about 5-6 characters. The line was quite a bit longer than it was in December 2007 when we came. I estimate Katherine and I waited at least 45 minutes with Jacob. John & Jeff even had time to go ride Soarin’ using the fastpass and still got back over to us right when we were getting to the front of the line. Jacob got really antsy about one-half way through the line, but we managed to get through using peppermint candies, dried apples, and chocolate Teddy Grahams. Thank goodness for snacks and the magic they hold for 2 year olds! We got some more good pictures w/ Mickey, Pluto, Minnie, Donald and Goofy!
After we finished with the characters, Katherine and I were ready to ride Soarin’, so Jeff and John took Jacob over to the Living Seas pavilion and Jacob checked out the dolphins and sharks, etc. Katherine and I used our fastpasses and waited about a total of 18 minutes to get onto Soarin. It was so relaxing riding it, but I missed being able to do it with Jeff. And Jacob is just 2 inches too short to ride. So close!
Katherine and I headed to meet up with Jacob, Jeff and John at the Living Seas. John said that Jeff and Jacob had just gotten in line for the Nemo ride, so I rushed to join them. Back when Jacob was 16 months old, we tried to ride that ride about 3 times and Jacob would flip out in line, and we’d use and emergency exit. I’m not sure why we kept pushing it, but we did. When we finally got him onto the ride, he flipped out, so I was eager to see how he would do this time. The line moves really fast for this ride, so it’s an easy wait. We finally winded our way up to the clamobiles, and so far so good. Jacob was fine most of the ride, and then there is another scary part with a scary looking fish and Bruce (the shark) is pretty scary on this ride too. Then you are stuck in this Crush the Turtle part forever. Jacob got a little apprehensive or scared during the ride. But he seemed fine by the time we got off and he didn’t say it was too scary like he did after It’s a Bug’s Life.
Since it was already 1 p.m., we decided to head back to the car. John wanted to pick up pizzas for lunch, so we did that. It took a while, and so Jacob had slept in the car for at least thirty minutes. By the time we got home, he wanted to eat pizza with butter and while we laid him down for a nap, he didn’t go to sleep. John & Katherine decided to hop in the pool, and offered to take Jacob swimming. So after he’d tried to go back to sleep for about 30 minutes, we got him up and let him swim. He loved it. He had fun with Kat & John in the pool and we got some good pictures.
After the swim, we started showering & bathing for dinner. I took a little nap too. We left here around 4:40 to head to Ohana at the Polynesian. It’s a Hawaiian-themed family style / Brazilian steakhouse type place. They have grilled shrimp, pork, turkey, and steak. This was my third trip to Ohana. Let’s just say it was quite different with a two year old. Just as soon as we got there, Jacob wasn’t interested in eating. And just before the food started coming out, the Hawaiian singer came out. She leads the kids around and sings and dances with them, as well as gives them leis. Jacob was by far the smallest kid out there, but wanted to join in the fun. So, I had to follow him around the restaurant to keep an eye on him. He didn’t want to eat, but at least he enjoyed himself. I got a bite or two of food every now and then. When the “show” ended, Jeff finally convinced Jacob to sit down and I was able to get him to eat a little bit. We finally all had our fill of meats and got the dessert - bread pudding a la mode with a caramel sauce. And, the server brought Jacob his own bowl of ice cream with Mickey sprinkles. He was pretty excited about that and ate a good bit of it. Then the singer came back and he had to go dance and play maracas. Jeff followed him around that time. I think Jacob’s patience is waning. I’m not sure how much longer he is going to keep humoring us. We’ll see. Tomorrow we are finally going to Magic Kingdom, where 85% of the park is geared towards younger kids. I know there is so much there he will enjoy. And, we are supposed to have lunch with Pooh as well at Crystal Palace!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Animal Kingdom!
Tuesday, February 24:
Animal Kingdom!
This morning, we headed off to Animal Kingdom. We left the house at 8:30 a.m. for a 9:00 a.m. opening. Got parked, headed to the front, got through the gates prior to rope-drop. We sent Jeff to Expedition Everest to get fastpasses. The rest of us headed to the Kilimanjaro Safaris and waited for Jeff. He met up with us and we only waited about 15 minutes in line. Fortunately, Jacob really enjoyed the Safari. We saw a good number of animals and took lots of pictures. Our fastpasses for Expedition Everest were for 9:50 to 10:50 a.m. and we walked straight on after the Safari. Jeff and I rode first while John and Kat waited with Jacob. Expedition Everest is one of the most awesome rides in Disney. I love Soarin’ and Tower of Terror too. Those are my top three. I’m not sure what order I’d put those three though! Anyway, John & Kat went next and Jeff got a pretty good picture of them coming down the big drop. John’s face is priceless! Several years ago, we went with John & Kat and we bought the picture for Tower of Terror and John has the most terrified look on his face. Hilarious!
After our Expedition Everest adventure, we headed off to Dinoland. Jacob rode Triceratops Spin once with me and once with Jeff. He LOVED it! He is at such a great age for Disney! We are so enjoying ourselves. It’s like its our first REAL vacation with him because he is so much more matured now. Then, we waited in line for Goofy and Pluto. Even while we were waiting in line, he enjoyed just watching them and was laughing! Jacob loves the characters. Just loves them. He hugs them and gives them high - fives. We got great pictures with them.
After Goofy & Pluto, we headed off to lunch at Flametree BBQ. Jeff and I split a Beef BBQ sandwich with baked beans and onion rings. Jacob had a hot dog with grapes and carrots. Kat had Beef BBQ too, and John had the slab of ribs. The food was actually pretty good and we all enjoyed it. The ducks come right up to you and want to eat, but you can’t feed them! They have paper straws too, that go sort of mushy after a while.
We headed off to It’s Tough to Be a Bug (the 3D movie) after lunch. Jacob was a little inpatient in line, but hung in there. When we got into the theater, he seemed okay during the movie, but half the way through, he wanted to take off his glasses. It’d been a while since we’ve seen it, but it’s actually pretty darn scary. I was really regretting taking him to the movie pretty soon into it. He seemed okay the whole time. Didn’t cry. Only flinched once. But when we left, he said over and over again, “That was too scary. That was too scary.” Poor guy!
We took him to Camp Minnie Mickey next. We saw Mickey, Minnie and Donald Duck. He loved loved loved them! It’s such joy seeing him with the characters! We left the park after that. He fell asleep in the car, and went down for nap at the house when we got home.
This afternoon, we spent some time hanging out at the house. Jeff & Jacob went swimming, but the pool, even though it’s heated, it is still pretty cool. We are used to gas pool heat, as that’s what my dad has and that’s what we had last year in our Disney house, but this one has electric heat and it only gets about 15 degrees warmer than the ambient air.
Tonight, I made my Beefy Bean Enchiladas for dinner. It’s nice having a house and not going out to eat. We’ll enjoy a few cocktails and maybe play some games or cards tonight.
Tomorrow we are off to Epcot (again), but with Jacob this time. And tomorrow night, we are going to Ohana for dinner! YUM.
Animal Kingdom!
This morning, we headed off to Animal Kingdom. We left the house at 8:30 a.m. for a 9:00 a.m. opening. Got parked, headed to the front, got through the gates prior to rope-drop. We sent Jeff to Expedition Everest to get fastpasses. The rest of us headed to the Kilimanjaro Safaris and waited for Jeff. He met up with us and we only waited about 15 minutes in line. Fortunately, Jacob really enjoyed the Safari. We saw a good number of animals and took lots of pictures. Our fastpasses for Expedition Everest were for 9:50 to 10:50 a.m. and we walked straight on after the Safari. Jeff and I rode first while John and Kat waited with Jacob. Expedition Everest is one of the most awesome rides in Disney. I love Soarin’ and Tower of Terror too. Those are my top three. I’m not sure what order I’d put those three though! Anyway, John & Kat went next and Jeff got a pretty good picture of them coming down the big drop. John’s face is priceless! Several years ago, we went with John & Kat and we bought the picture for Tower of Terror and John has the most terrified look on his face. Hilarious!
After our Expedition Everest adventure, we headed off to Dinoland. Jacob rode Triceratops Spin once with me and once with Jeff. He LOVED it! He is at such a great age for Disney! We are so enjoying ourselves. It’s like its our first REAL vacation with him because he is so much more matured now. Then, we waited in line for Goofy and Pluto. Even while we were waiting in line, he enjoyed just watching them and was laughing! Jacob loves the characters. Just loves them. He hugs them and gives them high - fives. We got great pictures with them.
After Goofy & Pluto, we headed off to lunch at Flametree BBQ. Jeff and I split a Beef BBQ sandwich with baked beans and onion rings. Jacob had a hot dog with grapes and carrots. Kat had Beef BBQ too, and John had the slab of ribs. The food was actually pretty good and we all enjoyed it. The ducks come right up to you and want to eat, but you can’t feed them! They have paper straws too, that go sort of mushy after a while.
We headed off to It’s Tough to Be a Bug (the 3D movie) after lunch. Jacob was a little inpatient in line, but hung in there. When we got into the theater, he seemed okay during the movie, but half the way through, he wanted to take off his glasses. It’d been a while since we’ve seen it, but it’s actually pretty darn scary. I was really regretting taking him to the movie pretty soon into it. He seemed okay the whole time. Didn’t cry. Only flinched once. But when we left, he said over and over again, “That was too scary. That was too scary.” Poor guy!
We took him to Camp Minnie Mickey next. We saw Mickey, Minnie and Donald Duck. He loved loved loved them! It’s such joy seeing him with the characters! We left the park after that. He fell asleep in the car, and went down for nap at the house when we got home.
This afternoon, we spent some time hanging out at the house. Jeff & Jacob went swimming, but the pool, even though it’s heated, it is still pretty cool. We are used to gas pool heat, as that’s what my dad has and that’s what we had last year in our Disney house, but this one has electric heat and it only gets about 15 degrees warmer than the ambient air.
Tonight, I made my Beefy Bean Enchiladas for dinner. It’s nice having a house and not going out to eat. We’ll enjoy a few cocktails and maybe play some games or cards tonight.
Tomorrow we are off to Epcot (again), but with Jacob this time. And tomorrow night, we are going to Ohana for dinner! YUM.
On to Orlando!
Sunday, February 22:
On Sunday morning, we finally got up and got over to Sugar & Papa’s by about 10 a.m. We spent a few hours with them in the morning and then Jacob napped there again. After Jacob’s nap, we (my grandparent, my mom, Jacob & Jeff, my brother & his wife) headed back over to my aunt’s house. She used to work in restaurants and is a fabulous cook. We helped her finish up dinner which consisted of greek salad, roast beef, creamed spinach, glazed carrots, mashed potatoes, cream corn. Wow. Everything was SO good. We were stuff and couldn’t eat dessert (Mississippi Mud Pie) for a while. We sat around and my aunt had a great time playing with Jacob. He loved it. It’s funny, but Jacob loves to be surprised. So, she’d sneak around the couch, and jump out and say Boo! Jacob would laugh and laugh and say “do it again!” She did it a few times and I got video of it. I will have to post the video’s later.
Jacob is still doing great with napping & going to bed.
After everyone left, I helped my aunt make overnight caramel french toast for Monday morning.
Monday, February 24, 2009:
Jacob woke up at 5:00 am again. After listening to him toss, turn and wiggle on his aerobed, Jeff and I finally told him to hop in bed with us. Even with Jacob’s knees in my back, I was able to sleep better than I was listening to him toss & turn on his bed. We all went back to some semblance of sleep until nearly 7 a.m.! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
We got up and got going before my aunt, so we started up the french toast because we were taking it with us to my grandparents. We spent some time packing and parked Jacob in front of the DVD player so we could work on that. He was also starting to get a little bored and whiny and the DVD player did the trick.
Finally around 9 a.m. the french toast was ready and we were all heading out. We went to Sugar & Papa and fed everyone. We spent some more time visiting with them. Since my grandfather will be 87 in June, it’s so good to be able to go spend time with them. We really try to go about once a year. We went in May 2004, Sept 2005 and then because I was pregnant and all that happened when Jacob was born, we made it back in Feb 2007 when Jacob was 6 months old. Then, we went in December 2007, and now Feb 2009. We are even talking about coming back again as soon as this fall because my brother & I won free passes to Universal Studios that have to be used by Dec 2009. Anyway, it’s so tough to leave and I wish we lived closer.
We ended up leaving around 12 Noon to head to Orlando/Kissimmee, which in hindsight was not the greatest idea. The first hour, Jacob was fine. He fell asleep around 1 p.m. - which was what we were hoping - he’d take a car nap the way he did on Friday. But, this time, he woke up after only 30 minutes in a complete melt down. Poor baby. He was just exhausted and wanted to sleep. We should have let him take an early nap at my grandparents before we left. Hindsight is 20/20. He was in melt down for the next 20 minutes and not even jelly bellies could console him. He finally got interested in the jelly beans, which kept him calm until we could get to Super Wal-mart and through the first part of our shopping trip. My brother’s wife, Katherine, was so helpful in helping us with Jacob in the store (and other times too!)
We left Walmart and got to our rental house (www.vrbo.com - #51407) around 3:15 - just 45 min early. We are staying in a house in Emerald Island resort. The resort is just awesome! The clubhouse has a pool/tiki bar, a concierge, and offers things like movies, karoake night, DJ night, etc. We got our parking pass and headed off to the house. The cleaners were still there and getting ready to mop. They let us through our groceries in the fridge, and we went off to the little park down the road. After about 20 minutes, the cleaners called and said the house was ready. We got back and unloaded everything. My brother made some “welcome cocktails” for us and we checked things out and relaxed a bit. Around 4:30 ish, I popped in our Digiorno. Then, we also had a Freschetta and CPK. Hey, we like leftovers ! Katherine and I made a big salad, and we had an easy dinner our first night.
After dinner, I gave Jacob a bath and we explained his Mee-ma would be taking him to bed. Jeff and I, John & Kat, had planned to go to Epcot and visit the World Showcase because I know Epcot won’t be all that interesting to Jacob, especially the countries. So, we headed off to Epcot and got there around 6:30 p.m. Soarin’ had a 65 min wait and no fast passes, so we headed to the World Showcase. We started off in Mexico with frozen margaritas. Yum. Mine went down way too good. Then, we rode Maelstrom and had a great time being silly. We headed on, and visited Germany for a Spaten and a pretzel. We went to Japan and shopped. John & Kat bought chopsticks and sake. I bought a very pretty Japanese tea mug. Then, we headed on and went to the pub in England and Katherine and I had cider. The boys had Bodington. They have a great singer in the pub called the Hat Lady. We caught the end of her act. We really enjoyed the start of our Disney Trip!
Tuesday - we take Jacob to Animal Kingdom!
On Sunday morning, we finally got up and got over to Sugar & Papa’s by about 10 a.m. We spent a few hours with them in the morning and then Jacob napped there again. After Jacob’s nap, we (my grandparent, my mom, Jacob & Jeff, my brother & his wife) headed back over to my aunt’s house. She used to work in restaurants and is a fabulous cook. We helped her finish up dinner which consisted of greek salad, roast beef, creamed spinach, glazed carrots, mashed potatoes, cream corn. Wow. Everything was SO good. We were stuff and couldn’t eat dessert (Mississippi Mud Pie) for a while. We sat around and my aunt had a great time playing with Jacob. He loved it. It’s funny, but Jacob loves to be surprised. So, she’d sneak around the couch, and jump out and say Boo! Jacob would laugh and laugh and say “do it again!” She did it a few times and I got video of it. I will have to post the video’s later.
Jacob is still doing great with napping & going to bed.
After everyone left, I helped my aunt make overnight caramel french toast for Monday morning.
Monday, February 24, 2009:
Jacob woke up at 5:00 am again. After listening to him toss, turn and wiggle on his aerobed, Jeff and I finally told him to hop in bed with us. Even with Jacob’s knees in my back, I was able to sleep better than I was listening to him toss & turn on his bed. We all went back to some semblance of sleep until nearly 7 a.m.! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
We got up and got going before my aunt, so we started up the french toast because we were taking it with us to my grandparents. We spent some time packing and parked Jacob in front of the DVD player so we could work on that. He was also starting to get a little bored and whiny and the DVD player did the trick.
Finally around 9 a.m. the french toast was ready and we were all heading out. We went to Sugar & Papa and fed everyone. We spent some more time visiting with them. Since my grandfather will be 87 in June, it’s so good to be able to go spend time with them. We really try to go about once a year. We went in May 2004, Sept 2005 and then because I was pregnant and all that happened when Jacob was born, we made it back in Feb 2007 when Jacob was 6 months old. Then, we went in December 2007, and now Feb 2009. We are even talking about coming back again as soon as this fall because my brother & I won free passes to Universal Studios that have to be used by Dec 2009. Anyway, it’s so tough to leave and I wish we lived closer.
We ended up leaving around 12 Noon to head to Orlando/Kissimmee, which in hindsight was not the greatest idea. The first hour, Jacob was fine. He fell asleep around 1 p.m. - which was what we were hoping - he’d take a car nap the way he did on Friday. But, this time, he woke up after only 30 minutes in a complete melt down. Poor baby. He was just exhausted and wanted to sleep. We should have let him take an early nap at my grandparents before we left. Hindsight is 20/20. He was in melt down for the next 20 minutes and not even jelly bellies could console him. He finally got interested in the jelly beans, which kept him calm until we could get to Super Wal-mart and through the first part of our shopping trip. My brother’s wife, Katherine, was so helpful in helping us with Jacob in the store (and other times too!)
We left Walmart and got to our rental house (www.vrbo.com - #51407) around 3:15 - just 45 min early. We are staying in a house in Emerald Island resort. The resort is just awesome! The clubhouse has a pool/tiki bar, a concierge, and offers things like movies, karoake night, DJ night, etc. We got our parking pass and headed off to the house. The cleaners were still there and getting ready to mop. They let us through our groceries in the fridge, and we went off to the little park down the road. After about 20 minutes, the cleaners called and said the house was ready. We got back and unloaded everything. My brother made some “welcome cocktails” for us and we checked things out and relaxed a bit. Around 4:30 ish, I popped in our Digiorno. Then, we also had a Freschetta and CPK. Hey, we like leftovers ! Katherine and I made a big salad, and we had an easy dinner our first night.
After dinner, I gave Jacob a bath and we explained his Mee-ma would be taking him to bed. Jeff and I, John & Kat, had planned to go to Epcot and visit the World Showcase because I know Epcot won’t be all that interesting to Jacob, especially the countries. So, we headed off to Epcot and got there around 6:30 p.m. Soarin’ had a 65 min wait and no fast passes, so we headed to the World Showcase. We started off in Mexico with frozen margaritas. Yum. Mine went down way too good. Then, we rode Maelstrom and had a great time being silly. We headed on, and visited Germany for a Spaten and a pretzel. We went to Japan and shopped. John & Kat bought chopsticks and sake. I bought a very pretty Japanese tea mug. Then, we headed on and went to the pub in England and Katherine and I had cider. The boys had Bodington. They have a great singer in the pub called the Hat Lady. We caught the end of her act. We really enjoyed the start of our Disney Trip!
Tuesday - we take Jacob to Animal Kingdom!
On to Florida!
Saturday, Feb 21:
On Saturday, we got up and left for my grandparents house in New Port Richey around 7:30 a.m.. About an hour or so into the trip, we had to break out the DVD player and he watched some Wiggles, Blue’s Clue’s, Elmo, etc. I think he might not have known we had the DVD player on Friday, but when he saw it Friday night, he wanted it on Saturday morning. We stopped in Ocala for some donut holes at Dunkin Donuts around 10:00 a.m. That kept Jacob occupied for a little while. About 10 minutes before we were going to get to Sugar & Papa’s, Jacob was done with the DVD player, his books, toys, etc. I got out the jelly bellies again, and gave Jacob about one per minute and he did fine the rest of the way. That’s a trick I’ve got to remember! But overall, he was such an angel in the car, I still can’t believe it!
We got to Sugar & Papa’s around 11:40 a.m. and Jacob showed them how to bowl with his $5 bowling set. My brother John and his wife, Katherine were there. A little while later, my mom, Mee-ma, showed up and Jacob was literally jumping up and down when he saw her! Around 1 p.m., Jacob was getting tired, and Jeff set up the toddler Aerobed in the guest room. I put Jacob down for a nap and he did great - he went right to sleep. After his nap, Jeff and I took Jacob to Sim’s Park, which had a great play apparatus made of wood with all kinds of levels, four slide, etc. Jacob loved it. We played for about 45 minutes. After the park, we went back to Sugar & Papa’s for a little while. My mom’s sister, Alice came over too. We decided to go to dinner at a Chinese buffet and Jacob enjoyed the ice cream. After dinner, we went back to Alice’s and Jacob did some more bowling. When 7:30 or so rolled around, my mom put Jacob to bed and for the third time in two days, he went to sleep in a new place and did great.
Sunday, February 22:
He slept until 5:30 a.m. again Sunday morning. Jeff & I kept him contained in the bedroom until 7:30 and we had to turn him loose. My aunt made us oatmeal and muffins, and we also had fruit and coffee. It was nice. Jacob did some more bowling while Jeff & I got ready and about 10 a.m. we headed back over to Sugar & Papa’s.
More to come! Tomorrow we head to Orlando!
On Saturday, we got up and left for my grandparents house in New Port Richey around 7:30 a.m.. About an hour or so into the trip, we had to break out the DVD player and he watched some Wiggles, Blue’s Clue’s, Elmo, etc. I think he might not have known we had the DVD player on Friday, but when he saw it Friday night, he wanted it on Saturday morning. We stopped in Ocala for some donut holes at Dunkin Donuts around 10:00 a.m. That kept Jacob occupied for a little while. About 10 minutes before we were going to get to Sugar & Papa’s, Jacob was done with the DVD player, his books, toys, etc. I got out the jelly bellies again, and gave Jacob about one per minute and he did fine the rest of the way. That’s a trick I’ve got to remember! But overall, he was such an angel in the car, I still can’t believe it!
We got to Sugar & Papa’s around 11:40 a.m. and Jacob showed them how to bowl with his $5 bowling set. My brother John and his wife, Katherine were there. A little while later, my mom, Mee-ma, showed up and Jacob was literally jumping up and down when he saw her! Around 1 p.m., Jacob was getting tired, and Jeff set up the toddler Aerobed in the guest room. I put Jacob down for a nap and he did great - he went right to sleep. After his nap, Jeff and I took Jacob to Sim’s Park, which had a great play apparatus made of wood with all kinds of levels, four slide, etc. Jacob loved it. We played for about 45 minutes. After the park, we went back to Sugar & Papa’s for a little while. My mom’s sister, Alice came over too. We decided to go to dinner at a Chinese buffet and Jacob enjoyed the ice cream. After dinner, we went back to Alice’s and Jacob did some more bowling. When 7:30 or so rolled around, my mom put Jacob to bed and for the third time in two days, he went to sleep in a new place and did great.
Sunday, February 22:
He slept until 5:30 a.m. again Sunday morning. Jeff & I kept him contained in the bedroom until 7:30 and we had to turn him loose. My aunt made us oatmeal and muffins, and we also had fruit and coffee. It was nice. Jacob did some more bowling while Jeff & I got ready and about 10 a.m. we headed back over to Sugar & Papa’s.
More to come! Tomorrow we head to Orlando!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Our First Long Car Trip!
We are live from Kingsland, Georgia! Our stopover on our way to Florida. We left Friday morning about 7:00 a.m.
Jacob was so excited to leave that he did not want to go to school on Thurdsay, and then even when he got home on Thursday night, he was ready to leave right then. So, we finally left Friday morning. We stopped around 9:30 in Florence, SC for a quick breakfast and got back on the road about 10 a.m. We drove on to Georgia and stopped in Pooler, near Savannah. Jacob played in the Chick-fil-a play area and we had lunch. We hit the road again around 1 p.m. and Jacob fell asleep. He slept until we were about 10 minutes outside of Kingsland, our stop. He woke up not so happy, but I was able to feed him jelly bellies until we made it here and he was happy.
Nearly 7.5 hrs on the road yesterday, and he was SOOOOOOO wonderful. Jeff and I took turns with him in the back seat and had a variety of book, games, toys, both old & new. We did not even have to break out the DVD player for this leg of the trip!
After we arrived at the Fairfield here in Kingsland, we checked in and then I took Jacob swimming in the indoor swimming pool. He loved it and he keeps saying how much he loves the pool. After swimming, we drove down to St. Mary's, which has a historic waterfront district with little shops and a great park that is waterfront. They even have a kids' play area with a climbing structure with slides, etc. Jacob enjoyed the slide. After we had been there about 10 minutes, another little boy close in age to Jacob arrived. He walked right over to Jacob and Jacob said, "Hi." The little boy started kicking sand on Jacob and then even picked up a handfull of sand and threw it at Jacob! I was shocked!! I looked for a parent and she was paying no attention. I said, "Hey, someone's kid is throwing sand." She finally came over and told him to stop. It was crazy.
A few minutes later, we left the park and went to dinner at Ruby Tuesday for dinner. We got back to the hotel about 6 p.m. and let Jacob watch the Cars movie, which apparently he has seen so he talked the whole movie. It went off at 8 p.m. or so, and we read books and brushed his teeth. Then, he went to sleep just perfectly in his new Toddler Aerobed. Jeff and I watched a movie on the Ipod Touch in the bathroom for about 30 minutes and then we jumped in bed and watched the rest there. Jacob slept on his new bed until 5:30 this morning, which is about what time he gets up anyway.
Overall, so far, it's been a great trip. We'll be leaving soon for New Port Richey, where my grandparents, as well as my aunt live. Two days/nights there, and on Monday, we head to Orlando. More to come!
Jacob was so excited to leave that he did not want to go to school on Thurdsay, and then even when he got home on Thursday night, he was ready to leave right then. So, we finally left Friday morning. We stopped around 9:30 in Florence, SC for a quick breakfast and got back on the road about 10 a.m. We drove on to Georgia and stopped in Pooler, near Savannah. Jacob played in the Chick-fil-a play area and we had lunch. We hit the road again around 1 p.m. and Jacob fell asleep. He slept until we were about 10 minutes outside of Kingsland, our stop. He woke up not so happy, but I was able to feed him jelly bellies until we made it here and he was happy.
Nearly 7.5 hrs on the road yesterday, and he was SOOOOOOO wonderful. Jeff and I took turns with him in the back seat and had a variety of book, games, toys, both old & new. We did not even have to break out the DVD player for this leg of the trip!
After we arrived at the Fairfield here in Kingsland, we checked in and then I took Jacob swimming in the indoor swimming pool. He loved it and he keeps saying how much he loves the pool. After swimming, we drove down to St. Mary's, which has a historic waterfront district with little shops and a great park that is waterfront. They even have a kids' play area with a climbing structure with slides, etc. Jacob enjoyed the slide. After we had been there about 10 minutes, another little boy close in age to Jacob arrived. He walked right over to Jacob and Jacob said, "Hi." The little boy started kicking sand on Jacob and then even picked up a handfull of sand and threw it at Jacob! I was shocked!! I looked for a parent and she was paying no attention. I said, "Hey, someone's kid is throwing sand." She finally came over and told him to stop. It was crazy.
A few minutes later, we left the park and went to dinner at Ruby Tuesday for dinner. We got back to the hotel about 6 p.m. and let Jacob watch the Cars movie, which apparently he has seen so he talked the whole movie. It went off at 8 p.m. or so, and we read books and brushed his teeth. Then, he went to sleep just perfectly in his new Toddler Aerobed. Jeff and I watched a movie on the Ipod Touch in the bathroom for about 30 minutes and then we jumped in bed and watched the rest there. Jacob slept on his new bed until 5:30 this morning, which is about what time he gets up anyway.
Overall, so far, it's been a great trip. We'll be leaving soon for New Port Richey, where my grandparents, as well as my aunt live. Two days/nights there, and on Monday, we head to Orlando. More to come!
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