Have I mentioned that I have the best husband in the world? We're going to Disney World on Monday!!! It's kind of a long, convoluted story, I'll do my best. Originally, we were planning on going camping next week at Vogel State Park. Then, in a completely separate conversation we were talking about how camping at Disney World wouldn't be much more expensive than camping in the Georgia mountains. So... we were talking about possibly going to Disney World over Thanksgiving. Scott called Disney today to check the availability over Thanksgiving -- there was none, so he booked next week instead. He was planning on surprising me, but I checked my email where the confirmation was sent before he had an opportunity to intercept it. So, now I know and I can indulge in some good old-fashioned anticipation. As part of my growing excitement I'm going to reminisce a little about our last trip to Disney World.
We went to Disney World in February and had a great time. Most of my favorite pictures from the trip were of Scott and Eli. But, these are three of my favorites of Eli and I. These were taken right at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom. We sat down on a bench with Goofy to take a picture and I put my hand on Goofy's leg and he started talking -- totally surprised. These three pictures show Goofy talking, us reacting, me checking on Eli and then finally a happy pose.
Before we went to Disney World we read up on the internet about how to be successful with a young toddler. One of the things that kept showing up was not to schedule too much, because often for toddlers it's the little things that are important and magical. This is also one of the reasons that I'm excited about camping Fort Wilderness. They have lots of free diversions that are toddler speed: a petting zoo, bike trails, nature trails, pools, a swimming beach, campfires and pony rides. Last time the little magical things for Eli were sprinklers and speakers. Everywhere you go in Disney World there are sprinklers to count and speakers to dance next to and touch.
There were a few other things that made our trip special for a nominal price:
-- Playgrounds. Disney has playgrounds everywhere you look. They were a perfect break from the lines and larger attractions.
-- Downtown Disney. There's no admission price, a playground, a water play area and $2 for a carousel or train ride.
-- First Visit Pin. Disney employees were walking around handing these big buttons out for free. Eli loved his.
Then, of course, there's all the "real" park fun that we had. Eli liked Dumbo the Flying Elephant.
Eli did well in the long lines because his crazy Daddy always makes him smile or make a squishy face (these are some of my very favorite pictures of them.)
His favorite attraction of the trip was The Tomorrowland Indy Speedway (a.k.a. Autopia.) It started to rain after we drove the first time, and Eli just wanted to keep driving. He was kind of scared of the ponchos at first, so he and Scott went on it two more times, pancholess, got soaked but had a great time.
He also really enjoyed Typhoon Lagoon's Ketchakiddee Creek. It was a toddler wonderland. There was sand, fountains, and shallow water pools everywhere, not to mention plenty of speakers to find. He played happily for hours and had an even better time when Mallory from New York showed up.
I can't wait to go back!
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