Disney World & Other New News

Since we had sooo many pictures from our recent trip to Florida, I decided to make the most of them and include a few more in this post.

The view from our room at the
Boardwalk Villas.

While this was Sydney’s third Disney trip in her life, there is still much she has yet to experience.  While some of that is due to her age, most of it is actually do to her vertical 'limitedness.'  Unfortunately, she does not meet the 40 inch requirement that may rides require.  So while she is able to go on the coasters built for smaller people, there truly is a whole new world for her to experience…and the Aladdin pun was not intended…FYI.

So, while Sydney was restricted from participating in certain thrill-seeking attractions, the same was actually true for Karen as well.  This had nothing to do with her age (even though she can also act three at times), and it was not due to her height (safe above 40 inches), but had more to do with her width.  That’s not intended as anything mean, but is merely saying that in her ‘condition’ she can't ride anything that jostles, bumps, spins, whizzes, or is otherwise turbulent.  If those weren’t big enough clues for those who do not yet know, Karen is pregnant.

Who wants a turkey leg???

Even though I was on a trip with two girls that were restricted to certain rides, it was a great time.  In fact, it’s actually kind of entertaining seeing how a pregnant lady navigates Disney World.  For two days straight, Karen kept saying, “I just gotta get one of those jumbo turkey leg.”  Every time we passed a turkey leg stand, and even often when we didn’t, she kept insisting she needed to get one.  I’ve heard of many cravings, but never “I need a jumbo Disney turkey leg.”  It gave me flashes back to the show ‘When Animals Attack,’ or ‘When Good Pets Go Bad.'  Cravings should be taken seriously, and desires of pregnant women should not be taken lightly.  There’s no warning, and the wake of destruction from unheeded requests can be similar to that of a hurricane.  I made sure to keep all of my fingers at least two feet from the devouring of carnage.  Lesson of the story, don’t get in the way of a prego lady and her turkey, or deprive her of it.  You might not be able to tell from the picture, but this thing could actually feed a family of five.

We are expecting the (now size of a bell pepper) kiddo to come in late October.  We have no idea of gender, but we’re going to wait until it comes out to know what it is.  Haha…I’m only kidding.  If you know us, you know there’s no chance of that.  We’ll actually find out next week.  Well, that’s it for now.

Replica of Doge's Palace (Venice)
at night.

 

I hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday weekend!!!

Land to World!

What could be bigger and better than Disneyland?  Well, the answer to that question just might be Disney World.  Forty-six square miles of unbridled fun, entertainment, and food that would satisfy any palette.

All in all, this Disney trip represents Sydney's third trip in her young three years (two to Disneyland and now one to Disney World). With an average trip of one per year...she is already a tamer of the Tea Cups, a connoisseur of the Carousel, and a master of the Main St. Electrical Parade.  She exhibits a mastery of the 'fast pass', and keen intellect of which line to get in (the left one is usually best).

Nana from Montana joined this jaunt to the most south-eastern part of the country.  Donna, being the trooper she is, battled through the Aerosmith Ride.  With one full inversion and two cork-screw turns, she took it like a theme-park champion.  Joe couldn't in good faith encourage her onto the 'Tower of Terror' after that.  She did enjoy other attractions, but she'll have to return to enjoy some of the attractions she couldn't fully appreciate in her flu-induced state.



Hello Bruce!

Karen got to hit some of the great rides, such as Soar'n Over California, but she had to be careful about some of the real 'thrill rides.'  I'll leave you to determine why.  But I'll just give a hint by saying that it's to protect a fetus that is due in October, but that is only a small hint that I'll give.

As for the trip itself, we saw parades, fireworks, theatrical plays (The Lion King), and more than the average human will experience in a lifetime.  It was a great seven days, but it could have easily been doubled to fourteen days.  We could only hope for that many days to experience the wonders, but that will have to wait for another time.  Until then, please enjoy the few pictures that we have to share.

The Castle at night.

We enjoyed EPCOT, and we enjoyed the Magic Kingdom.  We experienced Animal Kingdom, and put our energy into Hollywood Studios.  They were all great in their own ways.

The last picture shows our new home away from home.  That's right, we are new DVC members.  The picture is from the 'Boardwalk Villas,' our new home when we're not in Washington State.  It was a great place to live in for a week.  We were lucky to experience live boardwalk games right outside of our room at night, and it was just a great atmosphere in general.  We'll miss this home, but we hope to return soon!!!  Until our next trip....

Supervising two kids in the airport
on the last day...

The Boardwalk Villas.