A Disney Birthday

Tuesday was my birthday so to celebrate we went to DISNEY WORLD! What girl doesn't dream of such a celebration? It was actually pretty busy there, likely because it was the day after a holiday. Yet fun was still had!


It started off interestingly. I was letting the boys run around the Gaston fountain (admittedly not the best idea) while waiting for Sean to grab fast passes (they're trying this new system and it's terrible. We couldn't get fast passes for anything good. Couldn't work the system). Well, there was a gentleman taking a photo, not paying attention and... bumped dash right into the water.

Oy.

I hurried him to bathroom, attempting to dry off his soaked clothing in one of those fast drying hand dryers which are terrible for drying clothing, while Dash whimpers and shivers in the corner. After ten minutes of little progress, a lady comes over and offers us her spare clothing (should have thought to pack that too!). I could NOT believe that. What a generous and kind offer. I got her address so I could mail them back later on. The shorts were a bit large but with pinning and the use of my mom's purse strap, we got them to stay up.

But I tell you, I think of that generous woman all the time. What a magnificent gift to receive on my birthday- I'm touched by her kindness.


I think Grey got to ride on everything we went on. His favorite was probably the Jungle Cruise (though that was his least favorite to wait for. He was one impatient little boy in that line)- he grunted with delight at every bird and every waterfall.


I believe Dash told me his favorite ride was the Pirates of the Caribbean. Afterward, he kept saying "arr, I'm a pirate!"


Liam most enjoyed the Swiss Family Treehouse that you can walk all around. "We're really high, mommy!"


We bought one stroller, which was helpful. Though you always had to park it before getting in line, which meant we didn't get a whole lot of use out of it. All of the adults' arms were really sore by the end of the day- we all did a lot of holding of all the kids.


Here we are on lunch break, having consumed $8 hot dogs that were not worth half that. The kids are just glad not to be in a line.


A Disney employee was blowing bubbles, Dash is on the hunt.


Grey electing to watch his silly brothers instead of giving up his tasty apple to join them.


Everyone loved the Buzz Lightyear game. Dash and Liam got to "stop some aliens!" and Grey deftly steered his parents' car. It should be noted, Sean beat my score bad.


Grey got a little nap in the afternoon. How many can say "I napped at Disney World!"?


During his nap, we went on It's A Small World, which I think Grey would have really liked. We'll just have to go again someday. My parents stayed out with Grey, so they missed the ride as well, which I think my dad was happy about.


After cramming as much as we could into the day, we took our leave. We missed the parade (the one in which I marched once while on a high school trip, la tee da) but, gosh, we needed some dinner!


We had some tasty pizza with a fun balloon guy until Liam drifted off, food in hand. A couple minutes later, Dash sprawled himself over two chairs and closed his eyes. We took that as our sign to go. Now that's a good birthday, party until your kids pass out!