Magic Kingdom!

Okay, so one of my big dilemmas with blogging is that I never get to posting until like three weeks after the event I'm posting about. For journaling purposes do I date the post the day it actually happened or the day it was posted? Sounds like a perfect segue to inform you that although I am posting this Disney World Vacation today on December 10th, we actually spent four "magical days" (Kurt and I love how the Disney workers are always saying, "Have a magical day!") there November 16th through the 19th.

We started on the carousel, which actually had us all missing Chattanooga and the awesome carousel downtown at Coolidge Park.

I had a mother's sort of hunch that Joshua was not feeling well (I guess it doesn't take a mother or a hunch to detect a hot forehead and fussy baby, but it makes it sound like I'm really in tune with my little guy).

Isabella eagerly tugging the safety bar in great anticipation for Winnie the Pooh and friends. Of course Joshua stayed somewhat calm while in Kurt's arms throughout this ride only to go ballistic later while I was trying to contain him on Peter Pan.

It seems like not so long ago (about a year) that Isabella would request to watch "Bumbo" everyday and we wondered if she would ever move on to another Disney movie? The Princess movies have definitely stolen the hot spot, but Dumbo was her first true love!

This is how vacations work with children and this is definitely a result of Disney vacationing for children and adults alike. We were so thankful for the beautiful November weather and vowed that Disney World in the Summer should only be borne by the really loyal Disney fans. You decide, but we've decided.

The "Barnstormer" was Isabella's first shot at a roller coaster. An experience so enjoyable she requested a second ride. The experience for me is one all too familiar over the last year as Joshua vomited a stage two peas and bananas all over himself and the stroller. Was he too scared by the roaring roller coaster, was he sick, was it reflux? Who knows why, but all the same because it still required a clean-up crew, Mom and Dad.

Isabella wanted to explore this playplace a lot longer than we allowed because Joshua was getting worse by the minute.

This is Joshua after a visit to the First Aid Office to confirm he indeed had a fever. We gave him tylenol, stripped him down to his diaper, and then when the chills set in covered him up and headed for home. The poor thing did not "have a magical day."

The Cinderella Castle aglow was a dream come true for Isabella. She still showed so much concern for Joshua's health admist the dreamland. While sitting in the back seat of the stroller she would reach forward and rub his head while softly singing "lullaby, lullaby" over and over. It is a blessing to witness such sincerity.