So day one of vacation was a wash... more like a bitter cold shower. Nonetheless it is over and today is the first official day of vacation. There is no more traveling... well almost none. The kids are exhausted from the trip the day before and slept in which was a nice treat. We sat down to a nice breakfast and when I ask the kids what they want to do first I get an answer I didn't quite expect. "We want to go to the Lego store!"
What the what?! The Lego store? We have one of those in New Jersey! However if that is what they want to do then that is what we will do. To get to the Lego store we have to take a ferry to Downtown Disney. The weather is beautiful. A sunny 70 degrees. The boat ride is short and pleasant. We arrive in Downtown Disney and stop at the "Sweet Shop". The kids enjoy some chocolate Mickey ears as we walk a good mile or so to the Lego store when the bright sky turns grey. And before we can find shelter it starts to rain. No I take that back... it starts to pour! I run with two kids in the double stroller as Aidan trails behind with his dad. We make it to the Lego store... wet... with children looking like pigs that just enjoyed a mud bath. Yes wet children covered in melted chocolate squealing with excitement resemble pigs that just enjoyed a good roll in the mud. They may be shamefully messy but they are happy... so who cares? A handful of people that gave me sideways glances that's who.
The boys get their Lego's and finally we are going to The Magic Kingdom. But not before we take yet another magical bus. And then a magical monorail. All of that was exhausting... so exhausting Seark has fallen asleep. It is at this time I will note that we specifically took this trip to Disney World because Seark has been begging to come here. Every. Single. Time. A commercial for Disney World has come on TV (which is a lot when all you watch is the Disney Channel) Seark would get wide eyed and say "You gonna take me there right mama? Please take Searkie to the Mickey castle!" I mean really who could resist that?
So finally here we are at Mickey's castle and my Searkie is conked out. Can not be woken. I tried. So I figure we will walk around for a little while and surely Seark will wake up. Maybe this will even work out well. Aidan will have time to go on the rides that he wants to and do something's that Seark is not big enough for yet while Seark takes this little cat nap. That little cat nap lasted about 5 hours. We spent the entire day at The Magic Kingdom while Seark slept soundly in the stroller. As we left the park for our dinner reservations I had to wake Seark so that we could fold the stroller before we got on the bus.
"Come on Searkie you have to get up. Mommy will hold you."
Seark stretches and yawns and barely opens his eyes. I lift him out of the stroller and he finally wakes up.
"Are you hungry buddy we are going to get dinner now."
"And then we are going to Disney World?!"
"Yes baby and then we are going to Disney World."
I didn't have the heart to tell him that we had been there all day while he slept. Thankfully we had tickets to the Mickey's Christmas Party that night and we were actually going back to the park after dinner.
Dinner... dinner at Disney is kind of like eating Burger King every night but in a fancy place with a very slow waiter. The food is crappy but your seated at a lovely table with a waiter that's name tag might as well read "my name is: I HATE MY JOB" that moves as if there are no screaming children with you. We all take turns staying in the lobby with Rylan who turns into a tiny beast when he sees a high chair. After 2 stressful hours with my 13 month old exorcist dinner is done and we leave for Mickey's Christmas Party. We get to the park just as the light show on the castle is beginning. Seark is lost in this spectacle of lights... but not for long. Aidan has seen this all before and apparently a time too many and is already complaining that he doesn't want to watch the light show or the fireworks or the Christmas Parade. He just wants to go on the rides. I hold Seark who is unaffected by his brothers foul mood on my hip while my arms begin to burn and my back aches. Seark is a lot heavier than I thought and holding for 20 minutes is starting to feel impossible. I hand him off to his dad as I glance over at misery sitting on the curb. Rylan is also getting restless at this point so I decide to take him out of the stroller. As I do this the stroller flips over as the back is being weighted down by all the crap we have with us... baby bag, legos, extra clothes and jackets.... the list goes on!
After the Christmas festivities are over we take Aidan over to the rides he has been sulking about for the last half hour. As we walk we come upon Minnie Mouse. Seark entire face lit up! There it was... his magic moment.. the reason you endure this kind of torture... the priceless look on the face of your three year old that absolutely makes your heart melt. We get on the surprisingly not so long to get Seark's picture taken with Minnie Mouse. In about 20 minutes time we are at the front of the line. Seark is next to meet the mouse and he is just bursting with excitement. He takes one step toward her when a Disney employee cuts him off.
"Sorry guys it is time for Minnie to go back her cookies. She will be back for more pictures shortly."
Are you fucking kidding me... I did not say it out loud although I certainly contemplated dropping the f bomb in a line full of toddlers... but I did ask...
How long does it take for Minnie to bake her cookies?
Not too long. But remember she needs enough for everyone in the park tonight and there are thousands of people here.
Ball park it.
Not long at all.
Awesome. So we wait some more while Minnie goes to "bake her cookies". Seark is looking confused but not terribly disappointed. After about 10 minutes Minnie returns and we are first in line to see her. It was one of my favorite vacation moments. Seeing Seark approach Minnie was like spying on a teenager on a very awkward first date. He hesitantly went to hug her or feel her up I am not sure... then he decided to just go for it and kissed her. He stood there holding Minnie Mouse as if they were the only two in the park... and it was just about the cutest thing I had ever witnessed. Of course I got plenty of pictures to black mail him with when he is older and not so into Minnie Mouse anymore.
All in all it was a great day and there are still 4 more to come.
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