DISNEY VACATION!!!

warning: this post is very long with LOTS of pictures



We just got back from a fabulous trip to Disney World- My parents booked a tripe including hotel, park passes, and a meal plan. All we had to do was get there and enjoy

Going into this trip we were excited to go away, but half dreaded it because who knew how it would go with a 4.5 month old. Well- Brooks was AMAZING. Seriously- he was such a trooper and seemed to have a great time.

SUNDAY 11/1- PLANE & BOAT RIDE
On Sunday B had his first flight. He did great- he slept for the first hour, then was up and played for about another hour, then slept for the end. He was an angel. Eric upgraded us for $60 to business class- business class made having a lap infant (that I needed to nurse) sooo much easier.
Sunday evening my parents rented out a private boat and we took a ride out around the Bay to see the different resorts, the light show, and the Magic Kingdom Fireworks. It was a lot of fun- I was worried about being 'stuck' on a boat at 9pm with Brooks, but he just slept and watched. (although he did HATE the life jacket).

In his first class seat! (notice- he has *wings* pinned on him)


Family Picture on the boat

Wearing the life jacket- at first he was confused, then he let us know he was not a fan.
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MONDAY 11/2: POOL & HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

We took Brooks for his first swim in a pool- he did great and even I thought the water was cold- but he seemed to enjoy it. Once he swam and got a morning nap in, we headed to Hollywood Studios (formerly MGM) to meet up with the rest of my family who had headed over earlier in the day. We went and saw The Little Mermaid - B liked some parts, but was not a fan of the volume and getting sprayed. We also went to see Beauty and the Beast- he LOVED watching this. Then we headed over to the Brown Derby and had dinner before we went to see the show Fantasmic. Brooks slept during dinner- passed out from a long day. Lastly, my mom watched B while we hit up the Aerosmith rollercoaster- 0-60 in 3 seconds!











TUES 11/3: MAGIC KINGDOM & EPCOT

On Wednesday we headed to the MagicKingdom. We actually got to take B on a few rides!!! So now he can say- his first ride ever was Dumbo. He also did the carousel and walked around. He did great here- the only thing he didn't like was the train whistle.
We then headed over to Epcot- which was having a food & wine festival. It was so fun walking through the different countries and having little 'tapas', or snacks, at each. This was the night of B's only big meltdown- it was a long day and pretty late (we went for the light show at 9pm). He did fall asleep after about 30-45 minutes of soothing. He must have really been out because he slept through the fireworks.















Deceptive shot in Epcot before the meltdown happened :)


WED 11/4: POOL & ANIMAL KINGDOM


Wednesday we hit the pool again in the morning, then headed to the Animal Kingdom in the afternoon. I cannot wait to take him here in 3-4 more years- it has a dinoland that little boys would LOVE. This is where we also found lots of characters to meet. The parade at this park was my favorite- if you have ever seen The Lion King the musical- it was like that with costumes- amazing!
Wed night we went out for a nice dinner with everyone at Disney's Boardwalk. B started to fuss but Grandpa got him to sleep and it was a fantastic meal






3 goofy guys!


watching the parade

watching a magic show at the boardwalk with daddy



Thurs 11/5: Sea World & heading home
Thursday we went to Sea World. B loved looking at the animals up close and in the aquarium. We saw Shamu, fed dolphins, & fed stingrays. As you can tell- I think this was B's favorite park- he was smiley all day. After Sea World we had about 2 hrs to kill before going to the airports so hung out by the pool and I had a vacation daiquiri. B was so exhausted that he fell asleep at 5:30. He woke up for about 40 minutes when we boarded, then passed back out until 4am sleeping through the ride home, landing, baggage claim, etc.

Sea World














And now we are home and very thankful for a weekend to recuperatw. Vacation was fun but EXHAUSTING. Doing parks daily and waking up 2 times a night with a baby is very tiring. He didn't sleep well there I think b/c he was so distracted during the day, he didn't eat as much and needed to make up for it at night.