Our Disney trip, in pictures

 Our first day began with the Magic Kingdom.  Brier finally rode Space Mountain with me and he hated it.  I cried a tear at that thought and then remembered I had another child who would probably love the rides as much as I did.  There's still hope!

Brier actually started feeling really bad the first day.  Turns out he had strep throat and an ear infection, so we called it a day and went to bed early.

We made it back to Magic Kingdom for Day 2 and managed to stay late enough for the fireworks.  Tyler, unfortunately, was out like a light before they began and he slept through the entire show.

Day 3 found us at the Islands of Adventure (part of Universal Studios).  I wouldn't recommend this park if you have children smaller than 12 years old.  This is designed for much older kids, despite having a "Dr Seuss"land.  Brier was too short to ride many of the "good" rides, and it was a $300 waste of money to go for one day.

I would have paid that $300 and then some to check out the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.  WOW, was that place cool.  I totally geeked out and took a bunch of pictures (on the other camera).  Brier and I rode the HP ride and he bought his very own wand (he picked out Voldemort's wand - that explains a lot!) and we even played around with the Gryffindor stuff.  It's cool having a neat last name.

We rode the Dr Seuss rides, we rode the Spiderman 3-D ride, and we even rode the Pterodon Flyers with Tyler in the Jurassic Park area.  Oh yeah, and Jayson thought it would be funny to scare the crap out of our 3 year old by letting the T Rex eat him.  He'll be scarred for life.

 

Needless to say, Tyler was wiped out after three days of no naps.

Day 4 was back to the Disney Parks and we checked out the Animal Kingdom to give ourselves a bit of a rest.  The boys had a great time.

 We did the safari early in the day, and many of the animals were out and about.  What you can't see from this picture is that these giraffes were within 5-10 feet of the car.  Crazy close!  Tyler was so excited!

We played some drums.  Tyler is better at the drums than most 30 year olds I know...

And when you're too little to ride the big rides (by a HALF inch), this is what Mommy buys you to feel better.  Meet Bob, the newest member of our family.  Bob made quite the impression for the remainder of the week.  Oh yeah, and he went EVERYWHERE with us.

Here we are waiting for the Festival of the Lion King - by the way, that was AWESOME.

 We had a character lunch at the Tusker House.  This time Brier wasn't scared of anyone.  Tyler loved seeing Mickey Mouse too!  Sadly, most of those pictures are on the other camera too.

Day 5 was spent at EPCOT!  (or Epplecot, as Tyler called it)  We immediately went and got in line for Soarin' - you feel like you are flying all over the United States.  Jayson said it was his favorite ride of the entire week (he also hasn't ridden Space Mountain... amateurs...).  This is the face Brier makes when I ask him to take his picture.  Cute huh?  A face only a mother could love.

We had fun in the World Showcase, and as always, Norway is our favorite country.  YAR!

Here is my obligatory troll kiss.  I think I have 6 of these now.

 Tyler held on as long as he could and finally took an hour long nap, IN MY ARMS, while we hung out in the American Adventure area. 

Overly caffeinated...

We never got a shot of the whole family - this was as close as I got.

Brier wanted to take this picture all day long because he had seen a picture of Daddy doing this from our first trip.  Tyler will be in the picture next time.

Our last day at the parks was spent at the Hollywood Studios, which turned out to be one of my favorite parks.  We skipped it the first time, but it will definitely be on the list for the next trip.  We had a blast!  Brier even rode the Tower of Terror and the Rockin Roller Coaster with me.  YAY!
 

 Brier got chosen to be in the Jedi Training Academy and this was a shot of him from the training show they did.  He created his own light saber and everything. 

 

Tyler had fun playing on the set props.

All in all, it was a great trip.  We will definitely stay at a Disney resort next time - we won't have a stroller to lug around and the bus system will come in handy.  We also won't bother with Islands of Adventure for quite a while.  We think it will be another 3 years before we go back - I'm already counting down!