I'm writing this post from my dad's house in Florida. I really just wanted to break up our vacation into smaller portions, especially since it is quite front heavy. The drive here went pretty well, although I'll admit to getting a bit of a bumpy start. In all, it was a 15-hour drive (that leaves about 2 hours of stop time since Yahoo Maps gives a drive time of 13 hours). The kids did really great! And for all of you out there curious if the Dramamine helped Clara this trip (oh how she gets carsick)... YES!! A big thanks to all the parents who tipped me off on that little miracle worker... how I wished I had known about it sooner. We arrived here at 9:39pm (leaving the house at 6:22am) and put the kids right to bed. Following that marathon drive, we pretty much rested up all weekend. Unfortunately, what I forgot to mention was that both Clara and Lucas were sick. Clara complained of an earache at 1:00am the morning we were leaving and I figured we would have her checked out once we got here. She says it feels much better, but still hurts. Lucas came home from preschool on Wednesday with a fever and a cough. The fever eventually went away two days later, but the cough definitely got worse. In fact, the second night we were here, many times during the night he woke up in these coughing/screaming fits. It was terrible. Jason ended up sleeping in the bed with Lucas for the next couple of nights, while Clara slept with me. It just didn't seem fair to leave her in the room with Lucas and not let her get a good night's sleep. Honestly, we were starting to worry that Lucas wouldn't be well enough by Monday when we planned to take them to Walt Disney World.
Which then brings me to Monday... our day at the Magic Kingdom: "Where Dreams Comes True." I've been so anxious about this day for months... ever since we told Clara we were going and she insisted that when we got there, she was going to turn into a fairy... her one true wish. There was a fairy meet and greet, for which we waited in line over an hour. It was funny... the guide met us at the door and told us that we were now shrunk down to pixie-size and Clara's eyes got huge, she was so excited. Then we went and met three of the Disney fairies (for those interested... they were Tinkerbell, Iridessa, and Rosetta). I took lots of pictures. Then many hours later, in the car leaving the park, Clara informs us that it was all just pretend and that they were not real fairies at all, just people in costumes. The girl is crazy intuitive! Ok... the one bad thing - Eli started getting what Lucas had (so all day at the park, he was running a fever, and gross as this is, he even threw up in line and all over me waiting for one of the rides). Aside from all the above... what a great day it was!! We all had a such a wonderful time, yes... even Eli. Roseann, a dear family friend and her two boys acted as our personal tour guide, making sure we hit all the good rides and providing a bit of comfort and familiarity in a situation that could have had us floundering. Roseann's boys made sure that all the roller coasters were points of interest... they even got Clara to ride a few of them. Lucas loved the trains and Eli just enjoyed looking around at everything (when he wasn't asleep). The Haunted Mansion was a bit scary for Lucas (he was so worried that a ghost was really going to follow us home), but all three kids were fascinated by the It's A Small World ride.
And finally, this vacation hasn't been all sunshine and roses. As some of you are aware, I had a bit of an emotional stumble Sunday night, but this blog isn't really the place for that. Let's just keep good thoughts and hope all that is behind us and that the rest of the week is a wonderful visit for all of us!
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