Disney's Hollywood Studios

Chris, Paula, and Jackson huddling together for warmth.
Jer sure looks like a charmer in this photo! I guess he doesn't like the cold.
Paula, Jackson, and Chris waiting for the car stunt show to start.
Lex gnawing on his binky while waiting for the show to start. He goes through binkies so quickly doing this, and he isn't even teething! Lex always notices Micky Mouse.

Lex zeroed in on this picture of a train at an exhibit. He sat there for a few minutes pointing at it and making his "choo choo!" noise.

We went to DisneyWorld this weekend with Chris, Paula, and Jackson. We don't usually go to Disney this much, but we have to take advantage of the small crowds right now!

We woke up early and piled into the van. We got to the park at about 10:30, and it was COLD! Not just whiny Floridian "It is 60 degrees and I'll act like that is cold weather" cold, it was really cold. We stopped on the way and bought coats for me and Lex since it was so cold. I actually bought a coat for Jer to use in the future since I didn't find anything I would want to wear again.

Luckily, it warmed up as the day went on. We had a great time watching shows and riding the rides. The highlight of my day was riding the Rockin' Rollercoaster with Jer by my side. After several years of riding by myself since Jer is watching Lex, I'd forgotten how fun it is to go on a ride with him!

The video below is of Lex dancing to the High School the Musical 2 pep rally. Jackson, Lex, and I went to see that while everyone else went on that super scary Tower of Terror.

We had a great day!

Indiana Jones Fools

Chris and Jer had both been "extras" at the Indiana Jones show before, but they had never been extras together. So, they sat apart a bit and both yelled loudly so they could be up there with a friend. Paula and I were a bit nervous that one would be chosen, and not the other. Would their friendship be torn apart over jealousy and envy? Would they ever be able to work past this?!?



Anyway, they both yelled very loudly and the "producer" picked them right away. Here is their performance. Paula and I both admitted that our hearts were all aflutter after seeing Jer in a pink muumuu and Chris with some odd red turban on. Be still our hearts!



All joking aside, they were cute up there. Here is the proof.

Disney Daytrip

My friend Andie and her four kids invited Lex and me along for a trip to Magic Kingdom yesterday. Jer had to work, so he couldn't join us. I was pretty nervous about going since that meant we were supposed to meet at 7:00 to start our 2.5 hour drive to Orlando. That is soooooooo early to me! Of course, we were both a few minutes late, but we managed to get to the park early enough.

We had a lot of fun! Lex loved the train and made lots of train noises while we were on it. I went on Space Mountain, and we both went on Buzz Lightyear, the carousel, etc. We saw Lex's beloved "Mickey's Philharmagic" twice. He'd seen it so many times on Youtube, I think he forgot how cool it is to see it in the theater.

The video below is right before we left. Lex was in Pooh's Playful Spot and just couldn't keep himself from getting soaked.

We did lots of fun things and then it was time to go. Andie's kids were so fun to experience the park with. Her little seven year old was so cute as she watched Philharmagic. I've never seen anyone so animated! Speaking of animation (or lack thereof), on the way out of the park, Lex fell asleep in his stroller. He slept most of the way home.

Thanks, Andie! We had a great time!