Disney 2013

I'll start off with how the trip ended so as not to end the post on a sour note.

We came home from Disney 8 days after we arrived in Kissimmee, FL and got a flat tire backing into the garage. Seriously. Scott's metal rake had fallen over and we didn't see it. Three punctures later, the tire was flat. And then...at approximately 2 a.m. Buddy Ro comes to our room and tells us that his belly hurts. Then he proceeds to throw up and have diarrhea at the same time in our bathroom. The norovirus slammed him hard, and has put him close to dehydration and complete misery for the past 18 hours. Oh, and Sweet Pea still has a double ear infection.

That's how we ended our Disney vacation. Ugh.

But here's how it started and went -

Of course, the kiddos were diagnosed with RSV three days before we left. Fun times from the get-go. But when Disney has been fully paid for there.are.no.cancellations. So off we went! We left at 3 a.m. last Saturday...that's after Sweet Pea woke up at 1:45 screaming that her ear hurt. Awesome. Thankfully, our wonderful pediatrician (and friend!) called in an Rx to Publix right outside our resort. However, Sweet Pea is "resistant" to amoxicillin, and she did not feel 100% the entire time we were there.  Oh yeah, because she came home with the same stinkin' ear infections that she left with. :(

I'm not gonna lie. I was ready to pack everyone's bags and head home on Monday. Disney World is supposed to be the "Happiest Place on Earth," right? Not to sick kids. But we drugged the girl up with Tylenol every 4 hours on the dot, and trekked right along. Between Children's Tylenol and Goofy's Roller Coaster, she managed to have fun! And Tiny Fella was happy as a lark because he was toted around all.day.long.every.single.day.for.a.week. 

While we didn't plan our Disney trip around Buddy Ro's birthday, he did turn 5 while we were there. As a special treat, we stayed in pirate rooms for our own little swashbuckler.

It was 86 degrees in sunny Florida when we arrived, so off to the pool we went!

Tiny fella pulling at his ears because he, too, had a double ear infection. Luckily we left his in FL.

Our first evening at DW, and it was off to eat with Cinderella and her mean step family. Here's our pirate (often mistaken for a prince when his hat was off) and our own Cinderella.

It's crazy to me how much the boy and Cinderella favor one another!

Two pretty princesses. :)

I was amazed at how the characters always stayed, well, in character. Drizella was a hoot! And even Tiny Fella enjoyed her antics.

Sunday was our first official day at Magic Kingdom. We donned our Disney shirts and headed out!

 The rain came about four hours into our first day. Lucky for us, we were prepared!

I can not tell you how many kiddos we saw in similar positions. Hilarious to me that kids can sleep almost anywhere!

This is what Disney exhaustion looks like. 

And that was only after Day 1. ;)