The Mouse's House
Last week we visited "The Mouse" at Walt Disney World. Our first family vacation! Yes, it's true Luke will not remember any of it, but really it was more for us than him. We flew out on Sunday and met my family and friends the Imhoff family for a few "magical" days in the happiest place on earth! We returned Friday, exhausted, but we really had a wonderful time! Here are a few pictures that chronicle our adventure...
Here we are moments before boarding the plane. I was a little nervous about how Luke would do on the flight. To our delight(and that of everyone else around us) he did great! On the way out he was awake for most of the two hour flight but content to play and talk. Flying home he slept for almost the entire ride. Overall it was successful and much easier on us than driving.
Luke and the pilot. Are we perhaps seeing a bit of foreshadowing in our son's life?
On Monday we went to Epcot. We rode the environmental boat tour, walked through "the world", and ate lunch at the English pub "Rose and Crown." It was a fun way to start our trip.
Luke wore his sun hat for our entire vacation...I was very careful about exposing his fair skin to the hot Florida sun.
The Imhoff Family (Lindsey, Paul, Tyler, and Melissa) posing with Pooh and friends.
Getting ready to eat yummy shepherd's pie for lunch.
After our first day on vacation we put Luke in his p.j.' s and went out for ice cream at Ghirardelli's in Downtown Disney. Luke didn't actually eat any ice cream, but he did get a little bite of banana from our banana split. He'll have to wait until our next vacation for ice cream...
Luke sampling banana (no ice cream), his very favorite food.
Enjoying our evening out.
Tuesday we headed to the Magic Kingdom bright and early at 8 AM. Here Kate and I are riding Dumbo. You can see Cinderella's castle in the background.
Luke wearing his very first mouse ears.
Everyone else wearing Luke's mouse ears...
Waiting for the next ride.
The Jungle Cruise
Luke's first time swimming!
Wednesday we went to the Animal Kingdom. It was HOT, HOT, HOT that day! We rode just a few rides, watched the Lion King, and ate lunch before heading back to the hotel room during a huge Florida down pour. It cleared up later in the evening and we were able to head back out to Epcot for the the evening show.
On vacation Luke perfected sitting all by himself. He is so proud of his new skill!
Thursday we went to a character breakfast and spent the day at Hollywood Studios. We had hoped to have breakfast with Minnie and Mickey or Pooh and Tigger but by the time I made this reservation the only breakfast open was with Jojo's Circus. Since Luke is only 6 months old and not into Saturday morning cartoons (we are still rookies as parents) I have no idea who Jojo is but apparently there is a lion in the circus because we took a picture with one!
Luke is waking up from his morning stroller nap. We LOVED our cool new stroller on vacation. I especially liked the huge napper canopy and UVB shade. I think Zooper should start compensating me for all the advertising I've been doing for them!!
The newest ride at Hollywood Studios is "Toy Story." It was so much fun! You compete with your ride partner in 3-D carnival games. Kate was tough competition!
On our very last day we stopped to take a few pictures in front of our hotel. We had a fun trip and look forward to going back in a few years and experiencing Disney from Luke's perspective!
Watching the marching band.
