Disney Wrap Up

We had a great time at Disney, really we did. It was a bit more stressful than we would have liked though for following reasons.

• Carson on steroids. On average, Carson ate twice as much as he normally did and spent most of his time thinking about food. He ate two child's breakfasts most days and immediately said, "something smells good, when are we gonna eat?" upon entering most parks. At Disney, that adds up to some serious dollars. Paul thinks Carson would have been just as happy at the food court at Tyson's.

• Mom's race. Enough said. I was a little stressed.

• Paul caught a stomach bug on our 2nd to last day there. To try and keep everyone else well, we paid for two rooms on our last night there. Thankfully, no one else got sick.

Some other highlights:

• Carson told Paul that the best part of the trip was riding the Disney buses between parks. He especially liked it when they used the handicap ramp. In case you weren't aware, the bus actually TILTS and it makes a great beeping noise to boot!

• We had a nice visit with our friends the Herrings who came up from Miami. Michelle ran the half marathon and has now officially retired from running.

• We saw our friends the Fishers briefly and Bethany completed the Goofy Challenge. (That's the half marathon on Saturday followed by the full marathon on Sunday!) Way to go!

• Carson finally got enough to eat at dinner at Chef Mickey's in the Contemporary Resort - because it was an all you can eat buffet!

Carson took a moment out from eating to pose at Chef Mickey's!

• A new Disney mystery developed: Carson is no longer afraid of any of the characters he meets - he is now afraid of the Buzz LightYear ride, the Dumbo ride and even the TT railroad! The Country Bear Jamboree and the carousel are more to his liking this visit. Go figure!

And finally, some more pictures:

Luckily, we came across this photo op while on the way to a restaurant to eat.
Otherwise, Carson would have never posed for it.

Francesca and Marina (one of my running buddies) before riding Everest and having their
hair blown all over. Carson was enjoying a pizza somewhere....

The reason we went to Disney in the first place!
Some day, I want other little boys to head to Disney World without leukemia or lymphoma in their lives!!!

-Jennifer