Dinseyworld!

Orlando was a blast. We packed 10 people into a 1000 sq ft unit on the Disneyworld campus to maximize time at the parks. Surprisingly, there was only one recorded illness requiring a visit to urgent care, and powerful antibiotics wiped that out quick. We hit the Magic kingdom, Animal kingdom, Hollywood studios, and Epcot and got to see all the usual characters. Although we took no part in the Tower of Terror, we did take both kids through the Haunted Mansion, let them drive race cars, and send them through hyperspace with Darth Vader in hot pursuit. If you see the unhappy painted face below, don't worry, behind the makeup was all joy; he just didn't want to mess up the face paint in any way before he was able to properly scare his little sister.

Holidays and Birthdays

Christmas and birthday season treated the kids well again this year. Santa once again added to the impressive supply of costumes, which are always winners. Quickly after that we celebrated the dude's 6th birthday. This appears to be the perfect age to pack a group of kindergartners into a Lifetime Fitness gym and give them free reign for several hours. Thank goodness we had enough sugar to eat so they could keep their energy levels.