I just found this journal entry from our trip to Disney World with Aunt Sharon and Ben. I'm not sure when we took this trip but the pictures are filed in my 2007 file and it had to be around football season...
10:10 AM - We have packed the car, packed the diaper bag, packed the stroller, packed the backpacks and buckled the kids in their seats. We are off to Disney World to introduce Ben to Mickey.
10:11 AM - We have gotten down the street and around the corner, but we are headed back to the house because we have all forgotten to put on deodorant and today's high is 89 degrees.
10:15 AM - Our pits are smelling fresh and we are off again.
10:38 AM - Sharon has to stop at the bank to deposit a check and make a withdrawal. The teller is wearing an Indianapolis Colts jersey (88) and Sharon begins booing him and edging the car forward as if she is going to leave. I'm cheering Peyton. The poor guy is totally confused. We take care of business and head out on to the highway.
11:30 AM - We are here in Disney's organized parking lot. Sharon pulls out the stroller and sets it up. Inside goes the stroller goes the diaper bag, the monkey leash, two pairs of shoes, a towel, some food, extra wipes, a sippy cup, a backpack, and Ben. The girls have their backpacks. We lock the car and start hiking to the tram.
11:50 AM - We are on the tram. Ben has just awakened and isn't sure what is going on. We are on a moving open aired tram with hundreds of strangers. He smiles. His girls are here and that is all that matters.
12:00 PM - We arrive at the ticket booth to the Magic Kingdom. Sharon purchases her ticket and we move through toward the entrance when she suddenly stops and looks down at her feet. She has forgotten to change her shoes. She is wearing her sandals and because of a herniated disc, she needs her sneakers. She pulls Ben out of his stroller, (apparently she doesn't trust us to watch him) tells us to stay put, and heads back to the tram. The girls and I find shade and push the stroller toward it. We wait.
12:20 PM - Sharon and Ben arrive and we decide to take the monorail to the Magic Kingdom. The line is long and we wait and wait for our turn to board.
1:05 PM - We are STILL on the monorail. Turns out we boarded the monorail for Epcot instead of the Magic Kingdom. We are giddy now with laughter and hunger.
1:20 PM - We get off the monorail and walk back into the entrance of the Magic Kingdom where we ask for help. We are directed to the right monorail.
1:30 PM - We have arrived! We are going to eat before we do anything else.
2:00 PM - We have eaten and we are hitting the rides. Ben is enjoying his first experience at Disney World.
7:00 PM - We are heading home. Ben got to get out of his stroller and wander the park attached to his monkey leash. He loved interacting with all of the people in line at the rides. He liked the rides. He was happiest exploring interesting things on the ground like trash. He also liked marching from one square in the walkway to the next square. We think he will want to go again.
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