Magic Kingdom

Thanks to the generosity of a family friend, we were able to go to Disney World this weekend. As you can see from the last post, Diego was thrilled when we surprised him with the news. There were two things that made the day a major success. 1) The weather was overcast, with a few showers in the afternoon, which made the lines very short. The longest line we waited in (for Peter Pan) was 45 minutes. Everything else was 10 to 20 minutes. 2) I didn't bring my other baby...my big nice camera. I just brought a little one that fits in my pocket, which made for a lot less to carry and nothing to worry about when we left our stroller behind. I always insist on carrying that thing around, but being without it made it stress-free and much easier to just be in the moment instead of trying to capture a zillion pictures. That being said, here are a zillion pictures of our day.

Shockingly, this was Diego's favorite ride of the day: We had to go on twice so he could get his fill of driving a racecar. He love love loved it.

Celo liked the driving, too, but had a hard time focusing enough to properly steer.

Here we are on Dumbo. The fact that it was rainy made for an awesome hair day, as you can clearly see. Luckily there was just a light drizzle for a couple of hours and we never even had to get out our ponchos.
Diego and Daddy on Dumbo. Doesn't Daddy look like he's having so much fun? He really was, although all the pictures would make you think otherwise! He's never thrilled when I whip out the camera.

Diego and me on Buzz Light Year. Marcelo and I tied with 153,000 points. Diego got a 9100, and Celo got 100.This was sooo cute to see. Both boys ran up to Mickey and Minnie and gave them huge hugs. Then they switched so they could give the other a big hug.The CarouselHappiest boys on earth right here.Ugh. The teacups. This ride is 100% for the children. Just like It's a Small World. Celo started to get a little nauseous when Marcelo and Diego started spinning it really fast.

At one point, we were waiting in line and some music came on. The boys grabbed on to each other and started dancing. When we were in another line, Celo was holding his dad's hand, and we turned to look at him and saw that with his other hand he was holding a little girl's hand who was in line behind us. That boy is TROUBLE. Best attempt at a family picture while riding the train.
Watching the fireworks. Since Celo's birthday is in July, we always tell him that close to his birthday we'll see fireworks. When the fireworks started at Magic Kingdom Diego yelled out, "Look! I get fireworks on my birthday just like Celo!!" He loved it. Oh and notice that even at Disney, they still spent the day with a car in hand.

This is what they looked like 20 minutes after we got into the car.
And yes, Diego's puppy is wearing underwear.

If you ask Diego what his favorite ride was, he'll say the racecars. If you ask his least favorite, he'll say "Goofy's roller coaster. It was scary." Celo was also pretty terrified on that roller coaster. He bit his lip the whole time trying not to cry. But then as soon as we got off, my little daredevil said, "I wanna go again." He loves to be scared.

The best part of the day was when Diego said to me (more than once), "This is the best birthday party EVER."

It was an awesome day! I really REALLY needed a full day of family fun and lots of smiles. I think I had the most fun out of anyone in our little family.