It was just yesterday that Spencer was barely the size of a football and could be carried that way. Now, he is as tall as I am and is now eligible to drive. When did all this happen? I didn't even blink....
We took off after school on October 20th for a weekend of fun and celebration at Walt Disney World. Me, Huey, Spencer, Connor, Mikayla, and Spencer's buddy, Christian, loaded up the truck and headed to Orlando. This was our first stay at our vacation club resort, Saratoga Springs, so there was that added excitement, too. The two bedroom townhouse was perfect as we could play, swim, cook, and veg out at the house. Friday night we ate (and ate, and ate) at the ESPN Sports Club on the Boardwalk. We bought Disney's meal plan which gives you a HUGE allotment of food. (BTW, unless you eat like Shaquille O'Neal, you may want to skip the meal plan as not even the 3 hungry boys could eat it all).
Saturday, we were up early and headed to the Magic Kingdom. We hit Buzz Lightyear, Space Mountain, Stitch, the Orbitors and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority all before 10:15am. Waits were light, so we made the most of it. Then, off to Mickey's Philharmagic, Goofy's Barnstormer, and the Haunted Mansion (we ended up with the short, squatty ghost and the tall, emaciated ghost following us home). Thunder Mountain Railroad was the next plan. We all loved it, but Christian definitely looked a little pale. Now, he rode Space Mountain earlier and was fine. However, Space Mountain is dark on the inside, so if he was pale then, he was disguised. Anyway, Christian said Thunder Mountain was okay, but he didn't need to go again. (Mikayla's presence allows us to do baby swap which means the boys get 2 rides for the wait of 1). And, of course, we had to check out the revamped Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Captain Barbosa & Davy Jones appear once while Jack Sparrow appears 3 times. Very cool. (And yes, we know...no flash photography).
That afternoon we crashed for a while at the resort house before heading to Downtown Disney for some shopping and food. The Earl of Sandwich is a cool place to chow. The Lego Store is really wild. It has a huge dragon in the lake made out of Legos. There are also life sized tourists made out of legos along with Bionicles and dragons.
Sunday morning the boys took a quick dip in the pool, and then we headed for home. We had to pit stop at Toys R Us as Spencer received many generous cash presents that he felt compelled to spend. A Nintendo DS Lite and some games rounded out the weekend. Sunday night, we had the annual Sherouse Chocolate Cake and candles to punctuate the celebration.
Spencer, we love you. You, Connor, & Mikayla bring joy and focus to our lives. We cherish every moment with each of you...please remember that even when we are a little blurry eyed and exhausted. Happy Birthday, Kiddo! You are awesome!
P.S. The boys received their first report cards of the year. Spencer made A/B Honor Roll and Connor made A/B Honor Roll (all As and 1 B). Wow! Looks and brains, too! We couldn't be prouder of you both!
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Wow, what a great birthday. Glad to see all is well with the Registers. We miss you & hope to see you soon.
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