The happiest place on earth

We had an action packed summer vacation this year that included (naturally) a fun filled trek to the happiest place on earth - Disneyland. Jackson has had a few go rounds at Disney already, but this was Finn's first. (Honestly we would have ditched Finn if we could have but no volunteer babysitters were forthcoming and so we made the most of our family outing.) Jackson's very first ride ever was Pirates of the Caribbean and so he thought it should be Finn's as well. Finn sat very still with very large eyes - I don't think he quite knew what was going on. He got the gist rather quickly.

Jackson was big enough for a little more adventure this year, meeting the 32 inch height requirement, and he got his first taste of Star Tours and Splash Mountain. Jackson, who will tell you Splash Mountain is his favorite ride, had to ride Buzz Lightyear 3 times.

Finn's moment of glory came with the parade. I had accosted front curb seats right along the parade route and Finn in his stroller had never been witness to such amazement. He clapped and bounced and smiled through the whole thing. He was so excited he repeatedly forgot that he was chewing and let goldfish crackers simply fall from his open mouth.






I would like to tell you how we topped off the night with the amazing Fantasmic sky show and fireworks, but Mike made us leave.