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| Family picture at Epcot |
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| Mimi, Grandy, and the boys |
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| Sweet brothers |
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| Connor getting his pirate name, Chris Warloather |
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| Weston was named Ned Coalflint again |
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| Boys really excited about becoming pirates |
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| Connor getting his skeleton paint on |
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| Weston getting his black beard on |
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| Posing in a pic with Jack Sparrow, Connor's a little nervous |
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| Weston asking Captain Sparrow, "Do you steal the treasure?" |
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| Sparrow's reply was, "It's a little complicated..." |
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| Connor proud of his new look |
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| Ned Coalflint & Chris Warloather ready to take on "bad pirates" |
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| Connor in full character |
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| James & Daddy on the safari at Animal Kingdom |
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| Weston wearing his pirate accessories another day |
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| Family pic in front of the Tree of Life |
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| Grandy, Mimi, & the boys |
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| Our last night at the Magic Kingdom |
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| The Kingdom entrance all decorated for Christmas |
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| Weston with his Mimi & Grandy |
The week before Thanksgiving, Will and I surprised the boys with a trip to Disney World. We threw them in the car on a Saturday morning, telling them we had to drive to a meeting for Mommy (which wasn't a lie, because I attended a conference in Orlando later that week). We had a flat tire an hour and a half into our trip, somewhere in rural Alabama. Thank goodness there was a Wal-Mart tire service place nearby. The boys walked around the toy aisles of Wal-Mart picking out things for their Christmas list as we waited. Back on the road again, we were about two or so hours from Orlando before Will and I revealed the big surprise. We handed Weston a card to read to Connor, telling them both that we were taking them to Disney World for an early Christmas present. Weston didn't believe us at first when we told him, "We're going there right now!"
We stayed at the Sheraton Vistana Villages Resort for 8 nights. We spent 4 days in the parks with Mimi & Grandy, then I went to the ASHA convention the last few days of our trip. While in the parks, Connor got to experience the Pirate's League for the first time. He had a blast! Weston was really excited to meet Captain Jack Sparrow. James was a happy little camper, going through all the parks with us, and missing naps here and there. He even took his very first steps one night in the living room of the condo. Another night before dinner with Mimi and Grandy, we got the call from the doctor's office with results from the panoramic prenatal screen. We found out that we were going to have a baby girl. The boys were really excited about getting a baby sister.
It was so pretty to see Disney World all decorated for Christmas. We all had a fun time, and the boys are already saying, "when we come back to Disney World next year..."
