I don't want to sound so melodramatic here....but honestly the Topolskis don't have any luck when it comes to going to Disney World. Last year when we arrived, Florida was setting records for weather....the coldest weather Orlando has probably ever seen (OK, this is probably an exaggeration, but seriously it was so cold we never took off our winter coats, hats and mitts). So, we figured when we booked our trip this year, the weather had to be in check. The weather was lovely, perfect temperature to be at a theme park. It was just everything else that didn't go our way. I do have to say however, we will be booking again next year. Three times a charm, right?
There were a couple of glitches we had along the way and I don't want to go into all the details, but my poor husband was admitted to hospital and then under went surgery. How could this not put a damper on our vacation? Luckily, Jerry is fine and healing well and thank goodness we were travelling with another family who helped us out so much. We managed to have four fabulous days at Disney before Jerry was hospitalized and a few days after as we stayed in Florida a bit longer so Jerry could recover. 
Truman's favourite park again this year was Magic Kingdom, but he had a new favourite ride "Buzz Lightyear". In fact, I started to enjoy the ride a lot too...how could I not enjoy trying to improve my score and defeat the evil Zurg. I think we went on this ride at least 20 times or more, Truman could not get enough. Truman loved the Mickey roller coaster ride so, I thought I would take him on Thunder Mountain. Oops! It was a little too fast for him. If you ask him what rides he liked best, he will say all of them, except Thunder Mountain! 
Most days, we would go to a theme park in the morning and then either stay in the room for the afternoon while Oliver napped, or I would take Truman to Epcot since it was walking distance from our hotel. It was nice having the one on one time with Truman and he seemed to really enjoy it too. The only theme park we didn't quite understand was Hollywood Studios...we spent about a half hour there one morning and left for Epcot. I think it may be more interesting to older children???
Oliver became such a toddler on this trip. His favourite word was "walk" as he rarely wanted to stay in the stroller or in my arms. He wanted to walk with the other big boys and be in on the action. He loved the rides (especially Dumbo and the Magic Carpet). He also became infatuated with Rebecca. He wanted to hold her hand when they walked or be carried by her. Oliver was amazing on both flights (although he refused to sleep). He is becoming very proficient in letting us know what he wants. Let me tell you, my boy has a stubborn streak no matter how sweet he can be!
We are happy to be home and we are looking forward to a (more) magical Disney trip next year! Who's in?
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