We do have night pictures!

They were on Nick's phone.

B- super excited about his Lego Store purchases and his kiddie version of Mommy's pina colada on Day 2 :)

Day 3: We went to Biergarten in Germany for dinner and did some walking around the countries that night.

How Did I Miss This One?

One of my favorites from Day 2.

Disney: Day 3

We headed straight back to the Magic Kingdom to finish up the rides in Fantasyland, and to let B ride Splash Mountain again. He was a little traumatized by the dark in Tower of Terror and Space Mountain, so he started to cry a few times when the little rides got dark. Lawson loved them, the scarier the better! (He did ask for the ride to be over in the Haunted Mansion, but we got stuck on that one for a few minutes.)

While Daddy and Briley headed off to Splash Mountain, Lawson and I waited to meet Woody and Jesse. He loved getting his autograph book signed by the characters. This was a BIG one.



So we love when the kiddos reach what we call "trooper stage". They can survive long busy days without naps and few fits. Don't get me wrong, I love naptime, but I also love being able to run, run, run. Lawson was awesome on the trip without having a nap. However, by day 3, he was running on fumes by lunch time. We decided to take a time out and check out the pool. Lawson lasted about 20 minutes before we headed in for a nap. Briley and Daddy checked out the arcade during nap time.

We went to Epcot that night for more rides, to check out the countries, and to eat dinner, but for the 2nd night in a row I guess I didn't take any night pictures. We were having too much fun!

Disney: Day 2

Day 2 started off at the Polynesian resort with Ohana's breakfast with Lilo and Stitch. The boys were soooo excited. The food was fabulous, the atmosphere was perfect, and the boys loved it. It was by far our favorite meal of the trip. Stitch was a big hit, Pluto ate Lawson, and B surprised us with how much he enjoyed the characters too. When we left, Briley asked if we could eat there everyday. It was great start to our day!

After breakfast, we hopped on the monorail to start our day at the Magic Kingdom.

Lawson tested out an ice cream Mickey.

And B and Daddy headed off to Space Mountain. He loved Splash Mountain, but the darkness of Space Mountain was a little too much. He cried on this one too and didn't want to ride it again. However, now that we are home, it is one of his favorites. He said he'd ride it again when he was 6. Too bad we won't be there when he's 6! We also checked out the Toy Story ride and met up with Buzz Lightyear. Lawson picked out Woody Ears.

Chillin on Aladdin's Magic Carpets.

We went to downtown Disney that night, but I can't find any pictures. Lawson crashed on the bus and slept through most of it. The highlight of the night for Briley was the Lego store. He picked out 2 new Hero Factories, which made him a happy guy.

Disney: Day 1

The big Disney trip was last week. It was such a fabulous vacation with tons of great memories.

We started off bright and early and woke the boys up before the sun came up. They knew we were going to Disney, but they were going to be surprised as to when. It took a few minutes to wake up, but they were squealing with excitement pretty quickly. Here's the first picture of the trip bundled up on the shuttle bus at the airport.

They looked too cute carrying their Lightening suitcases in the airport.

We took the Magical Express to our resort and were quickly off to our first park, Hollywood Studios. B was just a wee bit excited.

Lawson had his first character greeting with Jake from Jake and the Neverland Pirates, and we watched Disney Junior Live.

Briley and Daddy headed off to pick up fast passes for the Tower of Terror, while Lawson and I got seats for the Pixar Pals parade.

If you don't know, Lawson is obsessed with Toy Story, and more specifically Jesse. If he marries a red head, I won't be surprised. When he saw Jesse in the parade, it was like a little girl seeing Justin Beiber. You should have seen him! He was smiling ear to ear, jumping, and hand his little hands balled up under his chin. Jesse saw him and stopped dancing to come give him a big kiss. It was by far the best moment of the trip. We could have packed up and gone home after that!

Next, we headed off to B's first ride... Tower of Terror. He kept asking if I would scream and said he wouldn't. Well after the ride, I asked if he screamed, and he said "I didn't scream, I cried!" We had a Fantasmic dinner package that night, so we went to see the Fantasmic show. It was great!

Between the boys doing so well on the plane ride to the parade and Tower of Terror and the show, it was the perfect start to our trip.

He's Growing Up

I think Nick likes torturing me. He keeps suggesting things to make Lawson grow up a little quicker. It's hard watching your baby grow up. This weekend he decided to get Lawson's full size mattress. Here's the little guy waiting for Daddy to bring it home.

He was so excited for a big bed and went straight to sleep. I had to sneak in that night for a few quick pictures. Of course it was the night when I was too tired to put on cute matching pj's. Nick hasn't seen these, but when I told him that I took some, his response was "Of course you did." He'll be thankful for my camera toting ways one day ;)

He has B's old bedding for now. Since this wasn't planned, I haven't even thought about a new big boy room. Do you see the book on his pillow? We read books before naps and bedtime, and he insists on sleeping with the book that we read. The bed has also been a source of entertainment for the boys. It's taller than B's bed, so they are having fun climbing underneath it. And jumping on it of course. We don't have a no jumping on the bed rule. We're cool like that.

Quirky Little Fellow

Lawson's little personality has been growing and growing lately. Just like his brother, he has always been very outgoing and outspoken. But on the other hand, he's a quiet observer. Lately he's developed a few little habits that have me cracking up on a daily basis. So I thought I'd do a post on all of the quirky habits of our little bit.

1. Toe Jam

By far the funniest and my favorite. Lawson has to take his shoes and socks of constantly to pick out the little fuzzies between his toes. He'll start saying "Uh oh! Sometins happinin' I gotta get my toe jam." He then pulls each and every toe apart to pick the teeny fuzzies. If you offer him your foot, he'll pick your toe jam too. However, don't let him get sand between his toes, because it sends him into full toe jam panic mode.
2. Rain Boots

This is a new one. He just discovered a new (well new to him) pair of rain boots. He's insisted on wearing them everywhere, even in the house although he knows to take shoes off when he comes inside. You'll often find the little guy without his underroos, but on this very day, he managed to loose the underwear yet keep the boots.
3. Climbing

I swear he's part monkey! He climbs on anything that he can find. The pillows are constantly pulled off of the playroom couches because he likes to build mountains to jump on. He never stands by the train table when he plays, he must always sit on it. And he can climb higher on the playground ropes than his big brother.
4. Flower Beds

Where's Lawson? The kid is ALWAYS in a flowerbed or a pile of mulch. I really think he thinks that flowerbeds are sidewalks. When we go shopping, strip malls, restaurants, etc, he always ends up in the flowerbeds. If I can't find him at home??? Look in the flower bed. The other day, we ate lunch outside, and he ate his hotdog behind a bush in the flowerbed.

He loves his big brother/best friend Bri Bri more then I ever thought possible. He's a die hard Momma's Boy. He's as sweet as can be to his friends. He's the cutest little almost 3 year old that I can imagine, and I'm so proud to call him mine.

I think we'll have to do one of these on Briley next!