David's sister Sharon is working at Disney World this semester and was able to get us in free, as well as get us an amazing discount on a resort. When we found incredibly cheap airfare, we figured we'd be dumb NOT to go, right?? So we planned it for the only free time David has this semester which happened to fall right over Halloween weekend. I was pretty happy about that since Rhys isn't old enough yet to appreciate a traditional Halloween, and it wasn't going to feel the same anyway this year without our family. We donned mouse ears instead of costumes and spent Halloween day in the Magic Kingdom (I also drew a Jack Skellington face on Rhys's orange onesie- it was pretty darn cute). 
David's brother Matt flew out from Utah to join us since we had a bed to spare. We were really happy to spend time with some family again, especially Rhys. He had so much fun with his Aunt and Uncle that it made me really sad again about living so far from everyone! I think it settled our resolve to find a way to go back to Utah for the summers...we'll see!
All in all, it was an awesome vacation. Rhys loved every minute of it, and was able to go on almost everything with us (plus since we had Sharon and Matt, we were able to do ride swap for the big rides so we didn't miss out on anything). His favorite rides were Pirates of the Caribbean, Peter Pan, Finding Nemo, and the African Safari, and he loved Fantasmic, the Indiana Jones stunt show, and anything else with fire and explosions. He also learned to growl somewhere along the way (I'm looking at you Sharon) and hasn't stopped doing it since. When I go in to get him from a nap, he growls. When we meet a new friend at the store or the park, he growls. It's actually pretty cute, but we'll see how long the novelty lasts.
Thanks to Sharon for the awesome hookup, and thanks to both her and Matt for making it so much fun for all of us (and for giving David and I some time to ourselves- the hot tub was HEAVEN!!)
5 comments:
I love fun cheap vacations! What a great experience. It is definitely hard to be away from family when there are holidays and family get-togethers going on all over. We have enjoyed coming up with some of our own traditions, but it is not the same.
I think that sounds like the most wonderful vacation! That's like a dream for us . . . and you know me, never been to any Disney attraction in my 28 years (Heather gasps!), but someday, my dear Heather, we will go. It sounds like you had so much fun. And that little Rhys has the best cheeks I've ever seen. I just want to slurp them off! Well, not off . . .
For some reason, I didn't get a notification of this blog. When you asked me if I'd seen the picture of Rhys in his mouse ears, I was bugged that you hadn't shared.
I wish I could have made it down there to join you. That would have been a blast. In the meantime, I'll have fun at Disneyland this weekend, and wish you were there with me.
Oh my goodness, Rhys is so cute! I love his big eyes and his chubby cheeks in the picture.
And you are totally right about having a name no one can pronounce. I had no idea that it would be so hard for people to get it right.
By the way we are planning on making a trip into the city to look at the Christams lights early December. Maybe we can meet.
Rhys is the cutest!!! I love the shirt! Looks like fun!
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