Our last "park" day was the a choice. We all split up and made a decision of where we wanted to go. Doak and most of his family just chilled and swam at the house. Kyle and his family hit another waterpark. Mom Mom and Dad Dad went to Epcot
, and my family...plus Courtney decided to go back to Magic Kingdom
.
We were so excited Courtney chose to go with us!! We are ALWAYS excited to have Courtney with us because, well, I've always considered her part mine since I got to live with her when she was three, but we were double excited because it happened to be her 17th birthday! We headed into the park, got her birthday button
and the fun began! Every time we walked by a cast member who saw her button, they would say, "Happy birthday, Courtney!" I LOVED it.
It was so much easier treking through the park with five instead of 16, and it also moved a lot faster. As the kids and I got a stroller, Joey headed out to get us Fastpasses to Space Mountain. We met him at Buzz
to start our day. Then we hit Winnie the Pooh (Blaine's favorite is Tigger, remember?) and Peter Pan. It wasn't yet time for our Fastpasses, though, so we decided to do the Haunted Mansion. We hadn't done it the first pass through because Blaine isn't too keen on scary. Michael and Courtney
had done it, and Court convinced Blaine he would like it. He did!
Although he was a little leery when we first went in, he did great. I'm not sure if he was asking a question or just assuring himself, but he kept saying, "None of this is real, huh?" His eyes also seemed a little different, and when I touched him, he was BURNING UP! I asked him if he felt bad, but he said he just had a headache. I asked him if he wanted to just head back to the house, and he said, NO!
So while Joey went to get us a Fastpass to Space Mountain, the kids and I set out to find Blaine some Motrin. Can you believe at Disney World Magic Kingdom, the place for kids, there is no CHILDREN'S Motrin?!? So my little boy had to swallow a big pill. And he did it like it was nothing! No complaining, no worrying, just did it. In fact, then he wanted to do it again and again. And he wanted me to MAKE his sister do it, which, for the record, would have been a disaster.
Then it was time for our Space Mountain
Then lunch.
Blaine was a real trooper, even doing the robot with his sister in lines
but his fever just wouldn't break, and he was fading pretty fast. So after riding his two favorites, Splash Mountain and Thunder Railroad,
we decided we'd better head home.
As we headed out of the park, right by the front entrace, was...guess who?! Tigger! As bad as he felt, he HAD to stop and see him. He also changed out of his shirt into his Tigger shirt we had bought him that day, along with his stuffed Tigger,
because he wanted the real Tigger to see them. So our last stop before leaving Disney World was to Blaine's beloved
. And guess who Tigger had a crush on??
My kids thought that was pretty funny!
Then we went to meet up with Dad Dad and Mom Mom and headed back to the house. Blaine really didn't feel good the rest of the night, and even fell asleep in the bathtub. He had chills but wsa burning up. After he fell asleep, though, I pulled the covers off of him
and put cool washrags on his back and face. His fever didn't break until about 5:30 a.m. the next morning, right before we left, but he did great on the trip home.
and the kids loved it!
, while the boys saw Despicable Me. It was a nice, slow-paced weekend.
the LONG security line, and getting to our gate, we didn't even have time to say goodbye to the others! We just got on the plane
Thank you Dad Dad and Mom Mom for taking us on a wonderful vacation, and thank you Lord for keeping us safe!
that the kids LOVED!! The girls used the theater side of it for more than just movies, too. They put on their own show
, which, honestly, I will not brag about (I suck as a mother). They enjoyed themselves, though, and so it was worth the 
cooking
eating
watching the boys do dishes and sweep
playing babies
having ice cream
racing remote control cars in the street
having
birthdays
and just relaxing! (I think that may be the longest sentence I've ever concocted...maybe even the longest one I've seen, even as a court reporter!)
, and my family...plus Courtney decided to go back to Magic Kingdom
. 
and the fun began! Every time we walked by a cast member who saw her button, they would say, "Happy birthday, Courtney!" I LOVED it.
to start our day. Then we hit Winnie the Pooh (Blaine's favorite is Tigger, remember?) and Peter Pan. It wasn't yet time for our Fastpasses, though, so we decided to do the Haunted Mansion. We hadn't done it the first pass through because Blaine isn't too keen on scary. Michael and Courtney had done it, and Court convinced Blaine he would like it. He did! 
Although he was a little leery when we first went in, he did great. I'm not sure if he was asking a question or just assuring himself, but he kept saying, "None of this is real, huh?" His eyes also seemed a little different, and when I touched him, he was BURNING UP! I asked him if he felt bad, but he said he just had a headache. I asked him if he wanted to just head back to the house, and he said, NO!
Then lunch.
but his fever just wouldn't break, and he was fading pretty fast. So after riding his two favorites, Splash Mountain and Thunder Railroad, 
we decided we'd better head home.
because he wanted the real Tigger to see them. So our last stop before leaving Disney World was to Blaine's beloved
. And guess who Tigger had a crush on??
My kids thought that was pretty funny!
and put cool washrags on his back and face. His fever didn't break until about 5:30 a.m. the next morning, right before we left, but he did great on the trip home.
, even more so than our "rest" day. 
by the wave pool and what a wave pool it was!! When the waves came, it was more like a tsunami!
And we LOVED it!
, cruised the lazy river
, and swam with the sharks.
The day was cut a little short by a thunderstorm that shut us and the park down, but not before we'd had a great day!
