This is one of
those weird entries where I put so much work into
telling the story in the video, the written portion
becomes a bit redundant. However, so many of you skip
the video and then skim the entry, and I also want a
home for a lot of these stills so I'll go ahead and
make an entry anyway. ;-) But really, the video says
it all... what a day!
Whew! So it was an
incredible success and the best way to write this is a
couple randoms about the video and some things
I didn't quite get in there...
1)
THANK YOU!
First up, thank
you Jimmy. Not only was it not possible without you,
it wouldn't have even been considered. LOL. Though she
did have a good time looking at things, she looks at
the trees in the backyard the same way. And they don't
scare the shit out of her.
2) On being bad
parents
Yeah, Talya and I
can't watch even a few seconds of Vienna scared on
that ride without our hearts breaking a bit. Literally
nothing in her life has come close to how overwhelming
that must have been. I figure if we go a
YEAR from now it may be even scarier. Eventually
it'll be fun. It is cool that she got accustomed to it
and found it just as interesting as the trees in the
backyard again. ;-)
3) Don't
underestimate childhood shit
This is not Talya
smiling for the camera. This is Talya straight-up
giggling because she's so excited that freaking Chip
& Dale are there. I never had a thing for
Chip & Dale, nor any cartoon stuff come to think
of it and I cannot for the life of me imagine
being excited about dudes in costumes - but maybe
there'll be one where I get giggly.
<shrugs> Cute as hell watching Talya
though.
4) Vienna was
still a little weirded out by the
characters
For every moment
like this?
There's a moment
like this:
Again, can you
fathom how overwhelming this must be to a 7 month old.
LOL. Too funny. Best pic ever.
5) The
VIP treatment was niiiiiiiiiiiice
Being able to get
around the lines to see these characters was greatly,
greatly appreciated...
With Mickey's
House being the pimpest. It really was this back
entrance for celebrities or "Make A Wish" Kids and it
saved us sooooooooooooo much time. Thanks again,
Jimmy. Thank you for also making me feel guilty for
getting the same treatment as a dying
child.
6) What was that
shirt again?
GO BUCKS.
Kind of a
mandatory thing for Jimmy to have given to Vienna. And
wouldn't you know?
Jimmy has a
matching shirt. Ha.
So yup - we had a
great time. She really never fussed once. More of a
product of us keeping her on her schedule exactly
throughout the past few days (which has been done
WITH SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
and again, when the world around you is that
interesting, what is there to fuss about?
I know
I know, give it a couple years and I'll find out.
Until then however, we're just one big goofy family.
:-)
