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4:05 PM, Tuesday, March 8th, 2016:   I've rewritten this first sentence a couple times now and I'm afraid I might just have to go full-bore honest. First, the video:     So much fun. Easily the most fun any Kontras kid has had at Disney and it's so exciting that he's gotten to an age to enjoy it...   ...and then there's Vienna who is noticeably absent in most of this video. Not because she wasn't there, but because I didn't want to spotlight the child we clearly must've locked in the basement for 3 years and then brought her out in public for the first time.   (sigh)   But it's true, as I say in the video? SHE LOVES THESE VIDEOS. She even asked where she was when I showed her! She acts like Cam when watching the video, clearly not in the moment. Now, again, she's only 3 1/2, she's clearly a cautious soul and is processing a bunch of shit in her brain during moments of sensory overload...   ...but so is Cameron at faaaaaaaaaar younger developmentally. You can see him back off a bit and look anxious, but he goes through the normal emotions of excitement and concern like any 2 year old. Vienna goes dark. She isn't there. It's spooky. And at their ages, pretty much all you can do is see the characters... which seems to freak her the fuck out - so what do you do? I feel bad for her. She likes the playground there, but even for FREE Disneyland is a goddamned commitment with two kids. Holy shit it's a tough day. There's a park at the end of our BLOCK...   ...but now Cam is to the age where he LOOOOOOOOOOVES it. Like, it's so unbelivably wonderful to watch his face light up I would go weekly for that. Oh GOD how I never knew what that felt like! Because Vienna was always emotionless. Seeing the joy in Cam's face is like "move mountains" kind of stuff, something I've NEVER seen from Vienna. Weird, right? I mean she turns 4 this year. I've seen her happy of course, she's a ton of fun at home, but outside home? No. It's nothing like that giggle Cam had on that car ride. That's infectuous to an unbelievable degree.   Of course, she did seem excited on the Bug's Life ride and, well, it may be time to consider that she is indeed different and this isn't something she'll grow out of and we may need to readjust our expectations on that. But goddamn that is heartbreaking because I would give ANYTHING to see my daughter's face light up like Cameron's. I'm tearing up thinking about it.   Time will tell, but as you can read it was absolutely thrilling for Talya and I to see Cam have such a wonderful time. Here's to the future...   Adam