I fought the mouse and the mouse won.....this time

Well, I look like I was in a fist fight with a 300 lb man. My hair is unkempt, I'm wearing the same outfit that I went to bed in last night, I've allowed my children to watch every Halloween show available "on demand" and I'm so tired I just want to close my eyes. You might be concerned that I'm physically ill or am recovering from a serious bout of depression but you'd be wrong. I survived Disney World with 5 very young children and lived to tell the tale (barely) and am a little worse for the wear.

The last time I posted, we had not yet gotten a placement. Well that changed almost immediately and on the 7th we welcomed a little girl (3 months) and a little boy (age 21 months) into our home (siblings).

They are adorable and sweet and we love them dearly but by the time the paperwork was approved and we picked them up, we had less than a week before we left for Disney World. It was a whirlwind but we decided we'd like for them to come with us and we got their mom to agree to the trip.

We had a fabulous time and I learned a few things (even though we go every year)....

1.) Mickey Mouse hates my wallet and wants all of my money....it's true...don't let him say otherwise (that mouse is one SMOOTH talker....)
2.) Kids (even good ones) will throw numerous tantrums when waiting over an hour to ride a 2 minute ride. Child-safe wrist tethers will not circumvent the above named tantrums. Neither will taking that child out of line. Neither will letting them discover the natural consequence for hanging on a rope divider with all of their weight. Neither will ice cream (although it DOES help).....
3.) 9:00 p.m. is too late for a fireworks show when a child has been going ALL day. Loading them up with sugar will allow them to remain awake long enough to hear the opening number for the fireworks and fall asleep just in time to have to be carried out of the park as dead weight by a parent.
4.) The Pizza Planet should have more seating. They should also serve something besides pizza (no really ANYTHING else)...I've eaten enough pizza in the past week to gain honorary Italian status....
AND
5.) 85 degrees feels MUCH warmer in Orlando than it does in Oklahoma. There is no such thing as a 'refreshing' shower...only smothering humidity....

I'm so glad we got to go and to be part of our new kiddos (named Giggles - baby and Taz - 1 year old) first experience there...but whew, I'm not kidding, I need a vacation.....