Vacation!

Friday the 20th. I left work at 3. Jonathan, Jonas and I met at Jeremy and Amy’s house with Tom and Susan. We told Jonas we were going to Disney world and he totally did not believe us. He just laughed and said we were just joking. We tried to convince him we were telling the truth, but he did not believe us! It was really funny! So we packed in the cars and started our drive. Friday we spent the night in Tifton, GA


Saturday the 21st. we got up and I still am not sure Jonas believed we were going to Disney world but he was going along with it anyway. We got to the Sign over the road that says “WALT DISNEY WORLD” and he about jumped out of his skin! It was so funny! He started bouncing up and down in his car seat and it was just too funny! We got our stuff unpacked and decided to catch a bus to a park but couldn’t decide which park to do. So we just hopped on the first bus that came by and that was Epcot. We saw the Ball and Jonas thought it was amazing. He was a little scared of it though and said he absolutely did not want to do the ride that was in there (spaceship earth). So we went on to see what was around. We saw some cool topiaries that looked like tow-mater and Lightning McQueen. We rode in Clam-mobiles for the Nemo ride and Jonas really liked that. We went to the German Restaurant in Epcot for dinner and it was SO GOOD! (I really thought about stealing the glasses from here, they looked really cool) I found the recipe for the amazing tomato salad there. I am determined to make it at some point this summer even though it makes 24 pounds! Hope you’re hungry!
Tomato Salad
25 pound Tomatoes (plum)
4 pounds Onions (red, julienne)
4 ounces Basil (fresh, julienne)
4 ounces Garlic (minced)
16 ounces olive oil
32 ounces white vinegar
8 ounces balsamic vinegar
4 ounces salt
1 ounce cracked black pepper
Method of Preparation:
Core the tomatoes. Run the tomatoes through the tomato slicer. Then mix all of the ingredients together.


Sunday the 22nd. We started out at the Hollywood studios where we all did the Great movie ride and then Jonathan and Amy went off to do the Tower of Terror and the Aerosmith Ride while the rest of us got pictures and autographs from such amazing celebrities as Annie and Leo (from the little Einsteins), Handy Manny, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, and Daisy. We had lunch at Pizza Planet and then saw the Muppet 3-D show. And did the Midway Mania toy Story Ride (that was Awesome) It was nap time for me and so we went back to the resort and I took a nap and Jonathan and Jonas went to the pool for a swim. I was woke up by a banging on my room door and I heard Jonas crying on the other side. I asked what’s wrong and Jonathan comes in the room carrying Jonas and said he fell in the pool. This took longer than it should have for me to process. Basically Jonathan was in the pool and Jonas wanted to get out. So Jonas got out and walked on the side and slipped and fell but was too far away for Jonathan to get to him quick enough. Jonathan said he was under water for about 30seconds before a man who was closer could get him up and out of the water. Jonas did not require CPR. He threw up and immediately started crying after they got him out of the water. Now, I have to stop here and say that Jonas will take your emotions on a situation and multiply them for himself. So if I show fear or worry for something, then Jonas will take that fear and be 10 times more scared. So I was processing this information all while trying not to show how FREAKED OUT I was. I really don’t remember much after that except that we went to EPCOT for dinner and Jonas slept through it and was just not himself. We got kind of worried and took him to the First aid station at Epcot and told them all that had happened. They said he was probably just dehydrated and to make sure he was drinking lots of water and rest. We went back to the resort for rest and Jonas felt feverish and was getting a rash on his body so we thought it might be moving into moderate/severe dehydration instead of just mild so we called the Disney Paramedics and they came to the room and checked him out and said all of his vital signs were good and he was probably just dehydrated and to make sure he was drinking lots of water.


Monday the 23rd . in the morning Jonas was burning up and was just really not in a great mood. so we decided to go to the urgent care and they said he had a fever of 100 and had a pretty strong case of strep throat. That explains the fever and the mood, and the fever explains the rash. Got an antibiotic and was sent back to the resort for a day out of the sun and lots of rest. We were glad it wasn’t anything related to the near drowning and was easily fixed. We spent the day in our hotel room. We did make it out to the Arcade at the resort and hung out at downtown Disney a little but mostly sleeping and watching TV in the room. We did make it to the pool that night when the sun went down (not the HORRIBLE DANGEROUS POOL, a different one) I was pretty proud of Jonas for getting back in the pool after he was so scared that afternoon!


Tuesday the 24th. This was our last day in the parks so we had to make the most of it. Jonas was feeling better we were rested and hydrated! There was no question which park to go to. We got up bright and early to make it to the Magic Kingdom before they opened to see the “Good-Morning-Opening-the-park” show. As soon as they opened, we ran to dumbo and rode it Jonas wanted to ride by himself but they said he was too small. So he let me ride with him. he loved it! we saw Mary Poppins, Pinocchio, rode the carousel, rode Peter Pan, rode It’s a Small World, rode the Teacups, rode The Buzz Lightyear ride and Met Buzz Lightyear (That was totally AWESOME) Rode the Carousel of Progress (It’s a Great big beautiful tomorrow), Jonas rode Big Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain and he was GIDDY with excitement for both of them! We saw Woody and Jesse and got their pictures autographs. We rode the Pirates of the Caribbean and Jonas decided he was done. He was tired and wanted to go to the pool before it was time to go to bed. So we went back to the resort and took a nap. We got dressed for the pool and Jonas saw the playground and wanted to play for a while before we swam. He got on the swings and said it was “just like flying only without pixie dust” I seriously love that kid! we went swimming and it was the perfect ending to the day!