Disney World- Day 2

The families ventured on our own this morning since Brittny and Sophie had a date with the Princesses at Epcot. This was probably a good thing as poor little Zachary ended up having a blowout before we left and we had to change him and give him a bath before heading out. Fun start to the day I would say. After all the commotion we hopped on the bus and headed back to the Magic Kingdom. We headed to get fast passes for the Buzz Light Year ride so that I could take the boys on it this go around.

While we waited for our time to go we headed back to the Dumbo ride and the Carousel. While the boys went on those rides I headed out with Zachary to find a place that had funnel cakes. They met up with me and we enjoyed our treat, well most of us did. Joshua didn't find it too tasty. Why? I have no idea. Very strange indeed. He said it was yucky. Nicholas kept saying, " just try it, you will like it", but he didn't. Instead he drank most of the chocolate milk as his treat and was just as happy as the rest of us. After our pit stop we made it back to the ride. Me and the boys went on the ride and shot the aliens while Burt hung out with Zachary. I am glad I was able to go on it with them this time so that I could experience the joy Nicholas had from the day before when he went on it twice and got a high score.

After the ride it was time for Zachary to eat. Nicholas wanted to go back to the ship and playground so onward we went. There were benches for me to sit at in the shade so it was a perfect pit stop. Nicholas and Joshua ran, screamed, and played to their hearts content with all the other kids there. Burt told them to stop being so loud, but then realized we were outside, at Disney and a million other kids were doing the same thing. Fun.




After our playground time we met back up with the Hemphill's. We took the Jungle Cruise, the adults rode Thunder Mountain and Burt took Christopher and Nicholas on Splash Mountain. Us adults enjoyed our big kid ride while the boys loved their ride. They were so excited. Wish I could have seen their faces. Sophie and Joshua hung out with us gals and ate some lunch/dinner/snacks and somewhere in there took naps. After the boys were done we headed back to the room to have dinner. Joshua spotted the balloons once again on the way out and had to have one. I had promised the day before and after not getting it when we first entered I had to get it now. He was so happy he could hardly contain himself. I loved seeing the pure joy on his face. He enjoyed that balloon to its fullest extent. We made it back to the room, ate, played some putt-putt and enjoyed some cake before getting the kids into bed. The cake was an early birthday surprise for me. They brought the cake outside to the putt-putt and sang to me. It was cute and a nice way to end the evening. Once we got the kids to sleep we were able to sit and talk for a little bit before we headed to bed ourselves. Everyone needed their beauty rest.

Having fun with a fruit roll-up. Gotta love the goofy fella in the background.

Our sweet little ones taking a break.

On the jungle cruise.

Best friends. Aren't they just the cutest? They did this all on their own. We almost missed out on capturing it on film, but thankfully we didn't. I love it.

Joshua wanted in on it to, but hey, watch out for that lady in front of you.

The kids loved pinching Zachary's cheeks. Not too sure if he was keen on it though.

Joshua with his prized possession- a Mickey Mouse balloon.

Zachary- 4 months

I took Zachary to his 4 month check-up on Thursday. All was well considering he ended up having three shots and an ear infection. Not to worry though, he didn't get a fever this time around and he is now on medication for his infection. Dr. T was going to have him ride it out, but since he had a stuffy nose already from his brothers he figured it was better to take care of it with the medicine. I agreed. Besides that he said he is perfect and doing great in all areas. Of course he is :-)

Here are his stats: 14 pounds 1 ounce (50%), 24 and 3/4 inches long (50%) with a head circumference of 16 and 1/2 inches (40%).

He is definitely more interactive these days. He is "talking", smiling, laughing, playing with toys some, can pull himself up while I am holding his hands, rolls from stomach to back and half way from back to stomach. It is so much fun to see the new things he is learning. It never gets old from child to child and I love that. He is such a trooper and pretty easy going until he is pushed to the limit. He has to be I suppose with the schedule we run with his older brothers. I am so thankful for his temperament and as always, look forward to what is in store next.

Disney World- Day 1

Once the kids woke up they were ready and rearing to go, to do anything really. The putt-putt course was right outside our back door so that looked good to them. They ended up doing this pretty much every morning and evening when there was a spare minute. It was very convenient. So, since they were ready, us adults had to get ready too. We got dressed, packed our lunches and caught the bus to head to Magic Kingdom. We were all pretty excited. The kids loved riding the bus and the monorail (or bullet train) and laughed so much on the way there. It was too cute.

Once inside we made our way too see Minnie and Mickey. On the way a parade was about to begin at the Castle so we stopped to watch. Perfect timing I would say. Nicholas even got out of the stroller to dance.

Waiting for the parade start.

Castle shot

Cool guys on stilts.

Mr. Incredible

So enthralled

After the parade we made our way to the Goofy Roller Coaster. Nicholas remembered this from last time and was excited to go again.

First time on the coaster. Very excited can't you tell.

Zachary and Joshua hung out with me until the next go around.

My turn to ride with Nicholas.

Then Joshua took a turn with me.

The whole gang. Brittny, Sophie, Brandon, Burt, Zachary, me, Joshua, Nicholas and Christopher. What a bunch we are don't you think. So fun.

Joshua kept putting his Mickey sticker on various parts of his body. He thought it was hilarious. It ended up on his forehead as you can see.

Hi or stop, no pictures please. Love the lollipop in his mouth too.

Zachary loves his fingers.

My turn at the bumper cars. I told Nicholas to say "go speed racer, go" while we drove and so he did. He was so excited because we actually passed another car on the track.

Notice the change in driver.

We then stopped to eat our lunches and everyone went on the Buzz Lightyear Ride while I fed Zachary. Then the adults were able to ride Space Mountain. It was nice being able to trade off watching the kids so we could ride some cool things ourselves. We then headed back over to ride Dumbo again. By this time Joshua and Zachary fell asleep so I hung out with them.

I was trying to get a picture of Brandon and Christopher and he happened to be taking a picture of me hanging out at the same time.
Silly photo of Brandon.

After the rides we had to get a snack of course. We can't be deprived of treats at Disney now can we.

Enjoying some ice cream.

Poor Joshua missed out since he was snoozing.

Our sleepy head. Thank goodness he would nap in the stroller. What a blessing that was.

He looks so relaxed.

We then went back to the "ship" because Nicholas wouldn't stop talking about it. All it is is a place to run about and get wet, but he wanted to do it, so we didn't stop him.

Pure joy.

Our silly boy for sure. Hmm, do you think Burt posed him for this shot???

It was quitting time soon after this. The boys and Brittny rode on the train while Brandon and I took the little sleeping ones closer to the front of the park so it wouldn't take as long to get out when we needed to. I fed Zachary once again while we waited. Since all three boys were awake when we were leaving I wanted to get a picture of us in front of the castle. It didn't quite work out as imagined, but here they are anyway.

It was a great first day. Oh and I think Nicholas was pouting because he thought we were leaving for good. We had to keep reminding him we would be back. We were just leaving to go home for dinner and sleep and we would be returning tomorrow. So sad don't you think.

Disney World Bound

Last Saturday we headed to Disney World to spend the week with our best friends, the Hemphill's. We had an awesome time, tiring, but so much fun. Brittny has already started to post about the time so if you want to see her commentary please click here. Plus you will see different photos since I don't have the ones they took right now and she is way faster than I am.

So, I knew going into this that the drive was going to take us awhile since we had to stop to feed Zachary and let the boys stretch their legs. Having this mindset ahead of time made the trip less stressful for sure. Nicholas and Joshua were terrific the whole time. They watched movies, played with their trains and dinosaurs, colored, took a little nap and talked. It was fun seeing the differences this go around as compared to two years ago when we went. I wish I had a picture of their back seat set up, but I wasn't that smart. Oh well. The funniest thing Nicholas did was saying "are we there yet" or "how much longer" every couple of minutes it seemed. It wasn't in an annoying way, but Burt thought kids don't really say that and wondered where he learned it. It made me laugh. Zachary on the other hand did what any four month old would do being cooped up in a car seat all day long. He slept a little bit, cried some and ate. When we would take him out of the car seat he was so excited to stretch his legs that he normally wouldn't bend them. It was funny. It did pretty well though under the circumstances. We ended up making three stops, all at least an hour long, which made it a long day, but everyone stayed happy this way so I didn't care. We finally made it to the timeshare around 9:30 or 10pm I think, got everyone into their pajamas and off to bed. We had to be ready for our first day at the Magic Kingdom.

They loved putting coins in here to race and see them spin. Joshua now thinks to "spend" money means to go round and round, as in "spin".

So happy to put coins in and drive the car.

Focused on driving.

Ride 'em cowboy.

Entering Disney World. Definitely blurry, but had to get it.

What's in a name?

I am not completely sure how we got onto the topic of names last night, but here is how our conversation went with the boys on the way home last night from church.

Nicholas: My name is Nicholas Isaiah Khan
Daddy: Yes, that's right. Joshua, do you know what your full name is? It is Joshua Liam Khan.
Joshua: My name is Joshua Liam Khan.
Daddy: That's great son. What is Zachary's name?
Nicholas: It is Zachary David Khan. (lots of laughter has now ensued and boys are being crazy with questions and answers)
Daddy: Do you know what Mommy's name is?
Nicholas: Mommy Khan, Mommy Melissa Khan.
Daddy: What about my name?
Nicholas: Daddy Khan, Daddy Honey Khan. It is Daddy Honey Khan.

At this point we are all laughing like crazy. What a great response. Then Joshua added this comment.

Joshua: Daddy Honey Khan....that's so funny (with some fake laughter to give it added dimension).

Oh my, what a character. Nicholas did finally say Daddy Burt Khan, but boy oh boy did they give us a good laugh the whole ten minutes or less it takes us to get home. Wish you could have heard the conversation and the tone Joshua said his response in. It was priceless.