Although based off of the pictures I’ve posted it would seem that all we did was eat, rest assure that Tiger had loads of fun. From going to Jump & Jammin’ with his auntie and cousins, to going to the park multiple times in a day, Tiger was busy around the clock (so busy that mommy and daddy got to sneak away to watch Hunger Games!).
More pictures to come…
This posting is Part I of our wonderful week in California (Feb 8th-16th). From cousin Caleb’s birthday party, to the Long Beach Aquarium, Downtown Disney, Disneyland/California Adventures, Discovery Zone, a random park in Irvine, and to many other things in-between, it’s no wonder I needed to split this into two parts.
“For the first time in forever” (stolen verse from Frozen), Tiger got to hang out with all of his cousins from San Diego and Las Vegas. 5 boys under 5 years old going to Disneyland…that’s an adventure in itself.
Grandma and Grandpa got some long-awaited time with Tiger as well
From the pictures, Tiger’s face says everything you need to know about this trip. Smiles all around.
What better way to ring in the New Year than to eat something that will make your stomach curl and your mouth salivate with anticipation?
With the weather in NJ being as cold as it is for the past month (dropping to -18 degrees at times), we’re hoping the New Year will bring the heat!
We spent this weekend mostly at home (mainly because of the weather), taking care of housework and watching Turbo. When we weren’t at home, we went to our new favorite brunch place called Hapgoods, then headed back home to watch a hard fought Niner’s game. One more week and the Niner faithful maybe coming to NJ!
Being that this was our first Christmas in New Jersey, we needed to make sure that Tiger enjoyed every minute of it. From California, to New Jersey, to Enchancia, there was no stopping the smile on Tiger’s face when he was opening his presents from Santa.
Where to begin (fair warning that this is going to be a long post because of the pictures)? Two weeks ago, the Annual OpenText Conference in Orlando took place, in which techies converged to the JW/Ritz Carlton Hotels in Orlando to discuss all things OpenText. If you don’t believe it was a techie event, look no further than one of the guest speakers during the week…Mr. William Shatner. I’m sure for many in the audience, it was seeing their childhood hero on stage. Now onto the good stuff.
Tiger got his second go-around at Walt Disney World and this time, it was a huge success. A great idea came into the minds of Tiger’s parents (yes, we can have one once in awhile), when we purchased a WDW Season Pass for Mama. The reason this was a great idea was that Tiger could easily pass as being under 3-years old, which meant the two of them could go to as many parks as they could manage in a 7-day period (while I attended the conference). Luckily for Tiger, that meant he got to go to the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Apricot Center (what Tiger calls it).
Magic Kingdom
It’s the happiest place on earth! It’s even happier this time around because Tiger is barely tall enough this year to ride many of the rides. One of the rides that Tiger was able to experience was driving a race car…in which we found out quickly how much he really is like his mom (haha)! One of the coolest things we stumbled upon was a meet and greet with Mickey…but not just an ordinary Mickey, this one actually talked! You had to be there to see how cool it was.
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom had some cool things, but unfortunately because I had a work dinner, we couldn’t stay too late at the park. The one big thing we missed was the Safari, which is probably the main reason to go to AK. The bright spot of the day was definitely watching the Finding Nemo musical…it’s a must-see and definitely worth the wait.
Hollywood Studios
Guess who got to take Tiger all by herself to Hollywood Studios? What a lucky mom! I’m sure Tiger was on his best behavior since he got to meet his favorite princess in the world…Princess Sophia.
Epcot Center
Epcot surprised me a bit. I knew the park was less for the kids and more for the adults, but I think in a way, the kids will like the calmness of this park. I also thought each country was well-thought out and next time, we’ll definitely try to taste more of the food. What was unbelievable was that we walked the entire round of countries, not once, but twice! We were just asking for all kinds of trouble after this day.
Downtown Disney, Swimming, and Bun Cua (I have no idea if this is what it’s called)
What trip would be complete if we didn’t also visit Downtown Disney. We took Tiger to eat at the T-Rex restaurant, which was cool…but definitely was a bit much considering the noise level that you have to endure for the entirety of the dinner. Other things that happened this week was that Tiger got to swim in a swimming pool and we tracked down a fairly decent Vietnamese restaurant in Downtown Orlando (of course this was Mama’s idea).
