Spring Break 2009 – Part 2 (Ft. Wilderness & Easter)

For the last few days of Spring Break, we ventured over to Orlando for some Disney style camping and entertainment.

Friday (4/10) – Aidan couldn’t wait to leave, so we left early and went to Downtown Disney. The new restaurant T-Rex had opened, so we decided to eat lunch there. The restaurant itself is essentially Rainforest Cafe with a prehistoric theme, but I admit it was pretty neat. Aidan seemed to be really excited about it, but Skye kind of freaked out. I don’t blame her though… it was really loud and animated dinosaurs do make for a frightful experience if you’ve never seen anything like that before. So, Luke took her outside while me and Aidan finished our lunches. The food was actually pretty good, although Aidan got away with only eating french fries. On vacation, Luke and I have decided to pick our battles with Aidan… and, eating isn’t one of them. After T-Rex, we went over to the LEGO store. Aidan scored a Spongebob kit and he and Luke got some mini-figure matching shirts.

After Downtown Disney, we headed over to Fort Wilderness. After checking in and picking up the golf cart we rented, we settled into the cabin. As a “moderate’ resort, you can see the differences from what they consider “deluxe”, but it was pretty nice. Aidan was full throttle with excitement. He was especially stoked about the golf cart… and, I admit it was pretty cool. That afternoon, we hung out by the pool. In the evening, Aidan and Luke went to the camp fire and caught some of the movie afterwards. Skye and I settled back into the cabin. For sleeping arrangements, I had Aidan on the top bunk and Luke on the bottom. Skye and I shared the double bed. Aidan was totally impressed with the top bunk… I can’t say the same for Luke with the bottom.

Saturday (4/11) – We woke up and enjoyed breakfast outside on the picnic table, and then Luke and Aidan went to the marina and rented a little Sea Ray boat. Later that day, they went on a wagon tour of the camp area, which Aidan referred to as “lame” and “boring” several times. Luke actually agreed that it was kind of lacking in entertainment value. We all roasted some marshmallows on the camp fire that night, but I ended up eating them all. It turns out that I’m the only one who actually likes them… Aidan just liked setting them on fire!

Sunday (4/12) – After waking up, there wasn’t much we could do before check-out time, so we went ahead and packed up. We had Easter baskets waiting for Skye and Aidan when we got home. We scored huge points with Aidan for the Nerf Wii gun we got him. He actually played all afternoon until it was time to head to Garry’s for dinner. He even ate his lunch in record time.

Garry, Luke’s mother’s boyfriend, invited over to his place for Easter dinner. So, we packed up the crew and headed over to Odessa. Aidan was “attacked” by Garry’s two dogs, which actually created entertainment value for the whole afternoon. The poor kid had to be carried back out to the car when it was time to leave. In all fairness, the dogs were about as big as Aidan is, so it wasn’t surprising when they were able to knock him over. He’s never been much of an animal lover anyway, but I certainly don’t see him asking for a dog anytime soon! Dinner was excellent… Greta made all of my favorites. And, we had an opportunity to meet Gary’s brother and hang out for a limited amount of time. It turns out Skye wasn’t into eating from the bottle, and she got tired very quickly as well. So, we left in somewhat of a rush and got the kids to bed as soon as we returned. I think they were both very happy to be at home in the comforts of their own rooms. Well, for Skye that’s still our room. But, I will eventually move her into her own room… one of these days!

All in all, Spring Break 2009 was pretty awesome. I had such a great time with the family. And, the vacation at Fort Wilderness really was enjoyable and well worth the Disney sized amount of cash we had to shell out for it! The one thing missing this week was having my mom hang out, but I guess Oma can borrow her for another week as she continues to recover from surgery. My poor dad had to work all day on Easter, but I don’t think he would have enjoyed it much without my mom anyway.