Disney World Day 5: Back to Animal Kingdom

When you have a Creature Adventurer in your house (and 4 kids!), you can't get away with just one visit to Animal Kingdom.  And you also end up taking lots and lots of pictures!

We spent the fifth day of our trip at Animal Kingdom.  And it was awesome.  We went to the safari first (it's our M.O.), and we got to look at some pretty amazing animals up close.

Seriously close!

This picture actually has two different types of giraffes - reticulated and Masai.  I had to get Wyatt to tell me that!

The flamingos are one of our very favorite spots on the safari - their sandpit is actually a Hidden Mickey!

Love to see the lions - "They sleep for 18 hours a day," says Wyatt.

We got breakfast from the little cafe in Africa, and then met up with Brian's parents.  They took Wyatt and Finley back on the safari while Brian and I went over to Everest to redeem our Fast Passes with the middles.

We stopped for a picture on the way.

Hudson wasn't tall enough to ride, so he hung out with Daddy while Reese and I outran the Yeti.

She obviously loves a roller coaster.

And since Hudson couldn't ride (but he had a fast pass for Everest), Reese took his Fast Pass and went to ride with Brian while I stayed with Hudson.  And Hudson cried the entire time because I am the worst. mom. ever.  Basically, I'm not Daddy. I suck.

We met back up with Brian's parents and the other kids, and got faces painted.  They wanted to get their faces done ALL WEEK.  I was hesitant to drop that much money on face paint, but they loved it!

Then we went to meet Mickey and Minnie!

We spent most of our day hitting up the Wilderness Explorer stations for badges.

Wyatt became very popular with the Wilderness Explorer guides.  At one station one of the guides was talking about butterflies, and then Wyatt started telling them about the migration patterns of Monarch butterflies.  He had a few guides saying things to him like, "I know that! How do you know that?," and another one was getting ready to leave his station and said, "I'm just going to stand here and listen to this kid talk.  He knows his animals!"  Their tones seemed genuinely impressed with his knowledge!  By the end of the day they had rotated and they had fun trying to stump him at their new stations. It's so funny to me that anyone who comes in contact with Wyatt immediately discovers his love for animals!  A few started talking to him about Wild Kratts and Jack Hanna!

Rafiki's Planet Watch is a must because we LOVE Rafiki.

Reese has been saying "Correction.  I know your father" since she was 2!  Ha!

There are also six Wilderness Explorer badges there, so we had to go!  And my husband let my baby touch. a. snake.  The girl has no fear.

We also had to stop and see Pocahontas because she is their favorite.  What's funny is that I posted a picture of them on Instagram with her, and she is actually a friend of a former coworker!  How random!

And of course we stopped for a picture on the way out.  And Hudson?  Thanks for looking at the camera.

Kids Learn the Darndest Things

When I picked Wyatt up from my Mom's house today he was staring very intently as she was telling Bella to "Sit, stay, go get it, drop it," in regards to one of her toys. He likes to try to say "Go get it." He also tries to say "Good girl." Anyway, when we got home we were playing in the den and he had a toy. For fun I told him to sit. And he looked at me, smiled, and sat. Then I told him to stay, and he stayed. He had the biggest smile on his face, like he thought it was a game. Somewhere in my head I was thinking that I shouldn't be teaching my kid to act like a dog, but he was having so much fun. When I told Brian what Wyatt could do, he looked at me pretty skeptically, but once he tried he thought it was pretty funny too. I'm hoping to get some video footage to post soon.

On another note, I have to go tomorrow for my glucose test. I'm 28 weeks (I'll be 29 on Sunday), and at no point have they told me that they're concerned about my sugar level, but I guess it's something I have to do anyway. I really wish that my Doctor's office administered the test in their office so I didn't have to go sit at LabCorp for an hour tomorrow, but oh well. This weekend is going to be pretty fun. On Saturday we're going to Tyler's 1st birthday party (with Wyatt) and Tim McGraw (without Wyatt). For Father's Day we'll be going to the Waterpark to see Daddy of course, but Grammy, Grandpa, Uncle T, Aunt Allison, Colin and Piper will be there too! Wyatt and I are excited to give Brian his Father's Day present, we think he'll really like it!

Wyatt, Get in Your Crate!

My parents have a puppy (well, she's older than Wyatt, but she's still a puppy) named Bella. When Wyatt is over at their house he loves to play with her, and she loves to play with him. They play soccer together and run around in the backyard. He's developed a bit of a habit of climbing in her crate either with her or on his own. We're all very careful about Wyatt's treatment of dogs, mainly for his safety but also because we all think teaching him to respect animals is important. Here are a few pictures of Wyatt having "crate time."

Climbing in for some crate time

Sitting with Bella

They're best buddies

Wyatt at the Zoo!

Our little fella LOVES to be outside, and he LOVES animals so we took him to the zoo this past weekend. Here are some pictures from our trip.....

Looking at the elephants....this is very serious business.

So unlike the parent next to us, we didn't actually allow Wyatt to stick his finger through the gate and get snapped at by the goose.

This giraffe was seriously looking right at Wyatt. And Wyatt found him to be mesmerizing.

Walking down the ramp to see the baboons with Daddy.

Wyatt stops to take a picture.
As you can see by the huge smile on his face, Wyatt loves walking!

Okay, so this was at Target, but we found out Wyatt really likes Boba Fett. Brian was rather excited about this, and though it's not age appropriate, it will probably end up in his Easter Basket....