Phew! What a day! We made the trek to Magic Kingdom today and got our money’s worth. Being Mother’s day, cast members were handing out carnations and paper flowers. That was very nice and it was great to spend Mother’s day all together.
It was so fun to see Jordan love the characters. She is so excited to meet them. Some characters we saw today were Ariel, Belle, Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Cinderella, Jasmine, Tinkerbell, Iridessa, Rosetta (Tinkerbell’s fairy friends), Tigger, and Pooh. Jodie made these great autograph books, complete with Sharpie, for our character meetings, so they are getting autographs from every character. We were able to ride the carousel, Dumbo, Aladdin’s carpet, and the teacups (twice!), as well as see the 3 o’clock parade. Jordan and Micah are also very excited about the penny-pressing machines everywhere. Thanks to our awesome friend, Daniela, who put together little canisters with quarters and pennies so we can have them at the ready whenever we come upon a machine!
The Disney cast members are very accommodating to Jordan. In addition to ushering us to the front of every line, the characters spend extra time with Jordan and go out of their way to make her feel special. For instance, when we went to one shop, the cast member asked her which fairy she would like to see most. When she chose Tinkerbell, he brought her over to a screen, watched lights twinkle over to the screen (as she was flying over, of course), and Tinkerbell appeared to Jordan. Then he sprinkled her with fairy dust so she sparkled all day long. That’s just one example of how so many cast members went the extra mile for her.
The day was very long and hot. We ended the day down under at Outback steakhouse. The kids did well for eating dinner past their bedtime, but toward the end of dinner, Jordan wasn’t feeling well and was warm but complained of feeling cold. Jodie and Joel watched her temperature through the night but it reached 103, so they went to the hospital at midnight. Julie stayed behind with Jadyn. Jordan’s fever broke, though, and they left the hospital around 4.
This morning, we stayed at our hotel and took Micah swimming while the J’s rested. We went over there around one and left all three cousins with Gramma and Grampa! It was their first time to have all three together by themselves and they all had a great time together resting, watching the rain, and splashing in puddles. Meanwhile, Joel, Jodie, Julie, Jeff, and I shopped for souvenirs at Downtown Disney, which is a collection of Disney shops and stores. Gramma called around 6 to say that now Jadyn and Micah now had fevers as well. So, thank God that Jordan is ok, but we’re hoping that it passes quickly. We’d like to take Jadyn and Micah to go on a safari at Animal Kingdom tomorrow morning if possible. Micah was very clingy, cranky, and warm tonight and went to sleep quickly. It’s supposed to be cooler tomorrow and we now know how to better stay hydrated. Gramma has graciously offered to remain behind in the air conditioning with sick kiddos, but we’ll see what happens.
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