This Week

It's another sad week for me. I'm leaving for New England Tuesday. I'll spend the first night in Massachusetts visiting the Sells, a definite highlight!! Then, I'll spend 5 days in Vermont cramming an entire semester of information on cognitive assessment into 5 days. Finally, I round out the trip with a visit with my friend Steph in Connecticut - another highlight needed to balance out the stress of school!

This past week has been a lot of fun. My friend Erin visited us. She has a 4-year old son who Jake loved to play with. We visited the Cincy Children's Museum - the most impressive children's museum I've ever seen.

Mamaw is here now and will watch Jake while I'm gone. Below is a cute picture of Jake wearing Mamaw's jacket.

The Boys on Vacation

More Disney stuff

Jake and I made these free videos while waiting for Greg to ride Mission Space in Epcot. Check them out soon. I don't think the links will last much longer.


http://parklink.disney.go.com/parklink/dis/pi/missionspace/2008-08-03/53514c5ee9d6df5e


http://parklink.disney.go.com/parklink/dis/pi/missionspace/2008-08-03/adb9db7c4041d3f

Disney

We made it to Disney and back. After 8 hours of driving to Pennsylvania, a 3 hour car ride to Northern Virginia, a 17 hour train ride to Sanford, FL and then a 1 hour car trip to Orlando, we made it to Disney World. We stayed on site Disney and didn't leave the property for a whole week.

It was the trip of Jake's lifetime (all 2 years of it at least). Despite the 95 degree weather and extreme humidity, Jake did Disney "Smith style", running from ride to ride. We tested Jake's limits by putting him on as many rides as possible. He rode the Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan's Flight, Winnie the Pooh, Buzz Lightyear, Toystory Mania, Enchanted Tikki Room, It's a Small World, Spaceship Earth, Nemo, Imagination, and many others.

Jake has officially been indoctrinated into the life of a Smith. We do amusement parks with intensity no matter how much heat. He was a good sport, at least as good as a 2-year-old can be.

We've learned that life with a 2-year-old is unpredictable. The highs are very high and the lows are just as low. He lives in the moment and has big feelings. He had lots of big feelings at Disney. I'll post more pics and videos later.