Author: rcragun
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 3 – Magic Kingdom
Day 3 was at the Magic Kingdom. We started the morning with breakfast with Chef Mickey and friends. Toren likes looking at people in costumes and finds them entertaining, but only from afar. When costumed individuals get close he freaks out. So, he kind of had a rough time at breakfast (and he didn’t sleep…
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Toren already does the opposite of what he’s told
Toren started jumping (both feet at the same time) earlier than most kids. I tried to catch it on film but when I asked him to jump, he wouldn’t. I finally decided to try reverse psychology on my 22-month old son. I told him, “Don’t jump!” Et voila: I’m not sure what this means. A…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 2 – Animal Kingdom
Even though all of her family was in town, Debi still had summer courses that were just beginning that she couldn’t afford to miss. So she headed back to Tampa this day while the rest of us made our way to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We went on a few friends, saw some animals, then went…
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making Toren laugh
Debi usually gives Toren his bath at night, but I dry him off and put his diaper on afterward. We usually play while I do that with me blowing on his belly and tickling him. Some nights he laughs really hard. I tried to capture it one night:
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 1
All of Debi’s family came to Florida for a week long vacation in late May and early June. We started the trip in Orlando and ended in St. Petersburg. Here’s a rundown of our activities day by day. The family was all scheduled to arrived in the evening on the 25th of May. Debi, Toren,…
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watch out corn on the cob
Toren loves corn on the cob. Here he is going down on a cob:
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Toren pretending to be a wizard
We were taking care of some stuff in the garage one day when it started to rain. Toren had a stick and started pointing it at the rain. I couldn’t help but think he was casting a “stop the rain spell”:
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Toren and the TV
Toren loves him some TV:
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toddler in a bumbo
We got our bumbo back to give to someone else with a newborn, but Toren hijacked it for a few days. Think he still fits:
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dinosaurs at the zoo
The local zoo had a dinosaur exhibit recently. We took Toren a couple of times, but he didn’t really seem to like it (despite liking Dinosaur Train); he was scared. Here’s a picture of him by one of the dinosaurs: I, of course, had to get a picture of me taunting a dinosaur, since I’m…