Spring Break in Disney - Part 1

Since this semester has been so crazy busy, we decided that a family vacation was in order for spring break. So we loaded up the Hazelnut and headed down to Orlando for a visit with Mickey Mouse. We really enjoyed having some family-time together and took the opportunity to visit with some friends in the area at the same time.

Hazel's babydoll went with us, and she does everything that Hazel does. (Pictured here: if Hazel's thirsty, so is "Baby.")

Hazel takes after her momma. She loves to plan! Here she is planning our route through the Magic Kingdom.

Hazel discovered that she loves Winnie the Pooh. (And mom and dad discovered not to wheel the stroller too close to the plush animals in the gift shop or she'll grab hold and we'll go home with a new friend.)

We spent some time with Glenn's college buddy, Andrew, who fell in love with Hazel. But really, who hasn't?

Here's the story behind this one. We arrived on Sunday. By Tuesday, we realized that Hazel was sick and in need of a doctor. We suspected an ear infection. After spending four hours at the Urgent Care Clinic, Hazel was diagnosed with an ear infection in her right ear and bronchiolitis. She was prescribed antibiotics for the ear infection and an inhaler for the bronchiolitis. (This is something she's had before, so we're familiar with the inhaler treatments.) After we got back to the hotel, my college roommate, Laura, brought over another new friend (this time, Mickey Mouse) for the patient. Hazel was very appreciative.

Because we had to give Hazel her inhaler treatments every four hours, we became very familiar with the baby care centers in each park. They were a nice place to get away from the crowds, and private enough that we could administer the inhaler away from prying eyes. In addition, they were air conditioned and had lots of fun toys for Hazel to play with.

Hazel's favorite attraction, by far, was the Living Seas Pavilion at Epcot. She could spend all day looking at the "Sssh" (translation: "Fish") and looking for Nemo.

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