Riding the waves

We survived our trip to Disney. I enjoyed it, Josh enjoyed it, Jack enjoyed waving at people nonstop.

He was a little young to appreciate it, but since Josh had a conference there, we really couldn't pass up the chance to visit Mickey Mouse. I can't wait to take him back when he actually knows who all the characters are and can run around willy nilly from one ride to the next.

Despite his small stature, he did go on the Dumbo ride, and seemed to really enjoy it. Well, he enjoyed waving to all the people as we went around.



We took him on "It's a Small World," where he enjoyed waving at all the little characters.

He met Pooh, and in addition to giving him an unsolicited kiss, he waved at him.



Tooling around the grounds in his stroller, he couldn't help but wave at all the kids we passed. He waved at characters, at people, at ducks, at statues, at himself.

His waving did help us out when it came to convincing people to take pictures. Inevitably, someone would pause to wave back and we could ask them to snap a quick shot of the three of us. Hence, the family portrait in front of Cinderella's Castle.



When we took the Monorail over to Epcot, he waved at the people in the car with us. At lunch, he willed a man at the next table to wave at him with the sheer power of his cuteness. He just waved and waved and smiled and smiled until the man finally looked over at him.

I asked Josh how I was going to handle future rejection by girls on his behalf if I get teary when people ignore his waving and he keeps trying to get their attention with persistance?

But this kid, he's a charmer. I doubt there will be woman alive who will be able to resist him.