MAW Trip Day 4 - Breakfast with Pooh

Before we knew it that blasted alarm was going off again. It was time to peel ourselves out of bed and get the kids showered and ready for the day. No one wanted to get up. So the announcement was made “If I don’t have to ask you to get up again you can have a 5 minute turn in the Jacuzzi” Madilynn was the first one in. Drew was ready as soon as her time was up. I sat right there on the side of the tub until his time was up. Finally the other boys were finished and all the kids were dressed and ready to head out. Meagan was so tired. She showered and was going to finish getting ready at mom’s hotel room. We had decided to meet them there and ride the bus instead of hassling with the monorail and parking the van.

We got to the hotel and mom & Brittany were waiting in the parking lot. Meagan was less than happy that she couldn’t finish getting ready. The bus came just a few minutes later. We made it down one stop and Meagan realized she had dropped her phone somewhere. We weren’t sure if it was in the van or on the ground so her and Brittany got off the bus and walked back to look for her phone while the rest of us headed to MK.

Just as we got to MK the girls called to say they had Meagan’s phone. Thank Heaven’s! She had gotten it the day we left. We went through the gates and waited for the girls. I was surprised how bare the front of the park was.

We then headed up to Crystal Palace for Drew’s breakfast with his beloved pal Pooh.

The kids loved the Mickey heads on the table. The boys just piled theirs up, quick to make a claim. Madilynn took her time and sorted them by color.

The kids joined Tigger & Piglet in a march around the restaurant.

The characters here really interacted with the kids and Drew gave Pooh the biggest hug ever.

I know it’s just a costume with a person in it and it’s not the same “Pooh” that we’ve had on our trips to Disneyland, but seeing Drew hug Pooh makes me cry.

I think back to that trip 7 yrs ago, one that we probably should have cancelled (and had debated on doing). Had this not been a huge extended family trip I’m sure we would have cancelled. My mom, sisters, BIL, Grammie, nieces, nephews, Aunt & Uncle and one cousin all joined us. My little boy was in such despair. The medication we had to give him to keep his seizures down was causing horrible side effects. If Drew was awake, he was crying. He was just 2 ½ yrs old and there was little I could do to sooth him. He laid there on the ground at the end of Main Street and cried himself to sleep. We were trying to figure out what we should do. This was before you had to have reservations. We decided to have some breakfast with Pooh and then see if I should take Drew back to the hotel.

As we walked to our table, screaming Drew in tow, everyone looked to see what the commotion was. Steve went off to get the kids food and I sat with my crying son, wanting to cry myself. And then Pooh walked by. It wasn’t our turn but he sat down in a chair next to Drew. He started rubbing his paw on the top of his head. Drew looked up at him and the crying STOPPED! Pooh picked up Drew’s spoon and started feeding him his cereal. Thankfully my sister thought to grab the camera.

Pooh was sent to our table from Heaven that day. He was able to do what I, his momma, couldn’t. The rest of the day we were able to play and have fun.

Now every trip we take we stop to have breakfast with Pooh. When we went in 2003 Pooh again sat at the table with Drew. We had said nothing. Drew looked to Pooh and had the biggest smile on his face. It was like it was normal to have that silly-old bear sit down to eat. In 2005 he didn’t sit down at the table but had stopped by a number of times and spent a great deal of time with Drew. And this time it would be no different. No matter how old Drew is, seeing him with Pooh warms my heart and soul.