Last week while getting ready for my trip to Orlando to speak for Marco Kozlowski, I had a fleeting thought…wouldn’t it be cool if Wyatt came with em and we could have a father and son adventure.
Then I got thinking about the mechanics, timing and dismissed it. Well Cory and I discussed it the night before I was to leave and 2 hours on the phone with a super helpful Westjet rep, Wyatt and I were off to Orlando for an adventure!! I am not sure who was more excited me or Wyatt.
We were off to see Lego Land Florida, Wyatt is Lego fixated these days. So off we go, Wyatt is fantastic, I speak and then I discover that Lego Land is not even open yet!! Still under construction!! WTF?? In my excitement I totally did not see that on the website, Crap! (and other words!)
Wyatt totally coped well with the news, we hit the lego store downtown Disney instead (in full Spiderman gear). Then off to Harry Potters world which by the way was pretty amazing.
Some highlights:
Wyatt was super brave on the Harry Potter ride (there was a junior marine on our ride who was covering his eyes but not Wyatt!)
We ate Gator bites (deep fried Alligator, yum!)
Wyatt can swim/dog paddle almost 20 feet!
Wyatt had great conversations with BOTH Captain America and Spiderman
Plus much much more.
One of the cutest things was when Wyatt was shopping for his Magic Wand and he takes the Harry Potter wand, flings it around a bit and then says “Dad, this one is broken, it does not have the magic in it” Which made me smile to say the least, but the big lesson for me is that I sometimes forget he is still only 5 years old! He is so smart and mature most of the time that I simply think of him as a little adult. But what a great reminder, “Dad this wand is broken”. Ah the beauty of imagination and possibility.
Well I hope that Wyatt remembers this trip as fondly as I will. A great adventure, great quality time with my oldest and a memory I will treasure for the rest of my life!
