Joshua's 1st Haircut

For Derek's 1st Haircut Daddy decided he should get his haircut at the barbershop at Disney World in the Magic Kingdom.  Of course, for Joshua's 1st Haircut we did the same (albeit a bit after being a year old, since his curls are tighter and his hair much lighter). We decided to make a long weekend out of it!  We went up on Saturday to see Aunt Shana and Uncle Brian's newly remodeled backyard.  We then went to Magic Kingdom on Sunday and did some shopping on Monday.  All in all, it was a great trip!!!

Happy to be on his way to "Mick-o" land!

The beautiful new pool.

Swim-up bar.

Happy patrons.

Poolside view.

Ready to take a dip?

That evening, the boys had Mommy's former student and her hubby babysat them (thanks Christina and Dave!), while everyone went out to celebrate (and, unfortunately, watch the gators lose):

Even though they were in the same room, Christina and Dave managed to get them both to sleep!

Blurry, but you get the idea.

Cheers to family!

The next morning, we set out early to get Josh's haircut!

Coloring before breakfast.

A girl on her senior trip gave Derek this awesome baton (it wouldn't fit in her suitcase) -- he LOVES it!

Breakfast to start the day.

One last shot of those curls!

On the tram from the parking lot to the park gates.

Josh, are you nervous?

Ferry time!

On the ferry to the Magic Kingdom!

Waiting our turn.

Derek spent his time wisely and met some characters while waiting.

Greetings Pluto!

This kid would have an entire conversation with him!!!

Distractions before the sheers come out.

Shave and a haircut...

Family cheering Joshua on!

Almost finished.

What do you think, Josh?

Speechless.  Cute ears!

(Warning: This is long and unedited ~10 min)

Having some issues uploading the actual haircut, but this gives you the general idea!

Josh did a great job (and even held on to some of his curls)!

The finished product!!

Group shot!

Then it was off to meet Buzz:

Derek's excited to ride "space mountain" - AKA the people mover that goes through the space mountain dark spots.

Buzz let Derek test each of his buttons.

Daddy let Derek rest his legs for a bit.

It didn't take long for all of this excitement to knock Josh out:

We're so glad Aunt Shana and Uncle Brian joined us!

Mickey!!!

The happiest place on Earth!

Next up, breaking our boys out of chains:

Guilty of having too much fun.

While the big boys went on Space Mountain and Thunder Mountain, the little guys rested up for some more fun:

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Well rested and ready to "hit the road."

Next up, It's A Small World!

Josh really liked rocking out to the music!

Time for Teapots!

Josh's awesome reaction to the fast spinning tea pots!

Of course, after the teapots, we had Mickey Ice Cream!

Ice Cream for Everyone!

How good was it?!

Then it was back to the hotel for a good night's rest:

Josh reminisces about the day's events.

Zaide enjoyed them too!

The next morning we woke up happy and headed to the outlet mall before heading home:

Josh really enjoys using his knife and fork!

Until next time, Disney World!