Fox's 10th Birthday trip

I started planning this trip last summer, because I knew I wanted to take Fox on a special one on one trip after he turned ten. He has loved Harry Potter for many years, and we've been to Universal Studios in California several times, but I knew he would love the bigger Harry Potter World in Florida.

On the night before our flight, he requested a special dinner at his favorite restaurant. 

We had an overnight flight and both slept a little bit on the plane, but were exhausted when we arrived in the morning, so we took a little nap, before starting our adventures. We stayed onsite at one of the Universal hotels, and it was absolutely perfect. There wasn't anything super special about our room, but he kept saying how fancy it was!

The view from our room.

After we had caught up on some sleep, we took the shuttle bus to Volcano Bay. I don't like water parks, but this one was absolutely amazing. Plus, it was so hot, that the water felt great. Fox and I still talk about it to this date.

They had these special watches, where you could check in on the rides, and then come back when it was your turn.

I can't even describe how much fun we had together, and how special this time with him was.

They had a lazy river, but then this one was the "crazy river". Everyone had to wear life vests and it was wild at times. We spent a lot of time in there.

On our second day there, we went straight to Diagon Alley at Universal Studios.

You could ride the Hogwarts Express between the two worlds, and we did this multiple times during our time there.

Butter Beer to cool off in between rides.

Both days we had lunch at the three broomsticks, per Fox's request.

This was Fox's first big rollercoaster, the HULK ride. To be honest, I was a little nervous about riding it because I don't like rollercoasters, but I had told him I would ride any ride he wanted to ride, and so we did. He liked it, but not enough to do it again.

It was a really hot, and humid day, and we cooled off at the Chocolate Emporium with milkshakes.

Our third day in Florida was split between Harry Potter World, and Volcano Bay.

I think we were both over the heat at that point, and just wanted to cool off in the water.

Fox's favorite ride at Universal was Hagrid's Motorbike adventure, and I think we rode it 4 times. 

The flight back was exhausting, and long. Have you ever been on a fight where they asked for any medical personnel, because there's an emergency with someone? I kept my head down, hoping someone would raise their hand, but it turned out that I was their best option, so I had to attend to one of the travelers while this kid was passed out. We ended up making an emergency landing at a different airport, which delayed our flight by about three hours. We were so glad to be home when we finally landed in Phoenix, but both agreed that we wish we could've had more time in Florida.

It was the very best trip, and I loved every moment of it. It was so special to have this time with just Fox, and make him feel special and heard. I hope we can do these kind of trips regularly in the future, but it'll be Finn's turn for a special trip first!