Day Five: Monday July 23, 2012
Welcome to a rainy Monday. It seems as though our good fortune with the weather came to an end this morning, at least for today. Thankfully it started well after we had arrived at EPCOT..As you can see, the skies were clear for awhile...
Logan of course wanted to ride 'the Donald Duck boat ride.' once again. We ended up there too early for world showcase to open however. And so we made our way to the Seas, where we found Nemo. That poor little fish I swear he is forever getting lost! And then talked to Crush. Logan however did not have any interest in sitting with the rest of the kids so he sat on my lap but still managed to laugh. When Crush had to leave we decided it was time to have a little fun....
Logan looks petrified while Anderson looks as if getting eaten by a shark is the greatest thing that has happened to him...
We moved from the seas to the land, as the rain began, and because of this we swam with the crowd right into the Living with the Land. Never had I seen a line that long for the ride. While Andy and I enjoy the ride-yes call us a bit cheesy here-Logan didn't seem to like it to much. He didn't like the thunderstorm for some reason and so we we moved along. The rain was coming down slightly and the clouds still loomed. But spending some time in the Land ate up enough time that by now the world showcase was open.
They were heading to Mexico as well.
It was time for Mexico...where we listened to Logan giggle the entire way through. As his mom the sound of his giggle is a sound I will never get tired of. And why this ride makes him giggle so hard is beyond me. By the time the trip is done I am sure Anderson will hate this much as he does Its a Small World.
The skies opened up as we made our way through the worlds so we quickly decided lunch would be at the Americas. Andy once again sat us, then went off to get our food..as he did so Logan spotted a young boy with a cast from his leg to his hip suddenly all concern for his food went out the window and he was more concerned for this little boy...he kept asking me what happened and I told him I didn't know. I swear his concern for others is just so touching sometimes. He turned to the family and asked if he was OK and if he went to the doctors and did they make him better. We found out the boy broke his leg horribly two days before vacation. But for a minute the boy seemed to not be caring about his leg as Logan talked.
Either my son is going to make a great doctor, or is going to run for something.
The skies were opening up pretty good and so we decided to head back home and do a little shopping. Logan had been bugging us for a huge cars toy since we arrived and we were determined to get it for him. Though instead of having mommy and daddy pay for it he decided to spend the money he had been saving in his piggy bank, which he had been saving on his own!-and ended up with 70 dollars of his own money. He carried it up to the counter and was so proud of himself as he handed the money over to the cast member. He even informed her that it was his own money from his piggy bank...he just thought it was the coolest thing. Once bought it was time to head home and relax! The pool of course would have to wait as the skies were not accommodating...
This was ok since we had scheduled Kids Night Out, and Kelly our sitter would be arriving any minute.
Waiting for Kelly...
She showed up right on time. I love this about the service. I don't have to worry at all. She brought toys and games and all and settled in for a night of fun with little man while Andy and I enjoyed some adult entertainment and rides. He did get a bit upset as he realized that while he would be with Kelly we wouldn't and so we had to quickly sneak out while he wasn't looking.
We had dinner reservations at Kona, which we paid out of pocket since we needed an extra meal for later this week. It had bee years since we had been to Kona, I had shrimp and scallops and Andy had pork chops. Both dishes were actually quite fabulous, though the service was a little slow. Which would be our only complaint about the place.
But we don't dwell on this, instead we paid and made our way to the Magic Kingdom. Bypassing the parade we made our way to Space Mountain. As we made our way through the line, we noticed we made it just in time for behind us two tour groups came in. Now I know people have strong opinions on these groups. Most loathe them. We try not to let them get to us. This year however they seemed to just be extremely loud. As each person-none of whom were in the groups-they would chant and yell and scream and all not. This went on and on with everyone. And then another group did the same. It got to the point where the cast members had to talk to them. The continued however and it was at this point Andy said maybe we would push our annual summer vacation back a few weeks later.
The rain must have kept the crowds light, as we were able to walk right in on the Haunted Mansion and then attempted to ride Big Thunder Mountain only to discover it was down. Which always seems to happen on our kid free nights....so much so its almost comical...
But it was alright....we would return. It was only Monday...
you're a star!! woooooooo!!
