Disney Day 7 - No parks!! Can you believe that?

So we woke up and felt like a little Downtown Disney... but literally did the whole laid back, I got no where to be thing. I think you that kinda need a go with the flow day on a vacation. So we had some breakfast or maybe lunch, haha and were on our way.
...Here is my super cute boy....

We headed out to Downtown Disney. The parking lot was really weird and we were feeling off finding our way. We had a mini tour of all the parking lots. haha We finally went down to where the Disney Store is located. I ventured off by myself in The Disney Store :) ITs huge and I was loving it. Tim and Ty went to the other Toy Store... I wandered and didn't buy anything, I was so not in the mood to stand in a line. I went to another store nearby and bought a couple things. I met back up with Tim and Ty who got some special rice crispy treats (Goofy's Candy Company - I think) I met up with them and took Ty and got a couple pictures :)

Mr Potato Head and Ty

Cute Christmas Tree and my little man

Tinker Toy that really excited Tim

Next we were off to The Animal Kingdom Lodge for dinner at Boma...
Along the way, Ty decided he had to go to the bathroom .... reeeeaaaallllyyy baaaad! So Tim dropped us off at the front door, and I walked in with my head down, right to the restroom and we just made it :) We washed out hands and headed out into the lodge area...
Can I just say.. my jaw DROPPED... seriously DROPPED! This place is gorgeous. Larger than life and just incredible. I wish I would have taken a picture. So we are waiting for our table.... we took a look around. We went out back and saw the Savannah... WOW! It has a artificial moonlight and it is just INCREDIBLE. Here is a picture, you can see the real moon, haha but the lighting, gives you and idea... This is where they have a relaxing campfire... niiiice...



Boma was super amazing. I decided to go in with an open mind and try things I normally would not try.
There was hummus, and various other things that were odd looking, but incredible. Zebra Domes... very good! I met a lady who sat next to us and I wondered if Disney planted her there. She was a Disney Vacation Club member and was telling me all about it and how fabulous it was. Uuuugh! I want one, so it was slightly torture. haha Not really, she was nice...
Ty was not feeling so good, and didn't eat much.

The waiter felt sorry for Ty and didn't charge us for his food, cause he didn't eat. I thought that was nice.
We found a manager and let them know how super nice our server was.
We left, a little worried about Ty, but thought a good nights rest would help. Here is a picture of some of the decorations for The Animal Kingdom Lodge

When we got back to the resort, we noticed there was another movie setup. Tim was doing something at the front desk.. I believe it was adding a day... haha Ty and I waited for him where the movie was :)

Here is TyTy

So we found Daddy, and went back to the room to rest and relax.
So what do you do when you leave a restaurant because your little one didn't eat much, didn't feel well... oh, in Disney, you become the responsible parent and give him this...
a spoonful of sugar, right?






Force feeding him... haha Just kidding...


So I was a bit restless and decided to take my good camera around the resort to get some pictures...
Our room number

Our section was The Calypso Building

Here is a larger than life drumset that Ty really wanted to play :)

Here is the Broadway section... cute huh?!




The pool in the shape of a guitar... and it was a bit chilly and people were swimming. CRAZY! haha


Very cute resort...


So this day lacked excitement... we have tomorrow...Day 7!
Epcot, Friends, and Grand Marnier Slush...YUMMMM

I am also putting this blog here...

http://dischristmas08.wordpress.com/

Day 5, part 2... Magical Ball, SUSHI and fireworks

Here we are, on our way back to Epcot. The lights at during the holiday season and incredible.





So as soon as we get in, Ty sees Spaceship Earth or as he called it... The Magical Ball. I kinda prefer that :)

So Ty really wants to ride this, so I take him on it. ::Spoiler:: ahead if you don't want to know the changes that were made to the ride. :)
The first half is the same and they take your picture. Right away I though, oh here we go, they want to sell us a picture of us on the ride. So we see all of the history of communication and technology. From cavemen, to computers... it takes you through. Super cute what comes next. These little touch computers come on and asks you all these questions. They then had this little show that included you, and it placed your head on cartoon bodies... The story is about your future and the environment... etc. But Ty and I had a good laugh at ourselves.




So we get off the ride and Ty wants to ride again (there was NO line) we found Tim and let him know... we get on the ride and Ty hits the language button, picks German... so the WHOLE long ride, I have to hear it in German. NO clue. So I text Tim and he thinks its hysterical. There is no way to change it. So we answered the questions the best way we could. haha
LOVELY

We survived the ride and found Tim. We were getting a little hungry and headed over to the new sushi restaurant in Japan. It was called Teppan Edo. It had a very upscale contemporary feel to it. There was a huge TV on one side that was showing pictures of Japan, and a section where the Japanese women were making sushi. I thought it was interesting that it was all women making the sushi.

See the large TV


I got some miso soup and tea, Tim got a beer of course :)
Since I am super adventurous, I got the California roll :) and Tim got Eel.
Ty got some rice. More on that in a bit :)

Here is my california roll

So we are enjoying our food, when a piece of rice gets Ty's gag reflex (remember, this place is kinda fancy, even for Disney) and starts to throw up. Luckily the server was sweet and we didn't make a gigantic scene. We got cleaned up, paid the bill and left... It was interesting ;)
After that adventure, we head out to find a place near the exit to watch the Illuminations. This one is kinda boring for me. The have this lull, where I know its a meaningful song, but I was over it. haha We just wanted Ty to see the fireworks.

Lots of fire, and it was pretty cool how they did it!

Tyler is super excited


This is a genuine reaction with Tyler. I think I watch his face more than the fireworks. Its a more meaningful show for me.

We inched closer and closer to the exit, while still watching the fireworks to beat the crowd.
Here is a little self family portrait...

When we got back to the resort, we decide to walk over to All Star Movies. This resort seemed a lot bigger and more interesting than All Star Music, which we loved, but this was super cute. All the Disney movie characters. The Toy Story one was just adorable and larger than life.

To give you an idea, look at Ty barely coming up to the top of Buzz's foot.



Here is Tim wishing he could be just like Woody :)


Here is Ty rocking out with his own little Mickey light saber.


We were exhausted, so we decided to head back and get some rest...and thats exactly what we did.

Up next... Downtown Disney, and Dinner at Boma...

Day 5, part 1... 1900 Park Fare, Magic Kingdom ...

Today is a pretty exciting day for me! We were going to 1900 Park Fare and it is one of my absolute favorite character meals :) They have a lot of characters, good food, strawberry soup (which I didn't have this time, and of course the most important... Grand Mimosas! In your best operatic voice, sing with me... AaaaahhhhhhhH!

Delicioso, Délicieux, Delizioso, Köstlich and for my girl... απολαυστικότητα! DELICIOUS! It translates in any language...good shiz.
Yeah, I liked it.
OK, Now that I wasted a lot of time looking up the translations for delicious.... I shall move on.
The characters at this fancy pants place, not really, but kinda... posh relaxious... are Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too... Alice, Mad Hatter and Mary Poppins. Very fun!
We sat next to this super loud family. The kids were wild, and could not sit in their seats for anything. LOUD. So this table across from us had children that were even wilder. One had his mickey mouse light saber and decided to have a battle in the middle of the floor. He swung it around and loud dad next to us yells at him "You almost hit my son's head, now you sit now and behave." Ok, part of me was happy he did that, but darn if he didn't have blinders for his own little precious monsters. So the lightsaber boy settled a bit, until his brother and him decided to have a wrestling match in the middle of the floor... at that time, the server saw this and told then that they are to stay in there seats. She told them that, that is not the way to conduct yourself in a restaurant. HA! The parents sat right there, didn't say ANYTHING to their children so I was pleased with that. Needless to say, it was a little stressful, but a great show, and I had my Grand Mimosa, so no worries.
Ty and Tigger toooo.

Mimosa Face

Whole lotta cuteness

Awwwww

I didn't even care that my hair looked horrible...

Miss Mary Poppins and my little darling

Tim looks oh so comfortable with Mary Poppins.... maybe I should shared my Mimosa! haha

ICE CREAM FOR BREAKFAST!!! Whoooo Hooo!

Some Alice love

I do think Tim prefers this type of Pooh-tifulness with his little buddy too

Ty and the Mad Hatter...

I look sort of Mad Hatterish.... good thing we were headed to Magic Kingdom after this...


So after our oh so delicious experience, we headed over to The Magic Kingdom.
Here is Ty and me in front of the castle.

Tyler's favorite ride, and one he continues to talk about is Goofy's Barnstormer. Very VERY cute. He went on it last year and I think that maybe he was a little too little then, glad it didn't scare him away from all things goofy :) As we were getting off, I saw a little girl who was with "Make a Wish" and I was just so impressed with her beautiful big smile. I don't know her name, but I keep her in my prayers. God Bless her.

Next stop was the train station to ride around to the main entrance. There were not doing the little conductor thing, but it was a cute ride anyway :)
We headed back to the resort to rest up a bit, we had a light lunch, tried to nap... all that boring stuff, if anything is boring in Disney. :)
Next up...
Epcot, Sushi, Fireworks....