Monday, January 14, 2008

DECEMBER 26---OHANA BREAKFAST AND ANIMAL KINGDOM

This morning we headed to the Polynesian for Breakfast w/ Lilo and Stitch. The juice was absolutely delicious! I don't normally drink juice but had 3 glasses! The fresh fruit and Hawaiian bread was great too. The boys liked the Mickey waffles and got everyone's autographs. Lilo was taking surf lessons so Goofy came in her place, which I was disappointed about but the boys didn't seem to care. There was great interaction w/ the characters, especially Pluto and Goofy. Kyle participated in the parade and played the maracas.
Then it was off to Animal Kingdom.....we did Photopass pictures and then we split up....Eddie and Trey headed to Expedition Everest while Kyle and I went to Camp Minnie Mickey and did the character greets...well actually all we saw was Goofy Santa...Kyle had seen so many characters at meals that he was losing interest in seeing the same characters all the time. So we headed to Africa and Kyle played the bongos while we waited for Eddie and Trey to join us. We saw Baloo and King Louie, got FP for the safari and took the train to Rafiki's Conservation Station. There we saw Rafiki and Pocahontas but of course the boys didn't care about her so they just got their picture taken w/ Rafiki and then we headed back for our safari....
We went right around lunchtime, so I was surprised at how many animals we saw...... After the safari, we headed to Restaurantasaurus for the boys' lunch while Eddie and I got the ribs at Flame Tree BBQ. These were very yummy. As we passed EE, Eddie and Trey told me all about that ride....they liked it , but weren't ready to ride it again anytime soon. After lunch, the boys were ready to do something else so we headed to DownTown Disney.....

Kyle was in heaven at the Lego store! He got the container of Legos as well as 2 car/truck sets, which he's been playing with almost constantly since we've been home. Then we went to the toy store and he bought a box of potato head parts to play with as well. He and Trey had fun making several silly faces on them. Then he and Trey found the light saber display and decided to make those also. When they finished we went over to the Photopass place and had pictures of them 'fighting' added to our cd. Trey ended up using the rest of his souvenir money on an ESPN basketball. The boys got Disney Dollars for every A or B on their report cards all semester so they ended up w/ about $80. each to spend on whatever they wanted. They also got a couple gift cards for Christmas from grandparents and Santa as well. This worked out really well and we didn't have any whining or asking to buy, because they had their own money to spend....it also helped them to prioritize exactly what they wanted.
By this time it was dark and we got McDs for Kyle then headed back to Pop. Trey went swimming while Eddie and I ate dinner, then he grabbed a burger later. Our plan was to go back to MGM for EMH but we were all too tired and decided to take it easy and just rest for the evening instead.....it wasn't long until both boys were asleep....
Next......Cape May Breakfast and Magic Kingdom

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