Merry Christmas at Epcot

Christmas morning we got up early and again ate pop tarts in the room while the boys opened their stockings, and gifts from my parents and us---(Disney gc from grandparents and potato heads from us). Their main gift was this trip and they had a few other things waiting for them under the tree at home. They got a bunch of trading pins in their stockings as well as some Disney Dollars to use for their souvenirs.
We got to Epcot in time to be at the front of the line for the opening. That was cool---I was trying to get picked to be the family to open the park, but my kids were not very talkative to the CMs who came by to talk to us while we waited. They became more animated when the Test Track car came out but by that time they'd chosen their family. Oh well......
When the rope dropped, we headed to Soarin. I had to park the stroller, so Kyle and I got separated from the other 2 and never did find them. We got in line and had about a 20 min wait. Trey and Eddie had about a 10 min wait so they just wandered around checking out things in the area while they waited for us. We all LOVED this ride and got FP to ride it again later.
Then we headed to Test Track, used FP and rode it immediately. The wait was already 50 minutes by the time we got over there. The guys loved it---me not so much, We got the pictures added to our photopass and I looked quite windblown. LOL
We got FP for there also and then Eddie and Trey headed to Mission Space while Kyle and I went to the World Showcase. Kyle was hungry so he got chicken nuggets at Refreshment Port--a LOT of food for a CS meal---9 pc nuggets, lg fries, lg drink and a mcflurry. After he ate, Eddie and Trey met up with us, and Trey got the nugget meal also while Eddie and I got the Combo meal at San Angel. very yummy. Trey loved the churros--it was cool to see them trying new things.
After lunch, we did some shopping and I introduced them to Club Cool. I didn't like ANY of the drinks but the boys loved them ( except Beverly of course) I think they mixed a few and made their own drinks, and this was a place we hit a few more times while we here.
We wandered through Innoventions and Kyle did a few of the KIDCOT activities. Then we headed to Soarin to use our FP.
When we got off there, it was just about time for the next Jr Chef to start so the boys decided they wanted to do that. That was cute. It was nice to see Trey helping Kyle measure the ingredients---usually they're not so helpful or loving to each other----must have been that Disney magic at work! LOL Kyle absolutely LOVED this activity....

After we finished, we went upstairs to Garden Grill for our ADR---we had ressies for the Candlelight Processional afterwards. Garden Grill was nice---we had the BEST interaction w/ the characters here---esp Chip and Dale. The food was good---Kyle ate, which was great---he's my picky eater so I was concerned about what he would eat. Both boys got the make your own cupcake for dessert and had fun decorating and eating their creations. We didn't realize the restaurant moved....we were eating and I looked up and saw a mountain that I swore wasn't there before.....Eddie and Trey laughed at me until they realized that we HAD moved....that was pretty cool---to see the different scenes. Then it was on to the World Showcase to get in line for the Candlelight Processional..... Gary Sinise was the Guest Reader of the Christmas Story and it was WONDERFUL!!! I loved watching the lady doing the sign language---wow! she was so animated! Afterwards, we got photopass pictures taken in France then headed to the other side, got more photopass pics then headed to Test Track where the guys rode a couple more times. Then Trey got a snack and we headed for the hotel.
Next---Ohana Breakfast and Animal Kingdom!