Nap time is over and we really need to get moving. As good as it feels to get off of my feet, I don’t want Nick to miss any more of his birthday. Should I feel guilty that these boys are so tired that they would rather sleep for hours than get up and go have fun? Nah! It means that I’m doing my job by giving them a phenomenal trip!
On our way to the busses, we got to see a little of the pool party under way. This looked like a fun job to have! When they aren't guarding lives, they get to judge Big Wheel races!
This is the time that we got on the bus to go to Magic Kingdom for part 2 of Nick’s birthday.
As soon as we got to MK, we scurried over to Buzz Lightyear to get passes for later. My little nephew Corey tells his mommy all the time (when we're not at WDW) that he wants to go back to Magic Kingdom and ride Buzz Lightyear with Aunt Lala. They already had their FPasses so tonight, we get to ride it together! YAY! I’m so excited for that!
I wanted some birthday pictures in front of the castle and I got this one on our way back out to head over to ‘Ohana for dinner.
I also snapped a picture of this lovely lady. We wondered why on Earth she would wear that to a theme park. She was certainly getting a LOT of attention from passers-by.
On to ‘OHana to meet up with their cousins. We got to see the flag retreat while we made ours to the exit.
Let’s take the boat! It’s such a pretty ride. We get to the boat and it’s just finished loading and is full. Unsure how long it takes to get another one, I steer the boys to the resort monorail. We waited for a looong time for the next train and waited and waited. Some women pushed in to stand realllly close beside me and the boys and started going on and on about how long it takes to get places ‘here.’ They should really tell you that it takes forever! And on and on. They were headed to the Luau and were late. Yeah, we’re late too. Actually, we aren’t late yet. DSis was really early and texts me that they are at the restaurant already at about 5:10 for our 5:30 reservation. Great.
Finally, when it appeared that no train was ever going to come our way and the crowds had grown HUGE, I bailed and went BACK to the boat dock. My new BFF whiny ladies actually said “GOOD!” when we left the line. Seriously? Like me and the 2 tiny hiney boys were impeding on your chances of getting on the monorail. We were just standing here waiting (and seriously not saying ANYTHING) while listening to you b*&^%@ing for 10 minutes and you’re glad that I’M leaving? Wow.
We got another text from DSis while we were on the boat that they went ahead and got seated without us. Hey! Didn’t Stitch say that ‘Ohana means no one gets left behind? LOL. It’s 5:25 and we’re on a slow boat to Polynesia but we will be there as soon as we can.
We stop at the GF and as we’re about to pull away, two teenage girls, yell “WAIT!”and come running all the way down the boat ramp. The captain anchors us back to the dock and allows them to board. Come ON!!!!!
We putter on over to the Polynesian and we wind our way into the restaurant as fast as we can walk. I don’t ask anyone at the podium where we are sitting. We blow into the restaurant and find DSis and family already eating at a big table in the back corner. Hmph. Now her kids are a lot less patient in restaurants than mine uh, because they are 10 years younger so we know that we are going to have to speed thru this meal to avoid flying lo mien. We wolfed down the leftover salad and bread and noodles and pot stickers right as it was time for the limbo and the meat and shrimp portion of the evening.
This is really not a fun meal to eat that fast!! Not being a big fan of meat in general, I would have liked to have had more time to enjoy the veggies and bread. By the time dessert came around, her kiddos were really getting antsy and we knew we were done. I captured some yummy pics of the dessert and DSis using the camera’s ‘Food’ setting.
DSis and family bought Nick two very nice pins for his birthday present. Nick also got to make a wish on a cupcake at this restaurant and I took some photos for his Daddy who was missing his birthday.
Well rested and refueled, the whole group hit Magic Kingdom. First stop Buzz Lightyear fast pass line with just a few minutes wait. We spent enough time in line for Corey to decide that he would rather ride it with Alex than me. He’s 4. I forgive him for ditching me.
Alex really enjoyed Buzz tonight.
We watched the Laugh Floor together and then found a spot close to the castle to get a good view of the Castle preshow. I haven’t seen this yet and DSis is just gushing about how great it is and I’m thinking “Ok, crazy girl. It can’t be thaaaat good.” Well, I was blown away. It was a super fun awesome new thing and I loved it. Weird though. My boys didn’t really seem as excited by it. Maybe it’s a greeting card and birthday kind of sentimental thing?
Here they are waiting for Wishes.
After Wishes, DSis and family went back to the Yacht Club and we headed for Splash Mountain. There was no line at all and the boys rode it while I sat out and called DD to tell her all about Nick’s birthday.
They rode BTMR, we did Buzz again and we watched Philharmagic before heading to the exits for the evening. I had wanted to ride IASW but 1. the line was 10 minutes and 2. I was afraid that the slow moving boat ride might induce sleep at this point – remember I didn’t nap while everyone else did – so we skipped it.
Here is a picture of the birthday boy after his very long, very awesome birthday.
And here is a picture on the bus before we pulled away from Magic Kingdom.
Back at the hotel and I wanted just one more picture. The boys were thrilled.
Tomorrow, is going to be an exciting day! It’s our scheduled day off from the parks, moving day to the Dolphin and Aunt Lala’s big night to babysit all the kids! Can’t wait!
Seriously, great report so far, Looking forward to more!
That is amazing. Great update!
How can you not have a wonderful birthday if you are at the happiest place on earth? A belated Happy Birthday to you Nick.
