After the Flights of Wonder show, we made our way to Dinoland. It was around 12:15. We stopped for a few pictures in front of the tree first though!
And then we ran into a character trail with no one on it, so we stopped to meet Terk
and Louie and Baloo
Finally we made our way into Dinoland at about 12:40, where we saw this beautiful site (if you're Griffin and love dinosaurs!)
We decided to ride Triceratop Spin right away, and I was surprised by how little the boys cared about it. I think the time of day may have had something to do with their lack of enthusiasm.
Alright, here's where the big blow up fight of the trip happened. It was about 1 pm at this point. We were all hot, and the kids definitely needed to be cooled down. Chad suggested getting frozen lemonades, but I thought we should just go eat lunch and take a break, since it was late (by our eating standards anyway) and Cooper would need his nap soon. Somehow, despite this perfectly logical argument, I lost, and Chad headed to get the lemonades while I took the boys by myself to play in the Boneyard. Now, anyone who has been in the Boneyard knows how big it is, and how the digging area is totally separate from the rest. Griffin wanted to dig, but Cooper wouldn't keep his shoes on, and I had to chase him around without losing Griffin...can you sense my irritation at how this is going?
So then Chad appears, super mad at me! He says that I knew he couldn't bring food in there, and took the kids in to punish him so they couldn't have the drinks. He tells me he had to stand outside and guzzle it so he could come in and find me. (Keep in mind, both grandmas were sitting out there and could have held onto the drink). I lost it! I couldn't believe that we were doing what he wanted to do, even though it was stupid, and then I got blamed for everything (I had NO idea you couldn't bring in food, I didn't read the sign as I chased the two kids in!). He eventually realized how difficult my time in there had been, and apologized and offered me some lemonade. I just walked away from them all, telling him, "I don't want a drink, I want a divorce!" I kind of even meant it at that moment, I was SOOO mad. Anyway, just wanted to share so that if you had even a minor fight with your spouse at WDW, you can feel better about it!!
After our big fight, we headed to Restaurantosaurus for lunch. The food was just okay, but I knew Griffin would love the decor.
After lunch, Cooper conked out, and we made our way over to Dinosaur. It started to pour just as we got there. Sue and my mom took Cooper over to a covered pavilion while Chad and I took Griffin on the ride. If you read my PTR, you might remember that I was nervous about how he would do. If it had been anything other than dinosaurs, I wouldn't have even tried, but he really wanted to go on. Well, he was NOT a fan. He didn't scream or cry, but he cowered under my arm. The picture of him was SO funny. When we got off, he said he didn't want to go again (how I knew he really didn't like it!), so the grandmas went on by themselves. While we waited, we let Griffin pick out a dinosaur souvenir, and he picked a $10 stuffed toy with a book.
Up next: the rest of our AK day!
And then we ran into a character trail with no one on it, so we stopped to meet Terk
and Louie and Baloo
Finally we made our way into Dinoland at about 12:40, where we saw this beautiful site (if you're Griffin and love dinosaurs!)
We decided to ride Triceratop Spin right away, and I was surprised by how little the boys cared about it. I think the time of day may have had something to do with their lack of enthusiasm.
Alright, here's where the big blow up fight of the trip happened. It was about 1 pm at this point. We were all hot, and the kids definitely needed to be cooled down. Chad suggested getting frozen lemonades, but I thought we should just go eat lunch and take a break, since it was late (by our eating standards anyway) and Cooper would need his nap soon. Somehow, despite this perfectly logical argument, I lost, and Chad headed to get the lemonades while I took the boys by myself to play in the Boneyard. Now, anyone who has been in the Boneyard knows how big it is, and how the digging area is totally separate from the rest. Griffin wanted to dig, but Cooper wouldn't keep his shoes on, and I had to chase him around without losing Griffin...can you sense my irritation at how this is going?
So then Chad appears, super mad at me! He says that I knew he couldn't bring food in there, and took the kids in to punish him so they couldn't have the drinks. He tells me he had to stand outside and guzzle it so he could come in and find me. (Keep in mind, both grandmas were sitting out there and could have held onto the drink). I lost it! I couldn't believe that we were doing what he wanted to do, even though it was stupid, and then I got blamed for everything (I had NO idea you couldn't bring in food, I didn't read the sign as I chased the two kids in!). He eventually realized how difficult my time in there had been, and apologized and offered me some lemonade. I just walked away from them all, telling him, "I don't want a drink, I want a divorce!" I kind of even meant it at that moment, I was SOOO mad. Anyway, just wanted to share so that if you had even a minor fight with your spouse at WDW, you can feel better about it!!
After our big fight, we headed to Restaurantosaurus for lunch. The food was just okay, but I knew Griffin would love the decor.
After lunch, Cooper conked out, and we made our way over to Dinosaur. It started to pour just as we got there. Sue and my mom took Cooper over to a covered pavilion while Chad and I took Griffin on the ride. If you read my PTR, you might remember that I was nervous about how he would do. If it had been anything other than dinosaurs, I wouldn't have even tried, but he really wanted to go on. Well, he was NOT a fan. He didn't scream or cry, but he cowered under my arm. The picture of him was SO funny. When we got off, he said he didn't want to go again (how I knew he really didn't like it!), so the grandmas went on by themselves. While we waited, we let Griffin pick out a dinosaur souvenir, and he picked a $10 stuffed toy with a book.
Up next: the rest of our AK day!
this ride! Love, love, love it! This is now my favorite ride in all of WDW. So of course, we went on one more time with the second set, and I loved it even more once I knew what to expect. The grandmas had taken the boys to find a spot for the parade, so we stopped at DinoBites for a huge ice cream cookie sandwich to bring back to them, and Chad got some more frozen lemonades to bring too.
I am sorry AK was not the day you wanted it to be. Thank you for writing an honest TR! I have a feeling that DH and I will end up getting into a fight b/c of all the pressure of having extra people with us. 
I think it's hard to be on a trip you've planned for forever, when you're hot, tired, and supposed to be having fun constantly, and not get cranky once in a while.
Of course, my favorite tv show is The Amazing Race so I like me some travel drama. 
I mostly only remember the good things (kind of like childbirth 
otherwise, who'd ever have more than one kid? 
