The kids wanted to go check out The Boneyard, so that is where we headed next. They really had fun. I really got bored and tired of trying to keep my eyes on 4 kids running in different directions while DH yakked it up with some other parent sitting on a bench.
After this, we went and bought a few pins and did a little trading. It was just about parade time so the streets were getting crowded. We were tired and it was getting close to time for our Boma ressies, so we thought we’d skip the parade and try to beat the bus traffic out of there. We had a nice little ride over to AKL where we sat on the verandah and watched the animals a bit.
DH took DS8 to the potty and never returned and never answered his cell phone so we headed down to Boma and checked in. Finally just as they call our name, DH and DS8 show up. We were tired and I was worried about how the kids would behave at dinner but no worries. They LOVED Boma, especially DS8 who is the pickiest eater with no appetite. He was in heaven.
I can’t even remember the foods, but I know I liked everything—except the meat. I’m not a fan of rare meat. DH loved it though, and the sauces they had for the meats. But I was very happy with all the salads and veggie dishes and fruits. Great restaurant for a vegetarian, which I’m not, but ate like one that night. The kids loved their fruit and mac n cheese and chicken strips and also tried a lot of new foods.
She's not really stabbing herself in the eye, I'm just a little short on pictures for this installment
So Boma gets a
for sure.
After dinner we headed off to the gift shop. While there with all the kids in their matching shirts, a couple—probably old enough to be my parents—see us and shout “there they are!” and come running up to us.
They say “WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE SHIRTS? We saw you earlier in the park and have been in every shop at Animal Kingdom, and now came over here looking for them and haven’t seen them in ANY shops and no one seems to know what we were talking about!” I said “I made them” and their faces just fell. I felt bad they were disappointed but they made my day!! They loved my shirts!! In hindsight, it WAS the end of our day. I should’ve just said, “buy my kids shirts in this here gift shop, and I’ll give you the sweaty ones off their backs.”
We waited forever for a bus back to wherever we went, I can’t remember, back to AK, or to MK or DTD or somewhere where we then caught another bus back to our hotel.
Here we are waiting:
Luke workin' on some moves:
Finally on the bus:
We got back to our room and found this:
Which thrilled DD10 to no end. She LOVES monkeys!!
We had a great day at AK, we did not get to see everything I wanted to see (hello! Festival of the Lion King!) but that just means we have to go back some day right?
Up next: It’s already day 7! Back to Epcot, a surprise DISmeet, Akershus, DHS, and the dinner from H E double hockey sticks.
and I thought I was uncomfortable sitting on the sidewalk
Somehow DD10 knew some of the songs beforehand 
I love that she wore flip-flops and that they coudn't stop kissing!
In the meantime, here is the end of the wedding trip. On the last day we got up, packed, checked out of our hotel and headed for the beach. We drove up and down the beach a bit and ended up stopping at the Santa Monica Pier. I got myself a Diet Pepsi and DD a pretzel and we headed for the beach while my Dsisters hung out a bit on the pier. 
