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<font color=blue>I was stuck in that position and
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I really love world showcase durring the day but at night it's magical. When I walk around there at night, it's even easier for me to imagine myself in a different country. And since my imagination is about as close as I'll ever get to them, it's pretty cool.
I was excited for MIL to get her first real look at world showcase. I knew she would absolutely love it. And of course, I was right.
We were headed to Tutto Italia. I'm so glad I only have to spell it because my tongue and foreign languages don't get along well. I have a hard enough time with English. When I made the adr, I had to resort to telling the cm "you know, the restraunt in Italy"?
I warned MIL before we started on the way not to worry, that we'd be back another day to fully enjoy all the countries. It's hard for me to just walk by them without a little exploring, so I knew it was killing her to just see a glimpse.
Hunter decided he had to go to the bathroom RIGHT NOW. What is it with kids anyway? I can ask them if they need to go and of course they never have to. But 2 minutes later, they're gonna blow. What's up with that?
To accomodate my little bathroom inspector, I think he was just on a mission to use every bathroom in WDW, we stopped in Mexico. Which worked out pretty well. MIL was able to look around a bit. After, we went out to show her the view of WS from the balcony on the aztec temple. These ended up being some of my favortie pictures from the trip.
a little peek at china...
We arrived in Italy and checked in. Then it was my turn to use the bathroom. Well, there was a little problem. As I said before me and foreign languages aren't friends.
Thanks to the Italian on the bathroom doors, I walked into the wrong one. Boy was I surprised to see D.Jay standing in the girls bathroom.
sheesh, I think they label them that way just for idiots like me. I'm still teased about that at least once a week.
We had all just been seated when d.jay decides he needs to get up and go somewhere. He didn't say where he was going or what he was going to do. That just irks me....hello, after 17 years ya think he would know that I'm snoopy and need to know his whereabouts at all times.
Hunter had been complaining of a headache for awhile. I felt really bad for him because he really looked beat.
Another theme from this trip was Hunter closing his eyes in all the pictures. I think I took about 6 here just to get those peepers open.
Italian is my favorite type of food, so I have a hard time deciding what to eat here, it all sounds so good.
I settled on the cannaloni
A few years ago Hunter announced that he's going to be a chef when he grows up, in so doing he ruined my grand scheme. See, with the 3 boys I would be set for life. Evan wants to be a pilot, he co-opperated, so I can get really cheap airfare!
Hunter was going to be a dentist....you know how often I seem to need those. Again, giving me free dental. And Ethan could choose anything that would benefit me in the future.....dr, lawyer,billionaire, whatever, I'm not picky.
It's funny that Hunter decided on being a chef because he used to be the pickiest eater. Drove me crazy for years, but once he started cooking, he's willing to try anything once. So I think that had something to do with his choice of pumpkin ravioli.
MIL's dish .
If there's a steak on the menu, Evan will order it. He loves dead cow.
Ethan's ginormus personal size pizza
When the food came Hunter still wasn't feeling well. His head still hurt and he needed sleep. It's funny how someone can go from death's doorstep to super-duper excited in 2 seconds.
A man in a chef's shirt, or is it a coat...anyway a guy walked up to our table and said "is there a Hunter Kendall here?"
Hunter's eyes got huge as he realized that the chef had come out to talk to him. He was so shocked and nearly gagged on his mouthfull of food.
That was D.Jay's secret. He had asked the manager if it would be possible to have the chef come out and meet our budding chef.
He was awesome! It made Hunter feel like the star of the universe. Just remembering it brings tears to my eyes. I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but I love my husband! He is an amazing dad!
The chef talked to him for a bit, told him how he got started and asked Hunter what his favorite thing to make is. Those 5 minutes were the highlight of the trip for him.
Before my eyes I watched Hunter go from near death to top of the world in seconds.
A little proof that he was feeling better...
Yes, Evan was on his 5th of 7 refills of rootbeer. If disney decides to take the beverage away from the ddp, you know who to blame.
We finished up our meal....the desserts there are so yummy. Hunter was still in a state of shock and continusly babbling about his own personal "meet n greet".
As we were walking away from the restraunt I asked him how he felt about the whole thing.
"I'm so excited I can't even feel my head"!
That has become a favorite saying for the family. That is one of the amazing things about WDW, there's always something to surprise you. Such a simple thing meant the world to my 11 yr old. I know he'll always remember that.
just a sec....gotta go get a tissue.
We continued on our way through the world, just taking our time.
Japan...
We made a stop in Morroco to get D.Jay's favorite dessert...baklava. He isn't one to get excited about food normally, but the first time he tried the pistachio baklava, well.......he had a moment.
I came out with baklava to go to see the kids goofing around. So, I decided I needed to too.....thankfully there's no photo evidence of this.
I hopped down from the fountain at the exact second Hunter came shooting out of no where and we collided..............
my first thought was....don't drop the baklava! For a second I thought I was going to loose my grip on it and there would go my $21 bucks of enjoyment for D.Jay.
Once I knew it wasn't going to fall, I thought....I hope hunter's ok.
perhaps my priorities were a little askew at the time.
Once I discovered that Hunter had survived the incident, we headed towards the bus.
up next....D.Jay say's good bye to his money.
I was excited for MIL to get her first real look at world showcase. I knew she would absolutely love it. And of course, I was right.
We were headed to Tutto Italia. I'm so glad I only have to spell it because my tongue and foreign languages don't get along well. I have a hard enough time with English. When I made the adr, I had to resort to telling the cm "you know, the restraunt in Italy"?
I warned MIL before we started on the way not to worry, that we'd be back another day to fully enjoy all the countries. It's hard for me to just walk by them without a little exploring, so I knew it was killing her to just see a glimpse.
Hunter decided he had to go to the bathroom RIGHT NOW. What is it with kids anyway? I can ask them if they need to go and of course they never have to. But 2 minutes later, they're gonna blow. What's up with that?
To accomodate my little bathroom inspector, I think he was just on a mission to use every bathroom in WDW, we stopped in Mexico. Which worked out pretty well. MIL was able to look around a bit. After, we went out to show her the view of WS from the balcony on the aztec temple. These ended up being some of my favortie pictures from the trip.
a little peek at china...
We arrived in Italy and checked in. Then it was my turn to use the bathroom. Well, there was a little problem. As I said before me and foreign languages aren't friends.
Thanks to the Italian on the bathroom doors, I walked into the wrong one. Boy was I surprised to see D.Jay standing in the girls bathroom.
sheesh, I think they label them that way just for idiots like me. I'm still teased about that at least once a week.
We had all just been seated when d.jay decides he needs to get up and go somewhere. He didn't say where he was going or what he was going to do. That just irks me....hello, after 17 years ya think he would know that I'm snoopy and need to know his whereabouts at all times.
Hunter had been complaining of a headache for awhile. I felt really bad for him because he really looked beat.
Another theme from this trip was Hunter closing his eyes in all the pictures. I think I took about 6 here just to get those peepers open.
Italian is my favorite type of food, so I have a hard time deciding what to eat here, it all sounds so good.
I settled on the cannaloni
A few years ago Hunter announced that he's going to be a chef when he grows up, in so doing he ruined my grand scheme. See, with the 3 boys I would be set for life. Evan wants to be a pilot, he co-opperated, so I can get really cheap airfare!
Hunter was going to be a dentist....you know how often I seem to need those. Again, giving me free dental. And Ethan could choose anything that would benefit me in the future.....dr, lawyer,billionaire, whatever, I'm not picky.
It's funny that Hunter decided on being a chef because he used to be the pickiest eater. Drove me crazy for years, but once he started cooking, he's willing to try anything once. So I think that had something to do with his choice of pumpkin ravioli.
MIL's dish .
If there's a steak on the menu, Evan will order it. He loves dead cow.
Ethan's ginormus personal size pizza
When the food came Hunter still wasn't feeling well. His head still hurt and he needed sleep. It's funny how someone can go from death's doorstep to super-duper excited in 2 seconds.
A man in a chef's shirt, or is it a coat...anyway a guy walked up to our table and said "is there a Hunter Kendall here?"
Hunter's eyes got huge as he realized that the chef had come out to talk to him. He was so shocked and nearly gagged on his mouthfull of food.
That was D.Jay's secret. He had asked the manager if it would be possible to have the chef come out and meet our budding chef.
He was awesome! It made Hunter feel like the star of the universe. Just remembering it brings tears to my eyes. I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but I love my husband! He is an amazing dad!
The chef talked to him for a bit, told him how he got started and asked Hunter what his favorite thing to make is. Those 5 minutes were the highlight of the trip for him.
Before my eyes I watched Hunter go from near death to top of the world in seconds.
A little proof that he was feeling better...
Yes, Evan was on his 5th of 7 refills of rootbeer. If disney decides to take the beverage away from the ddp, you know who to blame.
We finished up our meal....the desserts there are so yummy. Hunter was still in a state of shock and continusly babbling about his own personal "meet n greet".
As we were walking away from the restraunt I asked him how he felt about the whole thing.
"I'm so excited I can't even feel my head"!
That has become a favorite saying for the family. That is one of the amazing things about WDW, there's always something to surprise you. Such a simple thing meant the world to my 11 yr old. I know he'll always remember that.
just a sec....gotta go get a tissue.
We continued on our way through the world, just taking our time.
Japan...
We made a stop in Morroco to get D.Jay's favorite dessert...baklava. He isn't one to get excited about food normally, but the first time he tried the pistachio baklava, well.......he had a moment.
I came out with baklava to go to see the kids goofing around. So, I decided I needed to too.....thankfully there's no photo evidence of this.
I hopped down from the fountain at the exact second Hunter came shooting out of no where and we collided..............
my first thought was....don't drop the baklava! For a second I thought I was going to loose my grip on it and there would go my $21 bucks of enjoyment for D.Jay.
Once I knew it wasn't going to fall, I thought....I hope hunter's ok.
perhaps my priorities were a little askew at the time.
Once I discovered that Hunter had survived the incident, we headed towards the bus.
up next....D.Jay say's good bye to his money.
