So when I last left you we had just gone in to see Turtle Talk with Crush. Alexander sat in front with the rest of the kids, I was off to the left side in the floor with Mia, and Dave was sitting on the benches.
Crush came out and saw all of us humans in the human tank. Crush called on the first kid, a little girl named Carrie, and had her say "sweeeet". Then he spoke with her "parental unit" who said they were they were from Pennsylvania. Somehow, Crush had never heard of Pennsylvania. He never seems to have heard of any of the places the humans are from. I just wonder how he would respond if somebody said they were from Bermuda.
After their conversation Crush had us all say "dude". Mia got a kick out of that and kept saying it, loudly, over and over. You get what you ask for Crush.
Then Crush asked who liked to swim. All the kids raised their hands, and since Mia saw everyone else doing it she raised her hand and frantically waved it around. Crush said to Mia "Hey sister in the red, I see you. Thanks for waving babe". I thought that was cute. Mia had no clue he was talking to her, but I knew.
Crush asked if anyone had any questions and a little boy stated that turtles like to eat. Crush told him he was so totally right.
Then he asked for more questions and called on a little dudette who also happened to be named Mia. Then they had the funniest conversation I have ever heard in all of the times I have ever been to Turtle Talk. It went like this:
Crush: Yeah, dudette, what is your name little one?
Mia: Mia.
Crush: Yeah, Mia, what a cool name. What's the question?
Mia: We are not boys.
Crush: (pausing a second) Uh, okay. That's why I called you a dudette, yeah. You know we change it up: dude, dudette. Guy, girl. Chiquita. So do you have a question for me?
Mia: No.
Crush: Woah, dude. I shall call you Dory.
With that, everyone died laughing. It was just hysterical to hear how Crush handled it. I still laugh at it now every time I think about it.
Then Crush moved on and called on a dude with a blue shell and a short fuzzy noggin. It was Alexander!
Last year he didn't want to sit with the kids for some reason and I was a little disappointed. But this year he told me he wanted to sit with the other kids but couldn't think of anything to ask Crush if he was called on. So I gave him an idea and he used it.
So Crush asked if he had a question and Alexander asked where his favorite place to visit was. Crush said he hangs out a lot in Australia but it gets chilly, then he came to Florida and the water was chilly too. So his favorite place to visit is Hawaii where the waves are massive and the water, toasty. I want to go hang out in Hawaii some time too.
Then Crush brought out a Buzz Lightyear doll and asked Alexander if he had ever seen it before and what it was. Alexander told him what it was and Crush told him he so totally rocked and now he was going to tell all of his friends he got a Buzz.
Then the rest of the show finished up and we left. That was probably the best Turtle Talk we have ever been to.
After Crush we had to go do the obligatory photo in the sharks mouth.
There was a little bit of a line to do the picture and a lady who was about three people in front of me took at least 20 pictures. The rest of us waiting were getting a little impatient. When she was done the lady in front of me asked the person in front of her if she was going to take that many pictures too. Okay, sure I was thinking that, but I wouldn't actually say something like that out loud. For the record, I only took two.
We got our picture and moved on. Alexander wanted to look around a bit so of course I had to take a few pictures.
After playing for a bit it was time to go ride Soarin'. On the way out I had to buy a sippy cup for Mia because I had forgot to bring one. Alexander kept bugging me to buy a Webkinz. I told him it was silly to spend the money on it at Disney World when you could buy those anywhere, at a cheaper price too I might add. He wasn't happy about my response though.
We went back to The Land to ride Soarin'. We got the rider swap pass and Alexander and I rode first. Mia and Dave got some grapes to snack on and sat out at a booth at Sunshine Seasons.
Soarin' is a favorite ride of all of ours. It's something that my mom will even ride and she does not do any sort of thrill rides. In all the times that we have ridden I have never gotten the front row. Alexander and I lucked out this time and did get the front row, but it was all the way over to the right. It was still a great ride and I liked not having feet dangling in front of me as I'm flying over California.
After we finished Dave and Alexander went to ride while I waited with Mia. She was getting tired by then. She usually naps at about 10 am at home so she would always start feeling tired around noon. While we waited on the boys she was content to sit in my lap and watch cartoons on Dave's phone.
After the boys were finished with Soarin', we left The Land to head to World Showcase. Even though we were on the quick-service dining plan we still wanted to do a couple table services meals. One place that Dave and I have both always wanted to eat at was at San Angel Inn. So I had made us and ADR for 12:30 pm.
Let me just pause here to say how much I love making ADR's online now. I can't tell you how much I hated getting up at 6 am just to call, wait who knows how long to speak with someone, and try to make an ADR. It's so much easier to just turn on the computer, plug in the times I want, and see what's available. Wonderful!
Alright, so as we started making our way to Mexico we saw an opportunity to stop and take some photopass pictures.
Have I mentioned how much I love all the borders you can add? I really do and added them to most of my pictures.
The photographer asked Alexander to jump up with his hand in the air. He had no idea why he needed to do that, but I did.
I love how his picture turned out.
We found our way to Mexico and checked in to San Angel Inn. We were given a buzzer and had about a 10 minute wait. While we were waiting I called my sister to see how things were going around home. She told me that our town in Arkansas had gotten 11 inches of snow! Eleven inches in Arkansas is just about unheard of. We're lucky to get 2 inches. When we do get snow everyone acts so crazy too. You would think it's the end of the world. I can't imagine what it was like around there with 11 inches. I'm just glad we weren't there to see it. A little snow is okay for me, but I get really annoyed with it if it stays around for more than one day. I'm a Southern girl through and through.
Alright, so back to lunch. I know San Angel Inn gets a lot of bad reviews on here and I'm not sure why. It is absolutely beautiful in there. I had hopes that we would be seated close to the volcano but that didn't happen. Instead we were at the front side in a booth.
So we ordered our food. I ordered the Enchiladas Verdes which came with black bean refried beans and rice. I'm not a fan of rice so I didn't eat that but the rest was delicious. Dave ordered some tacos. I'm not sure what exactly was in it but he thought they were great. Alexander, being the picky kid he is, ordered chicken strips which came with rice and mixed veggies. He liked his food quite a bit.
Like I said, all the food was great but the portion sizes were tiny for what we paid. I know that's how it is in a lot of "fancy" restaurants, but I don't consider this a "fancy" restaurant. We paid $60, including tip, for our lunch. I don't know that I would ever go back again if I had to pay OOP. If I was on the dining plan I would certainly have a meal here again.
Okay, gotta end it here for now. More to come later.
CBR is one of my fav resorts! Your kids are so adorable and it sounds like you had a magical trip 
I so want a Disney Dooney purse, maybe my hubby will give in and buy one! I'm looking forward to reading more 
