Woo! Another great day here at WDW. Lillian is going to be so bummed when we go home. She's really been a happy baby here.
Aside from a 1:30am feeding, she slept until almost 8am this morning, which is pretty much unheard of. My brother et. al. also slept in because they were at MK until very late last night. The rode Splash three times in a row w/o getting off because they were the only people on the ride! My nieces would have gone for a fourth time, but their parents had had enough.
We took the boat from the Boardwalk to DHS and before even having breakfast, Kira, my 7 year old niece, wanted to ride Rock-n-Roller Coaster. She had been talking about going on this ride all week and just couldn't wait anymore. This is the first year that she's tall enough for it, so she was super excited. I got to take her on it while Hedi and Kylie watched Lillian.
Kira had a blast on RnR. She's such a little thrill seeker. I hate to think what she's going to be like at age 17, since she's such a dare devil now. She was laughing through the whole ride. It was fun to take her on it.
Heidi was waiting with Lillian by the restrooms in the RnR plaza. She said that Lillian was chatting and smiling with everyone who passed by. Apparently people would walk by and hear Lillian, stop and say "Awww" and smile at her. My little ham.
To get Lillian out of the heat, we headed for the Great Movie Ride, but had to stop for breakfast at Starring Rolls. I had never eaten there before, but I certainly will be back! We're on the Quick Service dining plan, or Feeding Plan as my brother calls it, and I got a massive turkey sandwich, chips (or fruit) a bottle of water and a blueberry muffin. I now have a blueberry muffin for breakfast tomorrow. Way too much food, but very tasty.
Lillian was mostly ok on the GMR, but didn't really care for the Munchkins that much. What was really funny was at the end where they show the movie clips, she kept turning her head from side to side to see all of the different movies. It was quite cute.
My favorite ride at DHS is TSMM, so we absolutely had to do that next. It was about 11:00 and the standby line was only 20 minutes! I've never seen it less than 45 minutes before. I put Lillian in the Bjorn and rode with Kira. Lillian wasn't impressed with TSMM, she fell asleep half way through! I can't believe that she can sleep through all that noise. OH..and my score - 164,342, a Cat. The high score for the day was set by a 14 year old at park opening - 401,993! How is that even possible?!
Kylie, my 10 year old niece is a born performer and she really wanted to see the American Idol Experience. We got there around 11:30 and the show started at 12:00. They have a 15 minute pre-show outside the attraction and a 15 minute pre-show inside the building. Kylie made sure that she was in the front row for when the cameras scanned the people waiting outside.
We enjoyed the show and thought it was really well done. Lillian loved watching the lights and I bounced her along with the music. The person won who we thought should win, although I do think it's bizzare that some of the contestants get special videos about themselves before they sing and others don't.
By 1:00 it was super hot and humid, so we took the boat back to Boardwalk. My brother's family just grabbed their swimsuits and went pool hopping over to Coronado Springs resort. Lil and I cooled off in the villa, did some laundry and then when she decided that she wasn't going to nap, we went over to Epcot. She fell asleep in the Bjorn as soon as I stepped outside the building. Maybe she just needs the Florida heat to fall asleep?
I wanted to pick up more sushi for my dinner, so we headed over to Japan. While I was there, I saw the drummers and FINALLY got to see the candy lady. I've never seen her before. She made the most amazing animals out of that sugar mixture. Really interesting to watch.
After grabbing my sushi,Lil woke up and we headed back to the resort. I was getting nervous about the look of the sky, but we made it back ok. I even stopped at a couple shops and picked up a cute onesie with "Mine, Mine Mine!" written on it. I got a matching shirt for my wife, so Lil and her can dress alike.
Lil charmed the ladies at the shop. She can be so cute and was very patient with me while I shopped.
At the Boardwalk, I stopped into Seashore Sweets and found out that their ice cream is a Snack Credit. Score! Snacks are also anything in their candy case and a lot of their pre-packaged items. I was planning on going back later for ice cream, but the skies opened up with a huge storm.
My brother's family got stuck on the Friendship boat during the thunderstorm. I didn't realize that the boats don't run if there is lightening. They finally made it back after spending 45 minutes on a stopped boat. Bummer.
With the rain and the late nights they've been having, we're all having an early evening. After much quiet protesting, Lillian finally went to bed at around 8:30. She was really funny. I'd hold her in my arms until her little eyes were closed and then lay her down on the bed. As soon as her head hit the bed, those eyes would fly open, she'd give me a huge smile and start talking.
So, I'd pick her back up, try not to laugh and get her back to sleep again. We did that 3 times. Heh. Hopefully she'll stay asleep for real now.
Not sure what we're doing tomorrow. We may go to AK as Kira really wants to ride Mt. Everest. AK is the park I'm most worried about taking Lillian to as it is always 10-20 degrees hotter than any of the other parks. There are very few indoor attractions to cool her off in too. So, if we go, I hope we go early and I'll leave with her early as well. I'd also like to go over to Kidani to check it out, so that may be something I'll do while the rest of the family stays at the park.
Now, off to get a good night's sleep to the delightful sound of thunder.
Another great report!
