Chapter 10. Important Lessons + PMS
well well it has been about a week since an update and i am sorry, every time i went to do one, something came up...so lets get back to it shall we.
we last left off, with a bridge up in our face and not able to cross...so we mossy on past norway with a 40 minute stand by wait, are you serious.
and get fast passes for later on...which for some reason no one else sees them or is getting them so the return time is only an hour away from the actual time we are right now.
and we still have time to kill before we have our dinner reservations at germany so we decide to try and get parker to take a nap, where to but american adventure.
but not without stopping at the trains first for parker.
he could have stayed there and watched those all day long, he was in heaven
now it was on to american adventure.
we were hoping parker would do good when the lights went out, last year he started crying and we could not get him to calm down, so this year he hopped on my lap got comfy and i talked to him as the lights went down about stuff that was happening.
he was doing good and within minutes he was out...he slept the whole show and didnt wake up until we were halfway down the exit.
with a rested parker, and our bellies rumbing it was time for dinner.
germany and its endless aray of sausage and kraute and goodness was awaiting us.
we were on the top teir of seating and had the area all to ourselves for most of the dinner, we did not have to worry about anyone sitting next to us with 6 empty tables up there, so we sat back and relaxed.
parker actually ate pretty good hear, he liked the food and ate the normal amount that he usuallydoes at meal time so that was good, candi on the other hand is not a big german type food person and said she could do without it next trip.
here is mine, i loved it all, i really liked the top item that was a pork/or chicken/ not sure, with the spatzle and gravy over it.
the meat on the bottom was very good as well, i think it was the saurbraten...there was also a shreaded beef that was rolled up in a sausage casing in a brown gravy that was awesome...pretty much this is what my there plates looked like, we are part german and the food was awesome i loved it all.
after dinner me, parker, nana, and papa, headed back to use our norway fast passes, while candi hung out at ther germany pavilian to wait on the glasses we were having personalized for us, and a suprise gift for my parents for the trip.
it was a good ride, i ended up bypassing the movie with parker and let mom and dad stay to watch it.
here we are trying to sneak up on candi relaxing and waiting for us.
we then continued on down around the countries, telling my parents we did not care to go on the movies at any of them and that we were heading on to future world again to do some things for parker.
so on the way we end up seeing belle and stop for a picture, well when it is parkers turn he grabs his autograph book from candi and goes to about 3 feet from belle and slides/throws it on the ground to her, then grabs the pen and throws it over at her feet as well.
we all start laughing and she assures him she does not have anything wrong with her.
so he grabs candis hand and walks over to her.
while she is finding the page to sign after he through it, she starts to chat him about his shirt.
side note: i love how little kids stand and push out there stomachs and chests, it cracks me up.
this gets parkers attention since it is mater on his shirt, she says that they are good friends and she visits them at his garage at MGM all the time.
okay i guess she is not thta bad he is thinking i will take a picture with her.
then he goes and gives her a big hug when he is ready to leave, she won him over for sure.
it is now time to leave the parental units and we head to figment since parker liked it so much last time.
while the parents head off to watch the canada, and france movie.
well remember how i told you to remember how parker had to sit really close to papa last time on figment...well
as soon as the car started to move, and we turned to look at the screens parker moved fast, and looked all over the car, and kept saying papa, papa, well he remembered papa road that with him earlier in the day, and started bawling, not just a cry, i mean a bawl, where he was screaming papa, over and over and every other papa was a silent one that hard crying, he wanted him so bad, candi couldnt even calm him down and normally mama works every time to calm him down. we felt really bad for the other people on the ride but what are you going to do, jump out of the car and get it to stop in the middle...we were stuck for the next 2-3 minutes working on him.
there is a lesson learned there, just not sure what it was?
where was papa during this he was here, not sure where this was but they took a picture of it while they were away from us.
so we finally got him calmed down and he said he wanted to see the fish again, so we head to crush and take him to the big tanks so he can watch the fish swim by.
he loved this, and even had a little fish that swam next to the window back and forth down by his leg and moved where parker moved for a good 15 minutes.
you can see the little fish right there.
we talked with my parents and decided to meet at TT so we could ride it with our FP tickets once before the illuminations was to start then they would ride it while we found seats...we got there first so we went to the exit area and let him play in the cars he loved pretending he was driving while candi bounced around in the back seat acting like he was going off road, it was hilarious.
so we road TT again,
while nana papa and parker went to mouse gears and got a spinning light up buzz.
lets see parker can u show us how that works...
this will be in parkers mind since he did not tell us this, but i image this is how it went in his brain.
parker thinks" first you hold it like this and then squeeze his legs together and he spins"
me thinks" ohh thats cool i like that"
parker thinks"but make sure you dont pick it up to high and bring it too close."
me thinks"you should prob have let go of his feet the first time it spun around and smacked you in the head not the 4th."
parker thinks" i think ill put buzz like this, safe distance from my head and my arms wont get tired from holding it."
the funny thing was he actually thought of that all himself, and we thought it was pretty darn smart of him as well.
so this lesson learned will be what parker learned.
Lesson learned: dont hold spinning buzz close to head
now it is time for me, candi, and parker to find a seat for illuminations while papa and nana ride TT. so we start our journey around WS and end up getting past mexico, where we find a lady sitting and having some room next to the railing we ask if she is going to use it she says nope but just the 1 spot is available for us, we say not worries we just want to push my little guys stroller up there and we will stand behind him.
well i have been telling parker all day that we get some popcorn for the show...he is excited and i say i will be right back, so walking over to mexico i did not see any popcorn on the way so i take off the other way toward more countries...i see beer carts hmm tempting but nope on a mission for popcorn for son, and only 25 minutes to show time, (cutting it close ) so i make it past 2 and find no popcorn, so i think ahh i know ill head back the other way past mexico and look there by that shop they had it the year before.
so i head back that way candi sees me i wave...(20 minutes to show time)
getting down there, i make it to the the hub right in front of WS and the ball, and see that the popcorn cart i got it in the past is closed down, ohh man you gotta be kidding me, well only 1 option left (15 minute announcment came on)
keep walking and keep looking, i finally find a cart that is selling it over by the pathway that goes to figment...and there is a line, not just a few people but like 20 ohhh great, lets get moving people order and leave...well we get down to a 10 minute warning till show time.
i am a few people away and the line is not moving as fast as I want...well i see that there are trainees working the windown, oh come on dont do this to me trainees at your busiest time of the day..oh well, i say large suveniour popcorn please (they came in buzz lightyear ones this trip) i knew parker would love it, well they pour it in a regular container, the one lady sees it and dumps it into the souveniour bucket, i get a call from my dad as i am leaving the stand asking where we are, i tell him and put the lid on the bucket and take off...
i am down to about 5 minutes to make it back what took me about 10 to speed walk on the way there. i take off running, not wanting parker to miss his popcorn for the show and not have me there when it starts.
well needless to say i dogged and darted through people not hitting a one of them and made it back just as they started to turn the lights down...and guess what as soon as parker saw me, with some dripping sweat and candi looks at me like what the heck took you so long, parker says
dada haha and starts laughing at me from being all sweaty,
lesson learned: i will continue to do anything for that little man that makes him happy when i hear that little voice so excited to see me after only a 30 minute popcorn mission.
and you know what he ate 3 pieces of popcorn out of the bucket.
my parents arrived shortly after i did.
a few pics of the show since most of you know what it is.
and as soon as the fireworks started parker got scared and wanted to leave, well i picked him up and held him still hot and sweating and not helping me cool off any, and explained to him what was happening in the show and he then liked it.
after the show, it was game time, if you guys have read along with me on other TR's then you know that candi has PMS when leaving the park. (i hope no one is affended by us calling it that, that is what candi referes to it by, so i felt it was okay to keep calling it that)
its not what you think she dubbed it this on our honeymoon, it stands for
people manuvering skills...that wife of mine works like a highly skilled ninja going in and out of people getting through the smallest opening and somehow even though we are in the middle or back of parks, ends up getting to the bus stop as the first person with no one in front of us each time.
well she decided to pass it along to me this trip, i had the stroller and she gave me her powers the power of the PMS.(huh, maybe i should change the chapter of this one, hold on) okay chapter changed...
so i start off, they are holding onto my shirt in the back so now i not only have to look ahead and see where i can fit parkers stroller through, but also wonder ifit will allow a trailing group of 3 others behind me to squeeze in as well without cutting the chain.
needless to say we make it up to the fountain area with ease, and did not lose a single person. they are still hanging on and we have moved up a good amount of people
i get my next batch of people to go around and nana and papa cut loose from the train, no time to stop they can catch up, they are not skilled in the art of PMS or at least candi did not bestow her powers onto them for the entire exit of the park.
I continue to make my way, seeing a crowd take there way through the manned turnstiles, i take the unmaned ones that are open to the left hand side, and fly right by the groups of people and see our bus stop ahead, empty, parents are now hot on the trail, and we get to the bus stop and have 1 family ahead of us, a nuts, not the first but i will take it.
i would say it was a successful PMS mission for my first time..i learned well from watching candi over the years.
back at the camper, parker is ready for bed and knocked out within 5 minutes of laying down..it is time for showers...
and the most important lesson i learned the whole trip.
so i get my stuff ready to take my shower bag in hand, still a little warm from the day we had...and decide hey boxes are like shorts just a little smaller and its late 11:00 no one will be out...and we are just across the street from the showers.
so i take off in my boxers with shower bag in tow.
lesson learned: it is a nice to take a stroll to showers in your skivvies and let your body temp cool off some late at night.
i make it to the main road and look left nothing, look right nothing and continue across...i hear a rumble...i look right...i see headlights.
lesson learned: u are never fully alone while walking out at disney. a bus full of people from MK can come around the corner at any moment catching you in there headlights in your skivvies.
so the bus brakes for me, i get across the street and still wondering how that happened, when i forget that the bus stop is right there...oh great.
lesson learned: when people who are on bus catch you in your skivvies and proceed to get off said bus at bus stop right next to, and you get a few whistles it is best to hold off embarrasment and just wave to the crowd and keep on walking quickly to the shower.
so it was an experience but a funny one to say the least, and on future nights i wore actual shorts while walking to the shower house. when i got back i told candi of the story she rolled her eyes at me and just smiles.
i can be thankful that i wasnt wearing the boxers that sometimes open up and give you an eyefull.
without you knowing it...that is another story that happened at olive garden, that i will have to share another time. well if someone asks then i will share it.
so it was a fun day, first full day in the parks was over, and we did alot of stuff, we did all of our favorite at epcot, ate at a new restraunt, had some good character time, got handled at soarin, and candi almost handed a few kids there heads...nice little jog around WS for popcorn and threw caution to the wind on the way to my shower.
yep that about covers it i would say.
How fun that Parker got to feed a duck before going to the parks. That is too funny about you getting "felt up" by the girl next to you on Soarin'. What Candi said made me laugh out loud. 
Yeah, I'd have to say that margarita that Candi got was well deserved! I would have had to do the same.
Can't be any more embarassing than when Winkers added an "N" to dog !!!
Good job almost being first
