Back to the TR ... We didnt have to wait long for a boat to arrive and with a short ride, and a cool breeze we relaxed and took in some of the DTD sights. The hot air balloon was high in the sky, and we joked about Nonna going on it (she isnt a fast/thrill/spin, etc type of ride person).
As Pop Pop and I got the stroller and kid situation under control. Read: I had to wrestle DS into the stroller bc he wanted to walk, and bribed DD to sit in the stroller despite her big girl protests, DSis and DBIL ran ahead to place our name on the T-Rex list.
With a 65 minute wait, we entertained the kids by hitting the
Lego playground. DD and DS enjoyed the slide.
DS preferred to take the slide on his belly!
They spotted the Lego build-a-center (or whatever its really called!), and I was pleased to see that they had the larger Legos for the little ones. The area wasnt crowded so DD and DS had a table all to themselves.
DS decided it was easier to play with the Legos by getting into the bucket himself!
Dont worry! I didnt let him stay in there very long and DSis was crouched down behind him.
After the novelty of building blocks had worn off, we decided to walk around the T-Rex gift shop for a bit. DS loved the audio-animatronic dinosaur!
Unfortunately, one of the workers there asked us to leave bc we had a stroller and it wasnt fair to the other guests trying to shop. I turned to him and looked around to see nothing but people in the store with strollers and stated, I guess you have a lot of people to kick out of your store then. If I was by myself, I would have taken my name off the wait list with an explanation why, but I knew that we would be back at square 1 looking at another 1hr+ wait somewhere else.
I took the kids into the dig area, and this kept them entertained until our name was called.
Boy was I in trouble when I had to take DS out. He screamed! I mean blood curdling, someone stabbing me screams!
As I glanced around, I commented to DSis how it really looked like Rainforest with Dinosaurs instead of rainforest-y animals.
The most impressive of the areas was the Ice Age Room where we were seated. The room changed colors and I think I took this picture in every hue!
However, this made us look like Smurfs!
Our server was less than friendly. I wanted to order the prehistoric panini and was informed that the panini was served cold. Now, everywhere Ive eaten a panini it is grilled and thus hot, or warm, at least. She said that she could request it be warmed but couldnt guarantee it. Not wanting to take a chance, I asked if we could place our appetizer order while I looked at the menu again. She actually let out a huff and took our Colossol Nachos order. In a matter of 2 minutes she was back asking what we wanted. Nothing else looked too appealing to me, so I decided on the Pteradactyl Salad.
Here are the nachos:
DS picked at the nachos but DD didnt like them much. I could tell that DS was getting tired. He begins to get antsy and doesnt want to sit still. I took him for a little walk and found a semi-quiet area to rock him to sleep. Within minutes, he was sound asleep. Luckily, we were in a booth, so I laid him across a section of the booth next to me.
Dinner is served! Here is my salad. It was about as appetizing as it looks!
DD had pizza, which Pop Pop tasted and said was actually pretty good.
Pop Pop had the cheese steak sandwhich, DSis had the ribs, and DBIL had Paleo shrimp. None of which I got pictures of.
The general consensus was, It was alright. We wont be hurrying back there anytime soon.
Pop Pop and I decided to take the kids back to OKW while DSis and DBIL walked around for the evening. We needed to get milk at the General Store before the closed, too. DS slept on the boat ride back, while Pop Pop talked to Nonna about her day. This actually wasnt the first call from/to Nonna I just forgot exactly where they were in the scheme of the story.
We were the only ones on the boat so I chatted with the driver who let DD look at his lanyard. She traded for an Aurora pin once we docked.
DS woke up while we were in the General Store. I bought 2 boxes of the character cookies for DD and DS and milk. Then we took the long walk back to our room for the evening.
DD settled in bed with her Daisy nightgown and a good book, errr, I mean the Good Book.
She flipped through the pages until she fell asleep. I didnt bring any of their bedtime books with me, but I made a mental note to tell Nonna to pack a few!
Since DS slept for awhile, he stayed up with me and watched some TV. Within a half hour he was back to sleep for the night! Night Night!
Coming Up Day 3 Cous Cous and Wonton Soup?