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[disneyfan61]

I love the pic of Henry holding the BIG choc. chip cookie!! That is so precious. Sorry about your foot. Some people are just so careless with those ECV's.

On our way to my DS's indoor soccer game today I had a craving for fries so we stopped at McDonalds & they HAVE the Shamrock Shakes!!!! But I did not see it advertised so I ordered Chocolate instead!!! Then I saw the tiny little advertisement for them. I LOVE anything mint, mint & choc, mint & mint...
I just may have to do an errand tomorrow & make a pit stop.....

Loving your TR & that little Henry is just too cute!!

 

[brookelizabeth]

OMGosh!!
I swear if they handed out Oscars for Tr's you would win!!


Wow, those pics of the castle

Henry is so adorable!!!!! ANd after reading earlier today, Ava and I headed to McD's...!!! That shake did it!

Brook, what kind of camera are you using?!

Just beautiful..everything abt your trip Feel like I am there with ya!

I told Joe about your comment on the Oscars and he cracked up too! It's true...FULL OF DRAAAAAAAAAMA! Hopefully December will be a boring one!

Our camers is a Canon XSI. It's a digital SLR, and we love love love it. It has a "point and shoot" mode, but also the ability to change around everything. Makes photography really fun...and challenging!!

Thank you for such a nice compliment! I am glad to share our adventure with everyone!

lovely report!!

Thank you!

The nerve of that woman!!!! I have to comment on her first!!!! I can't believe that she didn't even apologize!!! So rude!

I will have to remember that MK tends to be really crowded on Spectro days -- it isn't running everyday in June either.

So glad you liked the Jungle Cruise -- so fun! That ice cream sandwich sure looks good!

At the moment it happened I didn't even realize she didn't apologize, but later that night, thinking back to the whole thing, I realized it and even asked Joe if maybe I just didn't hear it, but he confirmed - nope, she just kept right on cruising. Totally oblivious. Maybe she was deaf?! Who knows!

It was super crowded - the day we really had planned as MK day (the day before when Joe got sick) was a non-Spectro day, but we weren't at the park long enough to determine how the crowds were really. I'm guessing the massive tour groups don't do park hopping - so they attend the parks when the shows are going on...

The JC was awesome! I loved it!!! It will be a "must do" each trip! The ice cream sandwiches are sooooo tasty. I've seen the CMs on other TRs put three scoops of ice cream in a Mickey head shape on the cookie. Might be something for your next countdown day celebration.

I totally missed the post about Henry's $28 outfit. It's cute!

That is too bad about your Spectro viewing spot and too bad about the crowds too. I'll have to remember to just pop into MK to watch Spectro instead of spending the whole day there.

I can't believe that woman ran over your foot and didn't even apologize. I think my eyes would have shooting really evil looks towards her. I understand that people need those but they sometimes act like they have the right of way instead of waiting their turn like everyone else. Grrrrr.

I really hope that you wake up and your foot is fine.

Thanks! We really like the outfit too and think it will fit IF Minnesota ever warms up.

Def. pop into MK and hit Spectro on a different day than your main touring day. Same with Fantasmic if you are going to see that. Ah, the joy of Park Hopping!

At the moment when the ECV was on my foot, I was in total shock. It was like super fast motion and I was screaming. What irks me is how rude she was being to everyone around here - I wasn't the only person that noticed the way she was acting....

Oh my gosh! What an awful woman. It really bothers me when people put themselves as center of the universe and everybody else just better get out their way. I'm so sorry your foot got hurt, I hope it wasn't too bad and that you were able to enjoy the rest of your trip.

Your Wishes pictures are beautiful once again!

Thank you! We didn't take quite as many as last time, but still more than I expected I would take! A couple more trips and we might be able to put the whole thing together in stop motion...

I couldn't really believe how that woman was acting in those kinds of crowds and with children all around. There were oodles of ECVs and none of them were behaving that way. And her husband just walked behind her the entire way, it didn't seem to phase either one of them... But, I guess there are always people like that in a crowd, huh?

The pictures of Henry in the Donald Duck hat and the Small World one are especially sweet. I love watching Brooklynn's face in Small World.

The Wishes pictures are awesome!

Glad you got to ride Jungle Cruise, and for the sake of everyone on board, I'm glad you played right into the hands of the tour guide. People from all over the country, perhaps all over the world, now get to tell a fun story about the lady who was all in a panic about the elephant who was about to give her a big old shower!

Isn't it so fun to see their eyes light up at Small World? It's so sweet! I do like the ride too, it's so classic Disney. But, that song does get STUCK!

You are so funny MeMom! I love the way you put that about the JC. You are right, eveyone on that boat does have a funny story to tell!! I never thought about it that way, love it!

I hope your foot was OK! I hate those stupid ECV's. Of course I'm all for them if someone actually needs them, but so many times people use them just because they don't want to walk, and then they knock everyone down without a care Something similar happened back in 2005 when some lady ran me over in the bathroom and then yelled at me for being in the way, before she walked off into a stall. I was PISSED! Just because you're too lazy to walk gives you no right to ram into people UGH, it's just one of those things that get to me down there!

On a brighter note, Henry's new outfit is too cute! He looked like such a big boy sitting on the carousel and IASW I love his red hair too, so cute! do either you or Joe have red hair in the family??

I don't mind the ECV's normally - except for those who act like the world should cater to them because they have one. My DFIL would probably be in one should he ever come with us on a trip because of his bad back, but he would NEVER EVER act like that woman! And if he ever did, my DMIL would scold him! That is awful about the woman in the bathroom - seriously...where are some people's manners?!

He does look like a big boy in some of those pics, doesn't he? I love it, and it makes me sad all at the same time!

Neither Joe or I have red hair (though I have very faint tints of red), but Joe's Dad has some red and so did my Grandma on my Dad's side. My DSIL has a little guy (DNeph) and his hair coloring is the same as Henry's! It's adorable, I love it! When he was born the nurses "ooooohed" and "ahhhhhed" over his hair the entire time we were there!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Oh I have french fry curves too! And chocolate curves, and cheeseburger curves, and mexican food curves and.... You get the idea!

DQ was like the only fast food place in the town I grew up in. It took me ten years after leaving home to want to go back to DQ again. Add on top of it being the only fast food place, that my bf worked there? I was DQ'd out!! But now I'm digging their waffle bowl sundaes... unfortunately.

They still are pretty big in Texas. In fact, the commercial they run here, is "DQ-That's what I like about Texas".

I hope that's not what everyone likes about Texas... that would be sad.

Red Robin is YUM! I love the onion rings especially. They have kids eat free everyday at ours... tempting!

I need to try Fuddruckers again, it's been years. I had Steak N Shake yesterday for the first time and I didn't see what all the fuss was about. My favorite fast food burger is Whataburger!

Brook- What day was that MK Day? Because we were there the same week y'all were and I know our MK days were nuts and they were both the Spectro days. I'm thinking we were both in the MK on the same day!!! Too bad we didn't set up a meet!

Poor Henry and poor Mommie with the *IT* incident. Whether you smell, *IT*, see *IT* or feel *IT*, it's never fun for a mom in a crowded place be it airplane or the carousel at Disney World! Glad y'all handled it and found a cute outfit to boot.

@ you shrieking on Jungle Cruise. That's hillarious. I seem to remember falling for it a time or two and I'm not a Jungle Cruise newbie.

I'm still lovin' it ! and NO Shamrock Shakes at my MickeyD's!

I read your response yesterday afterenoon. And it was the response that started the cheeseburger craving. Within minutes of reading a few of these cheeseburger talk posts, I found myself suggesting a run to Minneapolis with a stop at Ikea and Fuddruckers for dinner! $300 later we have a new desk, desk chair and bellies full of cheeseburgers!

Anyway! That is funny that DQ has a commerical like that in Texas! I went to San Antonio once and I liked it - and not because of DQ! We have DQs everywhereeeeee up here though too. Every small town has either a Subway, a DQ or both!

Our full MK day was Saturday, January 24. Were you there too? It would have been SO FUN to meet you!

Yes, you know about the *IT* quite well... Oh, it makes for a fun TR doesn't it?!

I am CERTAIN I will fall for the JC again, unless I'm specifically thinking "It's all a joke, it's a joke, it's a joke". I'm such a sucker! But, hey, keeps the whole boat happy when someone is like that right?!

That stinks about no Shamrock Shakes!!

I love Shamrock Shakes and any kind of mint dessert! Have you had Breyers Mint Chocolate Chip? That is my favorite ice cream right now.

The main street bakery sounds wonderful, I can't wait to try it!

Sorry about the lady running over your foot, that is horrible! I hope your foot is better now, both of them for that matter!

Henry having wet pants at MK is something I can identify with. We took my DS when he was 18 months to WDW and he had a couple blow outs. One time we had just boarded the bus when we realized it happened. It started to leak out during our long ride to the studios. My DH, who was holding on to DS, was in a panic. It was a nightmare. I'm sure everyone on the bus could smell it. However, the people were very nice and understanding. As soon as we got out, we changed his clothes on a bench. Luckily I had brought extra clothes for him, but DH needed his shirt changed! I wiped up what I could and we eventually just left and went back to our room.

Great updates, can't wait to hear more!

I haven't had Breyers Mint Chocolate Chip! It sounds WONDERFUL though! Current we have "Live Healthy No Sugar Added Frozen Vanilla Yogurt" in our freezer along with Mint Skinny Cows.

Boooooooooooooring.

But, I'm REALLY trying to loose these last 10 pounds. (Please do not look at my post above about Fuddruckers. )

The Main Street Bakery is the bestest. I don't know if I'll be able to do an MK trip without it. I love everything about breakfast and they have a ton of choices, so I'll be able to try something new for many trips to come too!

That is HORRIBLE about your DS on the bus! Ugh! I have read more than one event that is very similar to that...I am so so thankful that sort of thing never happened to us. My pastor's wife told me a "blow out" story today - her oldest was not quite 2 and she was pregnant with her 2nd. They were flying and just before take off the little one has a blow out - on her lap. Of course they just took off so she can't get up for a while. She's pregnant, covered in it, the baby is covered in it and she has to sit there. To make matters even worse, her former boss was one row back and kiddy-corner from her! Gah!

Hi Brook! I am all caught up now... Shamrock Shakes... humm, I will be on the look out for them here. I don't ever remember hearing of them before. Love anything chocolate and mint!
Once again I am smiling at what a sweet, sweet family you all are. Henry is blessed to have such wonderful parents!
Wow, your poor foot!!! That was very obnoxious to not even acknowledge the fact that your foot was run over! Amazing! I hope it doesn't affect the rest of your vacation!

Shamrock Shakes are the best! I hope your area has them!!

You are so sweet with your words! I really am the blessed one with my little guy and my Joe though - they are both amazing people!

I really couldn't believe it was happening when my foot got run over....it was all just in a flash so quickly! And the woman on her ECV was lost in the crowd by the time I stood up...part of me wonders if she ever even realized it happend? You'd think she, or even her husband would have noticed...but who knows!

OMG- so sorry you were run over by an ECV! Hopefully the next morning it wasn't too serious.

Darn you for igniting my lust for ice cream sandwiches from the Main Street Bakery all over again! I don't know how I'm going to wait 7 months for one!

I Jungle Cruise too. And somehow, despite full knowledege that all the "animals" are audio-animatronic I always come away with tons of pictures.

Hope the crowds get more manageable!

Hopefully the next 7 months fly by! Aren't those ice cream sandwiches wonderful? I thought they made the perfect dessert before Wishes!

I am sure I will be just the same with the JC - it's just so much fun! Plus you are guarenteed to see those animals versus the ones on the Safari!

 

[brookelizabeth]

Shamrock shakes are so yummy!! I hope a McDonald's in my area has them for me to get LOL!!

Wonderful Wonderful updates Brook! You give such great detail and I really really can picture myself there right along with you!!

WOW to your wishes pictures they were simply amazing you did a great job!!! I can't wait to see and hear more about your report!!

Corny jokes...man I do love me some corny jokes!

Oh, I hope you are able to conquer the Shamrock Shake this March as well! Yesterday I thought about it about 4 times, but resisted! I am sure there will be another pitstop this week, since it so close to our house we have to drive by it ALL the time. Which is and at the same time!

It's so nice of you to say you feel like you are right along with me in the trip! That is my hope, that I tell our story so everyone can picture it happening! Of cousre, the 3,000 pictures we take help a bit with that too.

I love corny jokes too, they are just silly fun!

Another fabulaous update!

How is the little guy doing? Croup getting better?

Thank you! Yes, it is MUCH better. He still is coughing just a teensy bit, but we have our good 'ol Henry that sleeps through the night back!

Beautiful pictures of Wishes!!!

I'm sooo sorry you got run over my a ECV! OMG! That's awful!! I hope the injuries didn't cause too much pain and problems!

Thank you! I love Wishes! It's such a great show.

The whoe ECV event was awful. I was really worried about my foot, and the next day we had Kennedy Space Center planned which means LOTS of walking!

Great updates. I just love reading your posts!! Sorry to hear about your EVC incident- people can be SO RUDE- and hope your foot is better. Henry is as cute as ever!!
Cant wait to read more...

Thank you! I couldn't believe how rude that woman was being. A mass exodus is happening at the park and she just kept pushing pushing pushing.

I love the pic of Henry holding the BIG choc. chip cookie!! That is so precious. Sorry about your foot. Some people are just so careless with those ECV's.

On our way to my DS's indoor soccer game today I had a craving for fries so we stopped at McDonalds & they HAVE the Shamrock Shakes!!!! But I did not see it advertised so I ordered Chocolate instead!!! Then I saw the tiny little advertisement for them. I LOVE anything mint, mint & choc, mint & mint...
I just may have to do an errand tomorrow & make a pit stop.....

Loving your TR & that little Henry is just too cute!!

Isn't that cookie pic fun? I had to get a few with him holding it to show the sheer SIZE of it!!

That is awesome about the Shaamrock Shakes!! Yes, I think I forsee a stop at McDonalds for you today!!!

 

[Lady Lallie]

Brook, I just wanted to let you know that I stopped and had a Shamrock Shake in your honor yesterday!

 

[aceys_h0ney]

Brooke you mean to tell me that you don't keep your saw on your kitchen table?

As far as the shamrock shake. This little green drink sounds delicious. Next time I am near a Mickey Ds I will have to see if we have them. My diet does not thank you but my taste buds do. They sound vaguely familiar so I am thinking we have them. I too love all things mint.

Sorry to hear about your foot getting run over. That stinks. I have learned never to try and evacuate MK with the masses. The first time we did this it was a nightmare and even had me yelling. Now I am normally a calm person who lets everything slide off my back,but by the 10th time someone ran into one of my kids with their hard plastic Disney strollers or jumped over my own stroller I had enough! So now to save my sanity we plan to avoid the mass exedous at all costs.

 

[CJsMom]

Hi Brook - got my Shamrock Shake today and it was SO good!!

Great pictures as usual! Sorry to hear your foot got run over - ugh, that must have HURT. I'm glad Henry wasn't run over by the renegade ECV!

Feeding Henry applesauce through a straw made me laugh - we do crazy things for our kids sometimes!

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Great updates once again. I love shamrock shakes. My absolute fav's. I cant see the picks boo hooo. I will have to check back to see them. The whole ECV incident sounds horrible. I sure hope your foot was OK.


I can now see the pics. I got to do this segment twice. Once with pics and once without. He he he. Love the Mickey outfit very cute. That ice cream sandwich oh my!!! Those crowds are insane. Remind me to never go at that time of year. WOW.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Brook, I just wanted to let you know that I stopped and had a Shamrock Shake in your honor yesterday!

I feel so special! How did you like it? Joe is kinda "eh, they are alright" on them - not crazy like me!

Brooke you mean to tell me that you don't keep your saw on your kitchen table?

As far as the shamrock shake. This little green drink sounds delicious. Next time I am near a Mickey Ds I will have to see if we have them. My diet does not thank you but my taste buds do. They sound vaguely familiar so I am thinking we have them. I too love all things mint.

Sorry to hear about your foot getting run over. That stinks. I have learned never to try and evacuate MK with the masses. The first time we did this it was a nightmare and even had me yelling. Now I am normally a calm person who lets everything slide off my back,but by the 10th time someone ran into one of my kids with their hard plastic Disney strollers or jumped over my own stroller I had enough! So now to save my sanity we plan to avoid the mass exedous at all costs.

No, I keep my saw on top of the fridge.

My diet does not like the Shamrock Shake either, but my mouth LOOOOVES it! hee hee! I hope you are able to get one!

We have never evacuated with the crowds either, usually we hang out and just sit and enjoy the park a bit more. This time I suggested we just get going - big mistake! I'm taking your advice - never again!

Hi Brook - got my Shamrock Shake today and it was SO good!!

Great pictures as usual! Sorry to hear your foot got run over - ugh, that must have HURT. I'm glad Henry wasn't run over by the renegade ECV!

Feeding Henry applesauce through a straw made me laugh - we do crazy things for our kids sometimes!

YAY FOR SHAMROCK SHAKES! Glad to hear you enjoyed yours!!

My foot hurt a LOT, it was a really awful sharp pain down the side of my foot. I was pretty concerned about it, but relaxed some after I saw that it wasn't swelling or bruising - usually that means it's okay. But like you said, at least Henry wasn't run over by it!

The whole ordeal with the straw was just silly! I even tried to find a spoon near by, but none were found. I bet I'll never forget a spoon in Henry's bag in the future - I learn best from my mistakes!

Great updates once again. I love shamrock shakes. My absolute fav's. I cant see the picks boo hooo. I will have to check back to see them. The whole ECV incident sounds horrible. I sure hope your foot was OK.


I can now see the pics. I got to do this segment twice. Once with pics and once without. He he he. Love the Mickey outfit very cute. That ice cream sandwich oh my!!! Those crowds are insane. Remind me to never go at that time of year. WOW.

Have you gotten a Shamrock Shake this year yet? I think tomorrow eveing I might get my second...

That is weird about my pictures - I have no idea why it does that to some people. Lady Lalie has the same issue from work, but at home she can see them. But thank you for coming back and seeing the pics!

We were there during the "slow" season. Ya, right! Whatever that happens to mean nowadays...

 

[DisneyBride'03]

I have lost count of all of us who went to McD's or went and got a Shamrock shake after your post! lol

 

[Lovemy3babes]

I am a huge Shamrock shake fan as well. Yum, yum. I had my first on Saturday and am thinking about it now again. You have to love the frozen, minty goodness this time of year brings from McD's.

I cannot believe that lady who ran your foot over. Wow. That takes a lot of gall to not even apologize. Someone is lacking manners.

That's a super cute $28 outfit. Hopefully he can wear it this summer and get some more use out of it.

Great update Brook!

 

[Vexorg]

OK, I think I'm caught up now. I think I have all the same Jungle cruise queue pictures as you do. Good to see things getting slightly less vomitous as the TR comes along.

 

[Donald is #1]

Wow, I didn't realize that shamrock shakes weren't available every where! When I was in high school, our local McDonalds had them every year. I actually haven't checked my local McD's up here in NH to see if they have them. I will have to look.

On the way back from the restroom I made a wrong turn and found myself in the Main Street Bakery again. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

Now, how did that ever happen?!





Confession Time: While in line, with my mind and heart set on an ice cream sandwich, I called Joe and said something along the lines of "Hey hon, do you want to share an ice cream sandwich? I'm right here near Main Street Bakery...the line is short..."

He he he. I'm naughty.



He actually wasn't in the mood for one, but I convinced him to share it with me. It was really tough...

After I got back, we dove into the lovely ice cream sandwich

Aren't the ice cream sandwiches awesome?

 

[brookelizabeth]

I have lost count of all of us who went to McD's or went and got a Shamrock shake after your post! lol

I know, I was telling Joe about that earlier today and said I should get a comission from McDonalds!

I am a huge Shamrock shake fan as well. Yum, yum. I had my first on Saturday and am thinking about it now again. You have to love the frozen, minty goodness this time of year brings from McD's.

I cannot believe that lady who ran your foot over. Wow. That takes a lot of gall to not even apologize. Someone is lacking manners.

That's a super cute $28 outfit. Hopefully he can wear it this summer and get some more use out of it.

Great update Brook!

I had my second Shamrock Shake today! It was soooo tasty. Henry and Joe also enjoyed!

That lady either had no manners or was completely deaf!

We are thinking he should still be able to wear the outfit this summer, at least for part of it. I'll squeeze him into the top until the bottom of his belly hangs out!

OK, I think I'm caught up now. I think I have all the same Jungle cruise queue pictures as you do. Good to see things getting slightly less vomitous as the TR comes along.

That totally made me laugh out loud! Thank you - yes, much, much less vomitous!

Wow, I didn't realize that shamrock shakes weren't available every where! When I was in high school, our local McDonalds had them every year. I actually haven't checked my local McD's up here in NH to see if they have them. I will have to look.
Aren't the ice cream sandwiches awesome?

It's a total shame they aren't everywhere!! THEY SHOULD BE DAG-NABIT! I hope they are up there in NH if you are cravin' one!

those ice cream sandwiches are divine! Yumm-o! While we weren't on the DDP, I know they are only a snack credit too-such a good buy!



Sorry everyone for the lack-o-updates. I should have one up tomorrow at some point!

 

[disneyfan61]

Wow, I didn't realize that shamrock shakes weren't available every where! When I was in high school, our local McDonalds had them every year. I actually haven't checked my local McD's up here in NH to see if they have them. I will have to look.





Aren't the ice cream sandwiches awesome?

Another NH poster here! I know they have them in Portsmouth. Not sure where you are but hopefully you have them.

 

[Donald is #1]

Another NH poster here! I know they have them in Portsmouth. Not sure where you are but hopefully you have them.

I'm in Merrimack. I will have to stop by my local McDonalds this weekend.

 

[courtney2702]

ah the shamrock shake. i work at mcds and every time i walk past the machine all you can smell isthat mint smell radiating from the machine.

 

[brookelizabeth]

We left off after an ECV had run over my foot at MK and while it wasn't swelling or anything, we had concern in the back of our mind about it truly being hurt.

The next morning Joe and I woke up with an alarm. Not something we usually do on vacation, unless you count a certain little boy being an alarm.

Today we had solid plans...we were going to Kennedy Space Center! I had to get up and get moving to pick up the rental car and we had an hour drive to KSC in front of us. Thankfully my foot did not hurt AT ALL!! It wasn't bruised, swollen and zero pain!

The morning went pretty smooth, even though we were running an hour later than we had hoped (just because an alarm rings on vacation does not mean this family gets up ), I walked to DTD to get a bus to the Dolphin. (In case you didn't know, the Dolphin has a National car rental-very convienent!) At DTD I waited while eight buses came for Old Key West. EIGHT!

Eventually a Swan/Dolphin/BW/YC/BC bus came. That's a lot of resorts for one bus!

The trip was quick and painless. I wandered around the resort for a few minutes but found the rental desk without a problem. I have never rented a car before, but I don't believe most work where a valet brings you your rental car. I had no idea it was going to work this way and came unprepared with no cash. I felt TERRIBLE not tipping the guy and silently vowed to myself that if he was still there when we got back that night I would give him a big 'ol tip.

I attached our GPS which faithfully led me back to SSR.

By the time I finally got back Joe and Henry were about ready and we all piled into the roller skate...er...car.

The drive to KSC was fairly uneventful.

Hey Soleil - recognize the book?!

We weren't aware of tolls (bad DISer! ), but thankfully Joe DID have cash with him. As we got closer my nerd of a husband was getting more and more excited.

Oh, hmmm...The Astronaut Hall of Fame. Sounds pretty cool. Maybe we'll go there sometime...(foreshadow...)

Right before you get to KSC there is a looooooong road, several miles long, that has water on both sides. He actually looked up this area weeks before on Google Earth and was looking forward to seeing this part in person. Nerd.

That building in the distance is the Vehicle Assembly Building (more on that later)

We arrived at KSC around 11:30 am,

We thought the entry was very creative

We were both pretty excited to be here and seeing the Nasa logo was thrilling for some reason!

made our way through security (which was much like an airport) and through the main visitors center.

I was starved. We reviewed the map and saw there were several eateries. Using my Sleuth Skillz I noted the "G-Force Grill" had a logo on the map in comparison to the other dining stops without a logo. I figured this would be their main dining option and therefore have the best and most options.

Apparently my Sleuth Skillz aren't so sharp!

This little tiny, order at the window and eat at the tables near-by, place had 3 main options: hot dog, corn dog or an Italian Sausage sandwich. Sides of waffle fries and chips, and a few options for beverages.

All well, it would work - we were here and hungry!

We ordered a corn dog meal (came with chips), a hot dog, an Italian Sausage sandwich, an order of waffle fries and a few drinks.

It was a lot of food. But we managed to eat it all, short one french fry...


The food wasn't bad. But it wasn't memorable in any sort of way either.

The atmosphere wasn't too shabby though. We were in the main court area of KSC, so there were a few things to look at and really cool "space music" playing (think Tomorrowland-esque). However, there were birds EVERYWHERE, GIANT BLACK BIRDS (I am guessing they were some type of mutant crow or raven). These things were huuuuuuuuge! They spied out Henry for sure, just waiting for him to drop some hot dog, but Henry was gobbling up his hot dog - not one piece fell on the ground - and I kept shooing them away from out table.

Apparently though, the birds took this as their cue to just steal our food.

I'm serious here and not making this up:

I had a waffle fry in my hand and was bringing it toward my mouth when one of these GIANT birds swooped down and stole the waffle fry directly out of my hand.

I was totally freaked out by this and screamed absurdly loud, making all the birds fly away (and probably scaring people away too!) for a millisecond.

I can still feel the claws from it on my hand when I think about this event.

Ew, ew ew!

Thankfully I had plenty of hand sanitizer with, and I practically bathed in it after that episode!

The birds quickly came back, but this Momma bear was on guard now! No more stealing our food, and don't you dare get near my baby! Thankfully, they obeyed and we made it through lunch.

After some discussion of where to head, Joe mentioned he would like to check out the Rocket Garden.

The Rocket Garden. Doesn't the name of this exhibit just scream "nerd"?!

Up next: Nerd alert!!

 

[brookelizabeth]

ah the shamrock shake. i work at mcds and every time i walk past the machine all you can smell isthat mint smell radiating from the machine.

Can you hook me up with free Shamrock Shake coupons?!
(but seriously, can you? kidding...really...i am...but that would...amazing...dream, dream, dream!)

If I worked at McDonalds during March I would be permanently bent over with my head under the ice cream spicket, mouth wide open. Drool.

Do you even like them? Or are you just so sick of seeing green and smelling that mint by month end that you avoid them like the plague?

 

[CJsMom]

I cannot believe the giant blank bird stole a fry out of your HAND! YUCK! It makes me want to barf and laugh hysterically all at the same time! *insert barf smilie here*

KSC is very cool. If I wasn't 6 months pregnant and it wasn't 90 gazillion degrees and we weren't stupid enough to go on a launch day (read: crowds and traffic - lines and lines of cars and people waiting to go in and preggo me had to pee so bad I was in tears so people let me cut in front of them) I would have really enjoyed myself!

Looking forward to the rest!