Disney Part 3

Day Three

We decided to head to Hollywood Studios to start out our third day. We were able to ride the new Toy Story ride...lots of fun, but we only did it once. It was our longest wait the entire time there 50 min. or so...which by the way was surprising to us. The lines really weren't that bad! We also were able to meet some neat characters, some of the Little Einsteins, Handy Manny, and then Buzz Lightyear and Woody!!! How exciting...check out Bennett's expression...precious! Then we caught a Playhouse Disney Live show.Afterward, we headed back to our room to let the boys rest...we were all pretty tired at this point! After nap time, we got ready for our dinner at Narcoosee's...wow, what a treat! It was located at the beautiful Grand Floridian Resort inside Disney. When we planned our vacation, we decided to do the Disney Dining Plan. We were really glad we did, but realized that we could have managed quite well with a smaller plan...3 meals + 2 snacks each every day= too much food! So, when we booked our dinner here, the fact that it used two of our dining plan meals each was no big deal. Had we paid cash, it would have been the most expensive meal we've ever eaten. It was incredible! But Corey and I were a little nervous that we were sitting beside a senior adult couple with no children at an expensive restaurant...you just never know how your children will act. What a blessing, not only was the meal incredible, but the boys behaved so nicely that the couple commented what a pleasure it was dining next to us after the dinner was over...whew! Our dining plan included appetizers (Corey and I had the fried calamari...so good...the picture doesn't do it justice, the boys both had chicken noodle soup...with Mickey Mouse noodles!) a main course (Corey had steak, I had lobster, and the boys had filet), and then dessert (B had a Nemo cupcake, Caleb had a chocolate sundae, Corey had creme brulee...two different types, and I had a beautiful chocolate truffle). Whew! What a meal...we won't do anything like it again for a long time I'm sure, but it was so much fun and the presentation of each dish was so pretty!Afterward we took a boat ride from the dock at the restaurant to Magic Kingdom for a few rides. We headed to Space Mountain...Bennett was too short :( so Caleb and Corey got to ride together first and then Caleb and I rode while B and Corey went to ride something else together. We rode the Carousel of Progress again (can't figure out the boys intrigue with this ride, but the kept singing the song all week..."There's a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day!") And then we watched the fireworks show again...in the rain. It was such a precious memory...all of us just standing out in the rain getting poured on, but enjoying every moment of it together! What a fun way to end the day....only one more day left...hard to believe!