Animal Kingdom

We got up early, ate breakfast in our hotel room and boarded the bus to the Animal Kingdom - it was an early entry day. We went directly to the safari as Becky had instructed. The wait was not long at all. We got to ride threw the African safari and see lots of animals. We then walked around and saw more animals. Next we boarded the train to see Rafiki.The boys all got to meet him and we all had our pictures taken with him. The petting zoo was a disappointment - as they were supposed to have many rare animals for the boys to meet and there were a few sheep... ok - we can go to Nana's and see sheep in Ohio anytime. It was then time to eat so we sat down and ate our sandwiches, apple slices and peanut butter filled pretzels. Then back on the train to go and see the Lion King performance. We were in between shows at this point so we went and saw "A Bug's Life" 3D. I absolutely loved it when any of the three boys would try to reach for something coming towards them in any of the 3D movies. It is soooo sweet. Next to the Lion King - this is what I REALLY wanted to see! Unfortunately you have to park your strollers quite a distance from the doors to the performance. Avery had fallen asleep and I had to hold him quite some time while we waited. Alex was carrying Owen who also fell asleep. As soon as we sat down, before the performance even began Evan was asleep. Avery woke up in time to see it. I LOVED it! Afterwards we decided to go back to the hotel. Obviously staying at the Magic Kingdom the previous day from 9:00 until the Electric Parade was over had exhausted everyone. We got another Mickey Mouse chocolate covered ice cream on a stick then left. We did stop by a gift store on the way out and got the boys each a book to hold their squished pennies we had been collecting throughout our Disney journey. We then boarded the bus and went back to our hotel. We relaxed for a bit then made our way to the 60's flower pool. Back to the room for baths then I went over to the food court and got us a Greek salad and pizza for dinner in our room on our special Minnie Mouse plates. We wanted to get to bed at a decent time as tomorrow was breakfast with Pooh & friends. Once the boys were asleep we packed up everything and Alex packed the van as much as he could ahead of time. Another fun day at Disney!