Epcot...on a Delayed Schedule

Matching Buddies!  :) 

So yes all of the adults in the house weren't in tip top shape Friday morning.  We had decided we weren't getting up and doing another long day in the parks anyway.  By the time we got everything packed up for our departure the next morning and got ready to go, it was 3:00 before we got to the park...which was fine by all of us.  

When we got there we hit up the Agent P stand to get a phone for a mystery mission with Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb.  I'm sure this would've been super fun if:

a) we could've had more than one phone (separate phones meant separate missions...no thanks)

b) we could've heard the clues they were saying on the phone (live bands and crying little brothers not getting a turn to hold the phones prevented this from happening)

c) it wouldn't have been 118 degrees

d) it wouldn't have been our 5th day in being in the 118 degree heat

All above listed reasons are why we dropped off the phone at the next Agent P stand we found.  Honestly, I think Chad's look here sums it up, wouldn't you say?

So we decided to head to the country portion of Epcot first and then come back and get the rides, etc.  We had perfect timing because on our walk to the countries, they opened some gates and about a dozen characters walked right out for meet and greets and autographs!  Unfortunately, the boys weren't right with us and by the time I backtracked to them and got back we only had time to get Genie and Rafiki's picutres and autographs.  And oddly enough this cast member that was helping Rafiki was from the Springfield area!  I think he said Virden to be exact.  Hey, Walt Disney, you were right!  It IS a small world afterall!

Okay, character meet and greet check, on to the countries of the world!  When we go back to Disney, we'll definitely spend more time at Epcot.  We loved it.  The countries were super cool and had so many cool things to see.  Plus the live music was cool, too!  I have to be honest, given the heat and the condition of my stomach from the past evening's events, I wasn't whole heartedly into Epcot.  Here are a few random photos here that I did manage to snap.  Very unorganized and haphazard though.  I'm disappointed in myself.  I fought 5 Days of Disney and on the 5th day Disney won.

Chad's favorite country was Germany of course!  And yes, Landon, I 100% agree with you.  (I didn't pose this picture by the way.  He just did it)

Chad and Phil not going down without a fight!  Hey, they were in Germany, they were drinking German beer.

Okay, highlight in Japan, Kristi and Charli did the choose a clam and set the pearl inside into jewelry.  Loved it!  What fun...plus great memento from the trip!

Landon really enjoyed watching the jeweler set the pearls into different types of jewelry.  I love this picture of him...surrounded by women, who ironically seem to be Japanese!...and he's just focused.  He had questions about the job of a jeweler when we left.  Could they only be girls?  Do they only put pearls in jewelry?  He was genuinely interested.

My boys in their England and Scotland jerseys...waiting for the setting of the pearls.  :)

And then we decided (

from Tressa's recommendation) to get some fish and chips in England.  

Grant was miffed that we didn't get him his own plate.  (the boy doesn't love fish...I wasn't spending $8 on two pieces of fish for him to eat 2 bites)  

Yeah.  NOT. Happy.  

As Kristi pointed out though, it could be worse.  He could be letting the whole park know he's miffed...instead he finds it sufficient to let us know silently by his face.  I can appreciate that.

Here's Landon eating some fish and chips in England, in his England jersey.  Talk about a photo opp!

Blake played some soccer on Chad's phone while some of us ate.

GOAL!!

Then we headed back up to the middle of the park.  First things first, we had to check out the Nemo ride of course!  It did not disappoint.  Very cool.  And Turtle Talk with Crush was also as good as it is hyped up to be.  We had to break the news to Landon that Test Track was down and he wasn't going to get to try it.  He  handled it very well considering he'd been talking about riding it since we saw it on a Disney show on the Travel Channel.  Unfortunately we didn't get to do a couple of other rides we were thinking we'd like because they shut down some of the rides early...which we didn't realize they did.  Dern.

Landon bought a present for his teacher at the shop coming out of the Nemo ride.  Mrs. May taught Landon a lot about our oceans...so much so that they're on his permanent thank you list at the end of his bed time prayer.  Mrs. May has a soft spot for sea turtles so it was very easy to find her something.  :)  Here's Landon with her present in the stroller....and. that. is. the. last. picture. in. Disney.  

We took off that night before seeing the fireworks.  We were wiped out and were happy with fireworks at Magic Kingdom.  Hey, gotta leave some of this exciting stuff for our next Disney trip, right Chad?!  :)