T-Giving: Days 4 and 5

On Wednesday, we slept in until past 9.  Lazy, but we needed the break (that pitiful theme again).  We had a nice breakfast, and took the bus to Downtown Disney.  We walked around, saw the sights, and relaxed.  Bode liked the big volcano and alligator.

He also liked playing in the fountain.

We, of course, had to stop at lego-land.

We shopped around, got some Christmas ornaments, and enjoyed the weather.  That night was Ashley's birthday over at the Polynesian Resort.  We had a great meal and some good family time.

The plan was to turn in early, as the Magic Kingdom opened at 0700 on Thanksgiving (which was also Bode's 6th Birthday).  We had fast passes lined up and we were set...until Bode got sick around 11:30 pm in the hotel room (no pictures of that event).  Poor little fellow.  We think he had a little food poisoning.  Well, that, and the long days, and all the other junk food we ate.  It probably caught up to him.  Therefore, we turned off the alarm, let the dude sleep until he felt like going to the Magic Kingdom. He did get out of bed for his birthday message from Mickey.

The weather was decent--very sunny, but cold.  Temps were in the low 40's that morning.

We rode some benign rides like Aladdin's Magic Carpet (which was a lot like the Dumbo ride)...

and drove some super fast race cars (a little slower than the one at EPCOT).

We watched one of the stage shows, which featured the evil witch (or one of those bad ladies).

We had a nice Thanksgiving Meal with the family

but at some point, Bode tuckered out.

We decided to call it a day and headed back to the room.  Bode napped for the rest of the day, getting up on occasion to snack on some carrots and apples.  We also watched some football in bed, which was a nice way to finish the vacation.  We had a lovely time, but are also happy to be home because, as Bode says, "Harley really missed us." Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.