About half way to down town mom and I ran into them at an intersection. Then we walked over to the Pirate Park and ran into them again. So we stayed for a bit and then all went to the other big park. We saw 2 kids from Amber's class there.
After that we pretty much just took at easy around here and had a big rib BBQ for dinner.
Monday I took my parents out to the mall and we had coffee/tea and a pastry at my friend's and mine little cafe there. They liked it. After that we just walked around the mall, it is small, and over to the grocery store.
Then I dropped them off and went back to the dr. My sore throat does not seem to want to go away. So he thinks it might be acid coming back in it and gave me some medicine to help with both. I hope it goes away soon b/c it is very painful right now.
After lunch we took them to the park in the forest and Amber had a great time running around there, since there really wasn't anyone else there.
Here are Amber and Grandpa on the zip line.
From here the Villeroy and Boch china outlet store is right around the corner so we stopped by there to show them that as well. Then off to school to pick up the boys. After school they had their haircuts so my parents took Amber to the park right by the lady's house who cuts their hair and then we met up with them after the boy's haircuts.
For about a month or more it has been staying light out pretty late into the night. Tonight it was light until 9:30! It makes it hard to get the boys to bed!
Tuesday in the morning we just hung out here for a bit and then I took them to the big other mall/grocery store that is here. We walked around there for a bit and then went over to school to meet Amber's friend that comes to gymnastics with us and pick up Amber. Of course right before we get to school it starts pouring and then hailing! It hailed a couple of times today.
After I got Amber we went out to a cafe close by that I had never tried with my parents, Amber and her friend. It stopped raining when we walked to the restaurant from the car, but was of course hailing when we left the restaurant to get back to the car!
The girls had fun at gymnastics class and then back to school to get the boys. Sean had a friend come over and Jacob had tennis later on.
Wednesday morning after we dropped the kids off at school we went to the airport as my parents were flying home today. They had a nice time and we enjoyed having them so hopefully they will come back and visit!
Amber went home with a girlfriend today so my lunch friend and I went out for lunch today!
The boys RE was canceled today so we went to the toy store after school and picked up a bunch of presents for all the parties and events the kids have coming up. From here we went to the orthodontist office as today was the day Sean was getting his retainer! It is a blue color. He was a little scared about it, but the visit went well. The price of the retainer came in 100 euros less then what she thought, but it still cost me $660! Then I ask if I can get a case to keep it in and she said she doesn't have them here b/c the company wants her to sell them for $7. Are you kidding me I am thinking! I am already spending so much money on this $7 at this point is nothing and at least it would keep it safe- ugh!
Later Jacob had guitar and then we had some friends over. They picked up dinner and brought it over and all the kids played and then she got the mower for her husband for the weekend. We had a nice time and the kids had fun playing together.
Sean's teeth were sore tonight. It is to help push his front teeth back, hold his tongue back and help correct his crossbite. But b/c of the tongue thing it is hard for him to say "S". So we will see how this goes!
Thursday was a holiday here so the kids ended up having a 4 day weekend! When the kids came down for breakfast this morning I had some Disney shirts over their chairs that my parents had bought in Paris at the Disney store. I then told them that we were going to Disneyland Paris (Euro Disney) for the weekend! Jacob's eyes just light up, it was so cute. Amber wasn't excatly sure what it was and Sean was like ok. So we set off for it after breakfast. It is about 3 hours away.
We drove to the hotel first and tried to check in. It was one of the hotels that was just a shuttle bus away from the park. There were 4 hotels out here and it worked out well since the bus stopped at our hotel for pickup and dropoff first.
The hotel was good. It had 2 indoor play areas, and a pool with some water slides and then a pirate ship with a dumping bucket.
So we ate lunch in the car, tried to check in but couldn't get our room so got on the shuttle bus to the park. It was about a 10-15 min. ride if we had to pick up the other hotels. Sometimes the bus went straight to the park.
The bus dropped us off and then it is a short walk to the main entrances of either Disney Village, Disney Studios or Magic Kingdom. We did Magic Kingdom today. It was around noon when we got there and there was a long line to get the backs checked. I had pre-bought our tickets online so we wouldn't have to wait in the ticket line. We get to the entrance and hand her my papers which look like a ticket and have bar codes all over them. She tells us that you have to take these and exchange them for actual tickets. Ok what was the point of buying them online? So the ticket lines are super long. We find a shorter one and get the tickets. Once in the park it looks similiar to Disney in Orlando but a lot smaller.
Here you can go up into the castle, just one floor up but they have pretty stained glass on the windows.
We walk down main street and head over to Frontier Land and Adventure Land and did these 2 areas. This is the Swiss Robinson Family Tree house.
Then by a bit after 4pm the kids were already tired and hungry. So we walked out of the park and over to the Disney Village and ate at Planet Hollywood. It was yummy! Everyone that worked anywhere in the park spoke English, so that was good for us!
We walked through Disney Village after dinner, which consisted of maybe 5 restaurants and a big Disney store and that was it.
Friday morning we had to pick a time for breakfast so they can space people out so we did 8:15 and then spent the morning in the pool. We grabbed a quick sandwich at the hotel for lunch and then headed out to the park. It didn't seem as crowded today and we went over to Discoveryland and the boys did space mountain while Amber and I waited 35 min. for fast pass tickets to the Buzz Light Year ride! Then we just split up and Jason stayed with the boys and I did rides with Amber. We waited about 15- 45 min. for most rides. We met up for the Buzz ride then split back up and met up again for dinner.
We had tickets for the Buffulo Bill Wild West Dinner Show.
Amber and Jacob got their pictures taken with Mickey before the show.
Everyone got cowboy hats.
It was very similair to a Medieval times show at home. There was an oval arena in the middle and seats 3/4 of the way around it. The show was all in English. I didn't even think about that. The people next to me only the mom spoke English so wonder what they thought of it. Every once in awhile they would have a guy come out and speak in French. The menu was set and it was a Tex- Mex dinner. The meal was served in a metal like frying pan and metal bowl. The people next to Jason were trying to figure out what the chili was. Then they served Ribs, BBQ chicken, cornbread, grilled round potatoes, and a sausage. For dessert it was a yummy apple crisp.
The show was good and we all enjoyed it except for Amber who didn't like it when they brought out fire and when Annie Oakly came out shooting things. It was with cowboys and Indians and the Indians were really Native American Indians. We were wondering where they actually came from.
It was around 8:30 when the show finished so the kids were tired so we went back to the hotel.
Sat. morning we got up and got to the park around 9:30. It opened at 10, but by the time we got to where we needed to be I think we waited about 10 min. before it opened. It was crowded but not the super crowds you have at Disney in the morning at home. We split up again and Amber and I got some rides in Fantasyland done for her and then did her Princess Luncheon.
The boys did the Disney Studios today. Amber was so excited for her luncheon! I had brought her Rupunzel dress with us so she wore that. They had big puffy princess dresses for sale in Disney for a bit over $100. Hard to pay that when I know I can buy her play dresses at Toys R Us for $19-24! She loved the luncheon! She had them sign her autograph book
and get her picture taken with them. There was Cinderella and Prince Charming, Snow White, Aurora, and one of Cinderella's mice.
This is where the lunch was held.
This is Amber and I at the lunch.
Amber really wanted to see Ariel and Rupunzel but I guess they were busy! The lunch was very nice and Amber didn't really eat the lunch but she did like the rolls and ate 3 of them. Those were the most expensive rolls I have ever bought!
This was her dessert plate!
I liked my lunch and the adults lunch came with a fruity champagne drink as well! Here at Disney when it first opened they didn't serve alcohol and that didn't go over very well with the locals. So now you can get drinks in the restaurants, but not at those booths selling food and drinks. That Wild West dinner show the drink choices were beer, coke, water or you could order a bottle of wine.
After lunch Amber and I hit a few more rides and the boys went home.
We didn't bring the stoller only b/c it is so hard to push with the crowds, but by the end of the day I was tired and had my like 12 lb backpack on and carrying Amber made me wonder if we should have!
We had pizza at the hotel and the boys went swimming one more time.
Sean has been doing a great job with wearing his retainer all day and we didn't even lose it, yet!
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