Wednesday - Market day in Uzes
Woke up around 10:45 AM. We all slept that long, which is great to all be on a similar schedule.
The first thing I heard was a 3 piece band outside our window. It was market day. I couldn't wait to look out the window and see it. Sure enough, once we got the huge windows open (they are twice as tall as I am, and twice as heavy too) we could see the market hub-bub. People were strolling with market baskets. The band was giving a festive back drop and some people were parked at a cafe with a cup of coffee that they planned to drink for an hour before moving. They just sit and watch the world go by - similar to what I was doing from my window perch - just a story above the action.
By 11:00 we were outside. We got the kids dressed quickly and bolted to the door. We heard the market was the morning only so we didn't want to waste a moment.
The market completely covered the main square "Place aux Herbes" right down the street. They had everything. Olives, meats, cheese, flowers, cookies, bread, you name it. We walked around looking at everything. Then we started buying. We got some long thin green beans, a cantaloupe melon, 750 grams of ham off the bone, 1 cucumber, 3 tomatoes, 1 bunch of lettuce. We also got some cookies, that were eaten right away under the shade of a tree. "Mama, I like to eat things right away, lets go find a table and eat these" Sara said, soon after picking out the cookies.
We lingered in the market. Loved it. Even the fountain in the center looked festive. We bought some eggs too. My backpack was heavy. We went back to the apartment to offload.
We feasted for lunch. Our market pickings gave us fresh stuff to make in the kitchen and eat on our veranda. Sara and Julia cleaned thier plates. "Can I have more of everything?" Sara asked. She ate and ate.
After that we relaxed in the sun outside for a while and then went back outside for more walking. We didn't have a goal in mind, though there was a playground on the map that we found, and also a Roman bridge to see. Sara and Julia laughed and played at the play ground. They did the slide a dozzen times each - including where Julia went down to Sara catching her. Great sister fun.
By the time dinner rolled around we got back to the apartment and I made some potatoes with herbs, steamed green beans, sliced ham, a fluffy green salad with tomatoes and herb dressing, and sliced cantalope. It was ready fast - all the ingredients were from the market. We felt very much a part of Provencal life!
In the evening we did another stroll, saw a neighborhood soccer game, got some pastries (Sara picked out an eclair and a puff pastry) and got back here. The girls went to bed around 7PM I think. It is 9 now, and I'm heading that way too.
There have been several funny moments - it is great to share a glance with Dan as if to say "Sara is so funny" and/or "Julia is so sweet" - we are having fun.
It was another great weather day. Sunny. Blue sky. Shorts and T shirt weather - with a hat for the sun! No humidity, no bugs, slight breeze, perfect for strolling.
Funny quotes:
-"When Papa grows up, he is going to be a great cook!" - after lunch.
-"Wow! That is incredible! Thanks Dad!" - when Dan gave Sara all his coins from his pocket so we could by some pastries at the bakery. She thought the coins looked like a treasure--like it was so much money! (It was probably 5 euro in coin.) She got it out of his hand in one try - probably 20 coins! She is an expert at extracting money from her Dad.
End of Post.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Tuesday - first full (non-travel) day
Tuesday - up at noon.
We all felt great when we woke up naturally. Around noon. We opened the windows to see the cute street below, with the strolling people, and shops (we are in an apartment in the center of town - in the area where they don't allow cars, so right out our windows we can look down at people in cafes and in shops).
We went out and found lunch. A great place. We sat outside. They had no high chair for Julia so I used our portable one I had in my backpack. They gave Julia and Sara kid silver wear (with penguins on it), which they loved. Actually that silver wear kept Julia busy playing for about 10 minutes!
Our appetizer was fantastic fresh tomato and mozzarella salad with olive oil and salt drenched with herbs on the side. It was wonderful. Then we had 2 house hamburgers (which had gherkin picks, cheese, etc on it) and Sara ate one too. There was also gravy of some sort and onions on our burgers. It may sound American - but it was very French! The girls ate great and were happy as we ate. I got to sit back and relax and enjoy the street scene while we ate. Sara was given a red drink (similar to cool-aid) that she was happy with. We forgot how to ask for free tap water, so we got a bottle of water - but now we remember to just ask for a carafe of water and they bring you one. With out asking just that way, they will bring a bottle of water that you pay for. That is okay I suppose, but at 4.50 euro for water we'd rather spend it on something else! The servers at the restaurant were very nice and gave Sara some strawberry icecream for dessert. It made her day (or maybe her year).
Back to the apartment and then we went for a long walk around "town." We are content and happy. We followed the walking tour from the Tourist Information desk, which had 15 sites, and our apartment was #3 on the walking tour, since we are in a "mansion" that they find notable enough to be on the walking tour. Other people stop here just to look at it! (Our apartment is a modern slice of the mansion, that we are renting from the owner.)
On the walk we went everywhere. We popped into a cathedral, saw some men playing boules, climbed up to a view spot, saw an ancient well, strolled leafy lanes, wandered down side streets-- in other words -- we just enjoyed being in Uzes - a cute town in Provence, France.
We ate dinner outside on our veranda. It is a lovely area with a tile floor, lemon trees, and other plants. A lot of plants. Dinner was pleasant and then we put the girls to bed.
It is 8:10 PM and very light out - I'm outside with Dan on the veranda. The weather was gorgeous today.
Tomorrow is "market" day, a big deal around here. Can't wait.
End of this post.
Monday - After the train, to the car, to Uzes
Still Monday, but now after the train.
We got off the train at Avignon. From there we got our rental car. It was easy. Our car is a small van. Much smaller than an American mini van (which is good). It fit everything and our girls were comfortable. It takes Diesel fuel. We will have the car 'till september 16th (if I remember correctly).
The drive to Uzes was 1 hour. It was gorgeous. We passed fields of vineyards. France is so pretty. The last time we were here was when I was pregnant with Sara. We came to Uzes back then, and liked it so we decided so spend some time here this trip too.
We circled the Uzes ring road 3 times. It is hard to spot what you are looking for when you don't really know what you are looking for. On each circle we saw more and more, and finally spotted our cross-streets where we were supposed to unload. (The village core is car-free, so we couldn't just drive to our apartment.) Dan found a parking spot on the street and I ran to the tourist office to call our contact for our apartment.
It took about 10 more minutes and we were climbing the steps to our apartment. That was easy. It was 4:10 PM - still the same day we arrived in Paris - but now were were in our own space for the first time we left Reston. Everyone was happy to take their shoes off and relax.
We relaxed for about 10 minutes. Then we went out for a walk. Sara skipped. Sara sang. She sang "we have never been here before…" with other lyrics I don't remember. She was on the top of the world. Dan and I kept smiling at her. It was a fun family time to stroll the tree canopied squares of Uzes with out a care in the world. Other people were happy too. Kids played in the squares (car free), parents sipped coffee in cafes. The Europeans know how to relax. It made every bit of the travel worth it to be here.
Back in the apartment after our walk Julia wandered around touching everything. It if was made of glass or other breakable material she touched it. I followed right behind her, moving everything she touched to a safe spot - thus kid proofing the apartment. I must have moved 12 vases, 6 trays of cups, 1 tea set, 10 glass paperweights, and 4 candle holders. I stashed them into drawers, far away from where little hands can find them.
While Julia toured the apartment, Sara played Legos, and Dan made dinner. It was pasta. Then we put the kids to bed. Sara slept great. Julia woke up a few hours later and was awake for an hour (I was up with her) then we all slept 'till noon the next day.
End of this post.
Aug 26 - After the flight
Monday Morning - after landing at 6:30 AM
The early hour at the airport still meant a busy airport. After walking through long corridors, some with moving walk-ways, we made it to the huge hub-bub of the area near passport control.
People were every where. No one seemed to be awake. Even the employees, who looked like they'd rather be enjoying a cup of coffee rather than standing at their post.
I spotted a bathroom. I took Julia in, leaving Dan with Sara and all our stuff. That turned out to be a good thing since an airport employee spotted Dan with Sara and gave him a "fast pass" that sent us in a totally different direction than all the other people. Our "fast pass" line had no people - a big improvement over the other line that was so bogged down with people you couldn't even see the line. We just breezed through the "fast" line with our pass. The guy stamped our 4 passports.
Then it was off to baggage.
We followed the signs. Turning corners. Walking down corridors. Taking elevators. Walking more. Sara and Julia were quiet. They were probably a bit sleepy and going with the flow. They were looking around non-stop. Taking it all in. Then we made it to baggage claim. Got our bags. Good. Our bags were easy to spot (they were the 50 pound ones in the huge duffle bags). Then we headed to the train station.
Sara said she was thirsty. So our first few Euros went to some water and Orange Juice. Both girls drank as if they hadn't seen liquid before. Julia took so many sips that she had to gasp for air afterwards. Then she drank more. Not sure why, we gave them stuff on the airplane but they drank as if they had just crossed a desert and hadn't seen water for days.
Our next hurdle was to get to the train station.
The trains station was easy to find - a huge sign said "TRAINS" on the wall. I guess so many people asked over the years where to go for the train station that they just put up that one-word sign. It was effective. But only I saw the sign, soon after we bought the water for Sara/Julia, Dan asked me "do you know where we get the train?" So I pointed to the huge sign.
It wasn't easy to actually get to the train station. We had to take a shuttle train to get to the train station, and it was kind of confusing to know which stop to get off at. But we figured it out. There were also a zillion escalators, which we couldn't use with our stroller, so we were hunting for elevators, which were often slow- and also out of the way - which meant a bit more walking. We didn't mind. It is just part of traveling.
Sara loved the shuttle ride to the train station. Julia did too. They were both looking around in all directions. Julia liked pointing at things - and waving at people who smiled at her.
Once we finished with that shuttle we were in the train station. There were SO many people there. Sara was now asking for food, so we found a little cafe and got a long baguette sandwhich and something else that I don't even remember.
I bought our train tickets months ago. So all we had to do was wait for the train. We found an outdoor platform, which we made our home for about an hour.
When it was 10 minutes to our train, they announced it would be on platform 4. We had to get all our stuff down a long escalator, which was the direction everyone else was going too. It was a challenge. We couldn't just do it in one trip--and hold onto our kids. We had to break it up. Dan took our back packs and the Kelty down first and left them at the base of the escalator. I stayed up top with Sara and Julia. When he came back up he went back down with our 2 duffle bags. Then I went down with Sara. She likes to hold my hand on escalators, so when I started down and we were separated by a few inches she had to race to get my hand. Then we calmly descended into the station down to the train tracks. Almost done, I was down with our luggage and Sara, and Dan was up top of the long escalator with Julia and the huge folded stroller. Next thing I knew Julia was in the arms of a train station employee. Then Dan followed behind with the stroller. Whew! It took 3 adults to get everything down that escalator, but we made it.
Now that we were down by the tracks, we just had to be sure we were standing in the right place. The loading area was long. If we got on the train at the wrong spot, it would take forever to get to our seats if we had to walk through the train with all our stuff. Dan spotted a map of the train, and so since we knew our seat numbers we knew to walk to section A. We were in section G, so we were thankful to do all that walking on the train platform - where walking was pretty easy.
A train pulled into the station. Sara wanted to get on it. It wasn't our train, and it took some convincing that every train wasn't our train! You just can't hop on the first train you see! We had to wait for "our" train.
When our train arrived we got all the stuff on. It was similar to the escalator where I held Julia while Dan hoisted up the car seats, bags, backpacks, Kelty and stroller -- onto the train. He got on and the train left the station. We had to juggle our stuff to our seats.
Our seats were a family seat area, which means we had 4 seats facing each other and a table in the middle. Very nice. We were asleep once we hit our seats, and we slept a lot on the 3 hour train ride. It was the high speed TVG "bullet" train. It was smooth, and fast, but you could still enjoy the scenery - which was astoundingly gorgeous in the morning light. Fields of green - punctuated by skinny trees rising to the sky. Sara slept on Dan's lap, Julia slept in her car seat. Everyone was happy.
That train ride revived us - and our adventure was beginning!
End of this post.
Sunday - Aug 25 travel day (flight)
Sunday August 25 - Leave home
Are we finally ready? After gathering stuff to pack for over a week (and laying it out) we were running around the house right up 'till 3:00 PM when our taxi arrived to take us to the airport.
A few days ago we congratulated ourselves on how little stuff we had packed. There was so much extra space in our bags! But last minute our stuff ballooned, and our two duffel bags each weighed 49.5 lbs when the limit is 50 lbs. We better not buy anything!
Sara had a special shirt to wear on the airplane. It was brown with sparkle gold lettering that said, "I'm off to see the world" it even had the Eifel Tower on it!
At 3:00 we loaded up the taxi. Two duffle bags, two car seats, 2 kids, 2 parents, 2 backpacks, 1 stroller, 1 Kelty carrier. We didn't have space to move our elbows in the taxi, but it all fit. Whew.
It was a clear sunny day. Perfect for air travel. Check in and security were easy. Especially security - since Dan has pre-checked status and there is a special line for that. And he took both kids through with him! I had to go in the regular line, which had about 10 people in it. Julia looked so cute wandering around the security area. She just smiles and goes where ever her feet take her.
By the time we got a chicken burrito for the plane it was time to board. Our seats were good. The first row behind First Class, bulkhead. We didn't have any seats in front of us - so no one to lean back and crush us. We also had "economy plus" with is nice since there are a few extra precious inches of space.
I jammed our stuff into our overhead bin, which some lady had already nearly filled up. I wish people would use their own bins and also the space under the seat in front of them. Some people make it a sport to get all their stuff into whatever bin is around and then contentedly sit back and watch other people hunt for a spot to put their stuff.
Sara was saying, "why aren't we going yet? It is taking me a long time to wait." Not to worry. The plane got going at 5:45 PM, just about on schedule.
Are we finally ready? After gathering stuff to pack for over a week (and laying it out) we were running around the house right up 'till 3:00 PM when our taxi arrived to take us to the airport.
A few days ago we congratulated ourselves on how little stuff we had packed. There was so much extra space in our bags! But last minute our stuff ballooned, and our two duffel bags each weighed 49.5 lbs when the limit is 50 lbs. We better not buy anything!
Sara had a special shirt to wear on the airplane. It was brown with sparkle gold lettering that said, "I'm off to see the world" it even had the Eifel Tower on it!
At 3:00 we loaded up the taxi. Two duffle bags, two car seats, 2 kids, 2 parents, 2 backpacks, 1 stroller, 1 Kelty carrier. We didn't have space to move our elbows in the taxi, but it all fit. Whew.
It was a clear sunny day. Perfect for air travel. Check in and security were easy. Especially security - since Dan has pre-checked status and there is a special line for that. And he took both kids through with him! I had to go in the regular line, which had about 10 people in it. Julia looked so cute wandering around the security area. She just smiles and goes where ever her feet take her.
By the time we got a chicken burrito for the plane it was time to board. Our seats were good. The first row behind First Class, bulkhead. We didn't have any seats in front of us - so no one to lean back and crush us. We also had "economy plus" with is nice since there are a few extra precious inches of space.
I jammed our stuff into our overhead bin, which some lady had already nearly filled up. I wish people would use their own bins and also the space under the seat in front of them. Some people make it a sport to get all their stuff into whatever bin is around and then contentedly sit back and watch other people hunt for a spot to put their stuff.
Sara was saying, "why aren't we going yet? It is taking me a long time to wait." Not to worry. The plane got going at 5:45 PM, just about on schedule.
We had the three middle seats, so Sara was in-between Dan and I in her car seat (and Dan and I each had an aisle). We didn't buy Julia a seat so she was on my lap for part of the time and also Dan's. She cried a little, which is understandable. She also slept a lot. When she slept on me she was sprawled out on my lap on her back with her head tucked near my arm as a pillow. I didn't move a muscle for fear of disturbing her. She woke up when they made an announcement. She was displeased at being awake. I lifted her up and over Sara into Dan's awaiting arms. He took a turn holding her while I slept. When I woke up Julia was snoozing so cutely in Dan's arms.
Sara did well on the flight. She asked to go to the bathroom 3 times, which was a good chance to get up and stretch my legs.
"Why is this bathroom so small?" she asked. Then she plugged her ears remembering how loud the flush is on airplanes. Then she always RAN up the aisle back to her seat.
Sara had a kid meal on the airplane (arranged ahead). It was chicken and french fries, with a side of apple sauce. I had beef stew and Dan didn't get to eat since Julia was on his lap at the time.
The flight was about 8 hours. Half way in Sara asked "are we there yet? Why do we have to cross the Atlantic ocean?" She watched a Scooby Doo movie on her seat's screen. Her biggest 'problem' was that the head phones (or "ear muffs" as she calls them) kept falling off her ears. She was good the whole flight.
Sara's best sleeping was at the tail end of the flight. She slept the last hour or so, and was asleep as people were getting off the airplane. We woke her up and got off the plane.
We were among the first off since we were in the front of the airplane. (And we were ready to get off, with all our stuff packed up, which makes a big difference to not be scrambling to pack up as people are trying to squeeze past.)
The airport was just waking up. 6:30 local time. The sky was white with pink smeared on the horizon. The whole jet way was windows. We looked at the view as we sleep walked up into the airport terminal. Sara and Julia were quiet, almost contemplative as they looked around. Other travelers were just walking. Dan and I were juggling two kids, two backpacks, two car seats, and a stroller. We wouldn't have traded for their ease. We were all together and we were all happy.
PARIS!
Made it. Great. 12:30 midnight to our bodies; 6:30 AM local time.
Welcome to Paris Sara and Julia!
End of this post.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Tuesday - Mama / two kids
Today I found out what it is like to bring two kids the Disney by myself. Last night as I pondered it, I wondered - would it be fun? Stressful? Tiring? I guess I had the expectation that it would be a bit stressful - having the responsibility for 2 kids all by myself in a place where there are a lot of other people, lines for food, lines for the bathroom, etc.
But - it went great!
Dan worked from the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, which is on the monorail route. So we drove there together - and I took the Monorail over to the Magic Kingdom with the girls. Easy. It was about 10AM when we got there - sunny and beautiful. We got fast passes right away to see Micky Mouse at the Town Square theatre - and when we did, we got a "surprise bonus" fast pass for Dumbo! Yeah!
Next we did a whole bunch of things:
1) saw the trolly show on main street (Sara liked the dance costumes "are they wearing costumes Mama?")
2) saw the dream show on the castle steps (Sara loved the characters, but was scared of the fireworks!)
3) met Mickey Mouse! in the theatre (Sara was first, and she was adorable when she saw him, she just looked at him and slowly walked towards him, he knelt down and gave her a high 5 - it was fun. I just had Julia in my arms for that.)
4) found some sparkle mickey mouses on the ground (Sara loved carrying them around all day)
5) Saw the celebrate parade
6) Rode Dumbo (using the fast pass - that was interesting, I had Julia in the Bjorn carrier and Sara on the seat next to me)
7) Sara announced she was "hot and my belly is empty" so we had our picnic lunch at a little iron white table by the Christmas shop near Liberty Square - that is the best spot ever if you ask me. Julia was asleep when we got there, but when she woke up I fed her too.
8) Went to Adventure Land and ended up back in Liberty Square where Sara scored some popcorn, and told me "do not gobble up all my popcorn Mama" - she was eating the popcorn with both hands. Left, right, left, right - one hand right after the other. She often gave me a few kernels, but I never held the popcorn box, she had that under tight control.
9) We played in the "flag park" by the Liberty Bell. She could point out the flags of New York, New Jersey, PA, Maryland, Mass, Delaware, RI, etc. Passerby people thought she was very smart, whereas I know she just loves the US and all things about it.
10) Around 3 we were in "flag park" when they blocked it off for the parade and we found our selves with front row parade viewing with out even trying. Many characters came up to Sara during the parade! Amazing! I had Julia dancing near my lap for the parade and she loved it. Julia was perfect all day. Never fussy, never was anything but very easy and happy. That was great! (She is nearly always like that - she is just a happy baby - and she sleeps well in the Bob-baby-jogger.)
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I suppose we kept the day fun and easy by just enjoying the moment. That sounds cliche, but like we didn't stress over moving fast or what to do next. (Kids don't think that way anyway.) We just moved from thing to think however we felt like. Never rushing or worrying about things. It was fun. Sara loved dancing to the piano player on main street - and he did music box dancer upon our request. She also danced a lot before the parade. I loved that. And as we were leaving she bought herself a red ballon (and she remembered that the last time she had a green one!) and I loved watching her walk up to the ballon man to buy it - she was so cute - and the smile when she walked away with her ballon was priceless! Like, "cool! I have a ballon - I'm so happy" was her expression.
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So going to Disney with Sara and Julia was a delight - even by myself with out Dan to help. The toughest part was figuring out how to go to the bathroom while watching two kids, and also figuring out how to eat - it is one thing to feed them, but hard to figure out how to get myself food, and eat it, while having them wait - I ended up finding a baked potato, fruit salad, and fruit drink in Liberty Square, and then we ate it back at the little white table by the Christmas shop. It is a little gated area with only one table and with a view of the castle, it worked great since Sara had a little freedom and I could eat. Sara scored a monorail toy, and the ballon. She wanted a pair of mickey mouse ears earlier in the day, but I thought she should wear her sun hat. She was okay that I said, "some other time" to the mickey mouse ears.
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I used the baby care center to feed Julia (nurse/food) and it gave Sara a break too. She "read" a book (Cinderella) and Julia got to have a nice chance to fill her belly.
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Around 4:30 we left the park on the monorail, met up with Dan at the Grand Floridian (he was waiting for us by the door which was nice) and we enjoyed the piano player in there for a while before heading to the pizza place by the condo and getting the kids to bed.
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"That was a great day Mama." Sara said. And I think so too.
But - it went great!
Dan worked from the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, which is on the monorail route. So we drove there together - and I took the Monorail over to the Magic Kingdom with the girls. Easy. It was about 10AM when we got there - sunny and beautiful. We got fast passes right away to see Micky Mouse at the Town Square theatre - and when we did, we got a "surprise bonus" fast pass for Dumbo! Yeah!
Next we did a whole bunch of things:
1) saw the trolly show on main street (Sara liked the dance costumes "are they wearing costumes Mama?")
2) saw the dream show on the castle steps (Sara loved the characters, but was scared of the fireworks!)
3) met Mickey Mouse! in the theatre (Sara was first, and she was adorable when she saw him, she just looked at him and slowly walked towards him, he knelt down and gave her a high 5 - it was fun. I just had Julia in my arms for that.)
4) found some sparkle mickey mouses on the ground (Sara loved carrying them around all day)
5) Saw the celebrate parade
6) Rode Dumbo (using the fast pass - that was interesting, I had Julia in the Bjorn carrier and Sara on the seat next to me)
7) Sara announced she was "hot and my belly is empty" so we had our picnic lunch at a little iron white table by the Christmas shop near Liberty Square - that is the best spot ever if you ask me. Julia was asleep when we got there, but when she woke up I fed her too.
8) Went to Adventure Land and ended up back in Liberty Square where Sara scored some popcorn, and told me "do not gobble up all my popcorn Mama" - she was eating the popcorn with both hands. Left, right, left, right - one hand right after the other. She often gave me a few kernels, but I never held the popcorn box, she had that under tight control.
9) We played in the "flag park" by the Liberty Bell. She could point out the flags of New York, New Jersey, PA, Maryland, Mass, Delaware, RI, etc. Passerby people thought she was very smart, whereas I know she just loves the US and all things about it.
10) Around 3 we were in "flag park" when they blocked it off for the parade and we found our selves with front row parade viewing with out even trying. Many characters came up to Sara during the parade! Amazing! I had Julia dancing near my lap for the parade and she loved it. Julia was perfect all day. Never fussy, never was anything but very easy and happy. That was great! (She is nearly always like that - she is just a happy baby - and she sleeps well in the Bob-baby-jogger.)
--
I suppose we kept the day fun and easy by just enjoying the moment. That sounds cliche, but like we didn't stress over moving fast or what to do next. (Kids don't think that way anyway.) We just moved from thing to think however we felt like. Never rushing or worrying about things. It was fun. Sara loved dancing to the piano player on main street - and he did music box dancer upon our request. She also danced a lot before the parade. I loved that. And as we were leaving she bought herself a red ballon (and she remembered that the last time she had a green one!) and I loved watching her walk up to the ballon man to buy it - she was so cute - and the smile when she walked away with her ballon was priceless! Like, "cool! I have a ballon - I'm so happy" was her expression.
--
So going to Disney with Sara and Julia was a delight - even by myself with out Dan to help. The toughest part was figuring out how to go to the bathroom while watching two kids, and also figuring out how to eat - it is one thing to feed them, but hard to figure out how to get myself food, and eat it, while having them wait - I ended up finding a baked potato, fruit salad, and fruit drink in Liberty Square, and then we ate it back at the little white table by the Christmas shop. It is a little gated area with only one table and with a view of the castle, it worked great since Sara had a little freedom and I could eat. Sara scored a monorail toy, and the ballon. She wanted a pair of mickey mouse ears earlier in the day, but I thought she should wear her sun hat. She was okay that I said, "some other time" to the mickey mouse ears.
--
I used the baby care center to feed Julia (nurse/food) and it gave Sara a break too. She "read" a book (Cinderella) and Julia got to have a nice chance to fill her belly.
--
Around 4:30 we left the park on the monorail, met up with Dan at the Grand Floridian (he was waiting for us by the door which was nice) and we enjoyed the piano player in there for a while before heading to the pizza place by the condo and getting the kids to bed.
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"That was a great day Mama." Sara said. And I think so too.
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