Sam was up early on Thursday, but we didn't get up and moving until about 7 a.m. After we got ready we tried out the resort's food court for the first time at breakfast. We made the walk over and I used the time to take some pictures. We were on the Alligator Bayou side of the resort, which is why the shot of our building looks swampy.
We had a good breakfast, filled our mugs, and returned to the room. Ned started loading the car, and I took advantage of the slightly tidier room to take some pictures.
The vanity area was separated from the room by a curtain and made the perfect sleeping area for Sam in his pack-n-play. We did have to have our teeth brushed early in the night, but once he was asleep we could slip by him to use the bathroom to the left.
Our room also featured a "fun" pull-down bed. We stacked a lot of our bags on the bench to keep Sam from climbing, like you see below.
Once we had everything packed, we drove around to the main building to check out and leave our stroller, and we were on our way. Let me tell you, that Disney magic disappears soon into the drive and does not reappear until you are home and rested. We did not start a movie right away, and Sam seem to need something every 5 minutes. I finally put on a movie and he got better.
We found that St. Augustine had a Chick-Fil-A, so we decided that would be our lunch destination. We traveled down several odd streets for finding a Chick-Fil-A before I realized I still just had St. Augustine as the destination in my phone from where I had been checking how many miles we had to go. I just knew things would be calmer after a good meal and nap.
The meal was good, but only one of our two children napped following the meal, and it was not the child that actually needed the nap. Avery slept for TWO hours and Sam didn't sleep a bit. In fairness to him, he was pretty quiet, but I knew after all we had done over the last few days that he needed rest. I checked our time at some point and saw that we had about 8 hours to go, and when I mentioned it to Ned, he said we could go all the way home. I had been hoping we could, and it was music to my ears. I knew it would be a late night, but it would get everyone home in our beds, we wouldn't have to lug into another hotel, and I'd have a bonus day at home
We stopped once in the afternoon at a rest stop then stopped in Santee, SC for dinner. We had prayed for a Panera, but there was none to be found. Subway sounded like a good second choice until we pulled up, so we ended up at Pizza Hut. It definitely added to our time but was good. We put the kids in their pajamas in the car and started the ride home. Everyone was pretty happy to ride and watch movies.
We made one more stop for gas and coffee before the kids fell asleep. I finally turned off the DVD player around 9:30 so that they would sleep. Poor Sam could not get into a good sleep; he is just not a car sleeper. He tossed and turned every few minutes. We were thrilled to arrive home around 10:30 p.m. and hurried everyone off to bed. It was a long day of travel but so worth it to be back in our home.
2 comments:
I agree - the magic fades with the drive but I think it would fade with the flight too! My memory has faded over the last 11 months and I could do it again. It was fine - not great but we could do it. They look adorable and your bonus day at home made the long day worth it.
It cracked me up when you said that Subway sounded good until you pulled up. We had several of those - we'd decide on a place and get there, and I'd take one look and be like, "Uhh, no." HA!
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