Day 2: Downtown Disney

 

Downtown Disney was the just perfect place to enjoy dinner on Thursday night. I love how restaurants in downtown Disney participate in the dining plan as it's still considered on property. We loved eating our table service meal this night at the "Rainforest Cafe" beneath a canopy of trees and waterfalls.  This themed restaurant was very entertaining for our almost 5 year old. Lots of animated animals roamed the rainforest around us as the sky clapped with the loud boom of simulated thunder & a rainstorm every half hour..Luckily the storms were all pretend and we didn't get wet! The LED lit sky above us was captivating. It was fun to eat while listening to trumpeting elephants and gorillas to add to the jungle experience. All in all it was a wild adventure!

 

Our fam loved walking around the downtown area. Live music from a Jimmy Buffet cover singer and even a high school choir on stage entertained us. Miller discovered the Lego store and it sucked him in with magnetic attraction. A little boy's dream...that's for sure! They have these Lego hands on tables outside the store to lure Lego lovers of all ages in. Miller made himself right at home and nuzzled himself very nonchalantly into two older boys' construction zone. He even managed to work his way into their mature conversations. Gotta love Miller's way of making friends.

After assembling just the perfect race car, it was time to test it out on the slanted track. Miller ran round and round that track launching and catching his designs. Each car was added to or made more elaborate with a spoiler of special feature dreamed up in this Lego lover's brain. He learned he had to high tail it to be waiting at the other end of the launch or his design would be taken by waiting hands at the other end. We enjoyed watching him build and play.

The Lego store got us all excited to explore Legoland this summer in our own hometown. Of course, Miller's souvenir birthday money was burning a hole in his pocket at this leg of our vacation. I kept telling him that we could buy Legos at any store at home. Who knew that having his own money and wallet could spark such meaningful conversations about wise spending at his young age?

Posing next to Woody. Both with hands on their hips...precious!

 

Buzz was a big hit too! Can you imagine the hours of construction with this character?  To "Animal Kingdom and Beyond"! Hang with us for tomorrow's adventure.