Tuesday, September 30 - Hollywood Studios (MGM)

We let each child pick one character meal. We have not been too impressed with character meals. Andrew wanted to eat with Stitch, so Tuesday morning to hop on the boat to the Contemporary and then the monorail to the Polynesian and eat breakfast with Stitch. Much to my surprise it was really good. They gave us each pink leis. Stitch, Lilo, Mickey, and Pluto were all there, and the food was really good ~ fruit, Mickey Mouse pancakes, bacon, eggs, sausage. We decorated our strollers with the leis and they were so easy to find after that, and we got lots of comments about them. You couldn't miss the strollers which was a big help! We hoped on the bus and head to MGM. The only two things Andrew wanted to do at Disney was build your on light saber and Jedi Training. So as soon as we got to the park we head straight for Jedi Training. We had a good hour before the show started so Andrew and Dan went and rode Star Tours, and Anna and I stood in the front of the stage saving a spot for Andrew to be picked. We were almost the first ones there and Andrew was in his Star Wars shirt. I had done research on how to be the ones picked from the audience. We are there for about an hour before the show starts. Then they start picking kids to come up at random, some kids that just show up. Andrew doesn't get picked, we are all crushed. He starts to tear up and we ask him if he wants to leave, and he says yes. We take him into the store to buy the $55 Jedi Robe to help improve his chances of being picked. He says he doesn't want it. We go to Little Mermaid. We each pray with Andrew. Anna and I go see the show and Dan and Andrew go back to stand in line for the next show. As I am sitting in Little Mermaid, God convicts me of something. I have been telling Andrew that Disney is magical and makes all your dreams come true. And I told him I would do whatever it took to get him in Jedi Training, and the hard lesson I learned from God and my precious baby's expense is that only God is in control. And He alone is the only One with any power. WOW! Anna and I make it back to Jedi Training just in time to see Andrew go up on stage. He does fantastic and loves it. Anna is scared of Darth Vader, so I leave with her, and don't get to see much. When Andrew comes down, I tell him I am sorry I told him mommy could get him into Jedi Training and that Disney makes all your dreams come true, because it is really only God that can do that. He says, I already know that Mommy!



So then we head to the Muppet's. They have a new parade called block party. No one thought is was that good, but Anna had a blast! She wanted to Hola Hoop and Andrew didn't, so she went out there by herself. Something I never would have thought she would do! She even made friends with one of the workers, who later snuck us in to see Buzz and Woody! We rode the new Toy Story Mania, and everyone loved it! Andrew really wanted to build another light saber, so we let him if he would share one with Anna. We then headed over to Ft. Wilderness thinking there would be great things to do. Not impressed! Saw the horses and walked back to the Lodge where we ate dinner outside! Then the girls swam and the boys went to the arcade. All Anna wanted to do was swim. We made it back to the hotel that night in time to see the Magic Kingdom fireworks from our balcony!