We had figured that after staying up so late at Magic Kingdom, we might want to plan on Wednesday being our day to rest and recover.  It was a good plan.  We took the ferry over to Disney Springs where the kids didn’t make it much farther than the ginormous Lego store (basically Ty’s definition of paradise) and the most massive Disney store on the planet (I only made it through a quarter with Lily).  

We had a nice lunch outside on a dock and watched the amphicars on the water.  Sherry and I brought Lily back to the room for a nap (we all crashed) while the boys went back to the Lego store again (it is an addiction).  

When the boys got home we were all still sleeping so they quietly put on their swim trunks and snuck out to the pool.  When we woke up, it was time to get ready for the evening entertainment.  

We took a cab (first one this vacation) to the Fort Wilderness to see the Hoop-De-Doo Review.  It was fun to drive through the campgrounds and see the barns where they keep the horses.  The kids were excited to see a playground which kept them good and entertained while we waited for our dinner showtime.  

Once inside, the kids got wrapped up in the goofiness on stage.  We ate a delicious meal of fried chicken, pork ribs, corn, mashed taters, cornbread, baked beans, wine in jelly jars, and the yummiest strawberry shortcake ever.  Good family fun!  

Once the show was finished it was a teensy bit stressful trying to navigate our way through the bus transfers to get back to the resort.  Kirk and Sherry were going to take the kids back to the room while Jay and I had a little date night.  Jay and I hopped off at Disney Springs at 8:56.  This would normally not be any issue, except that we had tickets to see Cirque De Soleil at 9:00 PM on the other side of the Springs.  So we walked as fast as we could in sandals and flip flops and got to the ticket counter at 9:01.  Grabbed our tickets, ran up stairs, quick potty break, and we were in.  Only missed a couple minutes.  Phew!!  The attendant took us to our seats, which somehow were in the very front row.  I am sure I didn’t pay for that, so I’m chalking it up to us being late and getting swapped out to better seats.  For the next hour and a half, my mind was taking in all of the non-sensical yet totally awesomeness that was happening in front of us, and behind us, and above us.  Jay had the pleasure of joining in some audience participation when a person behind him flew a paper airplane into the back of his head.  He picked it up and with the spotlight on him, flew the plane perfectly into the stage.  He has been practicing his whole life for that role.  

Bike tricks, flying trapeze, trampolines, balancing acts, curtain Superman, dude holding a spinning chick by his teeth while suspended from the ceiling, some young kids showing off incredible talent with these hourglass shaped objects that they tossed around with sticks and a string (doesn’t sound cool by my description but I promise it really was), creepy clowns, a weird sleepwalker, and not a single English word uttered the entire time.  And it didn’t matter, because the actions on stage in front of me shouted at the top of their lungs louder and clearer than any words could.  I was in awe by the uber talented performers.  How the heck did they do that?  As Jay said, “Even their muscles have muscles.”  

When the show was over, Jay and I were both in a bit of a mental fog trying to process what we had just seen.  I am still not sure I know what the point of the show was, and I don’t think I care.  😉  it was a beautiful night and a peaceful walk back to the room.  

We got back to the room around 11:30, completely exhausted.  So much for a day of rest, but who has time to rest when you are at Disney World!!