our not so magical day at epcot

You can't tell from the pictures but we had a rough day at Epcot center. We started the morning with an 'hour early pass' into the park. With almost no lines we headed straight for the speed racetrack and a spinning ride that gave the feeling of blasting off in a rocket and heading for Mars. Let's just say Chris wouldn't make the best astronaut. The kids and I went first... then when Chris went with the kids they came running out saying 'Dad threw up!!!' Sure enough he felt completely nauseous and filled one of those handy little white bags. Poor guy. Then walking out he had to stand against the wall for a minute so he wouldn't faint. What a great way to start the day.

A couple hours later Chris still wasn't feeling great and Katie was starting to feel weak. We hoped it was just late nights and crazy rides and kept going. We stopped at the fabulous Italian restaurant for lunch and when we were almost done Katie started throwing up at the table (amazingly contained and not noticeable because of Marisa's quick reaction getting me more napkins and taking them away... I've never seen someone react so fast to someone elses kid throwing up... thanks Marisa.)

Chris decided to take Katie and Megan back to the resort. Megan wasn't sick but all three of them would benefit from a couple hours of sleep. With slightly fewer numbers we continued around Epcot and really had a great time. We visited each of the countries and saw their movies, walked through exhibits, played games, took pictures, saw characters, and ate their native food... German cake, Italian pasta, french pastries...

...then while stopping in the United Kingdom for chips and vinegar Emily got her finger cut badly from a heavy telephone booth door. Blood everywhere, cut right through her nail. Not pretty. Disney cast members came from every direction with water, ice and napkins. Dr. Jim cleaned it up and checked it out. She cried for a long time. (It still looks bad, a little bruised but she never complains about it. It will be interesting to see if she loses her nail or anything. Still too soon to tell.)

At 5:00 we headed back to the resort to check on the sick ones. Still no good. Chris had barely made it back to the resort with the girls before he was sick again and spent the next 12 hours in his bed trying not to move, speak, or think about food. It was one of those bad 17 hour flu things. Katie still had a fever. She spent the evening watching the Disney cartoons channel. Our biggest worry was who was going to get sick next... but amazingly no one else did. What a blessing!

Tori's favorite thing to do between rides... hold Luke. Ryan walked around half the time not seeing where he was going. He loved being able to figure out where we were and what rides and shows he wanted to do and always had 'a plan'... (what a cute little mom and dad)

Visiting China...
Visiting France...Visiting the United Kingdom...