We declared today Pool Day. The kids have been itching to go since we arrived, so today we planned the whole morning around it. Of course, I don’t have any pictures of the actual pool since I was watching Ellery most of the time. Ellery pooped out after about an hour. Shep was not much further behind. But Neko? She lasted for hours, and thank goodness Renita hung in there with her, because I went screaming from the cold water in about ten minutes flat.
In the afternoon we headed to Epcot where we had dinner reservations. Our big quest was to find the fabled Beatles store somewhere in the United Kingdom, which we had heard about by someone with whom we were standing in line. It turned out to be about two walls of random paraphernalia, none of which was particularly appropriate for Shep. We finally selected a box of magnets and Shep thoroughly charmed the man working the store and a random fan who was shopping by pointing out all the Beatles and declaring his favorite is Paul. The store clerk said his favorite was John and Shep nodded and said, “Yep, he has the glasses.”
We also hit up the Nemo ride and aquarium, which was a huge hit for Ellery. As were the beans and rice during dinner, as you can see.
And, yes, nearly every picture from today is of Ellery. Why? BECAUSE SHE STANDS STILL. I’m trying very hard to capture the moments, but it’s a bit like shadowing some celebrity that just wants to grocery shop in peace. You two duck at every turn.