Epcot Thursday Night

After our sessions, we ate a light dinner in our room and headed to Epcot for dessert!  The kids had learned that Test Track and Mission: Space were favorites of some friends of ours, so we checked out the wait times for those before heading toward the countries.  They were all 75 minutes plus.  We looked at the maps & when we came back by, it said Test Track 20 minutes (probably because of the rain) so we left Gene with Ben and the rest of us ran for it!  Half way up, Will got nervous & wanted off.  I couldn't see Gene anymore, so we all turned to walk him out.  Then came the largest tour group I have even seen!  Getting out of line would have meant not riding it at all that night.  So I made Will ride.  He liked it.  I never forced him to ride another ride, but he did have to make his decision before entering the ride.  While we rode, Ben picked out the Cars spinning toy in the picture above.  He loved it!

After Test Track, we headed to the countries.  Then Andrew's pump alarm went off.  Out of insulin.  Yes, there had been a warning.  I think it was at breakfast.  We had plenty left at the time.  We just forgot to put more in before heading to Epcot.  For dessert.  His blood sugar was around 150.  It was already evening and they closed at 9:00.  I offered to take just Andrew back to the hotel, but Gene wanted everyone to stay together & all stay or all leave.  I chose to stay.  Even though the pump said it was empty, there is still some insulin in the bottom of the cartridge.  I gave Andrew the option of taking a shot or saving his dessert  until he got back to the room.  He chose waiting until the dessert was staring him in the face.  Then he wanted the shot. 

Ben loved the movie in France.  I thought he might be bored, so I started quietly pointing things out to him in the opening scenes.  He was so fascinated!  I loved watching him watch the movie!  Then we headed over to the American movie, which was to get out right at 8:45 in time for the IllumiNations show.  When we got out, though, it was POURING down rain.  Not raining.  Pouring!  Ben was tired.  Andrew's blood sugar was high.  Ben didn't like fireworks, so we just ran for the exit.  From the back of the park.  With one umbrella, five kids, and a stroller.  Worried about whether Andrew should be exercising at all.  Was he making ketones?  The ending was rough, but we had enjoyed most of Epcot up to that point.  Once we got back to the room, all was well.  Andrew's blood sugar came down fine as soon as he got a new site and insulin.  And, no.  No ketones this time.