It's date night with my little boys! I took the boys to Rainforest Café for a special night of fun, while Daddy went to a basketball game. They were completely amazed before we even went in the restaurant. They loved the huge fish in the aquarium, but they loved all the junk even more. I have never had so many requests for shirts, hats, toys, cups, and the list goes on and on. The boys were total RC paraphernalia junkies. They could have easily spent $300.
Ryland wasn't afraid of the big mechanical alligator, but Reed wasn't interested at all. While Ryland tried to toss coins in the gator's mouth, Reed chunked coins from about 10 feet away.
Ryland and I were excited to see our awesome table by the elephants. Reed wasn't thrilled. He was scared, and he refused to get out of my lap or release the death grip around me. It took about 15 minutes and a blinking cup of lemonade to finally get him in his own chair.
The boys enjoyed their dino chicken nuggets and fries, but they were more excited about the swords the balloon artist made for them. The perfect end - a sword fight table side that quickly escalated to the two surrounding tables. The un-expecting victims thought it was hilarious when they were stabbed. I was ready to pay and exit before it got ugly.
We had a fantastic time, and we will visit again soon. The boys loved Rainforest Café!
Ryland's best buddy, Harker, wanted to take him to dinner to celebrate her birthday. Ryland was really excited, and he even agreed to wear his fancy shirt. We talked about it all day, and it was finally time to head to Harker's house. Ryland had a pretty flower to give her, and he couldn't stop talking about it.
Harker's mommy and daddy were pretty brave to take on their two girls and Ryland. They had dinner at Rainforest Cafe and took a picture with the Easter bunny. John Chris and I picked Ryland up later that evening at Harker's house. He went on and on about how much fun they had. Ryland also had 2 rubber snakes and lots of stories about all the animals at Rainforest Cafe. He had a blast!
What a great adventure! Ryland and I had so much fun at Rainforest Cafe. I wasn't sure how he would react, and I couldn't have dreamed of a more exciting place to eat with him. Before we even went in the restaurant, he was so interested in all the animals.
This moving alligator kind of freaked me out when it rocked forward out of the water and snorted at us. Ryland just laughed out loud and jumped up and down.
Since we were so early, we got an amazing seat right by the elephants. Ryland didn't get scared or act timid in any way. He loved every minute. The elephants would come to life, move, and make loud noises.
On the other side of our table was a large ape. When the thunder storm rolled in, the ape started jumping up and down and screeching. Ryland started making monkey noises too.
Before we left, we had to go check out the big waterfall. Of course Ryland wanted to climb in the water, but he grinned from ear to ear as the water lightly splashed his face.
