Pumpkins, and candy, and Mickey, oh my! (TR complete!) [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

mommaU4

10-20-2008, 09:38 PM

Hi everyone! We are back and had a GREAT time!! :banana:

Welcome to all of you who have decided to read this trip report. It's going to be filled with lots of pics, probably lots of chatter, lots of food porn, a mini meet and of course Halloween fun!!

If anyone is interested in reading my Pre-Trip report you will find that here: Amuck, Amuck, Amuck! (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1893156)

Otherwise I'll give a quick review of who went on this trip:

Beth ~ That's me! A SAHM with four kids and a wonderful husband who is a prince for tolerating my Disney obsession. :)

Ruben ~ DH and high school sweetie. :lovestruc

Adam ~ DS who is starting to be too cool for Disney. :cool2:

Noelle ~ DD who loves Disney but hates the long drive. LOL :hippie:

Lindsey and Hannah ~ Twins who look and act nothing alike, but love Disney as much as I do. princess: princess:

So there you have it. Now grab a spot on the big, comfy couch. No fighting over who sits where! Although, I'm not sure who that lady is already there, so feel free to kick her out.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/500627_large.jpg

I've got soda, lemonade and popcorn, so help yourselves. popcorn:: If you want anything stronger you're on your own. Diet Pepsi is as strong as I go. ;)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/HoneyLemonLimeLemonade.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/popcorn.jpg

Thanks for reading along!!! :)

Links to updates:

Day One, 10/12, Broken camera and a graveyard. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28284829&postcount=22)

Day Two, 10/13, Chihuahuas, Fires, and a pirate ship (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28305495&postcount=49)

Day Two cont. Welcome to the HoJo (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28311748&postcount=66)

Day Three, 10/14, We're going to Disneyland! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28351827&postcount=98)

Day Three cont. Turkey legs and Day of the Dead (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28380693&postcount=134)

Day Three cont., 10/14, Comes to a close (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28400294&postcount=157)

Day Four, 10/15, Walk in Walt's Footsteps (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28438760&postcount=210)

Day Four cont., 10/15, Shopping and treats in Downtown Disney (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28454552&postcount=226)

Day Four cont., 10/15, Hey, look at that horse's butt! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28498289&postcount=260)

Day Five, 10/16, It's a California Adventure! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28529849&postcount=278)

Day Five cont., 10/16, Mickey's Trick or Treat party (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28601620&postcount=297)

Day Six, 10/17, Where did all these people come from?? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28672789&postcount=317)

Day Six cont., 10/17, A mini meet!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28724658&postcount=342)

Day Seven, 10/18, The last day, will it be a day of dreams? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28842708&postcount=380)

Day Seven cont., 10/18, Yes! The Dream Team! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28904804&postcount=404)

Day Seven cont., 10/18, Doing Disney with Dream Fastpasses (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28956441&postcount=426)

Day Seven cont., 10/18, The fun continues (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28970418&postcount=438)

Day Seven cont., 10/18, A perfect day comes to an end. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28970894&postcount=439)

Day Eight, 10/19, On the road again....... (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=28971555&postcount=444)

wendylady36

10-20-2008, 09:48 PM

What, are you too good for you PTR now? :snooty:

I kicked that strange woman off the sofa, she was in the seat I wanted anyways.

DangerMouse

10-20-2008, 09:55 PM

Well, I wanna hear ALL about it, so I'll be reading along. . . :)

davidsprincess

10-20-2008, 10:02 PM

You really know how to throw a party....I mean TR!:rotfl: ( although it will probably turn into a party real quick!)

Let the fun begin!!:dance3:

kaoden39

10-20-2008, 10:06 PM

I'm here! Woohoo!

daisy_77

10-20-2008, 10:14 PM

Yessss! It is starting!popcorn::

IDreamfDisney

10-20-2008, 10:33 PM

Can I have diet lemonade and no butter on my popcorn? I've been waiting anxiously for your TR to begin! Glad you had a good time and your van survived the trip.

TiggerNZ

10-20-2008, 11:02 PM

:drinking1 popcorn::

:drinking:

hehe - can't wait I LOVE Trip reports

cheshiregirl

10-20-2008, 11:14 PM

I'm all ears:earsgirl:

tinkermell

10-20-2008, 11:29 PM

I'm in with popcorn in hand!! popcorn::

JaneJetson

10-20-2008, 11:29 PM

:woohoo: I'm here! Woo!

grizbuzz

10-20-2008, 11:32 PM

Jen's here. popcorn::
I'll cover my eyes when you get to the food porn. :eek:

tinkermell

10-20-2008, 11:49 PM

Jen's here. popcorn::
I'll cover my eyes when you get to the food porn. :eek::lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

toocherie

10-20-2008, 11:53 PM

I'm here too--have to hear everything about your trip! popcorn::

dwheatl

10-21-2008, 12:08 AM

I'm here. Did you see my sister? I'm sure it was so uncrowded she was easy to spot:rotfl:

jlparedes

10-21-2008, 12:31 AM

I'm in! Can't wait for pics. Wanna hear something weird? My DD is Lindsay and her new cousin, due in February will be named Hannah! Awww so cute.

toocherie

10-21-2008, 12:04 PM

Well?????????????????????? popcorn::

wendylady36

10-21-2008, 12:07 PM

I know really! What the heck, building up anticipation or something Beth? You do know I was there for part of your trip, don't make me start writing your trip report for you.

mommaU4

10-21-2008, 12:31 PM

I kicked that strange woman off the sofa, she was in the seat I wanted anyways.I figured you would. :laughing:

Well, I wanna hear ALL about it, so I'll be reading along. . . :)ALL about it? As in everything? :rolleyes1 Even the stalking? :rotfl:

You really know how to throw a party....I mean TR!:rotfl: ( although it will probably turn into a party real quick!)

Let the fun begin!!:dance3::banana:

I'm here! Woohoo!Yay! :yay:

Yessss! It is starting!popcorn::Well, eventually it will. I promise! :rotfl2:

Can I have diet lemonade and no butter on my popcorn? I've been waiting anxiously for your TR to begin! Glad you had a good time and your van survived the trip.Sure, no problem! :thumbsup2 And I am glad it survived as well. Although there were still some tense moments. :rolleyes:

:drinking1 popcorn::

:drinking:

hehe - can't wait I LOVE Trip reportsMe too! I am so addicted to reading everyone's TRs now. :surfweb:

I'm all ears:earsgirl:LOL :thumbsup2

mommaU4

10-21-2008, 12:32 PM

I'm in with popcorn in hand!! popcorn::
Good! Is it the extra butter kind? Or caramel? popcorn::

:woohoo: I'm here! Woo!Yay! :yay:

Jen's here. popcorn::
I'll cover my eyes when you get to the food porn. :eek::lmao: You are so funny! That's the best part. ;)

I'm here too--have to hear everything about your trip! popcorn::I'm so happy I was able to meet up with you guys for part of it! You all made my day!!! :goodvibes

I'm here. Did you see my sister? I'm sure it was so uncrowded she was easy to spot:rotfl::rotfl: You know I was in line for Alice and for some reason it popped into my head that I was supposed to be keeping an eye out for her. So I didn't forget. :teeth:

I'm in! Can't wait for pics. Wanna hear something weird? My DD is Lindsay and her new cousin, due in February will be named Hannah! Awww so cute.That is cute. Great names! ;)

Well?????????????????????? popcorn::
:confused3

:rolleyes1

I know really! What the heck, building up anticipation or something Beth? You do know I was there for part of your trip, don't make me start writing your trip report for you.This coming from the person who hasn't even started her own!! :rotfl:

MA pigletfan

10-21-2008, 01:12 PM

I am SOOOO IN! :):goodvibes

mommaU4

10-21-2008, 01:22 PM

This first morning is kind of a blur because like most people the night before a much awaited vacation, I didn't get much sleep. The alarm went off around 6:30 a.m. and I toyed with the idea of just turning over and going back to sleep. While that was a mighty tempting thought, I didn't. Instead I somehow managed to get everyone up, fed, showered, dressed, and ready to go. We packed the van, and I mean packed! You'd have thought we were leaving for a month. And we hit the road around 8:15. Not as early as I'd have liked but still pretty darn good for this family of slow pokes.

As many of you know, I had been worried about the van and whether it would make it across the mountains leaving Las Vegas. I had been prepared to make the trip without the A/C on and as it turns out, I almost needed the heat on! It was only in the low 50's when we left. The kids were all bundled up in blankets. But I was thrilled thinking if it was this cold here, surely that means it will be nice and chilly at Disneyland too, right?? :banana: Ummm yeah, we'll get to that part later. :rolleyes:

We took it nice and slow and our first stop was in Baker. We always seem to end up in Baker at Burger King for breakfast. I guess it's just a tradition now. LOL The van had done well so far but we wanted to give it a break. I grabbed the camera to take some shots of the area, and hmmm, it's not working. Ok, what am I doing wrong? Let's try this again. Nope. Nothing. Alrighty, apparently the lack of sleep has caused me to forget how to work the camera, so I hand it to Ruben to see what he can do with it. Turns out it's not me or my lack of sleep, it's definitely not working. :eek: Great. A week at Disneyland and no camera!!! Perfect. Well, you all didn't really want pics with this TR did you?? :confused3 :rolleyes1

Nothing we could do about the camera at that point. It was time to get going again. The rest of the drive was long and boring as the drive from Vegas to......well, anywhere, usually is. Nothing to see but desert. But the van did fine! I was beyond relieved about that. Whew!
Our first stop was at my BIL's house in Pasadena. He had decorated his yard for Halloween and me being the Halloween fan that I am, had to go and see it. :yay: Oh yeah, and we were supposed to be there to visit with family, or some such thing. LOL

It was nice to see everyone again. My MIL and FIL were there, along with my BIL and his wife, and my SIL. We had a nice lunch out in their back yard. Chicken, rice, beans, tamales, etc. Yummy! No food porn however since my camera was still playing dead. The weather was definitely warming up. But still very pleasant out. We all had a nice time just talking and visiting.

My BIL took some pics of the kids and sent me some copies, so I do have a few pics from that day.

Hannah, Noelle and Lindsey snoozing in the graveyard:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/IMG_3729.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/IMG_3734.jpg

We stayed at his house for most of the day, eating, playing pool, playing the Wii, and just hanging out. From there it was on to my MIL's house in Simi Valley, about a 45 minute drive, where we'd be spending our first night.

So far, so good. The van was holding it's own, no one was sick, (not even me, my cold was totally gone!), the weather was perfect. All in all, a great day.

Oh, but what to do about that darn camera??? We didn't have the money for a new one or the time/money to try and have that one repaired. Hmmm, maybe I'd end up having to just sketch the whole trip! :sad2:

Up next.......Day Two, Fires, Chihuahuas, and a pirate ship.

mommaU4

10-21-2008, 01:23 PM

I am SOOOO IN! :):goodvibesYay!
:banana:

MA pigletfan

10-21-2008, 02:35 PM

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a dead camera!!! Talk about a cliffhanger..
cute gravestones!! :)

toocherie

10-21-2008, 02:37 PM

ALL about it? As in everything? :rolleyes1 Even the stalking? :rotfl:

I believe that some things are better left unsaid (or unwritten).

heatherleigh

10-21-2008, 02:47 PM

I'm subscribing! I can't wait to find out if your camera started working again. I hope!

mommaU4

10-21-2008, 02:48 PM

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a dead camera!!! Talk about a cliffhanger..
cute gravestones!! :)Yeah, we should have buried that camera under one of them!! LOL

I believe that some things are better left unsaid (or unwritten).Sort of like "what happens in Disney, stays in Disney". ;)

mommaU4

10-21-2008, 02:49 PM

I'm subscribing! I can't wait to find out if your camera started working again. I hope!YAY! :thumbsup2

But wait, are you saying you are doubting my sketching skills??? :eek:

Then again, after my attempt at drawing in the Animation Studio, you'd be right. :rotfl:

grizbuzz

10-21-2008, 04:10 PM

Thanks for keeping this report decent and avoiding temptation of food porn.

I'm still with you...:rotfl:

wendylady36

10-21-2008, 04:17 PM

Sort of like "what happens in Disney, stays in Disney". ;)

Come on Beth, don't chicken out, tell the story! :rotfl2:

But wait, are you saying you are doubting my sketching skills??? :eek:

Then again, after my attempt at drawing in the Animation Studio, you'd be right. :rotfl:

OMG! You did the Animation Studio too! I did it for the first time this trip. Apparently I took the class with a bunch of professionals, I wish someone would've warned me beforehand! I was SO embarrassed when they told everyone to hold up their picture! :rotfl: :scared1:

mommaU4

10-21-2008, 04:23 PM

Thanks for keeping this report decent and avoiding temptation of food porn.

I'm still with you...:rotfl:
Me? Decent? Not for long......:rolleyes1

OMG! You did the Animation Studio too! I did it for the first time this trip. Apparently I took the class with a bunch of professionals, I wish someone would've warned me beforehand! I was SO embarrassed when they told everyone to hold up their picture! :rotfl: :scared1:You actually held yours up??? :eek:

We do this every trip, at least once if not several times. Noelle loves to draw. She's pretty good. Well, in my totally unbiased opinion of course. I suck at drawing but we all go to humor her. :)

I think we need to get a big group in there in March so we can all compare drawings. I know mine will be good for a chuckle! LOL

wendylady36

10-21-2008, 04:28 PM

You actually held yours up??? :eek:

We do this every trip, at least once if not several times. Noelle loves to draw. She's pretty good. Well, in my totally unbiased opinion of course. I suck at drawing but we all go to humor her. :)

I think we need to get a big group in there in March so we can all compare drawings. I know mine will be good for a chuckle! LOL

Well I had this great idea to sit toward the front and everyone held there's up, so I slowly held mine up. There was this boy, about 13, a couple rows in front of me and he did such an amazing job, I was completely embarrassed! :rotfl:

I would LOVE to do it in March with all the ladies. Maybe someone will be worse then I am and I can have a little bit of my ego back. :rotfl2:

toocherie

10-21-2008, 04:46 PM

Well I had this great idea to sit toward the front and everyone held there's up, so I slowly held mine up. There was this boy, about 13, a couple rows in front of me and he did such an amazing job, I was completely embarrassed! :rotfl:

I would LOVE to do it in March with all the ladies. Maybe someone will be worse then I am and I can have a little bit of my ego back. :rotfl2:

See, the trick is you go with ME and then you have to sit in the back row (handicapped seating) and when you hold up your picture the only person who can see it is the Imagineer--and it's really too far away for he/she to get a good look!;)

wendylady36

10-21-2008, 04:55 PM

See, the trick is you go with ME and then you have to sit in the back row (handicapped seating) and when you hold up your picture the only person who can see it is the Imagineer--and it's really too far away for he/she to get a good look!;)

That sounds like a great plan to me!!!!
Unless you know how to draw.

mommaU4

10-21-2008, 05:30 PM

See, the trick is you go with ME and then you have to sit in the back row (handicapped seating) and when you hold up your picture the only person who can see it is the Imagineer--and it's really too far away for he/she to get a good look!;)That's where we sat this last time. The very last row. :thumbsup2

I still wasn't holding mine up though. :rotfl:

Mycutekitties

10-21-2008, 05:53 PM

YAAA!!! I can't wait to read your TR since we were there at the same time!!popcorn::

mommaU4

10-21-2008, 06:44 PM

YAAA!!! I can't wait to read your TR since we were there at the same time!!popcorn::
Me too! I can't wait to read yours. :yay: It will be interesting to see how things were for both of us. I know sometimes just doing things even slightly different can really change things like wait times and such. Hopefully you all had a great time! I know we did. :goodvibes

jlparedes

10-21-2008, 06:55 PM

Love the graveyard and your kids are cute! Can't wait to hear more.

tinkermell

10-21-2008, 06:59 PM

I haven't been to the Animation Studio for a loooooooooooong time. Probably for a reason! :rolleyes1 :laughing:

I am presuming that you did eventually get the camera fixed or something? Didn't you have a camera at the mini meet?

tinkermell

10-21-2008, 07:44 PM

I'm posting again, cuz you are leading us astray.:sad2:

I just realized that your title says lots of pics. Sooooooooooooooooooooooo where are the pics woman?? From your broken camera?? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

mommaU4

10-21-2008, 08:30 PM

Love the graveyard and your kids are cute! Can't wait to hear more.Thanks! :goodvibes

I haven't been to the Animation Studio for a loooooooooooong time. Probably for a reason! :rolleyes1 :laughing:
Well we are dragging your booty in there in March. :rolleyes1

I'm posting again, cuz you are leading us astray.:sad2:

I just realized that your title says lots of pics. Sooooooooooooooooooooooo where are the pics woman?? From your broken camera?? :lmao: :lmao: :lmao::rotfl2:

You are right. My bad. I better change that to say "Lots of sketches!" :thumbsup2

wendylady36

10-21-2008, 08:36 PM

Well we are dragging your booty in there in March. :rolleyes1

Heck yeah we are! Especially if your not good at drawing. :rotfl: Come on, there has to be somebody worse then me out there, right?

Maybe I'll take an art class or something before the trip and make all of you look bad. :rotfl2:

disneegrl4eva

10-21-2008, 08:45 PM

hey girls..tiff and i decided to come down a night early...I called hojo to see if they had availability for tonight and guess what they did:yay: so we packed up and headed out about 11am ...man did we luck out with the traffic...we hit it on the 210E about halfway to the 57S...and once we got on the 57 it was smooth sailing for us because we could do carpool lane all the way down:woohoo: those poor people going north though were in for it:headache: the entire time we were on the 57 it was back to back traffic jam all the way going North...I was glad we werent going in that direction....anyways just waiting for tiff to get ready and we are off to cheesecake factory and will call it an early night...First thing in the morning I will be heading over to DLH and meeting up with my very good friend Andrea (Matterhorn on the boards) and her kiddos...they love tiff and have no idea she is even here hehehe...I am super excited to see them tomorrow but had to stop by and read the start of the TR...everybody have a good week and I hope to have lots to read when I come back....

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I had been prepared to make the trip without the A/C on and as it turns out, I almost needed the heat on! It was [B][COLOR="Black"]only in the low 50's when we left.

only 50 yeah beth you live in NV and you expect us to believe that it was ONLY 50 degrees to you?:lmao:

[QUOTE=wendylady36;28288169]
OMG! You did the Animation Studio too! I did it for the first time this trip. Apparently I took the class with a bunch of professionals, I wish someone would've warned me beforehand! I was SO embarrassed when they told everyone to hold up their picture! :rotfl: :scared1:

You actually held yours up??? :eek:

what an amateur...maybe if you had been reading up on the boards instead of talking smack about my mouse vs your churros then you would have known something wouldnt ya?????:lmao:

mommaU4

10-21-2008, 09:02 PM

only 50 yeah beth you live in NV and you expect us to believe that it was ONLY 50 degrees to you?:lmao:
Hey! I was just thinking about you!! Sounds like things are going great. :thumbsup2

Oh, and don't forget I lived in Northern Michigan for a while. 50 degrees felt heavenly! I am so over the heat I can't stand it. And of course it's warmed back up since we've been back. :rolleyes:

travelmel

10-22-2008, 01:14 AM

Sorry I'm late! I've been making
H A L L O W E E N P A R T Y invitations all night!

Ok, I'm in now!!

Subbing!
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/TravelMiss/2008-10-21HalloweenatPetSmart026.jpg

Yes, I made that popcorn and put it in that bucket JUST for this picture. :cool2:

I love that pic of the kids in the grave sites! Classic!!

mommaU4

10-22-2008, 10:07 AM

pixleyyy

10-22-2008, 10:29 AM

OMG ... a broken camera is my huge Disney fear. Can't wait to read more!!!

mommaU4

10-22-2008, 12:24 PM

OMG ... a broken camera is my huge Disney fear. Can't wait to read more!!!I know! Other then catching some sort of stomach flu, a broken camera has also always been my biggest fear!

mommaU4

10-22-2008, 02:22 PM

Monday morning I woke up and the first thing on my mind was the camera. I didn't care what else we did but I was not going to Disney without a camera! Ruben had spent some time on it the day before trying to figure out why it wasn't working, and he thought he had gotten it to start working again. But I was still leery. What if it decided to shut down on us again??

Then we had an idea. My MIL had a camera that was fairly new that she almost never used so we asked her if we could borrow it for the trip and she said yes! Yay! We'd bring ours AND hers so between the two cameras we'd be covered.

Our plans for the day were just to hang out with my in-laws for awhile and then head to Disney. The kids wanted to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua, so off we went to a near by shopping area in Westlake Village.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/Beverly_hills_chihuahua.jpg

Ruben and I decided to walk around the outdoor shopping area and skip the movie since we weren't really interested in seeing it. We had our camera with us and we decided to take some test shots to make sure it was working ok.
Some pics from the shopping area:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5580.jpg

I thought I'd peek over this guy's shoulder and see what he was reading.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5582.jpg

Actually he was looking up at something and I'm pretty sure it was all the smoke in the air from the fires that had been burning. The air was pretty nasty and I could see bits of ash falling. Probably not the best time to be doing outdoor shopping.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5581.jpg

The smoke was drifting in front of the sun making it an eerie orange glow.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5586.jpg

After the movie was over it was around 1:30 and we decided it was time to hit the road for Disney before the smoke and fires got any worse. They had already shut down the 118 freeway at this point, so we hopped on the 101 and headed out of the area.

Some smoke from the freeway:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5590.jpg

It didn't take long at all to make it to Disney, after a quick stop along the way to visit more family in the area. Traffic was pretty light being a holiday for some (Columbus Day) so I'm sure that helped. We pulled up at HoJo a little after 4 and I was sooooo excited to finally be there.

Check in was quick and hassle free and soon we were up in the room, the kids changing to go swimming while I unpacked. Our passes weren't blocked out that day, and we could have gone to the parks, but I just wanted to take it easy that first night. Plus the kids were itching to try the new Castaway Cove area. They LOVED it!!! The whole pirate ship theming is so cute. What a wonderful addition to the HoJo.
Some pics of them having fun!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5591.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5595.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5596.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5597.jpg

Waiting for the bucket to fall:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5593.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5599.jpg

Look out below!! :rotfl2:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5598.jpg

The kiddie pool is perfect for little kids. Even the twins, who are 8, had fun playing in it.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5600.jpg

Ready, set, GO!
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5603.jpg

How fun is that??
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5604.jpg

Go ahead, make my day.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5608.jpg

Yo ho, Yo ho, a pirate's life for me!
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Sun's going down. Time to head in for dinner.
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Day Two to be continued...................

Yakety76

10-22-2008, 02:35 PM

kaoden39

10-22-2008, 02:40 PM

Wow that smoke was nasty. I am loving your trip report like normal.:hippie:

mommaU4

10-22-2008, 02:43 PM

We have stayed at the DLH for our last two visits. One of the reasons being for the fun kiddie pool. I have to say that the HOJO pool looks like even more fun than the DLH pool. It looks like you all had a blast!
Hi! Thanks for reading! :yay:
It is great. The kids loved it and the only problem was they wanted to be out there almost every day! :rotfl: That is the main pool area, it has spray guns, slides, the pirate ship, a kiddie pool, water fountains that shoot up, and a hot tub. Then they have the garden pool area which is also nice, but is just a regular pool for those with older kids, or who want to escape the kids play area.

We were able to get the entertainment rate of $59 a night, plus a roll away for another $7. So our total was $66 a night plus tax of course. An unbeatable deal for us! And we were still able to walk to and from Disney each day so we didn't have to hassle with our van and parking.

I'll post some pics of our room next. I just reached my image limit so I had to break up the post. LOL

Try it next time. See what you think! :)

mommaU4

10-22-2008, 02:44 PM

Wow that smoke was nasty. I am loving your trip report like normal.:hippie:
Yes, it was bad. Every year though it's the same deal with the fires, especially when those Santa Ana winds kick up. Yikes.
Thanks for the comment! I'm glad your here reading along. :goodvibes

prettyprincessbelle

10-22-2008, 02:47 PM

Beth! It's like my FEAR to go to DLR without a camera. I have nightmares about it, haha seriously!

Wonderful TR! I can't wait to read more! Your kids look like they had a blast at the Hojo pool!!

kaoden39

10-22-2008, 02:48 PM

Yes, it was bad. Every year though it's the same deal with the fires, especially when those Santa Ana winds kick up. Yikes.
Thanks for the comment! I'm glad your here reading along. :goodvibes

You know I was thinking the same thing about the smoke. I don't know about the Las Vegas area but it seems to me every year in California we go through the fires and the smoke. I sure hope we have a better year as far as rain goes this year.

mommaU4

10-22-2008, 02:56 PM

Beth! It's like my FEAR to go to DLR without a camera. I have nightmares about it, haha seriously!

Wonderful TR! I can't wait to read more! Your kids look like they had a blast at the Hojo pool!!Thanks! I'm glad your here. :)

I was still paranoid about the camera which is why I was glad we had our MIL's just in case. Unfortunately that wasn't the end of the camera drama. But I'll save that for later. :rolleyes1

You know I was thinking the same thing about the smoke. I don't know about the Las Vegas area but it seems to me every year in California we go through the fires and the smoke. I sure hope we have a better year as far as rain goes this year.I don't think we get many fires here. I don't know. We haven't been here that long, but there's nothing to burn. LOL
I also hope you all get more rain this year. It seems like that's an issue every now and then too. The lack of rain.

kaoden39

10-22-2008, 03:00 PM

I have done a lot of research on California because I wanted to write a ficitional story about my part of the state and we ar eprone to drought here. I also have lived in this wonderful state my whold life and believe me that is a long time too.:lmao:

toocherie

10-22-2008, 03:42 PM

Beth--the pictures of the play area by the pool were fantastic! Lorealle should co-opt them for advertising for Hojo!

MA pigletfan

10-22-2008, 03:48 PM

wow...those fires were really burning it up when you were there! We left that sunday, late night, so we were not effected at all..scary stuff!
HoJo's looks so fun!!!!!!!!!! You cannot beat that rate wow!

JaneJetson

10-22-2008, 04:26 PM

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Love that photo!

My video camera broke right before our honeymoon. So my mom and dad let me borrow their camera. We barely took any video but it was nice that we had it.

Luckily we always bring two cameras with us on trips so if one breaks, we're covered.

Love the report so far!

Mycutekitties

10-22-2008, 06:22 PM

We love HoJos!! Last week were were at DLH but I was wishing we were at HoJos. I had HoJos booked but I got the AP7 rate at DLH so I canceled. I thought that HoJos was just as nice at DLH and the same ammount of walking to and from the park. I think we will never stay at DLH and just stick with HoJos. :)
Anyway I love your TR!!

mommaU4

10-22-2008, 06:35 PM

Beth--the pictures of the play area by the pool were fantastic! Lorealle should co-opt them for advertising for Hojo!
Aww, thanks. The kids were just having too much fun. I think in March, if it's warm enough, we should get a couple fun shots of those brave enough to put on a swim suit (not me!), playing on and around the pirate ship. ;)

wow...those fires were really burning it up when you were there! We left that sunday, late night, so we were not effected at all..scary stuff!
HoJo's looks so fun!!!!!!!!!! You cannot beat that rate wow!Yep, the fires were getting bad. We were watching news footage of them while at HoJo and it was so sad. I can't imagine losing everything you own.

The rate at HoJo's is great. But honestly, I'd be willing to pay even more then that because of how great it is.

(Gee, I hope no HoJo big wigs are reading this!!! :rotfl2: )

Love that photo!

My video camera broke right before our honeymoon. So my mom and dad let me borrow their camera. We barely took any video but it was nice that we had it.

Luckily we always bring two cameras with us on trips so if one breaks, we're covered.

Love the report so far!Thanks. Ruben took it. I liked it a lot too.
That's smart of you to bring two cameras.

We love HoJos!! Last week were were at DLH but I was wishing we were at HoJos. I had HoJos booked but I got the AP7 rate at DLH so I canceled. I thought that HoJos was just as nice at DLH and the same amount of walking to and from the park. I think we will never stay at DLH and just stick with HoJos. :)
Anyway I love your TR!!
Thanks! The walk wasn't that bad at all. Sure it's a challenge when you've been in the parks all day, but it was doable. Even the kids did it each night with no trouble.

grizbuzz

10-22-2008, 06:41 PM

Aww, thanks. The kids were just having too much fun. I think in March, if it's warm enough, we should get a couple fun shots of those brave enough to put on a swim suit (not me!), playing on and around the pirate ship. ;)

Yep, the fires were getting bad. We were watching news footage of them while at HoJo and it was so sad. I can't imagine losing everything you own.

The rate at HoJo's is great. But honestly, I'd be willing to pay even more then that because of how great it is.

(Gee, I hope no HoJo big wigs are reading this!!! :rotfl2: )

Thanks. Ruben took it. I liked it a lot too.
That's smart of you to bring two cameras.

Thanks! The walk wasn't that bad at all. Sure it's a challenge when you've been in the parks all day, but it was doable. Even the kids did it each night with no trouble.

Whatcha talking about? You'll be sporting a bikini in March! :cool1:

So where is this Ruben? What does he look like? Does he not appear in photos? :confused3 You could at least draw us a sketch or something.

Keep the report coming!

-Jen

mommaU4

10-22-2008, 06:57 PM

Whatcha talking about? You'll be sporting a bikini in March! :cool1:

So where is this Ruben? What does he look like? Does he not appear in photos? :confused3 You could at least draw us a sketch or something.

Keep the report coming!

-Jen
:lmao: This bod has not seen a bikini since I was 19. And on Friday I'll be turning 37 so that's a long darn time. ;)

LOL Yes, I have some shots of Ruben. I think...... He's usually the one taking the pics. But I'm sure I snapped a few of him. If not, I'll sketch one. I promise. :thumbsup2

wendylady36

10-22-2008, 07:00 PM

But I'm sure I snapped a few of him. If not, I'll sketch one. I promise. :thumbsup2

You'll have to hold it up for the glass to see!

No way will I even be glancing at a swimsuit anytime soon. :scared1:

mommaU4

10-22-2008, 08:00 PM

I'll go ahead and finish up day two since it was almost at an end anyway.

After having a blast in Castaway Cove, the kids came up to the room to shower and get ready for bed. Ruben went out to get something fast and cheap to eat (Taco Bell for the kids, Quiznos for us) and I took some pics of the room while he was gone. After dinner, it was time to chill with some tv and then hit the hay.
Our first day at Disney was tomorrow!! Whooo hooo!

Room pics:

This is the area with the fridge and microwave. The fridge is small, but it's enough to hold some milk, water bottles, Diet Pepsi, some Capri Sun, and some cream cheese for our bagels.

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The secret snack stash.

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The bathroom. Ignore all my clutter. I forgot to take pics before unpacking.

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The shower. The shower head is nice and tall. I'm 5'9" and I hate having to crouch down to wash my hair.

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This time the room had an extra sink outside of the bathroom. The room we spent one night in during June, did not. I loved having the extra sink. Made it so much easier to get ready in the mornings!

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A shot of the beds. Very comfy to sleep on. I had no trouble sleeping at all.

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The safe, phone, clock, etc.

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Tables and chairs that are near the window. On the other side of the window is the balcony.

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A long shot of the room.

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The roll away which actually fits perfectly in the back corner of the room.

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The balcony. It's not very big, but it's nice to have one. Noelle actually sat out there a few mornings and did some homework while everyone else was getting ready.

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Some shots taken from our balcony. We were in room 1401 and had an ok view. In June we were on the 6th floor and had an awesome view of the fireworks.
That building in the foreground there is Mimi's Cafe a very good family restaurant.

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Some of the tip envelopes the girls and I made for housekeeping. LOL

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The sign I made to put on our door. The funny thing is, we ended up in the last room before the door to the stairs. So unless someone was taking the stairs down 4 flights, no one saw it but us and the maid. LOL Oh well. I put it up anyway.

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This is the lobby area of building one.

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The game room.

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And the gift shop which had just about every item you could think of, even pregnancy tests. I guess for when you are leaving your hotel room for Disney and you think, "I should really take a pregnancy test just to make sure before I hop on the Matterhorn." :confused3
You'll pay a pretty penny for it all though. A travel sized item that would cost 99 cents in the store, was $2.99 in the gift shop! Ouch. So try not to forget anything. Bring your own pregnancy tests with you! :thumbsup2

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So there you have it. Our home away from home for almost a week. (sigh) I miss being there already! But up next........We're going to Disneyland!! :woohoo:

wendylady36

10-22-2008, 08:25 PM

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EEK! They have RED BULL!!!!!

I love all your decorations! I'm looking forward to finally staying at the all powerful and mighty HOJOs in March! :goodvibes

kaoden39

10-22-2008, 08:45 PM

EEK! They have RED BULL!!!!!

I love all your decorations! I'm looking forward to finally staying at the all powerful and mighty HOJOs in March! :goodvibes

Yes, but do they have Dt. Pepsi? I need my Dt. Pepsi!:lmao:

dwheatl

10-22-2008, 11:22 PM

Do they let grown-ups on the slide? I wanna go!
Funny about the pregnancy tests. About 19 years ago, we did a Disneyland/Knott's Berry Farm trip. DS was a year old, flipped off the bed in the motel and threw up. Then I started throwing up too (rare for me). The sistas were paining me, and AF was nowhere to be seen. On the drive home (400 miles), we did not stop to unpack; we went right to Walgreen's. Got the pg test and bingo! DD was on her way. Had we been staying at a place selling the tests, I probably would have bought one there.

mommaU4

10-22-2008, 11:28 PM

Yes, but do they have Dt. Pepsi? I need my Dt. Pepsi!:lmao:
I wasn't taking any chances. I brought my own. ;)

Do they let grown-ups on the slide? I wanna go!
Funny about the pregnancy tests. About 19 years ago, we did a Disneyland/Knott's Berry Farm trip. DS was a year old, flipped off the bed in the motel and threw up. Then I started throwing up too (rare for me). The sistas were paining me, and AF was nowhere to be seen. On the drive home (400 miles), we did not stop to unpack; we went right to Walgreen's. Got the pg test and bingo! DD was on her way. Had we been staying at a place selling the tests, I probably would have bought one there.
It says it's a family play area, so to me that implies it's ok for adults too! :cool1:

Wow, I guess maybe selling those tests isn't such a far out idea then!! LOL I wonder how many have bought them there and found out they were expecting in a room at the HoJo?? lol

davidsprincess

10-23-2008, 12:24 AM

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DD likes to look at the pitures of the gift shop on the HOJO website and everytime she see this picture she says,"And there's the booze" :lmao:
Seeing this picture made me think of that.

I really like all of your pictures. I cannot wait to go. 12 more sleeps:yay:
Thanks for sharing your pictures. It really gives us first timmers a chance to see where we will be laying our heads each night.

davidsprincess

10-23-2008, 12:27 AM

I was still paranoid about the camera which is why I was glad we had our MIL's just in case. Unfortunately that wasn't the end of the camera drama. But I'll save that for later. :rolleyes1

What did ya do? Break MIL's camera too?:rotfl:

disney-inspired

10-23-2008, 04:46 PM

I'm back and in!

mommaU4

10-23-2008, 09:02 PM

I really like all of your pictures. I cannot wait to go. 12 more sleeps :yay: Thanks. Your trip will be here before you know it! :yay:

What did ya do? Break MIL's camera too?:rotfl:
OMG, thankfully no. LOL That would have been a disaster.

I'm back and in!
Yay! Welcome back!

mommaU4

10-23-2008, 09:14 PM

So I was out running errands today, and it was so weird to be in the stores and still see Halloween stuff. Since we were surrounded with Halloween items for a week, and the kids dressed up in their costumes and did their trick-or-treating, it kind of made it seem like Halloween was over. LOL

But it will be here a week from tomorrow. :yay:

I did spend some time browsing in the Christmas section of the store. I have to admit I'm looking forward to Christmas. :)

Well.......I am and I'm not. I have such a love/hate relationship with it. I love all the things it's supposed to stand for; family time, good will, etc.
But I hate all the things it's become; running around trying to "do it all", spending a fortune on gifts for people you speak to once a year that will end up shoved in a closet, etc.
That part I hate. :rolleyes:

I told the kids this year I could tell Santa to pick out presents for them all OR they could get a gift card to go shopping with to pick out their own presents. I'm really hoping they go for the gift card. So much easier. Especially since everytime I ask them what they want for Christmas, I get the same answer, "I dunno". :sad2:

The twins still want toys, but the older two....ugh, so hard to know what to buy them.

Anyway, I'm getting way off topic and rambling now. LOL I'm just excited for all the holidays coming up! :yay:

kaoden39

10-23-2008, 09:20 PM

wendylady36

10-23-2008, 09:32 PM

travelmel

10-23-2008, 09:44 PM

not to mention all the fun new siggie changes you can make!

mommaU4

10-23-2008, 09:55 PM

I have a love hate with the whole holiday season. Last year I bought one of those meals you just warm up for Thanksgiving because I had just gotten out of the hospital in September after being in for so long. You know I think I am going to do that again this year. I am making this a homemade Christmas. I have always wanted an old fashioned Christmas and this year is it.I'm so glad I'm not the only one!

I always feel like such a Scrooge or Grinch when I say I don't like Christmas. It's not that I don't. I really do. I just don't like what it's turned into.

A homemade Christmas sounds so nice. I hope you are able to do that. I've always wanted to pack up the family and escape to a little cabin in the mountains somewhere. Go cut down a tree, make the decorations, string popcorn in front of a fire, and not have a mall within hours! LOL
It all sounds so nice and very Waltons. Or I'm guessing it's very Waltons since I never really saw one episode of that show. :rolleyes1

As for Thanksgiving, I'll probably order a packaged meal. We have a Claim Jumper restaurant about 5 minutes away and they make great food. I can cook, I used to host the Thanksgiving dinners when we were in MI and there were around 25 of us. But I just don't want to. Ruben works until 5:30 that day, so it will be a small, late dinner with just the six of us.

Frankly, I could skip the whole meal and just have a slice of pumpkin roll, pumpkin cheesecake, and pumpkin pie. :rotfl:

The same thing happened to me today! I couldn't figure out why Rite Aid still had all theie Halloween stuff out! :rotfl:

And I'll help you with Adam's Christmas present - he wants video games! :lmao::lmao: And the same candy that looked so good before the trip makes me ill now! LOL I have so much of it from the MToT!!

I know Adam wants video games. He has told me that. Repeatedly. But when I ask him what else he wants, I get the "I dunno." :rolleyes: I guess I'll just give up (or is that give in) and buy him all video games.

not to mention all the fun new siggie changes you can make!True! :idea:

KCmike

10-23-2008, 10:15 PM

JaneJetson

10-23-2008, 11:10 PM

What great ideas - posters on the hotel door, hanging up decorations, a secret snack drawer....man oh man my family is going to use that clever idea for next time!!!!

Great trip report can't wait to see more.

Mike, I see that you've been to Port Orleans Riverside a few times. Isn't it a fantastic resort? What section were you in? We stayed in the alligator bayou section and loved it!

bumbershoot

10-24-2008, 12:56 AM

I'm reading your report from back to front. I got page 6 and 5.

even pregnancy tests. I guess for when you are leaving your hotel room for Disney and you think, "I should really take a pregnancy test just to make sure before I hop on the Matterhorn."

When Robert and I were on our honeymoon cruise, which started 6 days after our wedding, we were wandering around Juneau and found a bookstore. The bookstore, since it was in a touristy area, sold pg tests. We were *this close* to buying one, but it was an unknown brand for far more than the known brands cost at home. And hubby knew 100% sure that I was pg, so we didn't buy one (note: I was only *maybe* 9 days out from conception but the changes were profound already and got even more profound before the end of our cruise...the "girls" grew two cup sizes in 2 weeks for starters).

So while we might never have been tempted at HoJos, it's good for touristy places to carry them, b/c you really never know when you might want to find out. :goodvibes

OK, on to page 4.

mommaU4

10-24-2008, 01:13 AM

What great ideas - posters on the hotel door, hanging up decorations, a secret snack drawer....man oh man my family is going to use that clever idea for next time!!!!

Great trip report can't wait to see more.Thanks! And thanks for reading along. The pics on the poster were all from the DISign board. I just wish we'd been in a better room location where someone (anyone) would have seen it. LOL
And the Halloween decorations in the room just made it feel a little more homey and festive.

Mike, I see that you've been to Port Orleans Riverside a few times. Isn't it a fantastic resort? What section were you in? We stayed in the alligator bayou section and loved it!Alligators?? :scared1:

I'm reading your report from back to front. I got page 6 and 5.

When Robert and I were on our honeymoon cruise, which started 6 days after our wedding, we were wandering around Juneau and found a bookstore. The bookstore, since it was in a touristy area, sold pg tests. We were *this close* to buying one, but it was an unknown brand for far more than the known brands cost at home. And hubby knew 100% sure that I was pg, so we didn't buy one (note: I was only *maybe* 9 days out from conception but the changes were profound already and got even more profound before the end of our cruise...the "girls" grew two cup sizes in 2 weeks for starters).

So while we might never have been tempted at HoJos, it's good for touristy places to carry them, b/c you really never know when you might want to find out. :goodvibes

OK, on to page 4.Hi Molly! Glad you're here reading, even if it is backwards. ;)
Wow, who knew so many women were taking or thinking of taking pregnancy tests on vacation! :rotfl: I guess there is a rhyme to that reason after all, or something like that. lol

I'll try to get Day Three up tomorrow. Our first Disney day! :yay:

kaoden39

10-24-2008, 11:36 AM

I wanted to tell you I love your Betty Boop before you change it.:goodvibes

mommaU4

10-24-2008, 12:00 PM

I wanted to tell you I love your Betty Boop before you change it.:goodvibes

:lmao: I literally JUST changed my sig, came here and read that! :rotfl2: :rotfl2: What are the odds?? :rotfl:

mommaU4

10-24-2008, 12:03 PM

kaoden39

10-24-2008, 12:03 PM

:lmao: I literally JUST changed my sig, came here and read that! :rotfl2: :rotfl2: What are the odds?? :rotfl:

That's funny!:rotfl: I must be psychic or something!:rotfl:

mommaU4

10-24-2008, 12:04 PM

That's funny!:rotfl: I must be psychic or something!:rotfl:

I know!! :eek: Wait, what am I thinking now?? :rolleyes1

:rotfl:

kaoden39

10-24-2008, 12:09 PM

I wanted to get Day Three up right now, but I've got to do some baking. I'm making Halloween cupcakes for Ruben's work, anyone wanna help? ;) And I've got to do some ChaCha-ing or I won't need to worry about Christmas and presents at all because I won't be able to afford them! LOL

So, I'll try to do it later tonight if we don't end up going out for my b-day that is. We'll see. Thanks for waiting! :flower3:

Sure, I'll head on over now. Oh no wait I am going to San Francisco tomorrow so Las Vegas is out for me today darn it.:rotfl2:

I know!! :eek: Wait, what am I thinking now?? :rolleyes1

I would say but I try to hide my talent....:laughing:
:rotfl:

MUFFYCAT

10-24-2008, 01:33 PM

So where are those pictures? :dance3:

DisneyLaura

10-24-2008, 04:20 PM

Beth - I'm joining late I was still waiting for you to update on the other thread (I didn't notice you posted you were do a new thread for your TR). I blame it on mommy brain.

Sorry about the camera.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/IMG_3729.jpg

Cute pictures with the girls in the "graveyard". I thought it was cut that the twins folded their arms like they were really in a coffin.

That smoke pictures make me very sad. Those fires are so sad for those families. The orange sky was really freaky.

:thumbsup2 Love the HoJo

Disneygrl36

10-24-2008, 05:41 PM

I'm in.......I read some of your pre-trippie but was so far behind I could never catch up.
My bday is Halloween so I love all things Halloween.
Today's is yours if I am reading correctly so Happy Birthday :cake:. It's my dh's bday too. I made him a german chocolate cake.
Ready to see all the cool Halloween decorations & hear all about your great trip.

KCmike

10-24-2008, 06:06 PM

JaneJetson - we first stayed in the mansions and loved it and then our family of three (DH,DW,DD) had twins and we then stayed in the alligator bayou section and absolutely loved it. Riverside is our "home" at disneyworld. My wife and I are getting ready to celebrate our 20th anniversary and we hope to maybe go to DL or WDW without kids and stay at a deluxe resort (would be our first time)(would also be our first time truely away from the kids).

Now back to the thread....Can't wait for the next installment!!!!
Loved the shot of the kids in the lawn with the tomb stones. Had to show it to the wife as we were watching "The Office" last night.

lovegrumpy

10-24-2008, 09:58 PM

Subbing

mommaU4

10-24-2008, 10:03 PM

So where are those pictures? :dance3:They're coming! I have tons of them!! LOL

Beth - I'm joining late I was still waiting for you to update on the other thread (I didn't notice you posted you were do a new thread for your TR). I blame it on mommy brain.
Hey, better late then never. I'm glad you're here.

I'm in.......I read some of your pre-trippie but was so far behind I could never catch up.
My bday is Halloween so I love all things Halloween.
Today's is yours if I am reading correctly so Happy Birthday :cake:. It's my dh's bday too. I made him a german chocolate cake.
Ready to see all the cool Halloween decorations & hear all about your great trip.
Yes, today was my birthday. We aren't doing much. I'm still tired from the trip believe it or not. We were going to go out to eat, but honestly ordering food in just sounded so much more peaceful. LOL

Happy Birthday to your DH! And how cool that your b-day is on Halloween. :thumbsup2 Thanks for reading along.

My wife and I are getting ready to celebrate our 20th anniversary and we hope to maybe go to DL or WDW without kids and stay at a deluxe resort (would be our first time)(would also be our first time truely away from the kids).

Now back to the thread....Can't wait for the next installment!!!!
Loved the shot of the kids in the lawn with the tomb stones. Had to show it to the wife as we were watching "The Office" last night.Thanks. And I just had to say I hope you are able to pull off the trip sans kids! We all love our kids, but every now and then you just gotta have a little adult time. ;) Congrats on the 20 years. :goodvibes

mommaU4

10-24-2008, 10:10 PM

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mommaU4

10-24-2008, 10:20 PM

OKay, I just had to share some pics of what I've been doing most of the day. Why on earth it took me so long, I do not know. Moving in slow motion today I suppose.

And also let me say that I hope you've had dinner already and if not, I sincerely apologize.....:rolleyes1

Some of you might remember the Kitty Litter cake recipe from my pre-trip report. I finally made it!! LOL I have no clue how it tastes. We haven't dug into it yet. But for a first attempt I think it turned out alright. :rotfl:

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The kids totally got a kick out of it. Adam walked in and says to me, "I don't even want to know what that is." :rotfl2: Poor kids. They just never know what to expect from their old mom. If anyone wants the recipe it can be found here: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Kitty-Litter-Cake/Detail.aspx

And I made some cupcakes for Ruben to take into work tomorrow. I tried to decorate each one of them different.

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Ok, just thought I'd share what I'd been doing today. :) I'll start on Day Three either late tonight or tomorrow morning.

mommaU4

10-25-2008, 01:26 AM

Today was our first day in the parks and I couldn't wait. The beds at HoJo are very comfy and I slept ok, but for some reason I kept waking up. Wide awake, positive it was time to get up for the day. First time that happened it was midnight. Second time it was 3 a.m.

Finally it was time to get up, get dressed and head to the Disneyland. The park opened at 9 a.m. and we got there around 8:15. I found a spot in line while Ruben and the two older kids went searching for a brick that another DISer had asked us to find and photograph for her. And they snapped some shots near the CA letters.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5655.jpg

They opened the gates around 8:45 and after we grabbed a stroller (freebie with Disney Visa, we use it to hold our stuff instead of a locker) we took some pics with Goofy. I loved his skeleton costume!

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Mickey too!
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First stop on Main Street was the Blue Ribbon Bakery for some breakfast goodies. I'd heard so much about the chocolate croissants, the cinnamon rolls and the seasonal pumpkin muffins, that I had to try them. (Warning: Time to let the food porn begin! LOL)

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Of the three, the pumpkin muffin was the best. They were all good, but that's the only one I'd order again. Very moist with the right amount of cream cheese frosting.

From there we headed straight for Pirates of the Caribbean my favorite ride in the park. I was so glad it wasn't closed after all.
Some shots to show how empty the park was. If only it was like that all the time!
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We did POTC, Indiana Jones, Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion, and tried to do Splash but it was down at that moment.

Some pictures of the mansion with the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay. I love that ride. It's a close second to Pirates for me.

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After the ride we got in line to see Jack and Sally. It was a pleasant surprise to see them as I'd been told they were only out on week-ends. I am so happy they've been added to the park now. I was surprised to see how quickly the CMs cut off the line for them, but then I saw how much time they devoted to each guest. At least while we were there, the interaction with them was great.

Noelle had a giant pen she used for autographs. (you can see it in Sally's hand in the first pic) Jack asked her what she feeds her pen to make it grow so big. LOL
She said "Nothing" and he acted very surprised and said her pen must be starving then.

I can't remember what all was said, I just remember how clever they were.

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As we were walking through NOS we ran into Captain Jack and snapped a quick photo with him. He was being chased by kids and grown women alike. LOL He was rather on the small side. My 11 year old DD was almost as tall as him.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5675.jpg

OK, I'm at my image limit and my eyes are closing so I'll stop here for now. Coming up in Day Three....more rides, fun, characters, and food porn!

DisneyLaura

10-25-2008, 10:41 AM

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That looks really cool, a lot like a kitty liter box. I hope it was better than it looked, great job

(Warning: Time to let the food porn begin!

Yeah for food porn

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All of those looked yummy.

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Do you think they will just have them out at Halloween time?

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He does resemble Johnny Depp though, even if not as tall.

trodrigue

10-25-2008, 10:46 AM

Really enjoying your trip report and all the great pics. My gosh those homemade cupcakes look as good as anything at the Blue Ribbon Bakery! Tell me, was the cinnamon roll nice and "yeasty" like homemade ones are, or was it super sweet and too gooey like cinnabon's?

mommaU4

10-25-2008, 11:47 AM

Do you think they will just have them out at Halloween time?
Well, this is only a guess on part since I haven't heard anything "official" but I think they will be out just while the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay is up, which is until after Christmas.

That seems like the logical timing, but who knows. They were great though. I think we had the best interations with them out of all the characters we saw.

Really enjoying your trip report and all the great pics. My gosh those homemade cupcakes look as good as anything at the Blue Ribbon Bakery! Tell me, was the cinnamon roll nice and "yeasty" like homemade ones are, or was it super sweet and too gooey like cinnabon's?Ummm, it's been awhile since I've had one from Cinnabon, but from what I remember this was not like that. Not very gooey at all, in fact the outer edges were even a tad dry. When you got past that, it was warm and soft but not mushy and not too sweet.

I will say the cream cheese frosting was very cream cheesy so if you are not a fan of cream cheese don't eat it, or scoop half the frosting off. (Hmmm, how many times can I use the words cream cheese in a sentence. LOL)

I've got some things to do around the house, but I'll try to work more on Day Three later. :)

JaneJetson

10-25-2008, 12:07 PM

That kitty litter cake looks awesome!

I love the chocolate croissant. I haven't had one in so long. I miss it.

Did you take flash photos on the haunted mansion? tsk tsk...haha.

I still think that Jack costume is very bizarre looking.

mommaU4

10-25-2008, 04:25 PM

Did you take flash photos on the haunted mansion? tsk tsk...haha.

We did! I'm bad I know. :rolleyes1
Actually it was Ruben who took them (he's the bad one) and we had him sit in a buggy with Adam and Noelle in the buggy before and me and the twins in the buggy after, so I don't think it bothered anyone. We tried not to anyway. :hippie:

MA pigletfan

10-25-2008, 06:43 PM

We did! I'm bad I know. :rolleyes1
Actually it was Ruben who took them (he's the bad one) and we had him sit in a buggy with Adam and Noelle in the buggy before and me and the twins in the buggy after, so I don't think it bothered anyone. We tried not to anyway. :hippie:

AH-HA! I tried so hard to take pics during that ride if only i thought to use flash like a naughty girl ;) heehee..GREAT pics though!!
LOVED the kitty litter cake...it looks so much like the one my friend Kate made a few years ago...gross, yet hilarious!

MMMM blue ribbon..i had a great caramel latte there..

grizbuzz

10-25-2008, 07:01 PM

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Oh my! That is vile! :scared:
I just don't think I could bring myself to eat that, no matter how tasty.

I remember when I was a kid my dog used to eat out of the litter box. We referred to those lovely goodies as "kitty rocas"

disney-inspired

10-25-2008, 07:05 PM

mommaU4

10-25-2008, 07:07 PM

AH-HA! I tried so hard to take pics during that ride if only i thought to use flash like a naughty girl ;) heehee..GREAT pics though!!
LOVED the kitty litter cake...it looks so much like the one my friend Kate made a few years ago...gross, yet hilarious!

MMMM blue ribbon..i had a great caramel latte there..Well, I was naughty for you. LOL I almost didn't post those because I thought, "I'm gonna get yelled at." :rotfl:

Oh my! That is vile! :scared:
I just don't think I could bring myself to eat that, no matter how tasty.

I remember when I was a kid my dog used to eat out of the litter box. We referred to those lovely goodies as "kitty rocas"It really is, isn't it? :rotfl2: It makes me wonder who originally thought it up? Now that's a person with a creative, yet sick mind.

Ok, that's just nasty about your dog. :scared: Why would he do that????

Ummm, never mind. I don't even want to know.

mommaU4

10-25-2008, 07:08 PM

That made me gag a bit.

ick:lmao: Print it out and keep it pinned on the fridge! It will help with our WISH goals. LOL

Congrats on your 1600th post. :cheer2: Hurry and catch up to me! LOL

Disneygrl36

10-25-2008, 07:12 PM

travelmel

10-25-2008, 08:19 PM

WOW! What a great first few hours (minutes?_)!!!!

That cake looks DISGUSTING (I like it!)

You got Mickey, Goofy, Baked Goods, Sally, and BOTH JACKS!

Amazing. :banana: :banana: :thumbsup2

mommaU4

10-25-2008, 08:31 PM

I :love: the Haunted Mansion holiday pictures even if you did have to be naughty to get them. I sooooo can't wait to see this in December. And how cool are Jack & Sally. I will have to see about getting a photo with them.....Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King. :hmghost:I love the HM overlay. I wish I could go back just to see it again. Can't get enough.

If you see Jack and Sally, I hope you get the same two we had. We were lucky and didn't have to wait too long to see them but even if we had, it would have been worth it. That had us all cracking up.

You got Mickey, Goofy, Baked Goods, Sally, and BOTH JACKS!

Amazing. :banana: :banana: :thumbsup2I know! That first day was the least busy as far as crowds go the whole trip. We accomplished so much which was GREAT because the low crowds didn't last all week as you'll see in some of my later pics.

mommaU4

10-25-2008, 09:15 PM

tinkermell

10-25-2008, 09:31 PM

mommaU4

10-25-2008, 09:49 PM

Hi Beth!

I'm all caught up again..

That kitty litter cake is disgusting!! :rotfl: I'd have a hard time just trying a piece. :sick: It was still cute though, and I bet the kids loved it.

The rest of the food porn looks YUUUUUUUUUUUUmmmy!!! Your homemade cupcakes were adorable!:thumbsup2

All of your pictures are really great. Thank goodness for your MIL's camera!! :banana:

Come on, keep up! :rotfl: ;)

I actually ended up sending in the Kitty Litter cake with Ruben to work. I told the kids I'd make them another one. I was just dying to hear their reactions. He said they thought it was great and they said it was really good. Some wanted the recipe. :rotfl:

Actually so far in the trip, we'd been using our camera. It seemed to be doing ok. Hopefully it keeps up......:rolleyes1

JaneJetson

10-25-2008, 10:43 PM

Well, I was naughty for you. LOL I almost didn't post those because I thought, "I'm gonna get yelled at." :rotfl:

My husband and I are always annoyed when people take tons of flash photos on rides like Pirates and HM. Of course...on our last trip my husband "accidently" snapped this photo...

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So I guess we're all bad every now and again. We took tons of photos on Small World at WDW. Everyone else in the boat was so we figured if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!

I did, however, get a group of people to turn their flashing light necklaces off on Pirates once though.

mommaU4

10-25-2008, 11:50 PM

My husband and I are always annoyed when people take tons of flash photos on rides like Pirates and HM. Of course...on our last trip my husband "accidently" snapped this photo...

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e57/JaneJetson06/2007%20Disneyland/November07Numbered/wreath.jpg

So I guess we're all bad every now and again. We took tons of photos on Small World at WDW. Everyone else in the boat was so we figured if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!

I did, however, get a group of people to turn their flashing light necklaces off on Pirates once though.
Great shot! What a happy accident. ;)

Yeah, tons of flash shots gets annoying. We were on POTC with a group who'd never been there and they took a few. Maybe 3 or 4 throughout the whole ride, and it didn't bother me. Any more then that though might have.
And flashing necklaces would have totally annoyed me because those are constant! Ugh.

JaneJetson

10-26-2008, 01:06 AM

Great shot! What a happy accident. ;)

Yeah, tons of flash shots gets annoying. We were on POTC with a group who'd never been there and they took a few. Maybe 3 or 4 throughout the whole ride, and it didn't bother me. Any more then that though might have.
And flashing necklaces would have totally annoyed me because those are constant! Ugh.

Yeah...we were in the back of the boat, the necklaces were in the front. I just kind of yelled up, "can you please turn off the necklaces?" Nothing. "Please." Nothing. then other random people in the boat were like, "turn off the necklaces!" They turned them off right before the first drop. Everyone in the boat clapped. I yelled up to them, "thank you."

wendylady36

10-26-2008, 12:50 PM

Wow, that is quite the cake, isn't it? Those poops look WAY too real to me. I'm not sure I could ever bring myself to eat that.

Your first day in the parks looks heavenly! Cute pictures of you and the family. :goodvibes

I hope you had a Happy Birthday! I went out Friday night and partied hard for you.

kaoden39

10-26-2008, 01:00 PM

I hope you had a good birthday. I spent the day in San Francisco yesterday at the Moscone center doing Oprah Winfrey's yearly womans seminar. It was great fun and I came home with a bag full of swag.:thumbsup2

mommaU4

10-26-2008, 03:29 PM

Your first day in the parks looks heavenly! Cute pictures of you and the family. :goodvibes

I hope you had a Happy Birthday! I went out Friday night and partied hard for you.Thanks! Did you get a hangover for me too?

The first day was heavenly. One of those nice, uncrowded days. It was warmer then I'd like, but no biggie.

I hope you had a good birthday. I spent the day in San Francisco yesterday at the Moscone center doing Oprah Winfrey's yearly womans seminar. It was great fun and I came home with a bag full of swag.:thumbsup2How fun! I want some swag too!! ;)

toocherie

10-26-2008, 03:34 PM

toocherie

10-26-2008, 03:39 PM

Mmmmmm--food porn! Almost as good as Stacielee's MAN-PORN!

mommaU4

10-26-2008, 03:43 PM

Beth: I bought the first two books to take with me to Florida on Friday--so we can share notes!Sounds good! But wait, when are you going to have time to read at Disneyworld??? :rotfl:

Mmmmmm--food porn! Almost as good as Stacielee's MAN-PORN!
Almost. ;)

I'm going to start another update today. With more food porn....including some firsts for us.

DisneyLaura

10-26-2008, 04:14 PM

:banana: Yeah more food pictures.

dwheatl

10-26-2008, 05:09 PM

From there we headed straight for Pirates of the Caribbean my favorite ride in the park. I was so glad it wasn't closed after all.
Some shots to show how empty the park was. If only it was like that all the time!
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We did POTC, Indiana Jones, Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion, and tried to do Splash but it was down at that moment.

After the ride we got in line to see Jack and Sally.
Noelle had a giant pen she used for autographs. (you can see it in Sally's hand in the first pic) Jack asked her what she feeds her pen to make it grow so big. LOL
She said "Nothing" and he acted very surprised and said her pen must be starving then.

I can't remember what all was said, I just remember how clever they were.

As we were walking through NOS we ran into Captain Jack and snapped a quick photo with him. He was being chased by kids and grown women alike. LOL He was rather on the small side. My 11 year old DD was almost as tall as him.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5675.jpg

You're killing me with the food porn. Must Eat Salad!

That is a really uncrowded park! The last time we took our kids, they shot a picture of themselves lying down in the middle of Main Street, because there was nobody else around. That was about a half hour before closing. We never get uncrowded in the morning, since we always have to go in-season due to teaching schedule.

That's funny that Jack S. talks. I would not have pegged him for a "voiced" character.

Maybe Capt. Jack was one of those little Jacks from POTC III.:rotfl:

daisy_77

10-26-2008, 09:10 PM

Wow, Beth, this is a great TR! I am loving all the pics. Your DD's laying on the ground pretending to be dead at your in-laws is too cute! I love how they are so willing to just ham it up! I can't even get my DD to smile for the camera.:rotfl:

The Kitty Litter cake is awesome! Although, it is hard to imagine myself partaking. It looks to real. I may have to make it and see how mine turns out.

I love the food porn. I have a thing for bread. Anything from a bakery makes me happy.popcorn::

I am looking forward to more!!

Yakety76

10-26-2008, 09:19 PM

jeminni

10-26-2008, 09:20 PM

Just found your TR Beth. Looking forward to reading it. Your kids are just too cute. :goodvibes

mommaU4

10-26-2008, 09:22 PM

That's funny that Jack S. talks. I would not have pegged him for a "voiced" character.

Maybe Capt. Jack was one of those little Jacks from POTC III.:rotfl:Jack was a great voice character. He even sounded like the one from the movie. It was kind of weird. LOL

LOL on the little Jacks! :rotfl:

Wow, Beth, this is a great TR! I am loving all the pics. Your DD's laying on the ground pretending to be dead at your in-laws is too cute! I love how they are so willing to just ham it up! I can't even get my DD to smile for the camera.:rotfl:

The Kitty Litter cake is awesome! Although, it is hard to imagine myself partaking. It looks to real. I may have to make it and see how mine turns out.

I love the food porn. I have a thing for bread. Anything from a bakery makes me happy.popcorn::

I am looking forward to more!!It was their idea to lay down there. They are so silly. :rotfl2:

You should try the kitty litter cake. It's fun just to make it and see everyone's reactions. Take it someplace with a lot of teens or guys. They get a kick out of gross stuff. LOL

If you like bread just wait until you see the cute (and yummy!) jack-o-lantern sourdough bread we got from the bakery in Pacifc Wharf.
:thumbsup2

mommaU4

10-26-2008, 09:26 PM

I am just getting caught up on your report and read this. We were at the Halloween party the same night your family was. My daughter (she is almost 4 years old) is still convinced that this year's Halloween is over and that the Halloween coming up is next year's Halloween. Her understanding of time is obviously still not quite developed :laughing: . She wants a whole new costume and everything. I am not going along with that one as I had her costume custom made since she just HAD to be Wendy Darling.

Anyway, thought I would share. Now I am going back to reading.What did you think of the party? It was our first time so I had no clue what to expect. But I'm glad we went.

That is just too cute about your DD. :goodvibes If it seems weird for me I can only imagine how it feels for a 4 year old. I'd want a new costume too! :rotfl2: Although I don't blame you for not giving in to that request after a custom made Wendy costume. I bet she was adorable.

Just found your TR Beth. Looking forward to reading it. Your kids are just too cute. :goodvibesHI Bridget! So glad you are reading along! :flower3:

Yakety76

10-26-2008, 09:55 PM

What did you think of the party? It was our first time so I had no clue what to expect. But I'm glad we went.

That is just too cute about your DD. :goodvibes If it seems weird for me I can only imagine how it feels for a 4 year old. I'd want a new costume too! :rotfl2: Although I don't blame you for not giving in to that request after a custom made Wendy costume. I bet she was adorable.

Okay, I am caught up. I cannot believe how dead Disney was your first day. We arrived on Thursday afternoon. It seemed so busy to us in the afternoons and evenings. Thankfully the mornings were nice.

It was our first time going to the party. I thought it was fun and I am glad we went, but I think it would have been better if our kids had been older. My daughter is almost 4 and my son is 2. They are usually asleep by 7:00 Idaho time. Which is 6:00 Disney time. The party made for a long night for them -even with a late nap. Also the lines were a little long for my son. My daughter did great waiting in all the lines. The only trouble we ran into was trying to meet the real Wendy. Of course that was my daughter's main priority since she was dressed as Wendy. While waiting in the line to meet her, we heard the dreaded "Peter and Wendy are going to be leaving us soon" announcement. My daughter was almost in tears, so I brought her up to the rope so that she could at least see Wendy. Peter saw her and his eyes seriously lit up. He and Wendy came right up to her after their meet and greet time. They were amazing. It totally made the night for us.

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As for my daughter's dress, I could not find a pre-made Wendy costume for a girl anywhere. I found a risque teenager one, but that was it. Thankfully, I found a lady to make one. After watching the Peter Pan movie, my daughter had her heart set on being Wendy and the rest of us dressing as the other characters.

mommaU4

10-26-2008, 10:15 PM

Okay, I am caught up. I cannot believe how dead Disney was your first day. We arrived on Thursday afternoon. It seemed so busy to us in the afternoons and evenings. Thankfully the mornings were nice.

It was our first time going to the party. I thought it was fun and I am glad we went, but I think it would have been better if our kids had been older. My daughter is almost 4 and my son is 2. They are usually asleep by 7:00 Idaho time. Which is 6:00 Disney time. The party made for a long night for them -even with a late nap. Also the lines were a little long for my son. My daughter did great waiting in all the lines. The only trouble we ran into was trying to meet the real Wendy. Of course that was my daughter's main priority since she was dressed as Wendy. While waiting in the line to meet her, we heard the dreaded "Peter and Wendy are going to be leaving us soon" announcement. My daughter was almost in tears, so I brought her up to the rope so that she could at least see Wendy. Peter saw her and his eyes seriously lit up. He and Wendy came right up to her after their meet and greet time. They were amazing. It totally made the night for us.

As for my daughter's dress, I could not find a pre-made Wendy costume for a girl anywhere. I found a risque teenager one, but that was it. Thankfully, I found a lady to make one. After watching the Peter Pan movie, my daughter had her heart set on being Wendy and the rest of us dressing as the other characters.
Yes, the parks were pretty empty our first two days, Tues and Wed.
Thurs was right around when it started to get busier unfortunately.

That is so great about them taking time to see her!!! I love stories like that. Truly part of the Disney magic. And her outfit is so cute. ::yes:: Thanks for sharing that! :goodvibes

wendylady36

10-26-2008, 10:19 PM

Yes, the parks were pretty empty our first two days, Tues and Wed.
Thurs was right around when it started to get busier unfortunately.

Sorry, it's my fault. People have to follow me everywhere, it's my curse. It's hard being me. :rotfl:

mommaU4

10-26-2008, 11:27 PM

After our fun meeting with Jack, Jack and Sally, we were headed towards Big Thunder Mountain and were easily sidetracked by the cart with the turkey legs and chimichangas. Believe it or not, in all our snacking around the park we'd done over the past year, we'd never had a turkey leg. We finally decided to try one, and get a chimi for good measure. Those I already knew I liked.

The turkey leg:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5697.jpg

It doesn't look like much in the picture but they are huge. We all shared it. I wasn't nuts about it, but then I don't like meat on the bone. I've seen people walking around each with their own turkey leg, tearing huge chunks of meat off it like a dog, and that's just not for me.
Ruben and the kids made quick work of it though! LOL

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5704.jpg

I prefer the flaky, fried, yummy, beef and bean filled goodness of a chimi. Mmmmm.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5701.jpg

I've already said how cute they decorated the parks during Halloween, but leave it to Disney to carry the theme all the way down to their napkins! How fun is that?!?!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5702.jpg

After we finished we stopped in an area right near the Mexican restaurant that was set up for Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead.

Lindsey was just not feeling this pic. haha Too much turkey leg perhaps.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5705.jpg

They had two CMs there doing free face/arm painting so the girls decided to get that done. (Ugh! Noelle is growing out her bangs but she will not keep them out of her face. I am always yelling at her about that.....and then I realize I sound just like my mother. "Get your hair out of your face young lady!" Yikes!)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5707.jpg

Hannah opted to get hers on her face. She said she "wanted to be different" then her sisters.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5710.jpg

The finished product. I think they came out cute. And they were free which makes them even cuter in my eyes. Hey, anything free is good. Anything free at Disney is great and practically unheard of.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5712.jpg

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They all hopped on Big Thunder Mountain while I went to refill our water bottles at the Mexican restaurant, and from there we were off to Big Thunder Ranch. I love it back there during the holidays. Halloween and Christmas both. So festive.

Just look at all the wonderful pumpkin carvings!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5715.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5716.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5717.jpg

We found a CM hard at work on some new carvings. Such skill and patience. I'd never be able to do that.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5718.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5719.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5720.jpg

Some pics from inside the cabin they have there at the ranch and the petting zoo.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5725.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5727.jpg

During Christmas at the ranch they sell snowman and Christmas tree sugar cookies to decorate and we did those last December. And near the Princess Fantasy Faire they sell castle sugar cookies to decorate and we did those in June. So of course we had to buy the cookies for Halloween too. They offer bats and pumpkins and we opted for the pumpkins. These are not cheap. $6 a cookie. I was happy only the twins were interested. LOL

They have picnic tables where you can sit and decorate your cookie or do some coloring which is what Noelle wanted to do. She loves anything to do with art.

The cookies:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5728.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5729.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5730.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5731.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5732.jpg

I'm at my image limit, so I'll have to continue Day Three later. Up next....Dumbo drama.

Disneygrl36

10-26-2008, 11:32 PM

Cute pumpkins --those are really art aren't they? I love the cookies your DD decorated-very creative.

disney-inspired

10-26-2008, 11:33 PM

Ruben and the kids made quick work of it though! LOL

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5704.jpg

The elusive Ruben!!!!
He really does exist :lmao:Not that I doubted you for a second!

wendylady36

10-26-2008, 11:33 PM

You couldn't pay me to eat that turkey leg. I'm like you - no meat on the bone, please!

Cute face/body paints! I think I saw them out there one day, had I known they were free, I just might have gotten one!

Good thing I took a few different pictures of carved pumpkins or I would have made you take yours down! :rotfl:

The girls did a great job with their cookies, too cute!!!

Can't wait for the next installment and some Dumbo drama! :goodvibes

pixleyyy

10-26-2008, 11:36 PM

Oh, those cookies are adorable. They look huge too!!!

mommaU4

10-27-2008, 12:02 AM

Cute pumpkins --those are really art aren't they? I love the cookies your DD decorated-very creative.
Yes, the pumpkins were really something to see. They had even more, I only snapped a few pics.
The kids had fun making the cookies. The frosting is full of food coloring though and turned everything it touched that color. So they had orange and purple hands and teeth! :rotfl:

The elusive Ruben!!!!
He really does exist :lmao:Not that I doubted you for a second!
Oh yes, he exists. My sweetie since high school. I don't know if you ever heard how he was the one who surprised me for the April trip and arranged for his parents to watch the kids, then drove me all the way to CA so I could meet up with the ladies for the day, while he went around the park solo. And he even is wearing the Mickey tee I bought him.
Those are examples of what I mean when I say he's a prince for supporting my wacky Disney addiction. :love: :rotfl2:

You couldn't pay me to eat that turkey leg. I'm like you - no meat on the bone, please!

Cute face/body paints! I think I saw them out there one day, had I known they were free, I just might have gotten one!

Good thing I took a few different pictures of carved pumpkins or I would have made you take yours down! :rotfl:

The girls did a great job with their cookies, too cute!!!

Can't wait for the next installment and some Dumbo drama! :goodvibesYeah, I probably won't do the turkey leg again, but at least we can say we tried it.

I just asked the CM how much the painting was and he said free. I hollared at the girls to hurry up before he changed his mind and quoted me a price. LOL

Oh, those cookies are adorable. They look huge too!!!They are pretty big. They better be for six bucks. LOL

Here are the ones from Christmas, they are both decorating the snowman cookie.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Disneyland%20at%20Christmas/DSCF3881.jpg

tinkermell

10-27-2008, 12:07 AM

More cute pics Beth!

Can't wait to hear about the Dumbo drama.

I have a funny Dumbo drama to tell you. My DIL and I were in line for Dumbo, and we were at the part where there was the fence and a shrub hedge just behind it. All of the sudden my 2 year old grandson decided he had to pee, and there was no waiting. He is fairly new to being potty trained. So Sarah and I looked around and thought what are we going to do? We couldn't just hand him to someone over the fence, because of the big shrub. We knew by the time we got out of line, and to the restroom it would probably be too late. In the meantime, we look down at him and he is watering the shrub. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Too late!:rolleyes1 Thank goodness only those right next to us could see what was happening. :sad2:

pixleyyy

10-27-2008, 12:20 AM

Oh man, my DD would LOVE that castle cookie. I'll have to think about that for her next time we're there.

disneegrl4eva

10-27-2008, 12:57 AM

hey everybody....im back and can see i have ALOT to catch up to...Im so tired physically and mentally but we had a really good time....it was so flippin hot the first 2 days but by today it was actual fall weather...figures right??? anyways I will start reading tomorrow:thumbsup2

travelmel

10-27-2008, 01:23 AM

Ruben really does sound like a prince!

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/TravelMiss/DSCF5704.jpg
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I'm a sucky editor!

Anyway, I loved the castle cookies, SO CUTE!

Those turkey legs are not too bad.. especially if you're hungry and BROKE which I, unfortunately, have been at DL in years past. :rolleyes1

travelmel

10-27-2008, 01:24 AM

avalon451

10-27-2008, 11:44 AM

Loving your trip report, Beth!

Honestly, we must have been crisscrossing paths, because I swear I was in all the same places you were, at the same time, on Tuesday! :) I wish we'd seen each others' LGMMHs!

You know those kids and grownup women who were chasing Jack Sparrow? I was one of those grownup women... :rolleyes1 Well, on Thursday, anyway. :lmao:

Can't wait to hear more!

jordansmomma

10-27-2008, 03:00 PM

Ruben just got home and brought me a birthday present from his coworkers. So thoughtful of them! I guess since I am always sending in my baked goods they wanted to get me something as a thank-you. :goodvibes
Really I just love to bake, and sending it in keeps it out of my mouth! And off my hips. LOL (Gotta get to my weight loss goal!)

Anyway, they bought me the Twilight book! Finally I'll get to read it and see what all the fuss is about. :rotfl:

I just thought I'd share that since I know some of you reading along are Twilight fans. :)

OMG!! You have not read Twilight yet??:scared1:

Thanks! Did you get a hangover for me too?

The first day was heavenly. One of those nice, uncrowded days. It was warmer then I'd like, but no biggie.

How fun! I want some swag too!! ;)

If she didn't have a hangover for you, I sure did!! I swear BB & I partied with the pirates on Friday night!!

They all hopped on Big Thunder Mountain while I went to refill our water bottles at the Mexican restaurant, and from there we were off to Big Thunder Ranch. I love it back there during the holidays. Halloween and Christmas both. So festive.

Just look at all the wonderful pumpkin carvings!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5715.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5716.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5717.jpg

We found a CM hard at work on some new carvings. Such skill and patience. I'd never be able to do that.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5718.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5719.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5720.jpg

Some pics from inside the cabin they have there at the ranch and the petting zoo.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5722.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5725.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5727.jpg

During Christmas at the ranch they sell snowman and Christmas tree sugar cookies to decorate and we did those last December. And near the Princess Fantasy Faire they sell castle sugar cookies to decorate and we did those in June. So of course we had to buy the cookies for Halloween too. They offer bats and pumpkins and we opted for the pumpkins. These are not cheap. $6 a cookie. I was happy only the twins were interested. LOL

They have picnic tables where you can sit and decorate your cookie or do some coloring which is what Noelle wanted to do. She loves anything to do with art.

The cookies:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5728.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5729.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5730.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5731.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Halloween%20DL%20Trip/DSCF5732.jpg

I'm at my image limit, so I'll have to continue Day Three later. Up next....Dumbo drama.

Oh we did the cookies on Christmas Eve Last year. It was so fun!!

mommaU4

10-27-2008, 05:39 PM

In the meantime, we look down at him and he is watering the shrub. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Too late!:rolleyes1 Thank goodness only those right next to us could see what was happening. :sad2::eek: OMG, how funny! :lmao:

Oh man, my DD would LOVE that castle cookie. I'll have to think about that for her next time we're there.They are really cute. :goodvibes

hey everybody....im back and can see i have ALOT to catch up to...Im so tired physically and mentally but we had a really good time....it was so flippin hot the first 2 days but by today it was actual fall weather...figures right??? anyways I will start reading tomorrow:thumbsup2Welcome back!!! Sorry it was hot. It's still so dang hot here. 89 today when we are supposed to be around 75. :rolleyes:

Ruben really does sound like a prince!

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/TravelMiss/DSCF5704.jpg
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/TravelMiss/prince-charming.gif

I'm a sucky editor!

That's too funny. Need to take out that turkey leg and replace it with a rose. ;)

Loving your trip report, Beth!

Honestly, we must have been crisscrossing paths, because I swear I was in all the same places you were, at the same time, on Tuesday! :) I wish we'd seen each others' LGMMHs!

You know those kids and grownup women who were chasing Jack Sparrow? I was one of those grownup women... :rolleyes1 Well, on Thursday, anyway. :lmao:

Can't wait to hear more!Thanks, I'm loving your too!! I wish we had run into each other. I thought about you while I was there. One night I saw a lady alone with what appeared to be her DD and I wondered if that was you. Now having seen your pics I know it wasn't. Oh well. Good thing I didn't walk up to her and ask if she was Avalon. :rolleyes1

OMG!! You have not read Twilight yet??:scared1:

Nope, not yet. LOL I know I'm one of the few who hasn't.

mommaU4

10-27-2008, 05:43 PM

JaneJetson

10-27-2008, 05:43 PM

Welcome back!!! Sorry it was hot. It's still so dang hot here. 89 today when we are supposed to be around 75. :rolleyes:

It's 5pm here right now. It's 43 degrees out but the windchill is only 36! It's going to get down to the 20's overnight! EEK!

kaoden39

10-27-2008, 07:37 PM

I wanted to share a picture of Oprah from the O You! seminar on Saturday. Sorry it isn't better.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p63/kaoden39/100_0627.jpg

avalon451

10-27-2008, 07:58 PM

Nope, not yet. LOL I know I'm one of the few who hasn't.

Beth... maybe you won't be one of those bitten (;) pun intentional) by the Twilight bug...

All I can say is, be thankful that you got a copy of it AFTER your big trip.

I started it 10 days before... and was up till 11:30 the night before we left, because I HAD to finish the last book before we got on the plane. And I did very little else except throw together my packing... after 6 months of over-obsessive planning, it all fell apart around the NEED to finish the Twilight series!

"Team Jacob... because I prefer my men with a pulse, thank you." :rotfl:

jeminni

10-27-2008, 09:18 PM

Those pumpkin carvings are great. And so are your girls pumpkin cookies. :goodvibes

Ooh and I finally get to see a pic of your honey. You all are such a lovely family. Hopefully one day I'll get to meet you at wdw. :)

mommaU4

10-27-2008, 10:07 PM

I started it 10 days before... and was up till 11:30 the night before we left, because I HAD to finish the last book before we got on the plane. And I did very little else except throw together my packing... after 6 months of over-obsessive planning, it all fell apart around the NEED to finish the Twilight series!

"Team Jacob... because I prefer my men with a pulse, thank you." :rotfl:LOL That sounds like me with a good book. I have to finish it!

Those pumpkin carvings are great. And so are your girls pumpkin cookies. :goodvibes

Ooh and I finally get to see a pic of your honey. You all are such a lovely family. Hopefully one day I'll get to meet you at wdw. :)Thank you. :goodvibes I hope to meet up with you one day too! Maybe at DL......;)

tinkermell

10-27-2008, 10:54 PM

mommaU4

10-27-2008, 10:59 PM

Beth I have a request.

Do you remember the cute Disney Halloween video for kids, that someone, (Lynn?) posted. I want to find it, and try to get my DIL to get the songs downloaded for our Halloween booth. It was on your old pre trippie thread.

Do you know how to find it, without spending hours going through all of your replies? :rotfl:

Thanks!Yes, we own that video.

http://www.amazon.com/Disneys-Sing-Along-Songs-Happy-Haunting/dp/B000FQISGM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1225164048&sr=1-1

Do you want me to post a list of the songs?

ETA: Here the are: "It's Halloween", "Five Little Pumpkins", "Grim Grinning Ghosts", "Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (a.k.a. "The Headless Horseman"), "Five Little Witches", "Spooky Scary Skeletons", "Casting My Spell", "Trick or Treat", "Monster Mash"

tinkermell

10-27-2008, 11:26 PM

Yes, we own that video.

http://www.amazon.com/Disneys-Sing-Along-Songs-Happy-Haunting/dp/B000FQISGM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1225164048&sr=1-1

Do you want me to post a list of the songs?

ETA: Here the are: "It's Halloween", "Five Little Pumpkins", "Grim Grinning Ghosts", "Chicken Lips and Lizard Hips", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (a.k.a. "The Headless Horseman"), "Five Little Witches", "Spooky Scary Skeletons", "Casting My Spell", "Trick or Treat", "Monster Mash"I knew I could count on you to find it nice and quick.

Thanks!!! :flower3:

mommaU4

10-28-2008, 12:11 AM

After Big Thunder Ranch we made our way over to Fantasyland. The line for Dumbo wasn't that long so the kids and I got in line. Something must have just happened (I overheard someone saying a person fell) because a medic and security were both exiting the ride area.

Anyway, we waited in line, and when it was almost our turn there was a lady (looked to be about mid 30's) who apparently fell while walking to her elephant and soon everyone was running and calling for security and the medic who had just left to come back. I didn't see her fall but when I looked at her, she seemed ok. No bleeding or scrapes were visible.

So we all waited while all sorts of personnel came to see what had happened. Finally they told everyone who was already seated to exit the ride, and had all of us waiting in line exit as well. They ended up bring a wheelchair for the lady and wheeling her over to the carousel where more personnel arrived including more medics with a stretcher. The whole thing seemed really weird since she had no visible injuries. Maybe she was diabetic or something and that's what made her fall. :confused3 Either that or walking to get on Dumbo is much more dangerous then any of us ever knew! :eek:

Here is some of what it looked like before the stretcher and everyone arrived:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5734.jpg

I have no clue how much time we wasted all total waiting for a Dumbo ride we never went on. LOL So much for it being a short line. Oh well, hopefully she was ok.

The girls wanted to do the carousel so I let them go on that. The line had opened back up for Dumbo so we ran back over there and were able to ride it twice in a row.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5735.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5739.jpg

From there it was on to the tea cups. Well, not for me and Ruben. Blech! No thanks!!
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5744.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5745.jpg

Alice was up next and that is when I saw my first lime green mickey head EVER! LOL There was a lady in line who had one in her lanyard with a name written on it. She had blondish-brown hair and if I recall correctly a light blue tee. I could only read part of the name but it said Blue-something. She was too far back in the line though for me to get her attention. Oh well.

After Alice I was done with Fantasyland. Too crowded compared to the rest of the park, so we went to the First Aid to refill our water bottles. First time we'd ever done that. Thanks for the tip Callie!

Since this day was our snack day, while we were in that area, we had to grab some more snacks!

From the Coca Cola corner we got a Mickey pretzel with cheese. He's so cute! And a Coke with a splash of cherry in it. Yum.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5751.jpg

A corn dog with apple slices came from the red cart. Also yum!
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5753.jpg

We sat and enjoyed our snacks, then were off to Tomorrowland. I don't know how they did it, but the kids convinced me to try Space Mountain. I used to love that ride growing up. Not so much anymore. My eyes were shut the whole time and the pic at the end came out so terrible!! LOL I simply cannot post it.

Next came Autopia, Buzz, Star Tours, Astro Orbitors. I won't do Star Tours but the kids love it. Gives me a headache.

The few bites of corn dog and pretzel were wearing off and the kids were getting hungry again. (We don't each get our own snack, we share. Cheaper, and allows you to sample more variety of goodies that way.)
So we headed to the Golden Horseshoe for a show and some grub. The kids each got chicken nugget kids meals while Ruben got the chili in a bread bowl.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5772.jpg

I ran over to Riverbelle Terrace and grabbed a turkey sandwich for myself. They just give you the sandwich and you have to add the toppings and condiments. It was good but rather pricey at $13.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5776.jpg

For dessert we had the Dreams cake.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/October%20Vacation/DSCF5780.jpg

After that, it was getting late. Disneyland closed early that day at 8, so we snuck in a few more things. The Mark Twain, another ride on Big Thunder, Splash Mountain, Pinocchio and ended the day with Mr. Toad.

I thought it was a great day. For being such shortened park hours, we accomplished a lot! I can't think of anything we wanted to do that we weren't able to.

After the park closed we walked back to the HoJo to meet up with my in-laws. They had checked in earlier that day and were going to spend the night so they'd be there in the morning to watch the kids while Ruben and I did some walking in Walt's footsteps. Stay tuned!

mommaU4

10-28-2008, 12:11 AM

I knew I could count on you to find it nice and quick.

Thanks!!! :flower3:

No problem. Glad I could help. :)

wendylady36

10-28-2008, 12:25 AM

mommaU4

10-28-2008, 12:49 AM

Mmmmm you just made me hungry. I SO cannot wait for March!

That one medic looks like he could be a cutie, too bad I wasn't there to "fall" ;)

I'm happy that you were finally able to ride Dumbo, especially twice because I never got the chance to go on it...or any other ride except Pirates and Mark Twain! :rotfl:
Pirates and Mark Twain twice no less! LOL Hey, in March I'm going to suggest we all go on Pirates and Mark Twain first! :rotfl2: It's tradition now for you. LOL

They had so many medics and other park personnel there I couldn't keep track. I told Adam when we went on Dumbo that I wanted him to fall on the way to the elephant. He says "OKay mom. I'll make it a good one and fall in the water." :rotfl2: We were kidding of course. He has my warped sense of humor.

travelmel

10-28-2008, 01:26 AM

I'm a big fan of snack sharing and those looked pretty fun. When did you first start going to DL?

mommaU4

10-28-2008, 01:57 AM

I'm a big fan of snack sharing and those looked pretty fun. When did you first start going to DL?
When I was about 7. I grew up in SoCal and we'd go every year at least once. Then after Ruben and I got married we'd go more often until we finally bought passes. I have no clue how many times I've been.

anut4disney

10-28-2008, 02:45 PM

kaoden39

10-28-2008, 02:51 PM

I think that the next time we go to Disneyland we are going to share the snacks we always end up throwing so much away and in doing so, so much money. Did you like my Oprah picture from Saturday?

mommaU4

10-28-2008, 03:00 PM

Awesome trip report, can't wait for some more.

I seem to remember a junk food drawer like that at Disney World. ;)

The kids are sure growing up and Reuben is very handsome (first time I have seen a picture of him).HI Shirley! I'm so glad you are reading along. And thank you for all the nice words!

I remember a junk drawer too. OMG, all those M&M's!!! :lmao:

I think that the next time we go to Disneyland we are going to share the snacks we always end up throwing so much away and in doing so, so much money. Did you like my Oprah picture from Saturday?
I did!!! I'm sorry, I totally forgot to comment on it. It seemed like you were pretty close. And I was reading about all your swag! Good score! :thumbsup2

Yeah, sharing snacks is the way to go. For example, if all the kids want a churro, and I buy 4 churros, I'll be broke! LOL AND they won't even finish them all. So it's a waste.

But if I buy one or two, and we each get a couple bites it satisfies that craving without stuffing ourselves, and saves more room, calories and money to sample something else later on.
It's worked well for us the last few times. :)

(A few times there might be something you really love and want more of. For me it's the Tinkerbell Twist, so I buy two, one for the kids to share and one for me! :rotfl: )

kaoden39

10-28-2008, 03:13 PM

HI Shirley! I'm so glad you are reading along. And thank you for all the nice words!

I remember a junk drawer too. OMG, all those M&M's!!! :lmao:

I did!!! I'm sorry, I totally forgot to comment on it. It seemed like you were pretty close. And I was reading about all your swag! Good score! :thumbsup2

Yeah, sharing snacks is the way to go. For example, if all the kids want a churro, and I buy 4 churros, I'll be broke! LOL AND they won't even finish them all. So it's a waste.

But if I buy one or two, and we each get a couple bites it satisfies that craving without stuffing ourselves, and saves more room, calories and money to sample something else later on.
It's worked well for us the last few times. :)

(A few times there might be something you really love and want more of. For me it's the Tinkerbell Twist, so I buy two, one for the kids to share and one for me! :rotfl: )

You know I am going to try a Tinkerbell twist next time we go. It should be warm and that will be refreshing. I finally figured out how to upload my pictures from my kodak to photobucket so I am thinking about puting my random pictures of northern California in a thread on the other California trips section.

mommaU4

10-28-2008, 03:47 PM

You know I am going to try a Tinkerbell twist next time we go. It should be warm and that will be refreshing. I finally figured out how to upload my pictures from my kodak to photobucket so I am thinking about puting my random pictures of northern California in a thread on the other California trips section.

They are good. Sour watermelon and sour apple. Yum. I can't find them in DL though. Only DCA for some reason.

You should post some pics!! I'd love to see them. If you do, post a link here so we can check it out. :surfweb:

kaoden39

10-28-2008, 04:02 PM

Okay I started it. Here is my random thread.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=28411580#post28411580

mommaU4

10-28-2008, 06:24 PM

Okay I started it. Here is my random thread.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=28411580#post28411580
I posted on your thread! Great pics! :thumbsup2

kaoden39

10-28-2008, 06:30 PM

I posted on your thread! Great pics! :thumbsup2

Thank you I added more.

Disneygrl36

10-28-2008, 06:41 PM

How weird about all the people falling on :dumbo:

Can't wait for the next installment to hear about your Walk in Walt's footsteps. We are going to do that too.

mommaU4

10-28-2008, 06:55 PM

I had mentioned that Ruben and I went to the Bellagio yesterday to see the decorations up in their conservatory and I thought I'd post some for you to see.

This was so cool. They had two trees in the water, but they were actually fountains and while it's hard to tell, there is water falling down from the branches.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6278.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6298.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6280.jpg

They had water arches shooting across that you walk underneath. Very cool.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6283.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6285.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6293.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6305.jpg

The mill was really working, they had a little creek with real water. Not the fake stuff. LOL
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6294.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6297.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6300.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6303.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6307.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6308.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6320.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6321.jpg

This thing creeped me out! LOL
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6323.jpg

I had Ruben take a pic of this. This is in the lobby where you check in. That's what those desks are. So as you are checking in, this is the view you have of BEHIND the person registering you. So in other words, their backs are to this and you are facing it. How pretty is that??? Much better then some wall with lame pictures on it.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/mommaU4/Vegas%20stuff/DSCF6326.jpg

OKay, that's all I have. Just thought I'd share. :)

mommaU4

10-28-2008, 06:57 PM

Thank you I added more.Oh good! I'll check them out.

How weird about all the people falling on :dumbo:

Can't wait for the next installment to hear about your Walk in Walt's footsteps. We are going to do that too.
It was weird. I've never seen anyone fall while walking to their elephant, and then bam, two in a row. :confused3

The tour was good! I'll try to update later tonight or tomorrow morning. :thumbsup2 We have pics from the lobby of Club 33. :cool1:

kaoden39

10-28-2008, 08:32 PM

JaneJetson

10-28-2008, 10:11 PM

Thanks for sharing those photos! I love fall decorations!

kaoden39

10-28-2008, 10:15 PM

There is an old mill in Napa county that is just so cool. Next time we go I will take pictures and post them.

toocherie

10-28-2008, 10:16 PM

They are good. Sour watermelon and sour apple. Yum. I can't find them in DL though. Only DCA for some reason.

You should post some pics!! I'd love to see them. If you do, post a link here so we can check it out. :surfweb:

they are in the Fantasia Gardens area by the Matterhorn!!! that's the only place I have gotten them!

edited to add: because some EVIL person told me about them and although I didn't like it the first time I tried it now I'm addicted to them!

toocherie

10-28-2008, 10:21 PM

Mmmmm you just made me hungry. I SO cannot wait for March!

That one medic looks like he could be a cutie, too bad I wasn't there to "fall" ;)

I'm happy that you were finally able to ride Dumbo, especially twice because I never got the chance to go on it...or any other ride except Pirates and Mark Twain! :rotfl:

when I was a teenager my girlfriends and I used to make a game of going up to the cute sweeper-uppers (back then they were teenagers--not adults like now) and saying we were taking surveys of who the best sweepers were! LOL

I can see it now--Wendy is going to have a lot of "accidents" in March hoping to meet the cute medic!

wendylady36

10-28-2008, 10:23 PM

I can see it now--Wendy is going to have a lot of "accidents" in March hoping to meet the cute medic!

Yeah she is! :rotfl:

I don't remember where it was exactly, but I know I was by myself when it happened, but I was staring at a hot CM while going down some stairs and he was looking at me, and I totally missed the last step. :sad2: HE quickly turned away. Smooth Wendy, really smooth.

kaoden39

10-28-2008, 10:28 PM

Yeah she is! :rotfl:

I don't remember where it was exactly, but I know I was by myself when it happened, but I was staring at a hot CM while going down some stairs and he was looking at me, and I totally missed the last step. :sad2: HE quickly turned away. Smooth Wendy, really smooth.

Been there, done that! Got the bumper sticker and the t-shirt.:rotfl:

grizbuzz

10-29-2008, 12:39 AM

I'm lovin' the report! popcorn::

Thanks for all the pics. Those pumpkin carvings at DL are so incredible. Really awesome artwork. How do they do that?

Reuben DOES exist! And he's so handsome! What a beautiful couple! :hug:

tinkermell

10-29-2008, 12:41 AM

Beth- it's me,,,,,,,the Bellagio lover. Those pics are great!! I wish we would have walked through the Bellagio to see the conservatory. We did stop to watch the fountains, but we were so tired we finally walked back to the Venetian. Now I'm mad that we didn't go inside. :mad:

I'm with you.........that tree or whatever it is, is CREEPY. The eyes are scary looking!! :eek:

dwheatl

10-29-2008, 12:57 AM

When I was about 7. I grew up in SoCal and we'd go every year at least once. Then after Ruben and I got married we'd go more often until we finally bought passes. I have no clue how many times I've been.

That's so much like me. Just look at my siggie. I started in utero though. DH says the fact that my mom rode the Matterhorn when she was pregnant w/me explains a lot. :rotfl:
How weird about all the people falling on :dumbo: Maybe Dumbo had a little "slippery accident". I've seen that happen with elephants before.

Love the Bellagio pictures. DH's BIL and I had an argument about the water arches. I remember because I was wrong, and that is so rare!::yes::

travelmel

10-29-2008, 02:02 AM

Ruben was off today so we decided to head down to the Strip and see how they decorated the Bellagio conservatory for Fall. It's so pretty! I took some pics that I will share here a bit later.

I told Ruben that living here surrounded by temps in the upper 80's and a bunch of cactus, going to the Bellagio was the only way we were going to see any Fall color. LOL

Beth,
You would love it here in Oregon! The colors are bursting out in reds, oranges, and yellows. I'm native Californian and lived in Vegas as well. The only sign of fall we had was the back to school cafeteria menu graphics!
:sad2:

This set is a street away from my house..we pass them everday.
reds
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/TravelMiss/2008-10-19FanoCreekBikeRide042.jpg
oranges
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/TravelMiss/2008-10-19FanoCreekBikeRide015.jpg
on a bike ride
yellows
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/TravelMiss/2008-10-19FanoCreekBikeRide016.jpg

The pics from the Bellagio are fun.. I love the creepy tree critters. :thumbsup2

IDreamfDisney

10-29-2008, 02:36 AM

Hi - Those pictures made me so homesick for the east coast; I just moved to San Diego last year. I miss the fall trees! I'm not saying San Diego isn't lovely - but I loved fall, especially when the trees change colors. Looking at your pictures gave me a little "fix"! Thanks...

JaneJetson

10-29-2008, 10:36 AM

Most of the trees were pretty reds and yellows here....until we had 30+ mph winds the other day. Now it's starting to look like winter.

daisy_77

10-29-2008, 11:23 AM

Great update, Beth! I can't believe how different your girls look since June! They are so adorable.

I am looking forward to more!popcorn::

blue donkey

10-29-2008, 01:04 PM

Wow travelmel, your neighborhood is GORGEOUS! I was thinking of sending my folks for a weekend fall leaf peeping trip next year. Oregon looks like the place to be.

lovin' the tr so far, momma4u. you seemed to get a lot done when the parks closed at 8. :thumbsup2

mommaU4

10-29-2008, 01:05 PM

That is odd. We were in there one time and someone had fallen over by the Matterhorn on the walkway between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland and boy they blocked it of and wouldn't let anyone go through there. I can understand it in this time of lawsuits.
Yeah, they really made a fuss over her. And then they had a row of CMs with their back to her form a semi-circle around her to keep people from looking at what was going on. It was like a row of secret service. So funny. Nothing to see here, keep moving.

Thanks for sharing those photos! I love fall decorations!
Me too!!

There is an old mill in Napa county that is just so cool. Next time we go I will take pictures and post them.Oh please do! I'd love to see them.

they are in the Fantasia Gardens area by the Matterhorn!!! that's the only place I have gotten them!

edited to add: because some EVIL person told me about them and although I didn't like it the first time I tried it now I'm addicted to them!Now who would do that??? Evil, evil person.
Good to know where you can find them in DL. Thanks!!

HE quickly turned away. Smooth Wendy, really smooth.:rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Reuben DOES exist! And he's so handsome! What a beautiful couple! :hug:Yep, he does! And you are too sweet. Thanks.

Beth- it's me,,,,,,,the Bellagio lover. Those pics are great!! I wish we would have walked through the Bellagio to see the conservatory. We did stop to watch the fountains, but we were so tired we finally walked back to the Venetian. Now I'm mad that we didn't go inside. :mad:
I'm so sorry you missed it. All the more reason for you to join the ladies meet in June! ;)

Love the Bellagio pictures. DH's BIL and I had an argument about the water arches. I remember because I was wrong, and that is so rare!::yes::The water arches are really cool. My favorite was the tree fountains. I'd love to have those in my yard.

Beth,
You would love it here in Oregon! The colors are bursting out in reds, oranges, and yellows. I'm native Californian and lived in Vegas as well. The only sign of fall we had was the back to school cafeteria menu graphics!
:sad2: LOL on the menu!!! :rotfl:
I LOVE those pics!!!!! Thank you for posting them. So pretty. I'd love to live in OR or WA but alas I cannot afford it. Maybe one day.....

Hi - Those pictures made me so homesick for the east coast; I just moved to San Diego last year. I miss the fall trees! I'm not saying San Diego isn't lovely - but I loved fall, especially when the trees change colors. Looking at your pictures gave me a little "fix"! Thanks...Hi there! :) I know what you mean about missing the Fall trees. There's just something about Fall. :love:

Most of the trees were pretty reds and yellows here....until we had 30+ mph winds the other day. Now it's starting to look like winter.:eek: Nooooo, not winter. As much as I loved Fall living in MI, I dreaded what would be next. Snow, snow, and more snow. LOL

Great update, Beth! I can't believe how different your girls look since June! They are so adorable.

I am looking forward to more!popcorn::Thanks! They are growing up so fast.

mommaU4

10-29-2008, 01:06 PM

lovin' the tr so far, momma4u. you seemed to get a lot done when the parks closed at 8. :thumbsup2Thanks! I was very pleased with how much we accomplished that first day. Good thing too since the crowds by the end of the week were a MESS!

I'm going to try to update again today. Thanks again for reading along everyone!

mommaU4

10-29-2008, 03:05 PM

disneegrl4eva

10-29-2008, 04:57 PM

Those of you who were reading my PTR might remember talk of a Ladies Only Trip to Vegas. Well.........looks like it's gonna happen!! We are just in the very beginning stages, but anyone interested is welcome to join us!!!! :dance3:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1995690

are you kidding me beth???? JUNE???? VEGAS??? are you CRAZY??? why not Feb. or May or something other than blazing heat time....remember not all people can handle that heat...even though they think they might...

I have been in such a funk since Ive gotten back from DL...i dont think its depression from leaving but I just feel like crap...have no energy or willpower to do anything and Im so tired all the time...I hate that feeling...I have barely been on here but because it seems too much effort to even post anything..I will read up on this but right now Im having to just find the energy to go to the grocery store...been back 3 days and havent even gone yet:sad2:

oh btw...I managed to write up a review for the halloween haunts tour....if your interested in reading it, here it is:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=28431620&posted=1#post28431620

kaoden39

10-29-2008, 05:10 PM

mommaU4

10-29-2008, 05:27 PM

are you kidding me beth???? JUNE???? VEGAS??? are you CRAZY??? why not Feb. or May or something other than blazing heat time....remember not all people can handle that heat...even though they think they might...

I have been in such a funk since Ive gotten back from DL...i dont think its depression from leaving but I just feel like crap...have no energy or willpower to do anything and Im so tired all the time...I hate that feeling...I have barely been on here but because it seems too much effort to even post anything..I will read up on this but right now Im having to just find the energy to go to the grocery store...been back 3 days and havent even gone yet:sad2:

oh btw...I managed to write up a review for the halloween haunts tour....if your interested in reading it, here it is:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=28431620&posted=1#post28431620I know! :rotfl2: But June is just when it worked out. I don't like the heat either, but that's what A/C is for! :thumbsup2

I'm sorry you are in such a funk. I was too when I first got back. Just felt so blah. And tired! I was going to sleep so early for me. Maybe you are getting sick. Try taking some Airborne. The extra vitamins might help. And force yourself to get out and back into a routine.

Anyway, I hope things get better soon. And I'm definitely interested in reading about the tour! Thanks for the link. :thumbsup2

travelmel

10-29-2008, 05:53 PM

kaoden39

10-29-2008, 05:56 PM

Beth,
Oregon is really pretty affordable.. or else I'd move back to California! lol

Everybody who commented on the tree pics,,
Thanks for the compliments on my pics! Being a native Californian I so appreciate the beautiful colors. And thankfully, no wind yet! But it's supposed to rain for Halloween :scared1:

I'm glad I could help you with your fix ;)

It's supposed to rain here for Halloween too. Here I sit with 150 small playdough containers, some erasers and poosibly no trick or treaters. Yup playdough party at my house if there is rain.

travelmel

10-29-2008, 05:59 PM

kaoden39

10-29-2008, 06:01 PM

You'll have to sculpt something REALLY BIG and cool and post it!

I think I am gonna be sculpting a long time.:rotfl:

wendylady36

10-29-2008, 06:02 PM

Disneygrl36

10-29-2008, 06:03 PM

Those Bellagio pictures were beautiful. I am not a gambler but I have to go to Vegas some time just to see the magnificent hotels.

I carved pumpkins today. It was fun. We will be out on Halloween night to dinner for my bday so I had to carve them today so I could light them up tonight & tomorrow night & enjoy them. I love Halloween too!!!!

kaoden39

10-29-2008, 06:04 PM

I WANNA COME!!!!!

Come on over!

wendylady36

10-29-2008, 06:06 PM

Come on over!

I'll bring the scary doll! She's perfect for Halloween.

kaoden39

10-29-2008, 06:21 PM

I'll bring the scary doll! She's perfect for Halloween.

Oooh and I'll go to Winco they sell candy corn in bulk!:rotfl:

wendylady36

10-29-2008, 06:26 PM

Oooh and I'll go to Winco they sell candy corn in bulk!:rotfl:

REALLY!!!!!? I think I need to go to WinCo!!!!!! :banana:

mommaU4

10-29-2008, 07:01 PM

It's supposed to rain here for Halloween too. Here I sit with 150 small playdough containers, some erasers and poosibly no trick or treaters. Yup playdough party at my house if there is rain.Boo! No rain!!! A playdough party sounds fun though. I know what I can make.....:rolleyes1

Those Bellagio pictures were beautiful. I am not a gambler but I have to go to Vegas some time just to see the magnificent hotels.

I carved pumpkins today. It was fun. We will be out on Halloween night to dinner for my bday so I had to carve them today so I could light them up tonight & tomorrow night & enjoy them. I love Halloween too!!!!I'm not a gambler either, but the hotels are amazing! Come with the ladies trip in June! ;)

I posted on your TR. Your trip sounds wonderful, and you and your DH make such a great couple! That pic of you two as Bert and Mary Poppins was just great. :thumbsup2

wendylady36

10-29-2008, 07:07 PM

I'm getting the Zombie Stripper ad on your TR!!!!!!!!!!!

mommaU4

10-29-2008, 07:19 PM

I'm getting the Zombie Stripper ad on your TR!!!!!!!!!!!

Oooooh, I feel so special now! You probably brought it over here. The zombie strippers are following you. :lmao:

ETA: Hmmmph! All I see is an ad for "How I Lost 90 lbs". Gee, ya think someone is trying to tell me something??? :rolleyes:

JaneJetson

10-29-2008, 07:21 PM

:eek: Nooooo, not winter. As much as I loved Fall living in MI, I dreaded what would be next. Snow, snow, and more snow. LOL

I actually really like winter. Not quite as much as fall though. We typically don't get a whole lot of snow. We barely got any last year. I have a feeling we're going to get a ton this year though so we'll see.

It's supposed to rain here for Halloween too. Here I sit with 150 small playdough containers, some erasers and poosibly no trick or treaters. Yup playdough party at my house if there is rain.

Rain on halloween is almost as bad as snow on halloween (even though I love snow.) I remember when I was younger, our city post-poned trick or treating for everyone because of all the snow. Everyone trick or treated on November 3rd or something like that. Very weird.

It's supposed to be in the upper 60's here on Friday. That'll be nice since earlier in the week our highs were only in the low 40's with low temps in the 20's...eek!

disneegrl4eva

10-29-2008, 08:30 PM

I hope you feel better.:hug: I loved your report on the haunts.:hippie:

I know! :rotfl2: But June is just when it worked out. I don't like the heat either, but that's what A/C is for! :thumbsup2

I'm sorry you are in such a funk. I was too when I first got back. Just felt so blah. And tired! I was going to sleep so early for me. Maybe you are getting sick. Try taking some Airborne. The extra vitamins might help. And force yourself to get out and back into a routine.

Anyway, I hope things get better soon. And I'm definitely interested in reading about the tour! Thanks for the link. :thumbsup2

thanks guys...i went to the grocery store...my dd went with to help me out:lovestruc so now Im back and thats one burden lifted off my shoulders...now at least if i do get sick ive got food in the house :lmao:

mommaU4

10-30-2008, 01:28 AM

My in-laws had arrived at the HoJo on Tuesday night, so this morning Ruben and I were able to go and take the Walk in Walt's Footsteps tour. We have both wanted to do this for many years so we couldn't wait to finally experience it.

We woke up early and got ready, and I got the kids ready before we left. My in-laws planned to take them to McDonalds for breakfast, then let them play in Castaway Cove most of the day.

Our tour started at 9:30 but we checked in around 9:10. One of the first things they have you do is choose lunch from their menu. It's mainly sandwiches. Ham and cheese, turkey, tuna and a fruit and cheese platter. You can choose from chips or fruit with your sandwich, and a beverage. You also get two chocolate chip cookies as a dessert. Then they give you tour tags that you need to wear for the whole tour.

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Our tour guide, I think her name was Mirna, came out and gave us our headsets so we could hear her talking, and off we went. There were about 13 or so of us in the tour.

Now, I'm not going to say too much about the tour. I don't want to give anything away! I will say I'm glad we did it, because I'd always wanted to. But if you are a true Disney fan, or even spend much time on the boards, you won't really learn much you didn't already know.

They do have snippets of Walt talking that they play which is kind of cool. It's a lot of walking and talking. Or rather listening.
We spent time on Main Street. And we all went on Jungle Cruise. We did the Tiki Room. (Got a Dole Whip! yum!) Went into the theater on Main Street. Basically walked the whole park with the exception of Tomorrowland.

The highlight of the tour for us, and the main reason we wanted to take it was to see inside of Club 33. They take you into the lobby and let you step into the elevator. That's as far as you'll get, lol, but it's still neat to see.

Some pics from Club 33 lobby:

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After we saw the Tiki Room show, we were allowed to stay in while Mirna showed us one of the original Tiki flowers and how they move.

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Since it was just us in there, we were able to take some pics without disturbing anyone.

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The Tiki Room was originally planned as a dinner show, and this station in the middle of the room (where the fountain is) was originally meant to be the bussers station and has cabinets where they were going to store plates, and such.

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After the tour, we had lunch waiting for us back in the tour gardens on Main Street. The food was good.

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While eating lunch, our tour guide walked around to each table to answer any additional questions and to pass out the Walk in Walt's Footsteps pin.
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My overall impressions of this tour are it's a good one. If you have an AP or a Disney Visa you can get a discount which makes it even better. I think your experience will really vary based on your tour guide. Ours was okay. She had to correct herself several times, and pause often to remember what she wanted to say. Also her interaction with the group was on the low side. She was rather quiet.

I'm glad we went. We won't need to go again. Once was enough. It's worth it to see inside Club 33, unless you are a member already. ;)

Up next is more of Day 4.

travelmel

10-30-2008, 01:52 AM

Thanks for the honest review :goodvibes

I'd love to lay my eyes on that flower in the Tiki Room. It's too bad your CM wasn't more animated. If I had that job....... :lovestruc

mommaU4

10-30-2008, 01:59 AM

Thanks for the honest review :goodvibes

I'd love to lay my eyes on that flower in the Tiki Room. It's too bad your CM wasn't more animated. If I had that job....... :lovestrucIt's 3 and a half hours long, and there are many facts to remember. I don't fault anyone for having to make some corrections now and then. My issue was more with her lack of animation or interaction. She was just very calm and quiet, but that didn't exactly get us excited.

I don't know. It's hard to explain it. I still enjoyed it. And she wasn't bad by any means. I just think your experience will vary based on your guide.

I was thrilled with the Club 33. So it's ALL GOOD! :rotfl:

Oh, and the flower was cool too. Delicate. She had to wear gloves to handle it. Something about the oils from their hands would mess with the paint. It was neat to see.

Can you imagine Tiki Room as a dinner show?? LOL

Disneygrl36

10-30-2008, 08:15 AM

I'm not a gambler either, but the hotels are amazing! Come with the ladies trip in June! ;)

I posted on your TR. Your trip sounds wonderful, and you and your DH make such a great couple! That pic of you two as Bert and Mary Poppins was just great. :thumbsup2

Thanks Beth :goodvibes it was such fun dressing up. One of my favorite memories is that when we walked in the atrium that night, the piano player started playing a medley of songs from Mary Poppins after he saw us. He later sought us out to tell us how great our costumes were & how he loved the movie. Talk about Disney magic.:wizard:

And thanks for the review of the WIWF tour. I am so excited to do this & I am sure that it does vary with your tour guide. I cannot wait to see inside Club 33. If only I knew a member so we could actually go eat there. Do those people know how lucky they are? We have done the Keys to the Kingdom tour at WDW & it is a wonderful tour so I am looking very forward to doing this one as well.

kaoden39

10-30-2008, 09:18 AM

I would hope that a tour guide would be on the personable side. Maybe she was having an off day or she is just starting as a tour guide.

mommaU4

10-30-2008, 10:38 AM

Thanks Beth :goodvibes it was such fun dressing up. One of my favorite memories is that when we walked in the atrium that night, the piano player started playing a medley of songs from Mary Poppins after he saw us. He later sought us out to tell us how great our costumes were & how he loved the movie. Talk about Disney magic.:wizard:

And thanks for the review of the WIWF tour. I am so excited to do this & I am sure that it does vary with your tour guide. I cannot wait to see inside Club 33. If only I knew a member so we could actually go eat there. Do those people know how lucky they are? We have done the Keys to the Kingdom tour at WDW & it is a wonderful tour so I am looking very forward to doing this one as well.How cool about the piano player. Little things like that are what the Disney magic is all about. :goodvibes

I've taken the KTTK tour too and loved it!! Our tour guide there was so good. He'd been working in the parks in some aspect for over 20 years. He was great. Totally into it, and really made it fun.
Which is why I say even on the same tour, sometimes the guide can make all the difference. I hope you get a good one! :wizard:

I would hope that a tour guide would be on the personable side. Maybe she was having an off day or she is just starting as a tour guide.Well, we asked her how long she'd been doing it and I forget now....but it was either 1 or 2 years. But she could have been having an off day. Or maybe a sore throat which caused her to pause a lot. Who knows. I still enjoyed it. :goodvibes

MA pigletfan

10-30-2008, 01:07 PM

LOVE the bellagio pics Beth..I have never been to Vegas, can you believe that!? I think we might be doing a dual bachelor/bacholorette party there so perhaps i will be visiting your neck of the woods next year :) wheeee!!!

( i totally need to work on my report..i haven't even gotten to the DL part of it yet..such a slacker!!)

kaoden39

10-30-2008, 02:58 PM

wendylady36

10-30-2008, 03:43 PM

Great update! I love the pin they gave you on the tour. :goodvibes

And, hahahahaha I've eaten at Club 33! http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/wendylady36/Random/tongueSmiley.gif

disney-inspired

10-30-2008, 04:14 PM

Great update! I love the pin they gave you on the tour. :goodvibes

And, hahahahaha I've eaten at Club 33! http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/wendylady36/Random/tongueSmiley.gif

Well aren't you SOOOO special.

Geez, not all of us can "persuade" club members to take us. Have they seen your TR ;)

wendylady36

10-30-2008, 04:19 PM

Well aren't you SOOOO special.

Geez, not all of us can "persuade" club members to take us. Have they seen your TR ;)

If you got it, flaunt it! Maybe if you all use what you've got you can get in too!!!

jordansmomma

10-30-2008, 04:24 PM

I love the Bellagio pictures. For as many times as I have been there, I have never been inside that hotel.

Washington isn't that expensive either, well not Eastern WA where I live.

mommaU4

10-30-2008, 06:07 PM

LOVE the bellagio pics Beth..I have never been to Vegas, can you believe that!?
Oh, you must come out here! Everyone has to go to Vegas at least once.

http://i36.tinypic.com/282ox85.gif That is the best smilie ever! :rotfl:

And, hahahahaha I've eaten at Club 33! http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/wendylady36/Random/tongueSmiley.gifYeah, yeah. You told me you were only 14 at the time and don't remember any of it. :rotfl2:

I love the Bellagio pictures. For as many times as I have been there, I have never been inside that hotel.

Washington isn't that expensive either, well not Eastern WA where I live.The Bellagio is really nice. I love the fountains. Those are my favorite thing on the entire Strip.

I'd love to live in either WA or OR but I don't know much about either state.

wendylady36

10-30-2008, 06:13 PM

Yeah, yeah. You told me you were only 14 at the time and don't remember any of it. :rotfl2:

Um, I had some really good chicken and I got to see the fancy bathroom! :rotfl:

Don't be jealous.

mommaU4

10-30-2008, 06:19 PM

Um, I had some really good chicken and I got to see the fancy bathroom! :rotfl:

Don't be jealous.

Well, it's awfully hard not to be jealous of chicken and a bathroom, but I'll try. ;)

wendylady36

10-30-2008, 06:33 PM

Well, it's awfully hard not to be jealous of chicken and a bathroom, but I'll try. ;)

All I ask is that you try. ::yes::

mommaU4

10-30-2008, 09:04 PM

After we finished the tour, we called my in-laws to see how things were going. They were fine! The kids were having a blast playing in Castaway Cove. They had been playing in there off and on, and were going to play for another hour, then go to McDonalds for ice cream. (So handy having that Mickey D's so close to HoJo!)

They told us to take our time and not to hurry back. We decided to go walking around Downtown Disney since that is not something we can do with the kids. They get bored and annoying when we drag them into the shops. Not sure why. :confused3

First stop was Marceline's for some pumpkin fudge! But......darn it, they were out! Oh, the horror! So we settled for some peanut brittle and a cupcake instead. The cupcake was surprisingly good. I was worried it would be dry, but it wasn't. Dang, now I want another one. I love cupcakes.

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These are pics of some of the many yummy temptations that they sell there.

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From there we went into Department 59 and they had the cutest Halloween town set up! I tried to take some pics. They didn't turn out very well, but you get the idea. I'd love a set-up like that in my house.

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From there we kept walking down to check out the pins. We ended buying the Toy Story Mania opening day one, and I picked out a Mickey head in the shape of cherries! The 3 years we lived in MI were spent in a town called Traverse City, and they are known for their cherries, so it was just calling my name.

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We were going to take the monorail from there back into Disneyland, and then walk back to HoJo, but we wanted to ride in the new monorail and the CM told me it wasn't running. He said anytime the temp reaches over 85, they have to stop running it because it gets too hot in there. I must have missed this story. Please tell me how they build a new fancy monorail and then fail to include a cooling system?? :confused: So dumb.

So we decided to just walk back. On the way past the DL gates, we took shots of these guys.

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Ruben met up with the kids and his parents at McDonalds for some ice cream, while I kept going to the hotel. I was tired. It was really hot and that always drains me. I was looking forward to a nice, quick nap but when I walked into the room it was a mess!! Ugh. My MIL isn't the neatest person to say the least. Being the compulsive person that I am, I couldn't leave the room that way so I spent the entire time I had in there alone, cleaning. :rolleyes:

Before long, the kids and Ruben came back to the room. We said our good-byes to his parents and gathered our water bottles and backpack to head back to Disneyland for some more fun!

Up next......more fun in the parks and a cute horses butt! lol

travelmel

10-31-2008, 02:47 AM

I love the Halloween town area 51 or whatever that's called!

So cute! It's all the tree's and moss and extra's that make it look really cute, IMHO. Hard to display, I would think.

Unreal about the Monorail.. that's as bad as building outdoor malls up here in Oregon.. HELLOOOOOOO... it's flippin RAINING.. why on earth would I want to walk from store to store outside?? :confused3 Sure it would work in San Bernadino but this isn't San Bernandino and oh yea, monorail guys... it gets hot in LA. :rolleyes:

I hope you were able to get the pumpkin fudge somewhere else.. I know it was on your list!

P.S. I am jealous of chickens and bathrooms. :rolleyes1

Disneygrl36

10-31-2008, 09:52 AM

HAPPY HALLOWEEN BETH!!!!!!!
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I love that hidden Mickey in the Marceline Confections logo.......if I wasn't a chicken & could figure out a way to do it, I would love to turn that into a tatoo.

Loved the Halloween village. I have a little halloween house but nothing so elaborate. Posted a pic of it on my trippie today.:rolleyes1

I think the fall/Halloween decorations at DL are adorable. I can only hope the Christmas ones are as special.

I wouldn't have been able to not clean up the room either.......what is with us?

kaoden39

10-31-2008, 11:16 AM

I love that little village. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to afford that little village. And that is why every year I buy one piece and then go to Michaels after Halloween.:hippie:

mommaU4

10-31-2008, 12:01 PM

Unreal about the Monorail.. that's as bad as building outdoor malls up here in Oregon.. HELLOOOOOOO... it's flippin RAINING.. why on earth would I want to walk from store to store outside?? :confused3 Sure it would work in San Bernadino but this isn't San Bernandino and oh yea, monorail guys... it gets hot in LA. :rolleyes:

I hope you were able to get the pumpkin fudge somewhere else.. I know it was on your list!
I never was able to find the fudge! That's ok. We lived in Traverse City which next to cherries, is known for it's fudge. I've had way too much fudge in those 3 years we were there! LOL And I'm not a huge fan of pumpkin fudge. I'd rather have chocolate with walnuts. I was just going to buy some so I could say we did.

I'd rather have some pumpkin cheesecake! Mmmmmm. Speaking of cheesecake this is my to-go slice Ruben stopped and picked up for my birthday last week. It's the vanilla bean flavor which is my favorite because it's sweeter then just the original, but not as sweet as some of the others. Very smooth and creamy. I didn't want any cake. Just cheesecake. :cloud9:

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN BETH!!!!!!!
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I love that hidden Mickey in the Marceline Confections logo.......if I wasn't a chicken & could figure out a way to do it, I would love to turn that into a tatoo.

Loved the Halloween village. I have a little halloween house but nothing so elaborate. Posted a pic of it on my trippie today.:rolleyes1

I think the fall/Halloween decorations at DL are adorable. I can only hope the Christmas ones are as special.

I wouldn't have been able to not clean up the room either.......what is with us?
The hidden mickey is pretty cool, isn't it? :thumbsup2

The Christmas ones are pretty amazing too. You'll love it!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who couldn't leave the room alone! I even made the beds and picked up everyday. Then I still left a $5 tip each day. I know, I'm nuts.

I love that little village. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to afford that little village. And that is why every year I buy one piece and then go to Michaels after Halloween.:hippie:I'd love to have something like that!!!! :yay:

mommaU4

10-31-2008, 12:04 PM

I hope you all have a great day today!!!! Try not to eat too many of those bite me sized candies!!

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wendylady36

10-31-2008, 01:31 PM

All those goodies look so yummy! I've never actually been in Marceline's, but it looks a lot like what Pooh's Corner has, YUM!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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mommaU4

10-31-2008, 01:43 PM

Awww, cute kitty! :goodvibes They do have some of the same treats as Pooh's Corner, which has some of the same ones as that candy shop near the front of DCA. All so yummy though! LOL

Hey Lynn, I just wanted to let you know that I read your review of the Halloween tour at DL. Sounds fun! Sorry it was so crowded though. We were lucky, our first three days at DL (Tues, Wed, and Thurs) were just fine! After that, Fri and Sat were a mess!!

But Saturday was the BEST day I've had at DL in a long time. Why, when it was so crowded? Well, you'll have to keep reading.... :rotfl2:

Am I the only one having a hard time staying away from the damn Halloween candy today??? :mad: :rotfl:

wendylady36

10-31-2008, 01:57 PM

But Saturday was the BEST day I've had at DL in a long time. Why, when it was so crowded? Well, you'll have to keep reading.... :rotfl2:

I know why! I guess I don't have to keep reading... :rolleyes1

blue donkey

10-31-2008, 04:04 PM

I'm curious to know, so I guess I'll just have to keep reading!:)

mommaU4

10-31-2008, 04:06 PM

I know why! I guess I don't have to keep reading... :rolleyes1
Guess not! Buh-bye! Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya! ;)

I'm curious to know, so I guess I'll just have to keep reading!:)
Guess so! You can have Wendy's spot on the couch since she left. :rotfl:

wendylady36

10-31-2008, 04:15 PM

Guess not! Buh-bye! Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya! ;)

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DangerMouse

10-31-2008, 04:19 PM

But Saturday was the BEST day I've had at DL in a long time. Why, when it was so crowded? Well, you'll have to keep reading.... :rotfl2:

:dancer: Yay! Make sure you include every last little detail, cause inquiring minds need to know. . . :rolleyes1

MA pigletfan

11-01-2008, 12:11 PM

I actually did get some of that pumpkin fudge..i think ours was from the Pooh store..it was good but too sweet for my taste..
that cheesecake pic on the other hand my OH my!!! that looks GOOOD!!!!!!
I also loved the Dept. 56 store displays..i have pics of the halloween one and the Christmas one in my report..which i will get to DL eventually:rolleyes1 ( Hey i posted the WB tour today..thats a start!)
ANyhoo...love the pins you chose too..that cherry one is super cute :)

prettyprincessbelle

11-01-2008, 01:35 PM

Ohh man, that cheesecake.... *drool*

Thank you for the review of the tour. I want to do it because I want that dang pin!!!

So tell us, what happened Saturday!? Oh pleasseeee!!!!

DisneyLaura

11-01-2008, 02:51 PM

Beth just caught up with your tr. I'm so glad you enjoyed the tour. I guess that will be on my to do list if I ever make it to DL. Great pictures of the fall decorations on the strip, that thing creeped me out too.

mommaU4

11-01-2008, 04:19 PM

:dancer: Yay! Make sure you include every last little detail, cause inquiring minds need to know. . . :rolleyes1
:rotfl2: I bet they do!

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I also loved the Dept. 56 store displays..i have pics of the halloween one and the Christmas one in my report.Oops, it's Dept. 56. I put 59 earlier. Oh well, I almost put Dept. 69 but I knew THAT couldn't be right! :rotfl:

So tell us, what happened Saturday!? Oh pleasseeee!!!!I will, I will! :rotfl: Once I recover from my candy hangover as Callie calls it. LOL

Beth just caught up with your tr. I'm so glad you enjoyed the tour. I guess that will be on my to do list if I ever make it to DL. Great pictures of the fall decorations on the strip, that thing creeped me out too.
I'd definitely recommend taking the tour. It's worth it. :thumbsup2

Hope you are all having a good weekend. Well, Halloween has come and gone. It was a good one. We had lots of kids come by trick or treating. Ruben did a great job of decorating the outside. He had fog machines, music, a graveyard, pumpkin patch, etc. Several people took pics and just about everyone said how cool it looked.

I spent all morning putting things from inside and outside back away and organizing the garage. I'm pooped! But it's done, all Halloween is gone and I now have my Thanksgiving stuff out. I don't have much of that though. Seems like it's hard to find nice Thanksgiving items. The stores all skip right to Christmas!

Speaking of which, I had an urge to watch Christmas With the Kranks today for some reason. LOL

Well, have a great weekend everyone. I will try to update asap. :)

JaneJetson

11-01-2008, 04:32 PM

:rotfl2: I bet they do!

Oops, it's Dept. 56. I put 59 earlier. Oh well, I almost put Dept. 69 but I knew THAT couldn't be right! :rotfl:

I will, I will! :rotfl: Once I recover from my candy hangover as Callie calls it. LOL

I'd definitely recommend taking the tour. It's worth it. :thumbsup2

Hope you are all having a good weekend. Well, Halloween has come and gone. It was a good one. We had lots of kids come by trick or treating. Ruben did a great job of decorating the outside. He had fog machines, music, a graveyard, pumpkin patch, etc. Several people took pics and just about everyone said how cool it looked.

I spent all morning putting things from inside and outside back away and organizing the garage. I'm pooped! But it's done, all Halloween is gone and I now have my Thanksgiving stuff out. I don't have much of that though. Seems like it's hard to find nice Thanksgiving items. The stores all skip right to Christmas!

Speaking of which, I had an urge to watch Christmas With the Kranks today for some reason. LOL

Well, have a great weekend everyone. I will try to update asap. :)

We didn't have any halloween decorations. Just some Fall stuff that I plan on leaving up until after Thanksgiving. Later today we're going to Target and Michaels to see if they have halloween decor on sale for next year. We want to get into it more next year.

What kind of Thanksgiving stuff do you have? I rarely see anything Thanksgiving except throw pillows.

DisneyLaura

11-01-2008, 04:37 PM

What kind of Thanksgiving stuff do you have? I rarely see anything Thanksgiving except throw pillows.

I actually put silk leaves on my fireplace mantle with pumpkin gords (three of them, one for each child). I also do put a paper turkey on my front door. I have a full glass door. That is the extent of my Thanksgiving decorations. I would love to hear what Beth does though. Oh and btw Beth do you have any pictures of your yard?

JaneJetson

11-01-2008, 04:43 PM

I actually put silk leaves on my fireplace mantle with pumpkin gords (three of them, one for each child). I also do put a paper turkey on my front door. I have a full glass door. That is the extent of my Thanksgiving decorations. I would love to hear what Beth does though. Oh and btw Beth do you have any pictures of your yard?

We still don't have a mantel over our fireplace. We need to have a shelf or something made but we haven't gotten around to it yet. I want to get one up before Christmas though.

mommaU4

11-01-2008, 04:53 PM

We didn't have any halloween decorations. Just some Fall stuff that I plan on leaving up until after Thanksgiving. Later today we're going to Target and Michaels to see if they have halloween decor on sale for next year. We want to get into it more next year.

What kind of Thanksgiving stuff do you have? I rarely see anything Thanksgiving except throw pillows.That's the way to do it. But the stuff now for next Halloween. The stuff we have we've been collecting for awhile. We add an item or two after each Halloween.

As for Thanksgiving, it's all indoor stuff, except for a Welcome scarecrow type thing that hangs on my door. I have a display on my table with leaves, a mini hay bale, scarecrow, pumpkins, a turkey. And I have some candle holders and other ceramic things like......what are those called, the things with the fruit falling out of it? Cornicopia or something? LOL I have some of those.

I guess it's all stuff you could find at Michaels. It's more Fall really then Thanksgiving.

I actually put silk leaves on my fireplace mantle with pumpkin gords (three of them, one for each child). I also do put a paper turkey on my front door. I have a full glass door. That is the extent of my Thanksgiving decorations. I would love to hear what Beth does though. Oh and btw Beth do you have any pictures of your yard?I don't do much. Mine sounds a lot like yours. Simple things here and there. Nothing like Halloween at all. LOL

Sadly I don't have pics of our yard. Our camera won't do night shots. They either turn out blurry so you can't make out what it is, or you can use the flash so it's not blurry but then it's all whited out. I've never found a camera that does good night shots. Well, not one I could afford!! :rotfl:

We had one side of the driveway as a graveyard. That had the skeletons, and tombstones, the strobe lights and the fog machines. Some rats, giant spiders and spider webbing. It was the scary side. LOL

Then on the side near our doorway, we had a pumpkin patch. About 7 or 8 different pumpkins. Some pumpkins lights and lighted bats hung in the tree. The bushes were all covered in webbing. We had some skeleton in a cage hanging in the tree with a motor that rotates it.

There was a flying skeleton dude that flew from one side of the garage to the other. Ummmm, what else..... Oh, another fog machine on that side. I can't remember what else. Ruben is in charge of the outside. I stay away from that.

We also had music. Songs like Thriller, the X-Files theme, the Halloween theme, etc. Really fun Halloween songs. It was funny to watch some of the adults who looked to be about my age, because when the Thriller song would come on, they'd start to dance. :rotfl:

It was fun. Ruben went to buy another fog machine this morning. And who know what else!! LOL
I want to check and see if I can find some cute costumes left on sale. Now's the time to buy them when you can get them cheap! :thumbsup2

DisneyLaura

11-01-2008, 04:58 PM

We still don't have a mantel over our fireplace. We need to have a shelf or something made but we haven't gotten around to it yet. I want to get one up before Christmas though.

It took my DH 8 years to fix our mantle (was nothing but bricks) and he's a carpenter for a living so I feel your pain. For Christmas I have holly and then I bought gold wire deer with ornaments in them at Joann's. Really cute I might add.

Sadly I don't have pics of our yard. Our camera won't do night shots. They either turn out blurry so you can't make out what it is, or you can use the flash so it's not blurry but then it's all whited out. I've never found a camera that does good night shots. Well, not one I could afford!! :rotfl:

We had one side of the driveway as a graveyard. That had the skeletons, and tombstones, the strobe lights and the fog machines. Some rats, giant spiders and spider webbing. It was the scary side. LOL

Then on the side near our doorway, we had a pumpkin patch. About 7 or 8 different pumpkins. Some pumpkins lights and lighted bats hung in the tree. The bushes were all covered in webbing. We had some skeleton in a cage hanging in the tree with a motor that rotates it.

There was a flying skeleton dude that flew from one side of the garage to the other. Ummmm, what else..... Oh, another fog machine on that side. I can't remember what else. Ruben is in charge of the outside. I stay away from that.

We also had music. Songs like Thriller, the X-Files theme, the Halloween theme, etc. Really fun Halloween songs. It was funny to watch some of the adults who looked to be about my age, because when the Thriller song would come on, they'd start to dance. :rotfl:

It was fun. Ruben went to buy another fog machine this morning. And who know what else!! LOL
I want to check and see if I can find some cute costumes left on sale. Now's the time to buy them when you can get them cheap! :thumbsup2

i'm picturing your yard in my head and it sounds cool. Oh and I would be one of those adults dancing to Thriller. :laughing:

mommaU4

11-01-2008, 07:40 PM

i'm picturing your yard in my head and it sounds cool. Oh and I would be one of those adults dancing to Thriller. :laughing:
I know! I kept grooving to it as well. Have you ever seen 13 Going on 30? It's such a CUTE movie and they do a whole Thriller dance scene in it. So funny. :lmao:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO0810JIF4Q

disneegrl4eva

11-01-2008, 07:48 PM

I'm back and all caught up:banana: I never did end up getting sick but it took a few days to get out of my funk but I guess its over:goodvibes...loved the ballagio pics....

Anyway, they bought me the Twilight book! Finally I'll get to read it and see what all the fuss is about. :rotfl:

I just thought I'd share that since I know some of you reading along are Twilight fans. :)

fans??? ahem no...more like obsessed crazed lunatics:lmao:

They had two CMs there doing free face/arm painting so the girls decided to get that done. (Ugh! Noelle is growing out her bangs but she will not keep them out of her face. I am always yelling at her about that.....and then I realize I sound just like my mother. "Get your hair out of your face young lady!" Yikes!)

gf dont you know thats the style??? they wear their bangs to the side covering one eye...my dd has had that for awhile now....

"Team Jacob... because I prefer my men with a pulse, thank you." :rotfl:

blasphemy...you are banned from this thread...go away!!!:lmao:

You know I am going to try a Tinkerbell twist next time we go. It should be warm and that will be refreshing. I finally figured out how to upload my pictures from my kodak to photobucket so I am thinking about puting my random pictures of northern California in a thread on the other California trips section.

They are good. Sour watermelon and sour apple. Yum. I can't find them in DL though. Only DCA for some reason.

mmm I bought 2 of them on my trip...it reminds me of watermelon jolly rancher

Hey Lynn, I just wanted to let you know that I read your review of the Halloween tour at DL. Sounds fun! Sorry it was so crowded though. We were lucky, our first three days at DL (Tues, Wed, and Thurs) were just fine! After that, Fri and Sat were a mess!!

Im glad you got to read it:goodvibes