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Sarilas

09-24-2009, 01:39 PM

Great updates!

I think it's hilarious that the lifeguard is bundled up in a sweat suit, but the kids are splashing around having a blast in the pool! :rotfl2:

Denise

I was in long sleeves while they were swimming! It took a LOT of convincing for me to let them in that water... :rotfl:

I'm trying to get caught up- so sorry if these comments seem out of place. hehe

I absolutely love your pictures- they are so clear and beautiful.

I also seen snow white.. except my snow white looked different. hehe

It's funny how the kids like the little things or the pools. Its like "we are in disney world" and you love the pools. hehe But I've heard that a lot. I think its because its downtime when the kids can relax and have a good time.

Hi, Jen! :goodvibes

Even now when we ask Stasia what she wants to do when we go to WDW again she says go to the pool... go figure!

Sarilas

09-24-2009, 02:14 PM

After hitting the pool and relaxing at POR for a bit, we decided to head back to the magic Kingdom again.

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We kept saying we'd hop on the monorail at some point, but with no ADR's to speak of and so much to do in the parks, we never ONCE did! So my kids (and husband) have still not ridden one. Bad Mom/wife. (Never fear; we have so many ADR's in November they'll be positively SICK of the monorail before we leave.)

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This time we headed to Adventureland which we still hadn't thoroughly explored.

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Tatiana enjoyed meeting Rafiki.

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And then I was surprised completely by Jose wanting a picture too!

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Then it was on to one of my other favorite rides...

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Again, I am so used to the DL version of the exterior, i nearly walked right by this. Will I ever stop looking for New Orlean's Square? ;)

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Kyle and Jose went on first, and made a valiant attempt to video tape the ride. (A for effort, honey.)

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Tatiana and I went on next but... well let's just say that photographing dark rides with a DSLR and no flash isn't easy! I'll see if I can do better in November. :thumbsup2

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My husband gets goofy in the dark. And sings in Spanglish. :rotfl:

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We actually wandered across the way to El Pirata Y el Perico, but all they were serving was burgers... They were 'meh' but it was food which we were all needing at that point.

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(Told you I was thinking of you, LL!) ;)

I insisted on taking the Jungle Cruise at night. It's a perenial favorite, as long as you get a good driver!

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I could stand in line and read these signs forever. :lmao:

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Unfortunately (or fortunately!) there was no line at all and we walked right on to a boat. Very few photos without a line to stand in!

Coming up next... New frontiers and wishes!

Charleston Princess

09-24-2009, 06:38 PM

What a hysterical picture of Rafiki and Jose! :lmao::rotfl::rotfl2:

I could easily spend a lot of time reading the signs in the Jungle Cruise line as well!

If U Had Wings

09-24-2009, 08:57 PM

Love the picture of your husband and Raifiki. Too funny.

Disney_Aggie

09-24-2009, 10:20 PM

17 pages in already, but I found and subbed. Have to agree with everyone else, your pictures are amazing. Looking forward to new additions.

winkers

09-24-2009, 11:39 PM

those semi-flesh colored "hands" on Snow White are just freaky..:eek:

PracPerfPatricia

09-25-2009, 09:38 AM

I love the picture of Jose and Rafiki too-priceless...:goodvibes

Fun pictures of Jungle Cruise too-I've never noticed some of those things before...and that's the way to do it...walk right on...:cool1:

(Isn't Kyle going to miss all of this in November?....)

Sarilas

09-25-2009, 10:17 AM

What a hysterical picture of Rafiki and Jose! :lmao::rotfl::rotfl2:

I could easily spend a lot of time reading the signs in the Jungle Cruise line as well!

I couldn't believe when he went up for that picture, but it was full of awesomeness. :laughing:

Love the picture of your husband and Raifiki. Too funny.

Who knew all that hair would come in handy for my photo entertainment!

17 pages in already, but I found and subbed. Have to agree with everyone else, your pictures are amazing. Looking forward to new additions.

Well hi there! And thank you so much!

those semi-flesh colored "hands" on Snow White are just freaky..:eek:

Every time I type the words 'flesh-colored' I think of Joel McHale on E!'s show The Soup talking about Spencer Pratt's 'flesh-colored beard'... I can't help myself. :rotfl:

I love the picture of Jose and Rafiki too-priceless...:goodvibes

Fun pictures of Jungle Cruise too-I've never noticed some of those things before...and that's the way to do it...walk right on...:cool1:

(Isn't Kyle going to miss all of this in November?....)

I WISH Kyle would miss this in November, but he's really looking forward to having a house free of estrogen instead. I guess I can't blame him, having three little sisters can't always be a slice of heaven. He'd go if I asked him to, but I gave him the option of staying home with his Papa, so I have to respect it and not beg him to come. Though I do love his company... maybe one of these years we'll do a mother-son trip. Now THAT would be fun!

Sarilas

09-25-2009, 11:00 AM

After enjoying Adventureland at night (two thumbs up, btw), we headed into Frontierland for some rides the older kids could enjoy.

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This picture pretty well sums up the character trait differences between Kyle and Tatiana in a nutshell. Or, a log ride. ;)

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The girls and I hung out while Kyle and Jose gave BTMRR a spin...

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And as they came out to meet us and we decided what our next move would be, we began to notice this!

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Wishes!

We weren't in a great spot and the castle was mostly obscured by trees, but I got a bajillion shots of fireworks nonetheless. It was also at this point in time that we were reminded that my husband has a terrible dislike of fireworks, and loud sounds in general. (Courtesy of his time spent in the US Army I'm afraid.) Anastasia seemed to be affected by the sounds as well, and by affected I mean cried and covered her ears. The two of them walked away from the sound of the cracking and popping till it was all over.

I won't bore you with the tons of pics here (after all they all start to look familiar after a while), but I will share a few of them!

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Sarilas

09-25-2009, 11:01 AM

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Those of us not cowering under a tree really enjoyed the show and next time we're all looking forward to seeing them from a better angle. All of us. We're totally buying ear muffs for Stasia and ear plugs for Jose. Plan ahead, whenever possible! :rotfl:

Comig up next... Day 4!

MRYPPNS

09-25-2009, 11:10 AM

Here's a link to a company that I get my kids sun hats from....they now carry kids ear protection things. I'm thinking of getting a pair for Liam.
Click Here (http://usa.babybanz.com/Banz-Ear-Muffs-Hearing-Protection-p/ear%20muffs%20by%20banz.htm)

Sarilas

09-25-2009, 02:39 PM

Charleston Princess

09-25-2009, 09:21 PM

He he he -- there is a world of difference between Kyle and Tatiana's reactions on Splash!

Beautiful fireworks pictures!!! That camera is certainly earning its keep, isn't it?

Lady Lallie

09-25-2009, 09:42 PM

I almost have a picture just like that of my brother & I on Splash Mountain expect my face was buried into my mom's shoulder. :laughing:

Love the firework pictures, just gorgeous.

kiranic

09-26-2009, 10:55 AM

Loving your trip report and especially all of the pictures!!! I leave in 11 days and can hardly wait!!!

Sarilas

09-26-2009, 12:35 PM

He he he -- there is a world of difference between Kyle and Tatiana's reactions on Splash!

Beautiful fireworks pictures!!! That camera is certainly earning its keep, isn't it?

The camera has TOTALLY made itself welcome. Can you marry an inanimate object? :laughing:

I almost have a picture just like that of my brother & I on Splash Mountain expect my face was buried into my mom's shoulder. :laughing:

Love the firework pictures, just gorgeous.

I totally want to frame that particular picture and give it a place of honor in the house. And can you believe they got the whole log to themselves? Awesome.

Loving your trip report and especially all of the pictures!!! I leave in 11 days and can hardly wait!!!

Thank you so much! Eleven days... now THAT is exciting!

winkers

09-26-2009, 03:08 PM

That splash mountain picture is hilarious!
Tatian looks bored out of her mind:rotfl:

Sarilas

09-26-2009, 03:36 PM

Day four begins!

This was the one rainy day we encountered in our entire ten day trek through Disney World. We woke up to rain and went to bed rain. But that's not all that happened.

On the bus Lexi started acting... restless. I took her from Jose's lap, held her on mine and tried soothing her, just as she threw up on my shirt. And it was at that moment that I remembered our youngest child has serious motion sickness.

Why it never occurred to me that she could get sick on the bus I don't know, but you won't see any pictures of rope drops or general park beauty after we got off the bus today, as the first thing I did was RACE to Mouse Gear to track down some new clothes. So looking at the positive side of things, Lexi and I got some new Disney clothes we might not otherwise have. :thumbsup2

After our quick change in the bathroom, we headed into the Character Spot to escape the rain.

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Mickey even tried playing peek-a-boo with Lexi to make her comfortable. So sweet.

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Stasia really wasn't loving the hole character thing either, bless her.

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It was getting seriously comical, the way Stasia refused to look at the characters.

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Coming up next... SO not cool.

Lady Lallie

09-26-2009, 03:42 PM

Kyle is really getting into his character groove! I think my favorite is him and Minnie. :laughing:

Sarilas

09-26-2009, 04:01 PM

Kyle is really getting into his character groove! I think my favorite is him and Minnie. :laughing:

Minnie was all over him. It was hysterical! And he was eating it up with a spoon. :rotfl:

Charleston Princess

09-26-2009, 08:23 PM

Hmmm, where are you in the character pics, Lara??? I wanted to see your new Disney clothes...:rolleyes1

Sarilas

09-26-2009, 08:43 PM

Hmmm, where are you in the character pics, Lara??? I wanted to see your new Disney clothes...:rolleyes1

Dude, I was SO not a happy camper that morning. :rotfl: I only needed a new shirt (which I think makes an appearance later on) but poor Lexi needed new EVERYTHING. I got her the cutest black leggings with a little Micky head on the hip. They still fit... BARELY.

MeMom

09-26-2009, 09:32 PM

I'd love to have a plash Mountain picture with just my people in it.

The fireworks pictures are great!

WDW Fan

09-27-2009, 01:31 PM

I'm totally loving your TR!!! Your pictures are awesome and it was fun to see first timers enjoy so many attractions!:cool1: Sorry about the whole motion sickness thing with your DD:sad2: I'm looking forward to reading more. I'll be checking out your Pre-trip TR for your Nov. trip.;)

Sarilas

09-27-2009, 03:02 PM

I'd love to have a plash Mountain picture with just my people in it.

The fireworks pictures are great!

Thanks, MeMom! I'm pretty stoked about all of the above.

I'm totally loving your TR!!! Your pictures are awesome and it was fun to see first timers enjoy so many attractions!:cool1: Sorry about the whole motion sickness thing with your DD:sad2: I'm looking forward to reading more. I'll be checking out your Pre-trip TR for your Nov. trip.;)

Thanks, Linda! Yeah, next trip we'll be including some motion sickness meds for sure. :rotfl:

praisehisname

09-28-2009, 03:23 PM

Sorry about Lexi getting sick on the bus. Love her new outfit, though!

Great character photos at Epcot!

Denise

Sarilas

09-28-2009, 04:59 PM

Sorry about Lexi getting sick on the bus. Love her new outfit, though!

Great character photos at Epcot!

Denise

Yeah, not the way we wanted to start our morning. :laughing:

Sarilas

09-29-2009, 11:40 AM

The rain had let up a bit after our visit with Mickey and friends so we headed over toward some of the rides to kill time till World Showcase opened. Stasia was so enamored by where we were, at one point she shouted out, "Look, it's the giant disco ball! I can't believe we're actually here!"

What does it say about me that my 3 year old identified the sphere as a giant disco ball? :rotfl:

Test Track... zero wait!

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Well, except for me and the girls. We waited outside while the rain rain rain came down down down. ;)

Then we moseyed over to Mission Space where I let the big kids go with Jose again while the little ones hung out front with me.

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Stasia entertained herself on the wet bench nearby.

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And then the girls decided to play 'mommy'.

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We started to wander over toward WS just as the drizzle turned into a mini-downpour just as we reached Club Cool

My first thought? BEVERLY! Muahahahahahaha!

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I didn't let on to anyone what was in store for them. I pretended I just wanted to catch their reaction to each of the different drinks, and when we finally reached Itally... well, a picture does say a thousand words.

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It was HYSTERICAL!

Jose thought I needed paybacks though.

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Glamorous, aren't I. So I've been puked on, rained on and Beverleyed all before eleven am. Sigh.

Kyle's a glutton for punishment. He kept going back and retrying all the flavors. :rolleyes:

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The rain began to let up so we headed further toward WS, and ran into some friends!

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Coming up next... Mission Showcase!

heaven2dc

09-29-2009, 12:36 PM

praisehisname

09-29-2009, 01:07 PM

You're a good sport for drinking the Beverly for them! :thumbsup2

Denise

WDW Fan

09-29-2009, 04:13 PM

That Club Cool picture is just classic!!!:rotfl2: It's always fun to watch the reaction of first timers to Beverly!:banana: Glad the rain let up so you could visit the WS without getting soaked.:)

Charleston Princess

09-29-2009, 07:43 PM

Gotta love the Beverly pics!!! :lmao:

MeMom

09-29-2009, 08:07 PM

winkers

09-29-2009, 08:56 PM

I love the beverly pics!:rotfl2:

kiranic

09-29-2009, 10:35 PM

I'm loving your trip report!!! I can't wait to spring Beverly on my unsuspecting DH and DD8 in 8 days.:stir: Love the character pictures...especially Marie and Max!!!

scottny

09-29-2009, 10:50 PM

Nice to see you posting again.
great pics.

Disney_Aggie

09-30-2009, 07:05 AM

The girls' outfits are cute. Isn't it sweet that little ones can entertain themselves with something so simple as raindrops puddled up on a bench?

Where did you get your D40? I looked at Wolf Camera today, and they were $500, but I thought you didn't pay that much. I really want one, but I may have to settle for something for much less. I would take Drew's, but he has to have it for school.

MeMom,

After looking at the pictures Sarilas took, I too decided I needed a better camera. I have found them to be in the $450 too $700 range (depends on if they offer additional lenses). I have been looking on Ebay and on Craigslist and there are plenty to choose from (new and used).

Hope that helps,

Disney_Aggie

PracPerfPatricia

09-30-2009, 08:31 AM

Wow...5 days off the boards...you miss quite a bit...

I love the fireworks- in fact I discovered that if you toggle up and down quicky-it looks like they are moving...:lmao:...um yeah...it's the little things you have to take pleasure in...:rolleyes:...Awesome photos once again...

Poor Lexi...:confused3...I hope she felt better later in the day...

you have a very good sense of humor...

So I've been puked on, rained on and Beverleyed all before eleven am. Sigh.

It's very important when you're a mom...;)

Looks like Kyle really did get his character grove on...:woohoo:

Sarilas

10-01-2009, 08:43 AM

Wow - where was everybody?!! Zero wait time for Test Track - and no one outside Mission Space :confused3 Perfect time to visit Epcot!

Loved the looks on everyone's faces after drinking the Beverly drink - even yours ;) And especially loved the Character photos - your son looks so cool with Donald :thumbsup2 Beautiful family!!

I'm tellin' you, the week we went was a perfect time to be at Disney! Zero lines and only one day of rain for ten solid days. Perfection!

You're a good sport for drinking the Beverly for them! :thumbsup2

Denise

I know, right? My protests were falling on deaf ears. I mean look at Jose's face... he has no sympathy for me. :rotfl:

That Club Cool picture is just classic!!!:rotfl2: It's always fun to watch the reaction of first timers to Beverly!:banana: Glad the rain let up so you could visit the WS without getting soaked.:)

Oh no, we do get soaked! That'll be coming up next. In fact this is the only day that we had to break out the ponchos. There's a great pic of us at the entrance as we're leaving where we all look... well, soaked! :laughing:

Gotta love the Beverly pics!!! :lmao:

You know I couldn't WAIT to spring that one on them!

The girls' outfits are cute. Isn't it sweet that little ones can entertain themselves with something so simple as raindrops puddled up on a bench?

Where did you get your D40? I looked at Wolf Camera today, and they were $500, but I thought you didn't pay that much. I really want one, but I may have to settle for something for much less. I would take Drew's, but he has to have it for school.

Jose bought it for me in January at the Wolf Camera that used to be in Rivergate mall; they closed a bunch of locations, and that one was closest to us, dang it. I calculated what shipping would be from other places and it came so close in price that I just had him go there for it. With the second lens it actually ended up being really close to $800... it was DEFINITELY a splurge, but I heart it so so much. Is Drew in photography school?! I'm having to self-teach everything, but it's pretty dang fun.

I love the beverly pics!:rotfl2:

A must do, no?! ;)

I'm loving your trip report!!! I can't wait to spring Beverly on my unsuspecting DH and DD8 in 8 days.:stir: Love the character pictures...especially Marie and Max!!!

Thank you! And hurray for less than a week for you! I cannot believe we'll be back next month... :woohoo:

Nice to see you posting again.
great pics.

Well hey there yourself! And thanks! :goodvibes

MeMom,

After looking at the pictures Sarilas took, I too decided I needed a better camera. I have found them to be in the $450 too $700 range (depends on if they offer additional lenses). I have been looking on Ebay and on Craigslist and there are plenty to choose from (new and used).

Hope that helps,

Disney_Aggie

For sure; you can buy just the body for a really decent price and rent a lens to try out before you buy one. That's a great way to figure out what you'll need before you shell out the cash for it!

Wow...5 days off the boards...you miss quite a bit...

I love the fireworks- in fact I discovered that if you toggle up and down quicky-it looks like they are moving...:lmao:...um yeah...it's the little things you have to take pleasure in...:rolleyes:...Awesome photos once again...

Poor Lexi...:confused3...I hope she felt better later in the day...

you have a very good sense of humor...

So I've been puked on, rained on and Beverleyed all before eleven am. Sigh.

It's very important when you're a mom...;)

Looks like Kyle really did get his character grove on...:woohoo:

Yeah, five days is like a Dis lifetime! :laughing:

I'm pretty sure I'd have had a mental breakdown without my sense of humor... you just can't have four kids without one (the breakdown OR the sense of humor, or both) I'm convinced! ;)

Sarilas

10-06-2009, 09:26 AM

Finally it was time for World Showcase to open, so we could get down to business. WS is what we couldn't WAIT to see at Epcot!

On our way there though we noticed this

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It was still brand spanking new at the time so we couldn't wait to give it a whirl.

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Tatiana was to report to Norway asap!

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Jose led the way into Mexico

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Views across the lake... hello, beautiful!

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We decided to power through Mexico in order to get Tatiana's Kimmunicator, when all the sudden things came to a screeching halt.

In front of this.

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Traditional lime margarita. Mmm, mmm good. :thumbsup2

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A sip or two of liquid courage later and we were there!

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Sarilas

10-06-2009, 09:27 AM

It was a good thing we skipped through Mexico... we got sent right back there!

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Back to Mexico we go, and luckily we got to go inside for her mission. It was drizzle city out there!

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Kyle enjoyed himself while his sister was searching out her clues.

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I love all the Day of the Dead figurines

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When it was all said and done Tatiana dropped the Kimmunicator off in its 'secret location' and we were ready to head off into the proverbial sunset.

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Actually it was a torrential downpour, but...

Coming up next... dodge the raindrops!

Charleston Princess

10-06-2009, 10:03 AM

All the best secret agents need a margarita before fighting evil! :rotfl:

Sarilas

10-06-2009, 10:23 AM

All the best secret agents need a margarita before fighting evil! :rotfl:

It was a good one, too! :thumbsup2

I'm just glad she only did the one mission... there is a lot of rain coming up for the rest of the day!

Sarilas

10-06-2009, 11:02 AM

As we left Mexico we took the time to look further into the Norway pavilion.

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I love Norway! It's the closest thing WDW has to a Russian pavilion, and with my family having Viking roots, well it's just too much fun for words for me.

Jose took Kyle and Tanya on Maelstrom, so the girls and I ducked into a store to get out of the drizzling rain.

Sidenote: My husband's freelance business is called Maelstrom Arts, so he got a big ol kick out of seeing this ride!

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The obligatory troll shots

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I can't tell if Kyle's punching or picking the troll's nose here...

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Boys.

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China pretty!

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But we didn't stop this time. We were attempting to make it all the way around World Showcase but the rain wasn't making it easy.

Bea-utiful!

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Germany!

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My Puerto Rican husband was born in Germany so he definitely got a kick out of this pavilion.

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At this point I spotted a Photopass Photog and thought it would be great to grab a quick shot across the lake.

Quick.

It was NOT quick. We found the only Photopass Nazi in the parks! She was brutal. Stasia wouldn't look at the camera and she kept telling us things like "You're her parents, hold her still!" I mean we were STUNNED. It got to the point where I couldn't stop laughing at her... I mean she couldn't possibly be for real.

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Oh but she was.

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See that smile on Jose's face? That's gritted teeth. He was irked to the max at this woman, and she kept us there for an eternity. It was bizarre. Poor Stasia, I had no idea she was so upset till the whole thing was over and she ran off from Jose to me!

Note to self: Be more direct with Photopass photogs.

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We decided to grab a bite to eat, and thought we'd give the Japanese QS a go. (Quick service dining plan was still new after all and we got to learn a lot of yummy spots to eat, and some that were only 'meh'.)

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Lunch at the Yakitori House!

Tonosama combination (minus the shrimp tempura which got snapped up quickly)

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Spicy tuna roll

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Japanese Curry

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Kids' Teriyaki Chicken

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Ginger Cake

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Iced Green Tea

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It was all yummy, and Tatiana was way impressed that she liked the curry. The Ginger Cake was just meh, and Jose says he didn't care for the Green Tea but the main courses were all thumbs up for a QS place. On the downside the restaurant is teeny and as its the only QS in Japan it fills up fast, and gets LOUD. We bailed as fast as we could. (Maybe that's their design!)

Coming up next... Is it EVER going to stop?

Charleston Princess

10-06-2009, 11:41 AM

soldiersmom

10-06-2009, 12:07 PM

Thanks so much for the food and drink pix--now I need a margarita and some sushi!! Love that margarita stand, although it was so cold that week, they were harder to enjoy. Keep posting--it's fun, and your pictures are great (even tho some of them make me hungry!)

GeminiAngel

10-06-2009, 12:25 PM

How do you stay calm?:mad: I would've been asking for her boss after commenting "your her parents". :mad: I mean really, how dare she say a thing!

We are going to set aside an afternoon for Kim Possible next trip. I hope it will still be there in 2011. Great pictures, lots of colors. :thumbsup2

If U Had Wings

10-06-2009, 12:26 PM

Wow, I can't believe that the photopass lady was that bossy.

The pics of WS are beautiful!

Lady Lallie

10-06-2009, 01:19 PM

That photopass lady is ridiculous! UGH! Poor kiddo. :sad2:

Your pictures on the other hand are beautiful!

Sarilas

10-06-2009, 06:35 PM

Poor Stasia and the Photopass Nazi!!! :eek: I can't believe that woman wouldn't just snap pictures and call it good -- she can't be that dedicated to her art, can she??? :rolleyes:

Even though I know the rain and drizzle was putting a damper on your day, it really made all the colors pop in World Showcase!

Let's just say she was obviously not a mother and probably not someone who savored shooting pics of people's kids... knowwhatImean?

Thanks so much for the food and drink pix--now I need a margarita and some sushi!! Love that margarita stand, although it was so cold that week, they were harder to enjoy. Keep posting--it's fun, and your pictures are great (even tho some of them make me hungry!)

It really was cold; I think Jose was hoping the tequila would warm him up. :laughing:

How do you stay calm?:mad: I would've been asking for her boss after commenting "your her parents". :mad: I mean really, how dare she say a thing!

We are going to set aside an afternoon for Kim Possible next trip. I hope it will still be there in 2011. Great pictures, lots of colors. :thumbsup2

Dude I am SOOOOOOOOO non confrontational. In hind sight I always feel more angry than I do at the time. We really hadn't taken many Photopass pics by that time and were still trying to get the hang of it. I just couldn't get over how adamant she was that we take control of our little photo deviant! :rolleyes:

Wow, I can't believe that the photopass lady was that bossy.

The pics of WS are beautiful!

It was totally weird, and in retrospect I wish I'd thought to take a picture of her. Maybe she'll be there in November and I can harass HER instead! :thumbsup2

That photopass lady is ridiculous! UGH! Poor kiddo. :sad2:

Your pictures on the other hand are beautiful!

Yeah, Stasia is really really REALLY shy around strangers most of the time so the photog didn't help matters at all. In fact we keep speaking to Stasia about this hypothetical trip to WDW (that she doesn't know is a REAL trip) and she insists she not be made to take ANY photos at all! I'm working on making her take that request back... ;)

Sarilas

10-07-2009, 09:03 AM

By the time we finished eating at Yakitori the rain had officially started. We ducked into Mitsukoshi Department Store to attempt to dry off and browse around.

This was our favorite store in all of Epcot!

I let Tatiana help me pick a pearl

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A really pretty 7mm! And I let Kyle pick the setting for a ring so they would each have a hand in my keepsake. :love:

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I also bought some maneki neko cats... I already have a few of them in my house. They face the doors to beckon good fortune to the home. :thumbsup2

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Jose ducked out to the little goody stand to get some of these

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Crispy fried crab claws. Both Jose and Kyle LOVE this kind of stuff, and they ate quite a few of these just standing in the breezeway near the store entrance.

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We were spending way too much time just wandering around looking at stuff. Talk about getting antsy! The rain would NOT let up. It was a good old fashioned downpour with no sign of ending anytime soon, so we took some time to check out the tin toys.

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Then we just couldn't stand it any longer and we made a mad dash through the rain to get back to the buses and to our resort where we were all desperate to dry off and relax!

The rain let up a teensy bit by the time we reached the entrance, and though we were soaking wet and exhausted we HAD to stop for a picture.

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Jose looks shocked, Stasia is making the international "keep away" sign with her chopsticks and Lexi was out like a light.

It was HYSTERICAL how wet we all were.

When we got back to POR we discovered this:

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They'd set up the kids' animals as though they were watching TV. So cute.

Lexi had woken up from her little snooze and was loving all over a balloon our hotel room neighbors had left for us. Aren't good neighbors the bestest?

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We hung out at the hotel room, got the kids some dinner and ready for bed before letting our favorite babysitter (that would be KYLE) take over while Jose and I went back to Epcot for a while. (Seriously, having a teenager who actually likes his sisters is AWESOME.) Actually Tatiana's probably a better sitter than Kyle is... I'm blessed.

Sarilas

10-07-2009, 09:04 AM

I hadn't gotten to go earlier in the day so Jose took me to Spaceship Earth

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Then we went over to Test Track which I also missed out on earlier in the day!

We were in front of a small family and when we got into the car the little girl was freaking OUT. Her brother wasn't helping matters much and she was near tears. Then to top it all off our car STOPPED after the 'break test'. We stopped the entire ride while we waited for a technician to come and come check out the car; he lifted the 'hood', toodled around and had us ready to move again but by this time the girl was near hysterics and nobody could calm her. i turned around to look at her behind me and in my 'mommy voice' I told her how the car doesn't even go as fast as her own car does at home, and that it will only be going about as fast as she does when her mom drives on the freeway... I had her completely calmed down.

I'm the kid whisperer. :rotfl:

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See that cute little thing in the middle of the back seat? Bless her heart. And that poncho was whipping around so much I thought it was going to rip off of me! As it is I look like the smurf version of the Stay Puffed Marshmallow Woman. :laughing:

By this time the weather was cooperating much more and there were only infrequent drizzles. Jose and I decided to hit up World Showcase again to see some of the spots we missed during the downpour earlier.

Like this little beauty:

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Mmmm.. My Grand Marnier Orange Slushy!

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Jose's also yummy Grey Goose Citron Slush!

We sipped and sipped till we got to Morocco where we decided we wanted to have dinner.

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Neither Jose or I were experienced in Moroccan food but MAN, were we impressed!

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Hummus, Tabouleh, and Tangierine CousCous Salad with Fresh Moroccan bread. Chicken & Lamb Combo

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And of course, baklava!

Dinner was DELICIOUS, and the baklava was like comfort food to me. My mom used to make it all the time and I haven't had any since she passed away. What a great memory.

We finished walking through WS and headed back to the bus and POR where the kids were sound asleep. Overall a great day with tons of memories made. :cloud9:

Coming up next... Day 5!

All7OfUs

10-07-2009, 09:47 AM

Lady Lallie

10-07-2009, 10:05 AM

Oh, I am so happy you and Jose got a little date night! That must be the best to have a built in sitter! :lmao:

Oh I remember those rainy pictures well! :laughing:

Sarilas

10-07-2009, 10:11 AM

Your WS pix are amazing! We live in the middle east and kinda thought the food at the Marakesh was meh. I think you got the CS though; I'm glad you liked it!!

Reading about the photopass lady, and seeing your poor little daughter's face, just sorta pissed me off. But, like you, I hold it in and am way too non-confrontational about it.

I need to PM you about your ring. I really want to get a ring in Sept. and was wondering about the prices of the ring settings.

I just answered your PM!

Now you have to remember that Jose and I have never had middle eastern food of any kind before so we're not a good judge of quality, but the taste was de-licious. I'd never even had lamb before that night.

The more I think about that photopass photog the more I hop we run into her again! :rolleyes1

Oh, I am so happy you and Jose got a little date night! That must be the best to have a built in sitter! :lmao:

Oh I remember those rainy pictures well! :laughing:

I never anticipated having kids ten years apart but hey, it worked out great!

Looking back at the photopass pics has me rolling; I remember that feeling of being absolutely drenched far too well. :rotfl:

Charleston Princess

10-07-2009, 10:12 AM

Sarilas

10-07-2009, 10:28 AM

Your new ring that Kyle and Tatiana helped you with is so pretty!

Boo to the rain -- it so should not be allowed at Disney. :laughing:

Your date night sounds lovely -- you are such a lucky duck to have two babysitters!

I :lovestruc Tangierine Cafe -- their food is so scrumptious!

I do love that ring. And it's my birthstone!

I'm just glad we only had one day of rain while we were there; I mean that's pretty darn good for a ten day trip!

We are definitely lucky, and it doesn't hurt that my kids all like each other so much. :thumbsup2

winkers

10-07-2009, 01:36 PM

praisehisname

10-07-2009, 02:21 PM

I'm so glad you and Jose got to have a date night! :thumbsup2 Sounds like it was a good time.

I'm so excited about trying a KP Mission and a Grand Marnier slushie!!!

Denise

Tink9721

10-08-2009, 03:22 PM

I love when they move the stuffed animals around! It's so cute! They did that with the ones I bought last year!

Sarilas

10-08-2009, 06:21 PM

crispy fried crab claws...:scared1:
that just sounds wrong...

I love getting a pearl in Japan...so far I have a bracelet and a pendant...I guess a ring is next.

I can't believe how wet you all were! The picture is too funny.

I know... I couldn't wrap my head around that snack attack but the guys sure dug it! And yeah... thank GOD we only had the one downpour day!

I'm so glad you and Jose got to have a date night! :thumbsup2 Sounds like it was a good time.

I'm so excited about trying a KP Mission and a Grand Marnier slushie!!!

Denise

Date nights are something SO few and far between, you gotta grab 'em when you can. ;)

The KP mission was fun, but the Grand Marnier slush was De-licious!

I love when they move the stuffed animals around! It's so cute! They did that with the ones I bought last year!

I was really surprised at the set up they did; we weren't expecting that at all!

MeMom

10-08-2009, 06:32 PM

A really pretty 7mm! And I let Kyle pick the setting for a ring so they would each have a hand in my keepsake. :love:

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I also bought some maneki neko cats... I already have a few of them in my house. They face the doors to beckon good fortune to the home. :thumbsup2

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Very nice ring! I know it will always be a very special memory of a great family time.

I got the gold kitty, since it said it will make all of your dreams come true. My kitty must be working in installments or something, because so far not all of my dreams have come true. ;)

Since you're the kid whisperer, could you meet me at Room 137 in the morning about 7:45...please? :laughing: