"Now when can we go back??" - Aug/Sep 2009 TR

[nu2wdisneyw]

Alright so let begin this party!!
We are home…OBIVIOUSLY! If you followed me over from my PTR, I am so glad that you joined me!! If you are new to my TR, then let me start by saying welcome!! I am glad that you are here to join me and my family as we relive the memories of our trip.

So let’s start with the introductions:
Theres me of course, Stephanie…Tink is my favorite character!! I absolutely LOVE her!!

My DH…Jeff. Sometimes he acts like Grumpy…but his favorite would be the Mouse himself!

DS10…Not sure on his favorite character…he is going through that stage where he is trying to himself out as a young GROWING boy!

DS5…He LOVES Mickey too!! Wasn’t happy until he saw him. He also like Peter Pan and Goofy! Oh yeah, he may have a little bit of a crush on Minnie!!

So there you have our cast of characters…now lets get to the details of the trip:

Who: Well I just told you that
When: August 29 – September 5
Where: Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
How: Mommy made it happen.

Now that the particulars are out of the way….let get started with the trip.

So because we were :drive: we headed out on the 28th. Needless to say with all of the planning that I had already done, I still had a lot to do that day. :rolleyes1 Last minute shopping, packing and cleaning. I am such a procrastinator…I just think that I work better under pressure!! The original plan was to head out by 1 am, since mapquest timed it as a 13 ½ hr drive. Yeah even though we have a GPS, we still print of mapquest direction….crazy right! Well DH was very tired and he does all of the driving, so we decided to leave later, so that he could sleep a little more. So with the car packed and the house cleaned we headed out from VA around 5:15 am. Much later than anticipated…but I was okay with it because I knew that we had a funfilled week planned! I got the boys in the car, they were wondering where we were going. Instantly they thought we were going to Grandmas!! PERFECT!! :thumbsup2 Here are a couple of pictures of them getting settled in the car:

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Now I do NO driving…my DH calls me spoiled!! But this is why I am in charge of making sure that everything is packed and in order before we leave. The drive wasn’t bad at all. I went to sleep of course…had hadn’t been to sleep since I woke up the previous morning…I was VERY tired. The boys went right to sleep. I woke up around 9 am and realized that Jeffery had just woke up too. I gave him a sandwich because he was hungry (we almost never stop on the road when we drive, I pack sandwiches, snacks and drinks all the time). After eating be got his PSP and kept himself entertained. I played on my BBerry…actually was able to read some threads on the DIS! Jahlil woke up when we stopped for gas around 9:45. Everyone got out, stretched their legs and went to the rest room…

The three of my boys:

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And me waiting for them to come out of the restroom:

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My little ones...still thinking we are going to grandmas:

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Now the rest of the ride gets a little foggy…bear with me it was a long drive. I know that the boys played their games and DS5 watched a couple of movies. I dozed off and on and DH talked on his phone. DS10 started to ask a lot of questions…and I was dying to show them the surprise video…but I packed it in the back of the truck!?!? Here is the final video that I had for them to watch:

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We stopped for gas a couple of more times…DS5 went back to sleep. Jeffery was reading EVERY road sign. Then is happened we saw a road sign that said Miami/Orlando. Then I heard this, “Are we going to Miami?” My response “Yes we are going to Miami..” I know a little white lie…it didn’t hurt! The last time we stopped for gas was right outside of Orlando. While the boys were in the rest room I set up the video for them. Here is a video of them watching it:

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Not quite the response, I thought I would get. But for children that have never experienced the real Disney experience…they didn’t really know what to get excited for. Here are a few more pictures of the drive:

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OMG we are ALMOST THERE!!!!
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WE ARE HERE!!
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We arrive at SSR at 5:23pm, GREAT timing. I already did online check-in…so check was a breeze. We got our welcome packet, our "Welcome Home" from the CM's that we met and off to our room we went. I requested Congress park…I like the section. But I would have liked it more if we were on the 4th floor and really could see DTD. Here is our room (you can see I started to unpack):

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A Hidden Mickey:
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My baby now showing some excitement...I love the innocence of this picture:
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Looking at the stuff I made for them...courtesy of the DISign boards:
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The view from our room...not so good picture:

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This night we took it easy. DH and DS10 went to get something to eat. DH had to have Zaxbys…he loves their wings. We use to get it all the time when we lived in GA, but they don’t have them where we are. The fact that they had them in Orlando, that’s what we had to have so he would get it out of his system. We all took showers and baths and got ready for bed for our EARLY morning (so we thought) in AK the next day!!

Up next: Day 1…Animal Kingdom

[oregonmommyof2]

I am here!!! Of course I won't be here for long since we leave Monday night!!! :cool1::cool1::cool1:

[accountingbabe08]

What a great start to a perfect vacation . subscribing to read every word.


Belinda

[ortholablady]

Loved your videos. Can't wait to hear about your trip. My DS16 and I were there some of the same days as you. We were there from Aug 28 to Sept 1. Oh and the pic of your boys holding hands coming out of the store is adorable.

[nu2wdisneyw]

I am here!!! Of course I won't be here for long since we leave Monday night!!! :cool1::cool1::cool1:

OMG...your trip is finally here!! I am so excited and I will be patiently awaiting yours and Terry's TR!! :surfweb:

What a great start to a perfect vacation . subscribing to read every word.

Belinda

Thanks Belinda! It will be more pictures than anything. I didn't take notes...especially being our first time! :confused3

Loved your videos. Can't wait to hear about your trip. My DS16 and I were there some of the same days as you. We were there from Aug 28 to Sept 1. Oh and the pic of your boys holding hands coming out of the store is adorable.

:welcome:...thanks for the compliment about the boys. Yes, they can act like they like each other sometimes! :lmao:

[KathyRN137]

I LOVED your video and the boys' reactions... I think you were right, Jahlil must've been in a bit of shock at first! :laughing: Looks like you had great traveling weather, too.

Looking forward to AK day! popcorn::


Kathy

[ZeroToHero]

:woohoo:

That's awesome! I think they were really surprised - it did seem like they were in shock. They had about the same reaction as my brother and sister did when we surprised them with a trip in 2006... they're about the same ages too. I think.. I just woke up, too tired to do math.

Can't wait to hear more!!!!!

[dizfam4]

I love it!!! What an amazing surprise for your boys:) So cool:) Subscribing!!!! :surfweb:

[wdwgirl03]

GREAT start! I followed along a little bit on your PTR and saw you started your TR! Can't wait to hear more. Your boys are adorable.

I love that video you showed them! Very cute.

[Goofy22]

I'm here! I have to go back and read! :thumbsup2

[nu2wdisneyw]

I LOVED your video and the boys' reactions... I think you were right, Jahlil must've been in a bit of shock at first! :laughing: Looks like you had great traveling weather, too.

Looking forward to AK day! popcorn::


Kathy

Hey Kathy! Yes the weather was great for traveling. The look on his face was priceless...almost like "wth, is going on??" :lmao:

:woohoo:

That's awesome! I think they were really surprised - it did seem like they were in shock. They had about the same reaction as my brother and sister did when we surprised them with a trip in 2006... they're about the same ages too. I think.. I just woke up, too tired to do math.

Can't wait to hear more!!!!!

Hey Danica! I am bummed that we didn't get to meet!!! :sad2: I am sure if we try to surprise them again next year, the reaction will be a little different!


I love it!!! What an amazing surprise for your boys:) So cool:) Subscribing!!!! :surfweb:

:welcome: I am glad that you joined in! I hope you enjoy!!

GREAT start! I followed along a little bit on your PTR and saw you started your TR! Can't wait to hear more. Your boys are adorable.

I love that video you showed them! Very cute.

Welcome back!! Thank you on the compliments about the boys!

I'm here! I have to go back and read! :thumbsup2
COLLEEN!!! :) Now how did I miss you this trip!! We have to do better next year!! :rolleyes1

[Porturican]

Hi Stephanie! :wave:
I started on your PTR after I saw you on ORMommy/Daddy's PTR. So I have just finished your PTR & am on to the TR.

We are going in about 6 days and we also got the SSR upgrade from ASMu. How was SSR? Did you decorate your window? I want to but I am nervous since it's a DVC do people decorate their windows? Also can you tell me where you got the DISigns from again? Was the name Natalie? :confused3
Sorry for the 20 ?'s but we just decided to do shirts for MNSSP (just added it on to our trip :dance3:) and I am anxious since we leave so soon! I actually packed most my stuff last night & my son's the other night. (this is so new for me I am usually do this all at the last minute) This is our 1st trip to WDW!!:yay: We usually go to DL every year. I was stressed & wasn't too excited for the trip then I convinced my sister to do MNSSP & whooohooo now I'm :jumping2: for our trip to start! :cheer2: We are not going to tell the boys about it. (it's my sister n nephew (12) & me n my son (14) going on the trip) My son's bday is Oct 29 so we luv halloween so i think he will like MNSSP

I know this is from your PTR but I thought I would post my Which Disney Mom R U? Result on here for ya since your PTR is over...
It said I am Tess Coleman from Freaky Friday:
You and your kids have so much in common, people often ask who is the parent and who is the child. You're always up for having fun, playing games and bonding over pizza, ice cream and a good movie. You are very proud of your kids, and want to make sure they enjoy being young. Their friends confide in you and you know more about what's going on at school (like who has a crush on whom), than any other parent. You might take a fashion cue from the teen magazines rather than the "grown up" ones, but your motto is: "I'm only as old as I feel."

Cant wait to read more and hopefully hear some tips for SSR.
Adrienne

[tinkerbell3747]

:woohoo::woohoo: I am here


Yeah the party started...it's so sweet the boys look like really excited before bed like it started to really sink in just before bed time....how awesome....

Can't wait for the next installment..

[MickeyisBeast]

I went searching for a good TR to read and I definatly have found one! Your boys are adorable! They must have been in shock, lol :]
The video was so cute!
Can't wait for more updates!!

[ZeroToHero]

We are going in about 6 days and we also got the SSR upgrade from ASMu. How was SSR? Did you decorate your window? I want to but I am nervous since it's a DVC do people decorate their windows?

Hey, I figured I'd answer your question, since I just stayed there too... :)

(Hope that's okay Stephanie!)

SSR doesn't have windows by the doors, they have big windows in the bedroom and sliding glass doors that open onto your balcony, but no one can really see those unless they're on their balcony. And from that, you can't tell who's room is who's.

You could decorate your balcony if you wanted, but it'd just be for you. :goodvibes

I don't think people there decorate their windows or doors though. I don't think the doors are magnetic like cruise ships' either... although I didn't try.

[mousescrapper]

popcorn::
subbing in for sure....


I just love Jeffery's smile :teeth: during the whole watching the surprise video thing....

and Jahil looks so ready to take on WDW now...

can't wait for more

Scrappie

[trickiwoo]

That video of your boys watching the video is so cute!!! Aww, I'm looking forward to reading more of your TR, but it looks like I'm going to have to wait because I'm leaving for WDW in about 10 hours!!!

[Goofy22]

COLLEEN!!! :) Now how did I miss you this trip!! We have to do better next year!! :rolleyes1[/QUOTE]

Stephanie,
IDK how we missed you! I know the night Tammy ran into you at Tutto I think it was we were just finished eating at Leceiller and ran into Tammy as she was on her way there! So when are you going back and where r u staying? We're going the 19th of August thru the 30th! at Pop of course! With free dining the value is the best bang for your buck! Now you are spoiled by SSR! lol! I've stayed there it's really nice! I've also stayed at The Beach Club and Old Key West numerous times! along with All start music and POP! This Nov/ Dec we are trying out Animal Kingdom Villas Kindani Village can't wait it's my first time ever going twice in one yr but i've been dying to get to disney around christmas!!

[ZeroToHero]

And I'll be back the same time next year (well, we leave the 29th on a cruise, but we're getting there the 19th too) so we can always meet up next year for a Dismeet, Stephanie!

[3princesses+aprince]

Oooo, this sounds like a good one. Can't wait to hear about your first full day. We are going next August and driving too, so I enjoyed your driving report!:banana:

[nu2wdisneyw]

Hi Stephanie! :wave:
I started on your PTR after I saw you on ORMommy/Daddy's PTR. So I have just finished your PTR & am on to the TR.

We are going in about 6 days and we also got the SSR upgrade from ASMu. How was SSR? Did you decorate your window? I want to but I am nervous since it's a DVC do people decorate their windows? Also can you tell me where you got the DISigns from again? Was the name Natalie? :confused3
Sorry for the 20 ?'s but we just decided to do shirts for MNSSP (just added it on to our trip :dance3:) and I am anxious since we leave so soon! I actually packed most my stuff last night & my son's the other night. (this is so new for me I am usually do this all at the last minute) This is our 1st trip to WDW!!:yay: We usually go to DL every year. I was stressed & wasn't too excited for the trip then I convinced my sister to do MNSSP & whooohooo now I'm :jumping2: for our trip to start! :cheer2: We are not going to tell the boys about it. (it's my sister n nephew (12) & me n my son (14) going on the trip) My son's bday is Oct 29 so we luv halloween so i think he will like MNSSP

I know this is from your PTR but I thought I would post my Which Disney Mom R U? Result on here for ya since your PTR is over...
It said I am Tess Coleman from Freaky Friday:
You and your kids have so much in common, people often ask who is the parent and who is the child. You're always up for having fun, playing games and bonding over pizza, ice cream and a good movie. You are very proud of your kids, and want to make sure they enjoy being young. Their friends confide in you and you know more about what's going on at school (like who has a crush on whom), than any other parent. You might take a fashion cue from the teen magazines rather than the "grown up" ones, but your motto is: "I'm only as old as I feel."

Cant wait to read more and hopefully hear some tips for SSR.
Adrienne

Hey Adrienne...I do remeber seeing you on their PTR. Well, :welcome: and thanks for taking the time to read.

Now about SSR...we did not decorate our windows. We were going to when we were staying at POP, but I decided against it at SSR. I really like SSR, even though we didnt spend a lot of time on the resort itself, our rooms were nice and my boys LOVED the pool...we went to the one with the waterslide and Grandstand pool. I am sure you will enjoy it...we didnt eat at Artist's Pallette, so no info on that...sorry :sad2: Most, if not all of the DISigns I used were from Natalies thread...her dis name is Donatalie. Please let me know if you need the link to her thread. I am sure that you are going to have a wonderful time...are you do a PTR?

[nu2wdisneyw]

:woohoo::woohoo: I am here


Yeah the party started...it's so sweet the boys look like really excited before bed like it started to really sink in just before bed time....how awesome....

Can't wait for the next installment..

Yes, they were very excited...wanted to go to the park that night!! I should be posting the next installment by Monday. Stay tuned!!

I went searching for a good TR to read and I definatly have found one! Your boys are adorable! They must have been in shock, lol :]
The video was so cute!
Can't wait for more updates!!

:welcome: I am glad that you joined me and that you find my first installment entertaining. This TR will contain mostly pictures...as I did not take notes..:rolleyes1

Hey, I figured I'd answer your question, since I just stayed there too... :)

(Hope that's okay Stephanie!)

SSR doesn't have windows by the doors, they have big windows in the bedroom and sliding glass doors that open onto your balcony, but no one can really see those unless they're on their balcony. And from that, you can't tell who's room is who's.

You could decorate your balcony if you wanted, but it'd just be for you. :goodvibes

I don't think people there decorate their windows or doors though. I don't think the doors are magnetic like cruise ships' either... although I didn't try.

Thanks Danica...no problem at all.

popcorn::
subbing in for sure....


I just love Jeffery's smile :teeth: during the whole watching the surprise video thing....

and Jahil looks so ready to take on WDW now...

can't wait for more

Scrappie

Oh boy was he...BTW I am following you on your blog :surfweb:

That video of your boys watching the video is so cute!!! Aww, I'm looking forward to reading more of your TR, but it looks like I'm going to have to wait because I'm leaving for WDW in about 10 hours!!!

:welcome: Thanks for joining me...HAVE A WONDERFUL TRIP!!

COLLEEN!!! :) Now how did I miss you this trip!! We have to do better next year!! :rolleyes1

Stephanie,
IDK how we missed you! I know the night Tammy ran into you at Tutto I think it was we were just finished eating at Leceiller and ran into Tammy as she was on her way there! So when are you going back and where r u staying? We're going the 19th of August thru the 30th! at Pop of course! With free dining the value is the best bang for your buck! Now you are spoiled by SSR! lol! I've stayed there it's really nice! I've also stayed at The Beach Club and Old Key West numerous times! along with All start music and POP! This Nov/ Dec we are trying out Animal Kingdom Villas Kindani Village can't wait it's my first time ever going twice in one yr but i've been dying to get to disney around christmas!![/QUOTE]

Well we don't have a trip planned for next year yet...we may not even go back next year. My BIL invited us to go to Costa Rica with them in July/August. Depending on finances we may have to pass...I am sure Disney would be more affordable. If we do go back, we will be booking at POP of course...I can't miss all of the fun again. I am sure our dates will cross again.

[nu2wdisneyw]

And I'll be back the same time next year (well, we leave the 29th on a cruise, but we're getting there the 19th too) so we can always meet up next year for a Dismeet, Stephanie!

If we do go back...which I am praying that we do...we definitely have to do a dismeet.

[nu2wdisneyw]

Oooo, this sounds like a good one. Can't wait to hear about your first full day. We are going next August and driving too, so I enjoyed your driving report!:banana:

:welcome: the drive was not bad at all...however if we go back next year, I do want to fly.

[Porturican]

Hey, I figured I'd answer your question, since I just stayed there too... :)

(Hope that's okay Stephanie!)

SSR doesn't have windows by the doors, they have big windows in the bedroom and sliding glass doors that open onto your balcony, but no one can really see those unless they're on their balcony. And from that, you can't tell who's room is who's.

You could decorate your balcony if you wanted, but it'd just be for you. :goodvibes

I don't think people there decorate their windows or doors though. I don't think the doors are magnetic like cruise ships' either... although I didn't try.

Thanks for the answer, we only get a Studio @ SSR so I guess the sliding door to the balcony will be the only window we would have. :confused3
Oh well we will just decorate our door or something for us only if need be. :rolleyes1

[Porturican]

Hey Adrienne...I do remeber seeing you on their PTR. Well, :welcome: and thanks for taking the time to read.

Now about SSR...we did not decorate our windows. We were going to when we were staying at POP, but I decided against it at SSR. I really like SSR, even though we didnt spend a lot of time on the resort itself, our rooms were nice and my boys LOVED the pool...we went to the one with the waterslide and Grandstand pool. I am sure you will enjoy it...we didnt eat at Artist's Pallette, so no info on that...sorry :sad2: Most, if not all of the DISigns I used were from Natalies thread...her dis name is Donatalie. Please let me know if you need the link to her thread. I am sure that you are going to have a wonderful time...are you do a PTR?

Thank you for the Welcome:flower3:...I really wanted to do a PTR but ran outta time. But I am really thinking of doing a TR. popcorn::
Your boys are adorable and I loved watching the video of them finding out they are going to WDW...so cute!
Thank you for the SSR info, I requested the Grandstand or Congress Park with DTD view, we'll see what we get.
Well I'll be waiting to read more up until I leave... 5 days!!!! :banana::yay::woohoo::dance3::cool2:

[nu2wdisneyw]

Thank you for the Welcome:flower3:...I really wanted to do a PTR but ran outta time. But I am really thinking of doing a TR. popcorn::
Your boys are adorable and I loved watching the video of them finding out they are going to WDW...so cute!
Thank you for the SSR info, I requested the Grandstand or Congress Park with DTD view, we'll see what we get.
Well I'll be waiting to read more up until I leave... 5 days!!!! :banana::yay::woohoo::dance3::cool2:

I requested Congress Park with DTD view as well...my request was granted, but we on one the 2nd floor so we couldn't see much of DTD because of the trees. :confused3 You should request a room on the 4th floor if you get Congress Park. Grandstand was right across form the main building and they have a cute waterplay area at the pool.

[nu2wdisneyw]

Well today we got off to a late start. Even though the wakeup call was set for 6:30 am and DS10 was up at 4 am…we still were 1 hr late for our reservation at Tusker House. He had a reservation for 8:05 am…however we did not arrive until 9 am. I was afraid that we would not be able to get seated, but they gave us a pager and we were called in less than 10 minutes. I have to say that I really liked this buffet; however DH thought the eggs were disgusting. The restaurant was a little busy, however it was not too overcrowded. Mickey shaped waffles are definitely the best!!! Now I made a touring plan on RideMax, however that went out the window when we arrived 1 hr late. A few picture from breakfast:
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When we walked out of the resturant we saw this in the sky:

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Our first stop after breakfast was Kilimanjaro Safari…we really enjoyed this. The standby time said 20 minutes, however we walked right on!! This was a great way to start the day! We took a lot of pictures, because a lot of animal were out this morning…however many of them were sleeping. My DH swore they were sedated. Here are a few pictures from the safari:

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The boys found these on the way to the safari:

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And the navigator himself:
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Next up…Expedition Everest! Oh no…DS5 is too short! Well DH and DS10 went on EE, while I took DS5 to DinoLand.

So we enter DinoLand and our first stop was Primeval Whirl…guess what…………..You got it: HE’S TOO SHORT!! So we head to Tricera Top Spin and he really enjoyed this ride.

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I get a call from DH within about 10 – 15 minutes. They are done with the ride and looking to meet up with us. This is when I realize the Finding Nemo Show is getting ready to start. DS5 DID NOT want to go. He pouted and whined all the way to the theatre. Well needless to say he really enjoyed the show. He was smiling and in awe the whole time!! I thought that it was a really good show. They summed the movie up really well in 30 minutes. It was a really good break from the heat as well.

After the show we headed back to DinoLand and DH and DS10 rode Primeval whirl. Now the wait for this ride is much longer that the wait for EE?!? In order to pass sometime while we wait, we got a snack for DS. He chose the Edy’s ice cream bar…here is is enjoying it while we wait at PW.

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The wait was taking much longer than we wanted to wait, so we went looking for the Boneyard…one the way we ran Pluto and Goofy and we HAD to stop!! DH called while we were waiting for pictures and autographs from Goofy and Pluto. He said he was hungry and he was still trying to figure the DDP out. We stop at Resturantosaurus so we can grab lunch. While he is eating I take the boys to the Boneyard as none of us are hungry yet:

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The boys played in the Boneyard for about ½ hr, then we head back to find DH. DS10 gets a rootbeer float so we sat outside the restaurant while he enjoyed it…
Up next…Dinosaur, TTBAB, more snacks and food and the end to a wonderful day

Thanks for reading!

~Stephanie :)

[Goofy22]

Oooo, this sounds like a good one. Can't wait to hear about your first full day. We are going next August and driving too, so I enjoyed your driving report!:banana:
I may be driving to if my mother decides shes going she won't fly! LOL And looks like we will be there the same dates!




Stephanie,
IDK how we missed you! I know the night Tammy ran into you at Tutto I think it was we were just finished eating at Leceiller and ran into Tammy as she was on her way there! So when are you going back and where r u staying? We're going the 19th of August thru the 30th! at Pop of course! With free dining the value is the best bang for your buck! Now you are spoiled by SSR! lol! I've stayed there it's really nice! I've also stayed at The Beach Club and Old Key West numerous times! along with All start music and POP! This Nov/ Dec we are trying out Animal Kingdom Villas Kindani Village can't wait it's my first time ever going twice in one yr but i've been dying to get to disney around christmas!![/QUOTE]

Well we don't have a trip planned for next year yet...we may not even go back next year. My BIL invited us to go to Costa Rica with them in July/August. Depending on finances we may have to pass...I am sure Disney would be more affordable. If we do go back, we will be booking at POP of course...I can't miss all of the fun again. I am sure our dates will cross again.[/QUOTE]

Well That sounds fun either way! Disney would definitely be more affordable but Costa Rica be alot nicer I bet! We book before we leave and if for some eason we can't go or something comes up we cancel and it's all refundable as long as you don't get that travel ins! Thats the best part of booking while your there. But I hope you and your fanily make it to one of the two places next summer! :goodvibes

[ortholablady]

I got almost the same shot of the sky writer that same morning from the Yacht Club before we left for Sea World.

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[ZeroToHero]

I don't remember if I saw that one, but I saw one that was like "JESUS + U = GOD" or something....


Apparently it's some church that writes giant messages in the sky. :confused3

[tinkerbell3747]

Thanks for posting the video of their surprise reaction....they really seemed shocked by it all.....

Oh...I loved the pic of Jhalil on TTS he has a great smile, and the the boys together on the jeep near the Bone Yard Play area....gotta love that one....


The tusker House pics were all cute as well.....it's great that you guys were still able to be seated....I would have been silently loosing it....(silent so as to not ruin everyones day - but fuming on the inside)
They look so happy and excited.....this is great...can't wait for the next installment...

[mousescrapper]

Sounds like you are having a great first day at Animal Kingdom...sorry you had a mjor late start, but I can totally understand after being in the car for 13 hours...you guys needed some sleep.

looking forward to more

PS thanks for checkin out my BLOG! :goodvibes

[wdwgirl03]

Aww, that is a bummer your son couldn't go on Everest! Looks like a fun day at AK otherwise. :)

[lauren_elizabeth]

Definitely jumping on board for this one! I noticed you were from VA! Me too! :) This sounds funny, but I saw your county sticker on your car and was trying to figure out if yall were anywhere near us since it takes us about the same time to drive to Disney!

[nu2wdisneyw]

Definitely jumping on board for this one! I noticed you were from VA! Me too! :) This sounds funny, but I saw your county sticker on your car and was trying to figure out if yall were anywhere near us since it takes us about the same time to drive to Disney!

Hey Lauren! :welcome:! What county are you in??

Aww, that is a bummer your son couldn't go on Everest! Looks like a fun day at AK otherwise. :)

I was bummed that I couldnt ride it...Jahlil not too concerned as you will see later in the report.

Sounds like you are having a great first day at Animal Kingdom...sorry you had a mjor late start, but I can totally understand after being in the car for 13 hours...you guys needed some sleep.

looking forward to more

PS thanks for checkin out my BLOG! :goodvibes

You will realize that a late start was a tread in our vacation!! :confused:

Can't wait to catch up on your blog!

Thanks for posting the video of their surprise reaction....they really seemed shocked by it all.....

Oh...I loved the pic of Jhalil on TTS he has a great smile, and the the boys together on the jeep near the Bone Yard Play area....gotta love that one....


The tusker House pics were all cute as well.....it's great that you guys were still able to be seated....I would have been silently loosing it....(silent so as to not ruin everyones day - but fuming on the inside)
They look so happy and excited.....this is great...can't wait for the next installment...

They were very excited and I was loosing it a little. But then I realized that we arenot really early risers and an 8:05 am breakfast just didn't work for our family.

I don't remember if I saw that one, but I saw one that was like "JESUS + U = GOD" or something....


Apparently it's some church that writes giant messages in the sky. :confused3

Yeah we thought that it was really cool!

[lauren_elizabeth]

Hey Lauren! :welcome:! What county are you in??

Heeeey! We're in Prince William... what about yall?

[nu2wdisneyw]

Heeeey! We're in Prince William... what about yall?

We're in Prince William too!! :goodvibes I work at Wegmans in Gainesville in HR! That is tooo funny!!

[KathyRN137]

So glad they were able to take you at Tusker House... and that you didn't get too stressed out by getting to the park so late! Good for you!

Looks like all your boys worked up an appetite! :rotfl: They really can eat, can't they?

Glad they liked Nemo and of course the Boneyard was a hit!

Looking foreward to the rest of your day...

Kathy

[nu2wdisneyw]

Okay, so we left off with DS10 enjoying his Root Beer float right outside of Resturantosarus after DH had lunch.

After that we headed over to Dinosaur. The stand-by time was like 25 minutes, so we waited. There was the funniest CM running the lines at this ride. Every time he saw someone with a Birthday pin on, he would get really loud and have everyone in line singing “Happy Birthday to you….”, this must have happened like 6 times while we were in the line. No this is the first big ride that we really went on all together. Now that I think about it this is the first time we ever were in a theme park all together. Well it’s our turn load in the car, DH & DS5 are in the front and me & DS10 are in the back. Now my boys like Dinosaurs, so I thought that this ride would be pretty cool….boy was I WRONG!!! DS5 FREAKED!! Now he doesn’t like the dark…but he was dealing with it and he was enjoying the beginning of the ride with a little hesitation….but once the show the one dinosaur eating the other…HE LOOSES IT!!! Completely freaks out for the duration of the ride!! I was so glad the background noises were loud because it was able to drown him out. I felt SOOO bad…I wasn’t expecting it to be like that. Then the end of the ride did it for him….OMG the big dinosaur that looks like he is going to eat everyone made him completely loose it! He cried for about 10 minute after the ride was over….NEVER AGAIN!!

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While calming DS5 down, we head over to It’s Tough To Be A Bug…this can’t be so bad right? No drops or really dark places. We have been to 3-D movies before so this should be a piece of cake…WRONG AGAIN!!! DS5 hated this show...it was over for him when Hopper came out…I learned from this trip that anything BIG and MEAN…he did NOT like!! I had him take off his glasses, so that it would be so intense. I held on to him so that he would feel some kind of comfort. In my mind I an thinking that this is going to be a long week, because I don’t think I can take much more. I was getting frustrated, because I was trying to get him to understand that it was all fake and these were characters he had seen in a movie. He was not buying it. I tried to enjoy the show with a whining 5 yr old holding on to me…I was so happy when it was over…but when it feels like the bugs are crawling through the wood over our behinds….I thought he had jumped 10 ft in the air!!! DH was getting aggravated and it was turning out to be a VERY frustrating day!!!

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BEFORE the show:

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We leave ITTBAB with DH fussing about the rest of the week…we are trying to decide whether we should just leave the park or not. While we are walking through Asia we have DS10 begging to go on Kali River Rapids…he had been asking about this since we left the Safari. We told him that we would ride it later when we were on our way out so that we weren’t walking around the park wet. We stop at a ice cream snack station, when DH asks me to get him a Strawberry bar…I try to use my credit and the system is down?!?! Great…glad we had cash.

We see CM setting up for Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade…so we decide to take a seat and grab some lunch while we wait for the parade. I stop at Yak Yeti Café and get honey chicken w/ white rice and a frozen lemonade. Then I get DS5 corn dog nuggets and apples from another place near where we were sitting. DS10 is not hungry and even after I push that he needs to eat, he still wants nothing. I make him drink some water and eat a bar I had in my bag. We had visitors while we were eating and DH thought is was funny to throw food by my feet for them to come and get it. This guy hung around and actually stood in DH’s face to wait for him to drop some food!! LOL!!

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By the time we were finished eating we walked back towards Tusker House and stand in front of the misting fans …the parade it coming. We got a really good viewing spot and the boys had really good interaction with the character…I really missed some good shot (JESH ~ I need a new camera). Here are some photos of the parade:

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After the parade DS10 kept asking about Camp Mickey & Minnie and Kali….I believe by this time the characters were gone from the camp, so we head to Kali.
We saw these fun little guys on the way:

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DH refuses to ride…he hates to be wet. DS5 was hesitant to go, but he came. I really like this ride and the fact that I had on flip flops was great…I HATE wet shoes. I was a great was to end our day in AK…we of course sat in the seat where we got soaked and the people across from us only had a few drops on them. When we were going through the bonfire scene, DS5 got really nervous thinking that it was real…he didn’t cry and he LOVED getting wet!

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We head to the exit and we see the dance party in the front of the park…the boys join in on the party. They had a really good time and they both love to dance. This was really cute. Here are some picture of them partying:

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We head back to the resort…hung out for about 30 minutes and me and the boys head to the pool. It was not a bad walk once we figured out where we were going. We stop to get DS5 a life jacket, which was located right outside the pool. Then we go and enjoy the rest of our evening.
Around 8 pm they start setting up for a pool side movie. This night they were showing Lilo & Stitch…movies started at 8:30p, now I knew I was not going to be able to get them to leave and we still didn’t have dinner!?!? About 8:45pm DH calls and then comes and meets us by the pool.

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Shortly after we go take a quick shower and head to DTD for dinner at Wolfgang Puck Express. We all get pizzas…we were going to take it back to the room, but we decide to eat there. The food was awesome. I have to agree with almost all the reviews in saying that this is a GREAT meal for a CS credit!!

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After dinner, we head back to the room…and we are all sleep within the hour!! We had a very long day and we were in need of some rest.

Things I enjoyed most about AK:
• Breakfast at Tusker House
• Nemo
• Kali
• Parade
• Kilimanjaro Safari
Not to miss next trip:
• Expedition Everest (me)
• Camp Mickey & Minnie
• Walking trails to see Tree of Life up close
• Lion King show

UP NEXT ~ Day 2…will we make it to MK by Rope Drop??

[nu2wdisneyw]

So glad they were able to take you at Tusker House... and that you didn't get too stressed out by getting to the park so late! Good for you!

Looks like all your boys worked up an appetite! :rotfl: They really can eat, can't they?

Glad they liked Nemo and of course the Boneyard was a hit!

Looking foreward to the rest of your day...

Kathy

Hey Kathy! Thanks for coming over...all in all we had a good first day...with a couple of hiccups along the way!

[ZeroToHero]

Hahahahah! I love your son's face in the last two pictures - he looks so surprised about Planet Hollywood. :rotfl:

Did you like the pool? We NEVER went in! I can't believe it. :headache: I really wanted to too!

[nu2wdisneyw]

Hahahahah! I love your son's face in the last two pictures - he looks so surprised about Planet Hollywood. :rotfl:

Did you like the pool? We NEVER went in! I can't believe it. :headache: I really wanted to too!

We loved the pool...

Yeah...that was a little acting!! He is a charcter!

[Goofy22]

Great update my son use to be like that also he's still a lil weary of some things but not as bad as he use to be!! AS SOON AS YOU SAID YOU DID IT'S TOUGH TO BE A BUG after dinosaur I thought to myself this can't be good. We ate at Yak N Yeti CS also and had the same visitor(s) probably the day we were at Yak n yeti there were like 4 of them! :goodvibes Did you like the Honey Chicken? That's what me and DS had and we liked it. He also had a frozen lemonade. It was very filling . Next time were going to try out YAK N YETI RESTAURANT IN AUGUST.

[lauren_elizabeth]

That's too funny that yall live so close to us! It really is a small world after all! :goodvibes

Aww, I'm so sorry that your youngest was afraid of Dinosaur and ITTBAB! But, SO glad that he ended up loving Kali! So fun!

Mmm, I've never had anything to eat from Wolfgang Puck Express but like you, have heard awesome reviews. We'll have to check it out!

Can't wait to read more!

[wdwgirl03]

Oh no, sorry your son didn't like Dinosaur!! I don't blame him though...first time I rode it I freaked out and I was 13. I still cannot look at the big one at the end. :scared1::scared1::scared1:

[3princesses+aprince]

Awww, sorry that your Animal Kingdom day started out rough! I'm glad you ended the night well though. Yeah, Definitely put Camp Minnie Mickey on your to do list for next time, we saw so many characters over there within the matter of about an hour. My dd5 was too short for Dinosaur in May, but when we go back in August she'll be tall enough and she wants to go on. I hope she likes it. She did like It's tough to be a bug, so hopefully she'll like Dinosaur because I LOVED it.

The poolside movie sound great!!

So, I have a question for you! What did you think of the weather. Next August will be our first time going over the summer. We went in May, and then in the past we've been to Florida in February and March, so I have no idea what i'm getting into. Will you go back again during the same time?

[nu2wdisneyw]

That's too funny that yall live so close to us! It really is a small world after all! :goodvibes

Aww, I'm so sorry that your youngest was afraid of Dinosaur and ITTBAB! But, SO glad that he ended up loving Kali! So fun!

Mmm, I've never had anything to eat from Wolfgang Puck Express but like you, have heard awesome reviews. We'll have to check it out!

Can't wait to read more!

Yes it is funny...maybe we have to do a Dismeet one day!

[tinkerbell3747]

Great update,

Everyone looks like they are having so much fun....especially the kids...there is nothing like the first trip to Disney.

I always miss the parade at AK .....I am going to put that on my must do list this time around....I hope my kiddos get some good character interaction....

The movie by the pool sounds like a great way to wind down the evening along with some touring DTD.....

Never been to Wolfgang Puck Express....I will have to check that out too....so was it busy when you guys went?

[Sweet Pea UK]

Loving your report. It is the same time we go next year so I am checking out the weather as well!!! Keep it coming!

[nu2wdisneyw]

Great update my son use to be like that also he's still a lil weary of some things but not as bad as he use to be!! AS SOON AS YOU SAID YOU DID IT'S TOUGH TO BE A BUG after dinosaur I thought to myself this can't be good. We ate at Yak N Yeti CS also and had the same visitor(s) probably the day we were at Yak n yeti there were like 4 of them! :goodvibes Did you like the Honey Chicken? That's what me and DS had and we liked it. He also had a frozen lemonade. It was very filling . Next time were going to try out YAK N YETI RESTAURANT IN AUGUST.

Yeah I didn't know what I was in for...a Rookie's mistake! :lmao: I enjoyed the meal...although I thought the rice was overcooked and I wish I would have had noodles. I gave the frozen lemonade to my older son whci he share with his brother. We have many vistors...my son was just obessed with taking pictures of the duck. Hopefully my baby will be better with rides next year...we will see.

Oh no, sorry your son didn't like Dinosaur!! I don't blame him though...first time I rode it I freaked out and I was 13. I still cannot look at the big one at the end. :scared1::scared1::scared1:

It was a little much...my oldest liked it though.

Awww, sorry that your Animal Kingdom day started out rough! I'm glad you ended the night well though. Yeah, Definitely put Camp Minnie Mickey on your to do list for next time, we saw so many characters over there within the matter of about an hour. My dd5 was too short for Dinosaur in May, but when we go back in August she'll be tall enough and she wants to go on. I hope she likes it. She did like It's tough to be a bug, so hopefully she'll like Dinosaur because I LOVED it.

The poolside movie sound great!!

So, I have a question for you! What did you think of the weather. Next August will be our first time going over the summer. We went in May, and then in the past we've been to Florida in February and March, so I have no idea what i'm getting into. Will you go back again during the same time?

Knowing how my son was this year, we will do Camp Mickey & Minnie...he LOVED the characters!! The movie by the pool was great...I just have to remember to have dinner before we go.

Now I don't have much of a problem with the heat, so to me it wasn't that bad...stayed in the low-mid 90's. I didn't like the rain though...out of the 7 days we were there it rained like 5. Mostly in the evening though. We still were about to enjoy the parks though.

Great update,

Everyone looks like they are having so much fun....especially the kids...there is nothing like the first trip to Disney.

I always miss the parade at AK .....I am going to put that on my must do list this time around....I hope my kiddos get some good character interaction....

The movie by the pool sounds like a great way to wind down the evening along with some touring DTD.....

Never been to Wolfgang Puck Express....I will have to check that out too....so was it busy when you guys went?

WPE was actually empty when we went...but we didn't make it there until like 9 or 9:30pm. The pizza was excellent though!

Loving your report. It is the same time we go next year so I am checking out the weather as well!!! Keep it coming!

The weather was not too bad...it was hot some days, but a little misting fan and the AC in the rides did the trick...if it didn't rain it would have been perfect. I would go around the same time again next year.

[3princesses+aprince]

Oh, Ok, thanks for the weather update!! I'll tolerate the rain, I know it usually rains everyday for a little while during those months. Did the rain last for a few hours or was it more like a half hour/ and hour? Thanks

[nu2wdisneyw]

I know I have been MIA from my TR for a few days...I promise I will update tonight. I am getting ready to clean out the refridgerator so I can go grocery shopping today. Once we are all settled back in this evening I will move on to Day 2 of our trip!

Here are a few pictures of the boys from the 1st week of school:
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Okay...see you all later tonight!

[nu2wdisneyw]

Oh, Ok, thanks for the weather update!! I'll tolerate the rain, I know it usually rains everyday for a little while during those months. Did the rain last for a few hours or was it more like a half hour/ and hour? Thanks

A couple of the days it rained for a few hours...however there were a few with no rain at all! It was tolerable, I just wish we would have had the waterpark option...then we would have just spent the time at DQ...a little note for next time!

[accountingbabe08]

Your boys are so adorable. Go grocery shopping lol so we can hear more about your trip.

Belinda

[nu2wdisneyw]

So I set the alarm to go off at 7 am…it did and I also received a wake up all from Mickey as well. I made a pot of coffee and showered. Well the night before DS10 complained that his feet were hurting from his sneakers, and THAT WAS ALL WE BROUGHT?!?!? OH NO!!! :sad2: What am I going to do?? Why didn’t I get them Crocs while I was at the outlet before we left home?? So I send Tammy (OneTreeHillAddict) a text to see if she knew where I could get them off of the Disney property…she was so funny in saying that once they get to Orlando they don’t leave the property. :rotfl: So I went to the age old phone book and looked up Crocs….and there you have it. I wrote down the address, me and DS10 plug it into the GPS and we were off. The mall was like 15 minutes away…they had a little kiosk in the mall :thumbsup2. I purchased a pair for both of the boys and back to the resort we went.

I called DH to see if him and DS5 were dressed and ready to go…of course they weren’t ?!?! :scared1: When we make it back to the resort, DS5 is dressed but now we are waiting for DH to get dressed. I just knew that me leaving them would give them time enough to get dressed…I guess not. Well we have missed Rope Drop and breakfast and at the rate we are going we may not even make lunch!!! After about 20 minutes we were ready to go…

AHHHH...we are here!! YEAH!! :yay:

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We decided after parking that we would take the ferry boat over to MK….I could not believe how DEAD it was. There were only about 15 people waiting for the boat including us?!?! We were actually close enough in the parking lot that we didn’t need to take the tram to the TTC.

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Maybe one day we will stay here:

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Our ferry has arrived:
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This is one of my favorite pictures:
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The ride to the park was wonderful…relaxing and looking at the Castle in the distance was magical. MK is my FAVORITE park…it the only park the we had been to before this trip. I just love it…magic EVERYWHERE. I could walk around MK , eat and shop all day.

I am sooooo happy:
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Waiting for me while I get my bag checked:
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So enough with the photo show! :lmao: We decided to eat lunch at Casey’s Corner, since it was right on Main Street and I read great reviews about it on the boards. DH and I had a Hot Dog and fries, the boys both got corn dog nuggets with fries. The cheese sauce for the fries was the BOMB!!! I loved it…the boys enjoys it too, DH just stuck with ketchup. For desserts we got Cracker Jacks for the boys and brownies for the two of us…the brownies were disgusting…so needless to say we through them out.

After leaving Casey’s Corner we headed over to Adventureland and we met up with this guy:

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DS5 had to stop for a picture, by now I think DS10 was over the character interaction. He just wanted to get on some rides. Of course as soon as we get to the front of the line Rafiki needs a break??!! But it wasn’t too long though, long enough for them to go in walk past each other while the new Rafiki came out. After getting his signature and picture with Rafiki, we moved on to ride Aladdin.

Now DS5 LOVES these kinds of rides and he was loving the fact that we was making DH and DS10 nauseous by making the the carpet moved up and down really fast. We enjoyed it and it was a great start to our day. I had already made up my mind going in that I was not going to make DS5 do anything that he did not want to do…

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We went to ride Jungle Cruise and the standby wait time was like 10 minutes. I knew from the reviews on this board that the Skipper could make or break this ride. Needless to say our Skipper was VERY boring…she had the CORNIEST jokes you could imagine. And to top it all off there was person on the ride that was trying to be funnier than the Skipper…we were so ready for this ride to be over. This is definitely one that we can skip on our next trip.

I have some pictures from the cruise...however none of them are good, so I am not going to post them...Sorry. :confused3

Stay tuned for Part II of MK…will DS5 survive Pirates??

[ZeroToHero]

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We went to ride Jungle Cruise and the standby wait time was like 10 minutes. I knew from the reviews on this board that the Skipper could make or break this ride. Needless to say our Skipper was VERY boring…she had the CORNIEST jokes you could imagine. And to top it all off there was person on the ride that was trying to be funnier than the Skipper…we were so ready for this ride to be over. This is definitely one that we can skip on our next trip.

I have some pictures from the cruise...however none of them are good, so I am not going to post them...Sorry. :confused3

Stay tuned for Part II of MK…will DS5 survive Pirates??[/COLOR]

Oh man, that lady is cracking up over something! :lmao:


And do you know what your skipper's name was? We may have had the same one.. she was lameeee!

[nu2wdisneyw]

Oh man, that lady is cracking up over something! :lmao:


And do you know what your skipper's name was? We may have had the same one.. she was lameeee!

No I don't remember her name...yeah we were not impressed with her at all!!!

[wdwgirl03]

The MK is my favorite park too. Love it there! That's pretty cool you got to see the Halloween decorations too.

[mousescrapper]

Hi Stephanie,

That is too bad about Jahil not liking the two rides at AK, but I'm glad the parade was great and the boys had fun :thumbsup2

Here's hoping he is happy w/ the rest of the rides....don't feel too bad, being your first trip, you have to test the waters and really get a feel for what works and what doesn't....

Good score on the Crocs...hope they help!

I am loving your pictures...everyone is so photogenic...the expressions on Jeffery's face in front of PH are priceless.

And you, my dear...you have such a beautiful face...I love seeing you and putting your face w/ the name :goodvibes

and no worries on the not making rop-drop thing....I always have high hopes and we'd be lucky to get 2 out of 8 days....;)

looking forward to more!

and thanks for visiting me on my BLOG!

J-

[mommytothreeboys]

Hi Stephanie! I can't believe I missed the start of your TR! UGH...well I'm here now!

Sorry it got off to a rocky start at AK....be patient! Glad you enjoyed Kali and Nemo....definitely try to hit the Lion King show next time. It's fantastic!

Your boys are so handsome! Love their big smiles!! And I'm so glad you posted some pics of yourself..it's nice to put a name with a face!

I can see the excitement in your smile in the pic of the whole family in front of the castle! :woohoo:

Sorry you didn't like the Jungle Cruise..it's one of my faves, but the skipper is the KEY. The jokes are always corny (LOL! that's what I love :lovestruc) but you need a skipper who can sell it!

Can't wait to hear more! :goodvibes

[nu2wdisneyw]

Hi Stephanie,

That is too bad about Jahil not liking the two rides at AK, but I'm glad the parade was great and the boys had fun :thumbsup2

Here's hoping he is happy w/ the rest of the rides....don't feel too bad, being your first trip, you have to test the waters and really get a feel for what works and what doesn't....

Good score on the Crocs...hope they help!

I am loving your pictures...everyone is so photogenic...the expressions on Jeffery's face in front of PH are priceless.

And you, my dear...you have such a beautiful face...I love seeing you and putting your face w/ the name :goodvibes

and no worries on the not making rop-drop thing....I always have high hopes and we'd be lucky to get 2 out of 8 days....;)

looking forward to more!

and thanks for visiting me on my BLOG!

J-

Hey Julie...thanks so much for the compliments!! :flower3:

The crocs were the best thing, we only had a problem with that the strap was rubbing the back of Jeffery's heel...but thanks to my fellow Disers, I was armed with moleskin!!! :woohoo:

I am loving your blog by the way!

[nu2wdisneyw]

Hi Stephanie! I can't believe I missed the start of your TR! UGH...well I'm here now!

Sorry it got off to a rocky start at AK....be patient! Glad you enjoyed Kali and Nemo....definitely try to hit the Lion King show next time. It's fantastic!

Your boys are so handsome! Love their big smiles!! And I'm so glad you posted some pics of yourself..it's nice to put a name with a face!

I can see the excitement in your smile in the pic of the whole family in front of the castle! :woohoo:

Sorry you didn't like the Jungle Cruise..it's one of my faves, but the skipper is the KEY. The jokes are always corny (LOL! that's what I love :lovestruc) but you need a skipper who can sell it!

Can't wait to hear more! :goodvibes

I was SOOO excited in MK....it's my favorite :love:!!

Yeah, our skipper was not funny at all...VERY dry!