Sometimes the Best Plan is to Forget the Plan!!

[princess_momma]

Hello!! :welcome: to my TR!!

My parents, son and I stayed at Pop Century from 9/10 until 9/16 for an amazing Disney World trip!! If you missed my ptr you can find that HERE (http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2147628). Of course, if you read my ptr, this report will still be FULL of surprises because we oh so often deviated from the plans!! And it worked out wonderfully!!

For those of you who missed my ptr or just need a recap, the cast is as follows!!

Me-19, believer of fairy tales. I LOVE Disney and use the word "magical" in every day conversation. I even have a tiara that I'll wear around just because. (They made me stop wearing it at work though, :laughing:) I was the planner of this fabulous trip but I'm definitely a very relaxed, flexible, go-with-the-flow planner! I love my son more than anything and he had the best time!! On to him!

Landon-10 months, my little prince. My little boy is starting to walk more than he crawls. He learned to wave at Disney World. His favorite movie is The Tigger Movie and he loves Handy Manny. (And I don't just make this stuff up, even at his age, he actually sits and watches these shows and claps when he hears the songs and stuff!) You will hear all about the magical times he had in the world, but I honestly think he had the best time in the hotel room, solely because there he could walk around and be free. He wanted to be free!! I'm sure when he heard my mom complaining about her feet, he would've let her use his stroller so he could walk, if that were possible! He's a boy on the move!!

Grammy-Mickey's wanna-be girlfriend (yet somehow, still amicable with Minnie :confused3). This is my mom and she hates any ride that Landon can't go on. (They scare her...even Soarin'.) She was the complainer of the trip. Her feet hurt, she was hot, blah blah blah. But we still love her. She loves to shop and that was her favorite thing at the parks. That and pin trading, but she didn't get into that until our last full park day. I guess she just didn't understand what I was talking about and never brought her pins! :confused3

Pop Pop-the one we drag along to it all! Grammy jokes that we brought him to drive us and to pay for stuff. :lmao: And while he did those things, he also accompanied me on all my thrill rides!! And he just enjoyed the magic and fully trusted me with the planning.

So thats us!! I hope you join us as we re-live the adventures!!

Part One: The Happiest Place on Earth Just Got a Little Happier! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33658015&postcount=5)
Part Two: Mmmm Ostrich!! Dinner at California Grill (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33658835&postcount=8)
Part Three: Breakfast with Character! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33675301&postcount=28)
Part Four: Rides, rides, rides!! And All Before Lunch! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33675791&postcount=31)
Part Five: Lunch Time Comes Too Soon! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33688983&postcount=63)
Part Six: Photo Pass CD came! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33698122&postcount=75)
Part Seven: Snip, Snip, HOORAY!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33699038&postcount=78)
Part Eight: A Whole New World...of Smiles and Laughs! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33712538&postcount=97)
Part Nine: The "Accidentally On-Purpose" Incident! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33716109&postcount=109)
Part Ten: Good Morning, Epcot! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33746082&postcount=120)
Part Eleven: Fish Are Friends...and for me, Food! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33750050&postcount=130)
Part Twelve: I'm Disappointed by Their Disappointment (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33761588&postcount=148)
Part Thirteen: A Room With a View and Some Art!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33762715&postcount=154)
Part Fourteen: BONUS Post!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33762915&postcount=158)
Part Fifteen: It's a Jungle Out There! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33776339&postcount=189)
Part Sixteen: Adventures Away!! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33789091&postcount=210)
Part Seventeen: A Wild Good Time! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33801380&postcount=224) and Videos (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33824176&postcount=241)
Part Eighteen: The Beginning of My Infatuation With a Certain Hotel! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33846493&postcount=259)
Part Nineteen: Lucky and Fabulous! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33860072&postcount=296)
Part Twenty: Are You Ready For Some Football?! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33873402&postcount=314)
Part Twenty-one: The Longest Breakfast with the Most Magical Memories! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33887628&postcount=333)
Part Twenty-two: Ready to Party! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33919512&postcount=352)
Part Twenty-three: Countdown to the OFFICIAL Party! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33939872&postcount=378)
Part Twenty-four: Some Male Royalty and a Run-In with Villains! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33945905&postcount=387)
Part Twenty-five: Gimme More Characters! (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=33975021&postcount=437)

Unofficial PTR:
Post One (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34052970&postcount=503)
Post Two (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34143102&postcount=600)
Post Three (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34217067&postcount=663)
Post Four (http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=34319175&postcount=741)

[Vallie]

Hiiiii hun!! I'm here!! Can't wait for moreee!!

[princess_momma]

yay!!! you're the first!! i'm working on the getting there day right now!!

[lauren_elizabeth]

Hey Girl! I'm definitely joining along! Can't wait to hear all about it!

[princess_momma]

The night before Disney is when I finally finish packing. Landon helped, of course. He’s a very good boy.

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We get to the airport nice and early. My mom and I decide to kill time by walking around the shops. Landon kicked back and relaxed in his stroller.
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By the time we get back, our plane is there. We had a lynx. I think his name was Hank? I don’t know though!
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Here is my mom and I:
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I honestly think this may be the only picture of the trip where our hair looks really good. Dang humidity!

Landon was just so excited!! Especially when the gate attendant labeled his stroller for what he called “Goofy World”. I feel really bad for any kid who is on a flight to Orlando and NOT going to Disney World! They always play it up so much! Anyway, here is Landon being a big boy in his own seat!
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We got there and got our rental car. Landon didn’t seem too excited! At first I was perplexed as to why.
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Then it all made perfect sense:
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He was a sleepy boy!! But he missed this:
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And this!
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He got up on the way to check in though!!
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He sits like this because he likes to lean over and watch the wheels. He loves wheels, he’s such a boy!!

We dropped our stuff off in our room and then went back to the main building to get some snacks! We had a late night ADR but needed some refueling before then!
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I got the cheese fries, Grammy got a blueberry muffin, and Pop Pop got the banana bread. Those cheese fries were HEAVENLY!! I could go for some right now. After that, we looked around the Everything Pop! gift shop for a while!!

I couldn't believe we were finally here! I could practically feel the magic in my veins!! I couldn't stop smiling I was so happy!

Our California Grill dinner is up next!! Did we have to wait long? Did we get a window seat? Were their fireworks? Did we stick to steak or did we go more exotic?! Find out soon!

[princess_momma]

Hey Girl! I'm definitely joining along! Can't wait to hear all about it!

Yay!! Glad your here!! Welcome!! Hope ya stick around!

[lauren_elizabeth]

Landon is such a cutie pie! 10 months is such a fun age, too!

What building/room were yall in at Pop? And those cheese fries do look SO good right about now! I'm starving! Hahaha.

Can't wait to hear about California Grill!

[princess_momma]

We drive over to the Contemporary a bit early for our 8:30 ADR. We wanted to check out the gift shops! And the consensus? We all liked the one at Pop better!! Though we do love just about any gift shop!! Then I fed Landon some of his dinner in the lobby before checking in. My dad felt WAY overdressed. Almost everyone in line was wearing jeans and a t-shirt. It turned out that hardly any of them had ressies! Once we got up the elevator, he felt much better! There were some of those jeans people, but also some people who looked like they were going to prom in fancy dresses! (No boys were that fancy, just some girls!) But most people were like us, just business casual.

We went up and waited in the bar area. We sat right by the window then. Grammy and I got a “Mickey Mouse” (aka Shirley Temple) and Pop Pop got a Long Island Ice Tea, I believe! For this night, Landon and I each had customized polos. Mine was actually a blue dress with a patriotic Mickey that said “Mommy” underneath and his a white onesie that had a black Mickey that said his name underneath! I don’t have any pictures showing mine for some reason! But in some you can see his. Here’s me and my handsome little guy!
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We waited…and waited…and waited. They had said they were running behind reservations even, but we had checked in a bit early! And it turns out that they had moved back the fireworks time to 10 without my knowledge! I had thought it was 9! So we just kept on waiting. Landon kept climbing all over the seat we were on and looking out the window and looking down at the beautiful castle. I was getting restless waiting, so we decided to go to one of the observation decks. And what do you know? As soon as we open the door, our buzzer goes off. I kid you not! Funny how that works!

And now I must bring up my 2 problems with California Grill. If you order drinks while waiting for your table, they can’t add it to your dinner bill. I suppose we should’ve asked, but I just thought that was weird. My mom and I probably wouldn’t have gotten drinks and just waited for our ones included with the Dining Plan. So we had to pay OOP for those.

Second, everyone waiting in the bar has a much better, closer view of MK! We did in fact score a window seat, but our view had been better from the bar!! I think they should rearrange it and make it so that the people who actually have reservations can have the best view! Any walkup can go and just order drinks and get that best view. I definitely don’t like that! But oh well, we still had a pretty nice spot!!

ANYWHO, back to your regularly scheduled trip report:

For appetizers, I got some kind of tomato soup. (I can’t find it on the allears menu and the Disney site isn’t working for me!)
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This was, frankly, quite gross. It was way too salty and I had to choke down what bites I did have. Luckily they had delicious bread (no pic of that) and my dad shared with me!

Pop Pop got the Sonoma Goat Cheese Ravioli, as recommended by our server.
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YUM!! I wish I had gotten this!! It was SOOOOO good!! I loved it very much, it was a very tantalizing taste!

Grammy got the summer salad.
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She enjoyed it. I’m not a salad person.

Landon had the bread. He LOVED it!! He started to get really sleepy and we even had his stroller brought up but he wouldn’t sleep. The bread got him through however. He was addicted the rest of the trip!

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For our entrees, Grammy and Pop Pop both got the Oak-fired Filet of Beef.
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They liked it. I tried it and it was good, but I LOVED my entrée so much more!! I was timid about ordering it, but decided to just order it anyway!

I got the Seared Ostrict Filet.
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I scraped off everything on top and just ate the meat and potatoes. But OH MY GOODNESS, ostrich is SO GOOD!! It tasted very similar to steak, but it was so tender and juicy and if it were steak, it would’ve been the best I ever had!! I would order this again in a heartbeat! My parents steak did not compare!

The fireworks happened right before dessert. It was so cute, Landon kept looking around to see where the voice talking was coming from that they piped in. Here he is watching the fireworks:
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After this, a lady came over and talked to us about Landon and told us how cute he was and that everyone at her table had been guessing his age and she was just gushing over him. He gets that a lot!! Lol!

For dessert, I got the Valrhona Chocolate Cake, but I can’t find a picture. And on the allears site, it says that it came with cherries? Mine came with the cake in the middle, whipped cream on the left and carmel gelato on the right! I wish I could find the picture! The cake was pretty good, but the gelato was heavenly! I loved it!

I don’t think my dad got anything. Oh wait, I remember now! All he got was a dessert wine. I didn’t take a pictue.

Silly me. I just realized Grammy got the same thing as me! That’s probably why I didn’t take a picture!! And sadly in hers, all we really got was the “Happy Anniversary” chocolate.
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After that, I left while my parents took care of the check. Landon was getting very sleepy. I got stopped by the table that woman came from earlier and they all talked to me. They were very nice and self-proclaimed Disney addicts.

I went down to the 4th floor of the Contemporary to find some pressed penny machines. While I was there, a little boy came down with his sister and he was getting a pressed penny. The girl said that she wanted one too and the boy told her to ask their mom. I offered her some money to do it, I mean really, its only 51 cents. She declined, and then their mom came and the girl asked her mom for money and the mom said she didn’t have any more change for her and I again offered, this time to the mom as well and she declined. I could tell the girl really wanted one, especially since her brother was getting one and I just don’t understand why they wouldn’t take some change? It’s not like I was offering to buy her a souvenir or something crazy expensive, ya know? I just thought it was really odd!

After that, my parents came down and we went home to rest up for our first park day! How will the weather be in the MK? Will our feet survive the first day? Will Disney do anything for September 11th? Who will we meet? Find out soon!

[princess_momma]

Landon is such a cutie pie! 10 months is such a fun age, too!

What building/room were yall in at Pop? And those cheese fries do look SO good right about now! I'm starving! Hahaha.

Can't wait to hear about California Grill!

10 months is the best! He just gets better everyday! :cloud9:

We were in the 80's building, 7337! I don't really have any pics of the room but later I took a pic of the view from right outside! We didn't even notice it right away, thats why the pic is for later!

[deslynnpatterson]

aww i love reading your TR report so far:) I am glad you like the ostrich is looks so good!! I just got back last night:( BOO!!! I have to get motivated to get my pictures downloaded and do a trip report-- and i in disney depression mode right now LOL Landon is so cute :) he seems like such a pleasant and good little boy:) love all the pictures so far:) Cant wait for more!!

[heaven2dc]

Landon is such a doll! How great your parents were along for this trip - having your Dad to go on rides with and Mom to help with Landon. Your matching polo shirts are cute! Where did you have them made?

[lauren_elizabeth]

Oh my goodness! Where did you get the matching outfits made?! Those are too cute! :goodvibes

Dinner at Cali Grill sounds delicious! I never even know they offered ostrich!

[princess_momma]

aww i love reading your TR report so far:) I am glad you like the ostrich is looks so good!! I just got back last night:( BOO!!! I have to get motivated to get my pictures downloaded and do a trip report-- and i in disney depression mode right now LOL Landon is so cute :) he seems like such a pleasant and good little boy:) love all the pictures so far:) Cant wait for more!!

Oh man, I'm in a Disney depression too! Its been so dreary here all day in CO! It even snowed for a little. Luckily none of it stuck! Can't wait to see your pictures!

Landon is such a doll! How great your parents were along for this trip - having your Dad to go on rides with and Mom to help with Landon. Your matching polo shirts are cute! Where did you have them made?

It was great having my parents there...most of the time! :laughing:

And I got the polos made at the Disney store online!! They have so much great stuff you can customize! I have personalized those, a backpack, and some blankets. Its really great!

Oh my goodness! Where did you get the matching outfits made?! Those are too cute! :goodvibes

Dinner at Cali Grill sounds delicious! I never even know they offered ostrich!

I didn't know they had ostrich either! I think they may have added it recently because I don't remember seeing it on the menu when I first scheduled it! I highly recommend it!

And the outfits were made at the Disney Store online. :thumbsup2

[FauntleroyFAN07]

very good start, it is alot of fun to read a TR that has a little guy in it, reminds of when ours was there with us at 8 months old...cant wait for more

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Welcome back!

Wow you are fast with the updates. :laughing: The Cali Grill dinner sounds delish, a local restaurant here in town serves ostrich and now you have me tempted to try it.

[Vallie]

omg u and ur son are the cutest ever! and Craig says your son is cool, cuz he likes Buzz aha

[DSNYGRL_JKS2006]

Hi girl! I'm in!!popcorn:: I'm so excited to read up on your TR! I followed you in your PTR! I can't tell you how cute your son is and how great the pictures came out so far!!! :goodvibes

[mickeystoontown]

Signing on for more! Landon is a cutie patootie! That's odd that the mother didn't let the little girl take 51 cents from you.:confused3

Looking forward to reading all about your Disney adventures.

[princess_momma]

very good start, it is alot of fun to read a TR that has a little guy in it, reminds of when ours was there with us at 8 months old...cant wait for more

Oh I loved your tr!! Its so fun to bring little guys!! Landon got almost as many kisses as your boy did and there's a whole good story with that!! But you'll have to wait!! ;)

Welcome back!

Wow you are fast with the updates. :laughing: The Cali Grill dinner sounds delish, a local restaurant here in town serves ostrich and now you have me tempted to try it.

hahaha...yeah I'm going to have to try to pace myself so people can read it and make comments before I finish!! I have all this free time at work...:laughing:

And I insist you try the ostrich!! Its so good! I wish I could find a place around me that serves it! I think ostrich (and also buffalo) are way better than steak! And I LOVE steak!

omg u and ur son are the cutest ever! and Craig says your son is cool, cuz he likes Buzz aha

Aw thanks!! Tell Craig that Landon wanted to be Buzz for Halloween but Mommy thought the purple thing on the head looked funny.

Hi girl! I'm in!!popcorn:: I'm so excited to read up on your TR! I followed you in your PTR! I can't tell you how cute your son is and how great the pictures came out so far!!! :goodvibes

Hi!! Thanks! Glad to see you here!! How's your new job going? I think I remember reading about it on Lynn's or Jenny's ptr!

[princess_momma]

Signing on for more! Landon is a cutie patootie! That's odd that the mother didn't let the little girl take 51 cents from you.:confused3

Looking forward to reading all about your Disney adventures.

Oh you must've posted that right before I posted mine!! I'm glad you're here!! Yay!! And I thought it was so odd too. Oh well!!

[Belle_princess]

I'm in!! popcorn:: I love TR with little ones because it is so different for them than it is for adults! Great start! Can't wait for more!

Kristin

[tinkgurl]

Hey girl. Geeze, you are fast with your updates! :laughing:

Love the pics from POP. It's getting me excited!

I have to say that Landon is adorable. He makes me really excited to bring my little guy in June.

I've never been to the Cali Grill yet, but it looks YUMMY. I'm saving that one for our honeymoon. :laughing:

[princess&her4princes]

Hi!
I hope you don't mind me joining along...we were at Pop, too, Septmeber 14-18, we must have passed you along our way!! Can't wait to read about your trip!! Hope to start my TR this week, too!! Btw, your son is just beautiful!!!!!!!:goodvibes

[tinkgurl]

By the way, both you and Landon are gorgeous. :cutie:

[ibedancin824]

Joining in and loving it!!! popcorn::

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I'm hopping on for the ride. I have to say, your little boy is too cute. Those big brown eyes of his remind me of my little boy's when he was that age. Ten months is a fun age because they are really just starting to figure things out!

Looking forward to more! :surfweb:

[princess_momma]

I'm in!! popcorn:: I love TR with little ones because it is so different for them than it is for adults! Great start! Can't wait for more!

Kristin

It is so different! Luckily, Disney is the kind of place that has something for the littlest and the biggest kids!! (The biggest being everyone on the Dis :laughing:)

Hey girl. Geeze, you are fast with your updates! :laughing:

Love the pics from POP. It's getting me excited!

I have to say that Landon is adorable. He makes me really excited to bring my little guy in June.

I've never been to the Cali Grill yet, but it looks YUMMY. I'm saving that one for our honeymoon. :laughing:

Hey! It'll be so fun to bring your little guy!! How old is he? I can't wait to bring mine back! It really is magical to see them! I can't wait to read about your honeymoon trip! :cloud9: I'm such a hopeless romantic!!

Hi!
I hope you don't mind me joining along...we were at Pop, too, Septmeber 14-18, we must have passed you along our way!! Can't wait to read about your trip!! Hope to start my TR this week, too!! Btw, your son is just beautiful!!!!!!!:goodvibes

Thank you! We probably did pass each other at some point!! What building did you stay in? Don't you just love it there? Do you have a trip report?

By the way, both you and Landon are gorgeous. :cutie:

Oh thanks!! I forgot to tell you that when I was reading your tr, I saw that your little guy knows how to get through the gate...out to the trampoline, right? It reminded me of my little guy. A few times recently I have seen him on his tippy toes trying to reach the door knob on our front door!! Isn't it crazy how they figure it out?! Lucky for me he can't reach it yet...but oh man, once he does, I'll always have to be on the look out and make sure its bolted!

Joining in and loving it!!! popcorn::

Thanks! Glad you're here!

I'm hopping on for the ride. I have to say, your little boy is too cute. Those big brown eyes of his remind me of my little boy's when he was that age. Ten months is a fun age because they are really just starting to figure things out!

Looking forward to more! :surfweb:

Thanks!! I love his brown eyes...they just make my heart melt!! I love his age right now. Its making me not want to wait to see him grow up but want me to keep him this age as my baby forever all at once!!

[princess_momma]

So I left off with our first night being over. We all woke up SUPER early for pre-opening ADR’s at Crystal Palace! I believe this was the only day we got there “late”. I think we got to the MK at the exact same time as our ADR (8:05). I was seriously OOZING with excitement. My dad took some pics of the fall-ish decorations while I got Landon out of his stroller:

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And then I made him take a million pics of me and my little guy:
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Look, Landon, that’s the castle!!
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(please ignore the family ruining my darling picture lol)

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And then we checked into Crystal Palace. We barely waited 2 minutes before they called our name. I didn’t take any pictures of the infamous flower Pooh-characters in the front, sorry. I’m sure we’ve all seen it though. I hurried and got my food first so I could be there for the characters.

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Honestly, I wasn’t too hungry and just wanted to see the MK. Though I am a lover of the breakfast pizza and puffed French toast. Should’ve got more breakfast pizza though!! I just wanted to get out to the Magic Kingdom! My parents wanted to sit and eat and they ate very…heavily…this isn’t too good!! You’ll see what later…

First up, was Landon’s FAVORITE character…Tigger!! He watches the Tigger Movie almost everyday and gets excited when the Tigger song comes on. However, his reaction was strange.

First Tigger snuck up and kissed Landon. Landon just stared.
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Then Tigger left and he came back (I think because my mom came back from the buffet, I can’t really remember why now…) and Landon started crying!! I don’t know why!! But he cried and cried even more if Tigger got close again. I was worried about him being scared the whole trip. However, this was the only time Landon cried at a character the whole trip! He was very unsure of the rest of the 100 acre woods characters though, for this breakfast!

Luckily, Piglet was next and he’s kind of timid.
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Landon always has a huge staring problem, whether you’re a pretty girl or a guy with a hat or a huge fuzzy pig with pink ears:
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(Although I can’t tell if he’s looking at Piglet’s ears or the ceiling…what do you think?)

When Piglet was done with our table, Tigger came back over and picked up some of those little creamers from an empty table and stuck them in Piglet’s mouth!! Piglet acted like he was crying and shook his fist at Tigger! It was funny. The character handler person had to come and take it out for him! Hahahaha. I think the little parade they do happened next and then Pooh came. Pooh got down to Landon’s level, which was nice.
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He wouldn’t take pictures though.
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After this, we left, even though we still had Eeyore left. Eeyore wasn’t a “must-do” character, as Tigger was. If Tigger had been last we probably would’ve waited. But I mean, we were in MAGIC KINGDOM…I couldn’t just sit inside waiting for a character who wasn’t a must-do!!

Up next…our first taste of the magic!! What rides do we do? Which does Landon like and which does he hate? Do we run into anybody worth taking a picture with!! Find out soon!!

[PigletsMommy]

Landon is adorable! He is so cute meeting the characters!

My DD is 10 months also. She loves watching Handy Manny & Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She dances along to all the music.

She also has a staring problem. Maybe it is an age thing? Its almost embarrassing going out to eat because she loves to watch other people!

Cant wait to read more!

[princess_momma]

Landon is adorable! He is so cute meeting the characters!

My DD is 10 months also. She loves watching Handy Manny & Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She dances along to all the music.

She also has a staring problem. Maybe it is an age thing? Its almost embarrassing going out to eat because she loves to watch other people!

Cant wait to read more!

Oh wait until you see the Handy Manny pics!! I think I only have those on PhotoPass so we have to wait until that gets here! They're so cute though!!

And I think it is an age thing, since they don't know that staring is rude yet!! Landon sometimes just fixates on certain people and will not stop staring its so funny! Do you have a ptr?

[princess_momma]

After a delicious, quick breakfast at Crystal Palace, we cut through the castle hub over to Fantasyland! The park was open, but still not very crowded as you can see here.
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Our first stop was DUMBO!! We got right on his next flight! I wanted a good picture where you could really see Dumbo but for some reason, my dad only took them from his and my mom’s elephant. So you can’t even see the whole of Dumbo we are in! I tried to tell him to get out and take it but he got mad and said he could get one just fine from his. Which he didn’t, but oh well!
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HELLO SUNSHINE!! Please ignore my squintiness

After Dumbo, we headed over to Pooh’s. My mom loved this ride. I thought it was kinda cute…kinda jerky. Like when you’re supposedly hopping with Tigger. I still liked it but hope someday they can make it so its smooth and you really feel like your bouncing instead of on a machine. That being said, it was really cute and Landon loved looking around at all the lights and colors it had. (Oh and this ride was a walk-on, and we got our own honey pot, which I thought was SO cute!)

Then we headed over to Peter Pan’s flight. We for some reason thought it would take my dad a long time to park the stroller so just me, Grammy and Landon went on while he parked it. Landon did NOT like this ride. We thought he was just tired and fussy, but I think it may have been the darkness now.

After we got off, we could not find my dad. Like barely a minute later, he came up and it turns out he had decided to just go on Peter Pan’s flight himself since it was a walk-on. Next we all went to It’s A Small World, also a walk on. This ride is why I think Landon just didn’t like the dark of PPF. He LOVED this one. I know he was tired but he was awake and alert and just trying to look at everything here.
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I think the way they have the song played in all the different instruments and what not makes it not as annoying or get stuck in your head as much. Apparently, a little boy from another family who got off the boat with us, begged to differ as he held his hand over his ears the whole way out! Haha!

Then we picked up the stroller and Grammy needed to use the bathroom. And so we found one and I realize that I’m probably a huge weirdo. I mean, who really takes pictures of bathroom entrances? Apparently, me!
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But it’s clearly my own, personalized bathroom!!

Then we walked and saw that Haunted Mansion was a walk on! Pop Pop and I went, as Grammy didn’t want to. So she stayed with Landon.
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I love everything about this ride. The decoration details, the effects, the spookiness! Its just awesome!!

And next, I found this!
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I think I may be the only loner who takes a picture without anyone else in the other side! Oh well!

Next, my dad and I rode Big Thunder Mountain Rail Road and then Splash Mountain! BTMRR disappointed my dad as far as roller coasters go. Oh well…I still love it! And I LOVE LOVE LOVE Splash! I love the drops and the story and the music and its just so fabulous. Both of these rides were also walk-on’s. In fact, Splash even had some empty logs going down and ours wasn’t even filled!

Then we were walking back to where our lunch ADR was and we saw…CAPTAIN HOOK AND MISTER SMEE!!! YAY!!! I love them!!
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I tried to freak Hook out by telling him I thought I heard some ticking and he just looked over his shoulders and then shook his finger at me. I guess I couldn’t fool him. It was fun getting to know them! AND their handler was from the city I grew up in and is like 20 minutes away from me now!! I think she was the only CM I saw from the state.

After this, we head over to Liberty Square for some lunch!! But you’ll have to wait until at least tomorrow to hear about that!!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Thanks!! I love his brown eyes...they just make my heart melt!! I love his age right now. Its making me not want to wait to see him grow up but want me to keep him this age as my baby forever all at once!!
Trust me. I know JUST what you mean! :goodvibes

[FauntleroyFAN07]

great start to your MK day, i have always been tempted to do a breakfast at crystal palace so we can get in early when no one is on main street, i might have to try and talk my dad into this one on our next trip.

i think it is little kids who just like to star, parker stairs at everyone, then we tell him to wave if he is going to stair and he breaks his serious face and laughs and waves at them.

cant wait to see what you guys did next...

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Loved the last two updates. Cute shirt you have Landon, in, too. I like how it incorporates Mickey AND Tigger and pirates, hee hee.

You've got some really great pictures. And you got a LOT of rides in b4 lunch, too. Good job! :thumbsup2 Was it not crowded?

[princess_momma]

Trust me. I know JUST what you mean! :goodvibes

Its so rewarding knowing that feeling. I love being a parent more than anything!

great start to your MK day, i have always been tempted to do a breakfast at crystal palace so we can get in early when no one is on main street, i might have to try and talk my dad into this one on our next trip.

i think it is little kids who just like to star, parker stairs at everyone, then we tell him to wave if he is going to stair and he breaks his serious face and laughs and waves at them.

cant wait to see what you guys did next...

How fun! Landon just learned how to wave while we were there! It was so cute. He would wave at everyone and it melts my heart every time!

And I HIGHLY recommend pre-park opening breakfasts. I think we only had one day where we didn't have one and my parents (and I) hated it. Its much nicer to be in there when its empty and then not have to be herded with all the crowd when it is open! :thumbsup2

Loved the last two updates. Cute shirt you have Landon, in, too. I like how it incorporates Mickey AND Tigger and pirates, hee hee.

You've got some really great pictures. And you got a LOT of rides in b4 lunch, too. Good job! :thumbsup2 Was it not crowded?

Thanks! The pic on Landon's shirt I actually snagged from someone off the DISigns board!! Isn't it cute? He got lots of comments on it!! I love it! We got so many rides in early!! Of course, this being my first trip, I don't know if thats normal or not! (Our lunch was pretty early though...like 1130ish)

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Its so rewarding knowing that feeling. I love being a parent more than anything!

Thanks! The pic on Landon's shirt I actually snagged from someone off the DISigns board!! Isn't it cute? He got lots of comments on it!! I love it! We got so many rides in early!! Of course, this being my first trip, I don't know if thats normal or not! (Our lunch was pretty early though...like 1130ish)


Motherhood IS very rewarding! And hard. But so worth everything we go through.

NO, that many rides by lunch is NOT normal! At least not for the times I've been there. Especially Peter Pan. There's always a long line for that ride. Maybe it was not crowded while you were down there, or getting there so early helped.

[Gabrielsbigtrip]

Your son is adorable....great start!

[Starlilly]

how cute!!!! loving your TR so far it makes me soooooo nostalgic! I am 21 and I really admire your courage at having your son at an early stage in your life. Your such a good mommy to take him to DW :] .

next time you go just feel free to pack me in your bags!!

oh, and by the way....what is the tatoo on your back shoulder? just curious....

cant wait for the next part of your report!!

[MickeyisBeast]

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Love the beginning! Your son is just too cute! Can't wait for your next update!

[Dancegrl624]

What great start to your TR! I LOVE early morning ADR's at CP! There is nothing like walking down an empty Main Street first thing in the morning. It's awesome! Your pictures, and your family, are just beautiful! I can't wait to hear more!

[wigdoutdismom]

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[Lifelong_Dreamer]

The pictures of you and Landon in front of the castle were great. :thumbsup2

I love it when the characters mess with each other like Tigger did to Piglet. :laughing:

[tinkgurl]

Hey! It'll be so fun to bring your little guy!! How old is he? I can't wait to bring mine back! It really is magical to see them! I can't wait to read about your honeymoon trip! :cloud9: I'm such a hopeless romantic!!

Oh thanks!! I forgot to tell you that when I was reading your tr, I saw that your little guy knows how to get through the gate...out to the trampoline, right? It reminded me of my little guy. A few times recently I have seen him on his tippy toes trying to reach the door knob on our front door!! Isn't it crazy how they figure it out?! Lucky for me he can't reach it yet...but oh man, once he does, I'll always have to be on the look out and make sure its bolted!

He'll be 3 in November already! :scared1:

Haha, you'll have awhile to read about our honeymoon trip. We're waiting until we're both done with school for that.

I can't believe how fast they catch onto something. Be careful doing stuff because he'll learn just by watching you do it a few times. And then....before you know, he'll be repeating everything you say so then you have to be careful of what you say. :rotfl2:

[Vallie]

kay, love the castle pics. so sweet :lovestruc

and Landon's face meeting the characters is just absolutly priceless!! oh my gosh!

[PigletsMommy]

Oh wait until you see the Handy Manny pics!! I think I only have those on PhotoPass so we have to wait until that gets here! They're so cute though!!

And I think it is an age thing, since they don't know that staring is rude yet!! Landon sometimes just fixates on certain people and will not stop staring its so funny! Do you have a ptr?

I bet he loved meeting Handy Manny. I usually dont care much for DHS but this time Playhouse Disney is at the top of my To Do list.

I find that if someone smiles at Lizzie or makes a comment to her thats is when she stares them down. I think they are just learning so much right now & realizing that there is so many different people everywhere. She is just trying to soak up all these new things.

No PTR yet. I will probably start one the beginning of January. My best friend has just joined the DIS so we are going to do a joint one.

How did Landon do on the plane? Lizzie is taking her 1st plane ride in October and I am so nervous. She hates being in a carseat for more than an hour so we cant drive.

[princess_momma]

Motherhood IS very rewarding! And hard. But so worth everything we go through.

NO, that many rides by lunch is NOT normal! At least not for the times I've been there. Especially Peter Pan. There's always a long line for that ride. Maybe it was not crowded while you were down there, or getting there so early helped.

I think the time of year that we went helped!! It was so awesome!!

if we can get the kids up in time! LOL
:rotfl2::dance3::rotfl2:

My son is SUCH a morning person. Completely unfortunate on my days off at home (no sleeping in ever!) but great at Disney! :thumbsup2 We'll see how long it lasts though...

Wasn't your husband able to make it?

I'm not married and Landon's father has never even met him.

Your son is adorable....great start!

Thanks! Glad you're here! :cool1:

how cute!!!! loving your TR so far it makes me soooooo nostalgic! I am 21 and I really admire your courage at having your son at an early stage in your life. Your such a good mommy to take him to DW :] .

next time you go just feel free to pack me in your bags!!

oh, and by the way....what is the tatoo on your back shoulder? just curious....

cant wait for the next part of your report!!

Aw thanks!! I really do love being a young mom!! Its so rewarding, I can't imagine it any other way!! And he will get to go to Disney LOTS in his life. ;) I'll definitely try to stuff you in my bags next time!!

Oh and my tattoo is of Texas with a rose inside. Above it reads "Until We Meet Again". Its a remembrance tattoo of this guy I was very close to and briefly dated who died in a car accident a couple years ago. He was born and buried in Texas. My son's middle name is actually his. I'll try to find some pictures where you can see it better and post them for you!

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Love the beginning! Your son is just too cute! Can't wait for your next update!

Thanks! Glad you're here!

What great start to your TR! I LOVE early morning ADR's at CP! There is nothing like walking down an empty Main Street first thing in the morning. It's awesome! Your pictures, and your family, are just beautiful! I can't wait to hear more!

HI!!! Thank you! Main Street is the best in the morning, I agree!!

Subbing in and going back to read!

Yay!

The pictures of you and Landon in front of the castle were great. :thumbsup2

I love it when the characters mess with each other like Tigger did to Piglet. :laughing:

Oh glad you're here!! Thank you! Landon and I sit and read your tr and dream of our first cruise!!

And characters messing with each other is the best!!

He'll be 3 in November already! :scared1:

Haha, you'll have awhile to read about our honeymoon trip. We're waiting until we're both done with school for that.

I can't believe how fast they catch onto something. Be careful doing stuff because he'll learn just by watching you do it a few times. And then....before you know, he'll be repeating everything you say so then you have to be careful of what you say. :rotfl2:

Aw Landon's birthday is in November too!! He'll just be one and I can't believe it!! And it amazes me how smart the smallest children are. Landon has picked up the remote and pointed it at the tv trying to do something! I've never tried to teach him that! The way they just absorb everything blows my mind!!

And I think its smart that you guys are waiting until you are done with school!! If you don't mind me asking, are you guys thinking of a Disney wedding or just Disney-moon, when that time comes?

What are you studying again? I forget.

kay, love the castle pics. so sweet :lovestruc

and Landon's face meeting the characters is just absolutly priceless!! oh my gosh!

Thanks!! Believe it or not, his faces get better and better as the trip goes by!!

[tinkgurl]

IAnd I think its smart that you guys are waiting until you are done with school!! If you don't mind me asking, are you guys thinking of a Disney wedding or just Disney-moon, when that time comes?

What are you studying again? I forget.

I'd love to have a Disney wedding! But, since it'd be impossible for all our families to get down to WDW, maybe I'll just throw in some Hidden Mickey's in places and on top of the cake! But, we'll definately be having our honeymoon at WDW..We're going to stay at the Poly and pretend it's Hawaii. :laughing:

I'm majoring in Psychology and minoring in Sociology...this is my last semester of that so in December I'll have my Bachelor's. Then, January I'm starting my Master's in Counselor Education. I want to be the academic advisor that people come to when they need help deciding their classes and major.

Are you in school or working? I'm sure you've mentioned it in your TR but I missed it!

[princess_momma]

These pictures were taken on the anniversary of Brandt's death (who the tattoo is for). It was when Landon was only about 3 months old.

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[princess_momma]

I'd love to have a Disney wedding! But, since it'd be impossible for all our families to get down to WDW, maybe I'll just throw in some Hidden Mickey's in places and on top of the cake! But, we'll definately be having our honeymoon at WDW..We're going to stay at the Poly and pretend it's Hawaii. :laughing:

I'm majoring in Psychology and minoring in Sociology...this is my last semester of that so in December I'll have my Bachelor's. Then, January I'm starting my Master's in Counselor Education. I want to be the academic advisor that people come to when they need help deciding their classes and major.

Are you in school or working? I'm sure you've mentioned it in your TR but I missed it!

I'm hoping for a Disney Wedding so bad!! But I don't even have a prince yet...minor detail lol. But hidden Mickey's would be great! There's so much you could do to incorporate Disney!!

Right now I'm just working but I sure could use you as an academic advisor! lol jk! But really, I always go back and forth. My dream dream dream job is to be a wedding planner. There's even a local school here that has a whole hospitality department and you can major in event planning. But I just don't know if that job is too...risky, ya know? My other choice would be teacher which would be great, especially once Landon started school because then we could have most of the same time off and stuff...but I don't know if my heart is fully in that.

What if you bf studying? I like what you are planning on doing! You will have such an impact on people's lives with that!! I bet you'll be fantastic at it!!

[tinkgurl]

I'm hoping for a Disney Wedding so bad!! But I don't even have a prince yet...minor detail lol. But hidden Mickey's would be great! There's so much you could do to incorporate Disney!!

Right now I'm just working but I sure could use you as an academic advisor! lol jk! But really, I always go back and forth. My dream dream dream job is to be a wedding planner. There's even a local school here that has a whole hospitality department and you can major in event planning. But I just don't know if that job is too...risky, ya know? My other choice would be teacher which would be great, especially once Landon started school because then we could have most of the same time off and stuff...but I don't know if my heart is fully in that.

What if you bf studying? I like what you are planning on doing! You will have such an impact on people's lives with that!! I bet you'll be fantastic at it!!

I'm sure one day your prince will come..You are definately Snow White with that!

That would be awesome to be a wedding planner! I just don't know how much of a demand there is for that so I agree it could be risky...I wanted to be a teacher too! But then I found this job and love it.

He's majroing in Industrial Tech. Management and a minor in Metals.

[princess_momma]

I'm sure one day your prince will come..You are definately Snow White with that!

That would be awesome to be a wedding planner! I just don't know how much of a demand there is for that so I agree it could be risky...I wanted to be a teacher too! But then I found this job and love it.

He's majroing in Industrial Tech. Management and a minor in Metals.

Aw thanks!

And I think I would probably have to be an event planner and not just weddings. Though I do know that these days, a wedding planner can be almost beneficial especially to the people who are on a budget because they can help you still have your dream wedding on a budget and think of creative ways to do that instead of just cutting things because they seem too expensive...if that makes sense. Of course, I could also go and work for a big company and plan all their events from meetings to holiday parties or whatever...but I'm not sure how much that is needed either, at least in this economy. Thats why I think that I should get something "safer" until I do find my Prince Charming and he provides for me and I can have a job that is more of a "hobby", if you know what i mean! (Because of course he'll be rich! HAHA!)

And your guys job sounds so manly!! Is he planning on doing any specific thing with that and is he working and going to school?

[tinkgurl]

And your guys job sounds so manly!! Is he planning on doing any specific thing with that and is he working and going to school?

:laughing: He wants to eventually work somewhere like John Deere. He is working on the weekends when we go back home at the feed mill that my grandpa owns.

[princess_momma]

:laughing: He wants to eventually work somewhere like John Deere. He is working on the weekends when we go back home at the feed mill that my grandpa owns.

Oh that could be fun!! Do you listen to country? "Big Green Tractor" immediately popped into my head when I read that! I love that song!!

[princess&her4princes]

Hi Kimmy!
We were in the 50's bldg, the 2nd one that week. Love it there, it was my 2nd time at POP and we love it. We did it with our boys in December and this past trip was an all girls trip with my Mom and sister for my Mom's 60th birthday. We had a great time! What a great week weather wise, crowd wise, wasn't it?!!! So far you guys sound like you had a great week!

Love all the castle pics of you and Landon, too cute!!! And I laughed outloud when you said excuse the family ruining your cute pic!!! :laughing:

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

[princess&her4princes]

ps-- you asked about my TR, I haven't started yet, I can't get back onto my PTR, they closed it while I was away and trying to get that worked out, I will let you know though!!:)

[princess_momma]

Hi Kimmy!
We were in the 50's bldg, the 2nd one that week. Love it there, it was my 2nd time at POP and we love it. We did it with our boys in December and this past trip was an all girls trip with my Mom and sister for my Mom's 60th birthday. We had a great time! What a great week weather wise, crowd wise, wasn't it?!!! So far you guys sound like you had a great week!

Love all the castle pics of you and Landon, too cute!!! And I laughed outloud when you said excuse the family ruining your cute pic!!! :laughing:

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

Oh I love the 50's one!! I absolutely ADORE Pop!! Is Pop awesome at Christmas with their decorations? The week was great and all forms of weather and crowds! I definitely loved it!

And if it had been during the day, I probably wouldn't have excused them, but this was a pre-park opening pic, its supposed to be just us!!:laughing:

ps-- you asked about my TR, I haven't started yet, I can't get back onto my PTR, they closed it while I was away and trying to get that worked out, I will let you know though!!:)

Ok thank you!!

[princess_momma]

Ok I left off with lunch time. We headed back over to Liberty Square for lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern. My parents didn’t know that my Crystal Palace motives laid in meeting Tigger and mostly getting into the Magic Kingdom early so they filled up and were not very hungry for our pretty early lunch ADR. (11:30ish)

Neither of them got an appetizer, but shared mine. I got the Tavern Fried Cheese.
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Its fried cheese, so of course it was good. (And it comes with much more cheese, I just forgot to take a picture earlier!)

Landon was so tired throughout this meal but not fussy at all! Thankfully! You can totally see how tired he is in this picture:
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On to entrees, I got the Angus Chuck Cheeseburger with bacon and cheddar.
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It was good but huge. I did not come close to finishing it.

Pop Pop got the Tri-Corner sandwich.
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He told me it was “interesting” and “different” and when I asked if he liked it, he said yes.

Grammy got the Colony Salad.
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She loved it.

A large party with some kids sat next to us. Landon was VERY interested.
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Neither of my parents got dessert either but shared some of mine. Ooey Gooey toffee cake! YUM!! Definitely a little slice of heaven!
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After lunch, we headed over to Pirates. This was our longest wait of the day and still under 10 minutes. When we were on this ride I did the whole “I don’t believe in George” thing, just for giggles. (You know, the CM who supposedly died while building the attraction and now supposedly haunts it.) And we did, indeed, get stuck. For longer than we had to wait to get on the ride, in the part where they sing “Yo-ho! Yo-ho, a pirate’s life for me!” And we listened to it over and over. Poor Landon was so tired and kept trying to fall asleep and then something would be loud and jolt him back awake. However, I don’t know if I broke the ride with my disbelief in George (LOL!) or if they were already having technical difficulties and that’s why this was our longest wait of the day? Who knows!!

After this, we walked up and down Main Street, mostly in the shops. Landon got a big Tigger stuffed animal that he loves and its cute. I’ll post pics of all the souvenirs at the end!

Then in the area where the flags are, we saw some characters! On one side we saw Daisy, who Grammy didn’t want to see and then we saw Pluto on the other! Unfortunately, all the Pluto pics are on PhotoPass so we’ll have to wait for the cd to get in. When we’re done with Pluto, I see Mary Poppins!! She was kind of off to the side and I think there was only one group in front of us, so we hardly had to wait for her! She was so sweet and whimsical! And Landon’s first face character!! She saw his shirt and asked if he was a pirate and hoped that he was a good pirate!
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(Grammy also was the autograph-getter…which she had a fun time doing! It would have been hard for me while trying to hold Landon!)

After this we needed a bathroom break and what not, so we went down to the one by Crystal Palace since that is also where the baby station is for a good place to change Landon. I saw a fountain and needed a picture.
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A very kind CM saw us and offered to take our pic. My dad thought he was a wandering Photo Pass person or something because he didn’t offer him our camera at first! LOL
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After this…what we did was one of the highlights of the trip!! I treasure what happened next so much! Truly magical! But you’ll have to wait for tomorrow for that!!

[mickeystoontown]

Very cute pictures again!

Not you've got me wondering.....did the ride break on it's own or did George shut down the ride 'cause you don't believe in him? Hum?

Looking forward to your "hightlight".

[ibedancin824]

Great update Landon is so cute!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Wow! Great update!

I'm amazed at how EMPTY the streets look in your pictures. Totally jealous! When we went in March (spring break), you couldn't move on Main Street.

Glad you got to experience Disney like that. It's really the best way! :thumbsup2 It was that way our first trip in Nov. 2006, so I have experienced it non-crowded once and it was soooo nice. I definitely recommend it. ;)

Editing to add a pic from DHS in March. I was looking for a crowd picture, but apparantly, I didn't take one last time. Here's the Hat, so it gives you an idea of how many people were around, though.

http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/MEL66325/disney2009212.jpg

[MouseKTeer]

Enjoying your TR and photos so far!

It's so nice when the characters get down to the kids' level--otherwise, they can seem big and scary. We found that Pluto did this the most of the Fab 5.

MK looks so quiet and inviting. :goodvibes Of our 2 boys, one is in elementary school and had perfect attendance last year--he was really proud of that! Otherwise, it would be so tempting to go to the World in September!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Your LTT lunch looks soooo yummy! That is one that I always make an ADR for but we never end up going to it. :sad2:

[tinkgurl]

Oh that could be fun!! Do you listen to country? "Big Green Tractor" immediately popped into my head when I read that! I love that song!!

Heck yeah I listen to country! Ooooh I love Jason Aldean. :lovestruc

[tinkgurl]

Wow your lunch looks good, but geeze those sandwiches look huge! :scared1:

Aw, I love that pic of all 4 you! :)

Haha, I know the George story but I was too chicken to do it when we were on the ride. :rotfl:

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Somebody fill me in on the George story :confused3 - I haven't heard this one yet. It sounds spooky and I LOVE spooky!

[princess_momma]

I bet he loved meeting Handy Manny. I usually dont care much for DHS but this time Playhouse Disney is at the top of my To Do list.

I find that if someone smiles at Lizzie or makes a comment to her thats is when she stares them down. I think they are just learning so much right now & realizing that there is so many different people everywhere. She is just trying to soak up all these new things.

No PTR yet. I will probably start one the beginning of January. My best friend has just joined the DIS so we are going to do a joint one.

How did Landon do on the plane? Lizzie is taking her 1st plane ride in October and I am so nervous. She hates being in a carseat for more than an hour so we cant drive.

Somehow I totally missed your reply last time!! I think we must've posted at the same time or something!!

Anyway, we ended up not doing Playhouse Disney Live on Stage! It was like the last thing we were going to do and Landon was napping. We didn't really want to wait around in the heat for him to wake up, ya know? But we did meet Manny and it was great!!

I think its amazing at how much babies their age can absorb stuff!! It really blows my mind, you can tell they are just soaking everything in!!

Landon did great on the plane. His trip to Florida was actually his 3rd plane ride. We've gone to Atlanta and back before and he did MUCH better on those rides than on the ones to Orlando and back. But I think thats because for Atlanta, it was during his bedtime or nap time, but he was pretty wide awake on both the ones to Disney World and didn't like having to sit in our laps and have to be in that cramped space, ya know? They say to give babies a bottle for their ears and stuff, but Landon wouldn't ever take one. Just make sure you have enough water and stuff so you don't have to get up if you need to mix some formula. Its a pain. Also, have stuff to keep them entertained. Of course, you can be like my mom who told me she would just give my brother and I medicine so we slept on the plane! :scared1: :laughing:

But I will definitely keep an eye out for your ptr!! A joint one sounds fun!

Very cute pictures again!

Not you've got me wondering.....did the ride break on it's own or did George shut down the ride 'cause you don't believe in him? Hum?

Looking forward to your "hightlight".

I know!! I should've asked if the ride had broken down earlier and thats why the line was so long or if that was the first time!! We were stuck a LONG time!

Great update Landon is so cute!

Thanks!

Wow! Great update!

I'm amazed at how EMPTY the streets look in your pictures. Totally jealous! When we went in March (spring break), you couldn't move on Main Street.

Glad you got to experience Disney like that. It's really the best way! :thumbsup2 It was that way our first trip in Nov. 2006, so I have experienced it non-crowded once and it was soooo nice. I definitely recommend it. ;)

Editing to add a pic from DHS in March. I was looking for a crowd picture, but apparantly, I didn't take one last time. Here's the Hat, so it gives you an idea of how many people were around, though.

http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt335/MEL66325/disney2009212.jpg

Oh my goodness!! Thats crazy!! It was definitely NOT like that at all when we went!! I think the only time we saw a crowd like that was when everyone was herded together before rope drop! LOL I guess going when everyone is in school really pays off!

Enjoying your TR and photos so far!

It's so nice when the characters get down to the kids' level--otherwise, they can seem big and scary. We found that Pluto did this the most of the Fab 5.

MK looks so quiet and inviting. :goodvibes Of our 2 boys, one is in elementary school and had perfect attendance last year--he was really proud of that! Otherwise, it would be so tempting to go to the World in September!

Thank you!! Its definitely great when the characters get down like that! Luckily, Landon is little enough that I usually hold him and he's at their level!

Congrats on your boys perfect attendance!! Thats awesome!! Definitely don't take them out now while they enjoy it!! Just wait until high school and fake illnesses and all that...:laughing:

Your LTT lunch looks soooo yummy! That is one that I always make an ADR for but we never end up going to it. :sad2:

Oh you should go!! It was very good!! I think the only reason we didn't skip it was because it was our first day on the deluxe...we started skipping more later!

Heck yeah I listen to country! Ooooh I love Jason Aldean. :lovestruc

Oh I love him too!! I saw him in concert...yum! :lovestruc

Wow your lunch looks good, but geeze those sandwiches look huge! :scared1:

Aw, I love that pic of all 4 you! :)

Haha, I know the George story but I was too chicken to do it when we were on the ride. :rotfl:

Thanks!! All the servings were so huge! None of us finished!!

We got some great family pics, especially with photopass. I finally got the cd so that'll be my next post!!

Ahh George. I can't help but wonder if it was just coincidence or not! I may have to do it one more time just to see...and if it breaks down again, then I'll be a believer!!

[princess_momma]

Somebody fill me in on the George story :confused3 - I haven't heard this one yet. It sounds spooky and I LOVE spooky!

I'm sure if you search you can find a more detailed story about it, but as far as I know, George is a CM who died while building POTC and he kinda "haunts" the ride. The CMs working it are supposed to say "Good Night, George" every night or the ride breaks down a lot the next day. And if you say "I don't believe in George" 3 times in the pirate fight scene, the ride will break down.

Thats it as I remember off the top of my head!

[princess_momma]

I'll just post the ones that catch PhotoPass pics up to the rest of my report!!

This is supposed to be the balloon pic! I can't believe I didn't notice they didn't put the balloons in!!
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Just like Vallie, I've always wanted one of these pics!
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(I actually took a TON of these this trip!)

Pluto!!
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[MICKEY4EVER!]

Thanks for posting me on George. I may do some online research and see what else I can find out about him.

Your photo pass pictures are great! Love the one of you jumping up in front of the castle. Too bad the balloon picture didn't turn out. That would have been soooo cute!

[princess_momma]

Thanks for posting me on George. I may do some online research and see what else I can find out about him.

Your photo pass pictures are great! Love the one of you jumping up in front of the castle. Too bad the balloon picture didn't turn out. That would have been soooo cute!

Yeah, George is pretty interesting!! I forgot to mention that I asked one of the CMs how George was when we got off and she said fine. lol and if you find stuff about him, you'll see that the CMs working POTC know what you're talking about if you talk about George!

And thanks!! I'm posting another update now!

[princess_momma]

After our little break in the baby station, we headed right back down Main Street to….




































HARMONY BARBER SHOP!!
Today was the day for Landon’s first haircut!!
For those of you who have never been in here, it’s a small little barbershop and has 2 chairs and a cash register. When we went in, there was an older guy getting his haircut. We didn’t have to wait at all.

The lady doing the cut put a whole bunch of stickers on Landon. I don’t know if she was just trying to get him to warm up to her or what…but she did. Lol.
http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/momma_kimmy/disney%20world/P1020995.jpg
Look how long his hair was!!

Then she wrapped the thing around his neck!
http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/momma_kimmy/disney%20world/P1020996.jpg

And then…snip, snip!
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In this one, see that Sorcerer Mickey thing? Its hat spun around and it lit up and stuff and she gave me that so I could keep his attention so he wouldn’t try to look at her and see what she was doing while she was cutting!

Shaving around his ears and side burns!
http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/momma_kimmy/disney%20world/P1030014.jpg
What a big boy!!

Included with the price of $14, was this:
http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/momma_kimmy/disney%20world/P1030016.jpg
We also got a lock of hair and he got a certificate, some stickers and I think that’s it.

http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/momma_kimmy/disney%20world/P1030017.jpg

http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/momma_kimmy/disney%20world/P1030021.jpg
Thank you, Janet from the Bahamas for my little bear’s first hair cut!!

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So handsome! (I wish I had gotten a before and after pic here, but all I got was the after!)

Then we went back up by the castle. I took a pic with this statue.
http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/momma_kimmy/disney%20world/P1030024.jpg

Then I saw a Photo Pass guy. These are some of my favorite Photo Pass pics from the whole trip!
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And please note: those “crowds” are waiting for the castle show to start!!

Now that my son looks simply adorable, we decide to head over to Adventureland! We’re all pretty hot, so we stop and get…DOLE WHIPS!!
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I got the float, my mom got a normal Dole Whip and I think my dad got the kind swirled with vanilla. We all liked it! Even Landon liked it!
http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/momma_kimmy/disney%20world/P1030029.jpg
Well…once he got used to it, he liked it!

Next we were going to go on the Jungle Cruise…but the ride wasn’t running. So we decided to just carry on. Landon was being a silly boy in his stroller!
http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/momma_kimmy/disney%20world/P1030036.jpg

Then we saw Aladdin, Jasmine AND Genie. But the line is closed until after the parade. Boo. I had wanted to meet them all!!

So we decide to head over to Frontierland so my dad and I can ride Splash again. We can see all the parade lines and people waiting. My mom doesn’t want to watch it, she wants to do “stuff’.

On the way, I see a PhotoPass guy by Splash and take pics by myself!! I think Landon was sleeping…
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But we get to Splash and…it’s down as well!! My dad thought that they just stopped running rides so that people would be forced to ride the parade. HAHA. Wouldn’t that be funny?

Now my mom really does NOT want to see the parade so her and my dad wander off and I decide I want to. Here’s me and Landon waiting for it.
http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w322/momma_kimmy/disney%20world/P1030037.jpg

Now if you recalled, we were by Splash Mountain. Right where the parade ends. So I waited and waited…and waited. Did I lose patience or did I see the parade? Hmmm…

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Another great update! Love the first haircut pics. Soooo cute! And you'll always have those Mickey ears to remember it. Love it!

Dang, what's going on with all the rides?

[FauntleroyFAN07]

very cute first haircut, and you are getting pretty good at these cliff hangers, but the good thing is you post very often so i dont have to wait that long for the next one.:thumbsup2

i am guessing you waited for the parade to get to you cause they have stuff going on that will keep him entertained until it gets there.

[lala3291]

Just wanted to let you know that I am following along too! Landon is simply adorable...you just look like such a proud and happy mommy! Loved the pics of his first haircut! Can't wait for more!

[princess&her4princes]

Love all the photopass pics you had done, so far! They are great!! I had to laugh outloud about the 'balloon' one....too funny!:laughing: And a shame at the same time!! We took one of those on this trip too, I hope ours has balloons!!!:eek:

LOVE the 1st haircut pics!! And what a great deal for a haircut and ears! And such a nice memory for you!!:cloud9: Landon looks SO grown up with his big boy haircut, doesn't it just change them from little babies to big boys all of a sudden? I was SO sad when my boys got their haircuts the first time...my oldest we didn't cut until he was 15 mos. when people started telling us how pretty "she" was...obviously we waited a bit too long!! LOL!! Oh well, you live and learn with your 1st!! ;)

Can't wait to hear more!:goodvibes

[princess_momma]

Another great update! Love the first haircut pics. Soooo cute! And you'll always have those Mickey ears to remember it. Love it!

Dang, what's going on with all the rides?

Thank you! I love those Mickey ears. I definitely will treasure them forever!!

very cute first haircut, and you are getting pretty good at these cliff hangers, but the good thing is you post very often so i dont have to wait that long for the next one.:thumbsup2

i am guessing you waited for the parade to get to you cause they have stuff going on that will keep him entertained until it gets there.

I could always try to take longer with posting updates so the anticipation can kill you, if you want! :laughing:

Just wanted to let you know that I am following along too! Landon is simply adorable...you just look like such a proud and happy mommy! Loved the pics of his first haircut! Can't wait for more!

Thank you so much!! I am such a proud mommy!! Its seriously the greatest thing in the world!! I'm very lucky to have such a terrific son!!

Love all the photopass pics you had done, so far! They are great!! I had to laugh outloud about the 'balloon' one....too funny!:laughing: And a shame at the same time!! We took one of those on this trip too, I hope ours has balloons!!!:eek:

LOVE the 1st haircut pics!! And what a great deal for a haircut and ears! And such a nice memory for you!!:cloud9: Landon looks SO grown up with his big boy haircut, doesn't it just change them from little babies to big boys all of a sudden? I was SO sad when my boys got their haircuts the first time...my oldest we didn't cut until he was 15 mos. when people started telling us how pretty "she" was...obviously we waited a bit too long!! LOL!! Oh well, you live and learn with your 1st!! ;)

Can't wait to hear more!:goodvibes

I did get more balloon pics on my cd, but with just me. And they actually had the balloon! So you should be fine!! I don't know why that one didn't lol

Landon does look so grown up with his haircut!! I will have to post some recent pics of him since we've been home. He's been having to wear some of his fall clothes because its cooled down here and they're all like polos with long sleeves and jeans and he's had to wear shoes and he just looks more like a little boy than a baby and it makes me smile and cry at the same time! He's so dang cute but growing up SO fast!! Its not fair! All of their "firsts" are so bittersweet.

And some people really do wait a long time!! Your 15 months seems short, I saw someone there who was also getting a first haircut and they were over 2!! (And this was a little boy as well!) His hair was pretty crazy!! I wish I could've seen it after!

[lauren_elizabeth]

Oh my goodness! Landon looks adorable with his new haircut! That's awesome that he behaved himself so well while she was doing it, too! Go Landon!

The photopass picture of you jumping up in front of the castle is my favorite! I LOVE IT! :goodvibes

That totally stinks that Splash was down when yall went to ride again!!

[tinkgurl]

Aw, Landon's first haircut! Adorable. :goodvibes Those are pictures that you will cherish forever of that!

:laughing: No balloons in that pic.

[princess_momma]

Oh my goodness! Landon looks adorable with his new haircut! That's awesome that he behaved himself so well while she was doing it, too! Go Landon!

The photopass picture of you jumping up in front of the castle is my favorite! I LOVE IT! :goodvibes

That totally stinks that Splash was down when yall went to ride again!!

Thank you! I was so glad that he behaved so well!! The CM really knew what she was doing and was great at it!!

I have quite a few more jumping pics!! I only got them at MK and DHS though. My goal next time is for jumping pics in front of every park icon :laughing: I'm just a jumpy sort of person!

Aw, Landon's first haircut! Adorable. :goodvibes Those are pictures that you will cherish forever of that!

:laughing: No balloons in that pic.

Thanks!! I really will cherish those pics...really all the pics from this whole trip! I can't wait to see him at the world through the years!!

Dang the no balloons!! Now we just look kinda like idiots!!

[Lynn5700]

KIMMY!!!!! I"M HERE, lol!! Sorry it took me forever to get the heck over here. I have just been so busy with school, running, and life in general.

So loving this TR!! Oh I agree with you on California Grill. I don't think it's all that great. I did have the ravioli like your dad and the filet like your mom did and I thought they were really good, but we won't be going back. It was nice to experience once.

Aww Landon was afraid of Tigger. Poor kid. I'm glad the other characters didn't bother him though. Love the pictures, cute!!

I love his first haircut!! haha al the mickey stickers on him crack me up! aww and his little mickey ears, sooooo cute!!!!!!

[princess_momma]

KIMMY!!!!! I"M HERE, lol!! Sorry it took me forever to get the heck over here. I have just been so busy with school, running, and life in general.

So loving this TR!! Oh I agree with you on California Grill. I don't think it's all that great. I did have the ravioli like your dad and the filet like your mom did and I thought they were really good, but we won't be going back. It was nice to experience once.

Aww Landon was afraid of Tigger. Poor kid. I'm glad the other characters didn't bother him though. Love the pictures, cute!!

I love his first haircut!! haha al the mickey stickers on him crack me up! aww and his little mickey ears, sooooo cute!!!!!!

LYNN!!! HI!!! I'm so glad you're here!! I understand you're being busy, don't worry about it!!! Thats awesome. How is the school and running going? I'm sure I can find out by going to your ptr. I'll head over there next! :goodvibes

Cali Grill is a definite one time thing...though I may be tempted to go back for some delicious ostrich. I would definitely go earlier though. I think the fireworks crowd kills the mood. I've heard sunset there is so nice!!

Landon didn't even know what to do with himself and all those stickers!! He got stickered up everyday in the park. I thought it was hilarious. There must be MILLIONS of those stickers in the park, because I'm sure Landon got like a thousand. CMs would stick one on him and then hand us a stack. :laughing: I'm not even kidding...that was the most he had on him at any one time though!

And I meant to ask you on facebook this morning...are you so excited for the re-release of Toy Story 1 & 2 in 3d?! I just thought of you when I heard about that for some reason!!!! I can't wait. Its going to be SO AWESOME!!

[Lynn5700]

Hey!! sorry I re posted the same message, lol.... don't know why that happened????

Yeah the sunset is really pretty up there!

Anyway yeah school is great and so is my running!!! I'm getting so excited! I get to make ADRS Oct 4th!!!! That's coming up!!!

OMG yeah I'm so excited for the re release of Toy Story!!! I can't wait to buy them on Blu ray!!!! OOh and when you see it in the theater you get to see a preview of toy story 3!!! Tim and I can't wait to see it.

[princess_momma]

Oh wow I can't believe how quick its coming up that you get to make your adr's!! That'll be a great weekend, since thats the weekend Toy Story is re-released! WOOHOOOOOO!!!!! I can't wait for the preview! I'm so excited!!

I'm glad school and running are going well!! I bet these next couple of months will just fly by between all that and also the holidays!! Then you will be in Disney!

I don't think we are going back again until either November or December of next year.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

I could always try to take longer with posting updates so the anticipation can kill you, if you want! :laughing:

no no no, keep your updating the same,

even before the hair cut, he looked so grown up.

i think you said you followed along on my TR, if you want to see new pics of parker, they are on the active link in my sig. i think it says summer time fun or something like that

[MouseKTeer]

Back for more of your TR and really enjoying your photos.

What a nice memory of Landon's first haircut. What I remember from that first one (admittedly, not in a magical place ;) ) was the squirming. Worked out much better for you!

Did you ever find out what was going on with all the rides not going during the parade?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/momma_kimmy2/Image035.jpg

I love that Halloween border!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Love that your little guy got his first hair cut on Main St, super sweet pictures.

[ibedancin824]

Heyy just so you know u can call the photopass people on the phone and they will put the balloons in ur pic! They forgot mine too :confused3

[Dancegrl624]

I love your photopass pics (especially the jumping one!) and the Halloween border is so pretty. Fall is my favorite season, so I love all the different colored leaves.

Isn't the barber shop amazing? We went in January for my "baby's" first haircut too. Yes, she was 6 yrs old and had never even had a trim. And, that's all I let them do...just a little trim! Even though she was a big kid, they still gave us the ears, certificate, etc. She even got red and pink hair gel with tons of pixie dust. It was a great experience.

[Vallie]

Omg! I feel so so special to be mentioned in ur TR!! Lol

Yay for jumping pics!!! Ur the only one I've seen with one besides me!! So let's let it be known we are the starters of this soon to be trend!! Lol

Great updates!! I think u need to move to toronto so we can be pals lady! <3

[Vallie]

Lol oh and funny story u reminded me of!! Lol

We took a couple other jumping pics too and the first photopass guy who did it was like that is such a cute idea! And I was like see craig let's take more.. We should take one at every park icon! Lol

And he's all like val that's a bit much!even people on the disboards will think ur crazy!! Lol So we only did it at mk and epcot lol

But I thought it was funny seeing ur goal to get one at each park icon! Hehe I knew I'm not the only crazy lady!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I think the jumping pics are adorable! GREAT idea! :thumbsup2

[princess_momma]

no no no, keep your updating the same,

even before the hair cut, he looked so grown up.

i think you said you followed along on my TR, if you want to see new pics of parker, they are on the active link in my sig. i think it says summer time fun or something like that

I will have to look at the new pics of Parker!! How old is he now?? I think I'm going to have to go through your old tr and look at pics from his birthday for inspiration!! Landon's is just over a month away!!

Back for more of your TR and really enjoying your photos.

What a nice memory of Landon's first haircut. What I remember from that first one (admittedly, not in a magical place ;) ) was the squirming. Worked out much better for you!

Did you ever find out what was going on with all the rides not going during the parade?

Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying it!!

I don't know why all the rides happened to be down. Splash did start working sometime during the parade though...I have a funny story about it in my next update!


I love that Halloween border!

Love that your little guy got his first hair cut on Main St, super sweet pictures.

Thanks!! I love that border too. I wish they had a Photo Pass guy in there so I could've added borders lol!

Heyy just so you know u can call the photopass people on the phone and they will put the balloons in ur pic! They forgot mine too :confused3

I was going to call...I think its too late now though since I already ordered the cd.

I love your photopass pics (especially the jumping one!) and the Halloween border is so pretty. Fall is my favorite season, so I love all the different colored leaves.

Isn't the barber shop amazing? We went in January for my "baby's" first haircut too. Yes, she was 6 yrs old and had never even had a trim. And, that's all I let them do...just a little trim! Even though she was a big kid, they still gave us the ears, certificate, etc. She even got red and pink hair gel with tons of pixie dust. It was a great experience.

Thats so awesome!! You have a tr for that, right? I'll have to look it up!! I'm glad they still did all the stuff for her!! Thats awesome! Its a great place for a first haircut!! And its completely understandable for a girl to go that many years without even a trim!! With a boy, that would be a long time. Isn't it Kate Hudson's son who has seriously long hair? I always thought he was a girl...he has such pretty hair! LOL

Omg! I feel so so special to be mentioned in ur TR!! Lol

Yay for jumping pics!!! Ur the only one I've seen with one besides me!! So let's let it be known we are the starters of this soon to be trend!! Lol

Great updates!! I think u need to move to toronto so we can be pals lady! <3

HAHA!! Yay!! Of course I mentioned you, I totally thought about you when I did!! Its just so FUN!! I'm totally down with being trendsetters!! :thumbsup2

How about we both move to Florida instead? Maybe they'll rent us a few rooms in the castle!! :laughing:

Lol oh and funny story u reminded me of!! Lol

We took a couple other jumping pics too and the first photopass guy who did it was like that is such a cute idea! And I was like see craig let's take more.. We should take one at every park icon! Lol

And he's all like val that's a bit much!even people on the disboards will think ur crazy!! Lol So we only did it at mk and epcot lol

But I thought it was funny seeing ur goal to get one at each park icon! Hehe I knew I'm not the only crazy lady!

SEE?! We're SO MUCH ALIKE!! I wish I had thought of doing it at every icon sooner!! We totally need to schedule our next trips together and do it and be crazy together!!

[princess_momma]

I think the jumping pics are adorable! GREAT idea! :thumbsup2

You always post the same time as me!! How funny!! But thank you...I highly recommend jumping...its just so fun!!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

You always post the same time as me!! How funny!! But thank you...I highly recommend jumping...its just so fun!!


ha, ha - you look much cuter jumping than I would! :rotfl: A lot of things MOVE when I jump. :laughing:

[princess_momma]

ha, ha - you look much cuter jumping than I would! :rotfl: A lot of things MOVE when I jump. :laughing:

Oh hogwash!! Don't you know Disney has pixie dust and every picture looks magically perfect and anyone can jump high while looking cute? :lmao:
No but seriously...I just don't have certain females parts that move when most woman jump and it makes me sad. Even when I was pregnant, they were so small!! So I often wish I had that problem. Instead the problems I have at Disney are terrible hair and squinty eyes! LOL

[princess_momma]

So when I left off, we were waiting for the parade. And waiting. Oh and I failed to mention that it started raining. Perhaps that made the wait seem even longer. It was ridiculous. Never sit at the end of the parade!! I’m sure you are all well aware of that, but for the record, I hadn’t even been planning on watching but everything was down and I didn’t want to keep looking for something! My parents even wandered back to Adventureland and back before the parade got to us!!
And then finally!!
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Can I just say that I LOVE the parade people…especially the ones in the above picture. I mean, I know its their job and they are *supposed* to be happy and jolly and all that, but they just look for real. I mean I don’t know how I would handle slowly walking all that distance, holding a banner and stopping so often to wait for the rest of the parade and the little dances and all that. They seem to be genuinely enjoying themselves, singing along and smiling and waving if they catch the eye of someone. I just loved them lol.

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This was the front ribbon dancer girl. She was great too. And she loved Landon. (Notice how the rain messed up his cute new haircut. *tear*)

And some float pictures for you all. Enjoy!
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Sure Aladdin, just cut off your meet and greets so that you can be in a parade!!

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If I were in the parade, I’d be somewhere on this float…with a VERY handsome prince!
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My favorite princess:
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Is it just me or does her parade dress seem a bit nicer and sparklier than her meet and greet one, even though it’s the same dress? I guess I understand…I wouldn’t want the kids pulling on my sparkliest, fanciest number!


Oh and I saw Jafar before Aladdin’s float. He was headed in our direction and I, without thinking, blurt out “EW, JAFAR!” and he hears me and totally turns his back on me!! And then he comes back and makes this gesture, like “come on, I know I’m a bad guy, but what’d I ever do to you?” It was great!
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Now throughout the whole waiting and parade, there was this family next to us. They were all talking about how much they wanted to go on Splash Mountain, even the about 11 year old daughter. But they had a son who had to be like 16 or 17 and he was TERRIFIED of Splash for some reason!! If you recall, the ride had been down and before they opened it up for people again, they were running empty logs. The little sister kept begging to go ride it and her brother would see the empty logs and be like “No way am I going on that!” Now, if you’ve been on Splash, you know there’s that little area where you go where you can see pretty much the same view as the big drop, but it’s a while before the big drop. Well the guy would see people going in that area but empty logs were still coming down and he was like “See?! They aren’t coming out alive!! I won’t ever go on it!” It was just pure hilarity. He cracked me up because he was so much older and so scared!!

And after the parade, my dad and I finally go to go on Splash again!! My mom went shopping with Landon while we did that and when we came back, he looked like this:
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All together now: “AWWW!!!”

Then we went back to Adventureland and guess who was back?!?! Aladdin and Jasmine!! But no Genie. *tear* Oh well, we quickly got in line! I think they closed it about 2 or 3 families after us!! Lucky we got in this time!! I also noticed how quickly Aladdin changed back into his "street-rat" attire. Apparently, like Belle, he doesn't wear his finest to the meet and greets!!

The wait was pretty long. There were probably about half a dozen groups in front of us and they were really taking their time with people—especially this one little girl in a Jasmine costume. It was the cutest thing ever. When we moved up in the line and were about 3 or 4 families back, guess who showed up?!











GENIE!!!!!!!!!!!! SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!
At this point, I thought of Lynn, because I remember her collecting the Vinylmation pins. You know how they have all sorts of Vinylmation stuff now? Well this lady had this blank, plush Vinylmation thing and was having the characters sign it! It was pretty cool and a very neat idea!!

Finally it was our turn!!
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(Clearly, checking out a princess is better than taking a good picture…just ask Landon.)

Then my girl, Jas, and I took some “princess-only” pics!
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After that, my dad and I rode the Jungle Cruise. My mom wanted to shop some more so that’s what she did. It was slow, relaxing and funny to people like me. I love those kinds of jokes they make! (Then again, I’m the kind of person who finds most popsicle stick jokes funny…)

After that, we made our way back out to my castle. I mean, Cinderella’s castle. Maybe Disney is going to surprise me and make it my castle with the new Fantasyland overhaul. Isn’t Cinderella getting a “chateau” or something? She doesn’t need both…

And, as promised, I took more jumping pics. This Photo Pass person had me play around with different kinds of jumps.
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This one is my favorite. It’s the only one of the day without my hair blocking my face. Even though, apparently, I make goofy faces when jumping.
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This Photo Pass lady LOVED me. (I think it was this one...) She asked if I was a cast member and stuff and told me that I had the personality of one and should be!! Aw!!

And then, we ran smack dab into something “accidently on-purpose”. It was something I fully intended on doing and had planned on doing, but flat out forgot about. Yet somehow, it worked out perfectly that we got to see it.

However…I was gravely disappointed. Stay tuned. I’ll try to get it up this afternoon!

[lauren_elizabeth]

The parade looks like so much fun! I love how one of the CMs from the parade came up to Landon and talked to him - so cute! :)

Yay for meeting Aladdin, Jasmine and the Genie! It made me laugh seeing Landon checking Jasmine out... such a typical boy! :rotfl:

I'm so curious to hear about what you ran into accidentally-on purpose!

[tinkgurl]

Okay...thanks for leaving us hanging! :upsidedow I want to know what you ran into "accidently on purpose"!

I love the parade. I know what you mean, they all seem so happy and cheerful all the time. I'd be tired doing all of that dancing and stuff the whole parade. :laughing:

Oh my gosh, your pic with Jasmine just reminded me of the time when Sis and I were younger and we were getting our picture with her and Dad HAD to be in the pic with us because he liked her. :rotfl2: Oh it's an oldie pic...Sis had on an 'NSYNC shirt on! :eek:

[princess_momma]

The parade looks like so much fun! I love how one of the CMs from the parade came up to Landon and talked to him - so cute! :)

Yay for meeting Aladdin, Jasmine and the Genie! It made me laugh seeing Landon checking Jasmine out... such a typical boy! :rotfl:

I'm so curious to hear about what you ran into accidentally-on purpose!

Landon is such a typical boy. He loves wheels, food and pretty girls. I don't think that will ever change!

Okay...thanks for leaving us hanging! :upsidedow I want to know what you ran into "accidently on purpose"!

I love the parade. I know what you mean, they all seem so happy and cheerful all the time. I'd be tired doing all of that dancing and stuff the whole parade. :laughing:

Oh my gosh, your pic with Jasmine just reminded me of the time when Sis and I were younger and we were getting our picture with her and Dad HAD to be in the pic with us because he liked her. :rotfl2: Oh it's an oldie pic...Sis had on an 'NSYNC shirt on! :eek:

At least the dancers have something to do!! Can you imagine JUST standing there holding a banner? I would probably look bored and impatient. :laughing: But they look so happy!

Thats so funny about your Dad having to get in the pic. My mom later admitted that she thought Aladdin was a "hottie". :rotfl: Also, love that your sister had a 'NSYNC shirt on!! Ahh the good ol' days of boy bands. :goodvibes

[princess_momma]

Oh and PS I'll have an update after I get back from lunch!! So then you can find out what happened "accidentally on purpose"!!!

[tinkgurl]

Can you imagine JUST standing there holding a banner? I would probably look bored and impatient. :laughing: But they look so happy!

Oh my gosh, me too! :rotfl2:

[Vallie]

Landon is such a ladies man!!! I love it! haha

Great parade pics! and of course great jumping pics toooo!! I totally agree lets move to Florida and live in the castle! you're so smart i dunno how i didnt think of this!

[Dancegrl624]

I do have a link to my January TR in my signature, but it doesn't work anymore for some reason. Even when I search for my title, nothing comes up. :sad1: It's pretty upsetting.

[MICKEY4EVER!]

In response to your "I just don't have certain females parts that move when most woman jump", don't feel bad! You probably don't have as little as you think. When I was preg with DS4, they got so big, I had to move them out of the way to lay on the couch! :laughing: And I had never had very big ones before that, and I thought that I'd like it, but I really didn't. :sad2:

After I had DS4, the weight came off very quickly, as did everything else, meaning those female moving parts. :laughing: I was very glad! Now, in the last two years, I've managed to gain about fifteen pounds with very little effort! Age, I guess. I turned 30 in June, so I figured my time of being thin without trying was coming to an end! And guess what? They're baa-ack! I hate them. So enjoy it and embrace it! :thumbsup2

Now, on to your TR. I loved the pictures of the parade. Hmmm, I haven't seen the daytime one yet. I may have to check it out! Love the picture of the CM with Landon. That's always so fun for them. Too funny about Jafar! :laughing: I love the interaction between them and the guests.

Yay! Genie showed up to get the best pics ever! Landon. :sad2: Yep, he's a boy all right! Checking out the "girls". Hee, hee.

The story about the boy being scared of Splash is hilarious. I couldn't help but laugh at his statement that they weren't coming out alive. :rotfl:

The picture of sleeping Landon is so precious. And you're right, I said "AWWWW" right before I scrolled down to see that we were all supposed to say it "together". Oh, well!

One more comment, your jumping pics are just too adorable. I hate that your hair got in your face b/c I loved the one where all your limbs are splayed out. But that darn braid got in the way! The last one was cute, too! You need to have one of those framed for your parents. I think you may have just started a tradition. Won't that be fun for you and Landon to do when he gets big enough to jump up? Now THOSE pics, I can't wait to see! :goodvibes

[princess_momma]

Landon is such a ladies man!!! I love it! haha

Great parade pics! and of course great jumping pics toooo!! I totally agree lets move to Florida and live in the castle! you're so smart i dunno how i didnt think of this!

Landon is such a flirt. He even "pretends" to be shy because he knows it scores big! Like he'll stare at someone and then smile all big and look away like he's shy and then slowly look back while the helpless girls just fawn over him! :rotfl:

Must be the princess blood running through my veins that put the crazy idea of castle-dwelling in my veins!! I'll let Disney know we're moving in asap!!

I do have a link to my January TR in my signature, but it doesn't work anymore for some reason. Even when I search for my title, nothing comes up. :sad1: It's pretty upsetting.

http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=30394409&postcount=159

Is this it?? I was just looking at your ptr for that trip and they're together. Maybe a mod just merged them together? :confused3 I'm going to go read it!

In response to your "I just don't have certain females parts that move when most woman jump", don't feel bad! You probably don't have as little as you think. When I was preg with DS4, they got so big, I had to move them out of the way to lay on the couch! :laughing: And I had never had very big ones before that, and I thought that I'd like it, but I really didn't. :sad2:

After I had DS4, the weight came off very quickly, as did everything else, meaning those female moving parts. :laughing: I was very glad! Now, in the last two years, I've managed to gain about fifteen pounds with very little effort! Age, I guess. I turned 30 in June, so I figured my time of being thin without trying was coming to an end! And guess what? They're baa-ack! I hate them. So enjoy it and embrace it! :thumbsup2

I am mostly grateful that I don't have them to get in my way!! We'll see if they ever come. I got so sad when I was pregnant when I would see like 15 year old girls with bigger ****s than me!!

Now, on to your TR. I loved the pictures of the parade. Hmmm, I haven't seen the daytime one yet. I may have to check it out! Love the picture of the CM with Landon. That's always so fun for them. Too funny about Jafar! :laughing: I love the interaction between them and the guests.

Villains have some of the best interaction!

Yay! Genie showed up to get the best pics ever! Landon. :sad2: Yep, he's a boy all right! Checking out the "girls". Hee, hee.

Little boys are the best though. (I'm a little biased...)

The story about the boy being scared of Splash is hilarious. I couldn't help but laugh at his statement that they weren't coming out alive. :rotfl:

That guy was a riot!! It would've been so much less funny if he were like 7...but he was just a few years younger than me!!

The picture of sleeping Landon is so precious. And you're right, I said "AWWWW" right before I scrolled down to see that we were all supposed to say it "together". Oh, well!

Oh darn!! Oh well, at least ya said it! ;)

One more comment, your jumping pics are just too adorable. I hate that your hair got in your face b/c I loved the one where all your limbs are splayed out. But that darn braid got in the way! The last one was cute, too! You need to have one of those framed for your parents. I think you may have just started a tradition. Won't that be fun for you and Landon to do when he gets big enough to jump up? Now THOSE pics, I can't wait to see! :goodvibes

I know, my braids kept getting in my face. Note to self: Don't wear braids for jumping pics!! I think that sounds like a lovely tradition. I got a little teary-eyed thinking about Landon being big enough to jump! I always do when I think about him growing up!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Yep! :thumbsup2 Little boys are the best! And they REALLY love their mommas, which is even better. Enjoy your baby, and it sounds like you do. ;)

And treasure every moment, too, because they grow up really fast!

[princess_momma]

Yep! :thumbsup2 Little boys are the best! And they REALLY love their mommas, which is even better. Enjoy your baby, and it sounds like you do. ;)

And treasure every moment, too, because they grow up really fast!

He sure does love me!! It just melts my heart how much you can tell. Its so humbling though, the way a child loves you so much and so unconditionally. I definitely don't feel like I deserve it all the time!! I treasure it all!!

Update next post!!

[princess_momma]

Before I continue, I forgot to add that on our way out of Adventureland, we ran into this cute little place and took some pics.
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Ok, I left off this morning with the “accidentally on-purpose” incident. (And I wish Flaunteroy had been on to guess!)

The reason it was “accidentally on-purpose” was because I had ever intention to do it and then I forgot but ran into it anyway.

You see, this day happened to be September 11th. Now I’m a HUGELY patriotic person. All political parties and conversations aside, I do just love America. Thinking about 9/11 still makes me tear up and I remember exactly what I was doing and how I felt that day. So I wanted to attend the flag ceremony.

I had read on the Dis that last year, people had asked around their hotel if they were doing anything special for it and no one really knew but said to check the Magic Kingdom. I had checked during the parade (during all the waiting) and 3 different CM’s didn’t know but one said if they were doing anything, it’d be at the flag ceremony. (Which I’d figured anyway.)

But after Adventureland and jumping castle pics, I forgot. We were all hot and tired and headed out of the park. Well, the time we left was seriously like 5 minutes before the flag ceremony and we ran right into the crowd waiting for that. (See? Accidentally on purpose!)

Now, I have never seen a flag ceremony so I don’t know if this one was *extra* big or patriotic. It seemed that way to me.
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They had the Main Street Marching Band and the Dapper Dans and some girls leading the pledge. They played a bunch of songs and it did seem BIG and patriotic to me. But I have no idea how big or little the flag ceremony ever is.

My disappointment was that there was no mention of 9/11. They made a big deal of this one guy who was the veteran of the day. And please understand, I am so grateful for everyone who has been in the military, I have 5 friends deployed right now. But they didn’t make any mention of the lives that were lost 8 years ago that day. That made me a little sad.

I hope none of you guys get mad at me for anything in this post!! And if anyone has ever seen another “normal” flag ceremony, can you please let me know how this one compared?

Anyway, after that, we went home and showered. It was nice. Then we headed over to the YACHT CLUB!!!!! Love this resort!! Its so beautiful!! I love the nautical classiness it has. We had dinner ressies at Captain’s Grill. (I kept confusing my parents and saying California Grill, where we had dinner the night before! All these C-grills! Lol!)

The wait for dinner wasn’t bad but it was kind of weird. Like first our buzzer went off and it was just saying the battery was low or something? And she didn’t even get us a new one but put it back in the holder thing and then gave it back. And then it went off again and our hostess sitting us just disappeared and we had to wait again like 2 minutes, just up at the podium. It wasn’t a long wait, but 2 other families got seated and they didn’t know where our hostess went. Oh well!!

Here’s the gorgeous inside (no flash, so as to no disturb the other patrons!)
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Landon had a blast during this meal. He was just in a good mood. He made friends with this nice, older fellow sitting behind us. He kept staring at him, relentlessly! I get so embarrassed. I mean its one thing when he just keeps looking A LOT but he was just full on staring and we couldn’t get his attention even. He wouldn’t budge! But then he found a straw. He LOVES straws. Silly boy.
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I don’t think any of us got an appetizer. None of them sounded too good. But for entrees, Grammy got the ribeye.
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It was GROSS!! It was pretty much all fatty and super chewy. I had one bite and couldn’t even choke it down.

Pop Pop got the NY strip which was MUCH better.
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It was super delicious. I enjoyed the part he was willing to share.

And my entrée was one I was very much looking forward to. It was the whole reason I’d booked this place…SNOW CRAB LEGS!!
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This whole plate was SO good. The corn on the cob was just perfect, exactly what corn on the cob should taste like. It went perfectly with my crab legs—which were the BEST I’ve ever had. They were so good. I loved them.

For dessert, I believe Pop Pop just got another after-dinner drink. Grammy got cheesecake.
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She loved it, but then again, she loves all cheesecake.

I got the Chocolate Profiterole, which is their sweet ending to your celebration dessert.
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I liked the mousse-y part but the pastry part was too dry.

After our lovely dinner, we go outside and wander the pier they have at the Yacht Club. I cannot even describe how relaxing this stroll was. There were just a few people out with us and it was the perfect temperature and so calm, with the Boardwalk across the water in the distance. We walked all the way down to the pier and on our way back to the resort, fireworks start going off!
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I’m not sure what they were from, and it was just a few, but it was so magical to have them in all that tranquility.

We then head back to the Yacht Club, and after some gift shop browsing, head back to Pop for a peaceful night sleep after our first full day in the happiest place on earth.

[Dancegrl624]

http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=30394409&postcount=159

That is it!!! Wow. I had no idea that they formed them into one. How strange!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Another great update! Landon looks so cute with his haircut chewing on that straw!

That steak looked so good, especially since it's so close to dinnertime. Yummy!

[princess&her4princes]

Yep! :thumbsup2 Little boys are the best! And they REALLY love their mommas, which is even better. Enjoy your baby, and it sounds like you do. ;)

And treasure every moment, too, because they grow up really fast!

This is SO true!!! Baby boys LOVE their Mommies!!! :love: There is nothing better....as a Momma to three boys myself!! And so true, cherish every moment....time flies!! :sad2: My oldest is about to be 7 and my baby is 2!!! :guilty:

[princess&her4princes]

LOVING all the updates! :lovestruc You got so many great pics!! Can't wait to hear more!! Btw, you are on FB! Look me up!!!:goodvibes I'll PM you!!

[JamieH]

I just found your TR and was so excited to see your little guy! We're leaving on Sunday and I have an 11 month old that I'm really nervous about taking on the trip. Seeing how good your little guy is handling it makes me feel a little better. He reminds me of my Emelyn, too :lovestruc

[Vallie]

great update! it is a shame they didnt mention all the lives lost of 9/11. I wonder why.

Also LOVE that little couch thingy. Where was that?! I didnt see it! I did take a similar pic in epcot though hehe in Marocco.

and i'm ready to move to the castle when u are! but Landon has to come with us! omg did i mention that I just wanna kidnap him from you?! i can totally seee how all the ladies just swoon for him. he is one beautiful kiddo! must get it from his momma! :goodvibes

[Beckypooh1972]

Kimmy, I'm loving your trip report! Ya'll are just adorable!

[tinkgurl]

CRAB LEGS! :thumbsup2 Good choice!

The flag ceremony always gives me goosebumps when we see it! :goodvibes

[deslynnpatterson]

i love your picture in adventure land that is soo cute:) I missed the flag cermony!!! and I was a MK all day on the 11th who knows how i missed that LOL ok do you want to know something strange-- I think i saw you the morning of of Crystal Palace breakfast-- we just got called for our ressie and i happened to look down and i am almost sure i say you down by the strollers with your parents and Landon-- I wanted to come down and say hello-- but we were going in for our ressie.. and i didnt want to sound stupid if it wasnt you LOL!!!!! too bad we didnt get a chance to met up:( things always get hetic once you get to disney LOL!!!! I am going to have to go back and read the rest of your trip report!! I am kinda been in disney depression but i might acutally start my trip report today:) lets hope i can get the energy for it!! I am loving yours so far:) your pictures are adorable and I love your photopass pic!! I cannot believe they forgot the balloons in your on photopass picture what the heck LOL!!! I cant wait to read more:) You are making me want to start mine now LOL!!!

[princess_momma]

http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=30394409&postcount=159

That is it!!! Wow. I had no idea that they formed them into one. How strange!

That is strange! Glad its not lost though!

Another great update! Landon looks so cute with his haircut chewing on that straw!

That steak looked so good, especially since it's so close to dinnertime. Yummy!

Thanks!!

This is SO true!!! Baby boys LOVE their Mommies!!! :love: There is nothing better....as a Momma to three boys myself!! And so true, cherish every moment....time flies!! :sad2: My oldest is about to be 7 and my baby is 2!!! :guilty:

Aw 3 boys must be SO FUN!! I'm jealous. At first I thought I wanted a girl, but now that I have a son and I'm so in love, I'd be perfectly fine with all boys!!

LOVING all the updates! :lovestruc You got so many great pics!! Can't wait to hear more!! Btw, you are on FB! Look me up!!!:goodvibes I'll PM you!!

Thanks!! I'll find ya!!

I just found your TR and was so excited to see your little guy! We're leaving on Sunday and I have an 11 month old that I'm really nervous about taking on the trip. Seeing how good your little guy is handling it makes me feel a little better. He reminds me of my Emelyn, too :lovestruc

Oh I can't wait to see your tr!! You'll be leaving today! It'll be great!!

great update! it is a shame they didnt mention all the lives lost of 9/11. I wonder why.

Also LOVE that little couch thingy. Where was that?! I didnt see it! I did take a similar pic in epcot though hehe in Marocco.

and i'm ready to move to the castle when u are! but Landon has to come with us! omg did i mention that I just wanna kidnap him from you?! i can totally seee how all the ladies just swoon for him. he is one beautiful kiddo! must get it from his momma! :goodvibes

That little couch thing is somewhere in Adventureland. We saw it on the way back to the castle. I saw them using it at MNSSHP as a meet and greet area. I'm not sure if its a "special events" character area or not.

And Landon will definitely be moving into the casatle with us!! And we'll just have so much fun with him all the time there!! You're so sweet!! I can't wait to be castle-mates.

Kimmy, I'm loving your trip report! Ya'll are just adorable!

Thanks!!

CRAB LEGS! :thumbsup2 Good choice!

The flag ceremony always gives me goosebumps when we see it! :goodvibes

I love crab legs!! and me too!!

i love your picture in adventure land that is soo cute:) I missed the flag cermony!!! and I was a MK all day on the 11th who knows how i missed that LOL ok do you want to know something strange-- I think i saw you the morning of of Crystal Palace breakfast-- we just got called for our ressie and i happened to look down and i am almost sure i say you down by the strollers with your parents and Landon-- I wanted to come down and say hello-- but we were going in for our ressie.. and i didnt want to sound stupid if it wasnt you LOL!!!!! too bad we didnt get a chance to met up:( things always get hetic once you get to disney LOL!!!! I am going to have to go back and read the rest of your trip report!! I am kinda been in disney depression but i might acutally start my trip report today:) lets hope i can get the energy for it!! I am loving yours so far:) your pictures are adorable and I love your photopass pic!! I cannot believe they forgot the balloons in your on photopass picture what the heck LOL!!! I cant wait to read more:) You are making me want to start mine now LOL!!!

Oh thats so crazy!! I was wondering where you were around then! I'm sad we didn't get to meet up either! We just always deviated from our plans so much...darn. There's always next time. :goodvibes I have to go check and see if you started your tr yet!! I can't wait to see yours!

[princess_momma]

So we wake up bright and early for EPCOT day!! WOOOOHOOOOO, right?! We’ll see if that happens lol.

And today is the day I learn that Florida humidity kicks my hair’s butt. Hardcore. Now, here’s some background about my hair for anyone who cares. It was straight, or wavy at the most, until I was about 11 years old. Then one day, I get a haircut and it just curls right up. People claim that its because its not “weighed down” anymore. But even when my hair grows back out, its still super curly. Like whoa curly. All of my previous trips to Florida happened before this strange hair event, so I didn’t know it would be so bad! Oh well.

I left and my hair was stick straight and sleek. Here you can see it starting to poof, but its super long and you can see that at the bottom, it was actually curly again.
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Also, please make note of the weather. It was pretty nice but the humidity level was insane.

We got in the park super early for breakfast at Akershus!! Yay!! Now my parents feet were still sore from yesterday. So they complained the entire way from the front of Epcot to Norway about how long the walk was and that it was too early for that. So annoying. I was walking way in front of them because they were walking so slow and people were still passing me. Oh well. We FINALLY make it there. (I’m not really just complaining about my parents, honest! This is a very important piece of information to make note of, you’ll understand by the end of the posts about this day!)
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We get seated immediately. (I would post the picture with Belle, but I am going to have to take a pic of the Photo Pass one. The one we took, my dad didn’t have the flash on and the quality is just super bad.)

This breakfast was mostly uneventful. I think only my dad went up to the “cold offerings” buffet. My mom and I were content with all the hot stuff they brought out. It was super yum. I loved it all but didn’t take pictures. The princesses came super fast and Landon was already ready for a nap and hence, getting kinda fussy. Without further adieu, the princesses!!
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(Now, I won’t say anything about a certain princess with a really crooked smile, but I will say we met another one of the same princesses who was just a much better one! I read in someone else’s tr about Norway princesses being “b-team” and I understand. LOL! Cinderella was the prettiest.)

Honestly, the best character at this breakfast was Belle. This breakfast was mostly for me. I just LOVE the princesses. But they hardly interacted with us at all. They pretty much signed the book and took a picture and left. I’m pretty sure all they said was hello, except for Cinderella, who talked about what a handsome prince Landon would grow into. (Belle on the other hand, talked about Landon and how cute he was and talked about the “princess sparkles” on my shirt and stuff like that.)

However, there was a table right behind ours with a little 5 or so year old girl and it was just so cute. She was absolutely mesmerized by them. It was magical to see! It made me tear up. The AMAZING Belle had to walk by us to take her break and she saw the little girl and Belle was like “oh, can I please get one last hug in case you aren’t still here when I get back?” That little girl was in HEAVEN!!

After our breakfast, we go outside and it is POURING!! We hurry and put the stroller cover on and then give Landon a bottle and he is out. Poor little guy was super tired.

So we walk in the rain and we don’t even bother with our ponchos. We have to make a “quick” stop to the first aid station because my mom wants band-aids for her feet. (I think that this first aid AND baby station is the most out of the way here. It seemed like such a long walk!)

Then my mom went shopping with Landon and Pop Pop and I went on Test Track. We walked right on. It was fantastic. There was NO ONE there. It was still pretty early, but I think the rain was keeping everyone away! YAY!! The guy even let us go again without getting off. It was great. I loved that ride. It was one of my dad’s favorites.

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(Notice my huge cheesy smile. HA!)

After that, we head over to the Land to ride Soarin’. I checked the time and we were about 2 hours AFTER the park opened. And we saw this:
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We walked right on!! After my dad loved it and didn’t believe it would actually not be fun for someone who was afraid of heights so he dragged my mom on. (She didn’t like it for the record.)

While we waited for them, Landon walked around and played.
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These kind of moments were Landon’s favorite! He loved not being confined to his stroller.

After my parents ride, my dad and I grab some Fast Passes.

What will we do next?! Is it lunch time or is there STILL time for more stuff? How are my mom’s feet doing? Will the rain let up at all? Find out soon!

[thechesters420]

Great update!!

[lauren_elizabeth]

Aw, I think your hair is so pretty! I'd love to have some curl to my hair. It's stick straighttttt!

Yay for an Epcot day! Akershus breakfast sounds delicious and Landon looks cute with all the Princesses next to him! :) Who was his favorite? Oh! Jake and I are going to Disney right after Thanksgiving and I've always wanted to try this breakfast - would you say it's worth it even though I don't have a little girl?

Your Test Track picture is adorable - you look so happy to be there! And I can't believe Soarin' only had a 5 minute wait! That's craaazzyyy!!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

First off, your hair is really pretty!

Second, look at your picture of you and the "big giant golf ball". There's like NO ONE behind you! Cool!

Soarin, are you kidding me? No wait? Jealous. :angel: I couldn't even get it on it in March, the line was two hours and NO FP's left. :headache:

Landon is so precious. He just melts me.

Don't feel bad about Aurora! I was thinking the same thing when I saw the picture. Actually, every picture I've ever seen of her has been a bad impression on me.

In one TR I saw a REALLY bad Aurora with smudged lipstick on her teeth, crooked wig and BIG eyebrows. Maybe we saw the same TR? Something about her dress was off too, but I can't remember what.

[princess_momma]

Great update!!

Thanks!! :)

Aw, I think your hair is so pretty! I'd love to have some curl to my hair. It's stick straighttttt!

Yay for an Epcot day! Akershus breakfast sounds delicious and Landon looks cute with all the Princesses next to him! :) Who was his favorite? Oh! Jake and I are going to Disney right after Thanksgiving and I've always wanted to try this breakfast - would you say it's worth it even though I don't have a little girl?

Your Test Track picture is adorable - you look so happy to be there! And I can't believe Soarin' only had a 5 minute wait! That's craaazzyyy!!

Oh I don't mind my hair usually...curly hair is just so high maintainence I think! Because you can't even brush it because then the curls just seperate and its horrendous!!

The breakfast at Akershus was good. Belle and Cinderella were probably his favorites. But that might be because they were first and he got fussier as it went on. I would definitely go here. You get 5 princesses and the picture with Belle is included!! You get a 5x7 and 4 4x6's! Its great!! I'm sure it would've been much better if Landon hadn't just been wanting a nap. But I do think the princesses there aren't as good as say, MK princesses. :goodvibes However, for breakfast, the value definitely beats the castle one, especially without a little girl. I think thats they only way I'd pay that much for a castle meal is if I had one!

I was so happy to be there! Though I think they should make the camera take a pic where it looks like that truck is going to hit you! Much more scarier than before the wall. :laughing:

First off, your hair is really pretty!

Second, look at your picture of you and the "big giant golf ball". There's like NO ONE behind you! Cool!

Soarin, are you kidding me? No wait? Jealous. :angel: I couldn't even get it on it in March, the line was two hours and NO FP's left. :headache:

Landon is so precious. He just melts me.

Don't feel bad about Aurora! I was thinking the same thing when I saw the picture. Actually, every picture I've ever seen of her has been a bad impression on me.

In one TR I saw a REALLY bad Aurora with smudged lipstick on her teeth, crooked wig and BIG eyebrows. Maybe we saw the same TR? Something about her dress was off too, but I can't remember what.

Thank you!! It was pretty empty, but we got there before the park was opened again!! We did every park day, except DHS!

Thats so sad that you didn't get to ride Soarin! I couldn't believe the wait time! There was no wait for anything that morning!

Thanks for thinking Landon is so cute! :laughing: I think he is, but of course, mothers are the guiltiest people of bias in the world!!

I actually saw a GORGEOUS Aurora later on in MK! Luckily because that one is not worthy of scrapbooking! I feel so bad for saying that. At first I thought maybe she just wasn't ready for the picture, but we have another one of her (because the flash had been off so we got 2) and its the same!

[princess&her4princes]

Great update Kimmy!:goodvibes I had to laugh outloud about your comment about Aurora! I was thinking it and then read your post....omg, she's kinda scary, isn't she? I'm sure she's gorgeous in real life but something about that picture is kind of scary to me....lol!! :laughing:

I loved your TT pic, too cute! You can tell you were having a blast, that's what it's all about! And I love that your Dad is great about going on all these rides! You guys seem like a great family!!!!

Can't wait to hear more!:wizard:

[princess_momma]

Great update Kimmy!:goodvibes I had to laugh outloud about your comment about Aurora! I was thinking it and then read your post....omg, she's kinda scary, isn't she? I'm sure she's gorgeous in real life but something about that picture is kind of scary to me....lol!! :laughing:

I loved your TT pic, too cute! You can tell you were having a blast, that's what it's all about! And I love that your Dad is great about going on all these rides! You guys seem like a great family!!!!

Can't wait to hear more!:wizard:

I'm sure she is pretty in real life too! I think that sometimes, all the things they do to the princesses can make them less attractive. You can't really tell in the pic, but Snow White had hideous eye brows. You could tell they were painted on to look darker. Have you seen My Best Friend's Girl? In it, one of the characters ends up with his eyebrows shaved off and they just look really greasy and paint-y and thats what hers reminded me of.

Thanks...I was having a ball on TT!! I love it! My dad loves all the rides too, but I think he wanted BIGGER thrills. I do love my family. :goodvibes

I'll be posting another update this afternoon!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I'm sure she is pretty in real life too! I think that sometimes, all the things they do to the princesses can make them less attractive. You can't really tell in the pic, but Snow White had hideous eye brows. You could tell they were painted on to look darker. Have you seen My Best Friend's Girl? In it, one of the characters ends up with his eyebrows shaved off and they just look really greasy and paint-y and thats what hers reminded me of.

Thanks...I was having a ball on TT!! I love it! My dad loves all the rides too, but I think he wanted BIGGER thrills. I do love my family. :goodvibes

I'll be posting another update this afternoon!

I'm sure she is really pretty in real life, too. I agree with you all. It's those wigs and all that heavy make-up. LOL! I noticed Snow White's eyebrows. :goodvibes Poor thing - the things they go through to look like the princesses!

Your dad seems to be a whole lot of fun! I'm glad you have such a great relationship with him.

[Bridora]

Kimmy! Welcome back...belatedly! I am loving your TR...I just caught up to you. I am so jealous of the low crowd levels and walk on rides! I loved seeing all the fall decorations in Magic Kingdom...and your jumping pictures are too cute! Landon is too cute, too! It looks like he's having a great time! How exciting to get his 1st hair cut in Disney! At the rate you're going, you will finish your TR before I finish mine. :goodvibes I can't wait for more...

[princess_momma]

I'm sure she is really pretty in real life, too. I agree with you all. It's those wigs and all that heavy make-up. LOL! I noticed Snow White's eyebrows. :goodvibes Poor thing - the things they go through to look like the princesses!

Your dad seems to be a whole lot of fun! I'm glad you have such a great relationship with him.

I would love to see some of the princesses before and after shots. I always wonder what they look like and how weird it would be to be one of them and look at pictures of myself on the Dis as a completely different person!

I have a great relationship with both my parents, now that I'm older!! It was rough going throughout my teenage years! I don't know if you are as cool as me and my mom, but do you watch the Wizards of Waverly Place on the Disney channel? We do!! Have you seen the movie? In it, the main girl character has SUCH an attitude and just is constantly battling her parents and letting them know how much they are ruining her life! It hasn't been that long ago for me, but I laugh now (and feel terrible) when watching that, because that was pretty much me! I'm glad I can get along with them now!

Kimmy! Welcome back...belatedly! I am loving your TR...I just caught up to you. I am so jealous of the low crowd levels and walk on rides! I loved seeing all the fall decorations in Magic Kingdom...and your jumping pictures are too cute! Landon is too cute, too! It looks like he's having a great time! How exciting to get his 1st hair cut in Disney! At the rate you're going, you will finish your TR before I finish mine. :goodvibes I can't wait for more...

Yay!! I'm glad you're here! I love hearing from you!! The walk ons were great. I felt so spoiled!! I can't imagine going when the lines are crazy! The fall decorations are so great! It didn't feel like fall there though...it does now that I'm home!! Its so chilly and the leaves are changing and I love it!

And I'm trying to drag my tr out!! I managed to take a week to just do one day so we'll see!! My epcot day will probably be done sooner since there isn't much to write about, unfortunately! When is your next trip again? I'm still so jealous that you're in DVC!! Can't wait until the day that I am!!

[princess_momma]

After two rides on Test Track and walking on to Soarin’, it was still pouring. We headed over to…The Living Seas!! This was definitely the busiest part of the park, but still definitely not too crowded and definitely manageable.

Our first stop here was Turtle Talk with Crush!! The show didn’t start for 10 or 15 minutes when we got there, but we had fun looking around in the waiting area. Landon LOVED the rays!! I love how much he looks like a big boy in the first picture:
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We all loved Turtle Talk. It is so cute and just plain awesome. I can’t wait until Landon is old enough to participate and then walk around the rest of the day saying “dude” a lot, as instructed by Crush. I just love Crush. Landon has a Squirt stuffed animal too (that I got from Finding Nemo on Ice when I was pregnant with him!)

After that, we looked at the dolphins swim around. I just love dolphins. Then we hopped onto some clam-mobiles and looked for Nemo. Some of this ride was cool, like the part where they had the animations IN the aquarium, but the rest was pretty disappointing! But it was nice to be off our feet!

We stopped by to say hi to our buddy Bruce.
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I love him too.

Next we had some lunch over at…CORAL REEF!! And we requested a window seat and got it, without a long wait at all!! It was fabulous!!
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(Sorry the pictures blurry…I couldn’t turn the flash on because then you couldn’t see the aquarium!)

For an appetizer, my parents got the appetizer for two, which consisted of “Seared scallops with a cauliflower foam with black truffle vinaigrette, Sea and Land Grilled Shrimp with cucumber salad and barbecued beef tenderloin skewer with cream polenta and taste of creamy lobster soup”. I didn’t get a picture, but it was all pretty gross, except for the beef tenderloin and the soup. For my entrée, all I got was the soup.
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It was pretty good, especially with the bread.

For his entrée, Landon had some baby food that I believe was chicken noodle flavored. Lol
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Both of my parents got the grilled NY strip steak.
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They liked it enough.

I ventured out onto the wild side again and got the Mahi Mahi! (I’m not sure how wild this is, but seeing how I’ve never had any seafood besides shellfish, I thought it was pretty wild.)
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The verdict? I LOVED IT!! I would order this again in a heartbeat, it was delicious!

Landon was in SUCH a good mood for this meal. He loved being able to look at the fish tank and he kept trying to steal more bread from the basket. We discovered he loves to play tug-of-war, and he kept playing with the basket. Look how freakin happy he looks!
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For dessert, Grammy got the butterscotch cream brulee.
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She loved it and is not a fan of ream brulee!

Pop Pop got the Baileys and Jack Daniel’s Mousse.
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We all liked it.

I got the chocolate wave.
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It was pretty much heavenly!!

We were at the table at the very end, furthest away from the entrance by the window. As we were leaving, we saw the scuba divers come in!! (Yep, there were 2!) But they were taking a very long time doing flips and what not for each table, so we decided not to wait for them!

After that, it had stopped raining, but it was insanely humid to a point of being uncomfortable. We headed back over to the World Showcase. And I’m sure you will all be disappointed in what happens. It makes me sad just thinking about it! But you’ll have to wait until tomorrow to find out!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I would love to see some of the princesses before and after shots. I always wonder what they look like and how weird it would be to be one of them and look at pictures of myself on the Dis as a completely different person!

That would be really neat. If you were a princess, which one would match your personality and looks the most?


I have a great relationship with both my parents, now that I'm older!! It was rough going throughout my teenage years! I don't know if you are as cool as me and my mom, but do you watch the Wizards of Waverly Place on the Disney channel? We do!! Have you seen the movie? In it, the main girl character has SUCH an attitude and just is constantly battling her parents and letting them know how much they are ruining her life! It hasn't been that long ago for me, but I laugh now (and feel terrible) when watching that, because that was pretty much me! I'm glad I can get along with them now! I had a strained relationship with my parents, too. It's still strained, but we are all trying. It gets easier the older I get, but trust me, I know there's still tension there. I'm 30, so it has taken us awhile! Not that I was a trouble maker or anything, I just had some strange circumstances growing up and my parents didn't know how to handle their own situation and the kids paid for it. LONG STORY!

I have seen Wizards a time or two. I'm a big kid - I love those kids shows and try to sneak one in with DS4 just so nobody knows that I'm really watching it! :rotfl: I'm a big kid at heart. Always will be! :thumbsup2

[MICKEY4EVER!]

GREAT update! Landon really was having a blast that day, wasn't he???? Still stealing my heart, that one! You are so blessed. :goodvibes


Lovin' the curly look. You've got nice hair! :thumbsup2

Dinner looks good. I'm starving, especially since I'm on an eat-nothing diet. So I could eat the computer screen right about now!

A CLIFF HANGER for an ending. Doh! Oh, well. You know I'll stay tuned.

[princess_momma]

That would be really neat. If you were a princess, which one would match your personality and looks the most?


I had a strained relationship with my parents, too. It's still strained, but we are all trying. It gets easier the older I get, but trust me, I know there's still tension there. I'm 30, so it has taken us awhile! Not that I was a trouble maker or anything, I just had some strange circumstances growing up and my parents didn't know how to handle their own situation and the kids paid for it. LONG STORY!

I have seen Wizards a time or two. I'm a big kid - I love those kids shows and try to sneak one in with DS4 just so nobody knows that I'm really watching it! :rotfl: I'm a big kid at heart. Always will be! :thumbsup2

I think I look most like Belle...brown hair, about the same length. We both have the big eyes, but hers are brown. For personality, though I love to read, I'm don't think I'm as sugar sweet as her or most the other princesses, so I'd have to say Jasmine! She has quite the little attitude and doesn't let people push her around, but is still sweet! Plus she has a tiger, which is much better than the woodland creatures everyone else is friends with! :laughing: What about you?

I understand certain circumstances straining parental relationships!! I think half of the reason our relationship has gotten better is because I don't live with them anymore!! I guess we'll see if thats the case or if its healed enough now, because I'm moving back in with them at the end of the month!

I'm a kid at heart too, I've definitely got the "Peter Pan syndrome". And I do still love the Disney channel. (Except for the Jonas Bros show...whats up with that?!)

GREAT update! Landon really was having a blast that day, wasn't he???? Still stealing my heart, that one! You are so blessed. :goodvibes


Lovin' the curly look. You've got nice hair! :thumbsup2

Dinner looks good. I'm starving, especially since I'm on an eat-nothing diet. So I could eat the computer screen right about now!

A CLIFF HANGER for an ending. Doh! Oh, well. You know I'll stay tuned.

I am so blessed with Landon. He's such a good baby. Everyone always comments on how well behaved he is. I don't even realize until I see another baby who is screaming...Landon has never been like that and I am totally spoiled and it terrifies me for my next child! :scared1:

I know what you mean about wanting to eat the computer screen. :rotfl: For some reason, I always end up on the restaurant boards when it starts getting close to lunch time. :confused3

Glad you're staying tuned!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I think I look most like Belle...brown hair, about the same length. We both have the big eyes, but hers are brown. For personality, though I love to read, I'm don't think I'm as sugar sweet as her or most the other princesses, so I'd have to say Jasmine! She has quite the little attitude and doesn't let people push her around, but is still sweet! Plus she has a tiger, which is much better than the woodland creatures everyone else is friends with! :laughing: What about you?

I understand certain circumstances straining parental relationships!! I think half of the reason our relationship has gotten better is because I don't live with them anymore!! I guess we'll see if thats the case or if its healed enough now, because I'm moving back in with them at the end of the month!

I'm a kid at heart too, I've definitely got the "Peter Pan syndrome". And I do still love the Disney channel. (Except for the Jonas Bros show...whats up with that?!)



I am so blessed with Landon. He's such a good baby. Everyone always comments on how well behaved he is. I don't even realize until I see another baby who is screaming...Landon has never been like that and I am totally spoiled and it terrifies me for my next child! :scared1:

I know what you mean about wanting to eat the computer screen. :rotfl: For some reason, I always end up on the restaurant boards when it starts getting close to lunch time. :confused3

Glad you're staying tuned!

Hmmm, which princess would I be? That's hard! I would probably look most like Cinderella (I have strawberry blond hair) and I had the step-mother thing going for me during childhood, but I have brownish-green eyes, so that wouldn't look right on her! I love to read like Belle, and have a tendency to try to look for the good in people. And I'm a little like Ariel, too, since she was always looking for something "more". I wonder what all three princess would like like rolled into one! Probably one ugly princess, :rotfl:!!!!!

Good luck with moving in with your parents again. I can imagine that's a hard transition for a parent to make: from being your parent and telling you what to do, to letting you be an adult and making your own decisions. For 18 years they've told you how to run your life and I can imagine that's a hard habit to break! :laughing:

I hope it works out for you like you want/need it to. :hug:

[princess_momma]

Hmmm, which princess would I be? That's hard! I would probably look most like Cinderella (I have strawberry blond hair) and I had the step-mother thing going for me during childhood, but I have brownish-green eyes, so that wouldn't look right on her! I love to read like Belle, and have a tendency to try to look for the good in people. And I'm a little like Ariel, too, since she was always looking for something "more". I wonder what all three princess would like like rolled into one! Probably one ugly princess, :rotfl:!!!!!

Good luck with moving in with your parents again. I can imagine that's a hard transition for a parent to make: from being your parent and telling you what to do, to letting you be an adult and making your own decisions. For 18 years they've told you how to run your life and I can imagine that's a hard habit to break! :laughing:

I hope it works out for you like you want/need it to. :hug:


I definitely know what you mean about having different qualities of all the princesses!! I also love to read like Belle and while I am liked, I'm still kind of an outsider because I'm kinda weird. :upsidedow Just like her. And also have that sense of adventure that Ariel does. And I believe in finding true love, just like Cinderella and Snow!! Oh and PS...I just found your tr...sounds like you found your Prince Charming. I got all teary eyed reading about how hard it was for you guys to be apart! I'm still catching up on that!

It might be a little hard to go back in with my parents. I just love having my own space that isn't just my room. That feels so confining and cramped, ya know? Eventually it'll all work out though. I have faith. :goodvibes

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I definitely know what you mean about having different qualities of all the princesses!! I also love to read like Belle and while I am liked, I'm still kind of an outsider because I'm kinda weird. :upsidedow Just like her. And also have that sense of adventure that Ariel does. And I believe in finding true love, just like Cinderella and Snow!! Oh and PS...I just found your tr...sounds like you found your Prince Charming. I got all teary eyed reading about how hard it was for you guys to be apart! I'm still catching up on that!

It might be a little hard to go back in with my parents. I just love having my own space that isn't just my room. That feels so confining and cramped, ya know? Eventually it'll all work out though. I have faith. :goodvibes

:rotfl: If you've found my TR, then you are in for a real treat! DS4 was a MONSTER on this trip! And you'll see what I mean by the strained relationship I have with my family. I tried to be nice in the report, but many people were able to read between the lines! :goodvibes

Let me know your thoughts!

Yes, I know what you mean about needing your own "space". I just LOVE my privacy!

I have a friend who just sold her house and she has moved her husband AND her two kids back into her mom's house. Her brother and his wife also live there. There is NO WAY I could do that! Buuuttt, if I had to, then I guess I'd have to make some sacrifices.

I have faith that it will work out for you, too! :thumbsup2

[tinkgurl]

I LOVE that pic of you and Landon with SE in the background.

Whoa...Aurora wasn't looking too hot at breakfast! :lmao: I've never eaten there before, but I don't think we'll be doing that anytime soon. :laughing:

I'm interested to see what my little guy thinks of Bruce and those big teeth. Hopefully he'll think it's cool!

That's so great you got a window seat at the Coral Reef! I bet Landon thought that was awesome. I had the chocolate wave when we ate there last. I think B/F would love that Baileys and Jack Daniel's Mousse!

[Dancegrl624]

Love the updates! We ate at Akershus in January and the princesses didn't really spend a lot of time with Madison at all. They signed her book, sounded like they were reading a set script and posed for a picture. That was it, but she didn't notice. Our Belle that day was THE BEST! She told Maddie she would be in France later and when we made our way over there later that day, there she was with the Beast! AND....she remembered Maddie! She asked how breakfast was and was just so sweet. I must say, I think our princesses were very beautiful that morning though.

Landon looks like he truly enjoyed Coral Reef. How awesome! I can't wait to hear about the rest of your day. :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Ummmm.... That is pretty much all I can say about the princesses. I was taught that if you can't say anything nice you shouldn't say anything at all. ;):laughing:

I am completely with you on the hair thing. My hair is stick straight yet it still loves to frizz and puff up like crazy, doesn't matter what I do so I have just given up on it. :laughing:

[KELLY]

Thanks for the awesome report. We leave for POP in a few weeks.

[deslynnpatterson]

After two rides on Test Track and walking on to Soarin’, it was still pouring. We headed over to…The Living Seas!! This was definitely the busiest part of the park, but still definitely not too crowded and definitely manageable.

Our first stop here was Turtle Talk with Crush!! The show didn’t start for 10 or 15 minutes when we got there, but we had fun looking around in the waiting area. Landon LOVED the rays!! I love how much he looks like a big boy in the first picture:
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We all loved Turtle Talk. It is so cute and just plain awesome. I can’t wait until Landon is old enough to participate and then walk around the rest of the day saying “dude” a lot, as instructed by Crush. I just love Crush. Landon has a Squirt stuffed animal too (that I got from Finding Nemo on Ice when I was pregnant with him!)

After that, we looked at the dolphins swim around. I just love dolphins. Then we hopped onto some clam-mobiles and looked for Nemo. Some of this ride was cool, like the part where they had the animations IN the aquarium, but the rest was pretty disappointing! But it was nice to be off our feet!

We stopped by to say hi to our buddy Bruce.
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I love him too.

Next we had some lunch over at…CORAL REEF!! And we requested a window seat and got it, without a long wait at all!! It was fabulous!!
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(Sorry the pictures blurry…I couldn’t turn the flash on because then you couldn’t see the aquarium!)

For an appetizer, my parents got the appetizer for two, which consisted of “Seared scallops with a cauliflower foam with black truffle vinaigrette, Sea and Land Grilled Shrimp with cucumber salad and barbecued beef tenderloin skewer with cream polenta and taste of creamy lobster soup”. I didn’t get a picture, but it was all pretty gross, except for the beef tenderloin and the soup. For my entrée, all I got was the soup.
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It was pretty good, especially with the bread.

For his entrée, Landon had some baby food that I believe was chicken noodle flavored. Lol
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Both of my parents got the grilled NY strip steak.
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They liked it enough.

I ventured out onto the wild side again and got the Mahi Mahi! (I’m not sure how wild this is, but seeing how I’ve never had any seafood besides shellfish, I thought it was pretty wild.)
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The verdict? I LOVED IT!! I would order this again in a heartbeat, it was delicious!

Landon was in SUCH a good mood for this meal. He loved being able to look at the fish tank and he kept trying to steal more bread from the basket. We discovered he loves to play tug-of-war, and he kept playing with the basket. Look how freakin happy he looks!
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For dessert, Grammy got the butterscotch cream brulee.
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She loved it and is not a fan of ream brulee!

Pop Pop got the Baileys and Jack Daniel’s Mousse.
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We all liked it.

I got the chocolate wave.
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It was pretty much heavenly!!

We were at the table at the very end, furthest away from the entrance by the window. As we were leaving, we saw the scuba divers come in!! (Yep, there were 2!) But they were taking a very long time doing flips and what not for each table, so we decided not to wait for them!

After that, it had stopped raining, but it was insanely humid to a point of being uncomfortable. We headed back over to the World Showcase. And I’m sure you will all be disappointed in what happens. It makes me sad just thinking about it! But you’ll have to wait until tomorrow to find out!


i am trying to catch up on your TR!! I love all your pictures your and Landon are both very photogenic!! LOL!! Oh i hear you about having the curly hair in disney's humidity!! Try a amika flat iron:) you can get them on amazon.com for about 50 dollars best flat iron ever! But i love your hair:) my hair is more tight curls like ringlets you have the curls that i wish i had LOL!! Your food from coral reef looks delicious:) I shoud have got the Mahi Mahi when we went there or the blackened cat fish Josh got that and it was amazing!! Also I got the Baileys moose for dessert OMG loved it!! Darn it I can go for some right now LOL!!! I love the atmosphere at coral reef its so pretty-- i think the food is decent there nothing to really brag about lol but the atmosphere really makes up for it:)

[Lynn5700]

Hey! Love the pic of you and Landon in front of Spaceship Earth.

Cinderella and Ariel were really pretty at breakfast. Gorgeous smiles.

HAHA love the test track pic.... LMAO at the guy fixing his glasses lol.


OOH I love Coral Reef!!! Their steak is one of my favorites in Disney!!! YUM!!!

[princess_momma]

Hi guys! I'll get back to you all soon and update but I just remembered I have this video of Landon and the rays that I wanted to post!! It wouldn't let me yesterday (work internet thing).

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[princess_momma]

:rotfl: If you've found my TR, then you are in for a real treat! DS4 was a MONSTER on this trip! And you'll see what I mean by the strained relationship I have with my family. I tried to be nice in the report, but many people were able to read between the lines! :goodvibes

Let me know your thoughts!

Yes, I know what you mean about needing your own "space". I just LOVE my privacy!

I have a friend who just sold her house and she has moved her husband AND her two kids back into her mom's house. Her brother and his wife also live there. There is NO WAY I could do that! Buuuttt, if I had to, then I guess I'd have to make some sacrifices.

I have faith that it will work out for you, too! :thumbsup2

I've been reading it but I'm not done yet! But I see what you mean about your DS. Poor guy. And poor momma!! It does get so frustrating, especially when you are doing it on your own. On the plane ride home, Landon was getting fussy and my mom pretty much flat out refused to help me and wouldn't even hold him for a little because she was "tired". I about flipped out. Kids get tired or too excited and just plain misbehave for whatever reason and its enough to drive anyone crazy. :hug:

Wow yeah, I think the only reason I'm moving back in is because I don't have a husband!! I would hate that too. Its just going to save me so much money living there though...less rent and I won't have to pay for groceries (except for Landon's stuff, like diapers and what not.) Oh well...you gotta do what you gotta do!

I LOVE that pic of you and Landon with SE in the background.

Whoa...Aurora wasn't looking too hot at breakfast! :lmao: I've never eaten there before, but I don't think we'll be doing that anytime soon. :laughing:

I'm interested to see what my little guy thinks of Bruce and those big teeth. Hopefully he'll think it's cool!

That's so great you got a window seat at the Coral Reef! I bet Landon thought that was awesome. I had the chocolate wave when we ate there last. I think B/F would love that Baileys and Jack Daniel's Mousse!

Aw thanks!!
Your castle meal was much better, I bet!
Does your little guy like Finding Nemo? I bet he'll like Bruce!
Definitely request a window seat, if you get there a little before the rush, its not too long of a wait! And that mousse was good!

Love the updates! We ate at Akershus in January and the princesses didn't really spend a lot of time with Madison at all. They signed her book, sounded like they were reading a set script and posed for a picture. That was it, but she didn't notice. Our Belle that day was THE BEST! She told Maddie she would be in France later and when we made our way over there later that day, there she was with the Beast! AND....she remembered Maddie! She asked how breakfast was and was just so sweet. I must say, I think our princesses were very beautiful that morning though.

Landon looks like he truly enjoyed Coral Reef. How awesome! I can't wait to hear about the rest of your day. :goodvibes

Thats so awesome!! I wish I could've met the Beast!! They could make that princess meal so much better...but than it might be 2ts like CRT!! I think, on the DP its a pretty good value, since the pic is included.

Ummmm.... That is pretty much all I can say about the princesses. I was taught that if you can't say anything nice you shouldn't say anything at all. ;):laughing:

I am completely with you on the hair thing. My hair is stick straight yet it still loves to frizz and puff up like crazy, doesn't matter what I do so I have just given up on it. :laughing:

You're funny. :goodvibes

I just gave up on mine too. However, if I ever move there, I'll be obligated to figure something out. This definitely did put a damper on my plans to be a resident of the great FL!

Thanks for the awesome report. We leave for POP in a few weeks.

i am trying to catch up on your TR!! I love all your pictures your and Landon are both very photogenic!! LOL!! Oh i hear you about having the curly hair in disney's humidity!! Try a amika flat iron:) you can get them on amazon.com for about 50 dollars best flat iron ever! But i love your hair:) my hair is more tight curls like ringlets you have the curls that i wish i had LOL!! Your food from coral reef looks delicious:) I shoud have got the Mahi Mahi when we went there or the blackened cat fish Josh got that and it was amazing!! Also I got the Baileys moose for dessert OMG loved it!! Darn it I can go for some right now LOL!!! I love the atmosphere at coral reef its so pretty-- i think the food is decent there nothing to really brag about lol but the atmosphere really makes up for it:)

My hair gets curlier!! This was after it was straightened and then without even getting rained on, just curled up in the humidity. My curls are tighter too when I just let it go curly straight from the shower!!

Can't wait to read your review on Coral Reef! It really is all about atomsphere, its so awesome there!!

Hey! Love the pic of you and Landon in front of Spaceship Earth.

Cinderella and Ariel were really pretty at breakfast. Gorgeous smiles.

HAHA love the test track pic.... LMAO at the guy fixing his glasses lol.


OOH I love Coral Reef!!! Their steak is one of my favorites in Disney!!! YUM!!!

Hey!! Thanks!!

Cinderella and Ariel were pretty!! I loved how bright Ariel's eyes looked with those contacts! Can you imagine if someone's eyes were really that blue?!

I laughed at that guy fixing his glasses too!! :laughing: Too funny!!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

i knew you would stay for the parade. you got some good pics


I will have to look at the new pics of Parker!! How old is he now?? I think I'm going to have to go through your old tr and look at pics from his birthday for inspiration!! Landon's is just over a month away!!

he is almost 1 and a half...getting so big, and we are starting to understand more and more words he is saying, it is awesome


the pic with him in the stoller and simba is very very cute

i dont remember if his birthday stuff is in the TR, or in the other thread below.

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Love the video of your sweet Landon! I miss that age...

[princess_momma]

i knew you would stay for the parade. you got some good pics

he is almost 1 and a half...getting so big, and we are starting to understand more and more words he is saying, it is awesome

the pic with him in the stoller and simba is very very cute

i dont remember if his birthday stuff is in the TR, or in the other thread below.

Thanks!! Can't believe he is so big already!! Thats crazy!! I can't wait Landon *really* starts talking!! So exciting!! I'll just have to look around until I find his birthday stuff!! Landon's is sneaking up on me!

Love the video of your sweet Landon! I miss that age...

Thanks. I love it too. He had so much fun there.

[princess_momma]

Ok so we left off with Coral Reef. After that, we headed over to the World Showcase. My dad and I rode Maelstrom. I liked it enough. I wish it could’ve had bigger drops, like Splash though. (I LOVE drops!!)

Landon was a Viking.
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My dad got a beer in Germany and Landon passed out.
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I took this cute pic of my parents.
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(Notice my mad photography skills with the Epcot ball.)

And at some point, I think it was Germany, my mom claims her feet are hurting so bad that she just takes off her shoes. (So gross, I know…but apparently they just hurt that bad that she didn’t even care.) We picked pearls in Japan, which we both liked. (Mine was bigger…I think hers was 6 ¾, and mine was 7 ½.) My dad even got another beer in America. But pretty much, my mom complained. Those pictures are the only ones I have from World Showcase. My mom hardly wanted to look for anything and heaven forbid I want to stop and maybe wait for a character or see when one of the shows going on. They both honestly hated the World Showcase and thought it was one, way too long walk with gift shops themed to countries. We saw none of the entertainment and only went into the Norway, Germany and Japan gift shops.)

As we are towards the end, I want some ice cream and stop to get a “Northern Burst”. I had the worst experience here. There was no line but I think this may have been the longest wait I had for anything because, none of the CM’s knew what was going on. Strangely, the CM who had the “earning my ears” under her name tag knew the most. It took forever for the guy to punch in my order on the screen and then even longer once he found out I was on the Dining Plan and wanted to use a snack credit. I should’ve just walked away. The ice cream was not worth it. I guess it’s supposed to be a McFlurry. It already came out soft enough and was soup before I even took my first bite! I finished maybe a quarter of it (and that was with sharing with everyone.)

Also, as we were sitting and eating, there was this gecko who was just NOT afraid of anyone. These little kids were just sitting there poking it! I’ve never seen that! Usually I see them dart away if anyone tries to get that close!!

Anyway, we had a reservation about 2 hours away at this point at the Rose and Crown. Actually, it was probably less time than that. (And this had been the one my mom may have been looking forward to the most.) And they just did not want to go.

So we went back to Future World and dropped Grammy off at Mouse Gears with Landon so that Pop Pop and I could use the Soarin’ fast passes. We cut through Club Cool and try some of the flavors. We are cutting through different buildings to get out of the muggy heat and see a place where characters are. I think there were Chip and Dale and Belle in her town clothes. We make note of that.

We quickly ride Journey into Imagination with Figment. It’s a walk on, why not? It was okay. I think Figment is super cute but his voice is annoying. The ride would probably scare Landon but my mom might’ve liked it. I liked the Imagination Lab but we didn’t do much except wave our arms around to make him play the instruments lol.

Then we ride Soarin’ again!! This was late in the afternoon at around 3 or 4 and the wait was about 45 minutes for standby if anyone is wondering. We requested front row and got sent to the middle section and got front. Once we sat down, we realized I was in the VERY middle seat. I got the best seat in the house!! Lol! And I loved it once again. It’s so magical.

Then we ran to pick up my mom and she had found a bunch of stuff, including some new shoes. But she was bored and a little mad that we took so long. But Landon had been getting fussy. Poor guy just wanted out of his stroller!!

After buying the stuff for my mom, we went back to where we had seen the characters. (If anyone is wondering, its like the exit or behind the real character spot. The lines for the real one were kinda crazy but there were never more than 2 families here.) My mom sat and rested her feet while we meet them. Only Chip and Dale were there!
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This was, simply, the BEST character interaction. Notice how Dale is playing peek-a-book with Landon? So cute. Landon actually smiled at him instead of just stared! I think this is what made Landon REALLY open up to the characters for the rest of the trip. I loved them. It was great.

We also sat back there and let Landon crawl around for a while. It was so empty and just carpeted with a few benches, so it was nice. We saw town-clothes Belle walk by and go out somewhere into Epcot. I knew she appears in France, but doesn’t she come out of France for that? This was in the middle of Future World, so I was a little confused! Oh well. It was nice for Landon to get some energy out!

Then we took my mom to Club Cool. She loved it in there. This time, I had the camera and I was determined to get her Beverly face.
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For the record, that is NOT a face of disgust. She didn’t like any of the other ones so far, but with this one, she said HEY! I actually like this one! (The face is her saying hey lol) So crazy. But then she did admit the aftertaste wasn’t the best. Darn. I’ll just have to bring someone else and get them!

Then we were leaving.
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Look how empty it is! This is like 4 in the afternoon!

Now, according to Pop Pop, we couldn’t come to Epcot and not the ride the ride inside of the ball!! So we went on to that. However, apparently Soarin’ terrified my mom and she didn’t trust us anymore and thought we were trying to get her onto a scary, terrifying roller coaster of doom. A CM assured her it was fine and not scary and I don’t think that she even believed the CM until she told her that even Landon could go on it. Lol. She’s funny that way sometimes.

Luckily, we got stuck on this ride and so I was able to ask my parents for the camera. We stuck in the part right before your future with all the twinkly lights! It was kinda cool. And now, put down your drinks so you don’t spray coffee over the keyboard as I present you, mine and Landon’s future!!
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Okay, so I don’t know if you found that as funny as I did, but I literally laugh out loud every time I see Landon sitting at the table drinking coffee!! Its great!! Our future was pretty much robots that decide everything for us and then do it for us…for example, it decides what I’m going to wear that way and then even gets me dressed! And our cars are automatic too.

Oh and did I mention that Landon passed out on Spaceship Earth? I think it was while we got stuck. Here are our Photo Pass pics from the way out.
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I love that last one. I’m such a goober. This is not the only picture I have of myself pretending to be asleep, I used to do it after like, Homecoming, or something in high school because I thought it would be funny to pretend like I was so tired I couldn’t even change out of my dress. Lol!!

And did you know that baby’s weigh like twice as much when they’re asleep?! It’s pretty crazy, but true!!

And so, my parents (more specifically my mom) requested that we NEVER do Epcot again. And my dad says only Future World if we do. Aye aye aye!! Will one of you take me back to Epcot to experience it the right way?!

Now whatever will we do about our dinner plans?!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

Thanks!! Can't believe he is so big already!! Thats crazy!! I can't wait Landon *really* starts talking!! So exciting!! I'll just have to look around until I find his birthday stuff!! Landon's is sneaking up on me!


we got his stuff for his party at the disney store when candi worked there, it was all cars themed, and i picked up a few cars things at walmart that were pretty cheap.

[princess_momma]

we got his stuff for his party at the disney store when candi worked there, it was all cars themed, and i picked up a few cars things at walmart that were pretty cheap.

I am definitely thinking a Cars theme! That will be great if its cheap!! What kind of things did you do? And how'd he do with it all and the cake and stuff?

[FauntleroyFAN07]

I am definitely thinking a Cars theme! That will be great if its cheap!! What kind of things did you do? And how'd he do with it all and the cake and stuff?
I just found the birthday update here is the link

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2034050&page=53

the big cake was from sams club, very cheap, like 35 bucks, it feeds i think about 75-100 people...his personal cakes were made in pan candi has that makes like 2x2 inch cakes...we thought that would be easy and fun for the little kids, the parents loved it said it was so nice for them to have there own cake.

all of the big decoration stuff came in that cars themed party kit from the disney store, originally 40 bucks, on clearance for like 10, with wifes discount when she was working there, we got it for like 5 bucks.

the other party stuff was pretty cheap at walmart.

and the party favors for the kids we got them stuff from the dollar store, and wife sells avon so she got a bunch of kid stuff there for cheap...also i got some of the glow sticks from micheals you get 15 in a tub for 1 dollar, so we gave each kid some of those, the parents loved everything, it was all simple and not expensive.


food wise, i made everything, we had bought ground beef on sale, and froze it then, made homemade sloppy joes, very easy to make and very good...and homemade italian beef....also had some chicken nuggets for the kids...

the sloppy joe reciept is very easy, if you want it.

go ahead and ask with any other questions about his party.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

with your ninja posting i flew right past that last update, i have never seen that future, it looked really cool, that ride is great to have kids fall asleep, parker was knocked out right after they take your picture at the beginning, he just pushed back and fell asleep across my lap.
:thumbsup2

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Loved your latest update, as usual. Landon is just too cute in the viking hat.

I have been wanting to ride Maelstrom, but my parents never want to go to WS, so I miss it every time. Next time, you and I can do Epcot together and see it RIGHT. :thumbsup2 Obviously, I haven't experienced Epcot the way it should be experienced, either.

The character pictures are adorable. So glad you got smiles out of Landon.

The Spaceship Earth screen pics are too cute, too. I tried to get pictures of ours, but mine came out all blurry. Good job to get such good and clear ones! :thumbsup2

Glad you got front row center on Soaring. That had to be awesome.

And those pictures of you holding Landon sleeping are just too adorable. And so funny that you pretended to be asleep, too :thumbsup2.

[princess_momma]

Okay, this post is going to be super small. I apologize. I’ll post a BONUS post of cute pictures of Landon to make up for it. Lol

After we left, we went back into our room at Pop. Landon played with his Tigger we got at the MK.
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On our way back to our room! We discovered our view. At first we only noticed this humongous thing.
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But beyond that…we have a magical view! Its no Magic Kingdom but it is something that I KNOW every single person who loves WDW enough to Dis LOVES!!
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The picture actually makes it look further away than it is! It was so close!

Then we ate dinner at Pop Century. It was nothing special. And I forgot to take food porn pics. I got a hamburger, which was okay. But I’m sure you all know that I just went for the cheese fries! YUM! If I ate those every day for the rest of my life, I would die a happy woman! (Albeit, a fat one!) My dad got okay chicken nuggets and my mom got some kind of oriental food which she loved. (I’m daring enough to try ostrich and what not, but never will I be daring enough to try exotic food from a food court!)

And then…we got Landon’s caricature! SO much fun! I didn’t peek the whole time because I wanted to be surprised. It turned out great and I loved talking to the guy who did it. He even added a “mom” tattoo on the body. HAHAHA…well just look for yourself!
(Sorry it’s sideways. I can’t fix it work, unfortunately!)
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I’m beyond happy with it. Its hanging in my living room. I think the guy did a great job! And I love the shark in the back!! It looks just like him!! I’m going to get one every year!

After that, I gave Landon a bath and then we went to bed. We were all exhausted. Would our Animal Kingdom day be any better?!

[princess_momma]

I just found the birthday update here is the link

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2034050&page=53

the big cake was from sams club, very cheap, like 35 bucks, it feeds i think about 75-100 people...his personal cakes were made in pan candi has that makes like 2x2 inch cakes...we thought that would be easy and fun for the little kids, the parents loved it said it was so nice for them to have there own cake.

all of the big decoration stuff came in that cars themed party kit from the disney store, originally 40 bucks, on clearance for like 10, with wifes discount when she was working there, we got it for like 5 bucks.

the other party stuff was pretty cheap at walmart.

and the party favors for the kids we got them stuff from the dollar store, and wife sells avon so she got a bunch of kid stuff there for cheap...also i got some of the glow sticks from micheals you get 15 in a tub for 1 dollar, so we gave each kid some of those, the parents loved everything, it was all simple and not expensive.

food wise, i made everything, we had bought ground beef on sale, and froze it then, made homemade sloppy joes, very easy to make and very good...and homemade italian beef....also had some chicken nuggets for the kids...

the sloppy joe reciept is very easy, if you want it.

go ahead and ask with any other questions about his party.

Oh thank you so much!! His party was huge!! Landon's will probably be a little smaller! I LOVE the kid cakes though. Those cones are perfect! Did they come with the party kit? I love them!! I bookmarked that page and will definitely be using it to get my planning on the road!! Thank you so much!

with your ninja posting i flew right past that last update, i have never seen that future, it looked really cool, that ride is great to have kids fall asleep, parker was knocked out right after they take your picture at the beginning, he just pushed back and fell asleep across my lap.
:thumbsup2

Ninja posting!! :lmao: So funny! I love how they can just fall asleep. (except for the me having to carry him part.)

Loved your latest update, as usual. Landon is just too cute in the viking hat.

I have been wanting to ride Maelstrom, but my parents never want to go to WS, so I miss it every time. Next time, you and I can do Epcot together and see it RIGHT. :thumbsup2 Obviously, I haven't experienced Epcot the way it should be experienced, either.

The character pictures are adorable. So glad you got smiles out of Landon.

The Spaceship Earth screen pics are too cute, too. I tried to get pictures of ours, but mine came out all blurry. Good job to get such good and clear ones! :thumbsup2

Glad you got front row center on Soaring. That had to be awesome.

And those pictures of you holding Landon sleeping are just too adorable. And so funny that you pretended to be asleep, too :thumbsup2.

We will definitely have to do WS together!! And all of Epcot. I think my mom's feet just REALLY hurt and it was the rainiest, muggiest day of the week, so she took it out on poor ol' Epcot!

I didn't post all of my pics from SE! A lot of them came out blurry too! Its hard to get good ones, especially while holding a baby!

I love looking at sleeping children, they just look so peaceful.

[FauntleroyFAN07]

haha that characture is awesome

i am going to have to look into doing that when we go down there.

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I've always wanted to have a caricature done. Landon's really does look JUST LIKE HIM. I know you are so proud!

[princess_momma]

Look how big my little guy is getting!! He is starting to no longer look like a baby!

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[FauntleroyFAN07]

Oh thank you so much!! His party was huge!! Landon's will probably be a little smaller! I LOVE the kid cakes though. Those cones are perfect! Did they come with the party kit? I love them!! I bookmarked that page and will definitely be using it to get my planning on the road!! Thank you so much!

Ninja posting!! :lmao: So funny! I love how they can just fall asleep. (except for the me having to carry him part.)

feel free to use anything, the cones, are from the party kit, but you might be able to get something like that at micheals, and the thing on the toothpick is a label that i printed on a label maker with a label program.

it was a ninja post, i totally missed it

[FauntleroyFAN07]

a second ninja post while i was posting, i need to type faster

those are cute pictures of him, i like his pricess stuff on the couch
:goodvibes

[princess&her4princes]

WOW...you're an updating fool, Kimmy! I can't keep up!! LOVE the last few posts!! You guys take such GREAT pics, love them!! Landon is such a cutie pie, I could eat him up!!! LOVE the sleeping pics at the end, too cute! And the characture is adorable!! The artist captured Landon perfectly!!!! Sorry t hear Mom and Dad didn't love Epcot....that's all my Mom wanted to do on our trip! 2 days in full, in fact! Where I could have spent more time in MK.....shh....even with no kids with me!! LOL!!:laughing:

[princess_momma]

haha that characture is awesome

i am going to have to look into doing that when we go down there.

I love it. Its a little pricey down there. I got the full package, which included a body and color. I think if you get just a black and white face, its $15 or $20. Landon's was around $40, I think. However, I think it was worth it. I will treasure it forever!!

Plus, I think its almost funnier when they are so young!

I've always wanted to have a caricature done. Landon's really does look JUST LIKE HIM. I know you are so proud!

You should get one done!! Me and my brother used to get them done at my dad's work's Christmas party!! I just love them!

I'm very proud of Landon's! His is hung in the most prominient spot in our apartment!! :laughing:

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Awww! Look at him! He's so precious...and standing too!

Mitchell couldn't even walk until he had just turned one. Is he getting into stuff now that he's more mobile, or is he a "go with the flow" kind of baby?

I never had to worry about mine getting into stuff and was amazed when other children would come over and I'd to put things out of reach. I guess I just got lucky! :goodvibes

[tinkgurl]

Yep, he likes Nemo!

Of course you have to ride SE!!! That pic of Landon sitting at the table drinking coffee is hilarious! I wish I knew how to post videos on here because there's a hilarious video of my Sis and Dad from SE. Oh, I'm so glad Landon fell asleep when you guys got stuck! I know my little guy would've been going nuts to get out! :rotfl:

[princess_momma]

feel free to use anything, the cones, are from the party kit, but you might be able to get something like that at micheals, and the thing on the toothpick is a label that i printed on a label maker with a label program.

it was a ninja post, i totally missed it

I will definitely be looking for the cones! I love them!!

a second ninja post while i was posting, i need to type faster

those are cute pictures of him, i like his pricess stuff on the couch
:goodvibes

hahaha I never knew I was a ninja!! And thats my princess stuff on the couch!! haha...he mostly got stuffed animals souvenirs and I...kinda spoiled myself!! But he's to young to know or to ask for anything so I think that makes it okay!

WOW...you're an updating fool, Kimmy! I can't keep up!! LOVE the last few posts!! You guys take such GREAT pics, love them!! Landon is such a cutie pie, I could eat him up!!! LOVE the sleeping pics at the end, too cute! And the characture is adorable!! The artist captured Landon perfectly!!!! Sorry t hear Mom and Dad didn't love Epcot....that's all my Mom wanted to do on our trip! 2 days in full, in fact! Where I could have spent more time in MK.....shh....even with no kids with me!! LOL!!:laughing:

Haha thanks!! I think Landon is so darn cute too! He is so kissable and squeezeable and all that!! I was surprised Landon was so good during his drawing, but I think it helped the artist capture him! It took like a half an hour and Landon sat there smiling and would wave at the guy!

My mom got a little scared of going to other parks and wanted to go back to MK. Haha...our mom's need to find the happy medium and enjoy all the parks fully! :rotfl:

Awww! Look at him! He's so precious...and standing too!

Mitchell couldn't even walk until he had just turned one. Is he getting into stuff now that he's more mobile, or is he a "go with the flow" kind of baby?

I never had to worry about mine getting into stuff and was amazed when other children would come over and I'd to put things out of reach. I guess I just got lucky! :goodvibes

Landon has been speedy with walking! He has been walking since 9 months and now he's not even 11 months yet but definitely walks more than he crawls!! He was a late roller though.

And he gets into everything. He'll just sit by his diaper bag and take everything out, gets into every cupboard, everything!! This weekend, I couldn't find my keys and had to use my spare for my car. But when I had to go back to work I needed my keys to get into my cash bag. My mom and I turned my apartment upside down looking for them and they were in one of the drawers he always gets in to! You did get lucky!!

[princess_momma]

Yep, he likes Nemo!

Of course you have to ride SE!!! That pic of Landon sitting at the table drinking coffee is hilarious! I wish I knew how to post videos on here because there's a hilarious video of my Sis and Dad from SE. Oh, I'm so glad Landon fell asleep when you guys got stuck! I know my little guy would've been going nuts to get out! :rotfl:

Good!! Nemo is great!! He'll love Bruce then. And probably the show. We didn't get a chance to see it and I think it may be just like Finding Nemo On Ice, which I saw and loved. Kids would love that! How old is he going to be when you take him?

Is the video uploaded to photobucket? You can copy and paste the link to share, its in the same place as sharing pics from that sight! Then it will just post a pic of the video (like with Landon's ray video) and when people click on that, take them to Photobucket to play the video! Hope that helps! :goodvibes

[mickeystoontown]

I agree with the others....your ninja posting had me behind a couple of installments. As always, Landon looks adorable in all of the pictures. The characture (spelling?) is so cute!

[stacikristine]

Hey Kimmy!!

I haven't caught up yet, but I wanted to subscribe and let you know I'm here! :goodvibes

I can't wait to hear all about your trip and see all of your pictures. I'm so glad Landon did so well! :goodvibes

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Something you said reminded me of something Mitchell did when he was Landon's age. He had just started learning that the doors to the cabinets opened, and he was quite interested in what was in those closed doors. One day I got to looking for him, and he was in the cabinet with the door closed! Just sitting in there with a pot!

So cute - :goodvibes Like I said, I really miss those days of discovery! Can't wait to see what new and fun things Landon gets into!

[princess_momma]

I agree with the others....your ninja posting had me behind a couple of installments. As always, Landon looks adorable in all of the pictures. The characture (spelling?) is so cute!

Sorry about my "ninja posting"!! But thank you!!

Hey Kimmy!!

I haven't caught up yet, but I wanted to subscribe and let you know I'm here! :goodvibes

I can't wait to hear all about your trip and see all of your pictures. I'm so glad Landon did so well! :goodvibes

Thanks! Glad you finally made it over!! I can't wait to see all your pictures too!

Something you said reminded me of something Mitchell did when he was Landon's age. He had just started learning that the doors to the cabinets opened, and he was quite interested in what was in those closed doors. One day I got to looking for him, and he was in the cabinet with the door closed! Just sitting in there with a pot!

So cute - :goodvibes Like I said, I really miss those days of discovery! Can't wait to see what new and fun things Landon gets into!

Oh man, that is too cute!! I can just imagine. Landon is allowed to get into the cabinets with pots and pans and what not, no big deal. But there is one under his sink that has like the trash bags and dish washer detergent and just not stuff I want him playing with and if he sneaks into the kitchen and I go in and he's getting into that cupboard, he always gets so jumpy and gets this look on his face when he knows he's in trouble! Its so cute! I am really loving this age!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Yeah, it's a fun age, for sure. Mitchell's favorite thing to play with when he was small were those plastic mixing spoons. Wherever he went, he always had one of those spoons in his hand. :laughing: Before long, I gave him his very own drawer filled with plastic bowls and spoons and lids and things. He used to put those bowls on his head and wear it like a hat!

Too funny about Landon getting into stuff and then looking guilty! See? They know right from wrong even at this young age. But he's so cute, I imagine he doesn't get in very much trouble! ;)

[FauntleroyFAN07]

I love it. Its a little pricey down there. I got the full package, which included a body and color. I think if you get just a black and white face, its $15 or $20. Landon's was around $40, I think. However, I think it was worth it. I will treasure it forever!!

Plus, I think its almost funnier when they are so young!


that is not to bad for that, you are right it is funnier when they are little.


hahaha I never knew I was a ninja!! And thats my princess stuff on the couch!! haha...he mostly got stuffed animals souvenirs and I...kinda spoiled myself!! But he's to young to know or to ask for anything so I think that makes it okay!

very true, parker got some stuff when we went but nothing like what he will get when he knows what everything is.


not sure if it is me or not, but your pics on the last page are not showing u panymore, it says bandwidth exceded, you mihgt have to open a new account and start putting them in there.

[princess_momma]

Yeah, it's a fun age, for sure. Mitchell's favorite thing to play with when he was small were those plastic mixing spoons. Wherever he went, he always had one of those spoons in his hand. :laughing: Before long, I gave him his very own drawer filled with plastic bowls and spoons and lids and things. He used to put those bowls on his head and wear it like a hat!

Too funny about Landon getting into stuff and then looking guilty! See? They know right from wrong even at this young age. But he's so cute, I imagine he doesn't get in very much trouble! ;)

Oh thats too cute. Landon loves spoons. He usually doesn't get into too much trouble. But he definitely knows what he's not supposed to do. For example, for some reason he is quite interested in the flusher thing on the toilet and I don't want him to play with that! Ew! But sometimes I'll be getting ready in the morning and he'll be like inching towards it and keep looking at it and I'll just be like "No, Landon" sternly and he'll stop but keep looking between the flusher and me to see if I'm looking! Its funny!

that is not to bad for that, you are right it is funnier when they are little.

very true, parker got some stuff when we went but nothing like what he will get when he knows what everything is.


not sure if it is me or not, but your pics on the last page are not showing u panymore, it says bandwidth exceded, you mihgt have to open a new account and start putting them in there.

Thank you!! And I just realized that!! :scared1: I'm trying to fix it but I'm at work right now and can't. I probably can't until tonight or maybe even tomorrow!! Photobucket is all messed up at work. Its actually blocked but if I go to the site from google I can get to it, but then it doesn't align right and looks all funky and its not letting me do anything!! The horror!! Hopefully I can get it fixed soon!! SORRY EVERYONE!!

[stacikristine]

Yeah...all I can see are the pictures on day 1. :sad2:

[Lynn5700]

Kimmy I can't see your pics... you have to upgrade your photobucket.

[Lynn5700]

Ok ignore my post, lol.... you already know lol.

You just have to upgrade, and pay for photobucket now.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Loved the update!

Your photopass pics in front of SE where you are "sleeping" is adorable.

Too bad that your parents didn't like World Showcase. You will just have to go on another trip!

[deslynnpatterson]

Kmmy you have the most creative photo pass pictures! I love the one of you and Landon Sleeping thats adorable!! you are updating so much its hard to keep uo LOL!!! Wow i never realized that the disney entrance sign was that close to pop!! Which building were you guys in? I miss POP:( that is a cool view you had of the rubix cube too:) The recent pictures you posted of Landon are soo cute too!! He is adorable and is going to be a little heartbreaker:) soo cute!! He is getting big:) and i see his little front teeth coming in:) adorable!!

MMM!! you had to mention Cheese fries in your post of what you ate at POP LOL now i am in the mood for cheese fries!! Your trip report is awesome--- and i love that you update so often even though its hard to keep up with LOL!!!

[tinkgurl]

Good!! Nemo is great!! He'll love Bruce then. And probably the show. We didn't get a chance to see it and I think it may be just like Finding Nemo On Ice, which I saw and loved. Kids would love that! How old is he going to be when you take him?

Is the video uploaded to photobucket? You can copy and paste the link to share, its in the same place as sharing pics from that sight! Then it will just post a pic of the video (like with Landon's ray video) and when people click on that, take them to Photobucket to play the video! Hope that helps! :goodvibes

The Nemo show is amazing. I always sit there with my mouth dropped every time we watch it.

No I haven't uploaded the video. I'll have to try that.

[princess_momma]

Yeah...all I can see are the pictures on day 1. :sad2:

Ok ignore my post, lol.... you already know lol.

You just have to upgrade, and pay for photobucket now.

I fixed it!! Thanks guys, sorry about that!! :goodvibes

Loved the update!

Your photopass pics in front of SE where you are "sleeping" is adorable.

Too bad that your parents didn't like World Showcase. You will just have to go on another trip!

Thanks!! I know, right? I wanted to see some of the entertainment they have!

Kmmy you have the most creative photo pass pictures! I love the one of you and Landon Sleeping thats adorable!! you are updating so much its hard to keep uo LOL!!! Wow i never realized that the disney entrance sign was that close to pop!! Which building were you guys in? I miss POP:( that is a cool view you had of the rubix cube too:) The recent pictures you posted of Landon are soo cute too!! He is adorable and is going to be a little heartbreaker:) soo cute!! He is getting big:) and i see his little front teeth coming in:) adorable!!

MMM!! you had to mention Cheese fries in your post of what you ate at POP LOL now i am in the mood for cheese fries!! Your trip report is awesome--- and i love that you update so often even though its hard to keep up with LOL!!!

Thanks!! I didn't know the entrance was that close either! It was a pretty cool "view".

Yeah, Landon has 4 teeth now and he steals hearts everywhere he goes. :lovestruc I love him!

I'm sorry about the cheese fries...I'm always in the mood for them!!

The Nemo show is amazing. I always sit there with my mouth dropped every time we watch it.

No I haven't uploaded the video. I'll have to try that.

Its a musical version right? Thats what the Disney on Ice one was and I loved it.

I hope you can upload the video!

[Bridora]

I'm a kid at heart too, I've definitely got the "Peter Pan syndrome". And I do still love the Disney channel. (Except for the Jonas Bros show...whats up with that?!)



Ahhh! :scared1: You don't like Jonas? :lmao: I had to interrupt my reading to comment on that. I find that show to be hilarious! Seriously! We also watch Wizards of Waverly Place. I hope that attitude doesn't wear off on anyone in our house. But, she usually turns it around by the end of the show.

Ok, back to reading!

[tinkgurl]

Its a musical version right? Thats what the Disney on Ice one was and I loved it.

Yep, it's a musical!

[princess_momma]

Ahhh! :scared1: You don't like Jonas? :lmao: I had to interrupt my reading to comment on that. I find that show to be hilarious! Seriously! We also watch Wizards of Waverly Place. I hope that attitude doesn't wear off on anyone in our house. But, she usually turns it around by the end of the show.

Ok, back to reading!

Ok I've only seen like the first two Jonas episodes and now I no longer have tv :scared1: but thats only for another month so I'll give it another try!!

And Alex's attitude is SO horrendous. I don't think I was ever as bad as her, but sometimes I got pretty close!!

I like Hannah Montana and Sonny With a Chance a lot because they are just so silly and always get themselves into such funny little messes and I just wish my life were that random! I also like Suite Life...in the hotel or on deck! I love those boys!!

[Bridora]

:goodvibes --Caught up for now!

Let's see if I can remember what I want to say:

Aren't you smart for requesting a window seat at Coral Reef? I wish we had done that! That video of Landon following the ray around was sooo cute! I miss that age, too...

And I loved the "your future" photos! I think some people don't like that part, but I love it. I was :lmao: (probably too loudly) the first time we rode it after the refurb. We liked it before, too, but with that it's just tooooo hilarious. I really laugh so hard I can't catch my breath. :laughing: But maybe it's just me.

I also loved those pics of you & Landon when he's sleeping. The one of you "sleeping" was great! I can't believe your mom NEVER wants to go back. Shocking! But I can see how being miserable all day would have that effect on someone...but it's still Disney right?!?!?

[Bridora]

Ok I've only seen like the first two Jonas episodes and now I no longer have tv :scared1: but thats only for another month so I'll give it another try!!

And Alex's attitude is SO horrendous. I don't think I was ever as bad as her, but sometimes I got pretty close!!

I like Hannah Montana and Sonny With a Chance a lot because they are just so silly and always get themselves into such funny little messes and I just wish my life were that random! I also like Suite Life...in the hotel or on deck! I love those boys!!

Sonny With a Chance is cute, Hannah Montana, too...I'm glad you are going to give Jonas another chance. :thumbsup2 We don't watch too much Suite Life, but we did watch "Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana" :goodvibes

[stacikristine]

Yay! I'm finally all caught up... :woohoo:

You've done SUCH a great job! I've loved every installment! :thumbsup2

Let's see...

I just love the pics of you and Landon with the castle on your first MK day (the one where you're looking over your shoulders is my favorite!) :cutie:

You're gorgeous, and Landon is such a handsome little guy!!

Very good Hook and Schmee pic

How awesome that he got his first haircut at Walt Disney World?! That's so special. :goodvibes

AWESOME parade pic of Belle. That dress/float is just gorgeous.

I can't believe Soarin was only a 5 minute wait--I think your wait times were even better than ours! :thumbsup2

Michael had the Mahi at Coral Reef too, and it was DELISH!

The video of Landon with the rays was just too cute. I can't believe he was so fascinated.

I can't believe your family hated the World Showcase! :sad1: I LOVE Epcot. It's probably my second favorite park. Maybe they'd enjoy it more if you did the stuff in Innoventions. We had a lot of fun in there. And the humidity doesn't help at all... Maybe you can convince them for one more try :rolleyes:

Landon's Caricature is SOOO cute! It looks just like him. And those muscles...whoo! You'll have to fight the girls off of him! ;)

I'm loving your TR so far!! (as you can see) Can't wait for more!

[princess_momma]

:goodvibes --Caught up for now!

Let's see if I can remember what I want to say:

Aren't you smart for requesting a window seat at Coral Reef? I wish we had done that! That video of Landon following the ray around was sooo cute! I miss that age, too...

And I loved the "your future" photos! I think some people don't like that part, but I love it. I was :lmao: (probably too loudly) the first time we rode it after the refurb. We liked it before, too, but with that it's just tooooo hilarious. I really laugh so hard I can't catch my breath. :laughing: But maybe it's just me.

I also loved those pics of you & Landon when he's sleeping. The one of you "sleeping" was great! I can't believe your mom NEVER wants to go back. Shocking! But I can see how being miserable all day would have that effect on someone...but it's still Disney right?!?!?

You should definitely request a window seat next time! It was great!! Although, I think after a while Landon was more entertained with the bread basket than the aquarium. :confused3

And its not just you...I'm definitely a loud laugher and laugh at EVERYTHING! Especially that future. I love that part! I think its the best part of the ride!

Landon's so cute when he's sleeping. I love it! And I'm hoping that she has learned and is just better prepared for walking next time. I bet we can get her back to Future World but probably never WS!

Sonny With a Chance is cute, Hannah Montana, too...I'm glad you are going to give Jonas another chance. :thumbsup2 We don't watch too much Suite Life, but we did watch "Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana" :goodvibes

Oh I wish I had seen Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana!! I just love the Disney channel. My friends are all into the Hills or whatever, and I could care less! Never seen those shows!! I love my Disney! Have you seen the Hannah Montana movie? I liked it but some parts were a little eh.

[princess_momma]

Yep, it's a musical!

I almost missed you!! Sorry!

Do you know if those songs are available anywhere? I would love them!! I almost wish the real movie had included them, but I like the movie how it is too!

Yay! I'm finally all caught up... :woohoo:

You've done SUCH a great job! I've loved every installment! :thumbsup2

Let's see...

I just love the pics of you and Landon with the castle on your first MK day (the one where you're looking over your shoulders is my favorite!) :cutie:

You're gorgeous, and Landon is such a handsome little guy!!

Very good Hook and Schmee pic

How awesome that he got his first haircut at Walt Disney World?! That's so special. :goodvibes

AWESOME parade pic of Belle. That dress/float is just gorgeous.

I can't believe Soarin was only a 5 minute wait--I think your wait times were even better than ours! :thumbsup2

Michael had the Mahi at Coral Reef too, and it was DELISH!

The video of Landon with the rays was just too cute. I can't believe he was so fascinated.

I can't believe your family hated the World Showcase! :sad1: I LOVE Epcot. It's probably my second favorite park. Maybe they'd enjoy it more if you did the stuff in Innoventions. We had a lot of fun in there. And the humidity doesn't help at all... Maybe you can convince them for one more try :rolleyes:

Landon's Caricature is SOOO cute! It looks just like him. And those muscles...whoo! You'll have to fight the girls off of him! ;)

I'm loving your TR so far!! (as you can see) Can't wait for more!

Thanks!! That pic you mentioned from MK is one of my favorites too!! I just loved walking down Main Street with him!! It was magical.

Our MK day was so good!! I loved his first hair cut. I'm glad our trip was when it was, because I don't think I could've stood it get any longer!

I think that our Epcot day wait times were especially good because that was the rainiest day!

I'm glad Michael got the Mahi Mahi! (Oh that just reminds me, I have to PM you about something SPECTACULAR!) I can't wait to see how your experience was there!

Landon was so fascinated with the rays!! He's such a curious kid and has SUCH good focus!!

Does Innovations have different times than the rest of Future World? We went in there in the morning and none of the things we wanted to do were open yet and then we just never went back? Perhaps we'll do that more next time though!

I thought the muscles pic would be the best out of the choices. And if you see, there's a shark in the background. In the original (they just have a bunch of scenes and you pick one!), there was a bikini girl and the guy asked me if I wanted a shark or bikini girl and I thought a shark would be cooler because its a shark! And also more appropriate at his age!! But I know I'm going to have to fight them off!! He's such a charmer!!

[princess_momma]

So we wake up Sunday for Animal Kingdom day!! Yay!! We get to the park an hour before opening again.
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Can you tell how tired we are?

I took advantage of some Photo Pass guys on the way in! I’m glad they have them in the park before it opens for us early ADR folk!
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I tried to hold Landon the same way she would hold Simba! Lol!
And this one cracks me up! Its one of my favs!
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Its our fierce, jungle cat pose. I had to hold Landon’s arm up! Lol

And then we headed over to Tusker House for Donald’s Safari Breakfast. My parents were swooning over the jungley themeing. They just loved it and thought it was so neat!! We got to the area where they take your picture quickly, but for some reason the stuff from the check in desk wasn’t getting sent up to the seating desk so we had to wait for them to figure that out. It took maybe 5 minutes and then we were on our merry way.

Once we sat down, our server was there quickly and I ordered some jungle juice and then hurried to get my food. There was really no need for that, because the characters took a while to get to us. Here’s my plate:
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Eggs, bacon, grapes, cinnamon roll. I think I went back but I didn’t take pics of every plate. It was all quite good. And please note, that is less bacon than it looks like! It’s folded over! Also, right before I got it, this kid seriously cut in line in front of me chanting about how he needed bacon! It was hilarious enough to overlook the rudeness! Haha!

I think they even did the parade/dance thing before the characters got to us. When they finally did, first was Daisy!!
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(Look how tired poor Landon looks!)

Then Goofy!
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I really love this pic! It’s so cute!

Next the big cheese himself came over! Here he is with my mom!
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He gave her a kiss and she was going nuts and it totally made her day. She was saying “Okay, I got my kiss from Mickey, we can go home now!” And she kept telling my dad that he kissed her. It was funny.

Here is Landon with him!
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He really liked his nose! In fact, we couldn’t even get a picture with him looking or even kinda facing the camera because he kept touching his nose! Still cute!

And here we are with the breakfast host…DONALD!!!
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We couldn’t get one with him facing the camera either here, because he kept waving at Donald! It melts my heart, he just started really waving on this trip and its so cute!

We all enjoyed this breakfast so much! It was so fun and the character interaction was GREAT!! But we were ready to ride some rides!!

Will Landon fall asleep on anymore? How will my moms feet be today? Will my dad and I survive our run-in’s with the yeti or dinosaurs?! Stay tuned to find out!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

Awwww, those pictures are all so precious! My favorite is the one is the photopass pic with you and Landon in front of the tree of life. Love your hair all curly. It looks good on you! So cute how Landon is looking at all of the characters. You can really see the intrigue in his face as he views them. :goodvibes

[princess_momma]

Awwww, those pictures are all so precious! My favorite is the one is the photopass pic with you and Landon in front of the tree of life. Love your hair all curly. It looks good on you! So cute how Landon is looking at all of the characters. You can really see the intrigue in his face as he views them. :goodvibes

Aw thanks! I love that one too! yeah, the rest of the week, I just let my hair go curly!! It worked out better!

I loved seeing his face when he saw them. This breakfast is when he really became okay with them and it just kept getting better!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Love the character breakfast photos, adorable!

[stacikristine]

Oh my goodness--those pictures are ADORABLE! Landon is just so cute. He looks like he's not a fussy baby at all. He just looks so content in all of the pictures :goodvibes That's adorable that he loved Mickey's nose so much! I'm sure Mickey LOVED him too! :cutie:

[mickeystoontown]

Awwww, I love the photopass pictures the best. But, the other ones are great too. We've never done the breakfast at Animal Kingdom. Your pictures are making me rethink that.

[princess_momma]

Love the character breakfast photos, adorable!

Thanks! :goodvibes

Oh my goodness--those pictures are ADORABLE! Landon is just so cute. He looks like he's not a fussy baby at all. He just looks so content in all of the pictures :goodvibes That's adorable that he loved Mickey's nose so much! I'm sure Mickey LOVED him too! :cutie:

Thanks!! He's really not fussy! And even when he's fussy for him, he's less fussy than most other babies!! I got so lucky! I only had one time (during a meal) where he got so fussy that it affected what we were doing. And that was the one time he skipped his morning nap! If you think those pics of him and Mickey are cute, wait until you see Chef Mickey's...;)

Awwww, I love the photopass pictures the best. But, the other ones are great too. We've never done the breakfast at Animal Kingdom. Your pictures are making me rethink that.

Thanks!! You should definitely go! Its so fun and the character interaction is some of the best we had!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

the breakfast looks good, even though the bacon was not crispy:goodvibes
(well did not look real crispy)

did any of them have biscuits and gravy at them?

if so i am there, but doubt they could make it as good as me.:snooty:

:laughing:

[princess_momma]

the breakfast looks good, even though the bacon was not crispy:goodvibes
(well did not look real crispy)

did any of them have biscuits and gravy at them?

if so i am there, but doubt they could make it as good as me.:snooty:

:laughing:

The bacon wasn't bad!!

I can remember at least one breakfast buffet (out of 4!) has biscuits and gravy but can't remember which one or if more did! I'm so sorry!!

How do you make your ones?! Now you've got me wanting some....

[MICKEY4EVER!]

All this talk about food has me STARVING! I'm dieting - no fun.

I had a fiber bar for breakfast.

A single serving of broccoli and cheese for lunch and a yogurt for dessert.

Nothing since. And all of this talk about bacon, and gravy and biscuits has my stomach churning loudly!

[tinkgurl]

I actually don't know where exactly you can get the songs from the show, but I'm sure somewhere around WDW there's a CD with them!

Aw..Landon looks so sleepy!

[stacikristine]

Thanks!! He's really not fussy! And even when he's fussy for him, he's less fussy than most other babies!! I got so lucky! I only had one time (during a meal) where he got so fussy that it affected what we were doing. And that was the one time he skipped his morning nap! If you think those pics of him and Mickey are cute, wait until you see Chef Mickey's...;)

Yay! I can't wait to see the ones at Chef Mickey's then! :goodvibes That's awesome that it only affected your meal once! There was a poor little baby on the monorail one time that was screaming bloody murder. He was only 3 months old. Poor guy. :guilty: So it's really good that Landon was so great! :thumbsup2

[MouseKTeer]

Wow! Gone for only a few days, but so much to catch up on--you've been busy :)

OK--so here are my favorites:

The video of Landon walking back and forth to follow the ray. So precious! I could watch that over and over.

The caricature of Landon is wonderful! And it reminds me of our trip with DD and DS many years ago, when we also had caricatures done--we framed them and still have them!

The photo of your mom holding Simba and you holding Landon :goodvibes

The "jungle cat pose" of you and Landon

and

how funny about your mom's reaction to the kiss with Mickey :rotfl:

Lovin' the updates...

[bnewman27]

just getting a post in so i can use my e-mail address

[deslynnpatterson]

again i love your photo pass pics from animal kingdom LOL wow you guys were early rises being there a hour before the park opens LOL i think we got to the parks right at opening or a little after LOL!! your breakfast looks good and it looks like there was a lot of character interaction there! I think we were at animal kingdom that same day as me-- the day it rained:( but at least there was a breeze blowing in the park that day-- that park can be so hot and humid someimtes !! Landon looks so cute in his little outfit it looks like a litle safari outfit LOL and you look very nice too:) love the curly hair. I can't wait to hear about your other adventures:)

[princess_momma]

All this talk about food has me STARVING! I'm dieting - no fun.

I had a fiber bar for breakfast.

A single serving of broccoli and cheese for lunch and a yogurt for dessert.

Nothing since. And all of this talk about bacon, and gravy and biscuits has my stomach churning loudly!

Oh dieting is no fun!! I skipped breakfast this morning, so my stomach is churning just thinking about it too! Man, I sure miss being on the Deluxe Dining Plan!! I wish I was in real life... haha!

I actually don't know where exactly you can get the songs from the show, but I'm sure somewhere around WDW there's a CD with them!

Aw..Landon looks so sleepy!

That would be a great cd to have!

He was super sleepy, but still so good! He really liked these characters!

Yay! I can't wait to see the ones at Chef Mickey's then! :goodvibes That's awesome that it only affected your meal once! There was a poor little baby on the monorail one time that was screaming bloody murder. He was only 3 months old. Poor guy. :guilty: So it's really good that Landon was so great! :thumbsup2

Oh poor little guy!! Landon's always been so great!! As long as he rested and fed, he's great! The only time he's been really fussy was when he had ear infections in each ear and even then, he was fine as long as he was being held!! I'm so lucky...and it really terrifies me for my next kid! I don't think anyone gets that lucky twice!!

Wow! Gone for only a few days, but so much to catch up on--you've been busy :)

OK--so here are my favorites:

The video of Landon walking back and forth to follow the ray. So precious! I could watch that over and over.

The caricature of Landon is wonderful! And it reminds me of our trip with DD and DS many years ago, when we also had caricatures done--we framed them and still have them!

The photo of your mom holding Simba and you holding Landon :goodvibes

The "jungle cat pose" of you and Landon

and

how funny about your mom's reaction to the kiss with Mickey :rotfl:

Lovin' the updates...

I'm glad you're back!!
I love that video too. I have to get my videos of him when he's distracted. I try to get ones of him walking at home and he just comes over to me and wants to play with the camera so I can never get good ones!
Oh I bet you love those caricatures of your kids!! That's so special! I know i will always treasure Landon's!
We got some good pics in AK! Glad you like them too! The ones you mentioned are my favorite!
Yeah, my mom is in LOVE with Mickey. Its so funny!

again i love your photo pass pics from animal kingdom LOL wow you guys were early rises being there a hour before the park opens LOL i think we got to the parks right at opening or a little after LOL!! your breakfast looks good and it looks like there was a lot of character interaction there! I think we were at animal kingdom that same day as me-- the day it rained:( but at least there was a breeze blowing in the park that day-- that park can be so hot and humid someimtes !! Landon looks so cute in his little outfit it looks like a litle safari outfit LOL and you look very nice too:) love the curly hair. I can't wait to hear about your other adventures:)

Thanks!! We were SUCH early risers! But we never even stayed all day. It just worked better for us. I don't know how we did it though!! With the 2 hour time difference, it was like going to 6am breakfasts for us!! But we all wake up at that time every day anyway, so thats probably how we did it!

Thats so funny that you called Landon's outfit his safari outfit! Thats what I called it!

I'll be updating soon!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

The bacon wasn't bad!!

I can remember at least one breakfast buffet (out of 4!) has biscuits and gravy but can't remember which one or if more did! I'm so sorry!!

How do you make your ones?! Now you've got me wanting some....

they are very easy to make, i use to use bob evans sausage, one regular(white tube) and one hot (red tube) brown that up together, then once it is cooked draine off the fat, add about 3-4 tablespoons of flour to the cooked sausage and while it is still on the heat, stir the flour into sausage so it all desolves, (that is what will make the gravy nice and thick and not clumpy if you were to add the flour later in the cooking.

then once the flour is all cooked in about 30 seconds to 1 minute after you add it, pour milk in the pan till it covers the sausage, the more milk the thinner it will be...dont be scared if you think you add to much milk, it will thicken up as it cooks, stir so it does not stick and burn once it is getting thicker

now i get my pork from a farmer, and have them add an amish seasoning blend to the ground pork sausage, so i dont use bob evans anymore, but thta is still a very good and easy reciepe i gave you above, the hot does not make it too spicy but anice heat...if you dont like spicey at all, then dont add the hot package, just use to regular.


i have a feeling you will be making it this weekend now that i got you hungry.
:lmao:

i made some last weekend.

the reason i say mine is better, is cause it seems everytime you get it at a restaurant they make theres too thin, to stretch it out farther, this one turns out thick with lots of meat.
popcorn::

[MICKEY4EVER!]

they are very easy to make, i use to use bob evans sausage, one regular(white tube) and one hot (red tube) brown that up together, then once it is cooked draine off the fat, add about 3-4 tablespoons of flour to the cooked sausage and while it is still on the heat, stir the flour into sausage so it all desolves, (that is what will make the gravy nice and thick and not clumpy if you were to add the flour later in the cooking.

then once the flour is all cooked in about 30 seconds to 1 minute after you add it, pour milk in the pan till it covers the sausage, the more milk the thinner it will be...dont be scared if you think you add to much milk, it will thicken up as it cooks, stir so it does not stick and burn once it is getting thicker

now i get my pork from a farmer, and have them add an amish seasoning blend to the ground pork sausage, so i dont use bob evans anymore, but thta is still a very good and easy reciepe i gave you above, the hot does not make it too spicy but anice heat...if you dont like spicey at all, then dont add the hot package, just use to regular.


i have a feeling you will be making it this weekend now that i got you hungry.
:lmao:

i made some last weekend.

the reason i say mine is better, is cause it seems everytime you get it at a restaurant they make theres too thin, to stretch it out farther, this one turns out thick with lots of meat.
popcorn::

OH MY! That sounds so yummy! May have to make some for my guys this weekend, though I can't have any. Dieting. :rolleyes1

[FauntleroyFAN07]

OH MY! That sounds so yummy! May have to make some for my guys this weekend, though I can't have any. Dieting. :rolleyes1

just have a half a biscuits worth.

:goodvibes

[MICKEY4EVER!]

just have a half a biscuits worth.

:goodvibes


No need to torture myself, right? :thumbsup2

[princess_momma]

they are very easy to make, i use to use bob evans sausage, one regular(white tube) and one hot (red tube) brown that up together, then once it is cooked draine off the fat, add about 3-4 tablespoons of flour to the cooked sausage and while it is still on the heat, stir the flour into sausage so it all desolves, (that is what will make the gravy nice and thick and not clumpy if you were to add the flour later in the cooking.

then once the flour is all cooked in about 30 seconds to 1 minute after you add it, pour milk in the pan till it covers the sausage, the more milk the thinner it will be...dont be scared if you think you add to much milk, it will thicken up as it cooks, stir so it does not stick and burn once it is getting thicker

now i get my pork from a farmer, and have them add an amish seasoning blend to the ground pork sausage, so i dont use bob evans anymore, but thta is still a very good and easy reciepe i gave you above, the hot does not make it too spicy but anice heat...if you dont like spicey at all, then dont add the hot package, just use to regular.


i have a feeling you will be making it this weekend now that i got you hungry.
:lmao:

i made some last weekend.

the reason i say mine is better, is cause it seems everytime you get it at a restaurant they make theres too thin, to stretch it out farther, this one turns out thick with lots of meat.
popcorn::

YUM! Will be trying this very soon!

[princess_momma]

So after our delicious breakfast, we go on a good ol’ Kilimanjaro Safari!! The wait is maybe 5 minutes.

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Landon really liked the bolts on the vehicle.

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This giraffe crossed the street right behind us.

Not even halfway through the ride, look who passed out!
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The safari must’ve rocked him to sleep! He didn’t even wake up as we went over the extra bumpy parts!

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Can you guys see the big lion?!

Then we passed this guy:
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My mom yelled at him “LOOK OUT!! KIMMY’S GOING TO EAT YOU!!” I can’t help that ostrich is delicious! I told her that I was going to have to start screaming at cows that she was going to eat them, if she felt like alerting the ostriches.

Then after that, we trekked over to Expedition Everest!! I had been so excited for this ride!! And it did not disappoint!! I’m “one of those people” on roller coasters. You know the kind…screaming with my hands in the air the whole time!! I just love it. Such a rush! Especially the going backwards!! I was sad though…I didn’t even see the yeti! Just the projection of his shadow or whatever. Oooooh scary. Not. Lol! Oh well!!

Then we grabbed fast passes. I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted one of those cute little furry yeti’s but we just decided we’d buy it when we came back to use the Fast Passes. So we headed over to Dinoland to ride Dinosaur!
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Ok…here are my real honest thoughts. I thought this queue was great. I was so excited. I was ready to be terrified as I read that many people are on the Dis. I love dinosaurs, even scary ones! I love all the Jurassic Park movies! And frankly, I was not scared once on this. This ride was so slow but short and just not scary to me. They could’ve done so much more with this ride!! Maybe I had just hyped it up too much in my head?
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After that, we went and rode Primevral Whirl (sp?!). This was the LONGEST wait of our entire trip. Probably about 15 minutes. We just wanted to see it. It looked like it could be fun. And it was okay…just not worth that wait! I wish it had spun you like crazy the whole time!

We meet back up with my mom and Landon. They got a drink and are sitting at a table. And then…my mom claims that her feet hurt. Again. Even with her new shoes. My dad was NOT happy. He told her no. She pouted. And then we went to Camp Mickey Minnie!!

I love these:
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My parents and Landon got in line for Festival of the Lion King, while I saw the bears from Brother Bear come out!! I went to go meet them!! (They didn’t have a line, they were just getting into mischief!)
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(I have a video of this that I’ll upload later!)

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Aw!! Me and Koda! I LOVE this picture!!

Then I went and got some waters, a Mickey ice cream bar for my mom and a frozen strawberry thing. I shared my frozen strawberry thing with Landon a little! He was also drinking some of the water! The little guy was thirsty and drinking just fine from the bottle but then my dad got this bright idea to make the lid a little cup for Landon. It was so cute how proud my dad was of that. Lol.

We got in and we were in the LION section! YAY! That is great, especially for my mom. The Lion King is her favorite movie after all. Here are some pics from the show!
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Though Landon would sometimes watch the show, he pretty much just stared at that giant Pumbaa the whole time! It was just to the left of us. He was so interested in it!! It was funny.

Now we had been planning on having either the Picnic in the Park or Flame Tree Barbeque for lunch. Except when we got out, it was pouring! And my mom’s feet were still hurting.

I was going to go back to the character trails, but they left almost as soon as we got in line due to lightning in the area.

My parents didn’t want to walk back to Asia just to use our EE fast passes. Sadly. I say just because we all forgot about my yeti. Had any of us remembered, we would’ve gone back to ride and get that. So we left.

But now what we would do?!

[MICKEY4EVER!]

You got to see some great animals on your safari! Too funny how your mom yelled out to the ostrich. :laughing: I love how babies can sleep almost anywhere. :cloud9:

I liked EE pretty good. Not my favorite, but I'd ride it as often as anyone wanted to. Dinosaur, same. I liked it, too, but a little rough for me! Mitchell keeps talking about the Dinosaur ride and how he wants to go again. Primevil Whirl - one of my faves! :thumbsup2

Festival of the Lion King - I liked it okay. it was a little long for me. It was good and I felt like I was watching something from Broadway or something, but I got bored with it before it was over. I know, I know - putting my flame suit on! :rotfl:

Cute Picture with Koda!

[princess_momma]

You got to see some great animals on your safari! Too funny how your mom yelled out to the ostrich. :laughing: I love how babies can sleep almost anywhere. :cloud9:

I liked EE pretty good. Not my favorite, but I'd ride it as often as anyone wanted to. Dinosaur, same. I liked it, too, but a little rough for me! Mitchell keeps talking about the Dinosaur ride and how he wants to go again. Primevil Whirl - one of my faves! :thumbsup2

Festival of the Lion King - I liked it okay. it was a little long for me. It was good and I felt like I was watching something from Broadway or something, but I got bored with it before it was over. I know, I know - putting my flame suit on! :rotfl:

Cute Picture with Koda!

Our safari was great!! Don't you wish you could just sleep anywhere?! And be carried all the time...haha!

Dinosaur was rough!! I wish they could add some more stuff to get my adrenaline pumping and not make it so rough! Maybe the rocky terain makes it seem scarier for some people? To me, it was just like an insanely bumpy ride with huge animatronics. I wanted to be scared!! (I think I may be an adrenaline junkie!)

I know what you mean about FOTLK! It was kinda long, but still good.

I love Koda!! SO cute!! We're good friends now. :laughing:

[tinkgurl]

Woo! This was an awesome update! I love the Safari and you got some great pictures. That's hilarious that Landon fell asleep! It gets so bumpy out there!

Aw, I love Brother Bear. That is really a cute picture of the two of you.

Woo! FOTLK is the best. I always get goosebumps. And I like to sing along...out loud..and embarass my Sis. :rotfl2:

[princess_momma]

Woo! This was an awesome update! I love the Safari and you got some great pictures. That's hilarious that Landon fell asleep! It gets so bumpy out there!

Aw, I love Brother Bear. That is really a cute picture of the two of you.

Woo! FOTLK is the best. I always get goosebumps. And I like to sing along...out loud..and embarass my Sis. :rotfl2:

Aw thanks! Glad you liked it!! I loved the safari!! I was so surprised that Landon fell asleep! He missed us chasing the poachers!!

And I'm also a sing out loud and embarrass everyone who knows me kind of person. :goodvibes I don't save it just for singing along with shows either...we can just be walking along with no music. :laughing:

[FauntleroyFAN07]

No need to torture myself, right? :thumbsup2
your right might as well go for a full serving of 4 buiscuits.:goodvibes

YUM! Will be trying this very soon!

good luck with it



the safari pics turned our really good, i have not seen a good picture of the lions until yours.

[princess_momma]

good luck with it

the safari pics turned our really good, i have not seen a good picture of the lions until yours.

I'll let you know how it turns out!! Hopefully I can make it soon...I'm moving this month so its crazy around my house!!

And thank you!! I'm glad we have the best lion picture!! :cheer2:

[princess&her4princes]

Hey Kimmy!
Love the AK update!!! But really love the pic of you and Mom holding the babies...Simba and Landon!:lovestruc How adorable is that pic?!!

[lauren_elizabeth]

Hahahahaha! I literally laughed out loud when I read what your mama yelled to the ostrich about you eating him! :rotfl: Hey, you can't help it if they taste delicious! Right? :)

Looks like yall had awesome seats for Festival of the Lion King!

Isn't EE so much fun?! I love that roller coaster!

[princess_momma]

Hey Kimmy!
Love the AK update!!! But really love the pic of you and Mom holding the babies...Simba and Landon!:lovestruc How adorable is that pic?!!

I have wanted to do that pic for so long!! I thought it would be cute! I won't be able to do it again until I have another baby! Landon was almost to big to hold like that!

Hahahahaha! I literally laughed out loud when I read what your mama yelled to the ostrich about you eating him! :rotfl: Hey, you can't help it if they taste delicious! Right? :)

Looks like yall had awesome seats for Festival of the Lion King!

Isn't EE so much fun?! I love that roller coaster!

My mom is funny and ostrich is delicious. Just facts of life! :rotfl:
We had great seats! I insisted on sitting close and also on the edge in case Landon had issues!!
EE is SO FUN!! I LOVE rollercoasters...and going backwards and fast and drops! I wish WDW had more that went upside down though! :upsidedow

[jenny105]

I've just started reading. I'm on part 3 lol. I have another hour at work so I plan to read more! :)

[princess_momma]

I've just started reading. I'm on part 3 lol. I have another hour at work so I plan to read more! :)

Yay!! Glad you're here!! :goodvibes can't wait for your tr!

[mickeystoontown]

Good morning!

Another awesome update. I have a picture of our son when he was just 1 year old asleep on the safari too. Kids can sleep anywhere!

When we rode Primeval Whirl, we spun a lot. :confused3 I hate that you were a bit disappointed with Dinosaur. We have never really been scared on it but we like to act like it so our picture turns out funny.;)

Your poor mother.....her feet just can't stop hurting her, can they?

Looking forward to reading more.

[princess_momma]

Good morning!

Another awesome update. I have a picture of our son when he was just 1 year old asleep on the safari too. Kids can sleep anywhere!

When we rode Primeval Whirl, we spun a lot. :confused3 I hate that you were a bit disappointed with Dinosaur. We have never really been scared on it but we like to act like it so our picture turns out funny.;)

Your poor mother.....her feet just can't stop hurting her, can they?

Looking forward to reading more.

How funny that you have a sleeping safari pic too!! Its so precious!!
I wish Primeval Whirl had spun a lot!! Isn't that one of the rides thats not actually made by Disney? I don't remember!!
I didn't even know when they took the pic on Dinosaur!! I think I just really hyped myself up after reading reports of people thinking it was scary!
My moms feet get a little better...I'm posting that post (lol) now!

[princess_momma]

When we left Animal Kingdom, we went over to Animal Kingdom Lodge to have lunch at the Mara. I truly only had one intention here:
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ZEBRA DOMES!! I don’t even remember what the rest of my meal was. These were SO delicious though! I should’ve eaten less of my meal and more of these because they were SO GOOD and I couldn't even finish them all!!

Then we trekked outside of the World to Walmart. My dad absolutely refused to get my mom another pair of flip flops that would inevitably end up hurting her feet somehow again. So we went and got her some nice, supportive sneakers. The rest of the trip (and to this day) we called them her “magic shoes”.

After that we went back and rested in our room. My parents napped. I don’t remember if Landon did or not…but I couldn’t. So I watched Homeward Bound. Lol. My brother and I used to love that movie when we were little.

Also, before we left for the night’s festivities, we got to see the Broncos win!! Yay!! So awesome!!

And here is where our SUPER fun spontaneous event comes in. If you read my ptr, tonight was the night to go to Artist Point. However, my parents weren’t really feeling it! So I scheduled us for Hoop-Dee-Doo!! (I had actually tried for the luau, but the only nights we could they either weren’t performing or they didn’t have any availability.)

I think we got tier 2 seating for anyone who is wondering. I didn’t even ask for anything, that’s just what they gave us on the Dining Plan. Honestly, I didn’t even know the differences when I called because I hadn’t researched this! Our table was on the floor, about midway back. Here’s some pics:
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Landon loved the corn bread.
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My dad loved that they had bottomless beer and just brought him a pitcher.
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Landon just loved the atmosphere. He got so excited and would clap and cheer with everyone. I’ll post a video of it this weekend!
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The food was delicious! It wasn’t anything high class but it was still satisfying and so good!
Ribs!
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Fried Chicken!
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Beans and cornbread!
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Mashed potatoes!
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It was mostly divine! The beans weren’t the best, but I loved the rest!! For some reason, I didn’t take dessert pics but it was strawberry shortcake which was also pretty good. We didn’t eat most of it though because we were stuffed!!

These people looked for all the couples celebrating anniversaries!
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My parents didn’t want me to alert them but I did!! It was their 25th this year!! They went to Disneyland for their honeymoon and is one of our reasons for going to WDW this year! And then they had to dance!
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Can you tell my dad had bottomless beer?! HAHAHA!! This cracks me up…luckily he doesn’t Dis!!

Of course, there was some of that infamous WDW napkin twirling!
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My favorite part was how much Landon enjoyed it. He feeds very well off of high crowd energy and excitement. It was the cutest thing ever. Here he is waving to me:
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Then I captured this picture, which has become one of my favorites because of his expression!
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This was just such a good time. Landon made friends with the lady sitting behind us. (Of course!) She was a grandma there with her 4 grandkids and she just adored Landon.

After the show, someone came up to me and told me what a good daughter I was for letting them know it was my parent’s anniversary. Hehe. And then we put one of those Davy Crockett hats on Landon. I think my dad got that picture on his phone so I’ll try to put it up when I get the video this weekend!

Our bus ride back was even with these 2 cute little kids who were in the show! My parents just loved this show. We all had such a good time!!

After the show, it wasn’t too late so my dad watched football and Grammy and I took Landon swimming. Check out the Broncos bikini! Lol!
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Swimming was so nice and relaxing! Landon had a good time splashing and watching the kids! He loves going swimming!!

After that we showered and got our jammies on and crawled into bed for a good night’s sleep! (I don’t know if I mentioned it, but I just put a bedrail on one side and had Landon sleep with me. I didn’t want to try to fit a pack n play in there!)
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Would our great night be followed by a great day in DHS?! Stay tuned to find out!

[jenny105]

I'm all caught up! Your TR is great, I love all the pictures and Landon is SO cute. :) I'm looking forward to reading more.

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Hoop Dee Doo was GREAT! I loved the guy on the left, I think his name in the show was Johnny and I also loved the guy who played Six Bits (guy with the hat). Wait till you read about my experience when I post my TR! :rotfl:

[princess_momma]

I'm all caught up! Your TR is great, I love all the pictures and Landon is SO cute. :) I'm looking forward to reading more.

Hoop Dee Doo was GREAT! I loved the guy on the left, I think his name in the show was Johnny and I also loved the guy who played Six Bits (guy with the hat). Wait till you read about my experience when I post my TR! :rotfl:

Aw thanks!! Glad you are all caught up now!! I can't wait to read your experience! I really loved it!

[tinkgurl]

The Mara! :dance3: Love that place. It's a nice change of choices for a CS place.

The Hoop-Dee-Doo! Thanks for the pics. We haven't been there in forever, and I've been missing it! Haha, Landon loved the corn bread. I'm sure my little guy would love it too. That's so great he had such a great time. :goodvibes

I love that pic of him with his bottle, or as my little guy calls it (ba). That look they give you just makes you want to cuddle with them. :goodvibes

[MICKEY4EVER!]

I've always wondered about the hoop dee doo. Looks like a wonderful time was had by all! Man, that food looked sooooo good! If I could only pluck it off of my screen...but then I'd blow my whole diet, so I guess it's for the best! :goodvibes (am starting to lose weight, so well worth STARVING! :thumbsup2)

Landon looks so adorable and like he's having the time of his life. I need to find some pictures of my little guy when he was Landon's age. Their eyes TOTALLY are the same, big and round and BROWN. I'll see what I can come up with and you can help me compare. Probably won't be until this weekend, tho, b/c his baby pics are all at home.

Too funny, the one with your mom and dad dancing. Isn't that sweet???

The swimming pics are cute, too. Looks like you're gonna have yourself a water baby! :cool1:

[MICKEY4EVER!]

The Mara! :dance3: Love that place. It's a nice change of choices for a CS place.

The Hoop-Dee-Doo! Thanks for the pics. We haven't been there in forever, and I've been missing it! Haha, Landon loved the corn bread. I'm sure my little guy would love it too. That's so great he had such a great time. :goodvibes

I love that pic of him with his bottle, or as my little guy calls it (ba). That look they give you just makes you want to cuddle with them. :goodvibes

Totally agree with you on the bottle pic. That was the most precious thing!

[lauren_elizabeth]

Oh my goodness - Zebra Domes! :love: Little slices of heaven on a place!

The Hoop De Doo looks like an absolute blast! Yay for unlimited beer for your Dad... hahahaha! Landon definitely looks like he was enjoying himself there as well! :goodvibes

Don't you just love night time swimming? It's so relaxing!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You had some majorly cute pictures of Landon in that last update. Hoop De Doo sounds like a really fun show, I don't know if the family will ever be convinced to go though.

[DWGal210]

Aw thanks!

And I think I would probably have to be an event planner and not just weddings. Though I do know that these days, a wedding planner can be almost beneficial especially to the people who are on a budget because they can help you still have your dream wedding on a budget and think of creative ways to do that instead of just cutting things because they seem too expensive...if that makes sense. Of course, I could also go and work for a big company and plan all their events from meetings to holiday parties or whatever...but I'm not sure how much that is needed either, at least in this economy. Thats why I think that I should get something "safer" until I do find my Prince Charming and he provides for me and I can have a job that is more of a "hobby", if you know what i mean! (Because of course he'll be rich! HAHA!)

And your guys job sounds so manly!! Is he planning on doing any specific thing with that and is he working and going to school?


Hey there! I am going back to read the rest of your TR but I just wanted to let you know that I do plan events in my job. I work for a family foundation in our town that benefits children's medical research. I would perhaps look for that angle; some of the larger companies and/or their CEOs have foundations where they gift money each year - I would look into that.

Back to reading! Great job so far!

[princess_momma]

The Mara! :dance3: Love that place. It's a nice change of choices for a CS place.

The Hoop-Dee-Doo! Thanks for the pics. We haven't been there in forever, and I've been missing it! Haha, Landon loved the corn bread. I'm sure my little guy would love it too. That's so great he had such a great time. :goodvibes

I love that pic of him with his bottle, or as my little guy calls it (ba). That look they give you just makes you want to cuddle with them. :goodvibes

Mara really is great! It was nice looking around AKL too!!

Hoop-Dee-Doo was so great!! Especially for Landon! I loved watching him light up!

Aw, they really are so cute with their bottles! Landon doesn't call it anything (yet) but he starts laughing and gets all excited when he sees it! :goodvibes

I've always wondered about the hoop dee doo. Looks like a wonderful time was had by all! Man, that food looked sooooo good! If I could only pluck it off of my screen...but then I'd blow my whole diet, so I guess it's for the best! :goodvibes (am starting to lose weight, so well worth STARVING! :thumbsup2)

Landon looks so adorable and like he's having the time of his life. I need to find some pictures of my little guy when he was Landon's age. Their eyes TOTALLY are the same, big and round and BROWN. I'll see what I can come up with and you can help me compare. Probably won't be until this weekend, tho, b/c his baby pics are all at home.

Too funny, the one with your mom and dad dancing. Isn't that sweet???

The swimming pics are cute, too. Looks like you're gonna have yourself a water baby! :cool1:

You should definitely try to get to Hoop-Dee-Doo next time! It was probably our best dinner!! It was really good food too!

Don't those big, round, brown eyes melt your heart? I would love to see pics of Mitchell at that age! I love this age...its so amazing!! He's definitely a water baby!

My parents did end up having fun dancing! Good thing I made them!

Oh my goodness - Zebra Domes! :love: Little slices of heaven on a place!

The Hoop De Doo looks like an absolute blast! Yay for unlimited beer for your Dad... hahahaha! Landon definitely looks like he was enjoying himself there as well! :goodvibes

Don't you just love night time swimming? It's so relaxing!

I wish I had some Zebra Domes right now! And I wish they lasted longer and weren't so melty. I about cried having to throw some out. (I actually took them back to my room and put them on ice lol.

I love Hoop Dee Doo!! We all did!

Night time swimming was awesome! A great way to end the day!

You had some majorly cute pictures of Landon in that last update. Hoop De Doo sounds like a really fun show, I don't know if the family will ever be convinced to go though.

Thanks!

I didn't think me or my family would like it! My parents actually thought I was making up the name (because in The Tigger Movie he has this special bounce that begins with hoop dee doo) and didn't know where we were going!

Hey there! I am going back to read the rest of your TR but I just wanted to let you know that I do plan events in my job. I work for a family foundation in our town that benefits children's medical research. I would perhaps look for that angle; some of the larger companies and/or their CEOs have foundations where they gift money each year - I would look into that.

Back to reading! Great job so far!

Hi!! Thats so awesome. What'd you get a degree in? Or did you just get lucky? :goodvibes Your job sounds awesome and very exciting!!
Thanks I hope you enjoy the rest of my tr!

[DWGal210]

Well, my degree is in English Lit. I got this job b/c I had been working for the company for about a year in another department, and knew they had an opening in the family foundation. So I asked about it, interviewed and here I am! :thumbsup2 It's very fulfilling and a lot of fun. We just had our largest fundraiser of the year last weekend, so this weekend I am planning on taking it easy at home! popcorn::

[lauren_elizabeth]

I wish I had some Zebra Domes right now! And I wish they lasted longer and weren't so melty. I about cried having to throw some out. (I actually took them back to my room and put them on ice lol.

I love Hoop Dee Doo!! We all did!

Night time swimming was awesome! A great way to end the day!

Oh man, me too girl! I could definitely go for some Zebra Domes right about now! I wish there was a way to get some! LOL.

[MouseKTeer]

I'm with you on your parents' anniversary--I mean, how could you go to HDDR and not recognize them on the 25th! :confused3 It sure looks like everyone had a good time. And your seating was great--I made our Category 2 ADR 89 days out and we were seated upstairs. The whole experience was really fun, tho'--would recommend it to anyone with a sense of humor (and whoever doesn't have one probably isn't at WDW anyway) :rotfl:

[eecteacher82]

I just sat and read your whole TR so far! I love it!!! Your little man is so stinking cute!!!! Keep up the great updates!

[deslynnpatterson]

i love your hoop de doo pictures:) it looks so good and like a fun place i never thought of even going there!! I think i might want to try it after your review:) we changed some of our plans too -- someplaces just seem good at the time and then you get there and are like umm nope dont want to eat there LOL we did that too-- Landon looks so cute in all his pictues and it looks like he had a blast at hoop de doo:) i bet all of that and the swimming tuckered him out LOL that a good idea with the bed rail too in your room!! very smart!

[mamaboogie]

I have just got caught up with your trip report and wanted to let you know how much I've enjoyed it!

I'm sure I'm not the first to say how totally adorable Landon is - and so good natured too! Must be because you and your parents seem so laid back too!

The food reviews are great! I loved reading about the California Grill and all the other places you went to - it's making me hungry!!

Can't wait to read more!:surfweb:

Shari xx

[ibedancin824]

Your hoopdeedoo pics are great we lovedddddddddddddd it when we went in August. We lovedd it soo much that we are going to go again in January!! Except sommmeeeeeonnne who will remain nameless drank a few too many sangrias and was throwing up in a garbage can later on :rotfl:

[princess_momma]

Sorry there's no sound. My camera for some reason doesn't record sound!!

Here's those bears!
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Here's Landon at Hoop-Dee-Doo!!
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[princess_momma]

Well, my degree is in English Lit. I got this job b/c I had been working for the company for about a year in another department, and knew they had an opening in the family foundation. So I asked about it, interviewed and here I am! :thumbsup2 It's very fulfilling and a lot of fun. We just had our largest fundraiser of the year last weekend, so this weekend I am planning on taking it easy at home! popcorn::

Thats so awesome!! I will definitely have to look into something like that!!

Oh man, me too girl! I could definitely go for some Zebra Domes right about now! I wish there was a way to get some! LOL.

I think Allears may have a recipe for them....i know somewhere does.

I'm with you on your parents' anniversary--I mean, how could you go to HDDR and not recognize them on the 25th! :confused3 It sure looks like everyone had a good time. And your seating was great--I made our Category 2 ADR 89 days out and we were seated upstairs. The whole experience was really fun, tho'--would recommend it to anyone with a sense of humor (and whoever doesn't have one probably isn't at WDW anyway) :rotfl:

I would recommend HDD to anyone as well! I didn't think I'd like it at all, but I definitely want to go back!!

I just sat and read your whole TR so far! I love it!!! Your little man is so stinking cute!!!! Keep up the great updates!

Thank you so much! Glad you're here!!

I have just got caught up with your trip report and wanted to let you know how much I've enjoyed it!

I'm sure I'm not the first to say how totally adorable Landon is - and so good natured too! Must be because you and your parents seem so laid back too!

The food reviews are great! I loved reading about the California Grill and all the other places you went to - it's making me hungry!!

Can't wait to read more!:surfweb:

Shari xx

Thanks!! I'm glad you're enjoying it!!

Landon is such a good baby!! I love him!!

I'm so glad we got to be on the Deluxe Dining Plan and try all those places!! It saved us so much money too, since it cost so much less with the free dining upgrade. I don't know if we ever want to go back without it!

i love your hoop de doo pictures:) it looks so good and like a fun place i never thought of even going there!! I think i might want to try it after your review:) we changed some of our plans too -- someplaces just seem good at the time and then you get there and are like umm nope dont want to eat there LOL we did that too-- Landon looks so cute in all his pictues and it looks like he had a blast at hoop de doo:) i bet all of that and the swimming tuckered him out LOL that a good idea with the bed rail too in your room!! very smart!

Thanks! HDD is so great!! You would love it. The food is really good too!! I'm glad you understand about all the change of plans! Its so nice to just go with the flow sometimes!! Swimming was so great...just should've gone in the day so I could get tan like you! :rotfl:

Your hoopdeedoo pics are great we lovedddddddddddddd it when we went in August. We lovedd it soo much that we are going to go again in January!! Except sommmeeeeeonnne who will remain nameless drank a few too many sangrias and was throwing up in a garbage can later on :rotfl:

Thank you!! Thats so awesome that you're going again so soon! Lucky!! Remember, the drinks are bottomless, but your stomach is not!! :laughing:

[MICKEY4EVER!]

The two videos you posted are so cute. Sound is not needed for these, that's for sure!

I uploaded some pics of Mitchell this morning from when he was 9-10 months old. I did not have time to get them on Photobucket, however. I will get to it tomorrow morning, maybe. Hopefully tonight, but I'm taking a knitting class, believe it or not! I want to learn how to make scarves. :laughing: So I probably won't have time.

It was almost painful to look back on those pictures of when he was so little. It seems like just yesterday, but it was actually 4 YEARS ago! Time flies so fast.

Have a great day! Looking forward to another update soon.

[princess_momma]

The two videos you posted are so cute. Sound is not needed for these, that's for sure!

I uploaded some pics of Mitchell this morning from when he was 9-10 months old. I did not have time to get them on Photobucket, however. I will get to it tomorrow morning, maybe. Hopefully tonight, but I'm taking a knitting class, believe it or not! I want to learn how to make scarves. :laughing: So I probably won't have time.

It was almost painful to look back on those pictures of when he was so little. It seems like just yesterday, but it was actually 4 YEARS ago! Time flies so fast.

Have a great day! Looking forward to another update soon.

Thanks!! Aw I would love to see those pictures!! I already can't believe how much Landon is grown and how different he looks...it blows my mind. I remember when he used to fit in his swing and all sorts of stuff like that and now he's WALKING and its just crazy...it flies by faster than I could ever imagine!! Everyone tells every pregnant woman that'll happen, but I don't think anyone could ever understand until it happens!!

I'll update soon. :goodvibes

[stacikristine]

Yay! What great updates!

I love that your mom yelled at the ostrich--that is hilarious! :rotfl: We didn't see the Yeti either...maybe we were sitting in the wrong part or something. Who knows. I saw it last trip. Oh--and I have to tell you. We think you're CRAZY for wanting Primevil Whirl to spin more!!!! :scared1: We didn't ride it because of how much it did spin! :upsidedow I love the HDDR pics. We might look into trying it next time. Who knows. And the video of Landon at HDDR is SOOOO cute! :goodvibes

[FauntleroyFAN07]

another great round of pics, and bottomless beer huh, might have to look into that one for our trip, juts have to convince the parents to go, they went back in the day and did not like it too much...so we will see...

[glennbo123]

Then after that, we trekked over to Expedition Everest!! I had been so excited for this ride!! And it did not disappoint!! I’m “one of those people” on roller coasters. You know the kind…screaming with my hands in the air the whole time!! I just love it. Such a rush! Especially the going backwards!! I was sad though…I didn’t even see the yeti! Just the projection of his shadow or whatever. Oooooh scary. Not. Lol! Oh well!!

Then we grabbed fast passes. I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted one of those cute little furry yeti’s but we just decided we’d buy it when we came back to use the Fast Passes. So we headed over to Dinoland to ride Dinosaur!


Enjoying your trip report. Sorry to comment on something a few days old, but I just had to say that I recently posted the exact same thing on my trip report -- I didn't see the yeti on my first ride on Expedition Everest! I was like, "wait a second, where was the yeti?" I took a little bit of (friendly) grief over it from DISers posting in reply.

Also, the furry yeti's will make an appearance in the next installment of my TR.

[Lynn5700]

Awww those videos are sooo cute!!! Landon is such a doll... he loved Hoop Dee Doo!!!!!!!

[princess_momma]

Yay! What great updates!

I love that your mom yelled at the ostrich--that is hilarious! :rotfl: We didn't see the Yeti either...maybe we were sitting in the wrong part or something. Who knows. I saw it last trip. Oh--and I have to tell you. We think you're CRAZY for wanting Primevil Whirl to spin more!!!! :scared1: We didn't ride it because of how much it did spin! :upsidedow I love the HDDR pics. We might look into trying it next time. Who knows. And the video of Landon at HDDR is SOOOO cute! :goodvibes

Thanks!!
My mom is funny. I wonder if we were sitting on the wrong part? I was so disappointed!!
I may be crazy for wanting it to spin more. It only spun like crazy during one little section. But I'm also a huge adrenaline junkie!! I love drops and fast spins and going upside and all that. :upsidedow
You should totally try HDDR!! I bet you guys would like it...its silly and cute and just fun!

another great round of pics, and bottomless beer huh, might have to look into that one for our trip, juts have to convince the parents to go, they went back in the day and did not like it too much...so we will see...

The luau has bottomless beer too, fyi :thumbsup2

Enjoying your trip report. Sorry to comment on something a few days old, but I just had to say that I recently posted the exact same thing on my trip report -- I didn't see the yeti on my first ride on Expedition Everest! I was like, "wait a second, where was the yeti?" I took a little bit of (friendly) grief over it from DISers posting in reply.

Also, the furry yeti's will make an appearance in the next installment of my TR.

Oh no!! I can't believe you got grief for that...I can't believe that 3 of us didn't see the yeti!! Dang! Thats not cool!!

I'll have to make my way over to your tr! :goodvibes

Awww those videos are sooo cute!!! Landon is such a doll... he loved Hoop Dee Doo!!!!!!!

Thanks Lynn!! He sure did love it!

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Hey guys!! I'm sorry I haven't updated lately!! Life has been so crazy!! I had the best weekend though. I saw Toy Story 1&2 in 3-D, which was awesome and then my Broncos won!! It was great. I'll have an update for you tomorrow, I was just actually semi-busy at work today and also wanted to catch up on everyone's TR's!! I hope you all had a good weekend too!