Shhhh! Mickey's Twying to Sweep, be Quiet! - A July '11 Anniversary TR - Update 12/24

[IheartDDuck]

Ah, my title. If you follow along with this TR, it will be filled with kid-isms. A definition if you will:

kid-ism: A statement a child makes at a random time. At times insightful and even philosophical. Many times, more of a :confused: moment.

This trip was full of them. Most of them from Joaquin, my 3 year old nephew. He was a virtual fountain of them.

This trip was to celebrate the 40th wedding anniversary of my parents. If you followed our PTR, thanks for joining!

I'm going to get started now. Here we go!

[IheartDDuck]

Chapter 1: Departure Day July 8, 2011 - Here we go! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=41883216&postcount=6")
Chapter 2: Departure Day July 8, 2011 - We don't want to cwash into those buildings, wight? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=41958398&postcount=27')
Chapter 3: Departure Day July 8, 2011 - Hug a random guy in the crotch........ (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=41967212&postcount=34")
Chapter 4: Day 1 July 9, 2011 - That sundae is bigger then my head! Part 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42136655&postcount=82")
Chapter 4.1: Day 1 July 9, 2011 - That sundae is bigger then my head! Part 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42136726&postcount=83")
Chapter 5: Day 1 July 9, 2011 - Very modern indeed.... (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42200867&postcount=106")
Chapter 6: Day 1 July 9, 2011 - Who falls asleep at dinner? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42292912&postcount=122")
Chapter 7: Day 1 July 9, 2011 - Can a kid be a skipping stone at the same time? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42324711&postcount=138")
Chapter 8: Day 1 July 9, 2011 - Photopass (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42324760&postcount=139")
Chapter 9: Day 2 July 10, 2011 - Thar be breakfast ahead! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42379519&postcount=159")
Chapter 10: Day 2 July 10, 2011 - So many Brazilians..... (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42425372&postcount=173")
Chapter 11: Day 2 July 10, 2011 - All it takes is a little Belle. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42478136&postcount=195")
Chapter 12: Day 2 July 10, 2011 - Dessert, dessert, dessert (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42511046&postcount=208")
Chapter 13: Day 2 July 10, 2011 - Photopass (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42511152&postcount=209")
Chapter 14: Day 3 July 11, 2011 - What's an Unkee Dala? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42591191&postcount=227")
Chapter 15: Day 3 July 11, 2011 - That Tigger is wooking at me..... (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42648004&postcount=249")
Chapter 16: Day 4 July 12, 2011 - Wicket Goes Home (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42749247&postcount=261")
Chapter 17: Day 4 July 12, 2011 - Use the force Joaquin (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42797844&postcount=275")
Chapter 18: Extra Pics (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42798103&postcount=276")
Chapter 19: Day 5 July 13, 2011 - The day when all the girls become princesses (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42825580&postcount=285")
Chapter 20: Day 5 July 13, 2011 - Thar be stormy seas ahead!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42889056&postcount=295")
Chapter 21: Day 5 July 13, 2011 - I don't want to touch my nasty nasty nasty!!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42954890&postcount=316")
Chapter 22: Day 5 July 13, 2011 - Joaquin is the lead singer....of the Cure?! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43032346&postcount=339")
Chapter 23: Day 5 Photopass (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43032389&postcount=340")
Chapter 24: Day 6 July 14, 2011 - Joaquin vs. the spider (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43103314&postcount=364")
Chapter 25: Day 6 July 14, 2011 - How else do you cut a brownie?? (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43294169&postcount=394")
Chapter 26: Day 7 July 15, 2011 - Twinkle Twinkle little star.... (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43423622&postcount=400")
Chapter 27: Day 7 July 15, 2011 - Joaquin's fever bites us in the patootie. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43494546&postcount=407")
Chapter 28: Day 7 Photopass (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43494720&postcount=408")
Chapter 29: Day 8 July 16, 2011 - All good things... (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43534009&postcount=417")
Chapter 30: Day 8 Photopass (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43534024&postcount=418")

[PlutosRHM55]

I'm in!

Slowly getting drawn into more "kid-ism" TRs one-by-one... can't wait to read all about it!

40 YEARS!!! Well, that's great for them, a happy married couple. :goodvibes And what better place to spend this monumental occasion but in the most magical place on Earth.

[IheartDDuck]

I'm in!

Slowly getting drawn into more "kid-ism" TRs one-by-one... can't wait to read all about it!

40 YEARS!!! Well, that's great for them, a happy married couple. :goodvibes And what better place to spend this monumental occasion but in the most magical place on Earth.

Ha ha, welcome aboard!

My parent's favorite place is Disney, so it was the perfect place for us to go.

[wdwgirl03]

I'm here!

[IheartDDuck]

Sorry, but the dork in me can't get Mario yelling "Here we go!" in Super Mario Sunshine out of my head now. :lmao:

I didn't sleep well the night before, true to form. I had actually anticipated sleeping later that morning, since our flight didn't leave until 12:30pm. Silly me.

I woke up at 6am. "I'm too excited to sleep!" That's what I kept thinking. So, I just got up and hopped in the shower. I wanted to look somewhat presentable.

We got our things together and headed over to say our goodbyes to my Grandma before we left. Then it was on our way by about 8am to pick up my brother Jason and my nephew Joaquin. Chris, Sara, and Riley were driving down and wouldn't be there until the following day.

We stopped by CVS so I could pick up my prescription before we left. Asthma. Hate it, but can't be without the stuff. We expected more traffic this time of day, but there really wasn't any. We got to Jason's at about 8:40am. He was actually ready. Well surprise, surprise, surprise (imagine the Church Lady from SNL).

We loaded the car and were on our way in no time.

Look at all the luggage. Fortunately we have an Armada.

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The boys were pretty excited.

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Our new mascot, Wicket was along for the ride. Like his Yeti predecessor, he's pretty naughty, but not quite as bad. He hopped up in the front seat because he wanted to ride with mom.

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I had to grab him and tell him that while we were in the car, he had to be properly restrained.

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Our entire car ride consisted of Joaquin talking about the fact that we were riding on a plane, and that he was going to see Mickey.

We made it to the airport by about 9:45am, which was a bit earier then we had planned. No biggie, we figured we would just eat a leisurely breakfast at the airport. I had checked us in the night before and we got boarding A25 - A29. Not bad. All we had to do was drop off the luggage.

Fortunately, all our bags were underweight by a lot, so we had no worries. Must be because I opted to carry Wicket with me and Jason didn't pack Joaquin.......:rolleyes1

I have complained about Milwaukee Airport's food selection before. Why would this time be any different? They have none. So there is this little restaurant before going through security that we had gotten food from before that was decent. Not so much anymore. Well, actually, it sucked.

They had no kids meals.

Poor Jason wanted a sandwich, but he was shut down. Hard. So instead, he walked to Quiznos, grabbed a sandwich, and ate it at the table with us.

Joaquin was looking very intently at his menu.

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Putting some thought into it.

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And finally making a decision.

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Pancakes it is.

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This was all I ate of my breakfast. Ugh. Definitely not Disney food. Maybe I was building it up too much in my mind. Thinking about the wonderful Disney food and all the things I would soon be eating.

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The toast was good though. But I guess you can't really ruin toast unless you burn it......

After breakfast, we headed through security. Everyone went through the scanners except for Joaquin and mom. They lucked out because he was a little one. Little rat.

And I got patted down. :eek:

Apparently, the zippers on my jeans pockets triggered something saying I needed to be pat down. I mean I know I look crazy, but really......

So, after I felt a little violated, on top of it, Joaquin's backpack with his Leapster started a five alarm drill. So they searched it, all the while telling me not to touch anything. Okay GI Jane, I wasn't planning on touching anything, but now I'm DEFINITELY not going to.

So they pull out the pack of batteries we have, and they use that wipey thing (see me wow you with my knowledge!), and wiped them down. Then sent the bag through again.

GI Jane then stood there looking at me. I said, can I take it now. She said "duh!". Not really, but you get the gist. Well, you're the one that told me not to touch anything! I wasn't touching anything!

Finally, we made it to our gate. Joaquin watched our plane come in.

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And then got bored already. He took my neck pillow and laid down.

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We all made our potty breaks and then boarded the plane. And we sat......and sat........and sat.......and sat........

Joaquin took it like a champ. Although you notice, it is hard to photograph a moving target.

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Then Joaquin wanted to take some photos, likening himself a little Ansel Adams. And of course he had a beautiful subject!

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Woah Joaquin, slow down with the camera.

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A better one at least.

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Um, catching flies?

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Well then Wicket just felt left out, so he hopped in Joaquin's lap. And kind of got throttled. Served him right for being a booger if you ask me...

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But I saved him.

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Up next:

Are we ever going to leave?!

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[IheartDDuck]

I'm here!

Yay! Hi Sarah! :wave2:

[DisneyDreamerMN]

Joining in for this one and still keeping glued for an update to the last one! Great start!

[TanzUnited99]

Lol am looking forward to all the kid-isms! :rotfl: I get my fair share of them from my little sister.

Great start and I can't wait to hear what Wicket gets up to on this trip. Btw love the short hair with the fringe :thumbsup2

[Grumpy's Wife]

Joaquin is adorable! Can't wait to see if he loved Disney.

[mreid1974]

Subbing. And im actually early for a TR for a change. Looking forward to reading about your trip. And cant wait to hear more about BLT. Really want to stay there.

[PlutosRHM55]

Great start!

Totally understand why you can't sleep when you are going to Disney. It's the reason why I always pick the first flight in the morning to leave to Disney. At least you had some things to do before getting to the airport. :thumbsup2

Oooo... I guess you have a new little friend to come on the road. I'm going to miss Yeti, but Wicket will suffice. I mean... he seems a bit more tame. (: But where's the fun in that? Hahahahaha

Sorry about your food trouble at the airport. I'm so glad the airports I've been to have had good food selections. Then, you have that whole security befuddle. They must be REALLY tough (or paranoid) there. I mean, I had electronics with me and they never had a whole five alarm drill. That just seems ridiculous to me :sad2:

Wow, your nephew is a big ball of Energy. He seems to be moving in all those photos. And he looks a lot like your brother, could that mean anything... ;) He seemed to enjoy playing with Wicket, so cute.

I just noticed that you changed your hair color and style a bit. Suits you nicely (:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[okw19]

Joaquin is so stinkin' cute!! Can't wait to read more and hear allthe "kid-isms" :)

[IheartDDuck]

Joining in for this one and still keeping glued for an update to the last one! Great start!

Thanks! I'm going to try to finish that one by this weekend. I don't want to have too many going on at once. ;)

Lol am looking forward to all the kid-isms! :rotfl: I get my fair share of them from my little sister.

Great start and I can't wait to hear what Wicket gets up to on this trip. Btw love the short hair with the fringe :thumbsup2

Thanks! This installment is officially the last time you will see my hair looking decent. The weather was just too humid to manage the hair. I tried and failed miserably a few times.

I'm trying to figure the best way to fill in kid-isms. I think at the end of every day I will post the thoughts from that day.

Joaquin is adorable! Can't wait to see if he loved Disney.

Thanks! He's definitely a stinker!

Subbing. And im actually early for a TR for a change. Looking forward to reading about your trip. And cant wait to hear more about BLT. Really want to stay there.

Thanks for joining! Bay Lake Tower will be in the following day, but let me say in advance we were very happy with it.

Great start!

Totally understand why you can't sleep when you are going to Disney. It's the reason why I always pick the first flight in the morning to leave to Disney. At least you had some things to do before getting to the airport. :thumbsup2

Oooo... I guess you have a new little friend to come on the road. I'm going to miss Yeti, but Wicket will suffice. I mean... he seems a bit more tame. (: But where's the fun in that? Hahahahaha

Sorry about your food trouble at the airport. I'm so glad the airports I've been to have had good food selections. Then, you have that whole security befuddle. They must be REALLY tough (or paranoid) there. I mean, I had electronics with me and they never had a whole five alarm drill. That just seems ridiculous to me :sad2:

Wow, your nephew is a big ball of Energy. He seems to be moving in all those photos. And he looks a lot like your brother, could that mean anything... ;) He seemed to enjoy playing with Wicket, so cute.

I just noticed that you changed your hair color and style a bit. Suits you nicely (:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

Thanks very much. Yeah Joaquin is always a moving target. Not the easiest little thing to take pictures of, that's for sure.

Joaquin is so stinkin' cute!! Can't wait to read more and hear allthe "kid-isms" :)

Thanks for joining! Joaquin is full of insight and he is a little cutie. Just wait until you see some of the video......:rolleyes1

[NancyLuvsMickey]

I'm here!!! Can't wait to read the TR!!!! popcorn::

And tell your parents HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! :cool1:

[Goofy442]

Joining in! He is to cute, can't wait to hear how he was in Disney.

[IheartDDuck]

I'm here!!! Can't wait to read the TR!!!! popcorn::

And tell your parents HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! :cool1:

Thanks for coming over! I will let them know.

Joining in! He is to cute, can't wait to hear how he was in Disney.

:welcome:

He's a cutie, for sure. Thanks for joining.

[clearskies]

Hi Danielle.

I just noticed the link to this new TR. Great to see you back posting. Looking forward to seeing more antics from Wicket and kid-isms from Joaquin!

[TXMama09]

Just found this TR and I'm subscribing! We are planning our trip for next summer and DS will be 2 and 1/2 at the time so I'm anxious to see how a toddler handles Disney! This is bound to get interesting :thumbsup2

[burly]

I'm onboard.
With you still.......:lmao:

Waiting for more.....:surfweb:


KIM

[IheartDDuck]

Hi Danielle.

I just noticed the link to this new TR. Great to see you back posting. Looking forward to seeing more antics from Wicket and kid-isms from Joaquin!

I'm so glad you're coming over for this one! I plan on finishing my other TR up soon.

Just found this TR and I'm subscribing! We are planning our trip for next summer and DS will be 2 and 1/2 at the time so I'm anxious to see how a toddler handles Disney! This is bound to get interesting :thumbsup2

:welcome:

Oh yes, interesting it will become. I don't know if it was more interesting for the kids though or the adults!

I'm onboard.
With you still.......:lmao:

Waiting for more.....:surfweb:


KIM

Yay, I'm glad you're here Kim!

I promise you, I will finish my other TR. I will......;)

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

I'm here!!! Can't wait to read the TR!!!! popcorn::

And tell your parents HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! :cool1:

Thanks so much for the Happy anniversary. We had a fantastic time. glad to have you aboard.:cool1:

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

I'm here!! Sorry we never got a chance to meet up. I guess there's always Oct! Can't wait it was for a lack of trying lol. I feel like today was the first day I could sit and chill in the past 3 weeks I've been here between my BFF coming from Cali, family in for a whole week, and job interviews galore! I can't wait to read about your trip!!!

[luckylady]

What a cutie pie he is. ALl those curls, some women would kill for those. Brave people flying with a 3 year old, but he looked very happy. Can't wait for more.

[Jaybird6]

Subbing! I love kid-isms - they're my favorite part of working at a daycare. Can't wait to hear more. popcorn::

[IheartDDuck]

I'm here!! Sorry we never got a chance to meet up. I guess there's always Oct! Can't wait it was for a lack of trying lol. I feel like today was the first day I could sit and chill in the past 3 weeks I've been here between my BFF coming from Cali, family in for a whole week, and job interviews galore! I can't wait to read about your trip!!!

I know, I was so sad we couldn't meet up! It just seemed like the weather / schedule wasn't on our side. We will for sure make plans in October.

What a cutie pie he is. ALl those curls, some women would kill for those. Brave people flying with a 3 year old, but he looked very happy. Can't wait for more.

:welcome:

He's pretty stinkin' cute, I know. Jason doesn't trim his hair too often because of his curls. I think he's nervous that they'll go away.

Joaquin is a really good flyer. This is his second time flying and it went very well.

Subbing! I love kid-isms - they're my favorite part of working at a daycare. Can't wait to hear more. popcorn::

:welcome:

Joaquin is chock full of random kid-isms. It was hard keeping up with him and taking note of all of them.

[IheartDDuck]

So we're sitting on the runway, with Jason wondering if we're ever going to take off....

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And then thankfully, this ends up happening.

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Finally it was time for us to take off. We were about 30 minutes behind our normal departure time at that point. We were taking off in no time, and all during takeoff, Joaquin was.....

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We settled ourselves in and started reading and listening to music when we got the okay to turn on our electronics. We passed over Chicago and Jason got some pretty good shots.

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I <3 my city. :love:

Then Joaquin woke up. A note for you guys to remember during this TR is that the kids call me TeeTee. I don't like Aunt or anything like that, so this works for me.

"Tee tee, can I pway with my Weapster?"

I said sure.

He was very intent playing his Cars game. Lightning McQueen is his favorite character ever.

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"You lookin' at me?"

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Before we knew it, it was time to land. The flight went really well, and Joaquin is so well behaved. Jason put Joaquin next to the window to watch the landing.

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He was so excited about it, he proceeds to turn to Jason and I and say:

"We don't want to cwash into those buildings, wight?"

In the loudest voice you could ever imagine. Nice Joaquin, very nice. Just say what everyone else is thinking, but refuse to say. Nice going kiddo.

We landed and we were delayed another 15 minutes because there was no gate available for us to taxi to.

We finally deplane. Joaquin's stroller is waiting for us.......but his car seat is not.

That's hot.

Jason says to go ahead and he waits to see what's going on. We wait, and wait, and wait, and wait.

Jason finally emerges 10 minutes later with the car seat. Apparently, it was in the front of the plane the whole time, yet the crew had no idea. Thanks everyone.

So now we're thinking, let's send dad to get the car and we'll all wait for the baggage. Kill two birds with one stone, right? Foiled again! Dad got the car in no time. We got the luggage.........well, let's just say it took FOREVER! Ever seen the movie the Sandlot? Yeah, say FOREVER like that, and you'll get what I'm saying.

Dad actually got the car, put the carry ons in it, and came back to baggage, and it still hadn't arrived! Finally it all came. It was time to get out of there. We had a Dodge Caravan. Here is our picture.

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So we get moving, and the air control to the back of the van is locked. There was no easy way to unlock it. Meaning, unlike my parents Armada, there was no button that simply said "rear control." So mom had to bust out the instruction manual. She finally figured out how to unlock it.

The air conditioning was broken in the back. :scared1:

Wait. You're telling me that we're in Orlando, in the middle of July, and the air conditioning in the back of the minivan is broken?

By this point, we were already 20 minutes away from the rental center. There was no turning back now.

To top it off, there was traffic. Really bad traffic for some reason. I'm watching the lock, because we need to get to Orlando Fun Tickets to get Jason's and Joaquin's tickets so we can go to the Magic Kingdom tonight. And they close at 7:30pm.

So how did Joaquin keep us entertained throughout this ordeal?

With the gum on the bottom of his shoe.

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I know, gross. But what are you going to do when a three year old does that? Then the ding dong says to Jason to get it off of his hand. Jason just looks at him and says that he was the dee dee dee that touched it to begin with.

We made it to Orlando Fun Tickets by 7:10pm. Thank goodness we made it in time. Jason, Joaquin, and I stayed in the car while mom and dad ran in to get the tickets we had ordered through my corporate website. Love discounts!

They made it out in no time, and we were FINALLY on our way into WDW.

Now, this is why I adore my nephew. Most kids at this point would be having a meltdown. Not Joaquin. He just sat there and chatted it up with us, and took it like a champ. We had been traveling already for quite some time, and he was patient as ever.

We also needed to pick up Dad's annual pass. Since we were near Downtown, Dad wanted to stop there.

My dad. He's a funny guy. He doesn't like doing anything by himself. So we pull into the parking lot at the Marketplace. Mind you, there are no parking spaces. Instead of running in by himself, he looks at my mom all pathetic, because you know. Men. They don't want to do things alone. So mom sighs and gets out of the car with him, leaving me illegally parked at the Marketplace. I got out of the car and sat in the drivers seat waiting.

I have to admit, I panicked. I didn't want the Disney popo to think that I was doing something wrong. So I see Disney popo on bikes, riding through. And I panic and move the car. :scared1:

I wanted them to think I was looking for a space, you know. And then lo and behold, the only big of pixie dust so far.

I FOUND A PARKING SPACE!

I pulled in and we waited. Seems to be a theme of our trip already.

I got out of the car, because I wanted mom and dad to know where we parked. Finally they came out.

We were on our way to POP!

Bet you thought that would never happen.

We go to the resort and we all went in. Joaquin really needed to get out of the car at this point. They got us two rooms right next to each other in the 90's section. Pretty far away, but I didn't care. It was just one night. We were on the third floor, which mom wasn't too thrilled about, but she dealt with it.

Then Jason not being prepared struck. Mom, dad, and I had all packed an overnight bag, so that was all we needed at POP. All we needed from our suitcase was cosmetics, which was easy to find. Jason.....did nothing of the sort.

So we pull the car over, and I swear, it took him FOREVER to find anything in the suitcase. He should have just pulled out the suitcases, but making something easy is not in Jason's repertoire. I think it took him like 20 minutes. The whole time, my mom is sending me smoke signals from the building wondering when we're going to be done.

We finally got in the room. Again, you really felt like that was never going to happen, didn't you?

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We were all so hungry at this point, I was ready to eat Wicket. I just didn't think that would taste too good.

So we packed it off to Everything POP. I squeeled with joy a little bit, because this is my favorite food court. I gave Jason my order and took Joaquin to find a seat.

He saved Wicket from my hunger and wanted to play.

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Our food finally came, and we were very happy. Joaquin was thrilled to be eating again.

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Here was mine.

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Love the chicken penne alfredo.

We were all happy.

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Joaquin loves to eat. You'll notice a trend here.

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He was so excited in fact that he flung chocolate milk on the wall.

See the drip?

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Wicket was just grateful I didn't eat him out of pure hunger.

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Up Next: A park!

[NancyLuvsMickey]

Wow, you had a really long travel day... Glad you arrived safe and didn't cwash into any buildings... :rotfl2:

[IheartDDuck]

Wow, you had a really long travel day... Glad you arrived safe and didn't cwash into any buildings... :rotfl2:

OMG, it was the longest travel day EVER!

I know, good thing we didn't cwash. :lmao:

[MeMom]

It was so nice for all of you that your littlest passenger was so patient. :lovestruc

The Chicken Penne Alfredo is my first 'go to' meal at Pop. :)
Mom's Fried Chicken is second, if we are eating in on the right nights.

[IheartDDuck]

It was so nice for all of you that your littlest passenger was so patient. :lovestruc

The Chicken Penne Alfredo is my first 'go to' meal at Pop. :)
Mom's Fried Chicken is second, if we are eating in on the right nights.

It worked out very well for us. He is a very patient guy, and only had a few "moments" on this trip.

I love the chicken penne alfredo at POP! My dad loves the fried chicken too.

[TanzUnited99]

Aaw Joaquin looks soo cute! :cutie: How nice that he was patient through all that travelling.

Great pics of Chicago! :thumbsup2

Oh no at the air conditioning being broken in the van - that must have been hard going esp with it being soo hot.

I'm glad Everything Pop is your fav food court as am looking forward to eating there during our trip.

[IheartDDuck]

Aaw Joaquin looks soo cute! :cutie: How nice that he was patient through all that travelling.

Great pics of Chicago! :thumbsup2

Oh no at the air conditioning being broken in the van - that must have been hard going esp with it being soo hot.

I'm glad Everything Pop is your fav food court as am looking forward to eating there during our trip.

I was grateful that he was because it could have gone a lot worse then it did.

Jason loves the window seat so I give him the responsibility off taking those kinds of pictures when we fly.

The AC was so annoying. My mom was frustrated that my dad didn't turn around and ask for a different car. I was the one that suffered the.most though because I was all the way in the back.

You are going to love the POP food court. They have so much to choose from.

[IheartDDuck]

I didn't want to leave anyone hanging any longer before we got to a park (finally), so I figured I would update here.

The Magic Kingdom had magic hours until 3am on this day. Now, with a 3 year old, there was no way we would stay out that late, but we figured we would at least go and have a little bit of fun. We had no morning plans, since the rest of the group was arriving at about 10:30am.

And also because Joaquin kept on saying "now we're going to a park, wight?"

Well, how could you resist that?

We headed out to the bus stop and the Magic Kingdom bus pulled up in about 2 minutes. It's my favorite thing about POP. Speedy bus service. Not so much about deluxe resorts. Snaily bus service.

We hop on the bus and Joaquin proceeds to play with Wicket. I didn't catch this exchange, because I didn't want to blind people with the flash of the camera. He's holding Wicket, and hovers him over the map, talking in a Wicket-esque voice, "can I read the map?", "where are we going to go?" You get the picture. Totally cute.

We get to the park and Wishes is going on strong. I was kind of irritated, because I did not plan this well. We had the fireworks dessert party planned for Sunday. Oh well. Joaquin's face was priceless.

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Love how both dad and Joaquin are all like, "what?"

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Gotta love kids and fireworks.

I'm going to have a small rant here. I have been a traveler both without a stroller (because I have no kids), and with a stroller. People without strollers complain about the people with, people with strollers complain about people without strollers. Yackity smackity, blah blah.

So here's the story from the view of someone who has been on both sides. It's not the stroller or the lack of stroller. It's the dingaling who is driving the stroller or walking.

Some people have no sense of what is going on, they don't care about people around them, they don't pay attention, they just don't care. These are the people that are the problem. I was both hit by strollers and I was run over by people without strollers on this trip.

Why don't we just leave it at some people are just rude?

Okay, sorry.

I brought this up because Main Street was packed during Wishes. And here I am with the stroller trying to navigate through a sea of people who just don't care about anybody but themselves. I'm not perfect, but dangit, why do I always have to be the person that moves?

:mad:

I finally made it into Tomorrowland unscathed. Our mission was simple. You know what's coming.

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I asked Joaquin to tell me how he felt about the matter.

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It was during this line that the most hilarious thing happens. Joaquin is a hugger. He hugs everyone. So we're standing in line, minding our own business, and full on hugs the guy in front of us. He clearly thought it was Jason, because they were wearing similar shorts.

Joaquin is short. So I don't think this guy was too thrilled about being hugged full on by his junk. His face was priceless. The guy was all :scared1:.

I kept trying to get Joaquin's attention, and it wasn't until Jason said something that Joaquin looks at Jason.

Looks at the guy.

Looks at Jason.

Looks at the guy.

And proceeds to run for his life. :rolleyes1

The poor guy didn't know what hit him, but I think it gave his girlfriend a real idea about how he feels about kids. He couldn't have looked more repelled by the fact that he just got hugged by a toddler. Jason joked that maybe his girlfriend would be rethinking their relationship shortly. :rotfl:

So if you're ever in WDW at the same time we're there, look out for Joaquin. :hug::hug::hug::hug:

So we finished. And would anyone ever doubt....

I won.

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Not my best score, but I'll just say I was tired from the long travel day.

I took some redneck ride photos. Don't you just love that all you see is Joaquin's little head?

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I tried to look very intent.

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We threw Joaquin in with Zurg after that. We figured he needed to learn to control himself after his hugging incident.

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Then it was off to.

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I have a picture of mom and dad on this, but she would injure me if I posted it, so I won't.

So Joaquin was fascinated by the fact that he heard Mickey on the Peoplemover. And this is where the title of the trip report came from.

Joaquin: Is that Mickey?

Me: Yup, it's Mickey.

Joaquin: I don't think we can see Mickey right now, because he's asweep.

Me: Well, we can.....

Joaquin: Shhhh!!!!

Me: Huh.....

Joaquin: Shhh! Be quiet! Mickey's twying to sweep!

Me: Oh.

Joaquin: Shhhhh!

After we finished the rest of our ride in silence, we decided to head over to Winnie the Pooh. Joaquin liked the interactive queue very much.

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He really liked the honey walls too, but who wouldn't?

While in line for this, the adults were all losing steam. Joaquin, not so much, but we didn't want to push it.

We made it back to the hotel, and while Jason was in the washroom, I tried to put Joaquin to bed. He was wired for sound though, but he laid down very nicely. And the best part of my day occurred at this moment.

Joaquin: TeeTee?

Me: Yes sweetie?

Joaquin: You're the best.......

:lovestruc:cloud9:


7/8 Kid-isms

We don't want to cwash into the buildings, wight?

I don't think we can see Mickey right now, because he's asweep.

Shhhhh! Be quiet! Mickey's twying to sweep!

TeeTee, you're the best.

[AprilRenee]

So sweet! Your nephew is adorable. How great that he's so chill and go with the flow. I'm sure it made your trip infinitely easier!

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

I just have to post that you are doing a fantastic job with the trip report. You are right about Joaquin he is a fantastic traveler for sure. He was so excited to get to WDW and to see Mickey he had more energy than we did after our long travel day. And ending up getting a crappy van with no rear air was not a good way to start our vacation but seeing Joaquin's face during the fireworks was the icing on the cake.:cheer2:

[IheartDDuck]

So sweet! Your nephew is adorable. How great that he's so chill and go with the flow. I'm sure it made your trip infinitely easier!

Oh, it definitely did. He's so easy to deal with. No major crazies from him.

I just have to post that you are doing a fantastic job with the trip report. You are right about Joaquin he is a fantastic traveler for sure. He was so excited to get to WDW and to see Mickey he had more energy than we did after our long travel day. And ending up getting a crappy van with no rear air was not a good way to start our vacation but seeing Joaquin's face during the fireworks was the icing on the cake.:cheer2:

Thanks mom! Chime in whenever, please!

He certainly had a lot more energy then I did at the end of the day. I was so ready to crawl into bed and he was just going, going, going. Our little energizer bunny.

[mtgirl29]

So glad I found your TR. I am absolutely loving it! How great that your parents have been married for 40 years. That is definitely reason to celebrate!!!! Your nephew is just too cute! I love the picture where he is so intently playing his Leapster. He is really concentrating!! Sorry to hear that the minivans air was broken in the back. That must have been miserable in the Orlando heat.
Cannot wait to read more! popcorn::

[jc040404]

What a cutie! Subbing to follow along. I love all the cute little things he's said and done so far, but that "TeeTee, you're the best" was beyond sweet! Sounds like this was a fun trip. :goodvibes

[TanzUnited99]

Love how excited Joaquin is to watch Wishes and even after all that travelling he still had lots of energy!

Lol at Joaquin hugging a random stranger! :laughing: I love all the kid-isms.

Yay on getting a high score on Buzz and I love how travelling with kids gives a totally different experience to when it's an adults only trip.

[NancyLuvsMickey]

DH was reading your TR over my shoulder last night and he was looking at the Pooh queue pictures and said he didn't remember that area... I told him that ride was closed the last time we were there... And that Haunted Mansion queue has also been changed/updated... His reply was...

"Hmmm, guess we need to go back then"... :cool1:

[IheartDDuck]

So glad I found your TR. I am absolutely loving it! How great that your parents have been married for 40 years. That is definitely reason to celebrate!!!! Your nephew is just too cute! I love the picture where he is so intently playing his Leapster. He is really concentrating!! Sorry to hear that the minivans air was broken in the back. That must have been miserable in the Orlando heat.
Cannot wait to read more! popcorn::

I'm glad you have come along!

He gets very serious when he does anything. It's too funny.

The minivan was miserable! What stunk is that I was the one all the way in the back all the time, so I felt it the most.

What a cutie! Subbing to follow along. I love all the cute little things he's said and done so far, but that "TeeTee, you're the best" was beyond sweet! Sounds like this was a fun trip. :goodvibes

Thanks for joining! It was a very fun trip. The "you're the best" comment was just icing on the cake for me that day.

Love how excited Joaquin is to watch Wishes and even after all that travelling he still had lots of energy!

Lol at Joaquin hugging a random stranger! :laughing: I love all the kid-isms.

Yay on getting a high score on Buzz and I love how travelling with kids gives a totally different experience to when it's an adults only trip.

Well I would have had energy if I had a nice long nap on the plane too! :laughing:

Traveling with kids is an experience, that's for sure. Get ready for the next day, we are adding another one too the mix. That's okay though. Adults had kids outnumbered 3 to 1. :lmao:

[IheartDDuck]

DH was reading your TR over my shoulder last night and he was looking at the Pooh queue pictures and said he didn't remember that area... I told him that ride was closed the last time we were there... And that Haunted Mansion queue has also been changed/updated... His reply was...

"Hmmm, guess we need to go back then"... :cool1:

Haha, I'd be like "OKAY!"

[PlutosRHM55]

Wow! That seemed like a long travel day. Thank goodness you had some pixie dust to carry you along when the Disney police were about to come riding through. It sounded like you were at the breaking point. And then you were about to eat Poor Wicket, not even knee deep in this TR. I'm guessing the POP food court made up for it! (:

Then, you had Magic Kingdom! Joaquin's face during the Fireworks is just adorable. I love watching toddlers just stare mindlessly at Fireworks. And sorry about the whole thing with the stroller. It's not exactly easy to navigate those things sometimes especially in a thick crowd. Good thing you got through to Tomorrowland before it got real ugly.

LOL @ the Joaquin hugging story. I'm not sure who to feel bad for more the guy or Joaquin. I mean, Joaquin must've been terrified noticing he hugged a stranger and the guy, just minding his own business getting attacked by the kid, but seriously, the kid made an honest mistake and he just glares at him. So, I feel bad for Joaquin more :thumbsup2 And yeah, totally wondering how the girl feels about the guy now.

Once again, you amaze me with your ability to get a high score on Buzz Lightyear. I'm pretty sure that ride just hates me and is making sure that I can never get a decently high score :sad2:

Oh my gosh, those are just some adorable kidisms. The things they think up, just too cute... THE ADORABLE!!! Hahahaha And that was so sweet what he said to you before going to sleep. Total "AWWWWWW..." moment.

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[IheartDDuck]

Wow! That seemed like a long travel day. Thank goodness you had some pixie dust to carry you along when the Disney police were about to come riding through. It sounded like you were at the breaking point. And then you were about to eat Poor Wicket, not even knee deep in this TR. I'm guessing the POP food court made up for it! (:

Then, you had Magic Kingdom! Joaquin's face during the Fireworks is just adorable. I love watching toddlers just stare mindlessly at Fireworks. And sorry about the whole thing with the stroller. It's not exactly easy to navigate those things sometimes especially in a thick crowd. Good thing you got through to Tomorrowland before it got real ugly.

LOL @ the Joaquin hugging story. I'm not sure who to feel bad for more the guy or Joaquin. I mean, Joaquin must've been terrified noticing he hugged a stranger and the guy, just minding his own business getting attacked by the kid, but seriously, the kid made an honest mistake and he just glares at him. So, I feel bad for Joaquin more :thumbsup2 And yeah, totally wondering how the girl feels about the guy now.

Once again, you amaze me with your ability to get a high score on Buzz Lightyear. I'm pretty sure that ride just hates me and is making sure that I can never get a decently high score :sad2:

Oh my gosh, those are just some adorable kidisms. The things they think up, just too cute... THE ADORABLE!!! Hahahaha And that was so sweet what he said to you before going to sleep. Total "AWWWWWW..." moment.

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

I know, it would have been a tragedy losing Wicket so early on, wouldn't it? The POP food court was definitely what saved him there.

This felt like the longest travel day ever. I think the only time I've had one longer is when we've driven. That tells you something.

You know, kids are funny. They're at a total disadvantage, because they only get to see us from the waist down. I could understand how many of us can look the same then. :lmao:

[clearskies]

What a long day and Joaquin was amazing still having a grand ole time at night in the Magic Kingdom. He is too cute. Love the Kid-isms but the last one is special. You'll always remember that one.

I did not realize the Pop food court was so good. We stayed there in 2009 but never ate there except for breakfast which was nothing special. If we ever stay there again I'll have to give it a try.

:scared1: on the no AC in the back. I think my family may have staged a revolt on me if I had that happen. Hopefully the front AC was strong enough to reach to the back.

Wicket seems a little bit better behaved than the Yeti so far. I think the fear of being eaten may have put him in line. :)

[IheartDDuck]

What a long day and Joaquin was amazing still having a grand ole time at night in the Magic Kingdom. He is too cute. Love the Kid-isms but the last one is special. You'll always remember that one.

I did not realize the Pop food court was so good. We stayed there in 2009 but never ate there except for breakfast which was nothing special. If we ever stay there again I'll have to give it a try.

:scared1: on the no AC in the back. I think my family may have staged a revolt on me if I had that happen. Hopefully the front AC was strong enough to reach to the back.

Wicket seems a little bit better behaved than the Yeti so far. I think the fear of being eaten may have put him in line. :)

I think I definitely will always remember that line. He actually said it several times on the trip.

I think what I like about POP is the fact that there are so many options to pick from. I'm used to staying at DVC, and their counter service selections are minimal at best. I like variety, that's for sure.

I like to put fear in people to keep them in line. :rolleyes1

[ljcrochet]

Great first day! Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip.

[Disneyfreak508]

I just read the beginning of your TR :) I'm glad I caught it at the beginning! Your nephew is the cutest thing EVER oh my goshhh. I was cracking up at the buzz lightyear hugging story :lmao: Love it. And that chicken penne Alfredo looks FANTASTIC! I think it may be because i got my wisdom teeth out today and i just want solid FOOD. :rotfl: Actually, no, I would eat that any day of the week. YUM!

Can't wait for the next update!!

[IheartDDuck]

Great first day! Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip.

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it so far.

I just read the beginning of your TR :) I'm glad I caught it at the beginning! Your nephew is the cutest thing EVER oh my goshhh. I was cracking up at the buzz lightyear hugging story :lmao: Love it. And that chicken penne Alfredo looks FANTASTIC! I think it may be because i got my wisdom teeth out today and i just want solid FOOD. :rotfl: Actually, no, I would eat that any day of the week. YUM!

Can't wait for the next update!!

He's pretty stinkin' cute. Oh no poor thing having your wisdom teeth out. :sad2: I could totally understand wanting some solid food.

The Buzz incident (as it will heretofore be referred to) was pretty hysterical. And it's not the only time he did something like that......

[Disneyfreak508]

He's pretty stinkin' cute. Oh no poor thing having your wisdom teeth out. :sad2: I could totally understand wanting some solid food.

The Buzz incident (as it will heretofore be referred to) was pretty hysterical. And it's not the only time he did something like that......

He really is! And I know :( Oh well. Soon I will have some! I just want like.. a big old pizza. :rotfl:
And hahaha oh my gosh i am looking forward to the rest of these stories! i love kids so much, they crack me up!

[Jakesmom504]

OMG I love kid-isms! They are the best! And Joaquin is just so stinkin cute!!! :lovestruc

[IheartDDuck]

He really is! And I know :( Oh well. Soon I will have some! I just want like.. a big old pizza. :rotfl:
And hahaha oh my gosh i am looking forward to the rest of these stories! i love kids so much, they crack me up!

I will make sure the Joaquin stories are plentiful. I have video too. ;)

OMG I love kid-isms! They are the best! And Joaquin is just so stinkin cute!!! :lovestruc

Thanks! I wish we were all as innocent as kids with the things that we say. But they sure are cute to listen to.

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

sounds like you had a great first day at Disney!! Sorry about the whole car drama and waiting for the bags drama :( My friend was here a few weeks ago and we waited forever for her small duffle bag that they made her check since it didn't fit by the time she got on the plane :( But you made it and got the tickets and all is good now!!

[IheartDDuck]

sounds like you had a great first day at Disney!! Sorry about the whole car drama and waiting for the bags drama :( My friend was here a few weeks ago and we waited forever for her small duffle bag that they made her check since it didn't fit by the time she got on the plane :( But you made it and got the tickets and all is good now!!

Nothing will ruin my Disney trip, you know?

For all the times I've been there, this was really the only time that it was a problem, so I have no complaints in general.

But, as you said, in the end we made it, had tickets, and got into a park, so it all worked out.

[IheartDDuck]

So I did something. :goodvibes

So, you know that this trip was to celebrate my parents 40th wedding anniversary. Well, their actual anniversary is on August 7th. So, their plan had been to have a weekend to themselves and head somewhere local for their actual anniversary.

Well, my dad's motorcycle needed some MAJOR repairs to it. Now, just so you understand, this is my dad's baby. It must be repaired and maintained. :rotfl:

So, the repairs were done, and were significantly more than they had anticipated. So this put a damper on their plans to get out of town on their anniversary.

So I started looking. I checked for hotels in locations that are driving distance from us. Nicer places that you could spend time in, since it was their getaway. I wanted to surprise them since they were going to be cancelling.

And then I started thinking. Two nights at these resorts were pretty costly. The price of flights is not much more than that.......

So I booked them flights to Orlando for a Disney weekend from August 31st to September 4th. :banana:

It's a low cost alternative for them when you think about it. I paid for the flights. I called DVC and was able to get them a room on points at OKW for the four nights.

Much better than a weekend away locally, right? :cool2:

I'm going to demand my mom take photos and write a TR for this. :dance3:

[Disneyfreak508]

EEEEEEEE That is SO exciting! Oh my gosh you are a FANTASTIC daughter haha. They are going to love love LOVE spending that time at Old Key West... that's my parents favorite resort. It's so relaxing and it's like going somewhere tropical and Disney at the same exact time! So great! :thumbsup2 Wow that's so sweet of you! How wonderful! :goodvibes

[wdwgirl03]

Wow, how nice of you to book them a trip!

[PlutosRHM55]

Awwww... so nice of you to book them a trip! (: That's going to be such a nice getaway for their anniversary. Totally better than a week away locally :thumbsup2 Hope they have a great time! :goodvibes

[IheartDDuck]

EEEEEEEE That is SO exciting! Oh my gosh you are a FANTASTIC daughter haha. They are going to love love LOVE spending that time at Old Key West... that's my parents favorite resort. It's so relaxing and it's like going somewhere tropical and Disney at the same exact time! So great! :thumbsup2 Wow that's so sweet of you! How wonderful! :goodvibes

Thanks! I'm happy I was able to do it for them.

They've stayed at OKW once before and really enjoyed it. I was hoping for the Boardwalk, only because they have not stayed there for more than one night. But it wasn't available for all four of the nights. :confused3

Wow, how nice of you to book them a trip!

Thanks! They're very excited and were surprised for sure.

Awwww... so nice of you to book them a trip! (: That's going to be such a nice getaway for their anniversary. Totally better than a week away locally :thumbsup2 Hope they have a great time! :goodvibes

I just couldn't justify spending the money on a place that's just "meh" when I could send them to their favorite place. ;)

[MeMom]

So I did something. :goodvibes


So I booked them flights to Orlando for a Disney weekend from August 31st to September 4th. :banana:

It's a low cost alternative for them when you think about it. I paid for the flights. I called DVC and was able to get them a room on points at OKW for the four nights.

Much better than a weekend away locally, right? :cool2:

I'm going to demand my mom take photos and write a TR for this. :dance3:

Oh my, my, my, my!
Love it!!! :dance3:

What a fantastic gift! :thumbsup2

[clearskies]

Can I adopt you Danielle? Ok, perhaps I am a bit young but maybe you can think of me as a second father? :lmao:

Seriously, that is a wonderful thing you are doing for your parents!! You are one AWESOME daughter. How did they react?

Perhaps I will run into them when I am down there. If I do I will say hi.

[IheartDDuck]

Oh my, my, my, my!
Love it!!! :dance3:

What a fantastic gift! :thumbsup2

Thanks! It sounds cheesy, but it's the least I can do for the years they've put up with me. :rotfl:

Can I adopt you Danielle? Ok, perhaps I am a bit young but maybe you can think of me as a second father? :lmao:

Seriously, that is a wonderful thing you are doing for your parents!! You are one AWESOME daughter. How did they react?

Perhaps I will run into them when I am down there. If I do I will say hi.

:lmao:

My mom tells me that I'm awesome all the time. Don't worry though, I don't let it go to my head.

They were pretty surprised. They kept telling me that I didn't have to do it, but I told them that I wanted to. My dad got all excited about it right away. He's a kid at heart really.

[teacher1717]

Sounds like you're off to a wonderful start. Your nephew is just the cutest thing!!

I was also down with my nephew around the same time 7/13-7/23. We had a blast. A year is just too long to wait to go back :(

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

Great update!!!! What a great surprise for your parents!! The only thing they will have to pay for our tips and food?!! That's wonderful...I demand pics too!

[IheartDDuck]

Sounds like you're off to a wonderful start. Your nephew is just the cutest thing!!

I was also down with my nephew around the same time 7/13-7/23. We had a blast. A year is just too long to wait to go back :(

Thanks! I always love when I find out I was down there at the same time as someone on the boards. It always makes me wonder if we ran into each other somewhere.

Great update!!!! What a great surprise for your parents!! The only thing they will have to pay for our tips and food?!! That's wonderful...I demand pics too!

Yup, that's the plan. :thumbsup2

I love doing things for them. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. :cloud9:

[Grumpy's Wife]

You are such a sweet daughter. I hope your parents have a wonderful time.

[TanzUnited99]

:woohoo: on booking a trip for your mum and dad’s anniversary – what a sweet thing to do! :thumbsup2

I also demand that your mum takes lots of photos and does a TR!

[IheartDDuck]

You are such a sweet daughter. I hope your parents have a wonderful time.

Thanks! I hope they do too.

:woohoo: on booking a trip for your mum and dad’s anniversary – what a sweet thing to do! :thumbsup2

I also demand that your mum takes lots of photos and does a TR!

Thanks!

Maybe we can gang up on her and bully her into doing a report.

[not_Joanna_eggs]

I'm here. Sorry it took me so long... :sad2:

(P.S. The link in your siggy wasn't working for me, I had to find you the old fashioned way, which really is just too much work!)

I totally agree that the Milwaukee airport is lacking in palatable food choices. The D concourse is much much better than the C, but neither are worth writing home about.

At least we have a recombobulation center :laughing:

I just hate the hurry up and wait of travel days, glad you made it through and can enjoy your trip!

Your nephew is ADORABLE!! Too funny about him hugging the wrong guy. Most Dads at Disney, it wouldn't even phase them, of course he's got to find a childless guy to hug :rotfl:

For me, there is nothing better than a ride on the TTA the first night! It's so Disney!

Yay for booking your parents for their anniversary! It is so strange that Disney becomes a low-cost option, but with cheap flights, DVC and Annual passes, it really is! We have run into that often.

Can't wait to read more

[NancyLuvsMickey]

That anniversary present totally rocks!!! :cool1:

You are the BEST daughter ever!!! :worship:

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

So I did something. :goodvibes

So, you know that this trip was to celebrate my parents 40th wedding anniversary. Well, their actual anniversary is on August 7th. So, their plan had been to have a weekend to themselves and head somewhere local for their actual anniversary.

Well, my dad's motorcycle needed some MAJOR repairs to it. Now, just so you understand, this is my dad's baby. It must be repaired and maintained. :rotfl:

So, the repairs were done, and were significantly more than they had anticipated. So this put a damper on their plans to get out of town on their anniversary.

So I started looking. I checked for hotels in locations that are driving distance from us. Nicer places that you could spend time in, since it was their getaway. I wanted to surprise them since they were going to be cancelling.

And then I started thinking. Two nights at these resorts were pretty costly. The price of flights is not much more than that.......

So I booked them flights to Orlando for a Disney weekend from August 31st to September 4th. :banana:

It's a low cost alternative for them when you think about it. I paid for the flights. I called DVC and was able to get them a room on points at OKW for the four nights.

Much better than a weekend away locally, right? :cool2:

I'm going to demand my mom take photos and write a TR for this. :dance3:


I am sure that all of you who have been reading Danielle's TR know by now that she is the most awesome daughter any parent could have. She treated us to tickets to Paris and has been generous with so many other things that it would take me a month to write down. I was just so surprised that she wanted to do that. Thank you my wonderful,beautiful girl. I will use Joaquin's quote " you are the best":love::love::love:

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

EEEEEEEE That is SO exciting! Oh my gosh you are a FANTASTIC daughter haha. They are going to love love LOVE spending that time at Old Key West... that's my parents favorite resort. It's so relaxing and it's like going somewhere tropical and Disney at the same exact time! So great! :thumbsup2 Wow that's so sweet of you! How wonderful! :goodvibes

You are so right about Danielle being such a fantastic daughter. We also love OKW because it is so quiet. :banana::cool1:

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

Can I adopt you Danielle? Ok, perhaps I am a bit young but maybe you can think of me as a second father? :lmao:

Seriously, that is a wonderful thing you are doing for your parents!! You are one AWESOME daughter. How did they react?

Perhaps I will run into them when I am down there. If I do I will say hi.

I'm not sure if my husband would want her to have another dad:rotfl:
She is an AWESOME AND WONDERFUL daughter for sure.
Will you be at WDW the same time??? Maybe we could meet you somewhere.:banana:

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

Great update!!!! What a great surprise for your parents!! The only thing they will have to pay for our tips and food?!! That's wonderful...I demand pics too!

I promise to do a TR also and will take Pic :cool1::cool1:. I am so excited to be going. Danielle and I went for a few days over thanksgiving and really had a great time even though it was shorter than we normally do. I am very excited :dance3:

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

Thanks! I hope they do too.



Thanks!

Maybe we can gang up on her and bully her into doing a report.

:rotfl: No need to bully me into a TR I promise I will write one :yay:

[IheartDDuck]

I'm here. Sorry it took me so long... :sad2:

(P.S. The link in your siggy wasn't working for me, I had to find you the old fashioned way, which really is just too much work!)

I totally agree that the Milwaukee airport is lacking in palatable food choices. The D concourse is much much better than the C, but neither are worth writing home about.

At least we have a recombobulation center :laughing:

I just hate the hurry up and wait of travel days, glad you made it through and can enjoy your trip!

Your nephew is ADORABLE!! Too funny about him hugging the wrong guy. Most Dads at Disney, it wouldn't even phase them, of course he's got to find a childless guy to hug :rotfl:

For me, there is nothing better than a ride on the TTA the first night! It's so Disney!

Yay for booking your parents for their anniversary! It is so strange that Disney becomes a low-cost option, but with cheap flights, DVC and Annual passes, it really is! We have run into that often.

Can't wait to read more

Uh oh, I'm gonna have to check that stupid link out then.

You are right. Crappy food choices aside, you're right at least we have that darn recombobulation center. If I ever get discombobulated, at least I know I can be recombobulated at the airport.

Leave it to my nephew to hug the one guy at Disney that's not a dad. :hug::hug::hug:

I figured you'd understand about the low cost option side! You're right, with DVC and annuals, you really can't go wrong.

That anniversary present totally rocks!!! :cool1:

You are the BEST daughter ever!!! :worship:

Thanks! I'm happy that I did it.

[mtgirl29]

You are a wonderful daughter to plans such an awesome anniversary trip for your parents!
It is sure to be a fabulous 40th anniversary celebration for them! What memories they will come away with, too. :cool1:

[IheartDDuck]

You are a wonderful daughter to plans such an awesome anniversary trip for your parents!
It is sure to be a fabulous 40th anniversary celebration for them! What memories they will come away with, too. :cool1:

Thanks! I'm sure they will have a great time. I actually can't wait for them to go either. :laughing:

[basketkat]

I'm so glad I found your report!!! Your nephew is so cute! Can't wait to hear about more of your trip!!! :surfweb:

[IheartDDuck]

I'm so glad I found your report!!! Your nephew is so cute! Can't wait to hear about more of your trip!!! :surfweb:

:welcome:

Thanks for joining! I'm hoping to have an update posted tomorrow.

[IheartDDuck]

I woke up around 8am this morning. I had hoped to sleep a little longer, but it just wasn't in the cards for me. Jason and Joaquin were still sound asleep at that time. I figured I would be nice (everyone say awwwww), and let them sleep a little longer. So, I texted Mom to see if she was up.

True to form, she was. I left a note and hopped next door to hang out for a while. I wasn't over there too long though before Jason called. Jason apparently forgot to grab chonies for Joaquin out of the luggage in the car, so I needed to run down and get some.

When mom and I got back, Joaquin was just coming out of the bathtub so fresh and so clean. He was very happy to see this.

Little side note. Joaquin sneezes in a very exaggerated manner. I now know where he gets this from. Just watch Captain Hook sneeze on Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Yup. That's how Joaquin sneezes.

So he sneezes and I start cracking up, because I'm afraid he's going to wake up the world. Fortunately, it wasn't that early.

We were ready to go by about 9:45am. We decided to head straight over to the Beach Club. We figured we would chill out while waiting for Chris, Sara, and Riley to arrive for our lunch at Beaches and Cream. We all grabbed something from the Beach Club marketplace to drink while we waited for them to text that they had gotten there.

Joaquin enjoying his juice

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Talking to mommy on the phone.

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Oh Beach Club, I will be back in October.

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We got a text letting us know that they were just pulling into the parking lot, so we moved into the lobby to wait. Joaquin found a map at the table in the lobby, so he made quick work of dissecting that.

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So serious, right?

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Everyone else showed up, and Riley was super excited when she saw us. Joaquin just started chatting her up right away. They were talking about what they would be doing at the Magic Kingdom when they got there.

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We headed over to Beaches and Cream so we could wait to get in for the day. There were only two other families waiting to get in.

We made it in very quickly after that and were seated at two tables next to each other.

Love the ambience here.

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Don't let that innocent face fool you.....

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Fast friends, these two.

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What are you gonna eat?

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My table

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Me. Lovely, right?

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Think it runs in the family?

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Wicket had strict orders to behave. Otherwise, he would be in time out!

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Everybody got cheeseburgers, and the kiddos both got hot dogs. Please note, a theme on this trip is that Riley is a picky eater. Very picky. Joaquin? Human garbage disposal. A true study in opposites.

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My burger

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Wicket passed out, because he was bowled over by the size of the burger!

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Continued in next post:

[IheartDDuck]

Wicket arose from his fainting spell and promptly hopped on mom's shoulder.

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Of course, Joaquin couldn't just let Wicket rest....

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Somehow the kids got a hold of a random balloon and were messing around with it.

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But before things could get too out of hand, I put Wicket in his rightful place......as a balloon holder.

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Then it was time for the sundaes to come out.

Joaquin's

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Mom and I shared a No Way Jose

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Could you tell I was excited?

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Riley's sundae.

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I think Joaquin was enjoying his too.

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And Riley

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Dad and Jason shared a No Way Jose too, and Chris and Sara shared a brownie sundae. Everyone was very happy with the meal overall. This meal was my treat to everyone, and I think it was a great way to start the trip for us.

Up next: Check-in at Bay Lake Tower and off we go!

[basketkat]

Oh man the kids sundae's looking amazing!!!! Actually it all looks SOOO yummy! MMMMMM popcorn::

[IheartDDuck]

Oh man the kids sundae's looking amazing!!!! Actually it all looks SOOO yummy! MMMMMM popcorn::

I know! Every time I see those pictures I'm like

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[wdwgirl03]

OK, I seriously have to go to Beaches and Cream. The food looks so good! My sister had that sundae too and she really liked it.

[not_Joanna_eggs]

Mmmm.... No Way Jose.... I blacked out and forgot the rest of my comment... :laughing:

[IheartDDuck]

OK, I seriously have to go to Beaches and Cream. The food looks so good! My sister had that sundae too and she really liked it.

Oh I definitely recommend it. It's a little hidden treasure.

Mmmm.... No Way Jose.... I blacked out and forgot the rest of my comment... :laughing:

:lmao: wait.....I don't remember what I was going to say.....

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

Oh my goodness that food looks yummy!!!!

I might have to go there like TODAY haha. We had Steak and Shake yesterday after Universal but that looks even better than what we had..super jealous right now!!!!

I'm glad everyone made it there safe and sound and now the real fun can begin!

[jc040404]

Wow! That sundae is HUGE! I think this is the first pic I've seen of one. Looks yummy! I need to try Beaches & Cream. Those kids' sundaes are so adorable!

[AprilRenee]

Great update! Can't wait to hear about the rest of the trip! How old is Riley...I'm sure you said...but I can't remember.

[IheartDDuck]

Oh my goodness that food looks yummy!!!!

I might have to go there like TODAY haha. We had Steak and Shake yesterday after Universal but that looks even better than what we had..super jealous right now!!!!

I'm glad everyone made it there safe and sound and now the real fun can begin!

Ha ha, you're so fortunate that you can go there whenever you want to. I know, let the real fun start now!

Wow! That sundae is HUGE! I think this is the first pic I've seen of one. Looks yummy! I need to try Beaches & Cream. Those kids' sundaes are so adorable!

It's a great place to eat. Very small, so I recommend eating there early in the day, otherwise it may be hard to get in. The kids sundaes are too cute and they loved them.

Great update! Can't wait to hear about the rest of the trip! How old is Riley...I'm sure you said...but I can't remember.

Thanks! I think I mentioned it in my PTR, but forgot to mention it here. She just turned six.

[PlutosRHM55]

Haha @ Joaquin's exaggerated sneezing. I think I can relate this to some people I know, but I won't elaborate as it is not a very pretty subject to talk about. So let's move on shall we...

Awwww... the Beach Club looks so nice, I totally want to stay there someday or anywhere on the BoardWalk for that matter :teeth:

Beaches n' Cream looks so nice! I've heard so many good things about it and it seems to haunt me. The regular lunch food looks good and the Ice Cream looks even better. I like how it looks to have a bubbly candy shop feel to it, something to keep myself eating the food. Any Kitchen Sinks while you were there?

And poor Wicket... he seemed to have been pulled in many directions throughout this meal and then he ends up on the floor holding the balloon. Poor little guy :( But at least he behaved :thumbsup2

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[TanzUnited99]

Aaw I love how serious Joaquin looks when studying that map :cutie:

Mmm the kids sundaes look great as does that No Way Jose - can't help but drool! :lmao:

[IheartDDuck]

Haha @ Joaquin's exaggerated sneezing. I think I can relate this to some people I know, but I won't elaborate as it is not a very pretty subject to talk about. So let's move on shall we...

Awwww... the Beach Club looks so nice, I totally want to stay there someday or anywhere on the BoardWalk for that matter :teeth:

Beaches n' Cream looks so nice! I've heard so many good things about it and it seems to haunt me. The regular lunch food looks good and the Ice Cream looks even better. I like how it looks to have a bubbly candy shop feel to it, something to keep myself eating the food. Any Kitchen Sinks while you were there?

And poor Wicket... he seemed to have been pulled in many directions throughout this meal and then he ends up on the floor holding the balloon. Poor little guy :( But at least he behaved :thumbsup2

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

The Boardwalk area is definitely one of my favorites. I love staying in that area.

Beaches and Cream is awesome and the atmosphere is very 50's soda shop. There was one kitchen sink when we were there. The kids were all excited when the lights started flickering for it.

I realize I did abuse poor Wicket at this meal. But I made it up to him later in the week when I took him home to Endor. :laughing:

Aaw I love how serious Joaquin looks when studying that map :cutie:

Mmm the kids sundaes look great as does that No Way Jose - can't help but drool! :lmao:

Joaquin took his map reading responsibilities very seriously. But it's a good thing we didn't let him guide us, because goodness knew where we would have ended up!

[Disneyfreak508]

Aww this makes me really want to go to Beaches and Cream! Yum everything looks delicious! I hope you enjoyed it! :) It looks like you did!

[IheartDDuck]

Aww this makes me really want to go to Beaches and Cream! Yum everything looks delicious! I hope you enjoyed it! :) It looks like you did!

I know. Makes me want to go there right now too.

Everyone enjoyed it very much. :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi Danielle, joining in!

Looking at those Beaches and Cream pictures made me hungry!

[IheartDDuck]

Hi Danielle, joining in!

Looking at those Beaches and Cream pictures made me hungry!

Hi Lessa! Welcome aboard. :wave2:

I know. Beaches and Cream pictures just seem to do that to people. ;)

[mamaboogie]

I have a Wicket too! (Although we changed his name by deed poll to Chubb Chubb). Hope he behaves better than Yeti.

How gorgeous is your nephew? And so well behaved!

Really enjoying reading another report starring you and Jason!:thumbsup2

Is the No way Jose as big as it looks?:scared1:

[IheartDDuck]

I have a Wicket too! (Although we changed his name by deed poll to Chubb Chubb). Hope he behaves better than Yeti.

How gorgeous is your nephew? And so well behaved!

Really enjoying reading another report starring you and Jason!:thumbsup2

Is the No way Jose as big as it looks?:scared1:

:welcome:

Thanks for joining this one!

Wicket does prove to be a little better behaved, but marginally....

Good choice changing his name to Chubb Chubb!

Joaquin is a really good little boy. Only has a few moments of overall crabbiness.

Yes, the No Way Jose is really as big as it looks. Roughly the size of my head I would say. :scared1:

[RachelNinja]

Oh my gosh, I love your nephew's cheeks! Haha, and your Ewok mascot!

Oy, your screening in the airport makes me NOT look forward to flying for our Disneymoon. Those security people sounded a little power hungry. Or maybe they were just having a bad day.

I love Joaquin's furrowed brow as he plays his Cars game!

I thought the thing about your dad not being able to do anything on his own was funny. For whatever reason, when my mom's at home (or if it's just my dad and me at home), he seems to forget how to use a microwave, and we have to do it for him. But when he's by himself, he's never had a problem!

I totally agree about the stroller issue. It's the person pushing it! And I know that in crowded situations or in excited situations, things happen. I know they might accidentally push a stroller into a person or someone might accidentally step in front of the stroller's path. But can't people just say sorry and move on? It doesn't have to be such a big to do.

AWWWWW, so cute that Joaquin hugged that stranger!!!

I would LOVE to share a No Way Jose with Howard, but alas, we are both lactose intolerant! I can have some ice cream, but it can also get me really sick and nauseous. I just want to be there at Beaches and Cream because of the atmosphere. It looks like ice cream would taste SO much better there!

[IheartDDuck]

Oh my gosh, I love your nephew's cheeks! Haha, and your Ewok mascot!

Oy, your screening in the airport makes me NOT look forward to flying for our Disneymoon. Those security people sounded a little power hungry. Or maybe they were just having a bad day.

I love Joaquin's furrowed brow as he plays his Cars game!

I thought the thing about your dad not being able to do anything on his own was funny. For whatever reason, when my mom's at home (or if it's just my dad and me at home), he seems to forget how to use a microwave, and we have to do it for him. But when he's by himself, he's never had a problem!

I totally agree about the stroller issue. It's the person pushing it! And I know that in crowded situations or in excited situations, things happen. I know they might accidentally push a stroller into a person or someone might accidentally step in front of the stroller's path. But can't people just say sorry and move on? It doesn't have to be such a big to do.

AWWWWW, so cute that Joaquin hugged that stranger!!!

I would LOVE to share a No Way Jose with Howard, but alas, we are both lactose intolerant! I can have some ice cream, but it can also get me really sick and nauseous. I just want to be there at Beaches and Cream because of the atmosphere. It looks like ice cream would taste SO much better there!

Joaquin's cheeks are pretty fabulous, I must say. Ha ha.

I think the security lady was just having a bad day or something. Who knows. Normally everything at Milwaukee airport is easy as pie, but this time, not so much.

My dad definitely has that sickness. He is perfectly capable of doing things when he's alone, but get him with anyone else and he's suddenly lost his ability to do anything.

I feel so bad that you guys are lactose intolerant, only because you miss out on Beaches and Cream! You're totally right, ice cream just tastes better there. :cloud9:

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

the food at Beaches was just fantastic. For sure a place to visit again. Hey Danielle maybe we can do it in January :cool1:

[IheartDDuck]

the food at Beaches was just fantastic. For sure a place to visit again. Hey Danielle maybe we can do it in January :cool1:

I think visiting in January would be a fabulous idea!

[IheartDDuck]

I left you guys off just having finished our lunch at Beaches and Cream. At this point, we all needed to be rolled out of the restaurant if we had any hope of getting to Bay Lake Tower to check in. It was around 12:30pm when we left. As we were all walking out to the car, Joaquin asks me:

"Are Wiley and Sawa coming?"

This is a theme for the trip. He could care less about the rest of us, was only ever curious if Riley and Sara were going to be there. Whatev dude. :lmao:

We got into our respective cars and were on our way. Now, I haven't been to the Contemporary in a while (to stay), so we got kind of confused as we were pulling into the parking area. There were markings on the ground that indicated that the lot used to be a valet lot. Well, we see that stuff on the ground, and we all think we're in a valet lot. So he leaves......but there's no where else to go. So we pull back in and follow the signs again. Sure enough, it's not a valet lot, but the spaces are marked. How weird is that?

Anywho, we headed into the resort to check in. The CM that worked at the front desk was really funny and did impressions of Mickey and Goofy for the kids. They thought he was so much fun. Of course, the kids got stickers from the CM's. And what does Joaquin do with his?

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And it was at this point that I discovered my new touch screen camera apparently takes pictures when you tap the screen!

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Aren't my feet beautiful?!

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Then of course, Joaquin just had to get in on the fun of taking pictures. Notice the short angle.

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So after a fairly long process at the front desk, we found out that one of the rooms was ready, but the other two were not. That was fine with us. It was Jason's, Joaquin's and my room that was ready. We figured that the best thing would be to drop all of the luggage off in our room before we decided to head out for the rest of the day. We were fortunate enough to have gotten rooms all on the same floor.

So now this trend of "Wiley and Sawa" continues. Note who Joaquin is now walking with.

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I do have to say though, they looked pretty darn cute.

We drove over the Bay Lake Tower and got out all of our luggage, parked the cars and headed in. Now, Jason and I lucked out in one way, but not in another.

Crappy part: We got an accessible room again. We seem to have this trend going on, because remember, we got an accessible room in February. I just didn't prefer the layout of the room because of it.

Good part:

(Heavens part, and the voices chime, aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh)

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Like my view? You know you're jealous.....

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We were supposed to have a lake view. Well, Jason and I had a view of the lake......but also of something else. :rolleyes1

Let's just say mom was not the happiest. :laughing:

I shoved Jason in the room with the camera then, because I knew that if I didn't get pictures now, I would never get them. Tornado Jason and Hurricane Joaquin would soon descend on the room, and there is NO way I was taking a picture of that!

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Our towel animal

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Well, we were settled in after that! So what to do, what to do.......

Up Next: Well, I can SEE the Magic Kingdom.......

[TanzUnited99]

Aaw Joaquin's just too cute! I love how he always wanted to be with 'Wiley' and 'Sawa' - you are right in that they do look too darn good in the pic of them holding hands.

I'm glad you got the car situation sorted - that is wierd.

What a view!! I am insanely jealous!! :lmao: Lol am glad you managed to get pics of your room before the hurricane and tornado hit it!

[PlutosRHM55]

YAY! Off to Bay Lake Tower! I don't have a license and have never heard of a valet lot (though I know what a valet is), I'll just chime in and agree with you on the fact it is weird to have valet markings in a regular parking lot (which does sound weird in itself) Hahaha Moving on...

That's so awesome you got a CM showing off his impressions of Disney characters. Always something to keep you occupied while you wait forever to check-in. :laughing: @ where Joaquin put his stickers :rotfl:

Oh, Joaquin with "Wiley and Sawa" is just adorable. I'm sorry you are being ignored now because of this. No more "You the best!" But you do have a MAGIC KINGDOM VIEW! :eek: Yeah, I'm definitely jealous right now. More reason to beg and plead my parents to go have my birthday at a monorail resort :goodvibes Love the little towel animal too (:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[IheartDDuck]

Aaw Joaquin's just too cute! I love how he always wanted to be with 'Wiley' and 'Sawa' - you are right in that they do look too darn good in the pic of them holding hands.

I'm glad you got the car situation sorted - that is wierd.

What a view!! I am insanely jealous!! :lmao: Lol am glad you managed to get pics of your room before the hurricane and tornado hit it!

Yeah, the car situation was just weird. We were so confused. I think it may have also been that we just wanted to be in there and checked in.

Oh you have no idea about the hurricane and the tornado! I was too embarrassed to take pictures of it.

YAY! Off to Bay Lake Tower! I don't have a license and have never heard of a valet lot (though I know what a valet is), I'll just chime in and agree with you on the fact it is weird to have valet markings in a regular parking lot (which does sound weird in itself) Hahaha Moving on...

That's so awesome you got a CM showing off his impressions of Disney characters. Always something to keep you occupied while you wait forever to check-in. :laughing: @ where Joaquin put his stickers :rotfl:

Oh, Joaquin with "Wiley and Sawa" is just adorable. I'm sorry you are being ignored now because of this. No more "You the best!" But you do have a MAGIC KINGDOM VIEW! :eek: Yeah, I'm definitely jealous right now. More reason to beg and plead my parents to go have my birthday at a monorail resort :goodvibes Love the little towel animal too (:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

You're so cute about the valet thing. They normally block off a section of a parking lot for valet parking only. In addition to being blocked off, spaces are marked, because the valet has to know where to get the car when they pick it up. So the markings were there, which was strange. It must have been their valet lot before, and then they opened it up for regular parking.

I know about Joaquin wanting "Wiley and Sawa". I felt so deprived. :sad1:

:lmao:

The view was such a surprise for us. I was not expecting it. It was a nice addition.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great view!

The new Contemporary rooms look very nice.

[IheartDDuck]

Great view!

The new Contemporary rooms look very nice.

I was very happy with the view. We're not the kind of people to pay for a view, so to have it was quite a surprise.

Bay Lake Tower was very nice. I will have to rank it against how I feel about the other DVC resorts, but it's pretty far up there.

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

Omg, picture perfect!!!!

[basketkat]

Oh wow your room looks fantastic! And that view.... :cloud9: I am totally jealous!

[mamaboogie]

I don't know - you give your nephew all the love and attention in the world - you even let him use your camera - and what does he do? Ditch you for Wiley and Sawa!:lmao:

Fantastic view! I didn't think views like that really existed in real life! WOW!

[IheartDDuck]

Omg, picture perfect!!!!

I know, it was great.

Oh wow your room looks fantastic! And that view.... :cloud9: I am totally jealous!

Thanks! I liked the room very much. The view was just icing on the cake.

I don't know - you give your nephew all the love and attention in the world - you even let him use your camera - and what does he do? Ditch you for Wiley and Sawa!:lmao:

Fantastic view! I didn't think views like that really existed in real life! WOW!

Right? Little rat goes and ditches me for someone else! :rotfl:

I've never had a view like that myself, so it was very exciting to get one by accident.

[NancyLuvsMickey]

WOW!!! What a view!!! :thumbsup2

Did you keep the view or give it to Mom & Dad???

[IheartDDuck]

WOW!!! What a view!!! :thumbsup2

Did you keep the view or give it to Mom & Dad???

We did keep the view. I told my parents that we would switch rooms with them if they wanted to, but they said that it wasn't that big a deal. Honestly, we didn't take advantage of the view really either, because the reality is we weren't in our room all that much. :laughing:

[jc040404]

Love the sticker placement! He is just too cute!

& Wow! Your view is amazing. I'm so jealous! :thumbsup2

[clearskies]

Hi Danielle,

I am catching up....
Back at Beaches and Cream, the food looks awesome. I really need to get the family there one trip but I am not sure we could eat all that food and then have the family eat all that ice cream without bursting. I can see why Wicket passed out. :)

Joaquin is too funny with the stickers and seeing him with Riley together is just adorable.

OMG what a view.....you bet I am jealous. I would definitely take an accessible room for that view.

[MeMom]

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Before I ordered one of these, I could not comprehend how gigantic it was. I shared with everybody at the table. It was so good!





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Ice cream + having it in Disney World = much happiness! :)

Beaches and Cream is a fun place, but it is so small! I know it adds to the quaint soda shop feeling, but those round table are too small for putting all that good food on them! :upsidedow

Awesome view at Bay Lake Tower. Enjoying fireworks from your balcony is a huge perk!

[IheartDDuck]

Love the sticker placement! He is just too cute!

& Wow! Your view is amazing. I'm so jealous! :thumbsup2

He was too funny with the stickers. I turned around for one second and all of a sudden they were all over his face!

Hi Danielle,

I am catching up....
Back at Beaches and Cream, the food looks awesome. I really need to get the family there one trip but I am not sure we could eat all that food and then have the family eat all that ice cream without bursting. I can see why Wicket passed out. :)

Joaquin is too funny with the stickers and seeing him with Riley together is just adorable.

OMG what a view.....you bet I am jealous. I would definitely take an accessible room for that view.

You have to plan your eating at Beaches and Cream so carefully. Always share all of the desserts because there is no way that you'll be able to eat it all yourself.

Joaquin and Riley were pretty much like that for the entire trip. It was very cute. We were a little worried at first, because Joaquin is a little bit crazy and Riley is very timid. But it worked out. Kind of like yin and yang I guess. ;)

I was very surprised at our view. Now the caveat is that I would never PAY for the view, but if Disney just wants to give it to me, then I'm not going to say no.

Before I ordered one of these, I could not comprehend how gigantic it was. I shared with everybody at the table. It was so good!

Ice cream + having it in Disney World = much happiness! :)

Beaches and Cream is a fun place, but it is so small! I know it adds to the quaint soda shop feeling, but those round table are too small for putting all that good food on them! :upsidedow

Awesome view at Bay Lake Tower. Enjoying fireworks from your balcony is a huge perk!

I did the same thing the first time I ordered one. On our February trip, Jason and I ordered a sundae each....definitely learned my lesson there. I had no idea.

I agree that it is very small. The tables aren't exactly my favorite, but we had too many people for a booth. With the five that were at my table, it was kind of a struggle to fit all of the food on it.

We were able to enjoy the fireworks, but the only issue that I had is that the placement of the fireworks is off. So when you're in the Magic Kingdom, they're behind the castle, right? Now when you saw it from my balcony. It looked a little funny. But that's only a minor complaint. ;)

[IheartDDuck]

We left off checking in at Bay Lake Tower. After we got settled into the one room and all freshened up a little bit, we headed over to the Magic Kingdom. We did take the monorail, because it was so stinkin’ hot outside already!

First stop was getting Chris and Sara their passes by turning in their vouchers. We waited outside Guest Relations while they took care of it. Take note of Joaquin with the fan. This was his absolute favorite thing the entire trip. We had several, and he was always asking someone “can I have a fan?”

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Our first mission after getting their tickets was to see Mickey. You see, Joaquin had already asked at this point “Mickey isn’t still sweeping, wight?”

Well, now we have to go see Mickey! So we get in line and got to see the new meet and greet. I thought it was pretty cool. The funny thing is, we get in the one room, and Jason, Chris, and I are talking about the fact that it’s pretty cool that there are several rooms and different Mickeys. Very efficient. Then, the CM shushes us really loudly. We weren’t talking loud, but apparently we were revealing Disney state secrets!

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The kiddos were very excited to see Mickey and Minnie. I was glad that we started there.

When we left there, the parade was going on. We paused for a few moments to watch before moving on.

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Riley really wanted to ride Dumbo. It’s one of her favorites, so we headed into Fantasyland to see what the wait time was. It wasn’t too bad, so everyone headed in except for Dad and Chris. They waited and got us fastpasses for Winnie the Pooh.

Riley was super excited.

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Riley got to ride with Ommi

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Jason rode with Joaquin

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Which left Sara and I together. And we got a wonky Dumbo! We couldn’t get it to go all the way to the top. It was very bizarre.

Everyone had a good time!

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Construction photos!

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The weather was so very hot outside! It was only a preview of the rest of the week. I didn’t know if I was ready to sweat so much!

Joaquin doesn’t handle heat so well. In fact, he kind of wilts in it. Since it was so hot already and we had waited a pretty decent amount of time for Dumbo, we headed into Pinocchio Village Haus for a drink. We sat at the top.

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We cooled ourselves down sufficiently and then headed back out into the sauna. We had gotten surprise fastpasses to Philharmagic from Winnie the Pooh, so we headed over there. Riley said that she wanted to sit next to me during the show.

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See Joaquin’s face in the picture above? That’s his hot face. It will appear frequently during this TR. When he’s hot, he doesn’t want to cooperate a whole lot or take pictures. Little stink!

That didn’t last long when the show started. Joaquin was reaching out trying to grab everything. Riley got scared though. She announced very definitively:

“I’m taking my glasses off”!

After we survived the show (Riley was a little bit scarred), we headed over to It’s a Small World. Because, you know, I wanted to have that song stuck in my head for the rest of the day.

“It’s a Small World after all…..”

Riley wanted to be my riding partner. You know, because Tee Tee is the bestest!

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The line wasn’t as bad as it looked.

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Deuces!

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Riley was super excited that we were in the front of the boat. She was pointing everything out to me.

“Look at the Hippo! It winks!”

“Look at the koalas!”

Very cute.

After that, it was potty time for the kiddos. We decided at that time to forgo using our Winnie the Pooh fastpasses. It had been a long day at this point and dinnertime was approaching. The kiddos had to eat something and then we would relax for the rest of the day. We went to Cosmic Ray’s.

We all got either rotisserie chicken or the chicken and ribs combo.

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And I now present you with……the best video EVER!

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Up Next: Are we going to the pool? and the day’s kid-isms.

[jc040404]

I'm lost. There's more than one Mickey?? :confused3 Okay, so I know, but it was cute that you weren't allowed to talk about it. You're spoiling the magic!

That video was too cute! I loved how he kept chewing away the whole time. :rotfl: Poor little guy needed a break!

[IheartDDuck]

I'm lost. There's more than one Mickey?? :confused3 Okay, so I know, but it was cute that you weren't allowed to talk about it. You're spoiling the magic!

That video was too cute! I loved how he kept chewing away the whole time. :rotfl: Poor little guy needed a break!

I know! We were spoiling the magic. That's just how we roll I guess. :rotfl:

He was so tired, but he didn't want to be. He went from like 60 to 0 in 10 seconds flat. He was totally fine at first, and then BOOM!

My favorite part of that video is the fact that he starts laughing. I had no idea why he started doing that. :lmao:

[not_Joanna_eggs]

OMG that IS the best video EVER :rotfl:

DH and I were watching it just cracking up! He says I do that too :laughing:

So freaking adorable :goodvibes

[PlutosRHM55]

MAGIC KINGDOM! WOOT! Boo you adults for ruining the magic. :sad2: You just don't understand LOL But I'm not surprised the CM quieted you, they are very firm when it comes to making sure the kids know that there is one and only one Mickey and that even that one Mickey is fake. The people who play those characters could get fired if people discover the identity of a person and announce it in public. Nasty stuff.

Awww... Riley and Joaquin look so cute on Dumbo. I love how Riley is really getting into it pointing every which way. Too bad they are moving it and that wonderful view of Fantasyland is gone WAH! And I still HAVEN'T rode Dumbo, I'm such a bad Diser...

Oh, that's too bad Riley didn't enjoy PhilharMagic. I can imagine where it may be a bit unnerving for some people, but sounded like Joaquin liked it. Hopefully she won't be scarred for too long :thumbsup2

Love the Deuces picture on It's A Small World. That's so cute that Riley was pointing out everything on the ride. She seems to have a lot of enthusiasm when it comes to Disney. Future DISer maybe? ;)

Oh my gosh, that is the best video ever! :rotfl: I'm pretty sure I do that in my first period class LOL He was REALLY trying to stay awake, oh my gosh, he was all over the place, poor guy. I can only imagine how exhausted he was. Disney takes a lot out of even the most dedicated and enthusiastic patrons. I think the best part of that video was when he fell on your dad, he did NOT want to rest. Good thing you guys got it under control (:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[AprilRenee]

That was super funny!! LOL
He's a cutie!

[basketkat]

Oh man the dueces pictures are so fun!!!

Meeting Mickey right away is a great way to start a MK day!

Oh my goodness...poor little tired guy! Too tired for swimming and eating??? He is just so adorable!!!!

[Disneyfreak508]

I missed two updates shoot!
Well... first of... yay for you staying at BLT! I'm staying there for Christmas and I haven't seen any TR's about it yet! So I am excited to hear more about it! I hope you liked it!
Also.... LOL about the video. That was hilarious. What an angel :lmao:
And I LOVE the deuces pic. Such a classic move.

[MeMom]

Poor guy - he was spent! We've had them like that, too. You might have seen Brooklynn's 'French fry hanging out of mouth' picture in a previous report when she fell asleep in mid-chew. Disney days will get you. I'm glad you taped that for him to laugh at when he gets older. :laughing:

[mamaboogie]

Fantastic video!:goodvibes

I have TOTALLY felt the same way in the Florida heat - in fact....I may have had a snooze on a bench in EPCOT - don't think anyone video-ed it though....:rolleyes1

Great update!:thumbsup2

[RachelNinja]

So cool that you can take pictures from tapping the screen of your camera!

OH MAN, that's the greatest video EVER! HAHA, and then he starts smiling. When I was with the PreK kids last year, a kid was doing that while sitting on the floor listening to the story I was reading out loud. He kept dipping forward, and I had to tell the teacher's assistant to move him because he was so going to knock his head on the floor! It was the cutest thing though, and I wish I could've taken a video of it!

[TanzUnited99]

What, there's more then one Mickey?!!! Lol I knew that but you can't give away secrets like that in front of CMs!

Yay on Riley riding IASW with you and I love how excited she was in the boat!

Oh my that video is soo good - esp when Joaquin wakes up and starts smiling and then a second later is out cold again! :rotfl:

[IheartDDuck]

OMG that IS the best video EVER :rotfl:

DH and I were watching it just cracking up! He says I do that too :laughing:

So freaking adorable :goodvibes

I think that I do that too! He caught us completely by surprise with his sleepiness.

MAGIC KINGDOM! WOOT! Boo you adults for ruining the magic. :sad2: You just don't understand LOL But I'm not surprised the CM quieted you, they are very firm when it comes to making sure the kids know that there is one and only one Mickey and that even that one Mickey is fake. The people who play those characters could get fired if people discover the identity of a person and announce it in public. Nasty stuff.

Awww... Riley and Joaquin look so cute on Dumbo. I love how Riley is really getting into it pointing every which way. Too bad they are moving it and that wonderful view of Fantasyland is gone WAH! And I still HAVEN'T rode Dumbo, I'm such a bad Diser...

Oh, that's too bad Riley didn't enjoy PhilharMagic. I can imagine where it may be a bit unnerving for some people, but sounded like Joaquin liked it. Hopefully she won't be scarred for too long :thumbsup2

Love the Deuces picture on It's A Small World. That's so cute that Riley was pointing out everything on the ride. She seems to have a lot of enthusiasm when it comes to Disney. Future DISer maybe? ;)

Oh my gosh, that is the best video ever! :rotfl: I'm pretty sure I do that in my first period class LOL He was REALLY trying to stay awake, oh my gosh, he was all over the place, poor guy. I can only imagine how exhausted he was. Disney takes a lot out of even the most dedicated and enthusiastic patrons. I think the best part of that video was when he fell on your dad, he did NOT want to rest. Good thing you guys got it under control (:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

You know, the CM was really funny about it. We were talking in undertones, because we didn't want to reveal too much information in front of any kiddos, but I guess we weren't talking low enough.

I think that Riley may indeed be a future DISer.

Joaquin was trying so hard to stay awake and the poor thing just couldn't do it. He hung in there though.

That was super funny!! LOL
He's a cutie!

Thanks! He's pretty cute, but he knows it too.

Oh man the dueces pictures are so fun!!!

Meeting Mickey right away is a great way to start a MK day!

Oh my goodness...poor little tired guy! Too tired for swimming and eating??? He is just so adorable!!!!

Joaquin saying that he's too tired to swim or eat is something that normally doesn't happen. You'll see in my next update though, it didn't last too long.

I missed two updates shoot!
Well... first of... yay for you staying at BLT! I'm staying there for Christmas and I haven't seen any TR's about it yet! So I am excited to hear more about it! I hope you liked it!
Also.... LOL about the video. That was hilarious. What an angel :lmao:
And I LOVE the deuces pic. Such a classic move.

Woo hoo on your staying at BLT for Christmas. I think you'll like it. I think what I like the best is that it's so new.

The deuces part actually reminded me of you guys! ;)

Poor guy - he was spent! We've had them like that, too. You might have seen Brooklynn's 'French fry hanging out of mouth' picture in a previous report when she fell asleep in mid-chew. Disney days will get you. I'm glad you taped that for him to laugh at when he gets older. :laughing:

I wanted evidence! He was very tired at that point, but he hung in there.

Fantastic video!:goodvibes

I have TOTALLY felt the same way in the Florida heat - in fact....I may have had a snooze on a bench in EPCOT - don't think anyone video-ed it though....:rolleyes1

Great update!:thumbsup2

The heat is no joke! It just completely wipes you out. I was exhausted every day, so I can only imagine how the munchkins were feeling.

So cool that you can take pictures from tapping the screen of your camera!

OH MAN, that's the greatest video EVER! HAHA, and then he starts smiling. When I was with the PreK kids last year, a kid was doing that while sitting on the floor listening to the story I was reading out loud. He kept dipping forward, and I had to tell the teacher's assistant to move him because he was so going to knock his head on the floor! It was the cutest thing though, and I wish I could've taken a video of it!

The tapping thing totally took me by surprise! And like a dee dee dee, I didn't realize it until much later, when I was looking through my photos and saying to myself "where did this picture come from"?

The smiling part is the absolute best for sure. I lost it when it happened when we were watching it live.

What, there's more then one Mickey?!!! Lol I knew that but you can't give away secrets like that in front of CMs!

Yay on Riley riding IASW with you and I love how excited she was in the boat!

Oh my that video is soo good - esp when Joaquin wakes up and starts smiling and then a second later is out cold again! :rotfl:

I know, me and my big mouth! :rolleyes1

Riley liked going on rides with me, but she was really good at sharing the wealth.

I think the smiling part was priceless. He didn't even have any idea why he was smiling to begin with!

[LoriH91]

Came over from somewhere because of your tr title, and I haven't been disappointed!! That video was priceless!! :lmao: Can't wait to hear about the rest of the trip.
How sweet of you to send your parents off to WDW!! :lovestruc

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

Joaquin was tired for sure. The heat got to all of us, it had been a long time since we had done WDW in the summer. We normally go in the fall or early spring and forgot how hot it can get.

[IheartDDuck]

Came over from somewhere because of your tr title, and I haven't been disappointed!! That video was priceless!! :lmao: Can't wait to hear about the rest of the trip.
How sweet of you to send your parents off to WDW!! :lovestruc

:welcome:

I'm glad that you haven't been disappointed yet! I'll try to keep it interesting. ;)

Joaquin was tired for sure. The heat got to all of us, it had been a long time since we had done WDW in the summer. We normally go in the fall or early spring and forgot how hot it can get.

I know right?! I think we have all learned our lesson with Disney in the summer time. Not for us I think. :rolleyes1

[IheartDDuck]

We finished off our dinner at Cosmic Ray's. So you know how Joaquin was falling asleep at dinner? Yup, as soon as we started moving, he was wide awake again. Ha. Figures.

We took the monorail back, because the kids were a little bit tired.

Love the view from the monorail station.

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We all got back to Jason's and my room to get everyone's luggage. All our rooms were on the same floor and not to far from each other. Worked out nicely.

Mom took some pictures of their room. You can see the difference in our rooms from the setup. Only a small difference.

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Their view

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So Joaquin had been talking about the pool ever since we got to POP. So, we figured we would head to the pool for the early evening. The kids were very excited and there actually weren't many people there.

FYI. I had more pictures, from a waterproof camera that I bought and brought to the waterpark and the pool. However, when we got home, the camera was cracked and all the pictures were ruined. :(

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So you see that little tower through the trees by the pool? That's the slide at the Bay Lake Tower pool and it's pretty big. So, how can a kid be a skipping stone at the same time? By going down that slide, that's how.

Riley and Joaquin are still polar opposites here too. Joaquin loves the pool and water. Riley......not so much.

Well, Joaquin will do just about anything. So, armed with his lifevest, floaties, and goggles, says that he's going to tackle the slide. We ask if there's an age limit. The lifeguard says no. So we say okay. Chris takes him to the top and sends him down, where Jason and I are waiting to catch him.

Imagine a top that spins. That's how Joaquin ended up coming down the slide. Because he refused to lay down like he's supposed to, he wanted to sit up. Well, it caused him to turn......and turn.......and turn......until he was spinning down the slide.

Well he spun himself all the way to the bottom and when he hit the water....well.

That's how a child can be a skipping stone.

It was hilarious! He skipped skipped skipped on his back in his lifevest across the pool.

Now, no child was harmed during the making of this trip report. Joaquin knows how to swim pretty well, can hold his breath too. No need to call DCFS.

We finally got to him. And he promptly asks:

"Can I do that again"!?

Later little man, later.

We wrapped up our time in the pool, and headed back in. Jason and I were peckish, so we grabbed our mugs and headed to the Contempo Cafe to get some snacks. And we ended up with these beautiful things.....

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There were three kinds. Strawberry, black forest, and dulce de leche. We couldn't decide which ones to get, so what does any sane person do? Get all three, duh!

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Look in the mirror at how longingly Joaquin is looking at the cupcakes. Thinking:

"If she just tips that tray a tiny bit to the right, one is bound to fall into my mouth. C'mon, tip it. Tip it. TIP IT!"

They were so very worth it, but there was no way we finished it between the three of us. So, I took the remaining over to Mom and Dad. It gave me the opportunity to surprise them with their last anniversary gift.

I had bought them a $100 gift card and booked them for a dinner at Narcoossees during the week. ;)

They were both very surprised by the gift and also happy for the leftovers!

Jason and I set up the room for us to turn in. Jason set up a little bed from the couch pillows for Joaquin. They were perfect size, and we didn't have to worry about him launching himself off the bed.

Which, if the pool slide is any indicator, you know full well he is capable of doing!

It was off to bed for us. We had a full week ahead of us!

Some of Chris' pictures of the resort

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Kid-isms - (I only got the chance to record one on this day)

Joaquin -

I told you to catch me! I told you to catch me in the dark! I told you five times! (After his slide experience)

[IheartDDuck]

We only got photopass at our stop to see Mickey and Minnie. :)

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[PlutosRHM55]

Good thing, you guys got moving back to BLT, Joaquin was definitely not going to last for longer. And I love the view from the Monorail station too, you can basically see the main part of the Contemporary perfectly, oh and Chef Mickey's :thumbsup2

Awwww... sorry to hear about the broken camera. At least you did have some other good photos :thumbsup2 LOL @ the Joaquin skipping stone story. That must've been pretty interesting to watch. Good thing Joaquin was as good a swimmer as you said he is, because I don't think that would've been a pleasant situation. He sounds like a funny kid from what I've read. A great kid-ism for this chapter (:

Ooooo... those cupcakes were good. If I was as close as Joaquin was, I would've just grabbed one and ate it before anybody noticed it was gone :laughing: And that's awesome you booked your parents a meal at Narcoosees, so sweet :goodvibes LOL @ your bed launching prevention tactics. I love the monorail picture Chris took, it's so beautiful lol

Ooooo... great Photopass! The one with Riley hugging Minnie is probably the best, sharing the love right there :teeth: And I like the one with the border that says "Happy Anniversary" :D

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[IheartDDuck]

Good thing, you guys got moving back to BLT, Joaquin was definitely not going to last for longer. And I love the view from the Monorail station too, you can basically see the main part of the Contemporary perfectly, oh and Chef Mickey's :thumbsup2

Awwww... sorry to hear about the broken camera. At least you did have some other good photos :thumbsup2 LOL @ the Joaquin skipping stone story. That must've been pretty interesting to watch. Good thing Joaquin was as good a swimmer as you said he is, because I don't think that would've been a pleasant situation. He sounds like a funny kid from what I've read. A great kid-ism for this chapter (:

Ooooo... those cupcakes were good. If I was as close as Joaquin was, I would've just grabbed one and ate it before anybody noticed it was gone :laughing: And that's awesome you booked your parents a meal at Narcoosees, so sweet :goodvibes LOL @ your bed launching prevention tactics. I love the monorail picture Chris took, it's so beautiful lol

Ooooo... great Photopass! The one with Riley hugging Minnie is probably the best, sharing the love right there :teeth: And I like the one with the border that says "Happy Anniversary" :D

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

I was really bummed about the waterproof camera. We would have had some really great pics from the pool, but especially from Typhoon Lagoon.

Joaquin is a riot. You'll see some pretty interesting videos later that prove how much energy he really has and how funny he is.

Those cupcakes were soooo good. I would have to say, it was a tie between the strawberry and the dulce de leche.

[jc040404]

Too bad about the broken camera! :sad2:

The slide story had me between laughing and terrified for the little guy! Glad he was okay! What a crazy child to want to do it again. :eek:

Those cupcakes look suuuper yummy! :thumbsup2

[IheartDDuck]

Too bad about the broken camera! :sad2:

The slide story had me between laughing and terrified for the little guy! Glad he was okay! What a crazy child to want to do it again. :eek:

Those cupcakes look suuuper yummy! :thumbsup2

Ha ha, I knew I had to preface that story with making sure everyone knew what kind of a kid he is. Afterwards, he wouldn't stop talking about it. "Remember that swide?", "Can I go on the swide again?", "Is there going to be a swide?"

I tell you.

I'm dreaming about those cupcakes right now. :cloud9:

[TanzUnited99]

Lol at Joaquin being wide awake once you got moving!!

You sure got the better view out of the two rooms :thumbsup2

Yay you all got some pool time - that's a shame about the waterproof camera cracking. I'm going to be taking one on our trip so will have to remember to make sure it is properly wrapped in our clothes so no harm can come to it.

Oh no on Joaquin's slide experience :eek: Looks like it didn't affect him that much if he wanted to go again!

Okay a tough question but which cupcake was the best - am thinking of getting the strawberry one on our trip but don't want to miss out on one that tastes even more delish! Before you say get all three there is noo way we will be able to eat them between us!

I love Chris' pics of the resort and the PP pics are too cute! What great memories! :goodvibes

[IheartDDuck]

Lol at Joaquin being wide awake once you got moving!!

You sure got the better view out of the two rooms :thumbsup2

Yay you all got some pool time - that's a shame about the waterproof camera cracking. I'm going to be taking one on our trip so will have to remember to make sure it is properly wrapped in our clothes so no harm can come to it.

Oh no on Joaquin's slide experience :eek: Looks like it didn't affect him that much if he wanted to go again!

Okay a tough question but which cupcake was the best - am thinking of getting the strawberry one on our trip but don't want to miss out on one that tastes even more delish! Before you say get all three there is noo way we will be able to eat them between us!

I love Chris' pics of the resort and the PP pics are too cute! What great memories! :goodvibes

Well, I'm here to answer the tough questions. :laughing:

The two best ones were the strawberry and the dulce de leche. So, here's the difference between the two depending on what you want.

The strawberry was really fresh and light tasting, which was very good.

The dulce de leche is a little on the sweeter side and is a bit heavier.

Honestly, I couldn't pick between the two, because it would depend on my taste at that moment.

[TanzUnited99]

Well, I'm here to answer the tough questions. :laughing:

The two best ones were the strawberry and the dulce de leche. So, here's the difference between the two depending on what you want.

The strawberry was really fresh and light tasting, which was very good.

The dulce de leche is a little on the sweeter side and is a bit heavier.

Honestly, I couldn't pick between the two, because it would depend on my taste at that moment.

Haha thanks I knew you would be a good person to ask - from your descriptions think I will stick with the strawberry cupcake.

[wdwgirl03]

I like your logic with the cupcakes. Why not just get all 3? :thumbsup2

Great BLT pictures. That's a bummer though about the waterproof camera. :sad2:

[IheartDDuck]

Haha thanks I knew you would be a good person to ask - from your descriptions think I will stick with the strawberry cupcake.

Good choice. :thumbsup2

I like your logic with the cupcakes. Why not just get all 3? :thumbsup2

Great BLT pictures. That's a bummer though about the waterproof camera. :sad2:

Ha ha, as you can see from our picture, that's what we did. :rotfl: But only the first time.

I was so bummed about the waterproof camera. I think there were some really great pictures on it that sadly we will not be seeing.

[basketkat]

Your swimming adventure sounds fun...and well...adventurous! :lmao: That "swide" sounds like fun!

Oh and those cupcakes! popcorn::Joaquin looking up longingly at them...so adorable!

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

I had bought them a $100 gift card and booked them for a dinner at Narcoossees during the week. ;)

They were both very surprised by the gift and also happy for the leftovers!

It was for sure a great surprise and the food was fantastic. Thank you our wonderful sweet daughter for the great anniversary dinner. :cool1::banana::cheer2:

[IheartDDuck]

Your swimming adventure sounds fun...and well...adventurous! :lmao: That "swide" sounds like fun!

Oh and those cupcakes! popcorn::Joaquin looking up longingly at them...so adorable!

It truly was an adventure.

He totally looks like he wants one to just accidentally fall into his mouth, doesn't he?

I had bought them a $100 gift card and booked them for a dinner at Narcoossees during the week. ;)

They were both very surprised by the gift and also happy for the leftovers!

It was for sure a great surprise and the food was fantastic. Thank you our wonderful sweet daughter for the great anniversary dinner. :cool1::banana::cheer2:

I'm glad that you guys enjoyed the dinner. I really wanted to make sure that I sent you to a place that you had never been to before.

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

What cute pool pics! It looks like you are having a great time so far!

[IheartDDuck]

What cute pool pics! It looks like you are having a great time so far!

Thanks! I think the first Disney day is always the best.

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

It truly was an adventure.

He totally looks like he wants one to just accidentally fall into his mouth, doesn't he?



I'm glad that you guys enjoyed the dinner. I really wanted to make sure that I sent you to a place that you had never been to before.

For sure a place that I recommend to eat at. The food and service was fantastic :banana::dance3:

[IheartDDuck]

For sure a place that I recommend to eat at. The food and service was fantastic :banana::dance3:

Well that just means I'm going to have to go there, doesn't it?

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

For sure you need to go. We can do that in January if you want to :dance3:

[PirateKate]

I love all the kid-isms. I hear a lot of those during my days from my oldest son and it's amazing how no matter how many you hear, it never gets old.

Joquin is adorable! The video of him falling asleep was so cute. He was so tired! :rotfl:

[IheartDDuck]

For sure you need to go. We can do that in January if you want to :dance3:

Maybe.....:rolleyes1

I love all the kid-isms. I hear a lot of those during my days from my oldest son and it's amazing how no matter how many you hear, it never gets old.

Joquin is adorable! The video of him falling asleep was so cute. He was so tired! :rotfl:

They're pretty funny. Every time I look at them, I laugh.

I was so happy I was quick enough to catch his falling asleep on video. It's the only time that he did that.

[IheartDDuck]

Today was our breakfast at 1900 Park Fare! I have to say, this is my favorite breakfast buffet on property.

I woke up around 6:30am to shower and do my hair. Ha. The latter part of that statement was such a joke. My hair ended up being in a ponytail within 5 minutes of leaving the room.

Lesson learned. Don't waste your time doing your hair in Florida in July.

Natch.

I woke the boys up around 7am and we were out the door not too long after. We were meeting everyone at the monorail at 7:30. This started a trend with Jason and I. In the end, he would ask:

"Are we always the last ones to show up?"

Yes, yes we were. With slow poke and slow pokier, that was the M.O.

We managed to snag a monorail pretty quickly though and were on our way in no time. We managed to arrive prior to the opening of the restaurant, so I was able to snap some good pics.

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We had to wait to enter the restaurant.

Joaquin looked longingly at his prize possession....

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See the "gween" fan?

Instead, we told Joaquin that Wicket was lonely. He didn't stay lonely for long.

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We saw the pre-opening and the arrival of Mary Poppins. After that, it was time to head in. 'Bout time, because I was HUNGRY!

Here is my first plate.

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I am looking at it, and yearning for the strawberry soup in the background. I could bath in that stuff. Seriously. I think it might be good for my skin too if I did.....

Joaquin got started right away.

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And in no time, the characters were coming by.
Pooh totally looks like he's eating Joaquin there, doesn't he? Naughty bear.

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Joaquin's like "come back, come back."

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Deuces!

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The money shot.

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Tigger!

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Face characters....not so much. Joaquin's like "no way!"

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Not a fan of Mary Poppins either apparently. You will see how this changes in my next installment though.

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Would rather eat than talk to Alice too. Little rat.

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Overall, our breakfast was a success. As you can see from the pictures, Riley loved all of the characters. Joaquin.....not so much.

Up next: What my trip report should have been named. SO MANY BRAZILIANS!

[PlutosRHM55]

Ooooo... 1900 Park Fare! I REALLY want to try this place, not just for the food and to see the lovely GF, but the characters though I think the ones I want to meet are at Dinner :/ LOL @ your whole hair situation, I need to tell that to my mom if we end up going in June or July, see how that works out :rolleyes: And I love the pictures of Joaquin just staring at the fan, where was that when he was in pre-sleep the day before? :laughing:

Oooo... the breakfast at 1900 Park Fare looks really good. That Strawberry Soup is very enticing. If Strawberries can be put into soup, it MUST be good. You also can't go wrong with hash browns or an omelet. YUM!

It does look like Pooh's eating Joaquin! Pooh has such a big head lol But Joaquin seemed to like him the most. Is Pooh his favorite character? The picture you got of Riley and him with Pooh is just adorable, you caught it perfectly.

Oh wow, he didn't like that Mad Hatter and the face he has in the picture with Mary Poppins... priceless. And Poor Alice seemed to really want to talk to Joaquin :'( Oh well, but at least you got some nice pictures there and everyone was enjoying their meal :D

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[basketkat]

I always try to do my hair in the morning as well...and like you I'm not sure why I bother. :lmao:

Oh I really like 1900 Park Fare too! I think the biscuits and gravy are pretty tasty! popcorn::

Love all of the character pics! :thumbsup2

[MeMom]

Brooklynn was a little shy with face characters, too, when she was younger. She did better with the big furry heads. :laughing: She loves them all now. Bella - we're still working on her for any of them. :sad2:

We have eaten breakfast at 1900 Park Fare, but we still need to try dinner there and see the Steps. :thumbsup2

Riley is precious with all the characters. :lovestruc It looks like she had a fun morning.

[NancyLuvsMickey]

Up next: What my trip report should have been named. SO MANY BRAZILIANS!

Is there a month when the parks aren't being swarmed by Brazilian tour groups???

December is HORRIBLE!!! :eek: And I'm guessing July isn't much better...

I have no problems with the tour groups... But they are very visible... Maybe if they didn't all wear the same color shirt and carry around a flag on a stick, I wouldn't notice them as much... :rolleyes:

[IheartDDuck]

Ooooo... 1900 Park Fare! I REALLY want to try this place, not just for the food and to see the lovely GF, but the characters though I think the ones I want to meet are at Dinner :/ LOL @ your whole hair situation, I need to tell that to my mom if we end up going in June or July, see how that works out :rolleyes: And I love the pictures of Joaquin just staring at the fan, where was that when he was in pre-sleep the day before? :laughing:

Oooo... the breakfast at 1900 Park Fare looks really good. That Strawberry Soup is very enticing. If Strawberries can be put into soup, it MUST be good. You also can't go wrong with hash browns or an omelet. YUM!

It does look like Pooh's eating Joaquin! Pooh has such a big head lol But Joaquin seemed to like him the most. Is Pooh his favorite character? The picture you got of Riley and him with Pooh is just adorable, you caught it perfectly.

Oh wow, he didn't like that Mad Hatter and the face he has in the picture with Mary Poppins... priceless. And Poor Alice seemed to really want to talk to Joaquin :'( Oh well, but at least you got some nice pictures there and everyone was enjoying their meal :D

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

Defo make sure you tell your mom about the hair situation. Ha ha.

Joaquin was completely mesmerized by that fan, I'm telling you!

I do like the characters at 1900 PF better at dinner too, but I just love their breakfast.

I've actually made the strawberry soup before. It turned out good, but it's better there.

Pooh actually isn't Joaquin's favorite character, he just loved meeting the fuzzy guys.

I always try to do my hair in the morning as well...and like you I'm not sure why I bother. :lmao:

Oh I really like 1900 Park Fare too! I think the biscuits and gravy are pretty tasty! popcorn::

Love all of the character pics! :thumbsup2

I stopped bothering later. We were in and out of the pool so much too that I figured it just wasn't even worth it after a while.

Brooklynn was a little shy with face characters, too, when she was younger. She did better with the big furry heads. :laughing: She loves them all now. Bella - we're still working on her for any of them. :sad2:

We have eaten breakfast at 1900 Park Fare, but we still need to try dinner there and see the Steps. :thumbsup2

Riley is precious with all the characters. :lovestruc It looks like she had a fun morning.

It's so funny, because doesn't it seem counter-intuitive that they love the big ol' heads, but don't like face characters? It makes me chuckle.

I haven't eaten dinner there in a while, but I LOVE the dinner characters! They are so funny.

Riley loves all characters. She's so good and posing too. :cutie:

[IheartDDuck]

Is there a month when the parks aren't being swarmed by Brazilian tour groups???

December is HORRIBLE!!! :eek: And I'm guessing July isn't much better...

I have no problems with the tour groups... But they are very visible... Maybe if they didn't all wear the same color shirt and carry around a flag on a stick, I wouldn't notice them as much... :rolleyes:

I'll post about it later, but the tour groups we encountered were actually a lot of fun. The kids seemed to be having such a good time, and they weren't rude or obnoxious. It's just the sheer magnitude of how many of them there are!

July was the worst I've seen in any of my travels. I wonder if it's because I normally go in more off season times.

[TanzUnited99]

Yay, 1900 Park Fare!! Can't wait to have breakfast here and your plate looks sooo yummy! popcorn::

Lol at Joaquin wanting the green fan - am glad you had Wicket to keep him occupied.

Love the 'money shot' and poor Joaquin on not taking to face characters. Seems like he had a blast with Pooh and friends though! :thumbsup2

[IheartDDuck]

Yay, 1900 Park Fare!! Can't wait to have breakfast here and your plate looks sooo yummy! popcorn::

Lol at Joaquin wanting the green fan - am glad you had Wicket to keep him occupied.

Love the 'money shot' and poor Joaquin on not taking to face characters. Seems like he had a blast with Pooh and friends though! :thumbsup2

I love breakfast there! Hope you guys love it.

Joaquin definitely had a great time with the fuzzy characters. He got over some of his fears later though.

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

Looks like you had a good breakfast!!! I love 1900 for breakfast..SOOO MANY CHARACTERS!!!!!

[IheartDDuck]

Looks like you had a good breakfast!!! I love 1900 for breakfast..SOOO MANY CHARACTERS!!!!!

It was very very yummy.

[PirateKate]

I've always found it to be the opposite, the face characters are fine and its always the gigantic furry characters who are scary to little kids.:rotfl:

Breakfast at 1900 PF looks great. I've never been there, but the strawberry soup looks wonderful. I like the assortment of characters, too.

[amazingact21]

Just found your TR and am loving it! 1900 Park Fare breakfast looks delicious.
I laughed at Joaquin wanting more time with Pooh, and I have to agree, that photo does make it look like Joaquin's being eaten! :rotfl: And Riley laughing in the pic makes it even funnier.

[IheartDDuck]

I've always found it to be the opposite, the face characters are fine and its always the gigantic furry characters who are scary to little kids.:rotfl:

Breakfast at 1900 PF looks great. I've never been there, but the strawberry soup looks wonderful. I like the assortment of characters, too.

I'm totally with you. I would think that giant heads would be scarier. Go figure.

I like 1900 PF mostly for two reasons.

1) Omelets made to order
2) Strawberry soup.

See how little it takes to get me to a restaurant?

Just found your TR and am loving it! 1900 Park Fare breakfast looks delicious.
I laughed at Joaquin wanting more time with Pooh, and I have to agree, that photo does make it look like Joaquin's being eaten! :rotfl: And Riley laughing in the pic makes it even funnier.

:welcome:

Glad you're joining.

I didn't realize that picture looked that way until I was posting the update. I was like WOAH!

[IheartDDuck]

Our destination was clear. Epcot was on the horizon for us. I settled our bill and we were on our way. We took the monorail and managed to get to Epcot by about 9:30am. Not too shabby if I do say so myself!

So what do we do when we arrive? Like a bunch of amatuers, we head over the Spaceship Earth. Really, I do know what I'm doing at Disney....scout's honor!

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So I want to run over and fill up the fans and water bottles before we get on, plus I have to drop off the stroller. So I'm strolling over to do that and strolling back to SE. Well, Chris is frantically waving at me. Telling me to hurry up, hurry up. I'm like :confused:. Then, I understand....

The Brazilian tour groups were descending upon Spaceship Earth.

And I only had a tiny window of time to dash from the stroller to Spaceship Earth before I too became a member of a Brazilian tour group.

So I BOLTED! And I made it.

SO MANY BRAZILIANS....

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That was to the right of me. If I would have had the opportunity to get my left, it would be like three times that amount. Woah. :scared1:

I think the entire country was there. If the entire country of Brazil was in Disney World, who was running their country? Inquiring minds would like to know.

Chris observed (very astute) that they all probably won't even be on the ride yet when we get off. True, very very true.

My future was strange and somehow involved a tiki god?

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Jason's future involved a flying car.

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Notice that thing on his head? That's Chris' hand. :lmao:

After we returned, Chris was our designated fastpass runner for Soarin'. The rest of us starting heading over to the Seas with Nemo and Friends. The chillins really loved the sea gulls.

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They were mimicking them for QUITE some time after that.

MINE!

Riley rode with me (again, because I am AWESOME!). She had never been on the ride before and was a little scared when we got to the part with the angler fish. However, it actually wasn't working, so it was in her favor I guess.

After our journey under the sea (d'oh, wrong movie!), we headed in to talk with Crush. Riley and Joaquin sat up front. I had visions running through my head of Joaquin running up to the screen and just acting the fool, because that's just how he rolls. Fortunately, that did not happen.

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After we spent a little time exploring, we decided to head to Imagination.

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We all managed to fit in one car. I still don't know how exactly.

However, when we got in the car, Jason tried to put his arm around Joaquin and ended up hitting him in the face with his elbow. Which resulted in Joaquin saying loudly so all could hear:

"You jacked me right in the face!"

I have no idea where this kid gets things like this from. :rolleyes1

The ride was good, but the first Figment was broken. His mouth wasn't moving. It was kind of like a dubbed movie or something. I wish they would change this back or do something with it.

It was time to play for a little while in the Image Works.

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This video isn't as much fun as my first one, since it's mostly me talking. But he was having such a good time.

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Up next: Joaquin and Belle, sittin' in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

Good start to Epcot!!! I never go to SE at the beginning of the day..haha! I'm glad those groups have left but it's like that every summer and every winter! Can't wait to see this Belle part!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I am so glad that we have been able to avoid those big tour groups for the most part on our vacations, they are scary! :laughing:

[IheartDDuck]

Good start to Epcot!!! I never go to SE at the beginning of the day..haha! I'm glad those groups have left but it's like that every summer and every winter! Can't wait to see this Belle part!!

I never go to SE first either, but it just worked out that way.

I'm never there during tour group time, so this was all new for me.

I am so glad that we have been able to avoid those big tour groups for the most part on our vacations, they are scary! :laughing:

I know, right? I normally never encounter the tour groups, but man. They were out in force!

[wdwgirl03]

However, when we got in the car, Jason tried to put his arm around Joaquin and ended up hitting him in the face with his elbow. Which resulted in Joaquin saying loudly so all could hear:

"You jacked me right in the face!"

I have no idea where this kid gets things like this from. :rolleyes1

LOL, that is hilarious!

I agree about Journey Into Imagination. I really miss the old version. They should change it back to the original. I think there would be a lot of happy people. haha

[IheartDDuck]

LOL, that is hilarious!

I agree about Journey Into Imagination. I really miss the old version. They should change it back to the original. I think there would be a lot of happy people. haha

Him saying that was priceless. The things that kids pick up, I'm telling you.

I miss the old version soooo much. Fortunately, my mom videotaped it when I was five, so I can watch it whenever I want. But I don't do that, because it's a little masochistic. :laughing:

[PlutosRHM55]

Ack, Brazilian Tour Groups! It still amazes me how many of them there are and I've NEVER seen them in Disney, throughout all my trips. I'm quite shocked. Good thing you got in line before they knocked you back (: LOL @ the hand on Jason's head on SE :laughing:

I'm shocked Joaquin didn't do something insane after reading about all the other crazy things he's done at Turtle Talk with Crush. Maybe he was taking a break :confused3 But good thing the Angler Fish wasn't working when you were on the Seas, after learning about Riley not liking PhilharMagic that couldn't have been good. The Fish scares me! :eek:

"You jacked me right in the face!" The things Joaquin has come out with so far through this TR... :lmao: He is a riot lol And he was definitely into the little Figment game. I love how they played One Little Spark while all those kids were hopping around. If only they would bring back the original ride with it (and ImageWorks) :cloud9:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[amazingact21]

Those tour groups sound like such a headache. I couldn't imagine having to navigate around one of them. :scared1:

I probably would've laughed out loud if I'd been on the ride and heard "You jacked me right in the face." :rotfl:

[IheartDDuck]

Ack, Brazilian Tour Groups! It still amazes me how many of them there are and I've NEVER seen them in Disney, throughout all my trips. I'm quite shocked. Good thing you got in line before they knocked you back (: LOL @ the hand on Jason's head on SE :laughing:

I'm shocked Joaquin didn't do something insane after reading about all the other crazy things he's done at Turtle Talk with Crush. Maybe he was taking a break :confused3 But good thing the Angler Fish wasn't working when you were on the Seas, after learning about Riley not liking PhilharMagic that couldn't have been good. The Fish scares me! :eek:

"You jacked me right in the face!" The things Joaquin has come out with so far through this TR... :lmao: He is a riot lol And he was definitely into the little Figment game. I love how they played One Little Spark while all those kids were hopping around. If only they would bring back the original ride with it (and ImageWorks) :cloud9:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

I swear, I ran so fast to get in line. I didn't want to be in the mob!

See, you know what I'm talking about with Joaquin! I totally expected him to do something nutso during Crush, but he was very well behaved.

Oh, there will be a lot more coming from Joaquin. Just wait.

Those tour groups sound like such a headache. I couldn't imagine having to navigate around one of them. :scared1:

I probably would've laughed out loud if I'd been on the ride and heard "You jacked me right in the face." :rotfl:

I could not stop laughing when Joaquin said that. :rotfl:

[TanzUnited99]

Wow at the tour groups - that is scary! :scared1:

Love the future pics and lol at Joaquin saying 'You jacked me right in the face!' :rotfl: Looking forward to the next update.

[burly]

In all the times i have been to WDW i have only encountered one tour group, thank goodness.:thumbsup2


Kim

[IheartDDuck]

Wow at the tour groups - that is scary! :scared1:

Love the future pics and lol at Joaquin saying 'You jacked me right in the face!' :rotfl: Looking forward to the next update.

And there are more tour group pictures to follow later in the TR.

Joaquin's got some great one liners, doesn't he?

In all the times i have been to WDW i have only encountered one tour group, thank goodness.:thumbsup2


Kim

This is actually my first encounter with them too. Normally they are not there when we visit.

[LutheranChick82]

Joining in, your TR is fabulous!!! That video of Joaquin falling asleep at the table is just way to adorable.

[IheartDDuck]

Joining in, your TR is fabulous!!! That video of Joaquin falling asleep at the table is just way to adorable.

:welcome:

Thanks for joining!

[jc040404]

Yikes! That was a lot of Brazilians! Glad you made it time to get ahead of 'em!! Thank goodness we've never had an issue with that madness. :scared1:

Joaquin is too funny! I don't think I'd have known how to respond to that one. :laughing: I wish they'd change Figment back to how it was, too. I never got to ride the original! :sad1: My youngest absolutely loves Figment, but I'm super curious. No one seems to like how it is now.

[IheartDDuck]

Yikes! That was a lot of Brazilians! Glad you made it time to get ahead of 'em!! Thank goodness we've never had an issue with that madness. :scared1:

Joaquin is too funny! I don't think I'd have known how to respond to that one. :laughing: I wish they'd change Figment back to how it was, too. I never got to ride the original! :sad1: My youngest absolutely loves Figment, but I'm super curious. No one seems to like how it is now.

I didn't know how to respond to Joaquin immediately either. I totally thought people were going to think that we were abusing him! :rotfl:

I think what I like the most about the original Imagination was that it was very whimsical. Much more along the lines of what imagination is like. If you YouTube it, you can see the ride through.

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

I didn't know how to respond to Joaquin immediately either. I totally thought people were going to think that we were abusing him! :rotfl:

I think what I like the most about the original Imagination was that it was very whimsical. Much more along the lines of what imagination is like. If you YouTube it, you can see the ride through.

I miss the original Imagination ride too. the video that I have is not the greatest.

[petals]

I loled at your nephew hugging the stranger. My nephew did that with my uncle one day he felt his bottom thinking it was hit daddy. you never saw a child running quicker when he realised it wasn't his daddy :rotfl:

[PirateKate]

The kids look like they're having so much fun at The Seas and the Imagination pavilion. I do wish they would restore the original Figment ride, it sounds like it was more fun.

[IheartDDuck]

I miss the original Imagination ride too. the video that I have is not the greatest.

Hey, it was the 80's. I mean, what would we expect from the videos then? :lmao:

I loled at your nephew hugging the stranger. My nephew did that with my uncle one day he felt his bottom thinking it was hit daddy. you never saw a child running quicker when he realised it wasn't his daddy :rotfl:

Joaquin's face was priceless when it happened. Utter shock. :scared1: He had no idea what to do.

The kids look like they're having so much fun at The Seas and the Imagination pavilion. I do wish they would restore the original Figment ride, it sounds like it was more fun.

They did enjoy both of those pavilions very much.

I miss old school Figgy every day. :figment:

[RachelNinja]

Love those pics of the rooms! I could live there! I would love that to be my everyday apartment. I especially like that little shelf area by the sink. Things get so cluttered around the sink. That little nook is perfect.

Haha, skipping stone Joaquin? That must've been a sight to see! Too bad that's not recorded! What a little daredevil though!

Even though he's not a fan of Mary Poppins in that picture, it's sucha n adorable picture with those dimples! Oy, love 'em!

AAAAAAAAHAHHAHA, "You jacked me right in the face!"

[IheartDDuck]

Love those pics of the rooms! I could live there! I would love that to be my everyday apartment. I especially like that little shelf area by the sink. Things get so cluttered around the sink. That little nook is perfect.

Haha, skipping stone Joaquin? That must've been a sight to see! Too bad that's not recorded! What a little daredevil though!

Even though he's not a fan of Mary Poppins in that picture, it's sucha n adorable picture with those dimples! Oy, love 'em!

AAAAAAAAHAHHAHA, "You jacked me right in the face!"

I loved the room! I was so happy that we were able to stay there. I loved the nook, it really was perfect for balancing my stuff.

It was a sight to see! I totally wish I had caught it on tape too!

Oh, there is so much more then "you jacked me right in the face..."

[IheartDDuck]

So we left off that we were heading off to lunch. Our destination was the Tangierine Cafe. I love that place.

Chris and I actually ended up having a stroller race with Joaquin and Riley through World Showcase. What fools we were! It is the middle of July in Florida you know!

So we're running with the kids and they are shouting at us.

"Go faster, go faster!"

"Tee Tee, there's the finish line, go, go, go!"

"Hit them, hit them. We're gonna cwash!"

"Go, go, the finish line! We can't lose to Riley!"

"Tee Tee, I'm a bad dwiver!" (That was Joaquin to me. Apparently I wasn't very good at steering the stroller).

We get up to France and Belle is out. Riley wanted to see her and I had to take a potty break. So I left to go to the bathroom, and they waited in line.

So I get back from the bathroom and Joaquin has finally gotten over his fear, because this is what I see.

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Man I tell you, he had her FULL attention. Must be because he's so dang cute!

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I managed to get there in time to capture this little tidbit on video.

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Priceless, no?

After we were able to tear the love birds away from each other, we made it to our destination.

We all managed to order pretty quickly.

Note to anyone about Tangierine Cafe. I love this restaurant, but I completely forgot that there is NO AIR CONDITIONING!

We sat outside to eat. It did not go well for the kiddos. Joaquin was wilting like crazy. I did manage to get pictures of our food though!

Mmmmm.

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So very tasty.

It was time to take some pictures of the architecture around Morocco.

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:rolleyes1 The bros had no idea about this one.

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After we finished our lovely lunch, it was time to head over to Soarin' to use our fastpasses.

On the way, I had to get a Grey Goose slushie. I use the word slushie in the loosest way, because there was really not much slush in it. More ie.

We were very happy with our drinks though.

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After I finished my drink, Joaquin begged and begged for the cup. After it was thoroughly emptied, I complied. And got what I think is a pretty funny picture.

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And two seconds after that, he dropped it and it broke. Bye bye cup. :laughing:

We made it to Soarin'. Woo hoo!

Hello, and welcome to Soarin'.

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I have to get a picture of him every time. I love Patrick Warburton.

Riley rode with me (again, continuing the streak of my pure awesomenesity). Joaquin was just tall enough to make it. He got soooo excited too when he made it on. He bonked his head on the height stick and then started jumping up and down for joy.

Our flight over California was great, as always. After this, it was time to head out, because the chillins' definitely needed a break.

Up next: Dessert, dessert, dessert...is there such a thing as too much?

[Nermel9]

Um. I don't know how I haven't been subbed to your TR all this time, I really thought I was. :confused3 Well, now I am! I have to get caught up, but I did read this last update, and Belle and Joaquin were so cute! :cool1:

Tangerine Cafe...I'm not sure I'm brave enough for that place...but Brandon really wants to go there this year, so we'll see!

LOL...that picture is ridiculous...you know the one I'm talking about! :rotfl: :rolleyes1

Yum, Grey Goose slushies then Soarin! 2 of my favorite Epcot things! :)

[IheartDDuck]

Um. I don't know how I haven't been subbed to your TR all this time, I really thought I was. :confused3 Well, now I am! I have to get caught up, but I did read this last update, and Belle and Joaquin were so cute! :cool1:

Tangerine Cafe...I'm not sure I'm brave enough for that place...but Brandon really wants to go there this year, so we'll see!

LOL...that picture is ridiculous...you know the one I'm talking about! :rotfl: :rolleyes1

Yum, Grey Goose slushies then Soarin! 2 of my favorite Epcot things! :)

No worries, you're here now. :goodvibes It's hard to keep up with everything on the DIS sometimes.

He was so cute with her. He's a ladies man for sure.

I recommend Tangierine Cafe. It's really not that out there. I recommend the Lamb or Chicken wrap. That's really good if you're not too brave with food. :thumbsup2

I know EXACTLY what you're talking about. :laughing:

I keep thinking about the Grey Goose slushie....

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

What a wonderful interaction with Belle. I especially liked the part where she goes in for a hug and he leaps into her arms, too dang cute!

[basketkat]

The stroller races sound really fun!

Oh my word...the interaction with Belle is too precious!!!

Mmmm Grey Goose slushie!!!!!

[IheartDDuck]

What a wonderful interaction with Belle. I especially liked the part where she goes in for a hug and he leaps into her arms, too dang cute!

That's my favorite part too. :lovestruc

The stroller races sound really fun!

Oh my word...the interaction with Belle is too precious!!!

Mmmm Grey Goose slushie!!!!!

The stroller races were fun, but man! I tell you, Chris and I just kept saying to each other that we were getting too old for that stuff. :rotfl: It was just way too hot.

[Grumpy's Wife]

I just love the video. Joaquin is such a cutie! The Grey Goose slushie doesn't look half bad either. :rotfl:

[IheartDDuck]

I just love the video. Joaquin is such a cutie! The Grey Goose slushie doesn't look half bad either. :rotfl:

:goodvibes I'm glad you enjoyed it.

A grey goose slushie always looks good. ;)

[TanzUnited99]

Aaw love the pics and video of Joaquin with Belle - am glad he got over his fear! :thumbsup2

TC sure looks yummy and no there is def no such thing as too much dessert! :lmao:

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

great update :) That video was too cute!!!! Your food looked really yummy :) YAY FOR 40 INCHES FOR SOARIN!!! (I think that's how tall you have to be??)

[IheartDDuck]

Aaw love the pics and video of Joaquin with Belle - am glad he got over his fear! :thumbsup2

TC sure looks yummy and no there is def no such thing as too much dessert! :lmao:

I was glad that he got over his fear too, because the interaction was just so cute.

In my world there is no such thing as too much dessert either!

great update :) That video was too cute!!!! Your food looked really yummy :) YAY FOR 40 INCHES FOR SOARIN!!! (I think that's how tall you have to be??)

Yup, 40 inches was the height restriction, and he went on anything that he was tall enough for.

[PlutosRHM55]

You're killing me with these videos, Danielle! They are just too funny and too cute! That's great Joaquin finally got over his fears, this Belle was definitely great at helping him break out of his shell. I love the end where he practically pummels her giving her a hug. I'm guessing Belle is his favorite princess now :p

Oooooo... the Tangierine Cafe looks very good! I haven't really found a more legit reason to really check out Morocco besides the cool photo ops, so I definitely got to add Tangierine to my list of QSs to try out :thumbsup2

Joaquin's face when you took a picture of him with the cup... priceless. A bit sunny out, I guess? :rotfl: Sad to hear the poor cup had to die after the picture lol

Riley and Joaquin definitely enjoy your company! That's so great they seem to want to sit with you on every ride. LOL @ Joaquin's reaction to getting on Soarin', he seems to be very resistant to head injuries :laughing:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[IheartDDuck]

You're killing me with these videos, Danielle! They are just too funny and too cute! That's great Joaquin finally got over his fears, this Belle was definitely great at helping him break out of his shell. I love the end where he practically pummels her giving her a hug. I'm guessing Belle is his favorite princess now :p

Oooooo... the Tangierine Cafe looks very good! I haven't really found a more legit reason to really check out Morocco besides the cool photo ops, so I definitely got to add Tangierine to my list of QSs to try out :thumbsup2

Joaquin's face when you took a picture of him with the cup... priceless. A bit sunny out, I guess? :rotfl: Sad to hear the poor cup had to die after the picture lol

Riley and Joaquin definitely enjoy your company! That's so great they seem to want to sit with you on every ride. LOL @ Joaquin's reaction to getting on Soarin', he seems to be very resistant to head injuries :laughing:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

I didn't get as many videos as I wanted to, but I think that the ones that I got were pretty good. The pummeling Belle part was my favorite in the video. That's just how he hugs people though.

I love Tangierine Cafe. It's one of the best CS options I think, because it's different than your normal burger fare.

I was very sad that the cup died so soon after the picture. He's got butter fingers though.

Riley was my main riding partner. Joaquin is more of a daddy's boy, so he rode with Jason mostly. And he is very resistant to head injuries. Every time he had to get measured, he basically whammed his head into the height stick.

[IheartDDuck]

We left off having just finished our lunch at the Tangierine Cafe. We figured now was as good a time as any to get the kids back for some relaxing. However, on our way out we had to head into Mouse Gears. Duh. Can't leave without doing that!

We didn't make any purchases, but Joaquin actually did fall asleep in the stroller as we were walking through Mouse Gears. That was good, because he needed some sleep. We actually made it all the way to the hotel before he woke up.

Once we got back, we were all set to go in the pool, but as soon as Jason, Joaquin and I got down there, the pool had been closed because of lightning in the area. D'oh! Joaquin kept saying, "are we gonna go to the pool?" over and over again. Nope, sorry honey, not today.

When we got up to the room it actually started to rain pretty badly. It was good though, we had some time to relax. We decided to meet up at the Contempo Cafe at 6pm.

Guess who showed up at the restaurant last? :laughing:

I had a little bit of a meltdown here, I'm not gonna lie. It needs a little bit of prefacing though. I was hot, got sunburned, didn't get pool time, and didn't get a nap because Jason wanted to, leaving me to watch Joaquin. We went up and ordered. We were instructed to go and pay and that the buzzer would go off when the food was ready. Mom walked out to get the drinks. Like a ding dong, I forgot that the drinks are given to you by the cashier. I got frustrated, because I felt stupid for not remembering, I'm walking around with the tray full of food, and all Jason is doing is standing there texting and playing on his phone. Like he is all the time on this trip it seems. So I kind of got mad at him and told him to be useful and do something. It may seem minor, but Jason had been unable to leave his phone alone the whole time, leaving me and every one else to watch Joaquin all the time. I guess this minor thing was the straw that broke the camels back. I was tired already of me having to watch Joaquin, me having to push the stroller, me having to remember things, me having to pay, blah blah blah.

Of course, Jason wouldn't talk to me for a while after that. Whatever. He just had to get over it.

We buzzed and our food was ready. I got cheese flatbread, Jason got pepperoni, and we got cheese pizza for Joaquin.

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The flatbread was really good, much better than the normal Disney pizza.

So we're eating, having a good time, and Joaquin rips one at the table. :laughing: And on top of doing that, he yells across the restaurant:

"Poppy (my dad), I farted!!!!!!!":lmao:

Yup, we're a classy bunch all right.

It was off to the Magic Kingdom now, because we had the fireworks dessert party!

We got to the Magic Kingdom a little bit after 7pm. We walked instead of taking the monorail. It was sooooo sticky outside!

We decided to shake things up and go to the left when we walked into the park. We always go to the right. People were already lining up for MSEP and it was kind of hard to get through the throngs.

Before we got off of Main Street, we got the chillins some balloons. My dad was too funny, because he looks at me and in a serious voice says "those were cheap balloons!" I said "really?!" He said, "yeah, $25 cheap!"

Funny dad, real funny.

For some reason, I don't have many pictures until the fireworks, so I apologize about the lack of photos here. We decided to go to Pirates of the Caribbean. Riley wanted to ride this for the first time. I ended up with mom, Riley and Joaquin. Riley was not a fan......at all. She kept on telling me, once we were in the boat, that she didn't want to do it. I had to keep reassuring her that everything was okay. Joaquin on the other hand? Happy as a clam.

After that, it was over to the Magic Carpets. Riley really wanted to go on. It ended up being just Riley, Joaquin, mom, and I. Chris picked up fastpasses for the Jungle Cruise in the mean time. We got on the Jungle Cruise after the Magic Carpets, and then it was time for us to check in for the dessert party.

We didn't have to wait for too long before we headed in and grabbed our goodies. Yum!

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Like the sloppy sloppy boy that he is, Jason spilled on his bag. Wicket was doing everything in his power to get over to the spillage.

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"If I could......just.......get......a little.......closer......"

Joaquin was pretty happy!

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We got to see the Magic, Memories, and You show, which was fun. I completely forgot about it.

Our view.

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I'm not going to bore you with tons of fireworks pics. I'll just post the best ones we had.

Jason's pictures

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Some of Chris' pictures. I don't have access to all of them yet. Mind you, he has a professional camera and tripod.

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The kids had such a good time! They were absolutely fascinated when Tinkerbell flew from the castle.

After the show, the chillins were tired, so Mom, Sara, and I took them back to the hotel. We left the boys to their own devices during magic hours. I let Joaquin play for about 20 minutes before I put him to bed. He told me again that I was the best. :cloud9: I know kiddo, I know. :laughing:

Joaquin's Kid-isms -

You jacked me right in the face! (to Jason when he accidentally hit him in the face on Imagination).

I am a bad driver. (during our stroller races).

But we have to follow my map and my map only has a Magic Kingdom on it! (while we were in the room relaxing).

No, no, you're not hungry, you already ate! (to my mom when she tried to take a carrot from him).

Poppy, Poppy! I farted!!!

I'm gonna bust your face off! (when he received his balloon).

Riley, Riley!!!!! Ka-chow!

Riley's Kid-isms -

Leave a handle on my bagel. (my cream cheese application instructions. She's kind of OCD and hates getting stuff on her hands).

It's not a good idea that I jump, because I have bigger feet than you. (to Joaquin while playing).

Up Next: What's an unkee-dala?

[IheartDDuck]

We started with breakfast.

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Welcome to Epcot ya'll! (the boys were poopy, and didn't want to take a picture)

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Belle!

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Fireworks dessert party!

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[Lifelong_Dreamer]

The dessert party looks yummy! It still upsets me that it takes place in my preferred fireworks viewing spot. I can't bring myself to pay to sit there when on our past trips it was open to the public.

[PlutosRHM55]

Awwww... that's too bad the pool was closed, but good thing you got back inside before it rained :thumbsup2 And sorry to hear about the whole Contempo Cafe debacle. Lucky your brother that the food was good or I think there would've been a meltdown. LOL @ Joaquin, he IS a riot :rotfl:

Poor Riley on POTC. She seems to not enjoy too many rides though I would expect that she would like POTC, but I guess it isn't for everyone :confused3 But she got through it and Joaquin enjoyed it (:

Are. You. Kidding. Me! More Wishes Dessert Party Food pictures! I have... I'm walking away right now. ;) The cannnnnnoooooollllliiiii :goodvibes Mmmmm... So sad I won't be able to go to a Wishes Dessert Party at DLR :sad2: Love the pictures of the Fireworks, they look so much better from the front :laughing: The MM&Y picture reminds me I need to see that sometime LOL And that's great Riley and Joaquin enjoyed it, they have good taste :teeth:

These kid-isms are too funny and too cute. I like Riley's, especially the one with her having "bigger feet" :lmao: And the one Joaquin says to your mom about the carrot, so funny :D

Oooo... nice Photopass, you guys look great in your shades :cool:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[IheartDDuck]

The dessert party looks yummy! It still upsets me that it takes place in my preferred fireworks viewing spot. I can't bring myself to pay to sit there when on our past trips it was open to the public.

I can understand that! See, for me it's more of the dessert buffet thing that entices me and the fireworks is a bonus! :lmao:

Awwww... that's too bad the pool was closed, but good thing you got back inside before it rained :thumbsup2 And sorry to hear about the whole Contempo Cafe debacle. Lucky your brother that the food was good or I think there would've been a meltdown. LOL @ Joaquin, he IS a riot :rotfl:

Poor Riley on POTC. She seems to not enjoy too many rides though I would expect that she would like POTC, but I guess it isn't for everyone :confused3 But she got through it and Joaquin enjoyed it (:

Are. You. Kidding. Me! More Wishes Dessert Party Food pictures! I have... I'm walking away right now. ;) The cannnnnnoooooollllliiiii :goodvibes Mmmmm... So sad I won't be able to go to a Wishes Dessert Party at DLR :sad2: Love the pictures of the Fireworks, they look so much better from the front :laughing: The MM&Y picture reminds me I need to see that sometime LOL And that's great Riley and Joaquin enjoyed it, they have good taste :teeth:

These kid-isms are too funny and too cute. I like Riley's, especially the one with her having "bigger feet" :lmao: And the one Joaquin says to your mom about the carrot, so funny :D

Oooo... nice Photopass, you guys look great in your shades :cool:

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

We were kind of bummed out at the pool being closed, but what are you going to do? It's Florida in July.

Riley is actually kind of a chicken with a lot of things, and the fact that she got on as many rides as she did was kind of huge, I'm not gonna lie.

Um, I would suggest looking away from my October TR when it starts, because there will be some dessert party pics there too. ;) You know, there used to be a dessert party in DLR. I went to it. There it was Fantasmic and dessert and used to be held on the balcony of the Disney gallery (which is now the Dream Suite in DLR). I was actually super thrilled when they started to do them at WDW.

I always look cool in my shades. :cool: :lmao:

[Disneyfreak508]

That dessert party looks like it was LOVELY! I really want to get that for my trip in December... but you can't book them yet :headache: And there's no official date announced for when we can... so I just have to keep checking! But yumm the desserts look fantastic :cloud9:

[IheartDDuck]

That dessert party looks like it was LOVELY! I really want to get that for my trip in December... but you can't book them yet :headache: And there's no official date announced for when we can... so I just have to keep checking! But yumm the desserts look fantastic :cloud9:

It seems to take forever for them to release the dates! I had to wait a while to book the July ones and my October trip was the same. I was just able to book it a few weeks ago. Just keep checking. They'll release them soon enough. I'm guessing they won't release it any sooner than October though. The desserts are definitely worth it.

[TanzUnited99]

It's a shame the pool was not open but at least some of you got to have some down time.

Uh oh on the restaurant situation - glad it got sorted soon after and the flatbreads sure look yummy!

Love the dessert pics but only one plate...really! :lmao:

Haha on the kid-isms! Love the Wishes and PP pics - am glad they got the interaction with Belle.

[IheartDDuck]

It's a shame the pool was not open but at least some of you got to have some down time.

Uh oh on the restaurant situation - glad it got sorted soon after and the flatbreads sure look yummy!

Love the dessert pics but only one plate...really! :lmao:

Haha on the kid-isms! Love the Wishes and PP pics - am glad they got the interaction with Belle.

Oh, that was only a picture of my first plate. Once I got distracted by all of the dessert, I stopped taking pictures. Be glad that we got the one! :rotfl:

[RachelNinja]

Awww, how cute is that video with Joaquin and Belle! I love the Buzz Lightyear discussion. And the jump hug! Even so, nothing is going to beat that video of falling asleep at Cosmic Ray's!

Haha, the "Poppy, I farted" is also way better than the "jacked me right in the face." Joaquin keeps one upping himself!

[IheartDDuck]

Awww, how cute is that video with Joaquin and Belle! I love the Buzz Lightyear discussion. And the jump hug! Even so, nothing is going to beat that video of falling asleep at Cosmic Ray's!

Haha, the "Poppy, I farted" is also way better than the "jacked me right in the face." Joaquin keeps one upping himself!

Yeah, I wasn't able to capture anything that was better than him falling asleep at Cosmic Ray's. Doesn't mean I didn't try!

His statements just kept getting funnier and funnier. He's a bold little bugger.

[jc040404]

Awwww!! How did I miss the Belle update?? He is sooo adorable! I love his little voice and that jump into her arms. So sweet!

Loving all the kid-isms, especially the handle for a bagel. I might actually do that myself. :laughing:

[3timesmom]

SO MANY BRAZILIANS....

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That was to the right of me. If I would have had the opportunity to get my left, it would be like three times that amount. Woah. :scared1:

I think the entire country was there. If the entire country of Brazil was in Disney World, who was running their country? Inquiring minds would like to know.

Chris observed (very astute) that they all probably won't even be on the ride yet when we get off. True, very very true

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Ummmmm....I know the answer to that one...I was running the country because I was the only one down here...:rotfl:Seriously, I was wondering where was everybody...well apparently you found them!!!!!;)

Danielle, I really loooove your TR so far:thumbsup2.Your nephew is really cute!!!

[IheartDDuck]

Awwww!! How did I miss the Belle update?? He is sooo adorable! I love his little voice and that jump into her arms. So sweet!

Loving all the kid-isms, especially the handle for a bagel. I might actually do that myself. :laughing:

Yeah, his voice is especially cute, I have to say. Riley is very funny with the handle in the bagel deal. That's not all she does. She uses her hot dog bun like a holder for the hot dog and pushes it out because she doesn't want to actually touch it. :lmao:

Ummmmm....I know the answer to that one...I was running the country because I was the only one down here...:rotfl:Seriously, I was wondering where was everybody...well apparently you found them!!!!!;)

Danielle, I really loooove your TR so far:thumbsup2.Your nephew is really cute!!!


How did running the country work out for you? :rotfl:

There were so many different tour groups, I was just amazed. They were all having so much fun though, which was really great to see.

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

great updates! My friend and I walked passed the Dessert Party area tonight and it was agreed that we need to make an ADR and try it sometime! It's always cool to watch Wishes from new locations! Sorry for the meltdown :( I tend to have them too from time to time!!!

[IheartDDuck]

great updates! My friend and I walked passed the Dessert Party area tonight and it was agreed that we need to make an ADR and try it sometime! It's always cool to watch Wishes from new locations! Sorry for the meltdown :( I tend to have them too from time to time!!!

I really like the idea of not having to look for a spot and stake my claim really early And a dessert buffet doesn't hurt either!

I wasn't too proud of my meltdown, because I don't normally have them. But thankfully it was the only one that I had. ;)

[LilAnn]

Okay, jumping in and making sure I'm subbed to this TR.

Just came back to edit my post since I just got all caught up! Totally enjoying it so far.

I didn't know the brazillian tour groups were there in the summer too. But I am surprised you didn't see them in February? We saw them everywhere in Feb. and I do have to say, they were pretty well behaved. They are just in HUGE numbers!

I keep dying over all of the comments that comes out of that cute little dimple-cheeked boy. "You jacked me in the face." may be my favorite so far, though.

Isn't it funny how little kids are so proud of their bodily functions? Farting, pooping, burping. My daughter is always so proud herself.

I am glad that I have found a fellow Tangerine Cafe lover! We love that CS and tend to eat there at least once every trip to Epcot. And the portions are pretty generous. I was drooling when I saw your plate.

[PirateKate]

The Wishes Dessert party sounds like so much fun. The pictures of the fireworks are awesome. I kind of wish I had booked that for our next trip. Maybe next next time!

I'm sorry to hear it was raining. It's always hard to explain things like that to toddlers. :rotfl:

[IheartDDuck]

[FONT="Century Gothic"]Okay, jumping in and making sure I'm subbed to this TR.

Just came back to edit my post since I just got all caught up! Totally enjoying it so far.

I didn't know the brazillian tour groups were there in the summer too. But I am surprised you didn't see them in February? We saw them everywhere in Feb. and I do have to say, they were pretty well behaved. They are just in HUGE numbers!

I keep dying over all of the comments that comes out of that cute little dimple-cheeked boy. "You jacked me in the face." may be my favorite so far, though.

Isn't it funny how little kids are so proud of their bodily functions? Farting, pooping, burping. My daughter is always so proud herself.

I am glad that I have found a fellow Tangerine Cafe lover! We love that CS and tend to eat there at least once every trip to Epcot. And the portions are pretty generous. I was drooling when I saw your plate. FONT]

Wow, I did not see any Brazilian tour groups when we were there in February. How crazy that you saw them and we didn't. Maybe we were on a different touring plan.....:laughing:

I think "You jacked me in the face" was my favorite comment of his. It just came out of no where and at such an appropriate time.

Riley is also proud of her bodily functions, we just didn't have any major moments on this trip.

TC is one of my favorites! It always cracks me up how many people just walk up, look at the menu, and leave. I always want to yell at them to just stay and try it!

The Wishes Dessert party sounds like so much fun. The pictures of the fireworks are awesome. I kind of wish I had booked that for our next trip. Maybe next next time!

I'm sorry to hear it was raining. It's always hard to explain things like that to toddlers. :rotfl:

I love the Wishes dessert party! I think it's so worth it in the end.

Explaining the pool to Joaquin was a regular event. "Are we swimming?" "No honey, it's raining." "Oh.......but are we going to the pool?" :lmao:

[IheartDDuck]

Ah relaxation. That was my goal today. Typhoon Lagoon was the plan. There was an inner tube floating around the lazy river that had my name on it. Soon, it would not just have my name on it, it would have my butt imprint too!

I'm going to introduce this chapter letting you know I do not have that many pictures. See, I had a waterproof disposable camera that I brought along. And somehow, it got cracked and I didn't know it. So when I brought it to CVS to develop, they had to call me and tell me that it had water in the chamber. Boo. :(

So anyway, I had been talking about my butt imprint in the inner tube. Right.

So I was operating on the assumption that Typhoon Lagoon opened at 10am. I had a brain fart that they opened at 9am. I had my alarm set for 8:30am. At about 8:15am, there was knocking on my door. Huh? No idea what was going on.

What was happening was Chris was standing outside the door and it was still dark inside and the boys were still sleeping. Chris looked all taken back and kept saying "they open at nine".........I didn't think it was such a big issue that we got there at 9am, but the boys got up and we got ready to go in no time flat. Riley and Sara were not coming along. Remember, Riley doesn't love water, so apparently she had a panic attack in the morning and kept on saying that she WOULD NOT BE GOING!!!!! So our group consisted of mom, dad, Chris, Jason, Joaquin and I.

Of course this prompted Joaquin saying "where are Wiley and Sawa"? "Are Wiley and Sawa coming"? I had to break it to him that they weren't, but he got over it pretty quickly. We all hopped in the minivan and were on our way.

We've arrived!!!

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Joaquin was pretty excited, I have to say.

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We made our way in, but had some photopass pictures taken first.

I love how Joaquin's all like "I need sunglasses, yo"!

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And I'm talking?

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And now Chris is blinking. Can't seem to get it right.

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And my favorite sight!

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As soon as we got in, we settled with some beach chairs. Our first stop was the wave pool. Armed with floaties, goggle, and a life vest, Joaquin was so ready for this. He had the best time ever.

He would be all ready, the alarm would sound, and he would try to swim back to us "help me, help me, help me"!!!

Of course, like bad people we are, we wouldn't help. Because what Joaquin loved the best was getting knocked around by the wave. So he would get washed away and caught in the end. He did this over and over and over again. :laughing:

Joaquin was with mom and dad, so Chris, Jason and I headed in deeper into the wave pool. We were in pretty deep. Then a wave came. Then I got knocked over. Then I lost my sunglasses. Yes, my sunglasses now reside somewhere in Typhoon Lagoon.

We headed out of the wave pool and into the lazy river. Remember, inner tube with my name on it! I found my inner tube and planted my heiney right on it!

Joaquin loved the lazy river. He had such a good time.

Can't you tell?

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Now, I'm going to say that I love the lazy river. But I think it would be greatly improved with a swim up bar! :rolleyes1

At this point, we were all hungry and decided to get something to eat. We headed over to Leaning Palms. No pics, sorry. I got chicken breast nuggets, mom a turkey sandwich, dad pulled pork, Chris and Jason got a hot italian sub, and Joaquin a hot dog. Joaquin had a little bit of a moment here.

See, at Typhoon Lagoon, you sit on benches for lunch. Well, Joaquin wasn't listening and he fell off the bench twice. The first time, Jason was able to catch him. Joaquin got scolded for messing around (because honestly, if he wasn't messing around, he wouldn't have fallen off the bench). The second time, Jason's reflexes weren't quite as fast. Joaquin did not sustain any injuries, but I think he learned his lesson about messing around when he's told he shouldn't.

Now for the title of this chapter. It was funny when we were there, so I'll just relay the story.

As we're sitting, the song "Rum and Coca Cola" was playing, by the Andrews Sisters. I have known this song for a long time.

So we're sitting and I'm listening to the song. And I say "Ok, there is this part in the song I just don't understand". Dad says "ok, which one?"

I say, "the part where they say 'working for the unkee dala'. What's an unkee dala"?

Dad says, "it's not unkee dala. It's YANKEE DOLLAR"......

"Oh"........

Which leads Jason to say "Seriously, you thought it was 'unkee dala'? That's like some tiki god. UNKEE DALA, UH"!

Which leads my mom to spray sweet tea out of her nose, all over the table.

That's how we roll!

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Seriously, google the song, listen to it, and you will understand why I was confused for soooooo many years.

We had a good laugh, but we needed to move on. We headed to Gangplank Falls. We waited for what felt like FOREVER! They had some issues with it later on, and the water level got too low and they needed to refill. I think we waited like 40 minutes. We split up, mom, dad and Chris in one, Jason, Joaquin and I in another. Joaquin loved it, and I WOULD have had some great pictures. Stupid disposable waterproof camera!

As soon as we got out of the ride, Joaquin said "can we go again"?

We said that we had to move on and do some other things. I asked him what he wanted to do and he said "pway in the sand"!!! So the boys went one way and mom and I took Joaquin to the sand to "pway".

The boys rode some slides, but I think they got some pretty great pictures from the Crush 'n' Gusher.

Dad's face = priceless

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Seems like they had a good time!

After "pwaying" in the sand for a while, Joaquin and I headed back into the wave pool. He got tossed around some more and absolutely loved it! The boys came back and we called it a day. I was sunburned (d'oh!) and had to get inside at this point. Overall, we had a really good time at Typhoon Lagoon. Joaquin just loved it.

Up Next: "Tee tee, that Tigger is wooking at me....."

[Queenofallthings]

You kept me thoroughly entertained all morning reading your TR! I love your writing style and can't wait to keep up now! That nephew of yours is cute cute cute!!!!

[IheartDDuck]

You kept me thoroughly entertained all morning reading your TR! I love your writing style and can't wait to keep up now! That nephew of yours is cute cute cute!!!!

Thanks! I'm glad that it was entertaining. I try to write in the style that I talk in normally, so this is how I am in every day life. :laughing:

Joaquin is a cutie. He's been a huge draw to this report. :cutie:

[PlutosRHM55]

Typhoon Lagoon, WOOT! I really need to go to these Disney Water Parks. I seem to be missing out on a lot. Sorry you got the opening time wrong, but at least you still got there in time to do a good amount of stuff. I love the Photopass at the front, a little trouble trying to get it right I see lol

LOL @ Joaquin in the wave pool... he is definitely an adventurous kid. And those are great pictures of him in the lazy river. This kid really knows how to sit back and relax. Kudos to him :thumbsup2 Though I think he's better off after fooling around on the benches. Good thing, he doesn't get hurt easily when hitting his head ::yes::

Omg, :lmao: That is just too funny! I've never heard that song before, but I can only imagine. All of you are quite the characters :laughing: UNKEE DALA AH! That should be added to the Tiki Room lol

More kid-isms I read... "pwaying" in the sand was very fun as a kid ;) And those pictures of your dad, Jason and Chris on Crush 'n' Gusher are just priceless... They just have the perfect faces for the moment. It must've been an intense ride right there Haha

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[TanzUnited99]

Ugh on the waterproof camera getting water in it! What a shame to not have any of those pictures :sad2:

Oh no on Riley panicking over the water parks - hope she managed to experience one later on and realise the amount of fun that could be had. I understand though about her not loving water - am the same about some other things.

Lol at the squinted Joaquin shots - he sure did need some sunglasses!

I love how the chapter got it's name - laughed when reading about your mum spraying sweet tea out of her nose! That would have been a great photo opportunity!

Aaw 'pway' and 'wooking' :cutie: Look forward to reading some other kiddisms after our trip.

[amazingact21]

Typhoon Lagoon sounds like it was a lot of fun. I haven't been to a water park in probably 10 years, but I still understand the lazy river calling you to it. It's such a relaxing part of the park, and it's so nice to just sit in a tube and float around. :lovestruc
The picture of your father's face is priceless.:lmao: However, I also like how after the ride was over, he had an expression that said, "Did I just do that?! It was kinda fun!"

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Love Typhoon Lagoon, the wave pool is awesome and the slides are pretty fun too!

I am jealous of all your photopass photos, we didn't see a single photographer when we were there.

[IheartDDuck]

Typhoon Lagoon, WOOT! I really need to go to these Disney Water Parks. I seem to be missing out on a lot. Sorry you got the opening time wrong, but at least you still got there in time to do a good amount of stuff. I love the Photopass at the front, a little trouble trying to get it right I see lol

LOL @ Joaquin in the wave pool... he is definitely an adventurous kid. And those are great pictures of him in the lazy river. This kid really knows how to sit back and relax. Kudos to him :thumbsup2 Though I think he's better off after fooling around on the benches. Good thing, he doesn't get hurt easily when hitting his head ::yes::

Omg, :lmao: That is just too funny! I've never heard that song before, but I can only imagine. All of you are quite the characters :laughing: UNKEE DALA AH! That should be added to the Tiki Room lol

More kid-isms I read... "pwaying" in the sand was very fun as a kid ;) And those pictures of your dad, Jason and Chris on Crush 'n' Gusher are just priceless... They just have the perfect faces for the moment. It must've been an intense ride right there Haha

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

You definitely need to visit a waterpark sometime soon. It's such a good way to have some relaxing time. It was a nice break too, because it was soooo hot when we were there.

I was so happy that the photopass photographer caught Joaquin in the lazy river. It worked out, because seeing as though my camera got ruined....

It's always an interesting sight when we are all together at one time. Because it was the five of us, it kind of felt like we were kids again, and clearly we were acting like kids.

The Crush 'n' Gusher pictures just turned out perfect. I couldn't have asked for more. I cracked up when I loaded the pictures onto the photopass CD.

Ugh on the waterproof camera getting water in it! What a shame to not have any of those pictures :sad2:

Oh no on Riley panicking over the water parks - hope she managed to experience one later on and realise the amount of fun that could be had. I understand though about her not loving water - am the same about some other things.

Lol at the squinted Joaquin shots - he sure did need some sunglasses!

I love how the chapter got it's name - laughed when reading about your mum spraying sweet tea out of her nose! That would have been a great photo opportunity!

Aaw 'pway' and 'wooking' :cutie: Look forward to reading some other kiddisms after our trip.

I was so bummed about my camera. I don't know how it got cracked.

Riley was all set to go the day before when I was talking to her, but she falls victim to the talk big and then back off later.

I wish I would have caught the whole exchange, but it started out so innocently, I would have never been able to anticipate the sweet tea nose incident. :laughing:

Have fun on your trip! I'm so excited for you.

Typhoon Lagoon sounds like it was a lot of fun. I haven't been to a water park in probably 10 years, but I still understand the lazy river calling you to it. It's such a relaxing part of the park, and it's so nice to just sit in a tube and float around. :lovestruc
The picture of your father's face is priceless.:lmao: However, I also like how after the ride was over, he had an expression that said, "Did I just do that?! It was kinda fun!"

We never used to go to water parks, but in recent years I've really enjoyed going to them.

His expression after the ride was great and I'm so thankful that the photopass photographer caught it. Believe me, this is what my dad's face is normally like.

Love Typhoon Lagoon, the wave pool is awesome and the slides are pretty fun too!

I am jealous of all your photopass photos, we didn't see a single photographer when we were there.

I think Typhoon Lagoon is definitely my favorite water park. I'm sorry that you didn't see photographers there! This is only about the second time I've seen them and I think it was a result of the fact that it was such a busy time we were going.

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

what a nice update!!! I just got back from TL a few hours ago! Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[IheartDDuck]

what a nice update!!! I just got back from TL a few hours ago! Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Oh boo Megan, just rub it in why don't you! :lmao:

I'm so jealous that you just got back from there! I love it. I would so rather be there right now than where I am....

[RachelNinja]

Love the Typhoon Lagoon pictures that you do have! I've never been to a water park, and I probably never will. I'm just not into the slides and such. I do LOVE lazy rivers though! There's one on the property of my parents' timeshare, so I get my fill that way. I do think it'd be fun to see all the Disney theming though!

I just HAD to listen to the Andrews Sisters song! I wouldn't have been able to figure it out either!

[IheartDDuck]

Love the Typhoon Lagoon pictures that you do have! I've never been to a water park, and I probably never will. I'm just not into the slides and such. I do LOVE lazy rivers though! There's one on the property of my parents' timeshare, so I get my fill that way. I do think it'd be fun to see all the Disney theming though!

I just HAD to listen to the Andrews Sisters song! I wouldn't have been able to figure it out either!

I can understand not going if you're not into slides and everything. I used to never go to the waterparks, but started going more often recently.

So YOU know what I'm talking about now! Now that I listen to it though, I feel like a doofus. :lmao:

[jane2073]

You are not crazy, I know exactly what song you are talking about and I too thought it was unkee dala. I just figured it was a 1940's thing.

I am really enjoying the trip report!

[IheartDDuck]

You are not crazy, I know exactly what song you are talking about and I too thought it was unkee dala. I just figured it was a 1940's thing.

I am really enjoying the trip report!

Hahahaha :lmao:

I'm not alone! Yay!

I'm glad that you are enjoying the trip report.

[basketkat]

I love Typhoon Lagoon! It looks like you had a great day!!! What a bummer about your water proof camera...but at least you got some good shots! :thumbsup2

[Disneyfreak508]

I'm sorry your disposable camera was broken. I would be so mad :headache:
It sounds like you had a great time at Typhoon Lagoon! I wish I would have gotten to go there when I was younger... I would have stayed in that wave pool for HOURS! I mean, I still would... but I don't have as much energy as I used to :lmao:
Hahaha so funny about the song mix up. I totally do stuff like that all the time.
I'm glad you guys had so much fun! :goodvibes

[IheartDDuck]

I love Typhoon Lagoon! It looks like you had a great day!!! What a bummer about your water proof camera...but at least you got some good shots! :thumbsup2

We did have great day. I was happy that at least the photo pass photographers were out to get pictures for us.

I'm sorry your disposable camera was broken. I would be so mad :headache:
It sounds like you had a great time at Typhoon Lagoon! I wish I would have gotten to go there when I was younger... I would have stayed in that wave pool for HOURS! I mean, I still would... but I don't have as much energy as I used to :lmao:
Hahaha so funny about the song mix up. I totally do stuff like that all the time.
I'm glad you guys had so much fun! :goodvibes

I think what I was most irritated about is that I have no idea when it happened. I wish we would have gone to water parks more when I was a kid too. We never started going until I was a teenager.

[jc040404]

Too bad about that camera, but the pics you do have are great! I love the sunglasses pic at the start. I know I've said it before, but he is just too cute!

Looks like a fun day! I'm off to look up that song!! :rotfl:

[IheartDDuck]

Too bad about that camera, but the pics you do have are great! I love the sunglasses pic at the start. I know I've said it before, but he is just too cute!

Looks like a fun day! I'm off to look up that song!! :rotfl:

Hahahaha. You're going to have to let me know what you uncover when you find the song.

I was very happy with the pictures that we did end up with, I have to say.

[jc040404]

Hahahaha. You're going to have to let me know what you uncover when you find the song.

I was very happy with the pictures that we did end up with, I have to say.

Interesting song! :laughing: I see this being one that sticks in my head for hours. I can definitely see why you thought that!

[LilAnn]

Classic update! Love it.

Um, did Joaquin pass out in the lazy river? Because he looks just that relaxed. :thumbsup2 Nice.

However, my daughter had the complete opposite reaction as him in the wave pool. She too had her goggles and life vest on, but once that alarm sounded, it was like - "get me the heck out of here!!!" and high tailed it back to safer ground. It was funny watching her little legs move that fast. She would not have enjoyed being tossed around by the big wave. Maybe it's a girl vs. boy thing. Speaking of the big wave....I saw more than my share of lady parts at our Typhoon Lagoon day. Hold on to your tops ladies! :eek:

Classic Crush N Gusher pic. I bet you were amused with that for a while.

I want to hang out with your crew. :thumbsup2

[IheartDDuck]

Interesting song! :laughing: I see this being one that sticks in my head for hours. I can definitely see why you thought that!

Right! It is the kind of song that sticks in your head for endless periods of time.

Classic update! Love it.

Um, did Joaquin pass out in the lazy river? Because he looks just that relaxed. :thumbsup2 Nice.

He didn't, but he totally looks that way, doesn't he? He did fall asleep in the lazy river on his first trip though. :rotfl:

However, my daughter had the complete opposite reaction as him in the wave pool. She too had her goggles and life vest on, but once that alarm sounded, it was like - "get me the heck out of here!!!" and high tailed it back to safer ground. It was funny watching her little legs move that fast. She would not have enjoyed being tossed around by the big wave. Maybe it's a girl vs. boy thing. Speaking of the big wave....I saw more than my share of lady parts at our Typhoon Lagoon day. Hold on to your tops ladies! :eek:

Maybe it is a boy/girl thing. Joaquin loved it. Well, he loved it until he got water up his nose. He had a little moment after that. Oh yeah, and scary lady parts! I know. :scared1:

Classic Crush N Gusher pic. I bet you were amused with that for a while.

I was amused for QUITE some time. It also didn't help that I almost snorted my drink out of my nose when I first viewed the picture.

I want to hang out with your crew. :thumbsup2

Come on board anytime! We are always looking for more fun people!

[IheartDDuck]

I'm just warning you guys in advance, there will not be as many pictures in this update. Just didn't get the opportunity to take too many pics. You will find out why very soon.

So we got back to the hotel after having a great morning at Typhoon Lagoon. Jason and I were really hoping that Joaquin would take a nap at this point. You think that worked out?



Nope. :laughing:

On top of Joaquin not napping, our plans of chillaxin' for the night were crushed, because Chris wanted to go to the Animal Kingdom. You see, Riley is used to going to the Animal Kingdom on her second full day, and Riley hadn't been yet and was asking. I'm not going to lie, because I was sunburned, I was really feeling like just relaxing, but I felt like I couldn't say no.

Jason and I headed out with Joaquin at about 3:45ish. We took a bus and Chris and Sara drove. I received a text from Chris saying:

"The race is on!"

Who do you think won that? Not Jason and I! Must I remind you, we were staying at a deluxe resort. I love Disney, truly I do. But combine a deluxe resort with going to the Animal Kingdom, and you'll be waiting for a while.

Joaquin was running around with the "wittle" pink fan, because he wanted to "dwy" the mud. :lmao: At least it kept him entertained until the bus came.

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Joaquin was being pretty silly on the bus and we all had a good time.

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Can you tell how much of a daddy's boy he is?

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His entertaining himself didn't last too long. I pulled my phone out because Chris texted "we're here.....you're not!" Of course, Joaquin sees my phone and says "can I pway angwy birds?"

Yes, you can play angry birds.

And dig for gold apparently.....

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Angry birds is a very very serious game.

See?

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And I don't know what Wicket did, but suddenly Joaquin was eating him!!!

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We finally arrived at the Animal Kingdom and I realized that I didn't have any sunscreen. Really dumb move when you're sunburned. I made sure to get some right away. The fact that it cost like $15 hurt a big. But I'm not risking my skin. No sir.

We all met up at the Oasis and our first stop was the safari. Lo and behold, who would we find at the safari?

BRAZILIANS!!!!

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The kids were clearly having a very serious conversation about something.

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The wait time was only about 10 minutes. When we got to the loading dock, the cast member took the wait time card from a guy who had it. He then started drilling her about what he is getting for helping Disney with this, because he did work, and he kept going on and on and on about it!!!!! He was such a jerk.

And guess who ended up in our safari truck?

The jerk. :headache:

I didn't get to take many pictures, because I was trying to hang on to Joaquin so he didn't fall off the seat. :laughing:

Joaquin was not thrilled. He was already wilting in the heat. And also talking about being "hungwy".

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Our poor driver had such a hard time on her hands. A family on the truck kept on letting their kid stand up, he stood up on their laps, etc. She kept asking that everyone remain seated and that kids sit on the seats. I have to add, this kid was like 8 years old. They kept doing it over and over and over again. The driver was getting so irritated and she kept pointing out that it wasn't safe to do that. I felt bad for her. She then said that if they didn't listen, she would drive the truck all the way through and that wouldn't be fair for other guests.

Well, remember we had the jerk in our truck? He was behind us and was like "she better not do that, I paid enough money to be here, I'll sue, blah blah blah."

I think we just all need to get over ourselves a little, you know?

Anywho, there was one funny part. When you go over the bridge that teeters and totters, the driver said "we have to be careful, this bridge is only put together with duct tape."

So we toss back and forth, and Riley looks at me and says:

"That was some slippery duct tape!" :rotfl:

Followed by:

"Minnie (her little Minnie figure) said that she heard danger!"

After our safari we decided we were hungry. Poor Joaquin was wilting and he kept saying he was hot and sad. I knew we had to eat indoors, which is hard to find at Animal Kingdom. Chris and Sara wanted Yak and Yeti. I was okay with that, but it's outside and Joaquin would not eat if he was so hot. We finally agreed that the boys would get the food and that Sara and I would head over to Pizzafari for seats.

We scoped out seats and I got Joaquin some macaroni and cheese. He was pretty happy with it.

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When the boys arrived, it had started raining. They had good timing. Chris and I had honey chicken, Jason sweet and sour chicken, Sara fried rice and an egg roll, and Riley chicken nuggets.

My food.

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While we were eating it started POURING! Now everyone should have been thanking me for my insight to eat inside.

While we're eating, Joaquin looks at the wall behind me with all of the animal drawings, very seriously looks at me and says:

"Tee tee, that Tigger is wooking at me......"

He wasn't too thrilled about the tiger on the wall that seemed to be eyeing him. ;)

We waited out the storm. And caught this guy sleeping.

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We waited until it lightened up and headed out. We didn't have ponchos. Jason and I passed the main store up front and headed in because it started pouring again. We figured to get Joaquin a poncho and to cover the stroller with it. People were standing in the stores, blocking us from getting in. Seriously people! Don't you see we're heading in?!

I pushed my way through, bought Joaquin a poncho and a small Nemo. Jason and I figured that us getting wet wouldn't be a big deal because we were going back to the hotel. So we put Joaquin in the stroller and covered him up. It worked like a charm. He stayed bone dry and so did our bags under the stroller.

Jason and I got soaked! Completely soaked. It was actually kind of fun at that point. As we're walking, we keep hearing Joaquin say:

"Daddy, my feet are getting wet!"

Suck it up dude!!! You're dry everywhere else!

We got to our stop and a bus came quickly after that. Now we were freezing because we were soaked on a frigid bus. We made it back to the hotel and packed it in for the night. The rain wasn't letting up after that. I changed and grabbed the mugs while Jason bathed Joaquin. I went on a wild goose chase after this. I figured I would get a DVD to watch. I wasn't sure where they were rented though, so I stopped in the sundries store to ask. The CM that I asked had bad hearing and didn't understand me. The other cast member piped in and said to go to the front desk. I could tell the the older CM had not heard me, because he says "oh yeah, you have to go to the front desk to rent a room...." Thanks man! :rolleyes1

So down to the front desk I go. They tell me I have to go to the community center, which he says is outside by the pool. So I start walking outside the main Contemporary building to the pool. I see a bellman and I ask him just to make sure. He says that the community hall is in Bay Lake Tower.

:headache::headache:

I could not believe that so many cast members had no idea what I was talking about. I felt so stupid at that point and still hadn't filled our mugs! I gave up. I filled the mugs and went back to our room.

What am I treated to upon walking into the room? Jason help Joaquin off the potty, wiping his little tushie, and Joaquin saying:

"And don't touch my junk!!!!" :lmao:

Joaquin kid-isms -

"Aw gweat!"

"Aw coconuts."

"Tee Tee that Tigger is wooking at me....."

"The scuba diver smashed up Nemo!"

"And don't touch my junk!"

Riley kid-isms -

"That was some slippery duct tape!"

"Minnie said that she heard danger!"

"Trying new things is better than trying new foods."

Up Next: Wicket goes home...

[basketkat]

Yikes...jerks and people who can't listen/follow rules AND rain?

At least cutie Joaquin was dry! :thumbsup2

That was a major search for a movie! I would of given up too!