Earlier in the day Faith had gotten a birthday button and got to hear Goofy wish her a Happy Birthday. 
We followed her all the way to the front, middle, glass front table.
DD7's menu said, "Surprise Hope, Love Mom and Dad". DD4's menu said, "Happy Birthday Faith, Love Mom and Dad". I can't say enough about how impressed I am with Coral Reef for putting that all together.
: What's that rumbly in my tummy? 
Next we made our way to the Coral Reef. We ate there last year and it was DH favorite restaurant. This year we returned to celebrate Faith's 4th birthday.
When we arrived at Coral Reef it was already pretty busy (free dining). We ended up only waiting about 5 minutes before our pager went off to be seated. As we were following the hostess I was trying not to get my hopes up too high for a good table. Our hostess passed the 3rd level seating and I was already happy. (Last year we sat 3rd level). Then she passed the 2nd level.
Wow, it is amazing and a whole different experience dining that close. When we were seated the girls each got a special menu made especially for them with their pictures. Hope especially was confused by this.
The girls each ordered the kids smoothie drink.
We had so much fun watching the acquarium up close. There was a sting ray that stopped next to our table and seemed to be observing us the whole time. We loved seeing the shark, the big tortouse, and all the amazing different kinds of fish up close.
Faith informed me that she needed to use the restroom and I did not want to leave. I was so afraid we would miss a special surprise I had arranged for her. I reluctantly hurried her off the the restroom.
Not long after returning DH took the video camera out to record for a little bit. And it worked out great because as he was recording DD7 talking, DD4 and I happened to notice two divers getting in at the far end. I was hoping that this was the moment that all my obsessive planning pays off. DH has great video as they slowly swim toward us and of what happens next!
Video (Oh Pickles, I can't get it to upload yet. But check back, because I will get it done tomorrow hopefully).
Faith was a little intimidated so would not sit up on the ledge for a picture but I got this great picture of her with the divers. They even took their masks off for the pic.
They were sooo great.
They waved at both girls. The male diver pretended a starfish was eating him. They held up the Happy Birthday sign for Faith and blew kisses. They then picked up the seashells and threw them like confetti. Everyone in the restaurant thought it was so sweet.
Faith seemed a bit confused by it at first but puffed up more and more as she took in what happened. Later as we left the restaurant she would tell me, "Mom, this was my best birthday ever."
Of course dinner arrived. DH loves their steak.
It is very good. I had the grilled Mahi Mahi. Yum. Oh, we both had their key lime pie for dessert. Double yum. It truely is great food. The girls each had the make-your-own-sundaes.
We took our time and were not hurried at all.
In fact as we ate dinner they were doing some diver class so we got to see lots of divers go by for quite a while. That was very entertaining for the girls as well. We left a great tip but I really felt like it should go the the restaurant manager who helped put together our great evening. Two thumbs up.
Next Up
My best friend and I, with our families, are meeting in DW for the week when we go and we're celebrating both of our sons 4th birthdays there (we delivered our boys an hour 1/2 apart with the same OB years ago and we moved away so we havent' celebrated the kids birthdays together yet....so it will be very special and she doesn't know I've put it together!!). I've alrdeady had the divers set up, so now I just have to submit the pictures for the menues...they turned out great! 
DH flipped over his handle bars and got really hurt - - he broke his left ring finger (and needed to get a new wedding ring since his old one won't fit over his now enlarged knuckle), he broke a bone in his left elbow which required surgery to insert pins, and he had a laceration over his right eye that required stitches. Yes, I know where my priorities lie ... 
I was at the POP from the 16-19th but I didn't see you! I would not have forgotten the two broken arms! I was in WDW with my kids in July. DD sprained her ACL halfway through the trip. It certainly changed the way we vacationed but a good time was still had by all. It's all in my TR! Can't wait to see what happens next! 
Wow, what a trip you are (were) having. I am finally caught up and can't wait for the next installment. Looks like you are healed up. I can't imagine trying to type with two broken arms. Your husband sounds like a great guy taking care of everything that you can't. Even brushing your hair and trying to put it up for you. You are a very lucky lady.
I will be waiting patiently for the next installment.
Diane
WOW...looks great! I'm so happy Faith had a great 4th birthday!!
OMG yes, cycling is way more dangerous than you'd think. Did your DH have a hard time getting back out there on his bike? I'd like to get into cycling more next summer but am now a little apprehensive.Oh no! TWO broken arms??!
My DH is a cyclist and in September 2007 he had a cycling accident - a guy on a bike in front of him decided to make a U-Turn without looking to see who was behind him.
I remember telling him as he was recovering from his injuries - -"It's a good thing we don't have a trip to Disney planned this year" (we go in October).
OK, gotta go read the rest of your TR.
BTW - Your DDs are beautiful!
Great update! Coral Reef looks great. I will have to schedule that in for our next trip.
Hi,
Just read the first 8 pages of your TR! it's great so far~!
Dana
Thanks for reading.Your family is so adorable!
And yikes about the mishaps, but it looks like you guys had an awesome time despite the broken arms and the food poisoning and whatnot, that's great!
Mine is the same exact way. He'd jumo in the car right now and go if I'd let him. 
Do you all automatically start hearing that song in your head when you read my title? Or is it just me?
So we left off on the plane to Orlando. The nice lady next to me on the plane must have really thought I looked like a lost cause. Every time I'd try to read a magazine, get a drink, etc. She'd offer her assistance. I was glad to accept it.
The flight was a little bumpy. Hurricane Ike was still in the gulf. It had not yet hit Texas. The fasten seatbelt sign was on more often than not. It wasn't anything too scary. In fact the girls enjoy it.
Upon arrival (BTW what is with that airport? It was under construction 11 months ago for our last trip and still looks the same.) Here's MCO's mini monorail ride.
We found our way to Magical Express. There were pretty long lines. A lot of families had surrendered to sitting on the floor. Even though it was a long wait most everyone around us was in good spirits.
I mean, you're going to Disney. Finally some people came around to tell us that the roads were pretty bad from rain and that they were doing the best to get the buses back to pick us up. We waited for about an hour and visited with the people around us. We thought it was funny. There was an older couple behind us that was traveling to WDW for the first time for their son's 50th birthday. They were a nice couple. She commented on how she was unsure about their trip because there seemed to be a lot of kids in line for the buses.
Finally our bus arrived and our entire bus was filled with people going to Pop Century. It's so funny how excited you get to see the ME bus upon arrival but on the way home it's the grim reaper.
DH tried to get a picture of the Walt Disney World sign. This is the best he could get from the middle of the bus in the rain.
Since I knew the whole bus load was getting off at Pop I told my family to try to move quickly so we could check in infront of most of the crowd. Since we were not retrieving luggage from below we did end of in the front of the crowd.
And we were greated in the best way possible. As we walked in it was exactly 6 p.m. There was a D.J. and several staff members doing The Hussle in the lobby just as we walked in. What a great time for us to check in. It had been a long day of traveling and that was a treat. It was also the only time we got to see The Hussle during our 10 night stay at the Pop.
Do The Hustle
We also thought we would have to cancel. But we said no way we are going !! We had a wonderful time!!
Do you all automatically start hearing that song in your head when you read my title? Or is it just me?
So we left off on the plane to Orlando. The nice lady next to me on the plane must have really thought I looked like a lost cause. Every time I'd try to read a magazine, get a drink, etc. She'd offer her assistance. I was glad to accept it.
The flight was a little bumpy. Hurricane Ike was still in the gulf. It had not yet hit Texas. The fasten seatbelt sign was on more often than not. It wasn't anything too scary. In fact the girls enjoy it.
Upon arrival (BTW what is with that airport? It was under construction 11 months ago for our last trip and still looks the same.) Here's MCO's mini monorail ride.
We found our way to Magical Express. There were pretty long lines. A lot of families had surrendered to sitting on the floor. Even though it was a long wait most everyone around us was in good spirits.
I mean, you're going to Disney. Finally some people came around to tell us that the roads were pretty bad from rain and that they were doing the best to get the buses back to pick us up. We waited for about an hour and visited with the people around us. We thought it was funny. There was an older couple behind us that was traveling to WDW for the first time for their son's 50th birthday. They were a nice couple. She commented on how she was unsure about their trip because there seemed to be a lot of kids in line for the buses.
Finally our bus arrived and our entire bus was filled with people going to Pop Century. It's so funny how excited you get to see the ME bus upon arrival but on the way home it's the grim reaper.
DH tried to get a picture of the Walt Disney World sign. This is the best he could get from the middle of the bus in the rain.
Since I knew the whole bus load was getting off at Pop I told my family to try to move quickly so we could check in infront of most of the crowd. Since we were not retrieving luggage from below we did end of in the front of the crowd.
And we were greated in the best way possible. As we walked in it was exactly 6 p.m. There was a D.J. and several staff members doing The Hussle in the lobby just as we walked in. What a great time for us to check in. It had been a long day of traveling and that was a treat. It was also the only time we got to see The Hussle during our 10 night stay at the Pop.
Do The Hustle
We also thought we would have to cancel. But we said no way we are going !! We had a wonderful time!!
OH MY !!!I was standing at the counter when they were doing the hustle!!
Our flight was at 8:20 p.m. with SW. But it was delayed about an 1 1/2. So we stayed at POP a little longer. The rain was pouring!! There was thunder and lighting like crazy!! We were at POP Sept. 1-10th !! WE were leaving when you were checking out!! I just can't believe I was standing right there when you were checking in!!
We were in Rooms 7220 and 7221. What rooms were you all in?
Oh and my DD20 had broke her leg in 2005 and we were at WDW and she had to be in a wheelchair
You sure are a trooper, going through the race with broken arms!!:
Your girls are so cute!!:
I'm enjoying reading your site!!
Kathy:
Too bad I didn't take a picture in your direction. We were in the 50's section room 3332 I think. Thanks so much for posting. That's neat.Hi! I followed you over from tmkinney's TR and have enjoyed reading so far. I couldn't watch the video because photobucket is doing maintanence, so I'll have to watch it later. Your girls are SO cute! I'm glad that Faith enjoyed her birthday surprise. And the illness, I can only imagine. My DH uncle had a bike accident this year too. He was coming down a hill at about 40 mph when a deer came running out of the woods and plowed into him. He was banged up pretty bad and sore, but nothing broken. We had to giggle a little just because you never would think of a deer hitting a bike. I feel so badly for you that you had to have BOTH arms in a world of hurt. What a great husband you have. I did giggle a little when I pictured your DH fixing your hair and trying to do your girls hair. My DH "claims" he can't put in a pony tail because of his "big man hands".
I look forward to finishing your TR!!
Yep, hubby DOES NOT normally do the girls hair at all. He did know how to do a simple braid though which really helped with DD7's long hair.
We want the poison! We want the poison!!
(think of Pirates - we want the redhead!)
Well, in honor of piney here's probably my least favorite post. I do want to have some dignity left after this so I probably will not share every disgusting detail. 
I asked a CM and rushed for the bathroom I was worried that I wouldn't make it. I left DH w/ the girls to figure his own way to the bathroom. Anyway, I did make it and it was not pretty. There is no way that it was Coral Reef food. That food wasn't even digested in our stomachs yet and we did not eat the same thing. We did however both eat the wet burrito at Mexico CS for lunch. Lets just say the color that came out of us made us look like fanatic lime green Dis fans. O.K. where's the embarrased smiley. DH remained sick for the rest of the evening. I did recover enough that evening to go swimming with the girls and film some fireworks. 
: Safari Baby
