eandesmom
I'm with Beast
- Joined
- Jan 5, 2009
We had all headed over to WL that day with pool stuff and not much more. I had the clothes I'd worn on the way to my massage but it had warmed up considerably. Despite that I cobbled together an odd combination of items so I wasn't walking around in my pool cover up for the rest of the day. As cute as it might be, I draw the line somewhere!
Tink was less than thrilled with her clothing options but none of us were motivated enough to go back to the fort to change...we'd just deal with it. I was less than thrilled with her clothing options too. Her shirt was filthy! I expect Wall-E's to be covered with food most of the time but hers...ugh! I don't think I'd looked that closely at it until then. She and Scrooge and gone for a run before heading over and then she'd worn it as her beach cover up.
UGH!
Our plan was...
First. The mercantile. I had hit this earlier and had bought the 3 younger ones some charms for their lanyards. I gave them to them before we went in. Goofy found a really cute Jack charm that he hung from his necklace (very creative thinking on his part) and it looks very cool. He still wears it all the time. Other than that though, there wasn't much unique. Except for a pair of red Minnie Mouse capri sweat pants that I really kind of wanted for me!
Tink had used up most of her $$ the previous night at RRC. She got some killer peach capri RRC sweats that she still lives in. They came in handy too as it cooled off that night. So while she was eying things and charms, she was about out of loot. I decided to hold on the sweats. If there had been a cute tank to go with them...I'd probably have done it but I didn't love the shirt that matched it. I still kind of want those sweats though!
Then....to the pin kiosk.
We didn't see much for the kids here but got one for Scrooge, my dad and my mom. Scrooges is the best. He isn't a lanyard guy but he put this right on his daypack where it still lives. It has Grumpy on it and kind of looks like a beer label. It says
Xtra Stout...always bitter..never boring.
We got the same one for my dad, he has a lot of grumpy gear and this fit with that. For mom, a St. Patrick's day mickey. She is obsessed with St. Patrick's day. Growing up we ate green food all day.
The kids wanted me to get a mothers day pin for myself, I didn't and I should have. Next time!
Then...snacks. We filled up the mug and got mickey bars for Wall-E and I, I think Tink had a huge chocolate muffin or brownie, or cookie and I"m sure Goofy picked a fruit bar. While we were finishing the snacks we decided to take a couple of pictures, exploring the upper part of the pool area.
One more trip to the rest room and it was time to go. I asked Tink if she wanted another refill for her mug.
No mug.
Where is the mug.
I don't know.
When did you have it last?
I don't know.
Sigh.
We retraced every single step but...no mug. While I think I got my money's worth out of it, at best I probably broke even and worse we wouldn't have it to bring home as a souvenir. I wasn't about to buy another one with only 1.5 days left but still, it was sad!
We headed down to the marina..me a little cranky with kids who ask for stuff and then leave it everywhere (we'd had 2 cell phone incidents on the trip already, one earlier that day, one the night before...she would leave it in the bathroom stall!) so I was mildly irritated at the utter lack of responsibility for her own things.
Amazing how one little boat ride can help shake it off!
Again the MK was PACKED! OMG. Packed. And hot. I was NOT dressed for it. I am not a "jeans in warm weather" kind of gal. I'm not as bad as some Seattleites who put on shorts when it hits 50 but still! Ugh. Not an outfit I'd have ever put together but better than the long sleeved thermal top and vest I'd worn over in the am!
First stop....a couple of pictures. What else can you do when the 3 kids ALL have different opinions on where to go first.
Laugh Floor!
Buzz Light Year!
Space Mountain!
BTMRR!
oy.
The lines for all of the above however, and the lateness of the day meant long waits and no FP's.
We did a quick swing by the speedway and I grabbed a much needed espresso and we debated. And debated. And realized there was an opportunity!
We were sans Scrooge!
Who is the teacup hater!
I LOVE the teacups
Whoo hooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Prior to takeoff
Notice Wall-E's VERY pink cheeks. Bad mama.
They spun.
I tried to take pictures.
And yes, I was in the teacup with them.
Here are the results.
Goofy doesn't look so sure at the end !
Next.....will the guys make it back from the great bag recovery before we have to head back to the fort?
And...The Hoop De Doo Review!
Tink was less than thrilled with her clothing options but none of us were motivated enough to go back to the fort to change...we'd just deal with it. I was less than thrilled with her clothing options too. Her shirt was filthy! I expect Wall-E's to be covered with food most of the time but hers...ugh! I don't think I'd looked that closely at it until then. She and Scrooge and gone for a run before heading over and then she'd worn it as her beach cover up.
UGH!
Our plan was...
- hit the mercantile
- hit the pin kiosk
- get a snack
- head to the MK.
First. The mercantile. I had hit this earlier and had bought the 3 younger ones some charms for their lanyards. I gave them to them before we went in. Goofy found a really cute Jack charm that he hung from his necklace (very creative thinking on his part) and it looks very cool. He still wears it all the time. Other than that though, there wasn't much unique. Except for a pair of red Minnie Mouse capri sweat pants that I really kind of wanted for me!
Tink had used up most of her $$ the previous night at RRC. She got some killer peach capri RRC sweats that she still lives in. They came in handy too as it cooled off that night. So while she was eying things and charms, she was about out of loot. I decided to hold on the sweats. If there had been a cute tank to go with them...I'd probably have done it but I didn't love the shirt that matched it. I still kind of want those sweats though!
Then....to the pin kiosk.
We didn't see much for the kids here but got one for Scrooge, my dad and my mom. Scrooges is the best. He isn't a lanyard guy but he put this right on his daypack where it still lives. It has Grumpy on it and kind of looks like a beer label. It says
Xtra Stout...always bitter..never boring.
We got the same one for my dad, he has a lot of grumpy gear and this fit with that. For mom, a St. Patrick's day mickey. She is obsessed with St. Patrick's day. Growing up we ate green food all day.
The kids wanted me to get a mothers day pin for myself, I didn't and I should have. Next time!
Then...snacks. We filled up the mug and got mickey bars for Wall-E and I, I think Tink had a huge chocolate muffin or brownie, or cookie and I"m sure Goofy picked a fruit bar. While we were finishing the snacks we decided to take a couple of pictures, exploring the upper part of the pool area.
One more trip to the rest room and it was time to go. I asked Tink if she wanted another refill for her mug.
No mug.
Where is the mug.
I don't know.
When did you have it last?
I don't know.
Sigh.
We retraced every single step but...no mug. While I think I got my money's worth out of it, at best I probably broke even and worse we wouldn't have it to bring home as a souvenir. I wasn't about to buy another one with only 1.5 days left but still, it was sad!
We headed down to the marina..me a little cranky with kids who ask for stuff and then leave it everywhere (we'd had 2 cell phone incidents on the trip already, one earlier that day, one the night before...she would leave it in the bathroom stall!) so I was mildly irritated at the utter lack of responsibility for her own things.
Amazing how one little boat ride can help shake it off!
Again the MK was PACKED! OMG. Packed. And hot. I was NOT dressed for it. I am not a "jeans in warm weather" kind of gal. I'm not as bad as some Seattleites who put on shorts when it hits 50 but still! Ugh. Not an outfit I'd have ever put together but better than the long sleeved thermal top and vest I'd worn over in the am!
First stop....a couple of pictures. What else can you do when the 3 kids ALL have different opinions on where to go first.
Laugh Floor!
Buzz Light Year!
Space Mountain!
BTMRR!
oy.
The lines for all of the above however, and the lateness of the day meant long waits and no FP's.
We did a quick swing by the speedway and I grabbed a much needed espresso and we debated. And debated. And realized there was an opportunity!
We were sans Scrooge!
Who is the teacup hater!
I LOVE the teacups
Whoo hooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Prior to takeoff
Notice Wall-E's VERY pink cheeks. Bad mama.
They spun.
I tried to take pictures.
And yes, I was in the teacup with them.
Here are the results.
Goofy doesn't look so sure at the end !
Next.....will the guys make it back from the great bag recovery before we have to head back to the fort?
And...The Hoop De Doo Review!
Thanks to your handy-dandy links, I've read the whole shebang now 
Your Goofy sounds a lot like my Tigger (10yo) and your Wall-E sounds like my Mickey (7yo), that just makes your trippie more fun to read for me! Oh, also that you flew out of SEA - we had direct redeye Alaska Air flights to/from MCO last trip, but they've discontinued the direct red-eye flight darnit, so we had to take a one-stop red-eye on Delta this time.
your TR......
