Our 15 day summer adventure to WDW! NEW TR LINK 11/6 pg. 49!!

[dddisrunner]

We also love 'Ohana for breakfast! The food is great & it never seems as crazy & crowded as some of the other breakfasts. I think part of the appeal is that they bring the food to you instead of going up to the buffet. That will definitely come in handy for us this year with a baby along! LOL Can't wait to read more!

I agree, it was nice not to have to run up and get our own food, that is definitely appealing!

Matthew's face is cracking me up...he looks so disgusted with the fact that you took his picture!!!

Your day seemed like so much fun, I remember when you told me that night about the bus trip. So lucky......and I think I know what happens that evening. SPOILER ALERT!!!

Tim

At least he wasn't giving me Eric's fist of fury! Door to door bus service now that's magical, Jealous? Yes, you do know what happens so BE QUIET!!!

Great TR! I love seeing how others visit the world...
Can't wait to read more!

WELCOME and thank you for joining us!

Woo hoo!! Great bus mojo!! I can't wait to see the Hall of Presidents in September! We didn't get to see it on either of our trips so far!

Looking forward to more!!

Thanks Sunnie! The HOP is really great I hope you get to see it!

 

[dddisrunner]

We left the Magic Kingdom and went back to SSR for a nap! After about an hour, we got up and showered and ready for our dinner at Narcoosees! We were very excited about this because we had never been to the Grand Floridian before! We took a bus to the Magic Kingdom and then took the boat launch to the Grand Floridian! We were a little early, so we just checked in and took some pictures!

After about 10 minutes we were shown to our table! This restaurant is beautiful and has views of the lake and the Magic Kingdom and the decor is so pretty too!

The views...

The decor...

Bryan and Matthew at the table...

Eric and I...

I ordered a lemonade fusion to drink and it was delicious, so light and refreshing!

Bryan ordered the Prince Edward Island mussels for an appetizer...

I ordered the atrichoke salad and it was great!

The waiter, who was AWESOME by the way, brought the boys these cute straws to use,...

A happy Eric waiting for his dinner...

Bryan ordered the Surf and Turf...

I had the filet mignon....

Matthew digging in to his steak....

All of our meals were delicious!

The waiter took this shot of the whole family at the table!

then it was time for dessert, Bryan ordered the no sugar added mango sorbet with berries, it looked delicious...

I had the almond crusted cheesecake and it was AMAZING!!!

Eric ordered the make your own smores and that thing was as big as his face, too funny!

I got emotional as I sat there looking out over the lake and at the Magic Kingdom and felt SO LUCKY to be there in that beautiful restaurant with my family, creating lifelong memories! Of course I was teased by all the boys in my family as I often am!!!

After our amazing meal, we decided to walk the grounds of the Grand Floridian and go see the lobby!

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[dddisrunner]

So we made our way into the lobby and it was beautiful!

Bryan checking out the goodies the GF had to offer!

After awhile, we ventured outside to catch a bus to DTD and took some pics. along the way!

My boys on the bus!

We got off at DTD and walked over to the West Side and walked back to SSR, taking these pics. along the way!

We then decided to let the kids swim, they love swimming at night! So we went back to the room and they got their suits on and we went down to the Grandstand pool!

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[dddisrunner]

So we went down to the pool and I text Lesley to say we were at the pool. I knew they had transferred from AKL that day and were now at SSR and they decided to join us for a swim! The kids had a blast! I walked with Lesley down to Community hall to get lauren a lifevest because poor Tim's knee was shot! We had such a nice time chatting with them and it was nice that we were both at the same resort!

The kids started to get very silly, they were INSISTING that there was some kind of creature at the bottom of the pool, so they would all get out and report back about how it looked, "hairy, long tail, etc." too funny, but they were having fun and they spent a HUGE amount of time obsessed with this "creature"...

We had such a nice relaxing night! Lesley and I were talking and agreed that it was nice to have other kids to entertain our kids whenyou are on such a long vacation. I said to Lesley, "wouldn't it be nice to come back again and be here at the same time?" Sure enough she and Tim agreed and now we are both scheduled to be at the AKL next year at the same time!!! The kids are so EXCITED and cannot wait to see Luke and Lauren again, we all had such fun together!


Coming up next:

Sleeping in
Brunch with Mickey's best pals
Dinner in Canada

 

[DWGal210]

Another great update!

I know what you mean about getting emotional...I do that too! Mine usually happens the first fireworks or parade I see.

 

[jeremysdisneymom]

What a nice evening. Isn't the Grand Floridian beautiful! Jeremy did the pirate cruise there last year on Thanksgiving Day. Tom and I enjoyed looking around the resort. If you are ever there over the holidays, check out the gingerbread house. Simply stunning!

Erika

 

[MomofCKJ]

I am so hungry seeing your dinner pictures! Nothing in my house at the moment is going to cut it for lunch now! LOL! That looks like a lovely meal! And love the S'mores dessert! Yum!

Allyson

 

[dallastxcpa]

I am so torn for our trip in September. We are currently scheduled to eat dinner on Friday night at Artist Point at the WL (our goal was to try as many new places as possible). However, I love Narcossees and I keep thinking that I am doing myself an injustice not eating there.

Have you ever had dinner at Artist Point and if so if you could only choose one which would it be?

Thanks,

Lorrie

 

[morgtroy]

So cool that you guys are vacationing together next year.
I have to say the Mickey celebrate balloon on top the cone in your dessert was just the cutest thing!! Love all the extra touches they do.
Nice to bring the Mickey straws to the kids too.
GF is really pretty. The Christmas tree there for the holidays just took my breath away last year. Can't wait to go again. You guys are going to have to go for Christmas one year.

Where do they have the UP house and balloon at DTD? Too Cute.

 

[kaysmommie]

Great update Diane! I have never been to Narcoossee's either. But I think that is where we will have our Anniversary dinner. I was undecided about there or Cali grill but I think well try something new . the food pics look excellent, making me hungry. How long did you take you to walk back to SSR? We would have that one night we waited 45 minutes for a bus but it was pouring. Great night swimming with new friends. that your family and Lesley's will be at AKL at the same time next year.

 

[mom2shayleeandlogan]

Wow, great update. You got some beautiful family photos that night. Your boys looked like little gentleman in their matching outfits. Can't wait to read more

 

[MagicShell]

Great updates. That was nice of the bus driver to drop you off at the hotel. That breakfast food looks so good. It is almost lunch time and those pictures made me very hungry.

It looks like the kids had a fun time swimming. I am glad they had some friends to play with. My brother's family is going with us this year so my kids will have their cousins there. They are excited about that.

 

[CRSNDSNY]

Oh fun!!!
I have always wanted to eat at Narcoosee's! Your food looked amazing. Yum!

I just love the Grandstand pool...my kids love the squirters. Looking at your pics makes me so excited to stay at SSR again in December!

 

[DreaGirl]

What an awesome day! I feel like I say that after each of your updates, but I am really enjoying your touring style.

How exciting that you will be there with good friends next year! That is great!

 

[NMAmy]

Finally all caught up! The only problem is that now I want breakfast at Ohana and lunch at Columbia Harbor House and dinner...well, I can't decide on dinner--there were just too many choices! That tomato appetizer did look delish, though.

 

[mylag1rl]

What a great evening ! Narcoose's is a nice restaurant and the views are spectacular. We had dinner there a few years ago for my brother-in-law's birthday and then took a fireworks cruise. It was an awesome experience.

You have a lovely family ... I also love the boys' matching outfits ... very handsome.

I think that is really neat that you and Lesley are planning a vacation together next year. Sounds like a blast.

 

[tinkgurl]

We ate at the GF that night too! Except we were at 1900 PF!

 

[shannon47142]

Great update--it was fun reading both yours and Lesleys retelling of the same evening
Your meal at Nacoosee's looked fabulous!!

 

[thegreggersmom]

Loving all the photos. Your boys are so handsome -- and the food looks so good!

 

[Trentmom]

Grand Floridian is gorgeous

Your boys look so handsome all dressed up

That's so nice you all got to hang out at the pool that night

How fun you are going to vacation again next year together


Looking forward to two more great TR next year from you and Lesley