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New Year, New Experiences! A January 2016 TR - I’m here at WDW! 3/25

Sorry I am late. Had to do a few modifications to our summer trip that is coming up quickly!


That is a seriously cute photo!

When we were walking away DS said, “Who were those guys?!” :rotfl:Mommy/DIS'er fail! Guess I should have educated him on the Jungle Book better!

:rotfl2:


And just when I thought there could not come a better photo ......... HERE you go!! :thumbsup2


I can't believe how tall Calvin already is. Handsome little man!

A Warm Colossal Mickey Cinnamon Roll and a Hot Chocolate in a Souvenir Mug



:faint: Now this is what I call a cinnamon roll for "two".

I apparently let DS have too much of both items since he started going a bit kooky



:rotfl: .............. just a spoonful of sugar ;)
 
Those pictures of you all with Mickey & Minnie are wonderful! I like the ones with Baloo and King Louie too. They are always a great meet.

That cinnamon roll though!!!! Holy schnikies!!! That looks like something my DH would love.

LMAO....that video of DS is hilarious!
 
Actually it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. Pumping back there was pretty tricky though:teacher:
You pumped in the middle seat????? Wow, that's a good one. Don't think I ever even attempted something that clearly would take so much coordination.

We have the So Cal Resident AP so it's very limited to when we can go, but the next one up (Deluxe) is $599 (or $42/month + $95 down to make it easier on the wallet) gives lots more days and it includes most Saturdays and Sundays (So Cal AP doesn't :mad:) But depending on when you go, DL can run different promotions, like this one their running now through December 31, 2017.

If you need help as it gets closer, i'd love to answer any questions you may have!
Wow, I had no idea there were so many options. Guess that is a good thing for you all to keep the costs down.

Well apparently, i'm sure you will, as I was just informed it may be moving over to WDW soon!
Seriously????? I had not heard this. Fingers crossed.

Woah! And did you ever visit DLR when visiting your aunt and uncle??
Yep, I probably went to DLR about as many times as WDW as a kid. Clearly I was not spoiled at all, nor have I passed this along to my child.

Well somebody got a good sleep with Lilo and Stitch that night!


Man that boy is OUT!!!! Maybe I should get a lilo and stitch bed to help me sleep better.

I took a few pictures of my growing belly


I had to do a double take for a minute, cause after your DLR mini trip report I thought the baby was here and you were pregnant again!!!!!!!!!

Upon closer inspection, it appears DM is removing lint from herself???:confused3:lmao:


What better place would there be. Maybe she can take an iron with her next time.

And then I noticed this group of ‘animals’ taking selfies :laughing: I thought it was hilarious how they were all making different kinds of kissie faces, checking out their shots and trying again. DH was the one who actually told me to take a pic of them!


Ah the teenage animal in its very unnatural habit. So happy I grew up without social media.

The verdict? Surprisingly delicious! This was a new place for us and we weren’t expecting much out of it but it hit the spot. And let me tell you, how everyone loved my salad! Crunchy romaine and a copious amount of tender chicken. I just wished they chopped it up for you.
Wow, go Pizzafari! I don't think I could ween myself off of Flame Tree or Yak n Yeti, but if I ever do now I know

A Warm Colossal Mickey Cinnamon Roll and a Hot Chocolate in a Souvenir Mug


How have I the finder of all things food not seen and/or heard of this before??????? Perfection. totally doing this and a dawa bloody mary next time I'm in AK
 
All caught up!! That cinnamon roll :faint: Now I know what I'm getting on my next trip to replace my beloved Jalapeno cheese pretzel!

Glad you enjoyed Pizzafari! We always eat there because it's DH's favorite (left over from his picky eater days ;) ) and it's always surprisingly good to us too. Very exciting to see some adult time coming up in the day's events!!
 


Catching up! Looks like a great time at AK. What awesome M&Gs.
That Mickey head cinnamon bun looks amazing!!!
 
Good lord, you're DS is a cutie!

Glad your awesome trip pirate: is making up for the stupid lost luggage :sad2:
 


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You hot mama :lovestruc

And look who we see right away!




I was looking at this for a good 30 seconds like "*** am I supposed to be looking at here" :laughing:

Because it was rainy and cold we headed to It’s Tough to be a Bug, an attraction we rarely go to.

Cal was good the entire time! Freaked out that a bug touched his butt though at the end:rotfl2:

I imagined this would go a lot worse for Calvin :lmao:even I freak out and scream at this show!

There was a break in the rain so I took DS over to Prehistoric Dumbo

HAHA that is exactly what it is.

And then I noticed this group of ‘animals’ taking selfies :laughing: I thought it was hilarious how they were all making different kinds of kissie faces, checking out their shots and trying again. DH was the one who actually told me to take a pic of them!



Oh dear :rotfl2::rotfl::lmao: You've got to hand it to them though, they're completely shameless :laughing:


I let DS choose the table and he got himself set up with his sugar packets. He loves lining them up!



I have never heard or seen anything so cute in my entire life.



These are such sweet pictures, but I must admit, now that the crying meet and greet pictures are gone.. I kinda miss them.. :laughing:

Something better was happening over at the Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery:

A Warm Colossal Mickey Cinnamon Roll and a Hot Chocolate in a Souvenir Mug



OH WOW. Is this seasonal?

I apparently let DS have too much of both items since he started going a bit kooky



Bahaha SUGAR RUSH.


Yesssssss I think we have something similar to these from Animal Kingdom years ago. Giraffe utensil twins :laughing:
 
Yay for Cal! :cool1: I was wondering how he'd do when I saw no bedrail. But at least it's close to the ground.

He's never been a wild sleeper so I wasn't too concerned, but considering the carpet here vs at home, this one has no padding so the fall would have been a bit harder, but glad that never happened!

Izzy would support this. :thumbsup2

I knew she would! ::yes::

:sad: And even with the ride-endorsing doctor too! Those are pretty wild ones, though.

I knew she said it would be fine, but this one, too me, was more on the jerky side so wanted to be safe.

Good for him! And I think everyone is freaked out by that last part. :laughing: Did he keep the glasses on the whole time?

The part where we get 'sprayed' with bug spray is when he took them off. I think he may have thought that the glasses is what made it dark so he kept them off for the rest of the show at that point. But hey! Half way through is definitely a win in my book!

Such a cute smile! :love:

:teeth:


:thumbsup2 Glad to hear it.

Me too! :laughing:

What does he do with them? Just line them up? Have them as an appetizer? :confused3

Yep, he usually likes to get one of each color and line them up straight. The very first time he wanted to play with them, he did open it to have it as an app, but has since learned that we don't eat them! :rotfl:

That's pretty much exactly how our first meet there happened (though the line was longer than they indicated). It looks like some random building, but luckily I asked them what it was. So glad they stopped you!

Yes! I remember reading that with you too!


:lovestruc So sweet!

Minnie gives the best hugs :goodvibes

This has consistently been a great meet for us! :thumbsup2

Well from now on, we know where to go! Definitely an awesome meet!


:cool1: Exciting!

:hyper:


Wow, I had no idea that existed! :eek: Sounds awesome and I love hot chocolate....actually, I'll have to keep that in mind, as our next trip is December and it could be chilly enough for hot chocolate. :drinking1

Definitely remember this please! It was sooooooo delicious and warm and such a yummy, relaxing treat.

But I see you had the cushion underneath. Veteran move, right there.

Learning as I go for sure!

Drew is the same way. Every morning, he needs milk and a Pop-Tart.

Sigh. To be young again. I don't know if this is a Mexican thing, but for breakfast, my grandma (and my mom too!) used to give all of us kids milk with buttered toast that was sprinkled with lots of sugar :eek::faint: Guess it's the fast french toast version!:rotfl:

Who wouldn't be?

Ha true!
:rotfl2: Maybe she's crossing herself.

:lmao:This very well could have been the case! She only rides it cause we make her ::yes::


Maybe I should be grateful I only have boys?...for now...???



Yeah, not doing my part in prepping him for potential meets.:scared1:


:rotfl::rotfl2:Loved this part in The Office! Poor Toby! :lmao:


Weird. I have no idea what building that is. But I'm glad you stopped!

It really is like a random building but when you're heading towards the TOL, you take the right trail towards Asia and it's the building on the right before going over the bridge.

No lint here, I see.

Phew, got it all off on Dinosaur!


Absolutely worthy of the Homer!



AKA me, after my Mexican french toast:rotfl2:

I must be having some brain problems because I thought for sure I had told you. I'm so sorry :flower3: Moved down May 16, started work May 23. It's been a whirlwind. Supposed to be closing on a house August 15, then Panama Canal cruise August 26 :faint: I can't wait to get out of this rental though, I'm missing my stuff! No TR going on, but I will do one for the PC.



Great update :)

Was there no bed rails for the Murphy bed? They had them on the one at VGF. Glad he was comfy.

We had an awesome interaction with Mickey and Minnie there too!

Too cute wearing his Jungle Book shirt and meeting King Louis and Baloo. He hasn't seen that movie???
Goodness gracious that cinnamon roll looks good! popcorn::

Did DH not like the tongs?

No you didn't tell me how awesome! Congratulations!:bounce:Where are you in FL? You better be near WDW! ::yes:: And you'll have to PM the link for you PC TR or post it here when you start it please!

Nope no rails! At least I didn't see any.

Agh no he hasn't i'm so so bad! I've been trying harder lately to show more 'classic' Disney films. Just showed him Pinocchio a few days ago and he loved it! Next up Jungle Book for sure.

It wasn't about the tongs really, it was more about the space in our suitcase for them! :rotfl: But they're so slender you can fit them anywhere!!


Omg, the baby is soooo adorable! Calvin is getting so big! Glad he could ride the big kid rides now!

Aulani!!!! I'm so jealous! I want to go some of these days!

Jill in CO

Thanks Jill! :goodvibes I'm going to bet you'll be going to Aulani one day, you're a pretty good traveler!

Just trying to get caught up after my trip. After all the talk about multi-quoting, I hate doing it from my phone so I'll just comment on what I remember.

We are going to have to get one of those cinnamon rolls at AK next trip, but only after I have had my fair share of protein.

So glad that Calving didn't fall out of his bed, and your Mom is quite good at providing comic relief! Looking forward to hearing the rest. And of course about Aulani!

Lately, I can't remember anything so quoting is the only way for me to survive on here! :rotfl2:

Oh my gosh, yes! Lots of protein before that meal of sugar and sugar. ::yes:: But boy was it delicious!

I'm so so excited about Aulani! Something different, just nervous to see how the flight will be with Q :earseek:

Awww, look at all those cutes goin' on!

Thanks Liesa :goodvibes A few months after this, it was not so cute! :lmao:

Never did find her on my last trip! This time, I'm determined!

Aw man! She is the coolest 'character' for sure. So elegant and graceful, not sure how she does it in the rain and the sweltering heat in the Summer!

I thought this one was so super cute! But then I saw this one VV:

I agree! One of all of us is the best!:love:

Is it just me or did DeVine used to have a little less vine and a lot more skin on display?

Ooh i'm not sure! I went back to my photos of her in 2013, and I noticed there wasn't many grape bunches on her this year!
 
Sorry I am late. Had to do a few modifications to our summer trip that is coming up quickly!

And oh boy am I excited for you!

That is a seriously cute photo!

It was such a fun and different meet for us!

And just when I thought there could not come a better photo ......... HERE you go!! :thumbsup2

Sigh, Minnie was such a doll to Cal during this meet. He totally loved her!

I can't believe how tall Calvin already is. Handsome little man!

Agreed! He's sprouting so fast, I keep buying new clothes, yet he keeps growing out of them!

:faint: Now this is what I call a cinnamon roll for "two".

:rotfl::lmao:That's a good one! :thumbsup2 Good catch!

:rotfl: .............. just a spoonful of sugar ;)

And another good one Karin! Man, you're on fire! :lmao:

Those pictures of you all with Mickey & Minnie are wonderful! I like the ones with Baloo and King Louie too. They are always a great meet.

That cinnamon roll though!!!! Holy schnikies!!! That looks like something my DH would love.

LMAO....that video of DS is hilarious!

It was such a fun and different meet for us with Baloo and King Louie! I know DH and I met King Louie back in 2010 before kids but it was even better that he was accompanied by Baloo!

The cinnamon roll was fantastic! Warm, gooey, sweet :love:It was the perfect snack for me. Although it may have very well given me the cavity that they found last week :charac2:



You pumped in the middle seat????? Wow, that's a good one. Don't think I ever even attempted something that clearly would take so much coordination.

It was tough but DH and DM didn't even realized I did it! I'm smooth like that :smooth:


Wow, I had no idea there were so many options. Guess that is a good thing for you all to keep the costs down.

Exactly!


Seriously????? I had not heard this. Fingers crossed.

:sad1::sad2:

Well now i'm pretty sure you heard they're just scrapping the whole parade entirely. People are PO'ed! Their explanation was it was only for the Diamond Celebration, but when you get such great feedback from your guests regarding the show, why not at least extend if for another year or so?! So disappointed.


Yep, I probably went to DLR about as many times as WDW as a kid. Clearly I was not spoiled at all, nor have I passed this along to my child.

Totally not spoiled, more like lucky! ::yes::

Man that boy is OUT!!!! Maybe I should get a lilo and stitch bed to help me sleep better.

Or you can try a newborn! Those things knock me out pretty easily :rotfl2:

I had to do a double take for a minute, cause after your DLR mini trip report I thought the baby was here and you were pregnant again!!!!!!!!!

:rotfl::lmao:Sorry, my bad!


What better place would there be. Maybe she can take an iron with her next time.

Or a lint roller or something!


Ah the teenage animal in its very unnatural habit. So happy I grew up without social media.

Same here! I probably would have gotten into a lot of trouble with SM for sure.


Wow, go Pizzafari! I don't think I could ween myself off of Flame Tree or Yak n Yeti, but if I ever do now I know

Now that i'm not preggo, Flame Tree sounds so delicious! Still need to do Yak n Yeti :blush:


How have I the finder of all things food not seen and/or heard of this before??????? Perfection. totally doing this and a dawa bloody mary next time I'm in AK

YES it's a must!!! :faint: And i'm hoping the next time at the World, I can continue on with my love affair with the Dawa :love::love:

All caught up!! That cinnamon roll :faint: Now I know what I'm getting on my next trip to replace my beloved Jalapeno cheese pretzel!

Glad you enjoyed Pizzafari! We always eat there because it's DH's favorite (left over from his picky eater days ;) ) and it's always surprisingly good to us too. Very exciting to see some adult time coming up in the day's events!!


Wait what?!?! Please, please, please tell me this didn't happen?! Did they get rid of the pretzel?!?!?!?!:scared::scared::scared::scared:That is DH's FAVORITE snack at both Disneyland and WDW! Not going to tell him anything!

PIzzafari was a pleasant surprise for us!

I'm excited to relive our adult time!!! :hyper:

Catching up! Looks like a great time at AK. What awesome M&Gs.
That Mickey head cinnamon bun looks amazing!!!

Hi PIO! Definitely a good day at AK indeed. It's always a good time there for us though, totally love that park! That cinnamon roll is beautiful!

WAIT! Are they gone?? Are the JCCPs GONE?! A small tear just ran down my face....

Ugh I'm seriously hoping this isn't the case! DH will be so, so sad if they are gone, it's his favorite snack to get while at Disneyland and Disneyworld!

Good lord, you're DS is a cutie!

Glad your awesome trip pirate: is making up for the stupid lost luggage :sad2:

Aw thanks!

YES! Our trip totally made up for the lost luggage shenanigans! Especially dinner this night ::yes::
 
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You hot mama :lovestruc

A few months after though - more like hot mess!

I was looking at this for a good 30 seconds like "*** am I supposed to be looking at here" :laughing:


No kidding! She blends in amazingly!

I imagined this would go a lot worse for Calvin :lmao:even I freak out and scream at this show!

:rotfl:I remember when I first watched it at DLR, it was so overwhelming! It was dark, I was in a white cloud, there were freaking black widows over my head!!! Not the bizz.

HAHA that is exactly what it is.


I wish I could take the credit for that, but this one may have been @TheMaxRebo or even Rob. Miss that guy!

Oh dear :rotfl2::rotfl::lmao: You've got to hand it to them though, they're completely shameless :laughing:


I'm secretly hoping that you and @BibbitybobityLu will be doing something silly like this at WDW! :hyper:

I have never heard or seen anything so cute in my entire life.

:lmao:It's so funny to me that a few of you have mentioned the sugar packets, because to us, it's like a bi-weekly thing that happens so it's normal now to grab him a few different colored sugar packets when we sit down. We're weirdos - related to Gonzo for sure.



These are such sweet pictures, but I must admit, now that the crying meet and greet pictures are gone.. I kinda miss them.. :laughing:

Right?! They are so much more entertaining IMO!


OH WOW. Is this seasonal?

It better not be! But maybe it won't taste as good in the Summer. So much hotness going on in September, not sure you would even want it!:scared:

Bahaha SUGAR RUSH.

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Yesssssss I think we have something similar to these from Animal Kingdom years ago. Giraffe utensil twins :laughing:

Disney, Full House, Giraffe Utensils??? Separated at birth is what I call it!

Just checking in Alicia!! :) Hope all is well!!

Thanks Liesa! Super, super busy over here, but now that everyone is back to work/school, we're getting into a schedule, which means more DIS'ing consistently soon! :hyper:
 
OH won't that be nice! No chance of that here. Lots of work hours for sure. Although, I just cooked something up for fun that I'll share on my PTR. Another mini trip before Disney!
 
I was actually just at DL this weekend and can confirm the jalapeno cheese pretzel still exists there! (In Frontierland at least). I haven't been to WDW in about a year now but I believe all reports point to it being gone in the east :(
 
No you didn't tell me how awesome! Congratulations!:bounce:Where are you in FL? You better be near WDW! ::yes:: And you'll have to PM the link for you PC TR or post it here when you start it please!

Thank you :)

I'm in a small town called Brooksville, 90 minutes from Orlando. The first time I drove to Disney and back it was quite surreal.

Absolutely will let you know when I start the TR.


Agh no he hasn't i'm so so bad! I've been trying harder lately to show more 'classic' Disney films. Just showed him Pinocchio a few days ago and he loved it! Next up Jungle Book for sure.

And Monstro is one scary guy!

It wasn't about the tongs really, it was more about the space in our suitcase for them! :rotfl: But they're so slender you can fit them anywhere!!

Exactly, they'll fit anywhere... But I can see him getting annoyed :laughing:
 
OH won't that be nice! No chance of that here. Lots of work hours for sure. Although, I just cooked something up for fun that I'll share on my PTR. Another mini trip before Disney!

Ooh i'll head on over!

I was actually just at DL this weekend and can confirm the jalapeno cheese pretzel still exists there! (In Frontierland at least). I haven't been to WDW in about a year now but I believe all reports point to it being gone in the east :(

YES!!!! :worship::worship::worship:

Thank goodness it's still at DLR, DH would have killed everyone that made that decision to remove them if they weren't there! Still sad that they're no longer at WDW. Wonder why, everyone seems to love them!

Thank you :)

I'm in a small town called Brooksville, 90 minutes from Orlando. The first time I drove to Disney and back it was quite surreal.

Absolutely will let you know when I start the TR.

90 minutes!? Close enough! :hyper: Very cool, that's great! Are you liking your new job? And the doggies adjusted well? Hopefully your mom has adjusted okay with you moving down there.


And Monstro is one scary guy!

The part that freaked him out was when the kids turned into Donkey's. I told him, 'That's why you don't smoke!" :rotfl2:


Exactly, they'll fit anywhere... But I can see him getting annoyed :laughing:

Yep, that's Dan for ya!
 
Poor thing, it was raining pretty good and I was worried about her slipping
Wow. Just goes to show how good she blends in. You posted that picture and I looked at it a couple of times before I figured out what you were talking about.

Upon closer inspection, it appears DM is removing lint from herself???:confused3:lmao:
She ain't scared of no dinosaur!

By using TiW, we saved $7.27. Hey that’s a beer for….not me
Well, you can have it now!

I apparently let DS have too much of both items since he started going a bit kooky
Actually, it looks like he might have had your beer... :rolleyes1
 
OH MY GOSH!! I think I literally have not been on the boards in like five months! I am so excited to catch up on this TR. Tell me, if I use the chapter links will I miss any important updates in between? I can't wait to see all your pics and read all about it. Calvin is huge. How on earth is he 3 1/2!?!?

DH, without my knowing, started browsing the DVC website for openings and started planning it

This is my fantasy. Like, I literally daydream about Bobby surprising me with a trip...that I can plan myself of course

and not even 2 hours later, I experienced a very heavy bleed (which was the 3 month mark for me) which sent me to the ER.

:scared:

In the end, he DID NOT bring it, but he did pack his attitude as a replacement

:rotfl:

Looking back, this trip was pretty darn amazing.

Yay! I'm so glad and can't wait to read about it!
 
90 minutes!? Close enough! :hyper: Very cool, that's great! Are you liking your new job? And the doggies adjusted well? Hopefully your mom has adjusted okay with you moving down there.

Job is sooooo busy. Will be good to pay off bills and have more vacation money, but I'm tired already.

The boys have a hard time with the heat, I'm hoping winter will be better for them.

Poor mom is missing me a lot. Its good though, we'll treasure our trips even more.



The part that freaked him out was when the kids turned into Donkey's. I told him, 'That's why you don't smoke!" :rotfl2:

LOVE IT! :laughing:
 
Wow. Just goes to show how good she blends in. You posted that picture and I looked at it a couple of times before I figured out what you were talking about.

When I transferred all my photos over to my computer and went through them after the trip, I almost erased this. Why did I need a picture of random vines?? Then realized what it was!

She ain't scared of no dinosaur!

Nope, she's chill like that:cool2:

Well, you can have it now!

And have I am!!! :drinking1

Actually, it looks like he might have had your beer... :rolleyes1

:rotfl:Perhaps!

OH MY GOSH!! I think I literally have not been on the boards in like five months! I am so excited to catch up on this TR. Tell me, if I use the chapter links will I miss any important updates in between? I can't wait to see all your pics and read all about it. Calvin is huge. How on earth is he 3 1/2!?!?

HEATHER! I'm so happy to see you back! Nope, use those chapter links girl! And can you believe he's going to be 4 in October?! :faint: Also, Happy 1st Birthday to your baby girl :banana: Time flies doesn't it?!:sad2:

I do hope you come back soon with a TR link to somewhere, anywhere! That reminds me, didn't your DH say that you could take your daughter to Disney when she turns 1???:scratchin

This is my fantasy. Like, I literally daydream about Bobby surprising me with a trip...that I can plan myself of course

:lmao::rotfl::rotfl2:



Definitely a scary, scary moment for us. But so happy that nothing came of it!




That's my hubby!

Yay! I'm so glad and can't wait to read about it!

Woot woot!

Job is sooooo busy. Will be good to pay off bills and have more vacation money, but I'm tired already.

The boys have a hard time with the heat, I'm hoping winter will be better for them.

Poor mom is missing me a lot. Its good though, we'll treasure our trips even more.

Vacation money is always good! Hope life gets to slow down for you soon so you can rest.

I was wondering how they were going to do with heat:scared: Are you shaving them? But i'm sure they'll be good when Winter comes. Although, Winters in MD are much different than FL.

Your poor mom. I remember how bad my mom was when I moved down to Long Beach when I got married. But luckily I was only a 3 hour car ride away. This is much different for the two of you. :hug:
 

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